21st高二阅读第八期

21st高二阅读第八期We’reallSpiderman英雄不止一个，蜘蛛侠也不止一个。词数331建议阅读时间6分钟Formanyofus,there’sonlyoneSpider-Man.That’sPeterParker,anordinaryhighschoolstudentinNewYorkCitywhogothissuperpowerafteraccidentallybeingbittenbyaradioactive(具有放射性的)spider.Butthat’snolongerthecaseinthenewSpider-Manmovie,Spider-Man:IntotheSpider-Verse(《蜘蛛侠：平行宇宙》).Inthemovie,whichcomesoutonDec21inChinesemainlandcinemas,therearesixSpider-Men–or,tobemoreprecise(准确的),sixSpider-Persons,sincethereisSpider-Gwen,whoisawoman,andalsoSpider-Ham,whoisapig.Butnoneofthesixsuperheroesarecallingeachotheracopycat,becauseeachisdifferentintheirownway.PeterParker,forexample,isinhis40sinthefilm.And,likemanymiddle-agedmeninreallife,Parkerhashisproblems:He’sdivorced(离婚的)andhesuffersfromdepression(抑郁).Thisiswhyhe’sbeentrainingMilesMorales,ahighschooler,toreplacehimasSpider-Manoneday.ButMoralesalsohastroubles:hefindsitdifficulttofitinathighschoolbecauseofprejudice(偏见)againsthisminorityfamily–hehasanAfrican-AmericanfatherandaPuertoRican(波多黎各的)mother.“Theseheroes,whiledrivenbythesamesenseofpurpose,arefromwildlydifferentworlds,”wroteAdamFrazieronFirstShowing.net.“Spider-Verseisthefirstfilmthatacknowledges(承认)justhoweverygenerationhastheirownversionofSpidey.”Butnomatterhowdifferenttheyare,theseheroes,whoallhavethesame“senseofpurpose”,havetounitetofightagainstWilsonFisk,alsoknownasKingpin,thefilm’sbadguy.“Themostcompelling(令人叹服的)thingaboutthismovieistheloudmessagethatanyone,nomatterwhoyouareorwhereyoucomefrom,canbeSpider-Man.Canbeahero.Canbeaninspiration,”wroteDavidBetancourtinTheWashingtonPost.Inotherwords,therearenocopycatsinSpider-Man:IntotheSpider-Verse.It’struethatnoteveryoneisPeterParker,butanyonewhoisbraveandwantstochangetheworldforthebettercanbea,well,Spider-Person.TEENS1.WhydoesVillegaswantaculinarycareer?A.Shehasdreamedofbecomingachefsincechildhood.B.Shewantstobringhealthyfoodchoicestohercommunity.C.Herfamilyistoopoortoaffordhealthyfood.D.TherearefewMexicanrestaurantswhereherfamilycaneat.2.WhatcanwelearnfromJones’words?A.Notmanypeopleareawarethattheyhavementalproblems.B.Mentalproblemsaremoreseriousthanphysicalones.C.Mentalwellnesscanhelppeopleperformbetterinlife.D.Youngpeoplepaymoreattentiontomentalwellnessthantheoldergeneration.3.InDekayie’sopinion,______toliveahealthylifestyle.A.youneedtomakesmallchangesB.youneedtomakegoodplansC.it’sverydifficultD.ittakeslittleeffortCoralisstillliving,butforhowmuchlonger?2019年度流行色来了！这次是充满活力的珊瑚橘。词数374建议阅读时间6分钟测试见IV版Whendictionariesaroundtheworldstartedannouncingtheir“WordoftheYear”,2018lookedlikeitwouldendonadepressingnote.Afterall,“single-use”–CollinsDictionary’spick,“toxic(有毒的)”–thechoiceofOxfordDictionary,and“misinformation”,Dictionary.com’sselection(选择),arenotthemostoptimisticwordsinEnglish.Butnowwehave“LivingCoral”,Pantone’s2019ColoroftheYear,tosavetheday.ThePantoneColorInstitute,aUS-basedglobalprofessionalcolorstandardscompany,saidonDec6thatithadchosenthisgoldenorangehue(色彩)asitscoloroftheyear.Inthewordsofthecompany’spressrelease(新闻发布会),thecolor,“symbolizes(代表)ourinnate(与生俱来的)needforoptimismandjoyfulpursuits(追求)”.It’struethatthereissomethingmagicalaboutorange.Itmakesusthinkofasunriseorawarmcampfireinthewoods.ItremindsusofRussianartistWassilyKandinsky’s(1866–1944)wordsinConcerningtheSpiritualinArt:“Orangeislikeaman,convincedofhisownpowers.”However,tospeakofhuman“powers”inthesamebreathas“LivingCoral”mightmakeusthink.Afterall,theworld’scoralreefs(珊瑚礁)aredying–thankstohuman“powers”.“Theannouncementcomesatatimewhenrisingwatertemperaturesandhumanactivitiescontinuetoharmcoralreefsaroundtheworld,”saidVOANews.Andwiththeendofthecoralreefs“asliving,breathingthings”willcometheendofthecolor.Inotherwords,thecolor,whichPantonechosetosetthetone(基调)forthecomingyear,nolongerexists,atleastnaturally,inmany“Perhapsintroubledtimeswecrave(渴望)thereassurance(安慰)ofacolorthatiswarm,naturalandsolid,”LeatriceEiseman,executivedirectorofPantone,toldtheGuardian.Butweneedmorethanjust“reassurance”and“optimism”.Weneedtomakenecessarychanges,sothatwecancontinuetoseeLivingCoralinrealcoralreefsaswellasonPantone’scolorpalette(调色板).OnlythenwillwebeabletosaythatLivingCoralhastruly“savedtheday”.BYCHENXUE,21STCENTURYTEENSSTAFFTurningthecityintomusic聆听城市的声音，感知背后的故事。词数398建议阅读时间6分钟测试见IV版Withtheirindividuallandmarksandattractions,allcitiesaredifferenttoeachother.Butwhenitcomestonoise,theyallseemtosoundthesame–roadworks,carhorns(喇叭),andpeopleshouting.Ifyouonlyhadnoisetogoon,NewYorkmighteasilybemistakenforNanjing.ButUScomposer(作曲家)TodMachover,who’saprofessorattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,thinksthateachcityhasitsownsound.Thecomposerstartedaprojecttoturneverydaynoisesintoclassicalmusic.Hehascomposedsymphonies(交响曲)forseveralcitiesaroundtheworld,includingDetroitintheUS,EdinburghinScotland,TorontoinCanada,andPerthinAustralia.Detroit,forexample,isfamouslyknownasthe“MotorCity”forbeingtheworld’straditionalautomanufacturing(汽车制造)center.So,MachoverchosedifferentcarenginesforhisDetroitpiece.Butthecity’sautoindustryhasbeenindecline(衰退)foralongtime,andanothersoundisassociatedwiththeci