高一英语寒假作业17实验班03222文档格式.docx

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第一节 

（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Maybeyouwanttogivebacktoyourcommunity,butyoudon’tknowwheretobegin.Itwassome-thingRebeccaReederusedtohearfromfriendswhenevertheylearnedshevolunteeredaroundtheLosAngelesarea.

Theideafinallytookshapeduringher30thbirthdaycelebration.Reederandherbrotherputtogetherasurprisepartyforherguests.Theyrentedapartybusinsecretandinvitedeveryonesheknewtoamystery（神秘）event.Thesurprisebusridewasnotonlyahitbutalsoaneffectiveicebreaker.Manyguestshadnevermetbeforethatnightbuttheywereallfastfriendsbytheendofthetrip.

Reederandafriendrealizedthismightbetheanswerforfriendsseekingfunwaystodogood.

ThentheybeganDoGoodBusandhostedtheirfirstcommunityridein2010.Everyoneassumeditwouldbeaone-offevent,butparticipantshadsuchfunandfeltsogoodaboutgivingbackthattheydemandedanother.Andthenanother.“Thiskindofthingsjustsnowballedfromthere,”saysReeder,whoisnowafull-timedirectorofthegrowingnonprofitorganization.

Overthepastsevenyears,DoGoodBushasofferedonce-a-monthpublicridesinLosAngeles.Volunteersboardthebusandridetoamysterycommunityserviceproject.Reederlikestokeeptheloca-tionsandcausesasecrettoaddanelementoffunandmystery,andtopreventpeoplefromarrivingwithtoomuchexpectation.

Participantspay$45,with10percentgoingtotheday'

scauseandtherestgoingtoDoGoodBustohelpcovercostsandruntheprogram.

Ridesusuallylastfourtofivehoursandincludeeverythingfromworkinginhomelessshelterstobeachcleanupstoplantingcommunitygardens.

Theaim,saysReeder,istoraiseawarenessaboutcauses,andencouragecontinuedsupportinthecommunitywhilehavingagoodtime.

21.WhydidReedersaythebusrideonherbirthdaywasanicebreaker?

A.Itexposedtheneedofthepoortopeople.B.Itmadepeoplerealizehowtodogooddeeds.

C.Itmadepeoplebraveenoughtostandthecoldice.D.Ithelpedpeoplegetconnectedintheactivity.

22.HowdoesReedergetthemoneyfortheactivities?

A.Participantspayforthem.B.Thegovernmentsupportsher.

C.Sheraisesmoneyinsociety,D.Communitycovers10percentofthecost.

23.WhatcanweinferabouttheDoGoodBus?

A.Ittakesabout5hoursontheway.B.Itoffersapleasantwaytodogooddeeds.

C.Itraisesmoneyfortheparticipants'

community.D.Itgivesasurprisingandfriendlycelebration.

B

Watchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer（木偶表演者）PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreci-ationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.

Roberts'

showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning（傻逗）tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.

interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whihisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I'

vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accident-ally'

.”

Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchild-renentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.

24．Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?

A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.

C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.

25．InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.

A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．ar