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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,”wroteAdamFrazieronFirstS.“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.TEENS

1.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.youneedtomakesmallchanges

B.youneedtomakegoodplans

C.it’sverydifficult

D.ittakeslittleeffort

Coralisstillliving,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”,D’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,inmanypartsoftheworld.

“Perhapsintroubledtimeswecrave（渴望）thereassurance（安慰）ofacolorthatiswarm,naturalandsolid,”LeatriceEiseman,executivedirectorofPantone,toldtheGuardian.

Butweneedmorethanjust“reassurance”and“optimism”.Weneedtomakenecessarychanges,sothatwecancontinuetoseeLivingCoralinrealcoralreefsaswellasonPantone’scolorpalette（调色板）.

OnlythenwillwebeabletosaythatLivingCoralhastruly“savedtheday”.

BYCHENXUE,

21STCENTURYTEENSSTAFF

Turningthecityintomusic

聆听城市的声音，感知背后的故事。

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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,andanothersoundisassociatedwiththecity–liveandrecordedpopmusic.ThismusicalculturegaveMachoveranotherelementforhis“audioportrait（声音肖像）”ofthecity.

“Thisisaplacewherethepast,presentandfutureareallmixedup,”MochovertoldtheModelDMedia.“Thereareaudioartifacts（人工制品）everywhere,rhythmsthatarealive.NowhereI’vebeenisreallylikeDetroit.”

ItisadifferentstorywithMiami.Miami,acoastalcitywithbeautifulbeaches,isamixtureofthenoiseofhumanactivityandthenaturalsoundsoftheoceanandseabirds.ThecityisalsoknownastheUS’“CapitalofLatinAmerica”.Thisisbecauseithasalargepopulationofimmigrants（移民）fromCuba,VenezuelaandColombia.Spanish,andnotEnglish,isthedominant（主要的）languageinthecity.

“Youhearthesamewordsinflected（改变）withallkindsofdifferentaccents,”MachovertoldCityLabwebsite.

ButMachoverwantedtodomorethancharacterize（描绘……的特征）theindividualsoundscapes（声音景观）ofcities.Hisaimwastocompose“with”cities,notjust“for”them.So,heencouragedlocalpeopletosubmit（提交）theirrecordingstohimsothattheycouldbecomepartofthemusic.

DuringthecompositionofSymphonyforDetroitin2015,Machoverreceivedover15,000soundsamples（样本）fromnativesofthecities.Theseincludedthevoicesoflocalpoets,factorynoiseanddrummingfromstreetartists.MachoverthenusedsoftwaretomixthesoundswithinstrumentsplayedbytheDetroitSymphonyOrchestra（DSO）.

“Theheadlines[ofthesamples]thatyouheararetheirdailylives,”CaenThomason-RedusfromtheDSOtoldUSNews.“Thattellsaveryspecific（具体的）message,afirsthandmessagethatwouldhavebeensecondhandinanyotherway.”_TEENS

1.WhatdoweknowaboutMachover?

A.Hefindsdailynoisesmoreinterestingthanclassicalmusic.

B.HeplanstocreatemusicforallofthemajorcitiesintheUS.

C.Hebelievesthateverycityhasauniquesound.

D.Heenjoystravelingaroundtoexplorevariouscities.

2.WecanlearnfromthearticlethatSymphonyforDetroit______.

A.wascreatedin2016B.isbasedonclassicjazzmusic

C.includesthevoicesoflocalpeople

D.wasfinishedwiththehelpofothercomposers

3.WhatsoundislikelytoappearinthemusicofMiami?

A.Roadworknoises.B.Soundsofcarengines.

C.Recordedpopmusic.D.Variousaccentsofpeople.

4.WhatisParagraph8mainlyabout?

A.HowMachover’smusicinfluencesthecities.

B.WhatMachover’smusicalstyleislike.

C.HowMachovercomposesthemusic.

D.WhereMachover’sinspirationcomesfrom.

Happytogiveandtoreceive

I.Pre-reading

Areyoualwaysreadytohelpothers?

Doyouoftenreceivea“thankyou”whenyouhelpothers?

Ifyoudonot,howdoesitmakeyoufeel?

Whatdoyouusuallydowhenyoureceivehelpfromothers?

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Givinggenerously（慷慨地）andreceivinggratefullymakeiteasiertolivehappilywithothers.

Yet,whydowehavesuchdifficultyaccomplishingthesethingsinourrelationships?

Letmestartwiththeideaofgivinggenerously.Ithinkpeoplearereluctanttobegenerouswithothersbecausetheyfearbeingused.

Forexample,myhusbandandIhavefamilymemberswhoonlycontactuswhentheyneedmoney.Weusuallyaccepttheirrequests（要求）,butwerarelyreceivea“thankyou”.MostpeoplewouldsaythatmyhusbandandIarebeingused,andIsupposeweare.Butwhenwegive,weshouldn’tbegivingforthepurposeofgettinggratitudeorpraise.

Rather,weshouldbegivingbecauseit’sagoodthingtodo.A“thankyou”ismerelytheicingonthecake.

Everythingthatwehave,fromourabilitytowakeupeachmorningtothemoneyinourbankaccount,isagiftfromtheworld.

Inreturn,theworldasksustousethesegiftstohel