高中英语Unit4Filmsandfilmevents单元质量检测四牛津译林版选修8.docx

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高中英语Unit4Filmsandfilmevents单元质量检测四牛津译林版选修8

高中英语Unit4Filmsandfilmevents单元质量检测（四）牛津译林版选修8

单元质量检测（四）

（时间：

100分钟　满分：

120分）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

HereisacollectionofsomeTVseries.Forthislist,westicktothosethathavebeenreleasedinrecentyearsandwechoosenottoincludeTVhitslikeGameofThronesorSherlock.

StrangerThings

ThisUStelevisionseriesisacombinationofthreegenres（类型）:

thetypicalcollegemovieswherethelosersriseup,thesciencefictionfilmsaboutcrazyscientistswhoreachedtheirtopinthe1980sandthehorrormovieswritteninthestyleofStephenKing.Thisshow,starringWinonaRyderandagroupofamazingkids,hasmanagedtocombinethesegenressowellthatithasalreadyacquiredavastarmyoffansworldwide.

ThePillarsoftheEarth

Itissetinthetwelfthcentury,atimewhichisconsideredoneofthedarkestandmostromantic（浪漫的）periodsinthehistoryofEngland.BasedonthebestsellingnovelwrittenbyKenFollett,thisTVshowstarringthebrilliantEddieRedmayneiswidelyrecognizedasoneofthebesthistoricalTVdramasofrecentyears.

Mahabharata

ThisIndianHindilanguageseriesislikedbymanypeopleforbeingregardedasthesimplestandthemostfunwaytolearnabouttheageoldwisdomoftheIndianpeople.Ittellsusaboutthekingsandheroeswholove,fightandmakewisedecisions.Thisdramaisabouttheendlessstrugglebetweengoodandevil.

TheCrown

ThisstoryaboutthetransformationoftheyoungPrincessElizabethintothequeenshowseverythingabouttheBritishmonarchy（君主制）.Itincludesmanystorylines,eachofwhichcouldbemadeintoaseparateTVshow.Theseriesfocusesontheageoldthemesoffamily,marriageandpolitics,andthisisprobablywhatmakesTheCrownwinpopularity.

语篇解读：

本文是应用文。

文章介绍了四部近年来比较受观众喜爱的电视剧。

1．WhatdoweknowaboutStrangerThings?

A．StephenKingdetermineditsstyle.

B．Itconsistsofthreechildrenstories.

C．Mostofitscentralcharactersarekids.

D．It'smuchmorepopularthanSherlock.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

由第一部电视剧简介中的“starringWinonaRyderandagroupofamazingkids”可知，StrangerThings的主要角色大部分都是孩子。

2．WhichaspectofThePillarsoftheEarthisstressedinthetext?

A．Itsbackground.　　　B．Itsstaff.

C．Itsthemesong.D．Itsplot.

解析：

选A　推理判断题。

由第二部电视剧简介可知，文章主要强调了ThePillarsoftheEarth的时代背景。

3．WhichofthefollowingdothefourTVseriesshare?

A．Theyarehighlythoughtofbytheaudience.

B．Theirstorylinesarerelativelycomplex.

C．Theymainlydiscussuniversalthemes.

D．TheiroriginallanguagesareEnglish.

解析：

选A　推理判断题。

由第一部电视剧简介中的“ithasalreadyacquiredavastarmyoffansworldwide”，第二部电视剧简介中的“iswidelyrecognizedasoneofthebesthistoricalTVdramasofrecentyears”，第三部电视剧简介中的“islikedbymanypeopleforbeingregardedasthesimplestandthemostfunwayto...”和第四部电视剧简介中的“thisisprobablywhatmakesTheCrownwinpopularity”可推知，这四部电视剧都受到观众的好评。

B

InLondon,onFebruary23,1983,EmilyBluntwasbornintoafamilyofhighachievers.Herfatherwasasuccessfullawyer,hermother—nowateacher—wasformerlyanactress,andheroldersister,Felicity,excelledacademically.

ButEmilystuttered（口吃）terribly,andattheageof12,thespeakingproblemcausedhersomuchembarrassmentthatshestoppedspeakingaltogether.OnedayaconcernedteachersawEmilyimitatingsomeofherclassmates.Heencouragedhertoparticipateinaschoolplay,usingadifferentaccent.Sheagreed,andaccordingtoEmily,“Ididn'tstutteronce.”

At16shewasdealtaverydisappointingblow.Hopingtofollowinhersister'sacademicfootsteps,EmilyappliedtothefamousWestminsterSchoolbutwasrejected.Littledidsheknowthatrejectionwouldleadhertotheplacewhereherlifewouldbechangedforever!

Emilyinsteadattendedacollegethatspecializedintheperformingarts.Whilestarringinaschoolplay,shewasspottedbytalentagentRogerCharteris,whoarrangedforthe18yearoldtoaudition（试演）foraLondonplay.Thedirectorfoundhertobedeterminedandauthenticandofferedherapart.In2001,withonlysixmonthsofformalactingexperience,EmilyfoundherselfperformingalongsidethefamedJudiDench!

ThenshebeganlandingrolesonBritishTVandmadeherfilmdebut（初次演出）in2004.Twoshortyearslater,Emilywonthepartofalifetime,playingMerylStreep'sassistantinTheDevilWearsPrada.

Anabundanceofmovieoffersfollowed,includingTheYoungVictoria,whichearnedEmilyseveralnominations（提名）andawardsforherportrayalofQueenVictoria.

Emilyrealizesnowthatthoseearlysetbacksledhertoaplacewhereshesuccessfullyfollowedherowndreams.

“WhenIthinkbacktothosetimes,Ithinktomyself,withoutthedisappointmentsI'dneverbehere！

”

语篇解读：

本文是记叙文。

文章介绍了英国影视演员EmilyBlunt年轻时遇到的挫折对她人生的影响。

4．BeforeEmilywenttocollegetostudytheperformingarts,she________.

A．hadnoactingexperience

B．spokewithastrongaccent

C．wasverylivelyandtalkative

D．followedhersister'sexample

解析：

选D　细节理解题。

由第一段可知，Emily的姐姐成绩一向名列前茅；由第三段的“Hopingtofollowinhersister'sacademicfootsteps,EmilyappliedtothefamousWestminsterSchoolbutwasrejected.”可知，在去大学学习表演艺术之前，Emily以姐姐为榜样，希望能跟随她求学的脚步。

5．WhoopenedupEmily'sactingcareer?

A．Hermother.B．RogerCharteris.

C．JudiDench.D．MerylStreep.

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

由第四段的“Whilestarringinaschoolplay,shewasspottedbytalentagentRogerCharteris,whoarrangedforthe18yearoldtoaudition（试演）foraLondonplay.”可知，18岁的Emily在一场学校戏剧演出时被星探RogerCharteris发掘，从此开始了她的演艺之路。

6．HowdoesEmilyfeelwhenlookingbackonherearlyexperiences?

A．Regretful.B．Ashamed.

C．Grateful.D．Disappointed.

解析：

选C　推理判断题。

由最后一段“WhenIthinkbacktothosetimes,Ithinktomyself,withoutthedisappointmentsI'dneverbehere！

”可知，如今成功的Emily对年轻时遇到的那些挫折十分感激。

7．WhatcanwelearnfromEmily'sstory?

A．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

B．Whilethereislife,thereishope.

C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

D．Stormsmaketreestakedeeperroots.

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

文章介绍了获得数个奖项提名和荣誉的英国影视演员EmilyBlunt。

她儿时患有严重口吃，16岁时向她向往的大学提出入学申请但被拒绝，正是年轻时遇到的挫折让她进入了演艺行业并有了今天的辉煌，因此她的故事告诉我们“风暴使树木扎根更深（挫折使人成长）”的道理。

C

Inthetwentiethcentury,moviehouseswerespringingup.Customerswerehappytopaythepriceofamovieticket,usually10cents,toseethelatestmovingpictureshow.Atfirst,singlereels（卷）offilmwereprojectedontothebigscreen.By1907,manyreelsoffilmwereconnectedandpresentedasfeaturefilms.EarlyaudienceswereattractedintothemoviehousesnotonlybythewesternfeatureshowneverySaturdaybutalsobythepromiseofseeingstillshotsofthemselvesuponthebigscreen.

Travelingphotographersearnedaliving,movingfromtowntotown,takingphotosoflocalpeople—especiallychildren—andnearbyscenesofinteresttoshowonthescreenofthelocalmoviehouse.Eventually,thesestillshotsoflocalpeopleandplaceswerereplacedbynewsreelsofcurrentnewsevents,suchastheworldwarsinEurope.Thesenewsreelsshowedflickering（忽隐忽现的）imagesofrealmengoingofftobattle.Thereelsplayedbeforethemainfeatureandwereeagerlyawaitedreportsofcurrenteventsintheworld.

TheearlyfeaturesshowneverySaturdayandoccasionallyduringtheweekweresilentfilms.Alocal,talentedpianistusuallysatinthefrontofthetheatersupplyingamusicalbackdropfortheaction.

Soon,thefeaturefilmswerenolongersilent:

recordedsoundwasnowpossible,andthefeaturefilmswerenowreferredtoas“talkies”andbecameevenmorepopular.Thefilmswereallinblackandwhite,withcolorfilmsnotappearinguntilthelate1930s.

Withtheinventionofairconditioning,movietheatersbecamecoolplacesinsummer'ssultriest（最闷热的）weather.Thetheatersheavilyadvertisedthecoolcomfortofthetheaters,andsummerticketsalessurged.Eagercustomersslippedinoutoftheheatandenjoyedthecooledairandwatchedthelatestfeaturefilm.

Today,movietheatersremaincoolplacesofsightandsoundentertainment.Missingarethestillphotographsoflocalchildrenorscenes.Theonlyremainingcluesastotheirpartinthedevelopmentoftheindustryarefadedcopiesoftheoriginalphotographsnowfoldedawayindustyfamilyalbums.

语篇解读：

本文是说明文。

文章主要讲述了电影行业的发展。

8．The20thcenturymovieaudiences________.

A．foundmoviesinteresting

B．gotinvolvedinfilmmaking

C．hadfreetimeonlyonSaturdays

D．thoughtmovieswereexpensive

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

由第一段中的“Customerswerehappytopaythepriceofamovieticket...toseethelatestmovingpictureshow.”和“Earlyaudienceswereattractedintothemoviehouses...”可知，在20世纪初期，电影院开始兴起，观众都喜欢看电影。

9．Whyweretheearlyfeaturesaccompaniedbyapiano?

A．Filmsweresilent.

B．Filmswerecolorless.

C．Audiencespreferredpianostoviolins.

D．Viewersweremakingtoomuchnoise.

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

由第三段的描述可知，早期的电影都是无声电影，会有钢琴伴奏来为剧情中的动作提供音乐背景。

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surged”mean?

A．Ended.B．Dropped.

C．Increased.D．Varied.

解析：

选C　词义猜测题。

由倒数第二段中的“Thetheatersheavilyadvertisedthecoolcomfortofthetheaters”和“Eagercustomersslippedinoutoftheheat...watchedthelatestfeaturefilm.”可知，影院广告宣传室内凉爽舒适，夏季的影院票房也飙升了；由此推断，surged意为“上升，升高”。

11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Thedevelopmentofthefilmindustry.

B．Whymoviesareentertaining.

C．Whatfeaturefilmsare.

D．Typesofmovies.

解析：

选A　主旨大意题。

通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了电影行业的发展。

D

ThecityofFlorenceeats,sleepsandbreathesart.Examplesofman'sartisticgenius（天赋）standonnearlyeverystreet.Dozensofmuseumsandartshopswaittobeexplored.

DuringtheRenaissance,Florencewasaparadise（天堂）forartiststhemselves.Beforethistime,artfocusedcompletelyonreligioussubjects.Renaissanceartbegantoincludemorevariety.Artistspaintedpicturesofordinarypeople.TheypaintedscenesfromhistoryandcharactersfromGreekandRomanmyths（神话）．

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