英語讀與練15- 高三英語復習備考

英語讀與練15舞蹈也能跨越文化障礙。當上海的公園里充滿活力的廣場舞與充滿異域風情的烏茲別克斯坦傳統(tǒng)舞蹈同時上演時，那會是怎樣一種場景？1In2019，IfoundaspecialplaceinShanghaiatDonghuaUniversity.Earlyinthemorningatalocalpark，oldpeopleweredancing.Itwasamazing，andIlovedtowatchthemwhiledrinkingmycoffee.Sometimes，Iwouldevenjointhem.Theydidn’tcareifyoumissedastep;everyonejustdancedandhadfun.2I’vebeendancingsinceIwaslittle，backinUzbekistan，whereI’mfrom.Myparentsweren’tdancers，buttheylovedwatchingmedancetomusicasakid.At3or4，Istarteddanceclasses.IcanstillremembermyfirstbigperformancewhenIfeltnervousbutkeptdancingevenafterforgettingsomesteps.Thismademelovedancingmoreandwanttogetbetter.3Amongthesedances，oneofmyfavoritesistheAndPolka，alivelyUzbekfolkdancethatcombinesfundamental，energeticmovementswithentertainingcomponents.It’sadancethatbothchildrenandadultsadore.WhenIfirstarrivedinChina，Ihadtheprivilegeofshowcasingthisdanceataculturaleventforinternationalstudents，introducingmyculturetoothers.Itwasacompellingexperiencetoteachandshareouruniquedanceform，anditleftalastingimpression.4Attheuniversity，wemadeadanceclubwherestudentscouldteachandlearndifferentdanceslikehip-hopandKpopdances.Ijoinedandlovedtryingnewdances.ButIalsolovedgoingbacktothepark.Thedancingtherewasn’tjustaboutmoving，butaboutoldandyoungpeoplecomingtogethertoenjoythemselvesandmakefriends.5Dancing，whetherinthemoderncityofChinaorthesoulofUzbekistan，continuestobetherhythmofmylife.Itservesasabridgebetweencultures，anexpressionofthehumanspirit，andservesasareminderthatthejoyofdancetranscendsborders，languagesandbackgrounds.Ineverystepandmovement，Ifindaconnectiontothediverseworldofdanceandacelebrationoftheuniversallanguageofjoy，movementandconnection.ReadingCheck1.Whatactivitydidtheauthorwitnessintheparkthatshefoundamazing？A.Childrenplayingsoccer.B.Oldpeopledancing.C.Streetperformerssinging.D.Youngpeopleskateboarding.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compelling”inparagraph3mean？A.Tough.B.Adventurous.C.Thrilling.D.Humorous.3.What’sthepurposeofthedanceclubformedattheuniversity？A.Tohostdancecompetitions.B.Tohelpstudentsteachandlearndifferentdances.C.ToonlyshowcasetraditionalUzbekdances.D.Topreventstudentsfromdancinginthepark.4.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytalkabout？A.Thesignificanceoflife.B.Thefunctionoflanguages.C.Thevarietiesofhumanspirits.D.Theimpactsofdancing.日積月累joinv.加入improvev.提高showcasev.展示impressionn.印象Hip-hop.嘻哈舞rhythmn.節(jié)奏folkdance民間舞蹈culturalevent文化活動internationalstudent國際學生bridgebetweencultures文化間的橋梁transcendborders超越邊界traditionaldance傳統(tǒng)舞蹈danceclub舞蹈俱樂部makefriends交朋友universallanguage通用語言耶魯大學音樂學院前院長羅伯特·布洛克在任職期間推動了耶魯藝術項目的改進，還促成了與中國音樂學校的合作。退休后，他仍活躍在音樂界，不僅作為鋼琴家進行表演，也繼續(xù)作為教授在耶魯大學教授課程。1RobertBlockerusedtobetheDeanofMusicatYaleUniversityforalmost30yearsandretiredonAugust31，2023.Blockerlovesmusicandteaching.Whenhebecameadeanin1995，hehelpedimproveYale'sartprogramsandmadeconnectionswithmusicschoolsinChina.2Eventhoughheretired，Blockerisstillactiveinmusicasaskilledpianoplayer.HekeepsteachingasaprofessorofpianoandleadershipatYale.HetouredChinafromOctober23toNovember9，2023，visitingcitieslikeShenzhen，ShanghaiandHangzhou，whereheperformedconcertsandtaughtclasses.3BlockerhasworkedwithmusicschoolsinChinaforperformancesandteachingprograms.Hebelievesmusiccanconnecttheworld，crossinglanguagesandcultures.HehasseenChina'sfastgrowthinclassicalmusic，withmoreyoungmusicians，concerthallsanddigitalplatformsthathelpmorepeoplehearmusic.4Herecallsthatwhenhegaveapublicperformanceattheageof7，heplayedTheWildHorsemanbySchumann.Heplayedfastandloud.Thepianoteacheraskedhimwhyheplayedthatway.HesaiditwasbecausethepiecewascalledTheWildHorseman.Shethenaskedhimwhatcolorthehorsewas，whowasridingit，andwhethertheriderwaswearingahat.“Sheaskedmelotsofquestionsandsaid，‘Yourresponsibilityisnotjusttolookatthetitlebutalsotoportrayimageswiththemusic.，”Blockerrecalls.“Shetoldmetothinkbroadlyanddeeplyasapianist.Itbecamelikeaseedgrowinginme，whichIwasn'tawareof.Iwanttotellyoungstudentswhoarelearningmusicthesamething，”heads.5Eventhoughheisnotadeananymore，BlockerstillhasacloserelationshipwithChina，valuingthefriendshipshehasmadeovertheyears.Hecontinuestobeinvolvedinmusicasaneducatorandperformer，showinghislifelongcommitmenttothearts.ReadingCheck1.WhatactivitydidRobertBlockercontinuetodoafterhisretirement？A.BetheDeanofYaleUniversity.B.TeachasaprofessorofpianoandleadershipatYaleUniversity.C.TraveltoEuropeformusicconcerts.D.Openhis-ownmusicschool.2.WhatdoesRobertBlockerbelieveaboutmusic？A.Itisatoolfordiscipline.B.Itisawaytostayactive.C.Itisprimarilyabouttechnicalskill.D.Itunitestheworldacrosslanguagesandcultures.3.WhatdidRobertBlockerspianoteacherencouragehimtodo？A.Playlouderandfaster.B.Askquestionsaboutthepiece.C.Thinkbroadlyaboutthemusic.D.Simplyfollowthetitleofthepiece.日積月累skilledadj.熟練的performern.表演者concertn.音樂會educatorn.教育者tourv.在……巡回演出artprogram藝術項目classicalmusic古典音樂publicperformance公開表演thinkbroadlyanddeeply深思熟慮lifelongcommitment終身承諾1“Webelievethatnomatterwhatbadnewsthereisintheworld，there'salsoastoryofahelper，somebodywho’sshowingupandmakingadifference，”saysBrandenHarvey，founderandchiefexecutiveofficerofGoodGoodGood.2HarveyfoundedGoodGoodGoodin2017.Beforethat，hewasaprofessionalphotographer.Alotofhisworkwaswithnonprofitorganizations.GoodGoodGoodsharesstoriesfromaroundtheworld.Eightstaffmembers，aswellascontributingwritersandartists，helpHarveytellinspiringstoriesaboutsocialjustice，educationandanimals，amongothertopics.ThearticlesinGoodGoodGoodreachpeoplethroughtheorganization'swebsite，emailnewsletter，podcast，andmonthlyprintnewspaper.AdigitalversionofthenewspaperisavailableatmostlibrariesintheUnitedStatesthroughLibby，areadingapp.GoodGoodGoodalsoprovidesreaderswithopportunitiestotakeaction，tonotjustfeelgoodbutdogood.3Harveyexplainedwhypositivestoriesareimportant，especiallyindifficulttimes.HewasinspiredbythelateFredRogers.Forseveraldecades，RogershostedMisterRogersNeighborhood，achildren’stelevisionprogram.Hewasknownforsaying，“WhenIwasaboy，Iwouldseescarythingsinthenews，andmymotherwouldsaytome，‘Lookforthehelpers.Youwillalwaysfindpeoplewhoarehelping.”4HarveytalkedaboutsomeoftheGoodGoodGoodstoriesthathavestayedwithhim.OneisaboutTerenceLester，anactivistandauthorwhowasoncehomeless.LesterstartedanonprofitorganizationcalledLoveBeyondWalls，whichprovidesfood，clothingandotherresourcesforpeopleinneed.Healsocreatedamuseuminsideashippingcontainer.TheDignityMuseum，whichcanbetransported，helpsvisitorsunderstandwhatit’sliketoexperiencehomelessness.“It’sreallycoolthathe’sbeenabletotakehispersonalexperienceandfindawaytomakeadifferencetoothers，”Harveysaid.5HarveyaddedthatstorieslikeLesterscaninspirepeopletohelpothers.Heencouragesyoungjournaliststolookforsimilarlyhopefulstories，especiallywheneventsmakethemfeelsad，overwhelmedornervous.ReadingCheck1.WhatistheprimarygoalofGoodGoodGoodaccordingtoBrandenHarvey？A.Toprovidefood，clothingandotherresourcesforpeopleinneed.B.Tofocusexclusivelyonsocialj