21st高二阅读第八期.docx
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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。
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,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?
II.Reading词数371建议阅读时间6分钟测试见IV版
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
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