1、专题专题舌尖上的文化（下）同步练习舌尖上的文化（下）同步练习 （答题时间：（答题时间：40 分钟）分钟） 一、阅读理解 From Avatar to Lord of the Rings, plants are no strangers to playing big movie roles. However, no one has ever shot a film that plants themselves can watch until now. In a New York art gallery, seven house plants have spent the last seven w
2、eeks watching Strange Skies, the first travel documentary for a vegetable audience. All the plants sat in the cinema in rows, enjoying themselves in Italian sunshine. The movie was made by American artist Jonathon Keats. It consists of Italian skies recorded over two months and made into a six-minut
3、e-long movie. The film shows the clear dawn(黎明), high clouds, amazing dusk and then beautiful night. The movie has no sound and the plants, of course, do not applaud. But Stephen Squibb, a professor from Harvard University, said these plants could benefit from itthe light of the movie keeps them ali
4、ve because they can continue the process of turning light into energy. “I realized there was a much larger audienceplantsthat were not being serviced, ”Keats said. “I wanted to provide plants with entertainment that companies such as Disney provide for humans.” Meanwhile, Keats also wants to explore
5、 plants sensibilities(敏感性)further. He plans to open a “restaurant for plants” at a Californian museum. One visitor, photographer Abbas Ebrahimi, admired(羡慕)the green audience, “Plants are better than us. We die and go, while in spring they come back each time. ”But when talking about the movie, he s
6、aid after thinking for a few minutes, “It doesnt mean anything to me at all. Its just about light. For some people, it might mean something. ” 1. What can we learn about Keats according to the passage? A. He is an artist from Harvard University. B. He opened a restaurant for plants. C. He made the f
7、ilm Strange Skies. D. He liked recording Italian skies. 2. It can be learned that Strange Skies. A. has already created beautiful sound B. was shot from dawn to dusk C. made plants play roles in it D. is the first travel film for plants 3. What did Stephen Squibb think of Strange Skies? A. He though
8、t it had explored plantssensibilities. B. He thought it meant nothing to him. C. He thought it could keep plants growing. D. He thought it offered entertainment to plants. 4. Why did Abbas Ebrahimi admire the green audience? A. Because they die and re-grow in spring. B. Because they mean something t
9、o him. C. Because there are more plants than people. D. Because they can enjoy the movie. 二、阅读七选五 Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesnt mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, youll have to stand up and sayproblem, I dont want you in my life. 1Pro
10、blems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and childrenthe list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings. But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now
11、read on to know how to solve your problems. Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help?2Talking helps you move on and let go. Write your problems.3When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the t
12、ension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life. Dont lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, dont lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family.you s
13、hould still have faith.4_ Your problems arent the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, therere another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.5Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed. Go about and solve your problems because every pro
14、blem, however big or small, always has a way out. A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, youre setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you. B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, lifethreatening problem, how do we try and solve it? C. Tell yours
15、elf：when they can deal with them, why cant I? D. Of course, weve been fighting problems ever since we were born. E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack. F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you dont want a real person to talk with. G. Wi
16、th faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose. 三、写作 假设你是高三学生李华, 你的表弟王强即将参加高考, 在考前的 100 天, 请你结合自己 的学习、生活, 用英语给表弟写一封建议信。要点包括： 1. 努力学习；2. 调整心态；3. 锻炼身体；4. 其他方面。 注意： 1. 词数 100 左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯； 3. 开头和结尾已为你写好, 但不计入总词数。 Dear Wang Qiang, How are you doing recently？ _ _ _ Yours, Li Hua 专
17、题专题舌尖上的文化（下）同步练习参考答案舌尖上的文化（下）同步练习参考答案 一、阅读理解 1. C解析： 推理判断题。 根据第一段第三句和第二段第一句可知 Jonathon Keats 拍摄了电 影 Strange Skies。 2. D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知 Strange Skies 是第一部拍摄给植物看的 电影。 3. C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第五句可知他认为电影 Strange Skies 有利于植物的 生长。 4.A解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知本题选 A 项。 二、阅读七选五 1. D 解析：根据第一段 youll have to stand up a
18、nd sayproblem，I dont want you in my life. 和第二段 Problems with friends，parents，girlfriends，husbands，and childrenthe list goes on. 可知，问题伴随一个人的一生，D 项“当然，自从我们出生的那一刻起，我们就在和麻烦作 斗争”起到了衔接上下文的作用，故选 D。 2. A 解析： 根据本段中What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is g
19、oing to help.(大多数人都会认为，自己的问题只有自己能够解决，说出 来也没有用。)而 A 项内容是强调把问题说出来能够释放内心积压的消极情绪，表示一种转 折，选 A。 3. F 解析：本段的建议是人们可以通过写日记来排解内心的紧张，而 F 选项 Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you dont want a real person to talk with.内容符合语境， 而且 diary 是信息词。 4. G 解析： 本段强调的是无论何时都不要失去信念和希望， 而 G 选项 With faith and ho
20、pe， you can rebuild everything that you lose 也是告诫人们只要有信念和希望，就能重建生活。 5. C 解析：本段讲的是自己遇到的问题不会比他人的严重。而 C 项“告诉自己：他们都能 把问题解决掉，自己为什么不能？”符合语境。 三、写作 One Possible Version Dear Wang Qiang, How are you doing recently？Im writing to give you some suggestions on study and life. For Senior 3 students, time is preci
21、ous. It is high time that we took effective measures to live our life to the fullest. First of all, I highly propose we make the most of the time in class, following our teachers. Besides, we tend to get anxious with time going by. Take it easy. Its OK. More importantly, just as an old saying goes,
22、“Health is wealth.” Thats why we have to spend some time exercising regularly. Tired as we feel, we are lucky and happy with so many teachers, friends, and our parents standing behind us. We may ask them for help whenever we need it. Do you like my advice? I hope we will graduate from high school without regrets and be admitted to our ideal universities. Wish you success. Yours, Li Hua
