~創(chuàng)~作歷恰面~日~期~：二零二二年1月1日AMarthaGraham,bornin1894,wasoneofthemostfamousdancersandcreatorsofdance,whoseinfluenceondancehasbeencomparedwiththeinfluencePicassohadonthemodernvisualarts,Stravinskyhadonmusic,orFrankLloydWrighthadonarchitecture.Shecreatedalmosttwohundreddancepieces.SheisoftencalledtheMotherofModernDance.rveofherdesiretodanceatthebeginning.Until1916,shebeganherstudiesattheshewasconsideredtoooldtobegindancing.In1936,Grahammadeherdefiningwork,Chronicle,whichsignaledthebeginningofanewerainmoderndance.Thedancebroughtseriousissuestothestageforthegeneralpublicinadramaticmanner.InfluencedbytheWallStreetCrashof1929,theGreatDepressionthatfollowed,andtheSpanishCivilWar,itfocusedonGrahamcontinuedtodancepasttheageofseventy.Onceagain,shewasmetwithcompletedballetwas1990’sMapleLeafRag.ADancer’sWorldisanintroductiontoGrahamandherwork.Shetellsaboutherdancesandherdancegroupshowssomeoftheirmethods.fthemostimportantpeopleofthetwentiethcentury1.SomefamousartistsmentionedinParagraph1showMarthaGraham________.A.hadagreateffectonmoderndanceB.wasinfluencedgreatlybythemC.keptintouchwiththemregularlyD.likedtomakemorefriendswiththem2.Whydidn’tMartha’sparentsapproveofherdesiretodanceatfirst?A.ShewastoooldtolearnAmericandance.B.Therewasnoacademicschooltoteachdancing.C.Herfamilywastoopoortoaffordhertuition.D.Americandancewasseenasalowerartform.3.WhenMarthaGrahamcontinuedtodanceinher70s,she________.A.waswarmlywelcomedbytheyouthB.wasattackedbypeopleC.achievedhugesuccessonceagainD.receivedmanyawardsforherage4.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thebackgroundofmoderndanceinAmericaB.thedevelopmentofmoderndanceinAmericaC.MarthaGrahamandherachievementsindanceD.theawardsMarthaGrahamwoninherlifeBArtmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures.Theincreasinglypopular“designmuseums〞thatareopeningtoday,however,performquiteadifferentrole.Unlikemostartmuseums,thedesignmuseumsshowobjectsthatareeasilyfoundbythegeneralpublic.Thesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesandwashingmachinesinthecentreofthehall.Peoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsthehonouringofexcellentlyinventedproducts.Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomething,whilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofasale.arwiththeexhibits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitors,designmuseumvisitorsseldomfeelfrightenedorpuzzled.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass－producedproductsworkandlookastheydo,shastriedtosatisfythepublic'sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London'sDesignMuseum,forexample,showsacollectionofmas－sproducedobjectsfromZippolighterstoelectrictypewriterstoagroupofItalianfish－tins.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrictthanthosetoartaroundtheexhibits.heyA.showmoretechnologicallyadvancedproductsB.showwhytheproductshavesoldwellC.helpincreasethesalesofproductsD.attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdo6.Theauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors____.A.knowtheexhibitsverywellB.donotlikemass－producedproductsC.arepuzzledwithtechnologicalexhibitsD.dislikeexhibitsinartmuseums7.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums____.A.arenotaimedatinterestingthepublicB.mayfailtobringsomepleasuretovisitorsC.mayfailtoattractmorevisitorsD.arenotasstrictasthosetoartmuseums8.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheformsofdesignmuseumsB.TheexhibitsofdesignmuseumsC.ThenatureofdesignmuseumsD.ThechoicesopentodesignmuseumsCWhilefamousforeignarchitectsareinvitedtoleadthedesignsoflandmarkbuildingsinChinasuchasthenewCCTVtowerandtheNationalCenterforthethecenterstage.Theireffortshavebeenprovenfruitful.WangShu,a49－year－oldChinesetheNobelPrizeinarchitecture—onFebruary28.HeisthefirstChinesecitizentowinthisaward.WangservesasheadoftheArchitectureDepartmentattheChinaAcademyofArt(CAA).HisofficeislocatedattheXiangshancampus校(園)oftheuniversityinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvince.Manybuildingsonthecampusarehisoriginalcreations.ThestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfromthatofmostChineseuniversities.Manyvisitorswereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandandfallofhills,formingauniqueview.Wangcollectedmorethan7millionabandonedbricksofdifferentages.Heaskedtheworkerstousetraditionaltechniquestomakethebricksintowalls,roofsandandtraditionalChineseelements(元素).oftraditions.Throughsuchabalance,hehadcreatedanewtypeofChinesearchitecture,saidTadaoAndo,thewinnerofthe1995PritzkerPrize.Wangbelievestraditionsshouldnotbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums.“Thatnlyevidencethattraditionsonceexistedhesaidmeansoldthingsfromthepast.Infact,traditionalsoreferstothethingsthathavebeendevelopingandthatarestillbeingcreated,〞hesaid.anfocusingonChinesetraditions.ManypeopletendtotalkabouttraditionswithoutreallyaresaidWang,therecreationoftraditionswouldbeartificialandempty,hesaid.9.Wang'swinningoftheprizemeansthatChinesearchitectsare____.A.followingthelatestworldtrendB.workingharderthaneverbeforeC.gettinginternationalrecognitionD.relyingonforeignarchitects10.WhatimpressedvisitorstotheCAAXiangshancampusmost?A.Itshillyenvironment.B.Itsuniquestyle.tslargesizeD.Itsdiversefunctions.11.WhatmadeWang'sarchitecturaldesignasuccess?A.Theharmonyofoldandnew.B.Themixtureofdifferentshapes.C.ThebalanceofEastandWest.D.Theuseofpopulartechniques.12.WhatshouldwedoaboutChinesetraditionsaccordingtoWang?A.Spreadthemtotheworld.B.Preservethematmuseums.C.Teachtheminuniversities.D.Recreatetheminpractice.DHarperLee,theauthorofToKillaMockingbird,hasdiedattheageof89.ThebookremainsatoweringpresenceinAmericanliterature.IttellsthetalethatawhitelawyerdefendsablackmanaccusedofrapeintheDeepSouth.Itsoldmorethan40millioncopiesworldwide.55yearsafteritwaspublished,in2021,shereleasedthesequel,GoSetaWatchman.rchildrenoflawyerAmasaColemanLeeandFrancesCunninghamFinchLee.Shewasaelygivinginterviewsdespiteherfame.TributeshavebeenpaidtotheAlabama－bornwriter.FormerUSPresidentGeorgelegendarynovelistandlovelylady〞.Lee'sliteraryagentAndrewNurnbergsaid:“KnowingLeethesepastfewyearshasbeennotjustacompletedelightbutanextraordinaryprivilege.WhenIsawherjustsixweeksago,shewasfulloflife,hermindandrapidthoughtassharpasever.Wehavelostagreatwriter,agreatfriend.〞SpencerMadrieistheownerofanindependentbookstoreinLee'stohavehadaconnectiontoanauthorwhoofferedsomuch.TherewillalwaysbesomethingmissingfromMonroevilleandtheworldlargelyintheabsenceofHarperLee.〞A.isalsocalledGoSetaWatchmanB.isataleaboutawarbetweenthewhiteandtheblackCwaspublishedin2021numentwork14.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat____.A.HarperLeeoftenreceivestheinterviewsB.HarperLeeisrespectedwithhisfameC.HarperLeeisprotectedbyallthefamilyD.HarperLeewasaselfishperson15.WhichofthefollowingtributesisNOTtrueaboutHarperLee?A.ShewasawardedwithPresidentialMedalofFreedom.B.Shewasfrankandtoldthetruthoftheworld.C.Shehadcertainprivilegeoverotherpeople.D.Shewastalentandhadbrilliantmind.第二局部英語知識運用Musicformsanimportantpartofmanyculturalandsocialactivities.Peopleusemusicto16feelingandideas.Musicalsoservestoentertainandrelax.Musicisaperforming17.Itdiffersfromsuchartaspaintingandpoetry,eedmusicianstoexplainthemeaningoftheir19andperformit.Thus,musicalperformancesarepartnershipbetweencomposersand20.utofhollow23.Manyancientpeople,includingtheEgyptians,ChineseandThefirstwrittenmusic24fromabout2500B.C.Classicalmusic,also25artmusic,iscomposedaccordingtocertainrulesdifferentperiodsof28.29musicincludesmanykindsofmusic,suchas30music,jazz,rockmusicmusicFolkmusicismadeupoftheold32.Mostfolksongsbeganindistantareas.Onepersonmakesupasongandotherpeople33itandlearntosingit.Somefolksongshavebeen34oninthiswayforthousandsofyears.Many35ofclassicalmusichaveusedfolkmusicintheirworks.16.A.expressB.findC.writeD.hurt17.A.artB.formC.cultureD.way18.A.useB.showC.publishD.spread19.A.worksB.exercisesC.booksD.copies20.A.performersB.watchersC.studentsD.listeners21.A.heavilyB.separatelyC.togetherD.silently22.A.studiedB.taughtC.discoveredD.invented23.A.knivesB.bonesC.stonesD.sticks24.A.makesB.learnsC.datesD.starts25.A.callingB.callsC.calledD.tocall26.A.popB.simpleC.countryD.written27.A.easternB.modernC.westernD.different28.A.historyB.artC.societyD.language29.A.ModernB.FolkC.ClassicalD.Popular30.A.seriousB.EuropeanC.westernD.country31.A.shorterB.simplerC.longerD.greater32.A.rulesB.songsC.thoughtsD.pictures33.A.listenB.payC.copyD.hear34.A.usedB.passedC.keptD.carried35.A.peopleB.composersC.performersD.writersManypeopleusedto61.________(consider)arttobepaintingsoffieldswithflowers,portraits(肖像)ofold-fashionedmenintophats,orpicturesofbowlsoffruit.However,arthaschanged62.________(great)inthelastcentury.Now,msartgalleries.Let’sdiscoversomefamouscontemporaryartists.DamienHirstisanEnglishartist.Hebecamefamousafter65.________(attend)GoldsmithsUniversityinLondon,andwasverypopularinthe1990s.Hehasuseda66.________hisdiamond-coveredskull,whichwasshowninanartgalleryforalimitedamountoftime.Hechangedwhatwasthe“normal〞ideaintheartworld.Perhapshisbest68.________(know)pieceofworkissimplyamen’surinalthathedecidtolabelasart.WilliamEgglestonisanAmericanphotographer69.________mademoderncolourmuch70.________(popular).Eggleston’sphotographsarevery“American.〞Theycontainlotsofimagesof“Coca-Cola,NoParkingsignsandpalmtrees〞.kHenryClayFrick,richNewYorker,diedin1919,leavinghishouse,furnituresandartcollectiontotheAmericanpeople.Atthisgallery,youwouldseeanexcellentcollectionofpre-twentiethcenturyWesternpaintings.WeBesides,worksisdisplayedatthesametime.Thebestwaytoseethepaintingsistostartfromthetopfloorandwalkdowntothebottomof.2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連接；3.信的開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearTom,Thankyouverymuchforyourinvitation._____________________________________________________________________