第第頁2023年高二暑假話題閱讀專練（詞匯積累）：文學和藝術（含答案）2023年高二暑假話題閱讀專練（詞匯積累）：文學和藝術

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Thesubtitleofmy1995bookEmotionalIntelligence(El)reads,"WhyItCanMatterMoreThanIQ."Thatsubtitle,unfortunately,hasledtomisunderstandingsofwhatIactuallysay.Somepeopleevenmaketheabsurdclaimthat"EIaccountsfor80percentofsuccess."

IwasremindedthisagainwhenlookingthroughcommentsonanAustralianstudythatfailstofindmuchofaconnectionbetweenteenagers'levelofemotionalintelligenceandtheiracademicachievements.Forme,there'snosurprisehere.ButforthosemisguidedpeoplewhothinkIclaimEImattersmorethanIQforacademicachievement,itwouldbea"Gotcha!"moment.

Myargumentisactuallythatemotionalandsocialskillsgivepeopleadvantagesinareaswheresuchabilitiesmakethemostdifference,likeloveandleadershipEIdoesbetterthanIQin"soft"areas,whereintelligencemattersrelativelylittleforsuccess.Thatsaid,anothersuchareawhereEImattersmorethanIQisinperformanceatwork,whencomparingpeoplewithroughlythesameeducationalbackgroundslikeMBAsoraccountants.

IQisamuchstrongerpredictorthanEIofwhichjobsorprofessionspeoplecanenter.However,havingenoughintelligencetoholdagivenjobdoesnotbyitselfpredictwhetheronewillbeastarperformerorrisetomanagementorleadershippositionsinone'sfield.Inpartthisisbecauseeveryoneatthetoplevelofagivenprofessionhasalreadybeenexaminedforintelligence.AtthosetoplevelsahighIQbecomesabasicability,oneneededjusttogetintoandstayinthegame.

TheoneplaceIexpectwewillbeseeingmoredatashowingarelationshipbetweenskillsintheemotionalandsocialareaandschoolperformancewillbeinstudiesofchildrenwhohavegonethroughsocial/emotionallearning(SEL)programs.Thesecoursesgivestudentstheself-managementskillstheyneedtolearnbetter.Andsotothedegreethatadvantagepromotesleaming,theyshoulddobetteronacademicachievementscores.AstudyfromtheUniversityofIllinoisfindsarounda10percentincreaseinachievementtestscoresamongthesestudents.Probably,theSELprogramswouldalsohavemeanthigherscoresontheparticular.

(1)Theauthorwritesthepassageto_____.

A．statehisnewopiniononIQandEI

B．explaintheimportanceofIQandEI

C．clearupsomemisreadingofhisbook

D．a(chǎn)rgueforhisstudyintoschoollearning

(2)Accordingtotheauthor,EImattersmorethanIQfor_____.

A．familyrelations;beingpromotedatwork

B．beingaleader;receivinganMBAdegree

C．winningaquiz;becomingastarperformer

D．becominganaccountant;gettinganinterview

(3)Theauthormightagreethat_____.

A．intelligencemattersgreatlyforsuccess

B．thesubtitleofhisbookiseasilymisunderstood

C．EImattersmorethanIQforacademicachievement

D．IQdeterminesone'sbasicabilitytoenteracertainfield

(4)WecanleafromParagraph5that_____.

A．thetwosamestudieshaveoppositefindings

B．theSElprogramsimprovestudents'scoresrapidly

C．students'schoolperformanceisdecidedbytheirEI

D．theSELprogramsattempttopromotelearningwithEI

【導語】阿瑟·米勒（ArthurMiller），米國劇作家。主要作品有戲劇《推銷員之死》《薩勒姆的女巫》等。阿瑟·米勒對戲劇的理解鮮明而具有個性，他用平凡人、小人物的喜怒哀樂和悲情人生來反映殘酷的社會現(xiàn)實。

ArthurMillerwasanAmericanplaywright,bestknownforhisplaysDeathofaSalesmanandTheCrucible,andhishigh-profile(高姿態(tài)的)privatelife.Hewasbornin1915,inNewYorkCity,anddiedin2023attheageof89.

ArthurMillerwasborntoupper-middleclassJewishparents.Whenhewasonlyateenager,hisfamily'sbusinessfailed,andthefamilywasforcedtoreducethecostoflivinggreatly,settlingintoamorecomfortablemiddle-classlife.ThenMillerwasforcedtotakeupanumberofsimplejobstoearnmoneytopaycollegetuitionfees,andatthattimehereadDostoevsky'sTheBrothersKaramazov,whichinspiredhimtobecomeawriter.Eventuallyhesavedenoughmoneytopaytuitionfees,andwasabletoattendUniversityofMichigan,wherehewroteNoVillain,whichwontheAveryHopwoodAward.

Outofcollege,Millerimmediatelybeganworkingprofessionallyasawriter.HewasintheFederalTheatreProjectuntilitwasshutdown,afterwhichhewrotescreenplays.Duringthistimehealsocontinuedtoimprovehisplaywritingabilities,andin1940hehadhisfirstplayTheManWhoHadAlltheLuckproduced,anditafterwardswontheTheatreGuild'sNationalAward.

In1947hehadAllMySonsproduced,whichenabledhimtowinhisfirstTonyAward,ensuringMiller'splaceinBroadwayTheatre.Hisnextplay,DeathofaSalesman,producedin1949,cementedhisreputationasagiantofaplaywright.

Atthetimeofitsrelease,DeathofaSalesmanwonaTonyAwardforBestAuthor,theNewYorkDramaCircleCritics'Award,andthePulitzerPrizeforDrama,makingArthurMillerthefirstplaywrighttowinallthreeofthesemajorawardsforoneplay.

【詞海拾貝】

1.high-profile高姿態(tài)的

2.screenplayn.電影劇本，編劇

3.cementv.鞏固

4.releasen.發(fā)布；釋放；解脫

(1)()Millerimmediatelybeganworkingprofessionallyasawriteroutofcollege.

(2)()In1947,MillerhadAllMysonsproduced,whichenabledhimtowinhislastTonyAward.

Books,FilmsandPlays

Thenovelist'smediumisthewrittenword.Onemightalmostsaytheprintedword.Typicallythenovelisconsumedbyasilent,individualreader,whomaybeanywhereatthetime.Thepaperbacknovelisstillthecheapest,mostportableandadaptableformofnarrativeentertainment.Itislimitedtoasinglechannelofinformation—writing.Thenarrativecango,effortlessly,anywhere:intospace,people'shead,palaces,prisonsandpyramids,withoutanyconsiderationofcostorpracticalpossibility.Indeterminingtheshapeandcontentofhisnarrative,thewriterisrestrictedbynothingexceptpurelyartisticcriteria.Thenovelistkeepsabsolutecontroloverhistextuntilitispublishedandreceivedbytheaudience.Hemaybeadvisedbyhiseditortorevisehistext,butifthewriterrefusedtomeetthisconditionnoonewouldbesurprised.Itisnotunknownforawell-establishednovelisttodeliverhisorhermanuscriptandexpectthepublishertoprintitexactlyaswritten.

However,noteventhemostwell-establishedplaywrightorscreenplaywriterwouldsubmitascriptandexpectittobeperformedwithoutanyrewriting.Thisisbecauseplaysandmotionpicturesarecooperativeformsofnarrative,usingmorethanonechannelofcommunication.

Theproductionofastageplayinvolves,aswellasthewordsoftheauthor,thephysicalpresenceoftheactors,theirvoicesandgestures,the"set"andpossiblymusic.Althoughthescriptistheessentialbasisofbothstageplayandfilm,itisabasisforsubsequentrevisionnegotiatedbetweenthewriterandtheothercreativepeopleinvovled.Theyaregiven"approval"ofthechoiceofdirectorandactorsandhavetherighttoattendrehearsals(排演),duringwhichperiodtheymayundertakemorerewritingwork.Inthecaseofthescreenplay,thewritermayhavelittleornocontroloverthefinalformofhiswork.Contractsfortheproductionofplaysprotecttherightsofauthorsinthisrespect.

Infilmortelevisionwork,ontheotherhand,thescreenplaywriterhasnocontractualrighttothisdegreeofconsultation.Whilethescriptisgoingthroughitsvariousdrafts,thewriterisinthedriver'sseat,althoughsometimesreceivingcriticismfromtheproducerandthedirector.Butoncetheproductionisunderway,artisticcontrolovertheprojecttendstopasstothedirector.Thisisafactoverlookedbymostjournalisticcriticsoftelevisiondrama,whotendtogiveallthecreditorblameforsuccessorfailureofaproductiontothewriterandactors,ignoringthecontribution,forgoodorill,ofthedirector.

(1)Fromthefirstandsecondparagraphs,weknowthat_____.

A．thereshouldbeartisticcriteriaforthenoveliststofollow

B．playwrightorscreenplaywritersoftenhavetorewritetheirwork

C．comparedwithplaywrights,novelistsarerelativelyindependent

D．a(chǎn)udiencesometimesarethekeyfactorstodetermineartisticcriteria

(2)Whycanthenovelistexpectthepublishertoprintthemanuscriptexactlyaswritten

A．Becausethenovelistkeepsabsolutecontroloverhistext.

B．Becausethewordsinthenovelarenotdifficultforreaders.

C．Becausethenovelislimitedtoasinglechannelofinformation—writing.

D．Becausethenovelistisseldomadvisedbyeditorstorevisethetext.

(3)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage

A．Playwrightsenvythesimplicityofthenovelist'swork.

B．Experienceinthetheatreimprovestheworkofscreenplaywriters.

C．ScreenplaywritersusuallyhavethefinalsayinhowaTVdramawillturnout.

D．Playwrightsarefrequentlyinvolvedinrevisingtheirwork.

(4)Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph

A．Screenplaywritersshouldtakethesuccessoftelevisiondramaintheirhands.

B．Screenplaywritersshouldbemoresensitiveabouttheircontractualright.

C．Thedirectorsplayadecisiveroleinthefinaloutcomeoftelevisiondrama.

D．Criticsoftelevisiondramatendtoneglecttheimportanceofwriterandactors.

Amazonispresentingtoyouourweeklybestsellersinthefictionsection.

TwilightWhispers

Linkedforyearsthroughfriendshipandintermarriage,theWarrenandWhytefamiliesfindtheircharmedworldmarredwhenMarkWhyteandhiswifeDeborahWarrenaremurdered.Policedetectives,hearingaboutdissensionofthefamilies,setouttoexaminethemystiquebehindtheirsuperficialrapport.

KatiaMorell,daughteroftheWhyte'shousekeeper,isdrawnbacktohergrowingplaceandisforcedtofaceherlife-longloveforJordanWhyte.Asmanysecretsareuncovered,especiallyaboutKatia'sbiologicalfather,thetwoyoungpeoplefromrivalfamiliesareencounteringfiercefamilyobjectionintheirsearchforhappiness.

TheNewColossus

NellieBly,blessedwithcourageandreportageskill,landstwofrontstoriesonthewidely-readnewspaper,JosephPulitzer'sNEWYORKWORLD.Pulitzerissoimpressedthatheassignshertoamurdercaseconfusingthepolice—thedeathofEmmaLazaru.Herinvestigationleadstotenseencounterswithsomepowerfulandruthlessmenofthetime,whenevilsrunwildonunregulatedupperclass.

Blyhasonerealally:adoctorwhousesscientifictechniquestoestablishcriminalbehavior.Asthepiecesfallintoplace,Blyuncoverslayersofcorruption(腐敗).Theessentialconnectionbetweenthemurdercaseandtheprevalentgreedanddarknessofthethensocietyfinallyemerges.

TheLastDaysofNight

AyounglawyernamedPaulCravath,takesacasethatseemsimpossibletowin.Paul'sclient,GeorgeWestinghouse,hasbeensuedbyThomasEdisonoverabillion-dollarquestion:Whoinventedthelightbulbandholdstherighttopowerthecountry

ThecaseaffordsPaulentrytotheheadyworldofhighsociety—theglitteringpartiesandthedarkdealingsbehindcloseddoors.Thetaskisbeyonddaunting.Edisonisadangerousopponentwithvastresourcesathisdisposal—privatespies,newspapers.

Yetthisunknownlawyershareswithhisfamousopponentacompulsiontowinatallcosts.

Inobsessivepursuitofvictory,PaulreceivesfavorsfromNikolaTesla,abrilliantinventorholdingthekeytodefeatingEdison.

BonesDon'tLie

PrivateinvestigatorLanceKrugerwasjustaboywhenhisfathervanishedtwenty-threeyearsago.Sincethenhe'slivedundertheweightofthatdisappearanceforover20years—untilhisfather'scarisfinallydraggedoutfromGreyLake.Itshouldbeatimeforclosure,exceptfortheskeletonfoundinthetrunk.Amissingpersoncasegonecoldhasbecomeamurder.

ForLance,theinvestigationyieldstroublingquestionsaboutamanhethoughtheknew.Butmemoriescanplaydirtytricks.ForhispartnerattorneyMorgan,uncoveringeachnewliecomeswithadisquietingfearthatsomeoneisouttherewatching,killingeverywitnesstiedtothisdecades-oldcrime.

(1)InwhichwayisTheLastDaysofNightdifferentfromtheotherthreenovels

A．InthatTheLastDaysofNightexposestheevilandthedarkdealingsoftheupperclasslifethen.

B．InthatnobodyiskilledillegallyinTheLastDaysofNight.

C．InthattheleadingcharacterinTheLastDaysofNighthasgothelpfromothercharacters.

D．Inthattheleadingcharacterisbornintoarichupperclassfamily.

(2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage

A．InTwilightWhispers,thebiggestchallengeforKatiaandJordanisthelongseparationoftimeandspacebetweenthem.

B．InTheNewColossus,thecauseofthemurderisrootedinthethencorruptedsociety.

C．InTheLastDaysofNight,PaulfinallywinsthelawcasebecauseofhisclientWestinghouse'svastresourcesatdisposal.

D．InBonesdon'tlie,LanceKruger'sfatherwasconfirmedbythepoliceasthemurderedwhenLancewasaboy.

(3)Theunderlinedworddissentionisclosestinmeaningto_____.

A．financialworseningB．silence

C．thelossofpowerD．conflict

J.K.Rowlingfrequentlyshowsthereismagiceveryday.HerHarryPotterserieshashelpedpeoplethroughtimesofstressanddepressionandsheisalwaystheretodeliverwisewordsofencouragement.

SheisonecelebritywhoisveryactiveonTwitter.SowhenasingledadnamedMattBurkesentheramessagethankingherfortheseries,shenoticed.Herserieshadhelpedstrengthenhisrelationshipwithhis9-year-olddaughterBailey.

HeincludedalinktohisarticletitledBeingaBrokeParent.Heexplainedhowhehadn'tfoundaleveloffinancialstabilitythatallowedhimtopaybillsontimeandtakehisdaughteronmoreactivitiesandevents.Thefamilyalsodoesn'thavetheInternetorTV,whichmeansthere'sno"digitalbabysitter",andhehastorelyonhisowncreativewaystobondwithhisdaughter.Sincehereceivedtheseries,themainthingthathasoccupiedthemthesedaysisreadingbookstogether.

Burkeadmitsthathethoughthewas"toocool"forthebookswhentheyfirstcameoutandhewasinhistwenties,buthe'slovingreadingthemnow."Weswitchoffchapterbychapterreadingthemoutloud,"Burkeexplains."Thisnotonlyallowshertogetmoreusedtoreadingaloudinfrontofsomeone,butitgetsmedirectlyinvolvedinsomethingsheloves,anditgivesmethechancetobeverydramaticwhenIreadmychaptersandbringmyselfintothecharactersinthebook,whichhasproventobeatonoffun."

AfterhearingBurke'sstory,RowlingsaidhowhonoredshewaswhenHarryPotterwasapartofhisfamily'slifeandofferedBurkemoresignedbooks.Besides,peoplearealsoofferingtosendBurkemorebooksasgifts.ForBurke,thisexperience,farmorethangifts,willbewhathetreasures.

(1)WhydidBurkethankJ.K.Rowlingaccordingtothetext

A．Sheguidedhimhowtowriteagoodstory.

B．Sheencouragedhimwhenhewasintrouble.

C．Herbookshelpedhimthroughtimesofconfusion.

D．Herbookshelpedhimimprovehisbondwithhisdaughter.

(2)WhatisimpliedinBurke'swordsinParagraph4

A．Hehasfounditinterestingtoreadtheseries.

B．Hewastoooldtounderstandtheseriesbetter.

C．Hehaschosenabetterwayofreadingtheseries.

D．Hehopestoplayaroleinthedramainthefuture.

(3)WhichwordcanbestdescribeBurke'sexperienceaccordingtothetext

A．Unique.B．Normal.C．Precious.D．Funny.

(4)Whatisthemainideaofthistext

A．J.K.Rowlingchoosestohelpimprovekids'health.

B．J.K.Rowlinggivesamagicalgifttoasinglefather.

C．J.K.Rowlinghasadeepinfluenceonothers'growth.

D．BurkecomestoknowJ.K.Rowli