Module4MusicⅠ.閱讀理解ALastweekendwasterribleforawardsceremonies.TheBAFTA,definedbyapainfulmonologue(獨角戲)fromJoannaLumley,waswatchedby500,000fewerpeoplethanlastyear.Meanwhile,thenumberof18-to49-year-oldswatchingtheGrammyshasreachedanall-timelow.Don’texpecttheOscarstofareanybetter;theyhavelostmillionsofviewerssince2014.Addtothisthefactthatcomparativelyfewpeoplehavewatchedmostofthenominatedfilmsandyouhavegotaratingstimebomb.Viewersaredesertingawardsshowsingroupsandsomethingneedstobedone.Butwhat?Reorganizethemtocelebratereallypopularwork?That’swhattheOscarsputforwardlastyearwhenitsuggestedabestpopularfilmcategory—anditwasswiftlybooed(喝倒彩)outoftown.Anotheroptionwouldbetoshortenthelengthoftheceremonies,butthiswon’tworkeither;theOscarsrecentlyannouncedplanstohideseveralcategoriesinadbreaks,andtheangerinsomequarters(thecinematographers,makeupartistsandeditorswhothisyearwon’tgettheirmomentonthesmallscreen)hasbeenobvious.Whatelsecantheydo?Fewersongs?Shorterspeeches?AnInMemoriamsectionthatconsistsofthewords:“Peopledie:getoverit”?Fortunately,Ihavetheperfectsolution:don’tteleviseawardsshows.Justdon’tdoit.Awardsshowsaretheoppositeofgoodtelevision.They’retoolongandtooboringbecauseofregularandrepeatedpatternsandtooself-important.AndbyGod,weshouldhavelearnedbynownottogivecelebritiesanymoreattentionthantheyalreadyhave.Itjustmakesthemthinkthatwewanttohearthemgivingouthalf-bakedopinionsaboutDonaldTrumpandBrexit.I’mnotsuggestingthattheawardsshowsshouldn’thappen.I’mjustsayingthattheawardsshouldbeannouncedintheformofapressreleaseattheendoftheceremony,followedbyahandfulofYouTubeclipsshowingsomeniceoutfitsandacoupleofspeeches.That’showmostofusconsumethemnowanyway.Whynotjustbitethebullet?【文章大意】頒獎典禮收視率下降,作者建議不要在電視上播出,可以換種其他的形式。1.WhydoesthewritermentiontheBAFTAandtheGrammys?A.Tointroducethetopicofthearticle.B.Tosupportthetopicoftheparagraph.C.Toattractthereaders’attention.D.TomakecomparisonwiththeOscars.【解析】選B。寫作意圖題。第一段第一句話是論點,提到上個周末對于頒獎典禮來說是晦暗的。后面兩句提到BAFTA和Grammys這兩個頒獎典禮的情況來證明論點。故選B。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A.Thebestpopularfilmcategory.B.Thebestactress.C.ThereorganizedOscars.D.Thedesertedawardsshow.【解析】選A。推理判斷題。從第三段中That’swhattheOscarsputforwardlastyearwhenitsuggestedabestpopularfilmcategory—anditwasswiftlybooedoutoftown.可知答案。此句意為“這就是奧斯卡去年討論的話題,當時它提出了一個最受歡迎的電影類別,但是很快就被噓聲出局了?！庇纱丝芍猧t指代破折號前面的abestpopularfilmcategory。故選A。3.What’sthewriter’sopiniononawardsshows?A.Awardsshowsarebetterifshortened.B.Awardsshowsareexcellenttelevision.C.Awardsshowsareimportanttous.D.Awardsshowsshouldbeshowninanotherform.【解析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段可知,作者并不是認為這些頒獎典禮不能舉行,而是認為可以換種形式播放。獎項儀式結(jié)束時以新聞稿的形式公布,然后在YouTube上放一些視頻剪輯,展示一些不錯的服裝和幾個演講,這正是我們當前觀看頒獎典禮的主要方式,所以為什么不咬緊牙直接這樣做呢?4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.ThebrightfutureofawardsshowsB.WhatterribleawardsshowsC.StopthetelevisionofawardsshowsD.Boycottattentiontocelebrities【解析】選C。主旨大意題。作者提到頒獎典禮收視率下降,建議不要在電視上播出,可以換種形式?！局R拓展】背景鏈接BAFTA英國電影和電視藝術(shù)學(xué)院(TheBritishAcademyofFilmandTelevisionArts)是一個英國的機構(gòu),每年頒發(fā)獎項給杰出的電影、電視、兒童電影和電視以及互動媒體。學(xué)院獎的獎杯是一個面具,由美國雕塑家米特茲·坎利夫設(shè)計,1955年被電視制作人和導(dǎo)演協(xié)會采納使用。自從1989年開始,英國電影和電視藝術(shù)學(xué)院洛杉磯分部開始頒發(fā)自己的獎項,取名為大不列顛獎(BritanniaAwards)。B(2020·南昌模擬)StephenHawking’sfinalfearwasthatDNAmanipulationwouldleadtoamasterraceofsuperhumans.Thephysicist,whodiedaged76inMarch,2018,thoughtthedevelopmentcoulddestroytherestofhumanbeings.HislastpredictionisrevealedinanewbookofhiscollectedarticlesandessayscalledBriefAnswerstoBigQuestions.Hawkingfearedrichpeoplewouldsoonbeabletoedittheirchildren’sDNAtoimproveattributeslikememoryanddiseaseimmunity.Andhesaidthatwouldposeacrisisfortherestoftheworldevenifpoliticianstriedtoillegalizethepractice.Inanextract(摘錄)publishedbyTheSundayTimes,hewrote:“Iamsurethatduringthiscenturypeoplewilldiscoverhowtomodifybothintelligenceandinstinctssuchasaggression.Lawswillprobablybepassedagainstgeneticengineeringwithhumans.Butsomepeoplewon’tbeabletoresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics,suchasmemory,resistancetodiseaseandlengthoflife.”Andhesaidthatwouldcausehugeproblemsforhumanswhohavenotundergonethesameprocess,leavingthemunabletocompete.Theprofessoreven

warneditcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanityasweknowit.Hesaidofnormalhumans:“Presumablytheywilldieout,orbecomeunimportant.Instead,therewillbearaceofself-designingbeingswhoareimprovingatanever-increasingrate.”TheBriefHistoryofTimeauthoralsoreferstotechniqueslikeCrispr,whichenablesscientiststomodifyharmfulgenesandaddinothers.Andalthoughsuchprocedurescouldbeaboostformedicalscience,somecriticsareworriedthattheycouldcauseaeugenics-style(優(yōu)生方式)movement,wheretheweakareweededoutofsociety.Thenewbook,publishedbyHodder&StoughtononTuesday,alsocollectshiswritingsonwhathethoughtwerethebigquestionsfacingscienceandwidersociety.Init,heexamineswhetheraliensexistandwhetherhumanswillevercolonizespaceandgobeyondoursolarsystem.【文章大意】這是一篇說明文。物理學(xué)家斯蒂芬·霍金去世前最后的擔(dān)憂是:操縱DNA將催生超級人類優(yōu)等種族,他認為這一發(fā)展趨勢可能會毀滅人類。5.StephenHawking’sviewsdon’tinclude.A.DNAmanipulationcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.B.thereexisttechniquestomodifyharmfulgenesandaddingoodgenes.C.peoplecannotresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics.D.humanswhohaven’tundergonegeneticengineeringmaydieout.【解析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Butsomepeoplewon’tbeabletoresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics,suchasmemory,resistancetodiseaseandlengthoflife.”可知是somepeople而不是people,故C選項以偏概全,不是霍金的觀點。故選C。6.WhichoneisthebookpublishedbyHodder&Stoughton?A.BriefAnswerstoBigQuestions.B.TheSundayTimes.C.TheBriefHistoryofTime.D.SolarSystem.【解析】選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句中“Thenewbook,publishedbyHodder&StoughtononTuesday”使用了定冠詞the可知是對應(yīng)上文第一次提到的anewbookofhiscollectedarticlesandessayscalledBriefAnswerstoBigQuestions,故BriefAnswerstoBigQuestions是由Hodder&Stoughton出版的,A選項正確?！菊`區(qū)警示】,故B選項排除TheSundayTimes是霍金曾經(jīng)在上面發(fā)表過文章的報刊;TheBriefHistoryofTime是霍金之前的書,故排除C選項;SolarSystem不是書,D選項不正確。7.What’sStephenHawking’sattitudetowardshumangeneticengineering?A.Supportive.B.Impartial.C.Favorable.D.Concerned.【解析】選D。觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第一段“StephenHawking’sfinalfearwasthatDNAmanipulationwouldleadtoamasterraceofsuperhumans.”;第二段第二句“Andhesaidthatwouldposeacrisisfortherestoftheworldevenifpoliticianstriedtoillegalizethepractice.”;與第二段“Theprofessorevenwarneditcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanityasweknowit.”中fear,crisis,warned等詞可以看出,霍金對于人類基因工程的態(tài)度是擔(dān)憂的,因此選D。8.Whatdoesthetextmainlywanttotellus?A.Crisprcanenablescientiststogetharmfulgeneschanged.B.DNAmanipulationwillcreateamasterraceofsuperhumans.C.Humanswillcolonizespaceandgobeyondoursolarsystem.D.DNAmanipulationmayleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.【解析】選D。主旨大意題。文章只是作為舉例說明,提到了Crispr(基因編輯技術(shù))使科基因,并不是文章的主要內(nèi)容,故排除A選項;文章提出操縱DNA將導(dǎo)內(nèi)容相悖,故B選項錯誤;C選項“人類”文章中有沒提及,排除C選項;從文章的學(xué)家能夠修改有害的致人類滅絕,而不是創(chuàng)造優(yōu)良種族,B選項與文章將移民太空并走出太陽系。第一段第二句“Thephysicist,whodiedaged76inMarch,2018,thoughtthedevelopmentcoulddestroytherestofhumanbeings.”可知操縱DNA可能會導(dǎo)致人類滅絕,故選D?！局R拓展】佳詞積累1.development2.prediction3.intelligence4.aggressionn.發(fā)展n.預(yù)測n.智力,聰明n.侵略,挑釁

5.temptationn.欲望,誘惑6.characteristics7.humanityn.特征;特性;特質(zhì)n.人道,仁慈Ⅱ.閱讀填句根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,選項中有兩項為多余選項。ThreeinfivepeopleintheUKholdalibrarycard.Forsome,they’reashelterfromthestressesofday-to-daylife.1Ifyou’reconsideringjoiningyourlocallibrary,nowisthetimetodoso.Andifyouneedanymoreencouragement,hereareseveralreasonswhyyoushould.MostlibrariesintheUKallowmembersofthegeneralpublictocomeandgoastheylike.2Youcanalsotakeoutalibrarycardandborrowbooksforfree,althoughyouwillinevitablyfaceafineforlatereturns.3Imaginejusthowmanybooksyouhaveatyourfingertipswithalibrarycard?Therearelotsofmodernones,aswellasoriginals,andyoucancontinuetoexpandyourlearningandvocabularyallthetime.It’sapricelessexperience,especiallyforkids,andalsoagreatwaytoleveltheeducationalplayingfield.Librariesdevelopwithtimes.Theyhavechangedgreatlysincedecadesago.4Somelibrarieshaveappssoyoucanseewhenyourbooksareduebackandevenreservebooksinsomecases.Therearealsolibrarieswhichletyouaccessbooksindigitalformatsonyourmobiledevice—prettycool.Librariesareoneofveryfewspacesleftintownsandcitieswheremembersofthepubliccancometogetherandactuallybeandfeellikeacommunity.Theyhavenoticeboardstoofferserviceslikeexerciseclassesorlearningcenters.5A.Librarieshelppeoplelearn.B.Librarieshelpeducatethekids.C.Theycreateagreatsenseofcommunity.D.Youcangoin,settledownandreadabookwithoutbeingchargedapenny.E.MostlibrariesnowhavecomputersandallowpeopletoborrowCDsandDVDs.F.Librarieshelpussavemoneyaswe’reborrowingbooksratherthanbuyingthem.G.Forothers,particularlythehomelessandpeopleinpoverty,alifelinetotheworld.【文章大意】本文主要介紹了我們應(yīng)該多去圖書館的幾個理由。1.【解析】選G。根據(jù)前句Forsome,they’reashelterfromthestressesofday-to-daylife.對一些人來說,它們是躲避日常生活壓力的庇護所,可知,對其他人,特別是無家可歸者和貧困人口來說,這是通向世界的生命線。這里抓住關(guān)鍵詞Forsome,接著后面應(yīng)該為Forothers。故選G。2.【解析】選D。根據(jù)前句MostlibrariesintheUKallowmembersofthegeneralpublictocomeandgoastheylike.在英國,大多數(shù)圖書館都允許公眾隨意出入,和后句Youcanalsotakeoutalibrarycardandborrowbooksforfree,althoughyouwillinevitablyfaceafineforlatereturns.你也可以拿出借書證免費借書,不過如果逾期還書,你將不可避免地面臨罰款,可知,你可以進去,坐下來讀一本書而不收一分錢。這里抓住后句關(guān)鍵詞Youcanalso,接著前A?？急静槎沃黝}句。根據(jù)本段中andyoucancontinuetoexpandyourlearningandvocabularyallthetime.你可以隨時繼續(xù)擴大你的學(xué)習(xí)和詞匯,和It’sa面應(yīng)該為Youcan。故選D。3.【解析】選pricelessexperience,especiallyforkids,andalsoagreatwaytoleveltheeducationalplayingfield.這是一次無價的經(jīng)歷,尤其是對孩子們來說,也是一個的方式來平衡教育的環(huán)境,可知,本段的主題句為“圖書館幫助人們學(xué)習(xí)”。故選A。4.【解析】選E。根據(jù)本段主題句Librariesdevelopwithtimes.圖書館是與時俱進的可知,現(xiàn)在大多都有電腦,允許人們借CD和DVD。面Librariesareoneofveryfewspacesleftintownsandcities很好,數(shù)圖書館故選E。5.【解析】選C。根據(jù)前wheremembersofthepubliccancometogetherandactuallybeandfeellikeacommunity.Theyhavenoticeboardstoofferserviceslikeexerciseclassesorlearningcenters.可知圖書館是城鎮(zhèn)中僅存的為數(shù)不多的公共空間之一,在這里,公眾可以聚集在一起,真正成為并感覺像一個社區(qū),所以它們創(chuàng)造了一種偉大的社區(qū)意識。故選C。Ⅲ.短文改錯假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計分。HaveyoueverbeentoWuzhen?ItissobeautifulavillagethatIhadalreadyvisiteditmanytimes.LocatinginJiaxing,