英语读与练15- 高三英语复习备考

英语读与练15舞蹈也能跨越文化障礙。当上海的公园里充满活力的广场舞与充满异域风情的乌兹别克斯坦传统舞蹈同时上演时，那会是怎样一种场景？1In2019，IfoundaspecialplaceinShanghaiatDonghuaUniversity.Earlyinthemorningatalocalpark，oldpeopleweredancing.Itwasamazing，andIlovedtowatchthemwhiledrinkingmycoffee.Sometimes，Iwouldevenjointhem.Theydidn’tcareifyoumissedastep;everyonejustdancedandhadfun.2I’vebeendancingsinceIwaslittle，backinUzbekistan，whereI’mfrom.Myparentsweren’tdancers，buttheylovedwatchingmedancetomusicasakid.At3or4，Istarteddanceclasses.IcanstillremembermyfirstbigperformancewhenIfeltnervousbutkeptdancingevenafterforgettingsomesteps.Thismademelovedancingmoreandwanttogetbetter.3Amongthesedances，oneofmyfavoritesistheAndPolka，alivelyUzbekfolkdancethatcombinesfundamental，energeticmovementswithentertainingcomponents.It’sadancethatbothchildrenandadultsadore.WhenIfirstarrivedinChina，Ihadtheprivilegeofshowcasingthisdanceataculturaleventforinternationalstudents，introducingmyculturetoothers.Itwasacompellingexperiencetoteachandshareouruniquedanceform，anditleftalastingimpression.4Attheuniversity，wemadeadanceclubwherestudentscouldteachandlearndifferentdanceslikehip-hopandKpopdances.Ijoinedandlovedtryingnewdances.ButIalsolovedgoingbacktothepark.Thedancingtherewasn’tjustaboutmoving，butaboutoldandyoungpeoplecomingtogethertoenjoythemselvesandmakefriends.5Dancing，whetherinthemoderncityofChinaorthesoulofUzbekistan，continuestobetherhythmofmylife.Itservesasabridgebetweencultures，anexpressionofthehumanspirit，andservesasareminderthatthejoyofdancetranscendsborders，languagesandbackgrounds.Ineverystepandmovement，Ifindaconnectiontothediverseworldofdanceandacelebrationoftheuniversallanguageofjoy，movementandconnection.ReadingCheck1.Whatactivitydidtheauthorwitnessintheparkthatshefoundamazing？A.Childrenplayingsoccer.B.Oldpeopledancing.C.Streetperformerssinging.D.Youngpeopleskateboarding.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compelling”inparagraph3mean？A.Tough.B.Adventurous.C.Thrilling.D.Humorous.3.What’sthepurposeofthedanceclubformedattheuniversity？A.Tohostdancecompetitions.B.Tohelpstudentsteachandlearndifferentdances.C.ToonlyshowcasetraditionalUzbekdances.D.Topreventstudentsfromdancinginthepark.4.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytalkabout？A.Thesignificanceoflife.B.Thefunctionoflanguages.C.Thevarietiesofhumanspirits.D.Theimpactsofdancing.日积月累joinv.加入improvev.提高showcasev.展示impressionn.印象Hip-hop.嘻哈舞rhythmn.节奏folkdance民间舞蹈culturalevent文化活动internationalstudent国际学生bridgebetweencultures文化间的桥梁transcendborders超越边界traditionaldance传统舞蹈danceclub舞蹈俱乐部makefriends交朋友universallanguage通用语言耶鲁大学音乐学院前院长罗伯特·布洛克在任职期间推动了耶鲁艺术项目的改进，还促成了与中国音乐学校的合作。退休后，他仍活跃在音乐界，不仅作为钢琴家进行表演，也继续作为教授在耶鲁大学教授课程。1RobertBlockerusedtobetheDeanofMusicatYaleUniversityforalmost30yearsandretiredonAugust31，2023.Blockerlovesmusicandteaching.Whenhebecameadeanin1995，hehelpedimproveYale'sartprogramsandmadeconnectionswithmusicschoolsinChina.2Eventhoughheretired，Blockerisstillactiveinmusicasaskilledpianoplayer.HekeepsteachingasaprofessorofpianoandleadershipatYale.HetouredChinafromOctober23toNovember9，2023，visitingcitieslikeShenzhen，ShanghaiandHangzhou，whereheperformedconcertsandtaughtclasses.3BlockerhasworkedwithmusicschoolsinChinaforperformancesandteachingprograms.Hebelievesmusiccanconnecttheworld，crossinglanguagesandcultures.HehasseenChina'sfastgrowthinclassicalmusic，withmoreyoungmusicians，concerthallsanddigitalplatformsthathelpmorepeoplehearmusic.4Herecallsthatwhenhegaveapublicperformanceattheageof7，heplayedTheWildHorsemanbySchumann.Heplayedfastandloud.Thepianoteacheraskedhimwhyheplayedthatway.HesaiditwasbecausethepiecewascalledTheWildHorseman.Shethenaskedhimwhatcolorthehorsewas，whowasridingit，andwhethertheriderwaswearingahat.“Sheaskedmelotsofquestionsandsaid，‘Yourresponsibilityisnotjusttolookatthetitlebutalsotoportrayimageswiththemusic.，”Blockerrecalls.“Shetoldmetothinkbroadlyanddeeplyasapianist.Itbecamelikeaseedgrowinginme，whichIwasn'tawareof.Iwanttotellyoungstudentswhoarelearningmusicthesamething，”heads.5Eventhoughheisnotadeananymore，BlockerstillhasacloserelationshipwithChina，valuingthefriendshipshehasmadeovertheyears.Hecontinuestobeinvolvedinmusicasaneducatorandperformer，showinghislifelongcommitmenttothearts.ReadingCheck1.WhatactivitydidRobertBlockercontinuetodoafterhisretirement？A.BetheDeanofYaleUniversity.B.TeachasaprofessorofpianoandleadershipatYaleUniversity.C.TraveltoEuropeformusicconcerts.D.Openhis-ownmusicschool.2.WhatdoesRobertBlockerbelieveaboutmusic？A.Itisatoolfordiscipline.B.Itisawaytostayactive.C.Itisprimarilyabouttechnicalskill.D.Itunitestheworldacrosslanguagesandcultures.3.WhatdidRobertBlockerspianoteacherencouragehimtodo？A.Playlouderandfaster.B.Askquestionsaboutthepiece.C.Thinkbroadlyaboutthemusic.D.Simplyfollowthetitleofthepiece.日积月累skilledadj.熟练的performern.表演者concertn.音乐会educatorn.教育者tourv.在……巡回演出artprogram艺术项目classicalmusic古典音乐publicperformance公开表演thinkbroadlyanddeeply深思熟虑lifelongcommitment终身承诺1“Webelievethatnomatterwhatbadnewsthereisintheworld，there'salsoastoryofahelper，somebodywho’sshowingupandmakingadifference，”saysBrandenHarvey，founderandchiefexecutiveofficerofGoodGoodGood.2HarveyfoundedGoodGoodGoodin2017.Beforethat，hewasaprofessionalphotographer.Alotofhisworkwaswithnonprofitorganizations.GoodGoodGoodsharesstoriesfromaroundtheworld.Eightstaffmembers，aswellascontributingwritersandartists，helpHarveytellinspiringstoriesaboutsocialjustice，educationandanimals，amongothertopics.ThearticlesinGoodGoodGoodreachpeoplethroughtheorganization'swebsite，emailnewsletter，podcast，andmonthlyprintnewspaper.AdigitalversionofthenewspaperisavailableatmostlibrariesintheUnitedStatesthroughLibby，areadingapp.GoodGoodGoodalsoprovidesreaderswithopportunitiestotakeaction，tonotjustfeelgoodbutdogood.3Harveyexplainedwhypositivestoriesareimportant，especiallyindifficulttimes.HewasinspiredbythelateFredRogers.Forseveraldecades，RogershostedMisterRogersNeighborhood，achildren’stelevisionprogram.Hewasknownforsaying，“WhenIwasaboy，Iwouldseescarythingsinthenews，andmymotherwouldsaytome，‘Lookforthehelpers.Youwillalwaysfindpeoplewhoarehelping.”4HarveytalkedaboutsomeoftheGoodGoodGoodstoriesthathavestayedwithhim.OneisaboutTerenceLester，anactivistandauthorwhowasoncehomeless.LesterstartedanonprofitorganizationcalledLoveBeyondWalls，whichprovidesfood，clothingandotherresourcesforpeopleinneed.Healsocreatedamuseuminsideashippingcontainer.TheDignityMuseum，whichcanbetransported，helpsvisitorsunderstandwhatit’sliketoexperiencehomelessness.“It’sreallycoolthathe’sbeenabletotakehispersonalexperienceandfindawaytomakeadifferencetoothers，”Harveysaid.5HarveyaddedthatstorieslikeLesterscaninspirepeopletohelpothers.Heencouragesyoungjournaliststolookforsimilarlyhopefulstories，especiallywheneventsmakethemfeelsad，overwhelmedornervous.ReadingCheck1.WhatistheprimarygoalofGoodGoodGoodaccordingtoBrandenHarvey？A.Toprovidefood，clothingandotherresourcesforpeopleinneed.B.Tofocusexclusivelyonsocialj