2022届高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：华裔话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读外刊精选｜口碑爆棚！讲述华裔故事的皮克斯新片，你看了吗？最近，皮克斯动画发布了动画长片“TurningRed”（国内译名《青春变形记》）。此片一经上线，便引起了热议。这部动画创下了皮克斯长片的两个“第一”：第一次以亚裔女孩为主角，第一部由华裔女导演执导。这部电影的主角有何特别？她的故事有什么深意？'TurningRed'Review:ShowingYourTrueColorsByJoeMorgensternAsthefirstwomantodirectaPixarshort,Ms.DomeeShi,theChinese-Canadianfilmmaker,hascreatedawonderfulfull-lengthfilm,setintheearly2000s,around13-year-oldMeilin"Mei"Lee,aTorontoschoolgirl.Thedutifuldaughterofaperfectionistmother,Ming,MeiisanoverachieverwhomaywellbecomeaUnitedNationssecretary-general,ashermomexpects.Beforetakingoffice,though,sheneedstoreleasethewildanimalofherinneradolescent,whichshedoesinspectacularfashion.SomethingelsecolorsMei’slifeasthefilmgathersforce.Shediscoverstoherhorror,andourdelight,thatwheneverheremotionsgetthebestofhersheturnsintoahugeredpanda.It'safamilything,asitturnsout,anaffliction—oraninconvenience,tousehermother'sterm—thatgoesbackthroughgenerationsofwomentoanancientancestor.Mei'spandapopsoutinresponsetoanykindofexcitement,includingtheanxiety,frustration,full-boreangerandirrepressiblegleethatgetthebestofmanyteensduringmostoftheirwakinghours.It'salovelycomedicdevice—andMs.Shiandheranimationcolleaguesknowhowtomakethemostofit—butalsoastrongmetaphorforbreakingthetraditionalbondsofrepressionthatwillbefamiliartodaughtersfromfamiliestheworldover.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.short[ʃɔːt]n._______________________2.dutiful[ˈdʒuːtɪfl]adj._______________________3.overachiever[ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvə]n._______________________4.adolescent[ˌædəˈlesnt]n._______________________；adj._______________________5.affliction[əˈflɪkʃn]n._______________________6.inconvenience[ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns]n._______________________7.pop[pɒp]v._______________________8.full-boreadj._______________________9.device[dɪˈvaɪs]n._______________________10.metaphor[ˈmetəfɔː]n._______________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.本性，本来面目___________________________________2.长片___________________________________3.很有可能发生某事___________________________________4.以的方式___________________________________5.toherhorror让她惊恐不已___________________________________6.getthebestofsomebody某人被影响___________________________________7.afamilything家族传统___________________________________8.wakinghours醒着的时刻___________________________________9.makethemostofsomething充分利用；尽情享受____________________________________拓展练习阅读理解Afteracouplehashadtheirfirstchild,totheirdisappointmenttheybecameinfertileandcouldn’thavemorechildren.Cloningwouldenablesuchacoupletohaveasecondchild,perhapsayoungertwintothechildtheyalreadyhave.Manycoupleshave

difficultyhavingchildren,andsometimesitisimpossibleforcouplestohavechildrenbecausetheyareinfertile.Cloningwouldallowthesecouplestohavechildren.Itishardtotellsomeonethattheycannotusecloningtohavechildrenwhennootherpossiblewaystohavechildrenareavailable.Thisisonereasonwhyitisdifficulttodecidewhethercloningismoralornot.Thefollowingaresomeofthereasonswhycloningshouldbeallowed.Throughcloning,researchcanprogress.Wepossiblycanlearnmoreaboutcell.Wemaydeveloptechnologytoalloweasiergenetictestingandfixingproblemssuchasspinalcordinjuries,cancer,andmanymore.Cloningorgansfororgantransplants(移植)isoneofthemajorpracticalreasonsthatcloningshouldbeallowed.Thereisalwaysahighdemandfororgans.Someargueforthecloningofhumanstocreateextrabodyparts.Otherstalkofjustwantingtocloneanorgantoreplaceafaultyorgan.Rejuvenation(恢复青春)isalsoakeyargumentforadvocates(提倡)ofcloning.Somescientistsbelievethatinjectingclonedhealthyheartcellsintodamagedhearttissuewillleadtohealingoftheheart.Bycombiningthetechnologyforcloningandthetechnologyforgrowinghumanstemcells,conditionslikeAlzheimer’s,Parkinson’s,andsomeotherageingdiseasemaybecurable.Thepossibilitiesareendlessandmaybeleftundiscoveredifhumancloningisforbidden.9.Theunderlinedword“infertile”inPara.1means“________”.A.unabletohavechildren B.toopoortogrowcropsC.poorinpregnantknowledge D.unabletoaffordtobringupchildren10.Howmanyreasonsdoesthewritergiveinthispassageaboutwhycloningshouldbeallowed?A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Cloningbabiesforinfertilecouplesismoral.B.Throughcloning,researchworkincellscanmakegreatprogress.C.Cloningcellscanmakesomediseasesconcerningageingcurable.D.Cloningtechnologymayhelpimprovemedicaltechnology.12.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthewriter’sattitudetowardhumancloningis________.A.negative B.supportive C.uninterested D.opposing外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.short[ʃɔːt]n.短片2.dutiful[ˈdʒuːtɪfl]adj.尽到责任的；孝顺的，听话的3.overachiever[ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvə]n.成绩超越常人的人，非常优秀的人4.adolescent[ˌædəˈlesnt]n.青少年；adj.青春期的5.affliction[əˈflɪkʃn]n.折磨，痛苦6.inconvenience[ˌɪnkənˈviːniəns]n.麻烦，不便7.pop[pɒp]v.突然出现，冷不防地冒出来8.full-boreadj.拉满，满格9.device[dɪˈvaɪs]n.方法，技巧，手段；设备，装置10.metaphor[ˈmetəfɔː]n.隐喻，暗喻【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.truecolors本性，本来面目2.full-lengthfilm长片3.maywelldosomething很有可能发生某事4.in(a)...fashion以的方式5.toherhorror让她惊恐不已6.getthebestofsomebody