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选择性必修第一册Unit4BodyLanguageⅠ.阅读理解AThisyear，itfeltasifeverygoodmoviewasalsoanargumentforwhymoviesmatter.Theyrewardyourattention，engageyourfeelingsandrespectyourintelligence.PetiteMaman(CélineSciamma)Thedeathofagrandmother，thesorrowofaparent，theacquisitionofanewfriend—theseordinaryexperiences，occurringinthelifeofan8-year-oldgirl，providethebasicstructureofthisspare，perfectfilm.Whetherit’sbestdescribedasamodern-dressfairytale，oralow-techtimetravelfantasyisuptoyou.What’scertainisthattheperformanceofthecastcausesmaximumemotionalimpact.(Comingtotheaters.)SummerofSoul(Questlove)Thisdocumentaryaboutaseriesofopen-airconcertsinHarlemin1969connectingimpressiveperformanceswithinterviewswithmusiciansandaudiencemembers，isashotofpurejoy.Butthefilmismorethanatimecapsule:It’sahistorylessonandanargumentforwhyartmatters，andwhatitcando，especiallyintimeofanxiety.(StreamingonHulu.)BringYourOwnBrigade(LucyWalker)ThisdocumentaryaboutCaliforniawildfiresofSeptember2021isalso，almostbyaccident，anexplorationofthecountry’sresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic.ThepictureWalkerpaintsiscomplicated，partlybecausethat’sthewaypeopleare:panicked，generous，stupidandbrave.Themovieishardlyoptimistic，butitsopen-mindednessprovidesabufferagainstdespair.(Intheaters.)TheVelvetUnderground(ToddHaynes)Like“SummerofSoul”，thisdocumentaryrevisitsthemusicofthe1960sinaspiritthatismorehistoricalthanjustrecallingthepast.Ratherthangatheringpresent-daymusicianstocelebratetheirancestors，HaynesconcentratesontheVelvet，aband，andontheartisticscenethatinspiredthem.Inparticular，hefocusesontheirconnectionstotheexperimentalcinemathatboomedinNewYork.(StreamingonAppleTV＋.)1．What’sthehighlightofPetiteMaman?A．Itslowcost.B．Itsmodernstyle.C．Itsunusualstory.D．Itsimpressiveacting.2．WhatdoSummerofSoulandTheVelvetUndergroundhaveincommon?A．Beingavailableoffline.B．Sharingthesamedirector.C．Involvingmusicinthe1960s.D．Interviewingcontemporarymusicians.3．Whichmovieinvolvescurrentissues?A．BringYourOwnBrigade.B．SummerofSoul.C．PetiteMaman.D．TheVelvetUnderground.B(2023·江西南昌模拟)Peoplelivingininformalsettlementsacrosstheworldoftengotodangerouslengthstosecurecleanwaterandelectricity.Now，HenryGlogau，aNewZealand-basedarchitecturaldesigner，hascreatedastrikingskylight(天窗)thatcanprovidebothsafely.InChile，around110,000familiesliveinaround800informalsettlementsoftenbuiltaroundfartherpartsofthelargercities.Intheseremote，informalsettlements，electricityaswellaswaterisn’treliablyavailable.Besides，manyChileansininformalsettlementsalsoboarduptheirwindowsforprivacyandsecurity，limitingtheamountofnaturallight.Thismeansthatevenduringtheday，informalhomescanbedifficultplacestomeet，workorstudy.Glogau’sdesignaimstouseChile’sabundanceintwonaturalresources—seawaterandlight—tocreatetheskylightthatcanhelpsolvetheproblem.Duringtheday，theskylightispoweredbyasmallsolarpanel，withthecenterpartoftheskylightalsofunctioningtodesalinate(淡化)seawaterviatheevaporationandcondensing(蒸发和冷凝)process.Watercanthenbetappedfromtheskylighttobeusedforconsumption.However，duringthenight，whenlightisinevenmoredemand，theskylightcancontinuetofunction.Thesaltgeneratedfromthedesalinationprocessisstoredwithinspecialtubescontainingspecialmetals.Thesaltreactswiththesemetalstocreatetwelve“saltbatteries”whichcancontinuetopowertheskylight，thusprovidinglightingforliving，workandstudy.Currently，theskylightisbeingtestedininformalsettlementsinAntofagasta，Chile.However，informalsettlementsaren’tuniquetoChile.AccordingtotheUnitedNations，around1billionpeopleliveininformalsettlementconditions，withroughly370millioninEasternandSouth-EasternAsia,238millioninsub-SaharanAfricaand227millioninCentralandSouthernAsia.Naturally，notallofthesehaveaccesstoseawater，butproductssuchastheSolarDesalinationSkylightcanstillpointthewaytoprovidingnecessitiesthatcanhelpimprovelivingconditionsandopportunities，atanaffordablecost.4．Whatisthepurposeofthesecondparagraph?A．Toshowpoorpeople’slong-termsufferings.B．Totellthebackgroundofdesigningtheskylight.C．TostressChileans’lovefortheskylight.D．Todrawpeople’sattentiontoChileans’life.5．Whatplaysthekeyroleinallowingtheskylighttoworkatnight?A．Thechemicalreaction.B．Theuseofasolarpanel.C．Thewaterstoredintubes.D．Thesaltusedforcooking.6．What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureoftheskylight?A．Negative.B．Positive.C．Critical.D．Indifferent.7．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Asolutiontodarklivingconditions.B．Agiftfromnaturalresources.C．Anewdesignforinformalsettlements.D．Afreewaytogetwaterandelectricity.Ⅱ.完形填空Earlierthatevening，mymothercalled，tellingmethatmybrotherdiedinacarcrash.Istumbled(跌跌撞撞地走)aroundthehouse1whattoputintothesuitcases.Myhusband，Larry，andIhadbeenpackingformovingtoNewMexico.Thehousewasinatotal2.Itriedtoholdmytears.I3pickedthingsupandputthemdown.Icouldn’t4.WhatI’dheardonthephoneechoed(回荡)throughmyhead.Larryphonedafewfriends.5，someoneaskedtospeaktome.“IfthereisanythingIcando，letmeknow.”“Thankyou，”Ireplied.Ididn’tknowwhatto6.ThedoorbellrangandIroseslowlyforthedoor.ItwasDonna.“I’vecometocleanyourshoes，”shesaid.7，Iaskedhertorepeat.“Whenmyfatherdied，ittookme8togetth