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+.)语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四部好电影的相关信息。1.What’sthehighlightofPetiteMaman?A.Itslowcost.B.Itsmodernstyle.C.Itsunusualstory.D.Itsimpressiveacting.答案D解析细节理解题。根据PetiteMaman(CélineSciamma)部分的“What’scertainisthattheperformanceofthecastcausesmaximumemotionalimpact.”可知,PetiteMaman的亮点在于其令人印象深刻的表演。故选D。2.WhatdoSummerofSoulandTheVelvetUndergroundhaveincommon?A.Beingavailableoffline.B.Sharingthesamedirector.C.Involvingmusicinthe1960s.D.Interviewingcontemporarymusicians.答案C解析细节理解题。根据TheVelvetUnderground(ToddHaynes)部分的“Like‘SummerofSoul’,thisdocumentaryrevisitsthemusicofthe1960s...”可知,二者的共同之处在于它们都涉及20世纪60年代的音乐。故选C。3.Whichmovieinvolvescurrentissues?A.BringYourOwnBrigade.B.SummerofSoul.C.PetiteMaman.D.TheVelvetUnderground.答案A解析细节理解题。根据BringYourOwnBrigade(LucyWalker)部分的“ThisdocumentaryaboutCaliforniawildfiresofSeptember2021isalso,almostbyaccident,anexplorationofthecountry’sresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic.”可知,涉及时事的电影是BringYourOwnBrigade。故选A。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.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。生活在世界各地非正式定居点的人们常常为了获得清洁的水和电铤而走险。如今,一种新发明的天窗只需要海水和阳光就可以安全地提供这两种生活必需品。4.Whatisthepurposeofthesecondparagraph?A.Toshowpoorpeople’slong-termsufferings.B.Totellthebackgroundofdesigningtheskylight.C.TostressChileans’lovefortheskylight.D.Todrawpeople’sattentiontoChileans’life.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第二段第二、三、四句可知,智利的非正式定居点的人们面临水电和采光等问题,再结合第三段可知,第二段提出问题,而第三段通过设计一种新天窗来解决问题,所以第二段介绍了天窗设计的背景。故选B。5.Whatplaysthekeyroleinallowingtheskylighttoworkatnight?A.Thechemicalreaction.B.Theuseofasolarpanel.C.Thewaterstoredintubes.D.Thesaltusedforcooking.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第五段中“Thesaltreactswiththesemetalstocreatetwelve‘saltbatteries’whichcancontinuetopowertheskylight”可知,在夜