Unit1Lights,camera,action!Reading课后基础练- 高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

第10页（共10页）Unit1Lights,camera,action!——Reading一、单词拼写1.Thisisanexcellent__________(幻想)novelfromoneofthebeststorytellersaround.2.Therewasabitofmethatdidn'twanttolovethiswheneveryoneelseontheplanetdid,butthe__________(恐怖)storyisbrilliant.3.Anyonenotf__________withtheInternetisataseriousdisadvantagewhenapplyingforajobinsuchanageofinformation.4.Forthelong­termdevelopment,wehavetoa__________greatimportancetothequalityofourproducts.5.I__________(更喜欢)theschooluniform.It'snice.It'salsoabetterdisplayofourschoolculture.(2019·江苏卷)6.Theconcertwasbroadcastliveandattractedthelargestonenight__________(听众)inthehistoryoftelevisionuptothattime.7.ManyChineseuniversitiesprovidedscholarshipsforstudentsinneedoffinanciala__________.8.TheyperformedtheirfirstconcertinAmericaatCBStelevision's53rdstreet__________(录音室)．9.Californiahaslosthalfitsbigtreessincethe1930s,accordingtoastudytobepublishedTuesdayandclimatechangeseemstobeamajor__________(因素)．10.Wilsonoftengoesbeyondto__________(确保)thewelfareandsafetyofthestudents.二、单句语法填空1.Intheinternationalbusiness,thereisalwaysagreatneedfor__________(create)talents.2.Ifachild__________(approach)him,hewillpausetogivethatchildhisundividedattention.3.SummerCompanyprovidesstudentswithhands­onbusinesstrainingand__________(award)ofupto$3，000tostartandruntheirownsummerbusinesses.4.Thissmallgroupbiketourisa__________(fantasy)waytoseetheworld­famouscherrytreeswithbeautifulflowersofWashington,D．C.5.Readinghistoryisanamazingexperiencebecauseit__________(able)ustoreflectonthesocialandeconomiclifeofthepeoplelivinglongtimeago.6.Datashowsthatkidsandteenswhodoread__________(frequent),comparedtoinfrequentreaders,havemorebooksinthehome,morebookspurchasedforthem,parentswhoreadmoreoften,andparentswhosetasidetimeforthemtoread.7.Thedancer'sincredible__________(perform)hadtheaudienceonitsfeetclappingfor10minutesattheendoftheshow.8.In2005,whentheBishopArtsTheatrewasdonatedtoourtown,the__________(locate)wasconsideredapoorareaoftown.三、阅读理解The15-year-oldactorReeseHartwigstarsinthissummer’snewestmovie,EarthtoEcho.RecentlyJackandJillinterviewedthiskidactor.JJ:Howdidyougetstartedinacting?Reese:MyfamilyandImovedfromArizonatoCaliforniabecausemydadworkedforacompanythatprovidescarsformovieslikeTransformers.Hewasalreadyinthebusiness.WhenwecametoCalifornia,Idecidedtogiveactingashot.

JJ:Howwasyourfirstaudition(试演)?Reese:MybrotherRyanandIauditionedinthesamebuildingandonhisbirthday.Ouragentsaid,“Whydon’tyoueachtryoutforbothparts?”Iendedupbookingtheparthewentinfor,andhebookedmine.That’showitstarted.JJ:Isactingyourdreamjob?Reese:I’vealwayswantedtobeaplasticsurgeon(整形外科医生),butIwillneedmoneyfromactingtogetthroughcollegeandmedicalschool.Actinghasbeenreallyfun,butyouneedabackupplanjustincase.JJ:Tellusaboutyournewmovie:EarthtoEcho.Reese:Themovie’saboutthreefriendswholiveinaneighborhoodthat’sbeingtorndowntobuildafreeway.Soon,thefriendsbeginreceivingstrangemessagesontheircellphones.Itturnsouttheyfindanalien,Echo,andtrytohelpthealienandsavetheneighborhood.JJ:Howwasthis—yourfirstbigactingrole—differentfromotherprojectsyou’vedone?Reese:Verydifferent.Themoviewasfilmedasifwe,thecharacters,wereholdingthecamerasandfilmingthescenes.Itwasaninterestingshootingscenewiththealien,Echo,becauseyouactedwithaninanimate(无生命的)object,andthenthetechnicalstaffdevelopedthecharacteronthecomputer.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“giveactingashot”mean?A.Giveupacting.B.Thinkaboutacting.C.Trytodosomeacting.D.Chooseactingasalifelongcareer.2.ThedayReesewenttohisfirstaudition,______.

A.hecameacrossRyanB.itwashis15thbirthdayC.hegotthepartRyanwantedD.hedidsomesightseeinginArizona3.WhatcanwelearnaboutEarthtoEcho?A.Itisasciencefictionfilm.B.ItwasfilmedbyReese’sfriends.C.Itshowstheimportanceoffriendship.D.Itcallsonpeopletoprotecttheearth.四、阅读填句WinninganOscarisn’tallaboutactingabilityWhiletheawardsclaimtheyrecognizethetopperformancesfromaroundtheworld,anewstudyhasfoundthatyou’remorelikelytowinanOscarifyou’reanAmericanactinginafilmthatportraysAmericanculture.1Britishactorsaremorelikelytotakehomeanaward.

Researcherssaythetrendsuggestsviewersaremorelikelytoperceiveaperformanceas“trulybrilliant”iftheyaremembersofthesamesocialgroupastheactor.Itcanbeseen,perhapsmostfamously,inthecaseofLeonardoDiCaprio,whofinallywonalong-awaitedOscarinthe88thAcademyAwardsforhisroleinTheRevenant,whichfollowsthestoryofanAmericanfrontiersman.2In2014,MatthewMcConaugheywonanOscarforhisroleinDallasBuyersClub,andJenniferLawrencetookanawardhomein2013forSilverLiningsPlaybook.3ThefindingscomefromanewstudypublishedintheBritishJournalofPsychology.Theteaminvestigatedatotalof908meritprizewinners:97winnersand383nomineesfortheOscars,and97winnersand331nomineesfortheBAFTAs.Overall,theyfoundthatUSactorsdominatedtheawards,claimingover50percentoftheprizesacrosstheOscarsandBAFTAs.

4Whentheperformerandjudgesharedmembershipwithinaparticularsocialgroup—forexample,beingAmerican—theactorwasmorelikelytowin.Asaresult,Americanactorswerefoundtowin52percentofallBAFTAs,and69percentofallOscars.WhileBritishactorswonjust18percentofallOscars,and34percentofBAFTAs.

5IntheOscars,Americanswhoperformedinfilmsaboutnon-UScultureaccountedforjust26percentoftheawardwinners.But,thosewhoperformedinfilmsaboutAmericanculturemadeup88percentofthewinners.

A.Inrecentyears,manyactorshavecastthemselvesasfrontiersmen.B.Subjectmatterplayedarole,too,accordingtotheresearchers.C.And,thesameappliestoLondon’sBAFTAs.D.Buttheyalsonotedatrendwithinsocialgroups.E.Butthetrendalsostretchesbackthroughouttheyears.F.ThingsaredifferentinBritain.G.DanielDay-LewiswonanOscarin2008forhisroleinThereWillbeBlood.一、单词拼写1.fantasy2.horror3.familiar4.attach5.prefer6.audience7.aid8.studio9.factor10.ensure二、单句语法填空1.creative2.approaches3.awards4.fantastic5.enables6.frequently7.performance8.location三、阅读理解1.C。词义猜测题。根据下文Reese描述他如何开始演艺之路以及他的理想工作是整形外科医生可知,受到父亲的影响,来到加州后的Reese想要尝试一下演戏。2.C。细节理解题。根据文中的“Iendedupbookingtheparthewentinfor,andhebookedmine.”可知,在第一次试演的那天,Reese得到了Ryan喜欢的角色。3.A。推理判断题。根据Reese对新电影EarthtoEcho的介绍“receivingstrangemessages...findanalien...helpthealien”可推测,这是一部科幻片。四、阅读填句1.C。根据后一句Britishactorsaremorelikelytotakehomeanaward.可知,英国演员在本国获奖的几率更高,故可知,不仅仅美国是这样,英国也是如此。2.E。根据后文In2014,MatthewMcConaugheywonanOscarforhisroleinDallasBuyersClub,