2023届高考英语阅读理解话题分类-文学和艺（含答案）

2023届阅读理解话题分类专练:文学和艺

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1.TangDynastypoetssangforaboutthreecenturiesindifferenttones.Thereweremanyfamouspoets

livingintheTangperiodsuchasLiBai,DuFu,BaiJuyiandLishangyin.PoemsoftheTangDynastyedited

intheQingDynastyisacollectionofmorethan48,900poemsthatwerewrittenbyover2,200poets.

Butitdidn'tcoverallthepoemsoftheTangDynasty.

DuringtheTangDynasty,poemswererecitedwhenloverswalkedunderthemoonlight.Poemswere

Isorecitedwhensoldiersfoughtonthebattlefield.Peoplerecitedthemintheopenairorattemplefairs.

TangDynastypoetswrotepoemstowinfameandalsotodeveloptheirtemperament.Theyfeelings

fortheirfriendsandcriticizedininjusticeintheworldthroughpoems.

IntheTangDynastyscholarshadtobepoets.Theirreaderswerenotonlypeopleofhighsocial

positionbutalsocommonpeople.Poetsrecitedpoems,singerssangpoemsandotherranksofpeople,

includingoldwomenandchildren,readTangpoems.Thisatmosphereaffectedforeignerswhovisitedthe

countryatthattime.Asaresult,TangpoetrywasintroducedtosomeadjacentcountrieslikeJapanand

Vietnam.

TangpoetryisamostbrilliantpageinthehistoryofancientChineseliterature.it'samiracleinthe

culturalhistoryofmankind.TheTangDynastywasapowerfulempirewithavastterritory.Itinherited

(Mir)Chinesecivilizationthatwentbacktoancienttimes,wascombinedwiththebestofothercultures

andadoptedthebenefitsofthenationsintheworld.Tangpoetrywasn'ttheonlyspiritualwealthcreated

TangDynastypeople.Philosophyandreligion,handwritingandpaintingandmusicandgainednew-peak

development.Tangpoetry,however;wasthejewelinthecrownanditsgreatestachievement.

(1)Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A.onlypeopleintheTangDynastycreatedpoems

B.intotaltherewerefourfamouspoetsintheTangDynasty

C.intheTangDynastymostcommonpeoplewerepoets

D.theTangDynastyprobablyexistedforaboutthreecenturies

(2)WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Whythepoetscreatedpoems.

B.SomeotherkindsofspiritualwealthintheTangDynasty.

C.ThesignificanceandinfluenceoftheTangDynasty.

D.TheeditorsofPoemsoftheTangDynasty.

(3)WhatdoestheauthorreallywanttotellusinParagraph4?

A.ManyforeignerscametoourcountryduringtheTangDynasty.

B.IntheTangDynastyallscholarswerepoets.

C.TangDynastypoemswerequitepopular.

D.IntheTangDynastymanypoemsweresungbywomensingers

(4)What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TangDynastypoetry

B.ThegreatTangDynasty

C.FamouspoetsintheTangDynasty

D.ThedevelopmentoftheTangDynasty

2.Culturallyspeaking,AmericamightbecalledaEuropeancolony.Noothercountrywhoseoriginslie

inEuropehashadsosharpanawarenessofitsdistinctionandsuperioritytotheparentcultures.Running

throughAmericanhistory,andthereforethroughAmericanliterature,isadoubleconsciousnessofOld

WorldmodesandNewWorldpossibilities.AsAmerican,thewriterhasdistributedEurope;aswriter;he

hasenviedtherichesavailabletohisEuropeanCounterpart.

Inthenineteenthcentury,someimmigrantscameinordertoavoidmilitaryserviceintheir

homeland.Butevenso,thesnowballingprocesshadformostAmericansadeep,almostlegendary

significance.

Inthelegends,EuropewasassociatedwiththePast,withBritishred-coatsatConcord,absentee

landlords(不在的土也主)，dynasticpride,hunger,poverty,oppression.America,bycontrast,wasthefuture:

plenty,prosperity,freedom.FormuchofitshistoryAmericahasbeenabusy,restlessland,more

interestedininnovationthaninconservation(保守),Itspeoplehavebeenhighlyoptimistic,settinggreat

storebytheabilityoftheindividualtoovercomeobstacles.Theindividualhashadarighttoexpect

success.OptimismandpessimismmixunusuallyinAmericanwriting;MarkTwainisanobviousexample.

Or;theindividualtendstosethimselfupinadramaticrelationshiptosociety.

YetalthoughAmericanliteraturehasrevealedcertainfairlypermanenttrends,ithasnotbeenastill

affair.Itstonehaschangedfromdecadetodecade.

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"theparentcultures"referto?

A.CultureofparentsB.CultureofEurope

C.CultureofBritainD.CultureofAmerica

(2)WhatistheAmericanwritersattitudetowardsEurope?

A.HehatesEuropeforitsconversation,povertyandpermission.

B.HehasnotrustinEuropeandisalsojealousofitsriches.

C.HeenviesthatalltheEuropeansaremuchricher.

D.HebelievesthatAmericaislookeddownupon.

(3)WhatisthemaincharacteristicoftheAmericanwriting?

A.Thedescriptionofadramaticrelationbetweentheindividualandsociety.

B.TheoptimisticdescriptionoftheAmericansovercomingobstacles.

C.Thestrangecombinationofoptimismandpessimism.

D.Theeverchangingofitscharacteristicfromdecadetodecade.

(4)Themainideaofthispassageisabout.

A.adoubleconsciousnessinAmericanliterature

B.theEuropeanculture'scontributiontoAmericaliterature

C.optimismandpessimisminAmericawriting

D.Americanscanalwaysovercomeobstacles

3.MarkTwainwasagreatwriter.HewasfromtheUSA.Hewasbornin1835.Hewasalsoafamous

speaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumour.Manypeoplelikedtolistentohimtalkingbecausehe

likedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetime.

OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleave,

oneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoesinthetownandtoldhimthat

he'dbetternotgothere.MarkTwainwaved(摇动)hishandandsaid,"Itdoesn'tmatter.Themosquitoes

arenorelativesofmine.Idon'tthinktheywillcometovisitme."

Afterhearrivedatthetown,MarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohis

roombutwhenhewasjustabouttohavearest,quiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfelt

verysorryaboutthat."I'mverysorry,MrMarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown/'one

ofthemsaidtohim.

MarkTwain,however,madeajoke,sayingtothewaiter;"Themosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknow

myroomnumber.Theydidn'tcomeintothewrongroom."Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresent

laughheartily.

ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthe

hotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewholenight.

(1)ThatdayMarkTwainwenttothetown.

A.toseeoneofhisfriends

B.becausehewastoldtherewerealotofmosquitoesthere

C.becausehewantedtodosomethingthereforhiswriting

D.toseeoneofhisrelatives

(2)Thewaitersfeltsorrybecause.

A.theydidsomethingwrongtoMarkTwain

B.theirhotelwastoosmall

C.theroomwasnotveryclean

D.therewerequiteafewmosquitoesinMarkTwain'sroom

(3)Allthepeoplepresentlaughedheartilybecause.

A.themosquitoeswereverycleverandtheydidn'tcomeintothewrongroom

B.themosquitoesknewMarkTwain'sroomnumber

C.MarkTwainmadeajoke

D.MarkTwaingavethewaiterssomenicepresents

4.Althoughit'sweird（怪异的）forcharacterstosuddenlybreakintosongsanddancesinthemiddleof

aconversation,itstillproducescheerfulatmosphereforactorstodothesame,doesn'tit?

Theimpromptu（即兴的）songsanddancesarewhatLaLaLand（爱乐之城）一amusicalfilmisall

about.Thispatternworkedsurprisinglywell:Thefilmwonarecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,andit

alreadyhas14Oscar;nominations,includingbestpicture,bestdirectorandbestcostumedesign.LaLa

LandwasreleasedinChinaonFeb14,whichappealstotheyoungstersnowadays.

Butwhyisitthatamusicalfilmisboomingallofasudden?

It'sbelievedthat（liecurrentpoliticalclimateisdrivingpeopletowardlight-heartedentertainment

forrelief-especiallymovieslikeLaLaLand,whichtellsasimpleboy—meets—girlstory.Thetaletakes

placeinanever-sunnyLosAngeles,whereeverythingispaintedinapositivelight,whichmaybeanother

attractionforthoselookingtoescapetheworldforashortwhile.

"ThiswastheonlytimeformesinceNov8thatIwassuccessfullyabletoshutoutallthoughtsof

TrumpWorldforovertwohours,"wroteTheGuardian'seditorJohnPatterson."LaLaLand,ifonlyfora

while,quitegotmeoutofabomination."

Thisisnothardtounderstandifyouthinkaboutthelastlimemusicalfilmshadtheirmomentof

glory.Itwasmorethanhalfacenturyago,backinthe1930sthroughtothe1950s,whentheGreat

Depression—aneconomycrisis-hittheUS.

"PoliticiansoftenassignedHollywoodthetaskof'cheeringAmericansup',askingthemtoproduce

comediestogetridofangerandgloomduringtheDepression,hopingthattheentertainmentindustry

couldplayakeyroleindistractingAmericansfromthehorrorsoftheeconomicdownfall,"wroteSydney

HuberontheblogMusicDuringtheGreatDepression.

Despitebeingamusicalfilledwithadream-likeatmosphere,LaLaLandhasitsfairshareofrealism.

Theboy-meets-girlstorydoesn'tendinahappily-ever-afterway.Instead,theyhavetomakea

choicebetweentheirrelationshipandtheircareers,likemanycouplesintherealworld.

"Thereisamodemenergytoit,"DamienChazelle,thefilm'sdirector;toldTheIndependent."Itwas

funtotakecertaincharacteristicsfromfiftiesoldmusicals,butputtheminamodemcityandfilmthemin

amodemway,andseewhatresultedfromthat."

（1）AccordingtoJohnPatterson,whatmadeLaLaLandpopularwithAmericanviewers?

A.Ittellsapleasurableboy-meets-girlstory.

B.Iteasesthestresspeoplefeelintherealworld.

C.ItremindspeopleofthegloryofHollywoodmusicalfilms.

D.Itintroducesanewperformingstyletothefilmindustry.

（2）WhatroledidmusicalsplayduringtheGreatDepressionaccordingtoSydneyHuber?

A.Theyexpressedpeople'sangerandanxiety.

B.Theyprovidedsolutionstotheeconomicdownfall.

C.Theyservedasatooltospreadpoliticians,ideas.

D.Theybroughtcomfortandentertainmenttopeople.

(3)ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphsthatDamienChazelle.

A.wasn'tsatisfiedwiththehappyendingof