Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解(2020·惠州市高三第一次调研考试试题)TheEnvironmentalFilmFestivalhasbecomeoneoftheworld'sgrandestsupportersoftheenvironmentalfilm.Toofferfreshviewsonglobalenvironmentalissues,thisyear'sfestivalwillincludearecordof190filmsfrom50countries,including110premieres(首映).Herearejustafewofthehighlights.1.HotWaterFeaturedamongthefestival'sopeningnightfilmsisthehighlyexpectedHotWater,alookatthedepressing,destructiveeffectsofuranium(铀)miningintheAmericanWest.FormerUSRep.DennisKucinich,whoranforpresidentin2004and2008,isfeaturedinthefilm,alongwithfilmmakersElizabethKucinichandLizabethRogers.DirectedbyKevinFlintandRogers.2.TotheWonderTotheWonderisthelatestfilmbywell-knownAmericanDirectorTerrenceMalick.Thefilm,anexplorationoflovesetagainstthepowerofnature,starsBenAffleck,OlgaKurylenko,RachelMcAdamsandJavierBardem.Thefilmpremieredincompetitionatthe2012VeniceFilmFestival,andismakingitsWashington,D.C.premiereduringthefestival.3.RevolutionThisWashington,D.C.premierepresentstheCanadianfilmmakerandenvironmentalactivist,RobStewart'snewwork,Revolution—anurgingappealtotoday'syouthtochangetheplanetbeforeit'stoolate.Theaward-winningdocumentarytakesStewartthrough15countriesoverfouryears,inanefforttofindthesecrettosavingtheecosystemswerelyonforsurvival.4.TheFifthSeasonBeautifulandmysterious,JessicaWoodworth'slatestfeature,TheFifthSeason,isapoeticmeditation(沉思)onnatureinanbattleagainsthumans.ThedramaticnarrativetakesplaceinBelgium'ssecretArdennes,wherethelocalsrelyontheland,butnaturetakesaturnandseemstogoonmysteriousstrike.InFrenchandFlemishwithEnglishsubtitles.DirectedandproducedbyWoodworthandPeterBrosens.篇章导读:本文是一篇应用文。环境电影节已经成为世界上有关环境的电影的最大支持者之一。本文介绍了环境电影节上的四部热门电影。1.Revolutionisintendedto________.A.helpRobStewarttobeanactivistB.changetheyounggenerationC.appealtotheyoungtosavetheearthD.takeStewartthrough15countries答案:C细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词Revolution定位到原文第三个电影介绍,根据该段中的“Revolution—anurgingappealtotoday'syouthtochangetheplanetbeforeit'stoolate”可知,这部电影旨在呼吁年轻人保护地球,故选C。2.Whichfilmwillyougotoseeifyouareapoemlover?A.HotWater.B.TotheWonder.C.Revolution.D.TheFifthSeason.答案:D细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词apoemlover定位到原文第四个电影介绍中的“TheFifthSeason,isapoeticmeditation(沉思)onnatureinabattleagainsthumans”,由此可知,如果你是一个诗歌爱好者,你可以去看TheFifthSeason。3.Whatdoweknowaboutthefourfilms?A.Theytellsomethingnewaboutenvironmentalproblems.B.Theenvironmentalfilmhasbecomethegrandestfilm.C.Theyareallabouthumans'negativeeffectsontheecosystem.D.Theywillbefirstlyshownatthisyear'sfestival.答案:A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Toofferfreshviewsonglobalenvironmentalissues,thisyear'sfestivalwillincludearecordof190filmsfrom50countries”可知,这四部电影提供了关于环境问题的新的视角,故选A。(2020·安徽省黄山市屯溪一中高三月考)Lately,theconcernsaboutbeesbeingendangeredhavebecomewidelynotedamongpeopleallovertheworld,buthowtotakeactionaboutithasbecomescarceinthisage.That'swhyWorldBeeDayexiststoeducatepeopleabouttheimportanceofbeesandhowtheycanhelppreservethemforthesakeofthefuture.Ifyouwanttohelpsavethesefuzzyinsectsfromextinction,thenreaddownbelowtolearnmoreaboutwhatWorldBeeDayisabout!WorldBeeDaycorresponds(相一致)wi...