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lftaught. He first started teaching himself to produce hiphop beats about six years ago, after he retired. I found something to do, he told NPR39。 talents and posted them to Twitter. His tweet went viral, receiving thousands of reactions within a matter of days. Now, Dubois39。故選B。由此可知,她的舞蹈風(fēng)格一開(kāi)始不被人們接受。s high status in the dancing world and her unique expressive style.【答案】 (1)A(2)C(3)B(4)C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文,伊莎多拉t one moment Duncan doubted her own genius.s no surprise, then, that when she moved to New York to join a theatre pany, she found herself restricted. The existing dancing style, their way of operating—all of this seemed to her the work of a misguided past. Duncan was very direct about what she wanted, confidently telling people she had a different vision of dance that she was going to spread in the world. This, naturally, led to ridicule and laughs early on, but as she built up her work, these instances became less frequent. Today, she is remembered as The Mother of Dance, with much of the modern art owing its expressive style to her influence. Inspired by the ancient Greeks, she brought the style to life. In her autobiography (自傳), one of the things Duncan frequently refers to as the basis of her expressive spirit is the fact that she had a childhood where she wasn39。 There is an old quotation if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. And it captures an important truth. At school, Isadora Duncan was a failure. In the dance hall, she gave form to brilliance.(1)What does the underlined phrase treat troubles as fuel mean? used troubles to push her forward towards her dream. was good at burning away everyday troubles. turned Duncan into a confident girl. lit the fire of dancing in Duncan.(2)Which of the following is TRUE about Duncan? experience in New York was the foundation of her career. teaching job when she was little destroyed her confidence. dancing style was not very well received at the beginning. mother set higher expectation on her than she could bear.(3)What does the author try to tell the readers in the last paragraph? is useless climbing a tree to catch fish. is a genius in his own way. e from human stupidity. can impact students greatly.(4)What is this passage mainly about? Duncan39。根據(jù)第二段中的“Not only was she already talented enough to earn money even at that age, but she also had a rare kind of confidence”即使在那個(gè)年齡,她也有足夠的天賦去掙錢(qián),而且她還有一種罕見(jiàn)的自信;以及“something to elevate the fire that is already burning inside of her ”能讓她心中燃燒的火焰更旺,可推測(cè)出劃線部分的意思應(yīng)為“用困難推動(dòng)她向夢(mèng)想前進(jìn)”。根據(jù)最后一段中的“if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”如果你以爬樹(shù)的能力來(lái)判斷一條魚(yú),它終其一生都會(huì)認(rèn)為自己是愚蠢的。鄧肯十歲時(shí)輟學(xué)去教別人跳舞,文章主要介紹了她的經(jīng)歷以及所取得的成功。s because at 72 years old, the Chicago resident is a newly discovered hiphop artist. newfound social media fame has been a little overwhelming for him. I was shocked, he said. I broke down and cried because I didn39。Astonished.Daniels.Daniels didn39。It39。D. (3)考查推理判斷。 I had chosen the third onemile race of the day. There were over 600 people in my race. We were taken through an acclimatization area it felt more like swimming in the sea than a lake. I tried to focus on my breathing and technique, and just keep going. As I approached the 400mtogo mark my lower right leg became painful. I recalled overhearing people talking about how they kept swimming through the pain, so I tried. But it didn39。ve already signed up for my next openwater swim.(1)How did the author feel before the race? A.To introduce the various events of the race.(3)The author suggests in Paragraph 4 that ______. A.B.根據(jù)第二段中的“There seemed to be a mix of openwater enthusiasts alongside plete beginners—which is precisely the aim of the swims, to get as many people as possible pleting their own challenge. The oldest woman peting was 77, taking part in the twomile race, alongside a man who last year had swum in every onemile race.”可知,參賽者包括天然水域游泳的愛(ài)好者,也包括初學(xué)者,也有很多人完成自己的挑戰(zhàn),這里面就有77歲參加2英里游泳的老人,也有去年參加一英里的男子,故可知,該比賽參與者范圍很廣,故選C。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷題型的考查,是一篇故事類閱讀,考生需要根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理,從而選出正確答案。levelC.an extinct bird idea of taking eggs from the birds39。Carl Jones 通過(guò)人工繁殖的方式是瀕臨滅絕的鳥(niǎo)類的數(shù)量逐漸增加,并且因此獲得了2016年的印第安的波利斯獎(jiǎng)。 (4)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。A Childhood MemoryC.D.He always fought with mom39。s friend39。根據(jù)第一段中的Everything together makes what is the personality of a man. 可知,作者認(rèn)為這些童年記憶塑造了一個(gè)人的人格,故選B。his father preferred American schoolsB.He experienced differences from the Indian schools in many ways.(3)How did the author feel at the end of the day? A. (2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的I was afraid how I would do. On the first day, I went to my second period class after I had missed my first. With anxiety…和最后一段中的I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I was thinking, today wasn39。 Generally speaking, people like those who have a good sense of humor. Yes, the boss was, as Brian entered the office at 9:35. The place was as quiet as a locker room (更衣室): everyone was hard at work. Brian39。he was seriously illC.It can solve racial discriminations.(3)What does the underlined phrase clamped off in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.tried to setBrian was supposed to arrive at his office at 8: 30.C.早起的鳥(niǎo)兒有蟲(chóng)吃嗎?于是辦公室都爆發(fā)出了笑聲,他通過(guò)一點(diǎn)幽默化解了這次危機(jī)。根據(jù)第三段中的“The room exploded in laughter. The boss clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.”可知房間里哄堂大笑,因此老板也是只能強(qiáng)忍住笑,走回他的辦公室。 Then he heard the call of his mother saying time for bed. He continued writing the piece, ignoring her. He had to make up for the time he had lost thinking about a topic to write.His friends assisted him.Because he didn39