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1、福州市 2015 高考英语【三月】阅读类训练（12）及答案阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Together. 35 years.Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterThey make you sway. With a dance form all their own. Originating as an intimate, innovative dance company, it has evolved into an international force. Taking the spirit of Afr
2、icanAmerican culture and translating it into dance and community programs for more than 35 years. A heritage of bringing together a repertoire of Ailey classics and great dance masterpieces along with exciting new works by emerging artists. Modern Vibrant. Athletic. Colorful. Involving. Because it i
3、s dance in step with the people. Part of the neighborhood, their pulse beatsbeatsbeats of life. Lifting spirits. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Pirouetting the globe. Soaring, moving as one, moving dance into the future. Join Philip Morris in its 12th year of supporting Alvin Ailey A
4、merican Dance Theater. And celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past as they boldly step forward. (from )1. What does the advertisement ask people to do?A. To see a play.B. To watch a match.C. To ball there.D. To see Philip Morris.2. How is the company?A. Modern and involving. B. Intimate and inno
5、vative.C. Athletic and colorful.D. Vibrant and innovative.3. What does Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater hold this activity for?A. To develop the spirit of AfricanAmerican culture.B. To leap tall buildings in a single bound.C. To pirouette the globe.D. To celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past
6、.【答案与解析】1. C 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第 2 句 Join Philip Morris in its 12th year of supporting Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 可知答案选 C。2. B 事实细节题。根据文章第 3 段第 2 句 Originating as an intimate, innovative dance company 可知答案选 B。3. D 事实细节题。根据文章最后一句 And celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past as they boldly step f
7、orward 可知，答案选 D。阅读理解。By the early 20th century, as the United States became an international power, its cultural self-identity (认同) became more complex. The United States was becoming more diverse as immigrants streamed into the country, settling especially in Americas growing urban areas. At this t
8、ime, Americas social diversity began to find significant expression in the arts and culture. American writers of German, Irish, Jewish, and Scandinavian ancestry began to find an audience, although some of the cultural elite (中坚分子) resisted the works, considering them crude and unrefined. Many of th
9、ese writers focused on 20th-century city life and themes, such as poverty, efforts to assimilate (消化) into the United States, and family life in the new country. European influence now meant something very different than it once had: Artists changed the core of American experience by incorporating t
10、heir various immigrant origins into its cultural vision. During the 1920s and 1930s, a host of African American poets and novelists added their voices to this new American vision. Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen, among others, gathered in New York Citys Harlem (黑人住宅区) distric
11、t. They began to write about their unique experiences, creating a movement called the Harlem Renaissance. Visual artists of the early 20th century also began incorporating the many new sights and colors of the multiethnic (不同种族的) America visible in these new city settings. Painters associated with a
12、 group known as The Eight, such as Robert Henri and John Sloan, portrayed the picturesque sights of the city. Later painters and photographers focused on the citys squalid (污秽的) aspects. Although nature remained a significant part of American cultural self-expression, as the paintings of Georgia OKe
13、effe demonstrated, it was no longer at the heart of American culture. By the 1920s and 1930s few artists or writers considered nature the extraordinary basis of American cultural identity. In popular music too, the songs of many nations became American songs. Tin Pan Alley was full of immigrant tale
14、nts who helped define American music, especially in the form of the Broadway musical. Some songwriters, such as Irving Berlin and George M. Cohan, used their music to help define American patriotic songs and holiday traditions. During the 1920s musical forms such as the blues and jazz began to domin
15、ate the rhythms of American popular music. These forms had their roots in Africa as adapted in the American South and then in cities. 1. The main theme of the painting in the early 20th century is . A. poverty B. experience C. nature D. life2. Which of the following countries culture might have the
16、least effect on American culture? A. Finland. B. India. C. South Africa. D. Irish. 3. The following is true EXCEPT . A. Many artists or writers didnt realize the function of nature in the basis of American cultural identity until 1920s. B. The blues and jazz was quite popular in the 1920s and had a closely relation with African music. C. Immigrants affected Americas social diversity and it can be found in the change of the arts and cultur
