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1、Module 4Carnival.话题延读In Washington,Virginia and Maryland, the final months of the year have many festivals.Whether youre into a theater environment, medieval(中世纪的) times or a book festival, theres an event for you.Maryland Renaissance FestivalThe festival features 12 stages and hundreds of costumed
2、actors offering entertainment such as music and theater performances,sword swallowing and a human chess match.Temple Hall Corn Maize and Fall Festival in VirginiaThe 286-acre farm offers a lot of family-friendly entertainment, including pig races, farm animals and camel rides.Grab seasonal goods at
3、the farmers market, take part in the corn harvest, and hear live bluegrass and folk music.Baltimore Book Festival in MarylandThis three-day fair features talks and book signings from more than 275 locally and nationally known authors, including Alice McDermott and Andre Dubus .The festival also incl
4、udes live music and literary hands-on projects for kids.Kids Euro Festival in WashingtonHeres a chance to celebrate and experience European arts and culture, no passports required.Twenty-eight European countries will be represented during the multicultural childrens event, which features more than 2
5、00 performances and workshops.The festival is for children aged 2 through 12, librarians and educators.Activities include puppet(木偶) shows, cooking and theater workshops.“It really brings Europe to the children,” said organizer Sandi Auman.1.If youre interested in dangerous performances, which festi
6、val should you go to?A.Maryland Renaissance Festival.B.Temple Hall Corn Maize and Fall Festival.C.Baltimore Book Festival. D.Kids Euro Festival.2.What do the Baltimore Book Festival and the Kids Euro Festival have in common?A.They both have wonderful theater performances.B.They both invite famous wr
7、iters to give lectures.C.They both have activities intended for kids.D.They both feature European culture.3.What is the purpose of this passage?A.To compare different features of some festivals.B.To introduce some festivals for people to enjoy.C.To tell people how to spend their free time.D.To expla
8、in the benefits of enjoying festivals.语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了华盛顿、弗吉尼亚州和马里兰州秋季的一些节日活动。答案及剖析:1.A细节理解题。根据Maryland Renaissance Festival中的“offering entertainment.sword swallowing.”可知答案为A。2.C细节理解题。根据Baltimore Book Festival in Maryland中的“The festival also includes live music and literary hands-on projects for
9、kids.”和Kids Euro Festival in Washington中的“The festival is for children aged 2 through 12.Activities include puppet(木偶) shows, cooking and theater workshops.”可知, 这两个节日都提供了针对孩子的活动项目。3.B写作目的题。通读文章可知, 本文旨在向读者介绍几个值得一去的节日活动。故选B。.阅读理解(2018山西太原高三第二次模拟)Mirroring Chinas Past: Emperors and Their BronzesChinese
10、 bronzes (青铜) of the second and first millennia BC are some of the most distinctive achievements in the history of art.These vessels (容器) were made to carry sacrificial offerings, to use in burial or to honor noble families in public ceremonies.When they were found by emperors centuries later, these
11、 spiritually significant objects were seen as signs of heavenly messages about a ruler or a dynasty and became prized items in royal collections.This exhibitionthe first to explore these ancient objects throughout Chinese historypresents a rare opportunity to experience a large number of these works
12、 together in the United States.Unlike Greek and Roman bronze sculptures of human and animal forms, most objects from Bronze Age China (about 2000BC221 BC) were vessels for ceremonial use.Beginning with the Song dynasty (9601279), emperors unearthed these symbolic works and began collecting them, con
13、sidering them to be evidence of their own authority as rulers.In addition to impressive collections, the royal fascination with bronzes led to the creation of numerous reproductions and the comprehensive cataloguing of palace holdings.These catalogues are works of art themselves, featuring beautiful
14、 drawings and detailed descriptions of each object.From the 12th century onward, scholars and artists also engaged in collecting and understanding ancient bronzes.Unlike emperors, scholars regarded bronzes as material evidence of their efforts to recover and reconstruct the past, and they occasional
15、ly exchanged them as tokens (象征) of friendship.Today ancient bronzes still occupy a primary position in Chinese culture as historical objects and as signifiers of an important cultural heritage that inspires new generations, as seen in the works of contemporary artists on view in this presentation.M
16、irroring Chinas Past brings together approximately 180 works from the An Institute of Chicagos strong holdings and from the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Shanghai Museum, and important museums and private collections in the United States.By providing viewers with a new understanding of ancient bronzes and their significance through time, the exhibition demonstrates Chinas fasci
