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1、xx-2019学年高二英语上学期第三学段教学质量监测试题注意：本试卷共8页,满分100分,时间90分钟第一部分阅读理解（共15小题,满分30分）AMarthaGraham,bornin1894,wasoneofthemostfamousdancersandcreatorsofdance,whoseinfluenceondancehasbeenparedwiththeinfluencePicassohadonthemodernvisualarts,Stravinskyhadonmusic,orFrankLloydWrighthadonarchite
2、cture.Shecreatedalmosttwohundreddancepieces.SheisoftencalledtheMotherofModernDance.Earlierinherlife,however,Marthadidnotknowthatshewouldbeeadancer.Atthattime,thedancerswerelookeddownon.SoMartha’sparentsdidn’tapproveofherdesiretodanceatthebeginning.Until1916,shebeganherstudies
3、atthenewlycreatedDenishawnSchoolofDancingandRelatedArts,foundedbyRuthSt.DenisandTedShawn,whereGrahamworkedveryhardtoimproveherabilitytodancebecauseshewasconsideredtoooldtobegindancing.In1936,Grahammadeherdefiningwork,Chronicle,whichsignaledthebeginningofanewerainmoderndance.T
4、hedancebroughtseriousissuestothestageforthegeneralpublicinadramaticmanner.InfluencedbytheWallStreetCrashof1929,theGreatDepressionthatfollowed,andtheSpanishCivilWar,itfocusedondepressionandisolation,reflectedinthedarknatureofboththesetandcostumes.Grahamcontinuedtodancepastthea
5、geofseventy.Onceagain,shewasmetwithcriticismfrompeoplewhocametowatchhershows.Butshedidn’tgiveup.Herlastpletedballetwas1990’sMapleLeafRag.ADancer’sWorldisanintroductiontoGrahamandherwork.Shetellsaboutherdancesandherdancegroupshowssomeoftheirmethods.MarthaGrahamreceivedmanyawar
6、dsduringherlifetime,includingthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin1976.Shewasthefirstdancertoreceivethecountry’shighestcivilianhonor.Shediedin1991.Inxx,Timemagazinelistedherasthe“DanceroftheCentury”andasoneofthemostimportantpeopleofthetwentiethcentury.1.Somefamousartistsmentionedin
7、Paragraph1showMarthaGraham________. A.hadagreateffectonmoderndanceB.wasinfluencedgreatlybythemC.keptintouchwiththemregularlyD.likedtomakemorefriendswiththem2.Whydidn’tMartha’sparentsapproveofherdesiretodanceatfirst?A.ShewastoooldtolearnAmericandance.B.Therewasnoacademicschool
8、toteachdancing.C.Herfamilywastoopoortoaffordhertuition.D.Americandan
