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1、2019-2020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,orFrankLloy
2、dWrighthadonarchitecture.Shecreatedalmosttwohundreddancepieces.SheisoftencalledtheMotherofModernDance.Earlierinherlife,however,Marthadidnotknowthatshewouldbeeadancer.Atthattime,thedancerswerelookeddownon.SoMartha’sparentsdidn’tapproveofherdesiretodanceatthebe
3、ginning.Until1916,shebeganherstudiesatthenewlycreatedDenishawnSchoolofDancingandRelatedArts,foundedbyRuthSt.DenisandTedShawn,whereGrahamworkedveryhardtoimproveherabilitytodancebecauseshewasconsideredtoooldtobegindancing.In1936,Grahammadeherdefiningwork,Chroni
4、cle,whichsignaledthebeginningofanewerainmoderndance.Thedancebroughtseriousissuestothestageforthegeneralpublicinadramaticmanner.InfluencedbytheWallStreetCrashof1929,theGreatDepressionthatfollowed,andtheSpanishCivilWar,itfocusedondepressionandisolation,reflecte
5、dinthedarknatureofboththesetandcostumes.Grahamcontinuedtodancepasttheageofseventy.Onceagain,shewasmetwithcriticismfrompeoplewhocametowatchhershows.Butshedidn’tgiveup.Herlastpletedballetwas1990’sMapleLeafRag.ADancer’sWorldisanintroductiontoGrahamandherwork.She
6、tellsaboutherdancesandherdancegroupshowssomeoftheirmethods.MarthaGrahamreceivedmanyawardsduringherlifetime,includingthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin1976.Shewasthefirstdancertoreceivethecountry’shighestcivilianhonor.Shediedin1991.In1998,Timemagazinelistedherast
7、he“DanceroftheCentury”andasoneofthemostimportantpeopleofthetwentiethcentury.1.SomefamousartistsmentionedinParagraph1showMarthaGraham________. A.hadagreateffectonmoderndanceB.wasinfluencedgreatlybythemC.keptintouchwiththemregularlyD.likedtomakemorefriendswitht
8、hem2.Whydidn’tMartha’sparentsapproveofherdesiretodanceatfirst?A.ShewastoooldtolearnAmericandance.B.Therewasnoacademicschooltoteachdancing.C.Herfamilywastoopoortoaffordhertuition.D.America
