题型组合练(四).阅读理解A(2017南开区一模)Acting & Musical TheaterThe Summer Acting & Musical Theater program，which starts on Friday，July 3 and ends on Thursday，July 23，is created for talented students who have been inspired by musical theater.The program develops the abilities of experienced performers who are serious about the field and eager to work hard.Our goal is to help you grow creatively through fulltime，collegelevel theater training under the direction of popular professional performers and teachers.The students can improve their performance skills and can get the knowledge about the history of theater，the style of theater and so on.Students will complete the program with improved audition(试演) skills.Classes aim to improve your command of body，mind and voice.Students will take a trip to see at least one professional production with program teachers.An exhibition of the students class work will be presented at the conclusion of the program to family，friends，students from other Summer College programs，and the University community.Program Costs：Accommodation：3,359；Traffic：2,234.Audition requirements：Auditions should include the following video materials：Two different songs；One agesuitable monologue(独白)；One short dance part；A personal statement regarding your background and training，experience in performances，and personal goals in theater；Each part of the audition should be about one minute in length；You should be the only person shown in the audition；The audition is given online with your application.Typical day：9：00 am to noon classes focus on musical theater，including acting，voice，movement，dance and scene study.1：00 to 4：00 pm classes involve additional work in acting，movement，and voice，along with rehearsals(排练) for public performances.1What do you know about the program?AThe program will last for three weeks.BThe program helps students grow healthily.CStudents can have chances to audition in films.DThe program provides accommodation for free.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“which starts on Friday，July 3 and ends on Thursday，July 23”推算可知，课程持续三周，故选A。2The underlined word “production” in Paragraph 4 refers to “ ”AwritingBperformanceCconferenceDguidance答案B解析词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句前面的“The students can improve their performance skills”以及“Classes aim to improve your command of body，mind and voice.”可知，学生参加这样的课程能提高他们的表演技能，并能提高身体、头脑、声音方面的表演技巧。所以此处production指的是performance，即表演，故选B。3It can be learnt from the passage that students .Aseldom attend classes in the morningBcannot be taught by wellknown actorsCwill get some information about theaterDwill usually perform for college students答案C解析推理判断题。由第三段中的“.and can get the knowledge about the history of theater，the style of theatre and so on.”可知选C。4The audition materials include the following EXCEPT .Aa performance with your partnerBa short dance part in one minuteCan online introduction of yourselfDa suitable monologue in one minute答案A解析细节理解题。根据Audition requirements下面的“You should be the only person shown in the audition”可知A项不符合原文内容，故选A。5What is the purpose of the passage?ATo tell us how to hold a musical theater program successfully.BTo call on more and more students to pay attention to theater.CTo introduce the development of the Summer Acting program.DTo attract more students loving performances to attend the program.答案D解析写作意图题。本文通过介绍Acting & Musical Theater的相关情况，主要为了吸引更多爱好表演的学生参加该项目，故选D。B(2017红桥区二模)It was the summer of 1965.DeLuca，then 17，visited Peter Buck，a family friend.Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future.“Im going to college，but I need a way to pay for it，”DeLuca recalls saying.“Buck said，You should open a sandwich shop.”That afternoon，they agreed to be partners.And they set a goal：to open 32 stores in ten years.After doing some research，Buck wrote a check for 1,000.DeLuca rented a storefront(店面) in Connecticut，and when they couldnt cover their startup costs，Buck kicked in another 1,000.But business didnt go smoothly as they expected.DeLuca says，“After six months，we were doing poorly，but we didnt know how badly，because we didnt have any financial controls.”All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time.Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York.Theyd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running.“We convinced ourselves to open a second store.We figured we could tell the public，We are so successful，and we are opening a second store.”And they didin the spring of 1966.Still，it was a lot of learning by trial and error.But the partners learnasyougo approach turned out to be their greatest strength.Every Friday，DeLuca would drive around and handdeliver the checks to pay their suppliers.“It probably took me