限时规范练7 模块2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained A核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、热爱音乐的素养能力意识一、阅读理解AAndrew Feldman is a student at Lawrence Woodmere Academy (LWA) in Woodmere,New York.On June 25,he took home the top prize at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (全美高中生音乐剧奖) at Broadways Minskoff Theatre.Also known as the Jimmy Awards,the awards were named to remember James M.Nederlander,a theater owner and Broadway producer who died in 2016.Feldman won the award for Best Performance by an Actor for playing Frank Abagnale Jr.in LWAs production of “Catch Me If You Can”.He and Rene Rapp each received a $10,000 scholarship.Rapp from Charlotte,North Carolina,is the winner of the Best Performance by an Actress award.The other remaining seventy-eight finalists received $3,000 scholarships.The finalists received a week of training at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA) before the awards event.Instructors from Broadway taught them basic skills of performing arts.Feldman also won the Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Scholarship.Carnegie Mellon University,based in Pittsburgh,was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie.Feldman received an additional $7,500 to attend the universitys six-week summer play program.He has been a Broadway lover since seeing “Beauty and the Beast” when he was young.And then he performed in his first play,a production of “Annie”,at eight.The shock of winning has still not disappeared.“Winning the Jimmy Award is not something I even imagined,” Feldman said.“I didnt think it could actually happen! Its now been about a week and a half and I still dont believe it.”In 2014,Feldman created a theater company called Zneefrock Productions.The company is run totally by teens.It was set up to raise money for NEXT for Autism,an organization helping to support autism programs.1.What did Feldman do during the week before June 25?A.He performed at the Minskoff Theatre.B.He visited Carnegie Mellon University.C.He traveled around Pittsburgh.D.He received training at TSOA.2.What did Feldman say about winning the prize?A.He was certain of it.B.He was not expecting it.C.It took him a lot of effort.D.It was not a great achievement.3.Why did Feldman create Zneefrock Productions?A.To support an organization.B.To raise money for a theater.C.To help teenage Broadway lovers.D.To remember a Broadway producer.BThe idea of turning recycled plastic bottles into clothing is not new.During the last five years,a large number of clothing companies,businesses,and environmental organizations have started turning plastics into fabric (织物) to deal with plastic pollution.But theres a problem with this method.Research now shows that microfibers could be the biggest source of plastic in the sea.Dr Mark Browne in Santa Barbara,California,has been studying plastic pollution and microfibers for 10 years now.He explains that every time synthetic (合成的) clothes go into a washing machine,a large number of plastic fibers fall off.Most washing machines cant collect these microfibers.So every time the water gets out of a washing machine,microfibers are entering the sewers (下水道) and finally end up in the sea.In 2011,Browne wrote a paper stating that a single piece of synthetic clothing can produce more than 1,900 fibers per wash.Browne collected samples from seawater and freshwater sites around the world,and used a special way to examine each sample.He discovered that every single water sample contained microfibers.This is bad news for a number of reasons.Plastic can cause harm to sea life when eaten.Studies have also shown that plastic can absorb other pollutants.Based on this evidence,it may seem surprising that companies and organizations have chosen to turn plastic waste into clothing as an environmental “solution”.Even though the science has been around for a while,Browne explains that hes had a difficult time getting companies to listen.When he asked well-known clothing companies to support Benign by Design his research project that seeks to get clothes that have a bad effect on humans and the environment out of the market Browne didnt get a satisfying answer.Only one womens clothing company,Eileen Fisher,offered Browne funding.4.What has happened during the past five years?A.Fabric has become much stronger.B.Plastic pollution has been less serious.C.Many plastics have been reused.D.Microfibers have been greatly improved.5.What does Browne think of washing synthetic clothes?A.It is adding microfibers to the clothes.B.It is worsening environmental problems.C.It is making synthetic clothes last longer.D.It is doing great damage to washing machines.6.What can be inferred about Brownes Benign by Design research project?A.It has achieved great success.B.It hasnt got anything done.C.It is known to very few people.D.It is facing some difficulties.7.Whats the best title for the text?A.Its important to learn to recycleB.Its nev