1、television. AMDA creates industry professionals who dont just wait for life to happenthey stage their own careerpath. Now its yourturn. Program description At AMDA, we believe a performer mustperform. From the first day, youll find many performance opportunities in the three core areas of acting, mu
2、sical theatre and dance, both in and out of the classroom, plus individual voicelessons. Over the course of your four semesters （学期）, youll also improve your performance technique through an intensive curriculum that focuses on both foundational and advanced concepts in acting, musical theatre andda
3、nce. Finally, through courses incareer preparation, youll learn how to apply all of this training to a successful career on stage andscreen. Philosophy and mission AMDA is committed to providing a splendid performing arts education to a diverse community of creativeartists. AMDA serves as both schoo
4、l and stage, where students are given the support and opportunity to identify their own personal objectives and to develop and improve their own distinctive artisticvoices. AMDA tries to create an environment for students to develop the skills, confidence, imagination, and power to contribute to the
5、ir community as artists, businesspeople, lifelong learners, and hard-working citizens of the world Above all, AMDA wants to teach students that commitment and passion are the marks of a successful and joyouscareer. Registration 6305 Yucca Street Los Angeles 800-367-7908https: /www.amda.edu21. What i
6、s the curriculum of AMDA about?A.Drawing.B.Philosophy.C.Performing.D.Photography. 【答案】C 【解析】细节理解题。由Your future in the performing arts doesnt have to be atelevision.可知AMDA的课程是关于表演的，选C。22. How long does the course last?A. Onesemester.B. Twoyears.C. Threesemesters.D. Fouryears. 【答案】B 由Over the course o
7、f your four semesters （学期）可知这门课程持续两年，选B。23. What can students learn in AMDA?A. How to singbeautifully.B. How to train aperformer.C. The way to build astage.D. The way to be adirector. 【答案】A 由plus individual voice lessons可知学生们在AMDA可以学习怎样唱歌唱得好听，选A。B April 4th was just another day on a Western Australi
8、a farm for Zac Mitchell, until it suddenly wasnt. In an unexpected accident, the cattle worker was feeding the animals in his charge when one bull cleaned him up and kicked his hand up against the rail, resulting in the thumb on his right hand being cutoff. “My thumb was still hanging on the rail. w
9、hen I got up off the ground,” Zac Mitchellsays. His co-workers tried their best to preserve the thumb for reattachment, placing it on ice in a cooler, but two surgeries to put Mitchells thumb back in placefailed. Thats when doctors came up with anothersuggestion: Remove one of his big toes to where
10、his thumb used tobe. Mitchells lead surgeon, Sean Nicklin, understood the mans dilemma at first, calling it a “bit of a crazy idea”. After all, Zac Mitchell did not want to be injured in another part of hisbody. But as the thumb is incredibly important function-wise, Mitchell eventually gavein. Nick
11、lin explains that the big toe is surprisingly fit for a thumbswitch: Nerves sync up （同步） nicely, and it looks more like a thumb, though a giant one, than any other alternative they may have come upwith. He added that big toes arent as necessary for balance and walking as peoplebelieve. As far as the
12、 foot goes, occasional “fine balance” activities like surfing might be difficult, but most people without a big toe function fine in everyday tasks like walking and even competitivesports. The eight-hour surgery went well, and Mitchell is expected to have a year or so of recovery in front of him bef
13、ore he heads back into thefields.24. What happened to Zac Mitchell on April 4th?A. He cleaned up abull.B. He was badlyhurt.C. He started hisfarm.D. He lost histhumbs. 根据第一段第二句“resulting in the thumb on his right hand being cutoff.”可知，一个牛场工人被一头公牛弄断了大拇指，严重受伤。故选B。25. What suggestion did the doctor give
14、 to Mitchell after the unsuccessful surgery?A. Recreating a new thumb inplace.B. Replacing the thumb with histoe.C. Transplanting his co-workersthumb.D. Putting back the cut-off thumbagain. 根据第二段最后一句“Thats when doctors came up with anotherbe.”可知，医生提出建议用他的大脚趾代替大拇指。26. What is Mitchells first attitude
15、 to the doctors another suggestion?Optimistic.Insignificant.Hesitant.Rejective. 【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段二、三句“After all, Zac Mitchell did not want to be injured in another part of hisin.”可推断，对于医生的另一个建议起初Zac Mitchell是犹豫的，毕竟他不想身体的其他地方受伤。故选C。27. According to Nicklin, after the surgery Mitchell is able toA. surf
16、on the seaB. do daily activitiesC. only stay at home .D. work on wheelchair 根据最后一段的倒数两句“He added that big toes arent as necessary for balance and walking as peoplesports.”可知，根据Nicklin说的，大脚趾对于平衡和走路不是必须的，在日常活动中，像走路甚至竞技性运动，没有大脚趾的人也做得很好。因此可知Mitchell手术后能够从事日常活动。C Most people know that listening to music
17、when they are feeling down or depressed can encourage theirspirits. However studies have also shown that music, especially certain tones can reducestress. Music can change brainwave patterns, deepen breathing, and bring on a totally stress-free and more open mindset . Using music to relax when consi
18、dering a particular problem may not only raise your （心态） mood, but also could help you reach that a-hamoment and find asolution. Music has also been shown not only to make you feel good, but also, to be a greatmotivator. For example, during exercise, listening to music can keep you going, or get you
19、 to exercise more by helping you to ignore negative feelings of tiredness and focus on the pleasurable feelings you get from being absorbed in themusic. Music is mainly used to recordemotion. When we listen to a piece of music we share the artists feelings on a visceral（本来的）level. That can be sad, a
20、nd who among us hasnt put on a painful love song to share in the misery after a bad break-up?On the contrary, we can share in the delight of songs of joy and happiness, or any song or piece of music that reminds us of a particular happy time in ourpast. So next time you are feeling down, put on Beet
21、hoven s Ode to Joy, I bet you will feel a lot better about whatever it was that was bothering you!28. We can infer from the first paragraph that music canA. benefit you in many waysB. promote you to find more questionsC. change the patterns of your lifestyle .D. influence your attention to a problem
22、 根据第一段Most people know that listening to music when they are feeling down or depressed can encourage theirspirits.可知音乐对我们有积极的作用，所以A正确。29. The author wrote the second paragraph mainly toA. tell us a storyC. give us an example 【解析】主旨大意题。通读第二段主要将了音乐能缓解人的紧张，接着通过举例的方法来证明这一观点，所以这一段主要是在举例。30. When we enjoy
23、 a piece of sad music,A. well share the artists feelings deeplyB. we may recall our miserable pastC. we may be reminded of particular joyD. well show mercy on the artists life 根据第四段Music is mainly used to record可知音乐是用来记录情感的，听悲伤的音乐可以让人回忆起悲伤的经历。31. Whats the best title of the text?A. What music means
24、to a music loverC. What kind of music is popular 【答案】D 根据每一段的第一句话music, especially certain tones can reduce stress；Music has also been shown not only to make you feel good, but also, to be a greatmotivator.；Music is mainly used to recordemotion.可知文章主要讲述了音乐对人的影响，所以D正确。B. Why people love happy musicD.
25、 How music changes your life .B. make some commentsD. list some facts .D Theres a song by the great Jamaican singer Bob Marley called So Much Trouble In TheWorld. Marley understood that part of the reason why there are so many problems in the world is the lack oftolerance betweenpeople. The UN under
26、stands this toothats why it made Nov 16th “International Day for Tolerance”. But first of all, what is tolerance?According to French philosopher Voltaire, tolerances the consequence ofhumanity. We are all formed of frailty （脆弱） and error;let us pardon each others fool that is the first law ofnature.” Very often, people dont realize that theyreintolerant. This is because intolerance has a lot to do withignorance. Fo
copyright@ 2008-2023 冰点文库 网站版权所有
经营许可证编号:鄂ICP备19020893号-2
升级会员 