2025届高考英语 热考话题组合练 第四组　人与社会——文学、艺术与体育（课件+练习，共3份）

第四组　人与社会———文学、艺术与体育 组合练(十)　阅读提速练 (分值：50分) Ⅰ.四选一阅读(每小题2.5分，共37.5分) A Princeton University Art Event Program Information for Gaucho: A New Musical March 8－10,2024，in Wallace Theater Presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater. Gaucho: A New Musical Book，music and lyrics(歌词) by Princeton University senior Aaron Ventresca and his sister，Emma Ventresca，a sophomore at Yale University；directed by lecturer Nico Krell with music direction by guest artist Gia Gan. Run Time Approximately 2 hours(including a 10-minute intermission)． Setting In this new musical set in nineteenth-century Argentina，the gaucho(高乔人) community of San Antonio de Areco(a town in Buenos Aires Province，Argentina) faces growing threats to its traditional way of life from large landowners’ newest technology—barbed(带刺的) wire fencing.A young gaucho named Mateo struggles to break free from his family’s dying way of life to become a writer.Then with some help，Mateo escapes to Buenos Aires.There，he meets Sofia，who shakes his narrow-minded view of the world.As modernity takes shape，Mateo is torn between choices：his family or the one he could create，his culture or the movements of the world. Special Notes No flash photography permitted.Please silence all electronic devices including mobile phones and watches，and avoid text messaging for the duration of the performance. Tickets & Details Performances are free and open to the public；advance tickets required.If a performance is listed as sold out，a wait list will be formed at the door with a limited number of tickets available. Accessibility The Wallace Theater is an accessible venue with an assistive listening system.Guests in need of other access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at least one week in advance at LewisCenter@princeton.edu. 1．Who created the Gaucho: A New Musical A．Guest artist Gia Gan. B．Two university students. C．Lecturer Nico Krell. D．Artists in Wallace Theater. 2．What is the theme of the musical A．A romantic love story. B．A movement of culture. C．The change of lifestyle. D．The immigration of a community. 3．What are people required to do to watch the musical A．Pay for performances in advance. B．Wait in line at the door of the theatre. C．Contact the Lewis Center for tickets. D．Switch off their electronic devices. B (2024·浙江嘉兴二模) I have always been proud of my handwriting，a skill I was taught in grade school.The teacher was teaching us the Palmer Penmanship Method，drilling into us the importance of forming big flowing lines when we wrote g’s and s’s as well as beautiful f’s that in my mind were like fairy tale princesses wearing fancy hats while extending their right foot.We were strictly prohibited from using block letters on our homework，as they lack the beauty. Now it becomes apparent that young people no longer learn cursive(草书)．They type everything，mostly on their ... ...