PAGE-13-2018-2019学年度上学期第三学段教学质量监测高二英语试卷注意：本试卷,满分100分,时间90分钟第I卷（共60分）第一部分阅读理解（共15小题,满分30分）AMarthaGraham,bornin1894,wasoneofthemostfamousdancersandcreatorsofdance,whoseinfluenceondancehasbeencomparedwiththeinfluencePicassohadonthemodernvisualarts,Stravinskyhadonmusic,orFrankLloydWrighthadonarchitecture.Shecreatedalmosttwohundreddancepieces.SheisoftencalledtheMotherofModernDance.Earlierinherlife,however,Marthadidnotknowthatshewouldbecomeadancer.Atthattime,thedancerswerelookeddownon.SoMartha’sparentsdidn’tapproveofherdesiretodanceatthebeginning.Until1916,shebeganherstudiesatthenewlycreatedDenishawnSchoolofDancingandRelatedArts,foundedbyRuthSt.DenisandTedShawn,whereGrahamworkedveryhardtoimproveherabilitytodancebecauseshewasconsideredtoooldtobegindancing.In1936,Grahammadeherdefiningwork,Chronicle,whichsignaledthebeginningofanewerainmoderndance.Thedancebroughtseriousissuestothestageforthegeneralpublicinadramaticmanner.InfluencedbytheWallStreetCrashof1929,theGreatDepressionthatfollowed,andtheSpanishCivilWar,itfocusedondepressionandisolation,reflectedinthedarknatureofboththesetandcostumes.Grahamcontinuedtodancepasttheageofseventy.Onceagain,shewasmetwithcriticismfrompeoplewhocametowatchhershows.Butshedidn’tgiveup.Herlastcompletedballetwas1990’sMapleLeafRag.ADancer’sWorldisanintroductiontoGrahamandherwork.Shetellsaboutherdancesandherdancegroupshowssomeoftheirmethods.MarthaGrahamreceivedmanyawardsduringherlifetime,includingthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin1976.Shewasthefirstdancertoreceivethecountry’shighestcivilianhonor.Shediedin1991.In1998,Timemagazinelistedherasthe“DanceroftheCentury”andasoneofthemostimportantpeopleofthetwentiethcentury.1.SomefamousartistsmentionedinParagraph1showMarthaGraham________.A.hadagreateffectonmoderndanceB.wasinfluencedgreatlybythemC.keptintouchwiththemregularlyD.likedtomakemorefriendswiththem2.Whydidn’tMartha’sparentsapproveofherdesiretodanceatfirst?A.ShewastoooldtolearnAmericandance.B.Therewasnoacademicschooltoteachdanci