7.EVERYONE'S talking about it in American high schools.Whether they are hip-hop fans or just students or just students or teachers who listen to good music of any genre(類型),they all have one thing in common:an obsession with Hamilton,a hip-hop musical about the forgotten founding father of the United States on the $10bill.What makes this musical so different from all the other ones?
"Everybody is so excited about it."Mark Madama,associate professor of musical theater at the University of Michigan,said,"It is something for the students.Hip-hop music is what they listen to when they are walking down the street and all of a sudden,now that is also the music that is in musical theater."
The full title of the show is Hamilton:An American Musical,and it tells the stories of Alexander Hamilton's life:from a homeless orphan to Washington's right hand man(得力助手),from an unknown to war hero.The idea of a Broadway musical about a founding father with hip-hop music has gotten enough attention on its own.
One of the most amazing details of this phenomenon is that most of the students have never even seen it.Nazareth High School junior Maddy Schierl has never seen the show live but said she still relates to it deeply."There is so much emotion in the music that I feel like I have experienced the show's essence(本質(zhì))without even having to see it,"Schierl said.
Students and teachers are finding other ways to fall in love with Hamilton,whether they do it through listening to its music,watching short videos on YouTube or even studying it in the classroom.Katja Stonebraker,who teaches AP US history at Cary-Grove High School,described the musical as"a teacher's dream",Stonebraker plans to use Hamilton more in the future because of the interesting perspective it tells Hamilton's story from.
"You see these old dead guys,and they are who you have to memorize and learn,"Stonebraker said,-But I think Hamilton makes history real and relatable."
28.The underlined word"obsession"in Paragraph 1is closest in meaning toA.
A.strong enthusiasm
B.great respect
C.lack of interest
D.total surprise
29.Hamilton is a musical that appeals to students becauseB.
A.its story is closely related to students'lives today
B.it uses hip-hop,which is very popular among students
C.it has been specially designed to satisfy students'tastes
D.it tells interesting stories from the life of a founding father of the US
30.The example of Maddy Schierl is used toD.
A.prove that Hamilton is very popular among students
B give an example of people's comments about Hamilton
C.explore the controversies behind Hamilton's popularity
D.show that people can connect to Hamilton without seeing it
31.Which of the following statements would Stonebraker probably agree with?A.
A.Hamilton tells Hamilton's story vividly and from a different viewpoint.
B.Hamilton is the best teaching material she has ever used
C.Every student will become more interested in history after seeing Hamilton.
D.There will be more musicals about historical figures in the future.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文.講述美國(guó)說唱音樂形式的音樂劇Hamilton在高中校園是如何受到師生追捧和癡迷的.
解答 28.A 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,they all have one thing in common:an obsession with Hamilton,a hip-hop musical about the forgotten founding father of the United States on the $10bill老師和學(xué)生們有一個(gè)共同點(diǎn),就是對(duì)音樂劇obsession的喜愛,那是一種美國(guó)的嘻哈樂,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選A
29.B 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,Everybody is so excited about it."Mark Madama,associate professor of musical theater at the University of Michigan,said,"It is something for the students.Hip-hop music is what they listen to when they are walking down the street and all of a sudden,now that is also the music that is in musical theater."音樂劇受到學(xué)生歡迎的原因是它使用說唱音樂,而這種音樂在學(xué)生中十分的受歡迎.結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選B
30.D 細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,There is so much emotion in the music that I feel like I have experienced the show's essence(本質(zhì))without even having to see it,由此可知,Maddy Schierl 的列子用來說明人們能夠在不親眼目睹這個(gè)音樂劇的情況下與這個(gè)音樂劇產(chǎn)生聯(lián)系,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選D
31.A 推理題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,Katja Stonebraker,described the musical as"a teacher's dream",Stonebraker plans to use Hamilton more in the future because of the interesting perspective it tells Hamilton's story from.由此可知Stonebraker將音樂看作老師的夢(mèng)想.他計(jì)劃以后更多的將音樂引入課堂,因?yàn)樗芨鷦?dòng)有趣的描述歷史,使學(xué)生對(duì)歷史更感興趣.結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故選A
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一個(gè)社會(huì)文化類閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).