2017届高考英语一轮基础知识复习：Unit 1 Women of achievement（新人教版必修4）
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 1 <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span></p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2015·河北省普高质监)</p><p> <span word="Martha">Martha</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span>, <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1894, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creators">creators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="Picasso">Picasso</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="Stravinsky">Stravinsky</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Lloyd">Lloyd</span> <span word="Wright">Wright</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="Dance">Dance</span>.</p><p> <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Martha">Martha</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dancer">dancer</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Martha">Martha</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> 1916, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="Denishawn">Denishawn</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dancing">Dancing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Related">Related</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Denis">Denis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="Shawn">Shawn</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1936, <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="defining">defining</span> <span word="work">work</span>, “<span word="Chronicle">Chronicle</span>”， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="signaled">signaled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>. <span word="Influenced">Influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Crash">Crash</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1929, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isolation">isolation</span>, <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seventy">seventy</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span> <span word="was">was</span> 1990'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Maple">Maple</span> <span word="Leaf">Leaf</span> <span word="Rag">Rag</span>. “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Dancer">Dancer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dances">dances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>.</p>
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