高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜口碑爆棚！講述華裔故事的皮克斯新片，你看了嗎？最近，皮克斯動(dòng)畫發(fā)布了動(dòng)畫長片“TurningRed”（國內(nèi)譯名《青春變形記》）。此片一經(jīng)上線，便引起了熱議。這部動(dòng)畫創(chuàng)下了皮克斯長片的兩個(gè)“第一”：第一次以亞裔女孩為主角，第一部由華裔女導(dǎo)演執(zhí)導(dǎo)。這部電影的主角有何特別？她的故事有什么深意？'TurningRed'Review:ShowingYourTrueColorsByJoeMorgensternAsthefirstwomantodirectaPixarshort,Ms.DomeeShi,theChinese-Canadianfilmmaker,hascreatedawonderfulfull-lengthfilm,setintheearly2000s,around13-year-oldMeilin"Mei"Lee,aTorontoschoolgirl.Thedutifuldaughterofaperfectionistmother,Ming,MeiisanoverachieverwhomaywellbecomeaUnitedNationssecretary-general,ashermomexpects.Beforetakingoffice,though,sheneedstoreleasethewildanimalofherinneradolescent,whichshedoesinspectacularfashion.SomethingelsecolorsMei’slifeasthefilmgathersforce.Shediscoverstoherhorror,andourdelight,thatwheneverheremotionsgetthebestofhersheturnsintoahugeredpanda.It'safamilything,asitturnsout,anaffliction—oraninconvenience,tousehermother'sterm—thatgoesbackthroughgenerationsofwomentoanancientancestor.Mei'spandapopsoutinresponsetoanykindofexcitement,includingtheanxiety,frustration,full-boreangerandirrepressiblegleethatgetthebestofmanyteensduringmostoftheirwakinghours.It'salovelycomedicdevice—andMs.Shiandheranimationcolleaguesknowhowtomakethemostofit—butalsoastrongmetaphorforbreakingthetraditionalbondsofrepressionthatwillbefamiliartodaughtersfromfamiliestheworldover.【詞匯過關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.short[???t]n._______________________2.dutiful[?d?u?t?fl]adj._______________________3.overachiever[???v?r??t?i?v?]n._______________________4.adolescent[??d??lesnt]n._______________________；adj._______________________5.affliction[??fl?k?n]n._______________________6.inconvenience[??nk?n?vi?ni?ns]n._______________________7.pop[p?p]v._______________________8.full-boreadj._______________________9.device[d??va?s]n._______________________10.metaphor[?met?f??]n._______________________【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.本性，本來面目___________________________________2.長片___________________________________3.很有可能發(fā)生某事___________________________________4.以的方式___________________________________5.toherhorror讓她驚恐不已___________________________________6.getthebestofsomebody某人被影響___________________________________7.afamilything家族傳統(tǒng)___________________________________8.wakinghours醒著的時(shí)刻___________________________________9.makethemostofsomething充分利用；盡情享受____________________________________拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解Afteracouplehashadtheirfirstchild,totheirdisappointmenttheybecameinfertileandcouldn’thavemorechildren.Cloningwouldenablesuchacoupletohaveasecondchild,perhapsayoungertwintothechildtheyalreadyhave.Manycoupleshave

difficultyhavingchildren,andsometimesitisimpossibleforcouplestohavechildrenbecausetheyareinfertile.Cloningwouldallowthesecouplestohavechildren.Itishardtotellsomeonethattheycannotusecloningtohavechildrenwhennootherpossiblewaystohavechildrenareavailable.Thisisonereasonwhyitisdifficulttodecidewhethercloningismoralornot.Thefollowingaresomeofthereasonswhycloningshouldbeallowed.Throughcloning,researchcanprogress.Wepossiblycanlearnmoreaboutcell.Wemaydeveloptechnologytoalloweasiergenetictestingandfixingproblemssuchasspinalcordinjuries,cancer,andmanymore.Cloningorgansfororgantransplants(移植)isoneofthemajorpracticalreasonsthatcloningshouldbeallowed.Thereisalwaysahighdemandfororgans.Someargueforthecloningofhumanstocreateextrabodyparts.Otherstalkofjustwantingtocloneanorgantoreplaceafaultyorgan.Rejuvenation(恢復(fù)青春)isalsoakeyargumentforadvocates(提倡)ofcloning.Somescientistsbelievethatinjectingclonedhealthyheartcellsintodamagedhearttissuewillleadtohealingoftheheart.Bycombiningthetechnologyforcloningandthetechnologyforgrowinghumanstemcells,conditionslikeAlzheimer’s,Parkinson’s,andsomeotherageingdiseasemaybecurable.Thepossibilitiesareendlessandmaybeleftundiscoveredifhumancloningisforbidden.9.Theunderlinedword“infertile”inPara.1means“________”.A.unabletohavechildren B.toopoortogrowcropsC.poorinpregnantknowledge D.unabletoaffordtobringupchildren10.Howmanyreasonsdoesthewritergiveinthispassageaboutwhycloningshouldbeallowed?A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Cloningbabiesforinfertilecouplesismoral.B.Throughcloning,researchworkincellscanmakegreatprogress.C.Cloningcellscanmakesomediseasesconcerningageingcurable.D.Cloningtechnologymayhelpimprovemedicaltechnology.12.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthewriter’sattitudetowardhumancloningis________.A.negative B.supportive C.uninterested D.opposing外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.short[???t]n.短片2.dutiful[?d?u?t?fl]adj.盡到責(zé)任的；孝順的，聽話的3.overachiever[???v?r??t?i?v?]n.成績超越常人的人，非常優(yōu)秀的人4.adolescent[??d??lesnt]n.青少年；adj.青春期的5.affliction[??fl?k?n]n.折磨，痛苦6.inconvenience[??nk?n?vi?ni?ns]n.麻煩，不便7.pop[p?p]v.突然出現(xiàn)，冷不防地冒出來8.full-boreadj.拉滿，滿格9.device[d??va?s]n.方法，技巧，手段；設(shè)備，裝置10.metaphor[?met?f??]n.隱喻，暗喻【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.truecolors本性，本來面目2.full-lengthfilm長片3.maywelldosomething很有可能發(fā)生某事4.in(a)...fashion以的方式5.toherhorror讓她驚恐不已6.getthebestofsomebody