英语_2018年河北省保定市高考英语二模试卷含答案

2018年河北省保定市高考英语二模试卷

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2. Watching wooden dolls come to life may not be one of the most popular forms of

entertainment today, but with over twenty years' experience, talented puppeteer （木偶表演者） Peter Roberts has earned himself the title "master puppeteer" because of his great

ability to turn puppets into believable, almost living characters． "People are quite often

surprised to hear what I do for living and have little appreciation of puppy as a form of

entertainment． But while the exact origins of puppet theatre are unknown, it has been

popular in many cultures and may have been the very first kind of theatre, " he explains．

Roberts' shows are highly original． "A puppet show can involve anything from clowning（傻逗） to storytelling, " he says, Equally diverse are the audiences he performs

for． "Some are attracted by the puppets themselves, while others enjoy the dialogue．"

Roberts believes that this form of entertainment can be appreciated by people of all ages and

cultures．

Roberts' interest in puppets started when he received some beautiful glove puppets one

Christmas． He started putting on shows with these for family and friends and then moved

on to handmade Chinese string puppets． Learning mostly from books and personal

experience, he explains, "I was already spending most of my free time carving puppets and

putting on shows, so I hardly noticed the change from students to full﹣time professional

puppeteer．"

The puppets are designed specifically for each show, which is extremely time

consuming． According to Roberts, "Sometimes what you expect and what you actually

create in the end are two very different things． I've made some of my best puppets

‘accidentally'．"

When most people hear the word "puppetry", they more than likely think of a way of

keeping children entertained at birthday parties． Certainly the subject matter will be

expected to be light﹣hearted rather than serious． However, Roberts wants to point out

that puppets come serious messages sometimes．" he says．

（1）What do we know about puppetry in the first paragraph？________

A It is a most popular form of entertainment． B It cannot give people pleasure any

more． C It was first brought to life by Peter Roberts． D Its value as an art form is

not fully recognized．．

（2）In Roberts' eyes， his puppet shows________．

A usually attract people full of humor B are most something for old aged