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1Unit4StageandscreenPartⅠStartingout&Understandingideas2导读：2012年伦敦奥运会主题曲是由英国摇滚乐团缪斯(Muse)合唱团演唱的Survival，在运动员入场及颁奖仪式上播放。缪斯(Muse)是一支英国摇滚乐乐队，这支乐队于1994年在英国德文郡的Teignmouth镇创立，乐风融合了独立摇滚、前卫摇滚、重金属音乐、古典音乐与电音。在不同时期，他们共用过GothicPlague，FixedPenalty和RocketBabyDolls作为乐队名，1997年乐队正式更名为Muse。3SurvivalRace,life’saraceAndIamgonnawinYes,IamgonnawinAndI’ll①____________thefuseAndI’llneverloseAndIchoosetosurvive②____________ittakesYouwon’tpullaheadI’llkeepupthepaceAndI’llgiveyoumystrengthlightwhatever4TothewholehumanraceYes，IampreparedTostayaliveAndIwon’tforgive,vengeanceis③____________AndIwon’tgiveinBecauseIchoosetothriveI’mgonnawin...Yes，I’mgonnawinFight!Fight!Fight!Fight!Win!Win!Win!Win!mine5生存竞赛，人生就是一场竞赛我会赢得胜利没错，我将赢得胜利我将点燃引线我将永不挫败我选择生存无论如何，不计代价你绝无法超前我将与你并驾齐驱我会贡献我的能力6给整个人类是的，我准备好了来保持不败而我不会放弃，我复仇的机会来了我绝不气馁因为我选择发光我将赢得胜利……是的，我将赢得胜利奋斗！奋斗！奋斗！奋斗！胜利！胜利！胜利！胜利！7素养导航8WhenHAMLETmeetsPEKINGOPERAIthought(1)IknewalotaboutHamlet.Asahighschoolstudent(2)withEnglishliteratureasoneofmymainsubjects，(3)Ihaveto！Shakespeare’sHamletisprobablythemostimportantplaybythemostimportantwriterinEnglish.Almosteverybodyknows“Tobe，ornottobe”，right？HavingseenquiteafewproductionsofHamletandreadtheplaymanytimes，Iwasfullofconfidence—untilthePekingOperacametotown!(4)Datingbacktothe18thcentury，PekingOperahasovertwohundredyearsofhistory.Doesthismeanit’seasierthanaShakespeareplaytounderstand？(5)Tofindouttheanswer，IjusthadtogoandseeTheRevengeofPrinceZidan—thePekingOperaversionofHamlet.9Startingwithanorchestra(6)playingtraditionalChineseinstruments，theoperabroughtacompletelynewsoundtomyWesternears.Atfirst，IthoughtwhatIheardwasaviolin，butlaterIlearntthatitwasaninstrumentwithtwostrings(7)calledJinghu.Then，seeingthemaincharacterscomeonstage，Iwassurprised！Thecostumesandmaskswereamazing.TheperformersofcoursesanginChinese，butthemusic，exaggeratedmovementsandmimehelpedgetthemeaningsacrosstotheaudience.Thevoicesthemselvessoundedreallyunique—someofthefemalevoiceswere(8)sohighthatIwassuretheycouldbreakglass！Andthestagewasreallysimple：adecoratedwhiprepresentedahorse，andascreenwithChinesecharacters，astudy.(9)Usingsuchtechniques，theoperahadtransformedasmallstageintothewholeuniverse.10Easilymyfavouritepartoftheshowwas(10)howthecharactersmovedonstage.IhadneverseenPrinceHamletdoabackflipbefore！Thatwassimplyincredible.ItwassodazzlingandenergeticthatIwasn’tsure(11)ifthecharacterswereperformersorathletes！Everyonewasclapping.(12)BeforeexperiencingTheRevengeofPrinceZidan，Iwasn’tsureifIwouldenjoyit.But，infact，Iwasontheedgeofmyseat！(13)Feelingthestrongemotionsoflove，anger，fearandgriefintheperformance，IcouldeasilyrecognisethethemeofHamlet.So，ifyouwanttoseeashow(14)thatcombinesmusic，singing，drama，poetryandcostumedesignwithexplosiveeffect，TheRevengeofPrinceZidanticksalltherightboxes!11(1)本句为宾语从句，作thought的宾语。(2)此处为“with＋名词＋介词短语”，构成with复合结构。(3)本句为省略结构，省略knewalotaboutHamlet。(4)此处为现在分词短语作时间状语。(5)不定式短语作目的状语。(6)playing...为现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰orchestra。(7)calledJinghu为过去分词短语作后置定语。(8)此处为so...that引导的结果状语从句。12(9)Usingsuchtechniques为现在分词短语作原因状语。(10)本句how引导表语从句。(11)此处在形容词sure后跟if引导的宾语从句。(12)此处Beforeexperiencing为介词短语作时间状语。(13)Feeling...为现在分词短语作原因状语(14)句中that引导定语从句修饰先行词show。13①literaturen.文学②mainadj.主要的③probablyadv.大概④quiteafew相当多⑤productionn.演出⑥fullofconfidence充满信心⑦dateback追溯到⑧versionn.版本⑨traditionaladj.传统的⑩instrumentn.乐器14⑪stringn.(乐器的)弦⑫seesbdosth看某人做过某事⑬costumen.服装⑭exaggeratedadj.(声音)夸张的⑮movementn.动作⑯mimen.(演习等时的)做手势(或其他示意动作)⑰getacross解释清楚，传达⑱audiencen.观众⑲uniqueadj.独特的⑳femaleadj.女(性)的15○21simpleadj.一般的○22decoratedadj.装饰的○23whipn.鞭子○24representvt.代表，表现○25charactern.汉字○26techniquen.技巧，技法○27universen.宇宙，天地，万物○28backflipn.直体后空翻16○29dazzlingadj.令人印象深刻的，特别吸引人的○30performern.表演者○31clapvi.拍(手)，鼓(掌)○32infact事实上○33edgen.边缘○34ontheedgeofone’sseat极为激动○35emotionn.情感，情绪○36angern.愤怒，怒火17○37griefn.悲痛○38themen.主题○39poetryn.诗，诗歌○40designvt.设计○41tickalltherightboxes事情发展如人所愿，一切顺利18StepⅠGeneralreadingMatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Para.1A.IsPekingOperaeasiertounderstandthanaShakespeareplay?Para.2B.Myfavouritepartoftheshowwasthecharacters’backflip.Para.3C.IwasconfidentIknewalotaboutHamlet.Para.4D.CometoTheRevengeofPrinceZidantoenjoytheshow.Para.5E.ThewonderfulperformanceofTheRevengeofPrinceZidanonstage.答案Para.1—CPara.2—APara.3—EPara.4—BPara.5—D19StepⅡFactualreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Thesentence“...Iwasfullofconfidence—untilthePekingOperacametothetown”means________.A.IwasconfidentbecauseIwasgoodatEnglishliterature.B.IwasproudofShakespeareandhisimportantplay—Hamlet.C.IthoughtIknewwellaboutHamletbutthePekingOperachangedmyopinion.D.IhadseenmanyproductionsofHamletandthoughtitwasthebest.202.Thephrase“acompletelynewsound”refersto________.A.aviolinB.JinghuC.avoiceD.asong3.Whatmademefeelincredible?A.Theperformer’senergy.B.Theperformer’sbravery.C.Theperformerlookslikeathletes.D.Theperformer’sbackflip.214.Thesentence“Iwasontheedgeofmyseat！”means________.A.Iwasinspiredbytheperformance.B.Itwasverycrowdedintheconcert.C.Ienjoyedthemusicoftheplay.D.IlikedtheexplosiveeffectofHamlet.答案1.C2.B3.D4.A22StepⅢClozetestFillintheblanksa