1、Unit 4Stage and screenPeriod 1Starting out & Understanding ideas课时作业(一) 基础训练单词拼写1His wife is a famous _ (歌剧) singer.答案：opera2This was one _ (方面) of her character he hadnt seen before.答案：aspect3_ (女性的) education in the country is developing rapidly.答案：Female4He _ (拍) his hands for silence.答案：clapped5
2、She has published more than 20 books including novels, prose and _ (诗歌)答案：poetry单句语法填空1Its _ (tradition) in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.答案：traditional2Increased population has _ (transform) the landscape.答案：transformed3He was filled with _ (angry) at the way he had been treated.答案：ange
3、r4I believe she will transform me _ a talker.答案：into5I wonder if Peking Opera is easier than a Shakespeare play _ (understand)答案：to understand6We are always finding new beauties in Shakespeares _ (poet). 答案：poetry7As one of the oldest folk art in China, papercut can date back _ the 6th century.答案：to
4、8_ (perform) well, the girls kept practicing day and night.答案：To perform9Jinghu is an instrument _ two strings.答案：with10To be or _ to be, thats a question.答案：not用括号内所给词汇，写出一个语段(opera; on the edge of ones seat; female; get across; energetic) 答案：Having seen the opera, the energetic female was on the e
5、dge of her feet. She got across the meaning of the opera.思维训练完形填空Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to _1_. Now she was Portia, a strongwilled _2_ in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never befo
6、re experienced, the words flowing _3_ from her._4_， Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She _5_ being in front of other people. She was very _6_ at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to _7_ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making _8
7、_ friends. She had excellent grades, _9_ she always thought that something was missing.Two weeks before the audition, Robertsas mother had heard about it and _10_ her to join in.“I cant think of anyone else better suited to _11_ the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us？”Her mother
8、 wouldnt let the _12_ drop. “Youre just a little scared. Everyone gets scared. You know you _13_ do it. The trick is to look past the _14_ to find the love of what youre doing.”So Roberta had made an appointment with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the
9、_15_ of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portias part, _16_ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasnt hard; she _17_ every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new _18_ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.On the day of the a
10、udition, she _19_ two of Portias famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the _20_ was hers.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。胆小害羞的Roberta能战胜自己、站上舞台吗？1A.sing BdanceCspeak Dreport答案：C从下文“She was speaking with a power”可知她正在说话，故选C。2A.member BactressCplayer Dcharacter 答案
11、：D从画线处所在句可知，Roberta正在扮演莎士比亚威尼斯商人中的角色Portia，故选D。3A.weakly BrapidlyCsmoothly Dslowly 答案：C从上文的“She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced”可知此处指“台词流利地从她口中说出”。故选C。4A.At first BIn factCAfter all DIn all答案：B紧接着上文“words flowing smoothly from her”，后面作者口气一转“事实上，在选拔试演之前她以前从来没有表演过”。at first
12、“起初”； in fact “事实上”；after all “毕竟，到底”；in all “共计，总共”。故选B。5A.hated BenjoyedCappreciated Dregretted答案：A根据下文“She stayed mostly to herself”可知此处指她不愿意在众人面前表现”，故选A。6A.honest BshyCpolite Dpatient答案：B她在学校里是非常害羞的，故选B。7A.avoid BfocusCpay Dattract答案：D句意：她从来没有想到她有什么擅长的地方来吸引很多注意力。attract attention “吸引注意力”；avoid a
13、ttention “避开注意”；focus/pay attention “集中注意力于”，故选D。8A.few Ba fewCseveral Dmany答案：A由于“大部分时间自己呆着，结果朋友很少”，故选few，表示“很少，不多”，故选A。9A.or BsoCfor Dbut答案：D句意：尽管她成绩很优秀，可是她总认为缺些什么。but表转折，故选D。10A.forced BrequestedCencouraged Dreminded答案：C考查动词的应用，从下文她母亲说的话可看出，母亲是在“鼓励”她，故选C。11A.accept BplayCoffer Dlearn答案：B句意：我想不出别的
14、任何人更适合扮演这个角色。play the part “扮演角色”，故选B。12A.role BmatterCinterest Dgrade 答案：B句意：她母亲不想就此搁下这事。let the matter drop “罢休，不再提这件事”，故选B。13A.can BmustCmay Dshould答案：A这里指她能做到这件事，故选A。14A.anger BpainCsadness Dfear答案：D根据上文中的“Youre just a little scared.”，可知此处应选fear，故选D。15A.purpose BwayCidea Dimportance答案：C句意：她读了这部戏
15、，一想到要说那么多丰富的语言她就很激动。idea “想法”；purpose “目的”；way “方式”；importance “重要性”，故选C。16A.memorizing BorganizingCchecking Dimproving答案：A根据空格后“repeating them over and over”可知此处指“记住”台词，故选A。17A.disliked BlovedCexpected Dbore答案：B因为“喜欢”做一件事情，才认为它不难，故选B。18A.consideration BdescriptionCselection Dunderstanding答案：D句意：每次读
16、，她都对这些台词有新的见解，好像莎士比亚从不同的层面写的Portia。故选D。19A.practiced BplannedCperformed Ddelivered答案：C句意：在试演的当天，Roberta为观众表演了两段Portia的著名演讲。故选C。20A.part BplayCspeech Dposition答案：A句意：演完后，俱乐部的主席宣布Portia这个角色是她的了。故选A。阅读理解Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, has come back from university to find that his father, the old king,
17、is dead. His mother has married his fathers brother, Claudius, who is now king of Denmark. Hamlet is shocked that his mother has married so soon after his fathers death, and angry that she has married Claudius.Soon, a ghost (幽灵) is seen walking on the castle walls. The ghost looks like Hamlets fathe
18、r, the dead king. When Hamlet sees the ghost, he is told that it is the ghost of his father. “I am your fathers spirit，” the ghost tells Hamlet. It tells him that Hamlets father did not die naturally, but was murdered by his brother Claudius. As the king slept, Claudius put poison into his ear, caus
19、ing the king a painful death. The ghost tells Hamlet to take revenge on Claudius for murdering his father.Hamlet cant believe his mother would marry the man who murdered her husband. He becomes depressed,_and he thinks about killing himself: “To be or not to be, that is the question.” Hamlet decides
20、 to pretend he is mad while he tries to find out if King Claudius really killed his father. Claudius soon notices that Hamlet is acting strangely, so he asks Polonius, his adviser, to discover if it is true . 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。丹麦王子哈姆雷特的父亲突然逝世，他的叔叔继承王位，一天夜晚1The correct order of the story is _.Hamlet thou
21、ght about killing himselfHamlets mother married his uncle after his father diedHamlet came back from universityHamlet was told that his father didnt die naturallyHamlet decided to try to find out the truthA BC D答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, has come back from university to find th
22、at his father, the old king, is dead. His mother has married his fathers brother”可知排在第一，排在第二；根据第二段第五句可知是第三个，故选D。2In the story, Claudius, the old kings brother, _.Aasked his advisor to kill Hamlet Bplayed the role of the ghostCused to be king of DenmarkDmurdered Hamlets father答案：D细节理解题。根据第二段第五句可知，幽灵告
23、诉哈姆雷特他的父亲并没有自然死亡，而是被他的兄弟克劳迪斯谋杀了，故选D。3The underlined word “depressed” might mean _ in Chinese.A高兴的 B满足的C消沉的 D冷漠的答案：C词义猜测题。根据画线词前一句可知哈姆雷特难以致信妈妈嫁给了杀害他爸爸的凶手，结合答案可知此处应该是变得消沉，故选C。4The great classic piece was taken from _.AThe Diary of a Young GirlBAlice in WonderlandCHamletDGullivers Travels答案：C细节理解题。根据文中
24、的图片及文章大意可知此片段节选自哈姆雷特，故选C。七选五Beijing Opera represents the finest combination of literature, music, dance, kung fu, fine arts and many other arts. Its way of performing is different from opera and drama. _1_Beijing Opera is a kind of art that pays equal attention to singing，speaking，acting and fightin
25、g. _2_ Meanwhile, Beijing Opera provides the opportunity to appreciate the pleasing artistic balance of the dance, the strength and music, even from only one act. _3_ According to the historical record, it dates back to the middle period of the Qing Dynasty. In the 55th year ruled by the Emperor Qia
26、nlong, the most famous four theatrical groups in Anhui went to Beijing to show their opera performance and then got a great success. Then, based on “Anhui Opera” and “Han Opera”， and also mixed with characteristics of Beijing dialect, Beijing Opera was formed. _4_The Beijing Opera was officially for
27、med after the 20th year of the Emperor Daoguang (1840). At that time, the forms of each kind of arias (唱腔) and the language characteristic of Beijing Opera originally came into being. New changes appeared in Beijing Operas roles. _5_ Later, the first generation of the opera actors also appeared.ABei
28、jing Opera is a kind of modem opera.BActually Beijing Opera has its own characters.CMany roles of the Beijing Opera had appeared.DBecause it was popular in Beijing, it spread nationwide.EMany people wonder what is the origin of the Beijing Opera.FIt enables the audience to be inspired by language, m
29、usic and fine arts.GAlthough in was formed in Beijing it didnt have its origins in Beijing totally.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。艺术的形成和发展从来都不是一蹴而就的，京剧也一样。1B根据设空处前一句“Its way of performing is different from opera and drama.”可知京剧的表演方式不同于歌剧和戏剧。B项(其实京剧有自己的特点)承接上文，故选B。2F根据设空处后一句可知，同时，京剧也提供了欣赏舞蹈、力量和音乐之间令人愉悦的艺术平衡的机会。F项(它能使
30、观众受到语言、音乐和美术的启发)引起下文，故选F。3E根据设空处后一句“According to the historical record, it dates back to the middle period of the Qing Dynasty.”可知据史料记载，它可以追溯到清朝中期。E项(许多人想知道京剧的起源是什么)引起下文，故选E。4G根据设空处前一句可知，以“徽剧”和“汉剧”为基础，并结合北京方言的特点，形成了京剧。G项(虽然它是在北京形成的，但它并没有完全起源于北京)承接上文，故选G。5C根据设空处前一句可知，京剧角色发生了新的变化。C项(京剧中出现了许多角色)符合文意，故选C。