1、音乐，是人们生活中不可缺少的一部分。什么是音乐？你喜欢什么样的音乐？What is music?Suppose you hit a wooden table with your hand.It makes a sound.Now suppose you hit a ball.It makes a sound.The second sound is called a tone.A tone is a single musical sound.Music is the art of organizing tones into meaningful patterns of sound.We migh
2、t call it the language of tones.Sometimes the language of music speaks to us in tones sounding after one another in melody.Or the tones could be sounding together in harmony.When tones hit with one another，it is not in harmony.But this hit is often full of meaning.What we call melody is given meanin
3、g by its rising or falling or moving straight ahead.It is also given meaning by its rhythm of beats and phrasing，its speed and how loud or soft it is at any moment.All of this sounds very technical.But it doesnt have to be understood or thought about for us to enjoy music.What music means to us ofte
4、n can not be put into words.We can feel that the music expresses joy or sorrow，pleasure，tenderness，love，angerall kinds of things and feelings that words alone could never do.Music can also be enjoyed just for its beauty，and not for what it is saying.We can get pleasure from even a single tone of voi
5、ce，violin，horn，or some other instruments.We may love a beautiful melody for many years of our lives and always enjoy hearing it.There are，of course，many forms of music，from the anthem to the symphony，and many types of music，from folk music to opera.阅读障碍词1tone n乐音2melody n.旋律3harmony n.协调4tenderness
6、n.柔情5anthem n.赞美诗诱思导读阅读文章，回答下面的问题1Do you like music? What kind of music do you like most?Yes，I like it very much.I like soft (pop，rock and roll，etc.) music most.2According to the above passage，what kinds of expressions can we feel from the music?We can feel that the music expresses joy or sorrow，ple
7、asure，tenderness，love，angerall kinds of things and feelings that words alone could never do.Section Reading()(Welcome to the unit & Reading).匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.awesomeAvt.& vi.选派角色；投射(光、影)；向投以(视线，笑容)()2.castBadj.极好的；令人惊叹的，令人敬畏的()3.condemn Cadj.固执的，顽固的()4.stubbornDvt.判刑，宣判；指责，谴责()5.unwillingEvt.& vi.&
8、 aux.敢于，胆敢()6.evidentFadj.令人不安的；引起恐慌的()7.demandGvt.逮捕，捉拿；抓住，捉住；夺取，攻占()8.seizeHvt.强烈要求；需要 n要求；需求()9.disturbingIadj.清楚的，显然的()10.dareJadj.不情愿，不愿意；勉强的，无奈的答案15BADCJ610IHGFE.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A乍一看B相爱，坠入爱河C被处以某种刑罚D食言，违背诺言E不愿意F依靠，依赖()1.The murderer was arrested a week later and condemned to death afterwards.()2.
9、At first sight，I thought the exercise was familiar，but after a careful look，I found it was different.()3.The two young people fell in love with each other and got married two years later.()4.If you are unwilling to help people in need，neither will they help you when you are in trouble.()5.You may de
10、pend on it that he will join our club.()6.You broke your promise to give up smoking.答案16CABEFDTurandot in Beijingby Jane JonesLast night，I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccinis worldfamous opera，Turandot，being performedin the Forbidden City in Beijing，China.The performan
11、ce was splendid.Some of the worlds greatest opera singers were cast(选派角色) in this production，and many great Chinese musicians also participated. Puccini，an Italian，wrote Turandot towards the end of his life，between 1920 and 1924.He liked East Asia very much and also wrote Madam Butterfly(蝴蝶)，which i
12、s set in Japan.图兰朵在北京简琼斯昨天晚上，我目睹了贾科莫普契尼闻名世界的歌剧图兰朵在中国北京紫禁城的首场演出，该歌剧在这里只演八场。演出异彩纷呈。几位世界级歌剧演唱家在演出中担任主演，而且许多杰出的中国音乐家也参与进来。普契尼是意大利人，1920年至1924年期间，在他的生命快要走向终点之际，创作了图兰朵。普契尼非常喜欢东亚，还创作了以日本为背景的蝴蝶夫人。助读讲解现在分词的被动式作定语，表示现阶段正在进行的动作。which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Madam Butterfly。Just imagine performing such an opera in the F
13、orbidden Citythere could not be a more awesome setting！You could almost feel the history.The weather was also perfect for a performance outdoors.Instead of a stage curtain，there were decorated screens covered with red and gold，and traditional Chinese drums were used to announce the start of the oper
14、a.想象一下在紫禁城上演这样一出歌剧吧再也不可能有比这更令人叹为观止的场景了！你几乎可以感受到历史。天气对于户外演出来说也是绝佳的。覆盖着红色和金色的经过装饰的屏风代替了舞台帷幕，传统的中国鼓被用来宣告歌剧的开场。助读讲解not.a more.否定词与比较级连用，表达最高级意义。过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰screens。Turandot is the story of a stubborn(固执的) and cruel Chinese princess(公主)，named Turandot，who lives in the Forbidden City in Beijing.In the s
15、tory，the emperor of China，Turandots father，has promised to allow her to choose her own husband.In order to avoid marriage，she says that any potential husband must solve three riddles if he wants to marry her.Those who cannot answer all three riddles，however，will be condemned to(被宣告) death.This means
16、 that few men would dare(敢于) to ask for her hand in marriage.The story begins when a prince(王子) is killed for failing to solve her riddles.The emperor finds the death disturbing(令人不安的)However，although he would like to，he cannot break his promise and must allow Turandot to do as she wishes.图兰朵讲述的是一位顽
17、固、冷酷的中国公主图兰朵的故事，她住在北京紫禁城里。故事中，中国的皇帝，即图兰朵的父亲，允诺女儿由她自己选择丈夫。为了逃避婚姻，她说任何想成为她丈夫的人要娶她必须猜中三道谜语。但是猜不出全部三道谜语的人将被处以死刑。这意味着几乎没人胆敢向她求婚。故事开始时，一位王子因为猜不中图兰朵的谜语被处死。皇上对这种杀戮焦虑不安。但是，虽然他很想收回这一允诺，但又不能食言，只能让图兰朵按照自己的意愿行事。助读讲解过去分词短语作定语，修饰princess。who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词princess。that引导宾语从句，if引导条件状语从句。although引导让步状语从句，as引导方式状语从句
18、。Shortly afterwards，another prince，Calaf，falls in love(相爱) with Turandot at first sight(初次见面；乍一看) and decides to solve the riddles so that he can marry her.Meanwhile，Liu，a young slave of Calafs father，expresses her love for Calaf.The story then takes on a classic love triangle between Calaf，Turandot
19、 and Liu.Calaf goes to Turandot andwithout introducing himself or telling her his nameanswers the three questions.之后不久，另一位王子卡拉夫对图兰朵一见钟情，决心要解开谜底，以便能迎娶图兰朵。这时，卡拉夫父亲的一个年轻奴隶柳儿倾诉了她对卡拉夫的爱。故事随后演绎了发生在卡拉夫、图兰朵和柳儿之间的经典三角恋情。卡拉夫来到图兰朵面前，回答出她的三个问题。他没有自我介绍，也没有告诉图兰朵自己的名字。Turandot becomes very angry at this turn of ev
20、ents，as she is unwilling to get married.Seeing this，Calaf says that if she can guess his name by sunrise，she will not have to marry him，but can have him killed.Calafs father and Liu have been seen accompanying Calaf，so Turandot seizes (夺取，攻占)Calafs father and Liu，and demands that they tell her Calaf
21、s name or they will be beaten.Wanting to protect the father，Liu claims that she alone knows the name，but resists telling Turandot.Then Liu grabs(夺取) a sword from a guard and kills herself.对于事情的这一转折图兰朵非常恼火，因为她不愿意结婚。见此，卡拉夫说如果她能在太阳升起之前猜出他的名字，她不仅可以不嫁给他，还可以杀了他。有人曾看见卡拉夫的父亲和柳儿陪着卡拉夫，因此图兰朵把卡拉夫的父亲和柳儿抓了起来，命令他们
22、说出卡拉夫的名字，否则就要拷打他们。想要保护卡拉夫的父亲，柳儿宣称只有她知道卡拉夫的名字，但她拒绝告诉图兰朵。然后柳儿从一名卫兵的手中夺过一把剑自刎。助读讲解as引导原因状语从句。Seeing this为现在分词短语作状语，表示时间；that引导宾语从句，其中if she can guess his name by sunrise为条件状语从句。demand后跟that引导的宾语从句，从句要用虚拟语气，即谓语用“should动词原形”的形式，should可以省略。现在分词短语作原因状语，句子的主语和want 之间是主动关系。When it becomes evident what happen
23、ed，Calaf scolds(责骂) Turandot for not being more merciful(仁慈的)However，though he is angry，he still loves her.Calaf kisses Turandot.Turandots heart grows softer，but is still quite hard.She demands that he leave.Instead，he tells her his namejust before the dawn(黎明) deadline(最后期限)and says that she can ki
24、ll him if she wishes.At the end of the story，the prince and princess unite(联合) in marriage，and the whole city celebrates their happiness.当真相大白后，卡拉夫斥责图兰朵毫无慈悲之心。然而，尽管卡拉夫非常愤怒，他依然爱着图兰朵。卡拉夫亲吻了图兰朵。图兰朵的心变得软些了，但仍然相当冷酷。她强令卡拉夫离开。但是，卡拉夫告诉了图兰朵他的名字就在黎明的期限来临之前还说如果图兰朵愿意，她可以杀死他。在故事的结尾处，王子和公主喜结良缘，整座城市欢庆他们的幸福。助读讲解whe
25、n引导时间状语从句，其中it为形式主语，真正的主语为后面的what happened。that引导宾语从句，if she wishes为条件状语从句。Unfortunately，Puccini died of a heart attack before ，and it had to be completed by one of his former students，Franco Alfano.An opera company staged the opera in Beijing in the 1990s，but the performance I saw was the first tim
26、e Turandot was staged inside the Forbidden City.The production combined the very best of Western and Chinese talents.The music was conducted by Zubin Mehta，a superb conductor，who was born in India.The opera was directed by Zhang Yimou，a wellknown Chinese director.In the Beijing performance I saw，Tur
27、andot was played by Sharon Sweet from the USA，Liu was played by another opera singer from the USA，Barbara Hendricks，and Calaf was sung by Kristjan Johannsson from Iceland. They were all excellent.不幸的是，普契尼还没有完成这最后一幕就因心脏病突发去世了，这一幕只好由他以前的一名学生佛朗哥阿尔法诺来完成。在20世纪90年代，一家歌剧公司将这出歌剧搬上了北京的舞台，但我观看的这场演出是图兰朵第一次在紫禁城
28、里上演。这次演出结合了中西方最优秀的人才。乐队由生于印度的杰出指挥家祖宾梅塔指挥。歌剧由中国著名导演张艺谋执导。我观看的这场在北京的演出中，图兰朵由美国的莎伦斯威特扮演，柳儿由美国另一名歌剧演唱家芭芭拉亨德里克斯扮演，卡拉夫则是由来自冰岛的克里斯蒂安约翰松扮演。他们都很出色。助读讲解before引导时间状语从句。I saw为省略了关系代词that的定语从句，修饰先行词performance。a superb conductor为Zubin Mehta的同位语；who was born in India为非限制性定语从句。The Forbidden City was once only acce
29、ssible to the emperor，his family and senior officials.However，in this wonderful production，it has been transformed into the spot for a beautiful and sad love story.The bringing together of this group of people from many countries，the music，and the grand(宏大的) setting are clearly the key components of
30、 this amazing production.紫禁城曾经只允许皇帝、皇室人员和高级官员进入，但是，在这次精彩的演出中，它变成了一个美丽而令人心碎的爱情故事的发生地。来自许多国家的这群人的联袂演出、音乐以及恢宏的场景显然是这场令人惊叹的演出的重要因素。助读讲解be accessible to 可利用的；可到达的；对易接近的transform.into.把变成第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P1819教材课文，匹配段落大意1(Paragraphs 12)AOther information about the opera2(Paragraphs 37)BBackground informa
31、tion3(Paragraph 8) CThe plot4(Paragraph 9)DEvaluation答案14BCDA第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P1819教材课文，选择最佳答案1The opera of Turandot was written by AJane JonesBGiacomo PucciniCGarfunkelDMozart2The performance that was being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing starred by Athe Italian opera singersBGreek actorsC
32、Austrian musiciansDsome of the worlds greatest opera singers3Where was Puccini born?AIn Belgium.BIn Italy.CIn Greece.DIn Austria.4Why does Turandot threaten and terrify Liu?ABecause she knows Liu also loves Calaf.BBecause Liu is against her.CBecause Turandot is desperate to learn Calafs name and Liu
33、 knows his name.DBecause Liu doesnt know Calafs name.答案14BDBC第三步研读能力升华接轨高考根据P1819教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The worldfamous opera，Turandot，is the story of a stubborn and cruel Chinese princess，1.named (name) Turandot.In order to avoid 2.marriage(marry)，she says that any potential husband must ans
34、wer all three riddles correctly or die.A handsome prince，named Calaf，says that he will solve 3.the problem and marry her.But a young slave of his father，Liu，expresses her love for him.Then the story takes on a classic love triangle 4.between Calaf，Turandot and Liu.Calaf goes to Turandot without intr
35、oducing himself.5.Although Calaf answers Turandots questions correctly，she is greatly upset by this.6.Seeing(see) this，Calaf says that if she can guess his name by sunrise，she will not have to marry him.In order to learn his name，Turandot 7.seizes (seize) Liu，asking for the name.8.Unfortunately (unfortunate)，Liu kills 9.herself (she)But at the end of the story，the prince and Turandot unite in marriage，and the whole city celebrates their 10.happiness (happy)