南艺英语课文Unit9(附课后全习题)附翻译.docx

Unit 9TextHave you ever seen such operas as Carmen and Tristan ? And , how muchdo you know about opera ?The Nature of OperaFor well over three hundred years the opera has been one of the mostalluring forms of musical entertainment. A special glamor is attached toeverything connected with it its arias, singers and roles, not to mentionits opening nights. Carmen, Mimi, Violetta, Tristan what characters infact or fiction can claim, generation after generation, so constant a public?An opera is a drama that is sung. It combines the resources of vocal andinstrumental music soloists, ensembles, chorus, orchestra and ballet withpoetry and drama, acting andpantomime, scenery and costumes.To combine the diverse elementsinto a unity is a problem that hasexercised some of the best mindsin the history of music.At first glance opera wouldseem to make impossible demandon the credulity of the spectators. It presents us with human beings caughtup in dramatic situations who sing to each other instead of speaking. Thereasonable question is (and it was asked most pointedly throughout thehistory of opera by literary men) : how can an art form based on so unnaturala procedure be convincing? The question ignores what must always remainthe fundamental aspiration of art: not to copy nature but to heighten ourawareness of it. True enough, people in real life do not sing to each otherNeither do they converse in blank verse, as Shakespeares characters do; norlive in rooms of which one wall is conveniently missing so that the audiencemay look in. All the arts employ conventions that are accepted both by theartist and his audience. The conventions of opera are more evident thanthose of poetry, painting, drama, or film, but they are not different inkind. Once we have accepted the fact that the carpet can fly, how simple tobelieve that it is also capable of carrying the princes luggage.Opera functions in the domain of poetic drama. It uses the human voiceto impinge upon the spectators basic emotions love, hate, jealousy, joy,grief with an elemental force possible only to itself. The logic of realitygives way on the operatic stage to the transcendent logic of art, and to thepower of music over the life of the heart.Study and PracticcComprehension of the TextI. Answer the following questions.1. When did opera become one of the most attractive forms of musicalentertainment?2. What is opera?3. Why would opera seem to make impossible demands on the credulity of thespectators?4. What does the author mean by saying once we have accepted the fact that thecarpet can fly how simple to believe that it is also capable of carrying theprinces luggage?5. Do you like opera? Please tell the reason why you like it or dislike it.Summary WritingA. Use no more than 85 words to write a summary of the text.Vocabulary. Match the items in column A to the phrases describing them in column B.AB1. alluring a. field2. glamor b. making sb. feel certain3. constant c. unchanging4. diverse d. clear5. reasonable e. attractive6. convincing f. charm7. evident g. right8. domain h. all kinds ofIV. Fill in the blanks withthe words or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. fictioncaught up inalluringemploy diverse at first glancecapable ofreasonableconstantattached to evident luggage1. I am sure that he will act on the doctors _ advice.2.The unpopular mayor was _ _ underattack in the newspapers. 3., the picture did not look very good but after examining it carefullywe found that it was indeed a masterpiece4.Be sure not to say anythingbeing misunderstood.5.We were _a discussion about yesterdays examination when the teacher walked into the classroom.6.How do youyour_ spare time usually?7.The high school isNanjing Normal University.8.Jim liked reading sciencewhen he was young.9.The wild life in Africa is extremelyin species.10. Mr. Wilson was so hurried that one piece of hiswas left on the train.structureV. Rewrite the following sentences after the model.Model: People in real life do not sing to each other. They do not converse in blank verse either.People in real life do not sing to each other. Neither do they converse in blank verse.1. Paul couldnt dance, and he couldnt sing either.2. My brother Joe never learned to swim and he doesnt want to start now.3. I was not surprised at the news and my family were not surprised at the news either.4. Cathy had hardly said anything today and her mother had not said a word either.Ml. Fill in the blanks with one”, ones, those” or that”1. The conventions of opera are more evident thanof poetry, painting,drama and film.2. Watches produced in your factory are better thanin ours.3. There are only some green grapes left. The children have eaten all theripe.4. The film is not so good as thewe saw last Sunday.5. The population of Shanghai is about four times as large asof Nanjingcloze1. Fill in the blanks? each word can be used only once. Make changes where necessary.singwhoskillsrecognitionasabilitydownheardtrainingfor instanceONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF GOOD MUSICIANSHIP IS HAVING A GOOD EAR. THIS INCLUDES_ (1) SUCH AS SIGHT-SINGING, AURAL RECOGNITION AND THE ABILITY TO PLAY BY EAR. SIGHT-SINGING IS THE ABILITY TO SING A WRITTEN MELODY WITHOUT HAVING _ (2) IT. IT IS THE MOST FREQUENTLY PRACTICED CASE OF THE BROADER ABILITY TO HEAR ALL ASPECTS OF MUSIC IN ONES HEAD WHILE READING A WRITTEN PIECE OF MUSIC. THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE MUSICAL ELEMENTS, SUCH_ (3) MELODIC INTERVALS OR CHORDS BY EAR, IS AURAL RECOGNITION. A PERSON SKILLED IN AURAL _ (4) CAN WRITE DOWN MUSIC WHICH HE OR SHE HEARS. PLAYING BY EAR IS THE_ (5) TO PLAY OR_ (6) A PIECE OF MUSIC WHICH ONE HAS HEARD WITHOUT EVER SEEING IT WRITTEN _ (7). ALL OF THESE ABILITIES ARE COMPLEMENTARY, AND A PERSON_ (8) PRACTICES ONE IS LIKELY TO IMPROVE IN THE OTHER AREAS AS WELL. _ (9), SOMEONE WHO IS GOOD AT SIGHT-SINGING WRITTEN MUSIC PROBABLY ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO WRITE DOWN MELODIES WHICH HE OR SHE HEARS. THE ACTIVITY OF WORKING TO IMPROVE ONES EAR IS CALLED EAR_ (10).第九单元文本你见过这样的歌剧卡门和特里斯坦？而且，有多少你对歌剧知道吗？大自然的Opera为超过三百年昆曲已被一个最诱人的音乐娱乐形式。一个特殊的魅力，是连接到与它的一切 - 它的咏叹调，歌唱家和角色，更不用提开幕之夜。卡门，咪咪，比奥莱塔，特里斯坦 - 什么字符事实或虚构可以说，一代又一代人，所以常公开？一个歌剧就是A在唱戏剧。它结合了声乐和资源器乐 - 独奏，合奏，合唱，管弦乐团及芭蕾舞诗歌和戏剧，表演和哑剧，风景和服装。要结合不同的元素成一个团结是一个问题，有行使的一些最优秀的人才在音乐的历史。乍一看歌剧会似乎是不可能的需求，使对观众轻信。它提出了与我们人类捕获谁在唱，而不是说其他各戏剧性场面。该合理的问题是（有人问最尖锐整个历史的文人剧）：如何能艺术形式的基础上使不自然一个程序是有说服力吗？忽略了什么问题，必须始终保持艺术的根本愿望：不要复制，以提高我们的性质，但认识它。的确，在现实生活中，人们不会唱歌给对方他们也不空白诗交谈，正如莎士比亚的人物做的，也不住的房间，其中一面墙上是缺少方便，让观众看起来英寸所有的艺术雇用那些接受了两项公约艺术家和他的听众。歌剧的约定比现在更加突出那些诗歌，绘画，戏剧或电影，但他们没有不同实物。一旦我们接受了这个事实的地毯能飞，怎么简单相信这也是王子携带的行李的能力。在戏曲剧诗域的功能。它使用人类的声音到扑来观众们的基本情绪 - 爱，恨，嫉妒，喜悦，悲伤 - 元素与只对自己武力的可能性。现实的逻辑给出了在歌剧舞台艺术的方式来超越逻辑，并以音乐的力量超过心脏的使用寿命。研究与Practicc解读文本一，回答下列问题。1。什么时候歌剧成为最有吸引力的音乐形式之一娱乐？2。什么是歌剧吗？3。为什么会歌剧似乎使对轻信不可能的要求观众？4。是什么意思撰文说：“一旦我们接受了这个事实的地毯可以飞如何简单地认为它也是承载能力王子的行李“？5。你喜欢歌剧吗？请告诉你为何喜欢还是不喜欢它。摘要写作答：使用不超过85个字写的文字摘要。词汇。匹配在列项目向短语描述他们在列乙阿乙1。答：诱人场2。魅力湾使某人。某些感觉3。三恒不变4。四多样清除5。合理的大肠杆菌吸引力6。令人信服的楼魅力7。显然克权利8。域小时各类四。填入下面给出的词语或表达的空白。在有需要时更改表格。卷入各种诱人的注册小说聘请乍一看能够合理的不断重视明显行李1。我相信，他将根据医生的_意见。2，根据不受欢迎市长_ _在报纸上的攻击。3._，画面看上去并不很好，但经过仔细观察我们发现，它的确是一幅杰作4