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1、Reading strategy: Reading a review1. How is a review of an opera usually organized?1. What is a solo, a duet and a chorus?Fast reading:1. What is Turandot?2. Who wrote Turandot?2. Was the performance indoors or outdoors?Detailed-reading1. Whydoes the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good se

2、tting for Turandot?2. What kind of person is Turandot?3. What happened to the prince who could not answer the princess s riddles?4. What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunset?5. What has Turandot s fathe r promised her?6. How many times will Turandot be staged in the Fo

3、bidden City?7. Who took part in this performance of Turandot?8. What were the key ingredients for the production of this opera?True or false:1. Turandot and Madam Butterfly written by Giacomo Puccini are set in China.2. Turandot says that any potential husband must answer three riddles or die in ord

4、er to choose her own husband.3. Many men are killed for not being able to answer Turandot s three riddles.4. Turandot is married to Calaf only because Calaf solve her riddles correctly.5. Thanks to the music and the setting, the opera is a great success. Choice: Who is the conductor of the opera“ Tu

5、rando”?A. Zhang YimouB. Giacomo PucciniC. Zubin, MethaD. Kristjan Johannsson Who wrote Turandot and when was it written?A. Giacomo Puccini, in 1924B. Giacomo Puccini s former student, in1924C. Zubin Mehta, in the 1990sD. Sharon Sweet, in the 1990s When was Turandot staged inBeijin g?A. in 1924B. in

6、the twenty first centuryC. in the 1990sD. in 1998(4) How does the writer think of the opera?A. terribleB. movi ngC. bori ngD. amaz ingRead for the information about the performanee.Main characters of the story: 1.Turandot-2. _ _ a prince3. -_Actors and actresses: 1._Turandot2. -3. LiuSetti ng:Direct

7、or:Conductor:Plot:课后阅读任务型阅读（根据reading部分）Turan dot is a world-famous opera (1)by Pucci ni, an Italia n.It tells the story of a cold-hearted Chin ese prin cess, n amed Turan dot, (2)in Beiji ng s Forbidde n City .In order not to (3)any man, shesays that anypotential husband must answer three riddles c

8、orrectly or die.The(4)At first,a prince is killed for being unable to answerTuran dot sRiddles. Shortly afterwards, ano ther prin ce, Calaf. sees Turan dotfor the first time and falls in love. The handsome prince will (5)(6)the riddles and marry her. Then,a young slave of Calaf s father Liu, express

9、es her love for Calaf. The story shows a classic love triangle featuri ng Calaf.of the storyThe (7) and(8)Turan dot, drunk with power, even dares to try and exercise control over her father, the emperor of China. Calaf says that if she can guess his n ame (9)daw n, she does not have tomarry him. Tur

10、an dot (10)to lear n his n ame andthreatens and terrifiesLiu, who knows his name. Whilebeing tortured, Liu grabs a sword from a guard and kills herself, which makes every oneshocked by this.After Liu killsherself, Calaf kisses Turan dot and fin ally wins her affectio n.of the story根据Reading内容,在空白处填入

11、正确的单词形式The story is (1) in the Forbidde n City. To (2) marriage, Turan dotsays her (3)husba nd must an swer three of her riddles or die.Calaf sees Toran dot for the first time and (4)in love with her. But a slaveof Calaf s father s, Liu, also expresses her love for him. The story becomes a triangle

12、love and it (5) on amazing colours.Turandot is (6) with powerand tries to exercise (7) over her father, the emperor of China, who can tbreak his (8)although he finds the deaths of so many men disturb ing .Turan dotis (9) to know his n ame and terrifies and even threate nsLiu,who kills herself. Fi na

13、lly the whole city (10)their happ in ess.阅读理解Many of us have heard of the say ing: everythi ng is possible if you can just believe. But few of us really know the power of faith and perseveranee (坚定). South African swimmer Natalie du Toit embodies (体现)those virtues.Du Toit, 24, became the first swimm

14、er to compete in both the Olympic Gamesand the Paralympics (残奥会)in Beijing. Although she finished 16th in the tough 10kmmarathon in the able-bodied Games, she has collected three golds in the Paralympics so far.One of the most successful disabled athletes of all time, Natalie du Toit was already a p

15、romising swimmer when she lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001, at just 17.There are a lot of dark mome nts, du Toit said. There are some days whe nI cry. But I try to remember that better days are ahead. You just go on.With in a few mon ths, she was back in the swim ming pool.She still com

16、petes and still succeeds. The only differenee is she has switched to Ion ger eve nts from 200m and 400m in dividual medley to 800m and 1,500m freestyle -to make up for her loss of speed with only one leg. But she made no adjustme nt to her mental outlook (精神面貌).Go ing out in the water, it feels as i

17、f theresno thi ng wrong with me. It does ntmatter if you look differe nt. Youre still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.She is the owner of many world records ， and she also won gold whe n compet ing against able-bodied swimmers in the 1， 500m freestyle at the All Africa Gam

18、es in2007. It all lies in hard work and determ in ati on. She is stubborn(固执的),which is good and bad， said her coach (教练)Karoly Von Toros.Good for the swim ming, but bad for the coach.There is a poem that hangs on her wall that reads:“The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals. ”The

19、 tragedy of life lies in not havi ng goals to reach for.”1. Natalie du Toit is a vivid example thatA. you are what you believeB. your biggest en emy is yourselfC. results are not so importa nt as the processD. you must set reasonable goals or you will fail2. According to the text, Natalie du Toit be

20、came .A. the first athlete to compete with able-bodied swimmers in the worldB. the youngest disabled swimmer to break the world record in the 1,500m freestyleC. the youngest disabled swimmer to collect three golds in a single ParalympicsD. the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and t

21、he Paralympics3. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Natalie du Toit?a. she won gold at the All Africa Gamesb. she finished 16th in the tough 10km marathon in the Olympicsc. she adjusted herself to long eventsd. a motorcycle accident disabled herA. cdabB. dcbaC

22、. dcabD. dacb4. Which of the following should be the best for the missing sentence in para 4?A. In dark moments it was her coach that pushed her on.B. Her love of swimming overcame everythingC. But there is no magic recipe for success.D. The journey to success is long and tough.Key: Reading strategy

23、: 1. A review is a report or an essay giving some information as well as some opinion or ideas about a book, performance, a painting or something similar.1. A review of opera usually starts with some background information2. The review can give some important information such as the actor s names an

24、dfinally an evaluation.3. The review may include lots of very descriptive words that reflect feelings. Fast-reading:1.It is an opera that tells the story of a cold-hearted Chinese princess, named Turandot, who lives in the Forbidden City. To avoid marriage, she says that any potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or die.2.Giacomo Puccini wrote the opera. The final scene was completed by Franco Alfano, one of his students, based on