选修⑧ Unit 4 课下主题训练 影视、音乐等领域的概况及其发展

PAGE第2页共6页选修⑧Unit4课下主题训练影视、音乐等领域的概况及其发展一、主题语基拓展练(一)主题词汇盘查(已会词汇，在□内打“√”；欠熟练词汇，多翻阅识记)①hairdresser□ ②director□③producer□ ④leadingrole□⑤supportingrole□ ⑥cameraman□⑦photographer□ ⑧cartoon□⑨comedy□ eq\o(○,\s\up1(10))tragedy□⑪opera□ ⑫soapopera□⑬TVseries□ ⑭performance□⑮festival□ ⑯production□⑰adaptation□ ⑱spotlight□⑲scenery□ ⑳background□(二)主题词汇训练Ⅰ.选词填空(有两词多余)photographer,cartoon,comedy,tragedy,opera,festival,production,spotlight,scenery,background1．Thewholecitywasimmersedinafestivalatmosphere.2．Thereporthasturnedthespotlightonthestartlingriseinairpollution.3．Theaudienceareattractedbytheoperainwhichmostofthewordsaresungtobeautifulmusic.4．Insomeofthepicturesthesubjectsareoutoffocuswhilethebackgroundissharp.5．MickeyMouseandDonaldarebothmaincharactersofaDisneycartoonfilms.6．Inatheatre,thesceneryconsistsofthestructuresandpaintedbackgroundsthatshowwheretheactionintheplaytakesplace.7．Shebecameaphotographer，rovingtheworldwithhercamerainherhand.8．Comedyconsistsoftypesofentertainment,suchasplaysandfilms,orparticularscenesinthem,thatareintendedtomakepeoplelaugh.Ⅱ.单句语法填空1．Hehasbeenaveryfamousproducer(produce)formanysuccessfulTVprograms.2．Thedirector(direct)wasdissatisfiedwithactor'sresponseevenafterseveralretakes.3．Ifeltitwasimportantforwomentojoinandtakealeading(lead)roleinfilms.4．There'sabigdifferencebetweenanamateurvideoandaprofessionalHollywoodproduction(produce)．5．Shegavethegreatestperformance(perform)ofhercareer.6．Iboughtmysonanadaptation(adapt)forchildrenofaplaybyShakespeare.Ⅲ.写出下列句中蓝色词的汉语意思1．MyhairdressertoldmetoletmyhairdrynaturallyifIwantedittocurl.发型师2．It'sapitythatheonlygotasupportingroleinthatmajorBroadwaymusical.配角3．Tom'smotherlikessoapoperaandhisfatherlikessitcom.肥皂剧4．Acameramanisapersonwhooperatesacamerafortelevisionorfilmmaking.摄影师5．ThesuccessoftherecentTVserieshasarousedyoungpeople'scuriosityaboutrockmusic.电视连续剧6．Theirholidayendedintragedywhentheirhotelcaughtfire.悲剧二、主题语篇押题练Ⅰ.阅读理解TheGuidetoFilmFestivalsCannesFilmFestivalCannes,Topprize:Palmed'OrHistory:ThefirstCannesFilmFestivaltookplaceinSeptember1939,butitdidn'thappenagainuntilafterWorldWarⅡ.ThePalmed'Orprizewasintroducedin1955.Thefestivalbecameestablishedduringthe1960sandisnowknownastheworld'smostimportantfilmfestival.Didyouknow?About20featurefilmscompeteeachyearforthePalmed'Or.PreviouswinnersincludeMichaelMooreandQuentinTarantino.UnliketheOscars,thetopprizeisfrequentlysharedbetweentwofilms.FamousfilmsthathavewonthePalmed'OrincludeApocalypseNow,TaxiDriver,LaDolceVitaandTheThirdMan.VeniceFilmFestivalVenice,Topprize:GoldenLionHistory:TheVeniceFilmFestivalistheoldestfilmfestivalstillinexistence.Thefilmfestivalwasin1932anditattractedover25,000people.Thefestivaldidnotappearagainuntil1934,whentherewasacompetitionbetween19countries.ThefestivalwasheldthreetimesduringWorldWarⅡandhasbeenheldalmosteveryyearsincethen.Didyouknow?Filmsatthe61stVeniceFilmFestivalin2004werenominatedfor16awardsattheOscars—thehighesteverforthefestival.ThesefilmsincludedVeraDrake,SharkTale,CollateralandFindingNeverland.TheLondonFilmFestivalLondon,Topprize:Non­competitiveHistory:TheLondonFilmFestivalstartedin1956whenagroupoffilmcriticsledbythefamousDilysPowell,thefilmcriticforTheSundayTimes,gottogetheroverdinner.TheydiscussedthefestivalsatCannesandVenice,andtheyagreedthatLondonneededone,too.Theywantedtogivepeopletheopportunitytoseefilmsfromaroundtheworldthatwerenotbeingshowninthecinemas.Thefirstfestivalshowed20filmsattheNationalFilmTheatreontheSouthBank.Didyouknow?ThefestivalisoneofEurope'slargestpublicfilmevents,screeningabout280filmsfrom60countries.Althoughitisnon­competitive,theBritishFilmInstituteawardstheSutherlandTrophytothemostoriginalandimaginativefirstfeaturefilmscreenedatthefestival.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要对几个电影节做了简单的介绍。1．Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A．TheThirdManhaswontheGoldenLionB．thePalmed'OrcanbeawardedtotwofilmsC．theCannesFilmFestivalstartedafterWorldWarⅡD．thePalmed'OrprizewasintroducedduringWorldWarⅡ解析：选B细节理解题。根据CannesFilmFestival部分的第二段中的“UnliketheOscars,thetopprizeisfrequentlysharedbetweentwofilms.”可知，与奥斯卡不同，金棕榈奖可颁给两部电影。故选B。2．TheVeniceFilmFestival________.A．didn'tattractmanypeopleatfirstB．hasbeenheldeveryyearsince1934C．isregardedasthemostimportantfilmfestivalD．hasbeenrunninglongerthananyotherfilmfestival解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章对各电影节开始的时间的介绍可知，威尼斯电影节比其他任何电影节的历史都要长。故选D。3．WhatwasthepurposeoftheLondonFilmFestivalatthebeginning?A．Tomakesomefilmspublic.B．Tobringfilmcriticstogether.C．Tocompetewithotherfilmfestivals.D．Tochoosethebestoriginalfeaturefilms.解析：选A推理判断题。根据TheLondonFilmFestival部分中的“Theywantedtogivepeopletheopportunitytoseefilmsfromaroundtheworldthatwerenotbeingshowninthecinemas.”可知，伦敦电影节一开始的目的是把一些电影公之于众。故选A。Ⅱ.阅读七选五WhyDoAdultsLoveAnimatedMovies?Yougohomefromwork.Youaretired,andwanttositinfrontoftheTV,watchingsomethingfun.Yourchildrenwantthesame.Whatisbetterthanananimatedfilm?Bothchildrenandmostadultsloveanimation.Ofcourse,thereareanimatedmoviesthataredirectedspeciallytoadults.__1__So,whydoadultslikecartoonssomuch?Theyhavewell­writtencharacters.Thereareplentyofreasons.Firstandforemost,alotofthemarereallygood.__2__Screenwriters,designers,programmersandmusiciansareallworkingtogethertobringthebestoutcometothebigscreen.Andusually,theysucceed.Animatedfilmshavewell­writtencharactersfacingcomplicatedsituations.Sometimesthescriptsareevenbetterthanthoseinadultfilms.So,itcomesasnosurprisethatanimatedfilmsappealtogrown­upsaswell.__3__RememberthetimewhenyouwereachildandusedtositinfrontoftheTVenjoyingcartoons?Animatedfilmsbringoutthatspecificfeelingofourchildhood.Moreover,theyrevealourinnerchild.Bywatchingananimatedmovie,weforgetthemonotonyofeverydaylifeandleaveourproblemsbehind.Weloveheroes.Almosteverycartoonhassomethingtodowiththejourneyofacharacter.Ajourneytowardsadulthood,ortowardsfindingoneself,orsucceedinginaquest.__4__Aherothatovercomesallobstaclestryingtofindtruemeaningandhappinessinhisorherexistence?Plentyoftimes,thecharactersinanimatedfilmsarebigger­than­lifeandthat'swhatweneedinordertobelieveinhumansagain.Theyaretreatsforadults.Animatedfilmsaremadeforchildren,butsometimesfilmmakersdecidetoputsomethingforadultsaswell:Shrek,forexample,hassceneswithasenseofhumorthatisaddressedmainlytogrown­ups.__5__Andit'sareallysuccessfulpractice.A．Theybringoutthechildinus.B．Anythingcanhappeninchildhood.C．Andwhodoesn'tloveaherolikethat?D．Talentsworktogetherinproducinganimatedfilms.E．Weapplaudthosecharactersbecausetheyremindusofourselves.F．Andthereisalsothechancethatadultswillloveakid'smoviemore.G．It'satreatthataimstohelpparentsenjoytheirtimeintheanimatedfilmsaswell.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要就成年人喜欢动画片的原因进行了说明。1．解析：选F根据空处上文及下文“So,whydoadultslikecartoonssomuch？”可知，F项“而且成年人也有可能会更喜欢儿童电影”承上启下，符合语境。2．解析：选D根据下文“Screenwriters,designers,...bringthebestoutcometothebigscreen.”可知，动画电影是各种人才一起制作的。故D项符合上下文语境。3．解析：选A本句为本段小标题。根据本段内容可知，本段主要讲动画电影激发了大人内心的童真。故A项符合上下文语境。4．解析：选C根据下文“Aherothatovercomesallobstaclestryingtofindtruemeaningandhappinessinhisorherexistence？”可知，本句应是反问句，故C项“谁不喜欢这样的英雄呢？”符合上下文语境。5．解析：选G根据本段小标题及空处上文可知，动画电影中有许多专为成年人而设计的元素，所以成人观看动画电影也是一种享受。故G项符合上下文语境。Ⅲ.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。AnoldwoodenseatthatSusanextremelyvaluedoftenremindedherofmother'sGoldenRule.Backinthe1930s,thecountrylifewasreallytough.Onedayafterdinner,Susan'smothersatontheseat,announcingtothechildrentheGoldenRule:“Treatothersthewayyouwanttobetreated.”Susanreflectedcarefullyandseriouslyonwhathermotherhadsaid.Sheresolvedthatshewouldkeepinmindandfollowtherule.OneSaturdayafternoon,shewenttofarmerJason'sinn(小旅馆)togetthepayforhermother'swashingforthegueststhere,whichamountedtofivedollars.ShefoundJasonintheyard,who,asallthevillagersknew,wasselfishandmean.Hiseyescloudedwithanger,ashehadjustfinishedaquarrelwithoneofhisguests.Heheldinhishandanopenwallet,fullofbills.HebarelynoticedSusanuntilshemadeherrequestforthemoney.Insteadofshoutingather,asusual,fortroublinghimwhenhewasbusy,hehandedherabanknote.FeelingrelievedforescapingfromJasonsoeasily,Susanhurriedoutoftheinn.Whencarefullyputtingthemoneyintoherpocket,shediscoveredthatJasonhadgivenhertwobillsinsteadofone,andherfirstreactionwasjoyattheunexpectedprize.Shelookedaroundandtherewasnobodynearbytoshareherdiscovery.“Itismine.Allmine，”shesaidtoherself.“Iwillbuymumanewcoatwithit,andshecangiveheroldonetosisterMary,andthenMarycangototheSundayschoolwithmenextwinter.IwonderifIcanbuyapairofshoesforbrotherTomtoo.”Justatthatmoment,sherealizedthatJasonmusthavegiventheextramoneytoherbymistake,andthereforeshehadnorighttoownit.Butavoiceoftemptation(诱惑)whispered,“Hegaveit,andyoucankeepit.Hewillneverknow,evenifitisamistake.”注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式作答。AsSusanhurriedhome,thisconflictwentoninhermind.Susan'sfacebecameredwithembarrassmentandannoyance.