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江苏省淮阴中学2007届高三英语专项训练055号牛津英语模块八编制：

王新凤

Unit1

Appreciatingliterature

Whatisclassicliterature?

Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld.Theyarenovels,plays

andpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandweresowellwrittenandwellreceivedthatpeople

stillreadthemtoday.Theyareexamplesofgreatwritingandwisdom,andeventhosewritten

centuriesagocanstillbefoundinbookshopsandlibrariestoday.

Becausealotofclassicswerewrittensolongago,thelanguageusedinthemisquitedifferentfromthelanguageusedtoday.Thismakesthemdifficultforsomepeopletoread,andoften,theclassicsarelefttogatherdustonshelves.Manypeopledonotreadthembecausetheythinkthattheyareold-fashionedandboring,andhavenothingtodowithlifetoday.

However,ifthisistrue,whydowestillfindclassicsinbookshopsandlibraries?

Theyhavenotdisappearedandstillhaveaplaceintheworldtoday.Whyelsewouldmanyfilmsbasedonthembesuccessful?

In1995,Clueless,theaward-winningfilmbasedonJaneAustin?

snovelEmma,wasreleased.Threeyearslater,in1998,amodernadaptationofCharlesDickens?

snovelGreatExpectationsappearedincinemas.Idonotthinkthattheseclassicnovelswouldbemadeintofilmsiftheyhadnothingtodowithlifetoday.

CharlesDickens:

England?

sgreatestwriter?

CharlesDickenswasborninPortsmouth,Englandin1812.Hewrotemanynovels.OliveTwist,

DavidCopperfieldandGreatExpectationsareprobablyhisbest-knownworks.Hefirstpublished

manynovelsonechapteratatimeinnewspapers,andsomewerelaterperformedonstage.Forpeople

atthattime,hisstorieswerelikethesoapoperasweseeonTVtoday.

Hediedin1870andhistombreads,,byhisdeath,oneofEngland?

sgreatestwritersislosttothe

world.?

GreatExpectations

GreatExpectationsissetinEnglandintheearly1800s.DickensusesPip,themaincharacter,to

tellthestory.Pipisnotonlyacharacter,healsotellsthestoryofGreatExpectations.Pipliveswith

hisoldersisterandherhusbandJoe.Pip?

ssisterseldomhasakindwordtosay,butJoeisakindand

simpleman,whowouldratherdiethanseeanyharmcometoPip.

Pip,whoissevenyearsoldwhenthestorybegins,isinamistyfieldoftombswhenaman

appearsandfrightenshim.MistisasymbolofdangeranduncertaintyinGreatExpectations.Classicnovelsoftenhavesymbolswhichaddinterest,tensionordeepermeaningtothetext.Readersmaynotbeabletoseethedanger,sotheyneedasymbollikethemisttomakeitclearertothem.

ThereisatwistintheplotwhenaverygenerousstrangergivesPipalotofmoney.Pipisabout

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江苏省淮阴中学2007届高三英语专项训练055号牛津英语模块八编制：

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18yearsoldwhenthishappens,andthefortunesetshimfreefromthefinancialworries.PipmakestheabruptdecisiontomovefromKent,whichisaconstantremainderofhisshabbybeginnings,tothebrightlightsofLondon.

ExcitedbyhismovetoLondon,Pipcanhardlywaittobeginhisnewlife.Moneyandeducation

havechangedhim,andbeforelonghedevelopstheshortcomingsofbeingshallowandhaving

prejudice,evenagainsthisoldcompanions.PipdislikesitwhenJoecomestovisithiminLondon.Hehasrigidideasofwhatitmeanstobecivilandtobeagentleman,andisembarrassedbyJoehedoesnotfitthese.

PipisbentonbecomingagentlemanandwinningEstella?

slove.Estellaisabeautifulgirl,and

forPip,sheisasymbolofeducationandmoney.Whatitreallymeanstobeagentlemanisan

importantthemeinGreatExpectations.Isaneducatedpersonwithalotofmoneyagentleman?

Oris

agentlemansomebodywhoiskindandgoodtohisfriends?

Bytheendofthenovel,Piphaschangedalot.Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.ThischangeinPipiscalledcharacterdevelopmentandisanimportantpartofanynovel.DoesJoeforgivePip?

DoesPipgetthegirlofhis

dreams?

Youwilljusthavetoreadityourselftofindout!

1.

Whatdoesclassicliteraturerefertointhepassage?

A.Literaryworkswritteninclassicalform.

B.Literaryworkswithalonghistory.

C.Literaryworksthatwerewrittenlongago,wellwrittenandwellreceived.

D.Novels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenlongago.

2.

Accordingtotheauthor,classicliterature________.

A.isold-fashionedandboring

B.hasnothingtodowithlifetoday

C.isnovelsthatcanbemadeintofilms

D.stillhasaplaceintoday?

sworld

3.

AllofthefollowingarewrittenbyCharlesDickensEXCEPT________.

A.OliverTwist

B.ATaleofTwoCities

C.Clueless

D.GreatExpectations

4.

Whatis/arethetheme（s）inGreatExpectations?

A.Wealthdoesnotbuyhappiness.

B.Whatitmeanstobeagentleman.

C.Friendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.

D.Allofabove.

5.Whatistheauthor?

sintentioninwritingthearticle?

A.Shetriestoconvinceustoadoptanewpointofviewtowardsclassics.

B.Sheasksustoreconsiderourideasaboutthefilmsbasedonclassics.

C.Shetellsusthatclassicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld.

D.Shesuggeststhatthereareenoughclassicsinbookshopsandlibraries.

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Unit2

TurandotinBeijing

ByJaneJones

Lastnight,IwitnessedthefirstofonlyeightperformancesofGiacomoPuccini?

sworld-famous

opera,Turandot,beingperformedintheForbiddenCityinBeijing,China.Theperformancewas

splendid.Itstarredsomeoftheworld?

sgreatestoperasingers.ManygreatChinesemusicians,actorsandsingerswerealsocast.Puccini,anItalian,wroteTurandottowardstheendofhislife,in1924.He

likedEastAsiaverymuchandalsowroteMadamButterfly,whichissetinJapan.

Turandotisthestoryofacold-heartedChineseprincess,namedTurandot,wholivesin

Beijing?

sForbiddenCity.Inordertoavoidmarriage,shesaysthatanypotentialhusbandmustanswer

threeriddlescorrectlyordie.

JustimagingperformingsuchanoperaintheForbiddenCity------therecouldnotbeabetter

setting!

Youcouldalmostfeelthehistory.Theweatherwasalsoperfectforanoutdoorperformance.Insteadofastagecurtain,thereweredecoratedpanelscoveredwithredandgold,andtraditionalChinesedrumswereusedtoannouncethestartoftheopera.

ThestorybeginswhenaprinceiskilledforbeingunabletoanswerTurandot?

sriddles.Shortly

afterwards,anotherprince,Calaf,seesTurandotforthefirsttimeandfallsinlove.Thehandsomeprincesaysthathewillsolvetheriddlesandmarryher.Then,inamovingsoloperformance,ayoungslaveofCalaf?

sfather,LiuexpressesherloveforCalaf.ThestorythentakesonaclassictrianglefeaturingCalaf,Turandot,andLiu,whoseloveforCalafisunconditional.

Inthestory,Turandotwasdrunkwithpower.Sheevendarestotryandexercisecontroloverherfather,theemperorofChina,whohaspromisedtoallowhertochooseherownhusband.Theemperorfindsthedeathsofsomanymendisturbingandalthoughhewouldliketo,hecannotbreakhispromise.

CalafrecitestheanswerstotheTurandot?

squestionscorrectly,butsheisgreatlyupsetbythis.Seeingthis,Calafsaysthatifshecanguesshisnamebysunshine,shedoesnothavetomarryhim.TurandotisdesperatetolearnhisnameandthreatensandterrifiesLiubecauseheknowshisname.whilesheisbeingtortured,Liugrabsaswardfromaguardandkillsherself.Everyoneisshockedbythis.AfterLiukillsherself,CalafkissesTurandotandfinallywinsheraffection.ThenCalafsayshisownnamealoud,leavinghisfutureinTurandot?

shands.

Theoperafinisheswithabeautifully-sungfinalduet,whichwassomovingthattheaudiencefellsilent.Attheendofthestory,theprinceandprincessmarryandthewholecitycelebratestheirhappiness.Unfortunately,Puccinidiedbeforehecompletedthisfinalscene,butheleftnotesforthefinalduet,whichwascompletedbyoneofhisformerstudents,FrancoAlfano.

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AnoperacompanystagedtheoperainBeijinginthe1990s,buttheperformanceIsawwasthe

firsttimeTurandotwasstagedinsidetheForbiddenCity.Theproductioncombinedthevery

bestof

WesternandChinesetalentsinmusic,

staginganddirecting.Theorchestrawasconductedby

the

ZubinMehta,aninternationallyfamousconductor,whowasborninIndia.Theoperawasdirectedby

thewell-known

Chinesedirector,ZhangYimou.IntheBeijingperformance

Isaw,Turandot

was

playedbySharonSweetfromtheUSA,Liu

wasplayedbyanotheroperasingerfrom

theUSA,

BarbaraHendricks,andCalafwassungbyKristjanJohannssonfromIceland.Theywereallexcellent.

TheForbiddenCityisanareawhereonceonlytheemperor,hisfamilyandofficialswere

allowed.However,inthiswonderfulproduction,ithasbeentransformedintothelocationfora

beautifulandheartbreakinglovestory.Thebringingtogetherofthisgroupofpeoplefrommany

countries,themusic,andthesettingareclearlythekeycomponentsofthisamazingproduction.

1.Whocompletedtheworld-famousoperaTurandot?

A.GiacomoPuccinialone.B.Puccini?

sformerstudentFrancoAlfano.

C.GiacomoPucciniandFrancoAlfano.D.KristjanJohannssonfromIceland.

2.HowmanytimeswasTurandotstagedintheForbiddenCityaccordingtothearticle?

A.Onlyonce.B.Twice.C.Eighttimes.D.Unknown.

3.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“therecouldnotbeabettersetting”?

A.Becausetheweatherwasperfectforanoutdoorperformance.

B.Becauseshefeltthattheaudiencecouldalmostfeelthehistory.

C.Thereweredecoratedpanelscoveredwit