必修4 Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World(单元主题语篇训练)-【创新方案】2024版高考英语一轮复习（老教材 新高考 外研版）

班级： 姓名： 学号： 必修④ Module 6 单元主题语篇训练 I,阅读理解 An explosion of romantic comedy book musicals A arrived,including My Fair Lady.On Broadway, THE HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATRE West Side Story became the first show that used dance to drive the story telling. Musical theatre is considered the most inclusive 1.What caused musicals to move in a new direction of the performing arts,combining music,song, during the1930s？ dialogue and dance. A.The development of new musical instruments. Pre-1900 ENTER MUSICAL COMEDIES AND B.The audience's demand for more realistic art OPERETTAS forms. Musical theatre can be traced back to ancient C.The rising popularity of other types of Greece.Over the centuries musicals have evolved entertainment. through Roman,French and 18th century theatre. D.The greater acceptance of black performers by During the 19th century,musical theatre as we white audiences. know it was born,with the development of musical:2.In which period did musical theatre become more comedies and operettas. complex and dramatic? 1900 -1929 ENTER MUSICAL REVUES AND A.Pre-1900. B.1900-1929. HUGE BROADWAY SHOWS C.1940-1949. D.1950-1959. The music hall and musical comedies,such as:3.What can be reasonably inferred about the musical those written by Gilbert and Sullivan continued to West Side Story? dominate. A.It told its story in a new way. Huge Broadway shows and musical revues B.It was based on a true story. featuring wonderful costumes and sets,designed to C.It was a non-Broadway show. entertain but with little plot,became popular. D.It was not very successful at first. 1930 -1939 ENTER JAZZ MUSICALS AND B NATURALISTIC DIALOGUE People may set an alarm on the phone or clock Competition for audiences from low-price:t that sounds like this:beep beep beep.That hard, movies encouraged writers to experiment with new unpleasant sound may be making it harder to shake themes,moving towards more naturalistie dialogue. off the sleepy feeling in the morning known as Progy and Bess (1935)was Bro