Unit 4 第4课时 Reading for Writing（Word）-【全效作业本】2022-2023学年高中必修第二册英语同步课件及教参（人教版2019）

第4课时　Reading for Writing Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Many older people around the world have at least one common concern: How to get younger people，hooked on their electronic devices，interested in classic art.Take the Monkey King，or Sun Wukong，as an example.The main character in the 16th­century classic novel，Journey to the West，is a romantic figure of bravery and adventure that charmed millions of readers before the appearance of online attractions. Havoc in Heaven，a Beijing Opera film，attracted the wider public to the glamour of the traditional Chinese performance art，featuring one of the best­known chapters from Journey to the West.This film，expected to create a new channel to promote Beijing Opera，includes nearly all the key ingredients of Beijing Opera.It covers all the basic techniques，more than 10 classic tunes，and makeup for dozens of facial representations of different figures' characteristics. It's actually a big challenge to combine Beijing Opera and film，each of which has its own rhythm，according to Cheng，director of the film，who is adopting a fresh approach to present the traditional art form.One challenge that Cheng and his production team faced is how to balance the new approach with maintaining the fundamentals of the art.The basic principles and performance skills in Beijing Opera cannot be changed. Some background images on stage，such as a painted waterfall，remain，and a live band was on the set to provide sound for the film，rather than employing the pre­recorded music.“If we change traditions to cater to people's taste and preference for a regular film，it will no longer be a Beijing Opera piece of art，” Cheng said. On the other hand，some creativity was needed because Cheng and his team did not just want to document a stage performance.Computer technology is also applied to achieve some visual effects and to present impossible scenes. Beijing Opera films played a powerful role in the 1960s and 70s，but their popularity gave way to more diverse entertainment.In recent