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UNIT 4 Stage and screen
重点1 练学核心单词
加黑体词语是必修第二册 UNIT 3 的语言知识复现,如有遗忘请及时巩固。
教材里寻金
1.It was so dazzling and energetic (energy) that I wasn’t sure if the characters were performers or athletes!
2.Feeling the strong emotions (emotion) of love, anger (angry), fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet.
3.So, if you want to see a show that combines (combine) music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with explosive (explode) effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes!
4.Courage is not the absence (absent) of fear, but rather the judgement/judgment (judge) that something else is more important than fear.
高考这样考
1.This (absorb) new book by Catriona Campbell is a practical roadmap (address) the challenges posed by the forthcoming AI revolution. (2024·新课标Ⅱ卷)
答案与解析 absorbing; addressing 第一空作定语,修饰名词new book,应用形容词,表“十分吸引人的;引人入胜的;精彩的”,填absorbing;第二空为非谓语,roadmap与address“解决;处理”是逻辑上的主谓关系,应用现在分词作定语,填addressing。
2.But that leaves the solo (单独) customers out of pocket and (disappoint). (2024·浙江高考1月)
答案与解析 disappointed 空处作宾补,disappoint与customers是逻辑上的动宾关系,应用过去分词作宾补,故填disappointed。
3.“So I (absolute) think we will get more riders just because of short stories,” she says. (2024·新课标Ⅱ卷)
答案与解析 absolutely 空处作状语,修饰动词think, 应用副词,填absolutely。
4.During China’s dynastic period, emperors planned the city of Beijing and (arrange) the residential areas according to social classes. (2023·浙江高考1月)
答案与解析 arranged 空处与已有的谓语planned是并列谓语,应用一般过去时,填arranged。
5.Short writings missed as a result of an excused (absent) will be accepted. (2022·新高考Ⅰ卷)
答案与解析 absence 空前是冠词和形容词,故空处填名词absence。
1.combine vt.& vi. ①(使)结合;(使)组合;合并;协力 ②兼有;兼做
练基础 单句语法填空
①The menu in this beautiful colonial house includes traditional Thai cuisine combined (combine) with modern cooking methods. (2023·全国甲卷)
②Your four major essays will combine to form (form) the main part of the grade for this course. (2022·新高考Ⅰ卷)
③It’s a pretty hard combination (combine) to beat. (2022·全国甲卷)
④Find ways to enjoy them in a combined (combine) manner. (2022·浙江高考)
⑤The hotel combines comfort with/and convenience, thus getting highly recommended.
微写作 仿效第②小题写句
他不断恶化的健康状况以及独居的无助,两个因素加在一起促使他收养了一只猫。
⑥His worsening health condition, and the helplessness of living alone combined to make him adopt a cat.
2.absorbed adj. 专心致志的;被……吸引住的
练基础 单句语法填空
①When he got absorbed (absorb) in his world of music, he felt as if he could “see” the beauty of the world around him, like he had in his previous life. (人教必2)
②His work suffered because of his total absorption (absorb) in sport.
③Many little shops have been absorbed (absorb) into big businesses in recent years.
④The black wall absorbs (absorb) a lot of heat during the day and gives off heat at night.
微写作 续写细节描写
这些孩子沉浸在游戏中,我进来他们都没有注意到。
⑤Absorbed in/Absorbing themselves in their game, these children didn’t even notice me come in. (分词短语作状语)
3.续写亮词
动词applaud/名词applause
·The audience applauded enthusiastically. 观众热烈地鼓掌。
·The audience broke into loud/thunderous applause. 观众中爆发出热烈的/雷鸣般的掌声。
·His speech was greeted with deafening applause. 他的演讲得到了震耳欲聋的掌声。
·With the melodious song coming to an end, hearty applause burst out. 悦耳的歌曲一结束,就响起了热烈的掌声。
·Applause rang through the hall. 掌声响彻大厅。
仿写 续写场景描写
人群陷入沉默,随后爆发出热烈的掌声。我们一起每走一步,人群的掌声就越热烈。他们为什么鼓掌呢?我想我知道。
①The crowd fell into silence, and then broke into loud applause. With every step we took together, the applause from the crowd grew louder. What did they applaud for? I thought I knew.
动词escape
·His confidence escaped him when he walked on stage. 他走上台时突然失去了自信。
·A shiver ran down Mac’s spine as he reflected on the narrow escape, his heart pounding with the scary memory of the wolf’s pursuit. 当麦克回想起九死一生的情景时,毛骨悚然,被狼追的可怕回忆让他的心怦怦直跳。
仿写 续写场景描写(逃生)
我们刚从水里爬出来,车就被冲走了。真是九死一生啊! 我紧紧地抱住乔, 欣慰和感激涌上心头。
②The moment we pulled ourselves out of the water, the car was washed away. What a narrow escape! I hugged Joe tightly, relief and gratitude welling up inside me.
动词overcome、 consume
·The night before the test I was overcome by fear and despair. 考试前的晚上,恐惧和绝望让我内心无比惊慌。
·Carolyn was consumed with guilt./Guilt consumed Carolyn. 卡罗琳深感内疚。
仿写 续写情感+动作描写
我既怕又怒,抓住她的手臂,把她拽进房间。
③Overcome/Consumed with fear and anger, I grabbed her arm, and dragged her into the room.
Ⅰ.词形转换和动词形式变化
1.Zhang, the (gift) artist, studied the artistry of hanfu in various museums, (transform) paintings into wearable pieces.
答案与解析 gifted; transforming 第一空作定语,应用形容词,填gifted;本句已有谓语,Zhang与transform是逻辑上的主谓关系,应用现在分词作状语,故第二空填transforming。
2.Fortunately, Wu’s plan (applaud) by like-minded enthusiasts, who generously contributed great photos. In 2019, Wu published a 500-page book (introduce) over 300 ancient pagodas in Beijing.
答案与解析 was applauded; introducing 第一空作谓语,且与下一句谓语时态一致,应用一般过去时,且主语plan与applaud是被动关系,应用一般过去时的被动语态,填was applauded;第二空作定语,修饰book,book与introduce是逻辑上的主谓关系,应用现在分词作定语,填introducing。
3.There was the loudest (explode) of them all and our house went dark too. I tried to find every candle we had and (light) them.
答案与解析 explosion; lit 第一空作主语,谓语是was,故填单数名词;第二空作谓语,且与该句已有的谓语时态一致,应用一般过去时,填lit。
4.The Guangdong Lion Dance, a (combine) of martial arts, dance and music, is popular not only in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, but also among overseas Chinese in Southeast Asian countries, (make) it a cultural bridge for overseas Chinese keeping touch with their national roots.
答案与解析 combination; making; in 第一空前是冠词a,空后是介词of,故空处填combine的名词形式combination作同位语,意为“结合”,故填combination;第二空为非谓语,此处表自然而然的结果,用现在分词作状语,填making;第三空是动词短语keep in touch with “与……保持联系”。
5.Deggim said shipping faced a “huge problem” as more goods containing lithium-ion batteries (transport) by sea, with electric models making up about 14 per cent of car sales in 2022. (Financial Times)
答案与解析 were transported 分析句子结构可知,空处作谓语,根据句中时间状语in 2022可知,空处用一般过去时,主语goods与transport是被动关系,故用一般过去时的被动语态,填were transported。
6.They started a (move) to prevent animals being killed for their fur, which involved some masters available.
答案与解析 movement 空处在句中作宾语,且空前是不定冠词a,故填名词movement。
7.In my judgement, it is (extreme) difficult to persuade him to buy the equipment.
答案与解析 extremely 空处在句中作状语,修饰形容词difficult,应用副词,填extremely。
Ⅱ.串记一词多义
一词多义(edge)
a.n. 刀口;刀刃 b.n. 优势 c.n. 边;边缘 d.n. 锐利;敏锐;尖锐 e.vi. (使)徐徐移动,渐渐移动 f.n. 极为激动
To improve her competitive ①edge, she practiced hard every day at the water’s ②edge. Then came the big day. With butterflies in her stomach, she ③edged nervously to the center of the stage. She took a deep breath and sang. There was a distinct ④edge to her voice, which instantly had the crowd on the ⑤edge of their seats.
①b ②c ③e ④d ⑤f
Ⅲ.固定用法和搭配
Nowadays, it is normal for people ①to listen (listen) to music with headphones, absorbing ②themselves (they) in their own world. Thanks ③to music, people become closer by sharing ④a string of appealing records with their friends. Moreover, music can transport us ⑤to a world of joy, thus helping us gain relief from grief and keep energetic.
⑥To some extent, music can be used as a cure for diseases. Listening to positive and peaceful music has an extremely positive impact, which results ⑦in many patients reducing pain. Often classical music ⑧is combined (combine) with medicine in cancer treatment to relieve aches and side effects.
重点2 短语、句型和单元语法
教材里寻金
1.The performers of course sang (sing) in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across to the audience.
2.All too often, great words end up being turned (turn) into cinematic “turkeys”.
3.Having seen (see) quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence—until the Peking Opera came to town!
4.The voices themselves (they) sounded really unique—some of the female voices were so high that I was sure they could break glass!
5.Interestingly (interest), audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and gradual plot development.
高考这样考
1.When enough of these errors are averaged together, they cancel each other out, resulting a more accurate estimate. (2023·新课标Ⅰ卷)
答案与解析 in result in “导致”。
2.Program evaluations show that kids eat more vegetables a result of the classes. (2023·新课标Ⅱ卷)
答案与解析 as as a result of “由于;因为”。
3. (work) from an inspirational picture, this workshop at Helmsley Arts Centre will teach you the techniques you will need to recreate your picture in wool. (2022·新高考Ⅱ卷)
答案与解析 Working; that/which 第一空作状语,this workshop与work之间为逻辑上的主谓关系,应用现在分词作状语,空处置于句首,首字母应大写,故填Working;第二空引导限制性定语从句,先行词the techniques 指物,在从句中作宾语,故用that/which引导。
1.date用法和表“追溯到,起源于”的短语
①The Qingming Festival dates (date) back more than 2,500 years and it originated from Hanshi Day, meaning “a day with cold food only”.
②Shuttlecock (毽子) kicking is a traditional popular folk game, dating (date) as far back as the Han Dynasty.
③The Mogao Caves were previously a storage place of many Tibetan paintings on cloth, including the earliest surviving Thangka dated (date) to be from around 780—848 AD.
vt. 鉴定/确定……的年代
④To date, she has donated (donate) emergency supplies, valued at approximately $15,000, commanding community respect.
⑤His mother comes from an acting dynasty that goes (go) back to the late 18th century. (Reader’s Digest)
⑥Although the source of the maypole tradition is unknown, it can be traced (trace) back to medieval times and is still used in May Day festivities in some places today. (Reader’s Digest)
◆敲黑板 ①be traced back to/go back to/date back to/date from+时代/朝代/世纪 追溯到……时代/朝代/世纪; ②date back/go back+时间段 追溯到……年前; ③originate from/in 起源于/起源于某地; ④to date 到目前为止。
2.动词-ing形式作非谓语
①Understanding (understand) how habits take shape may be helpful in changing bad habits. (2023·北京高考)
②It was a neighbor called Mario, coming (come) to bring us a box containing (contain) some tomatoes and a bottle of wine. (2023·全国甲卷)
③I decided to commit to completing (complete) the applications, and soon I was a part of a growing global team of young people working (work) to protect nature. (2022·北京高考)
④Wandering (wander) in the old town in the daytime, one can always see the elderly dancing (dance) in a circle while singing (sing) traditional songs.
3.读外刊练单元语法(非谓语动词作状语) | China Daily
①Seated (seat) before the backstage mirror at Beijing’s Liyuan Theatre, an old Peking Opera venue especially appealing to foreign travelers, Pourazar skillfully applies white, red and black paint to his face, ②creating (create) the likeness of Sun Wukong.
“How time flies! Look at you. You’re an old monkey now!” remarks an elderly member of the opera troupe. “Indeed, I am now a white-haired Monkey King,” the 63-year-old replies in Mandarin, his Beijing accent ③showing (show) through.
Pourazar has spent the past three decades mastering Peking Opera, ④establishing (establish) himself as one of the few foreign performers to excel in the traditional art, ⑤earning (earn) himself fame for his portrayal of the superhero from the classic novel Journey to the West.
Currently, Pourazar travels between China and the United States as a cultural ambassador, ⑥introducing (introduce) Peking Opera to American audiences, and his unique perspective of the art to Chinese audiences. “I want to be a bridge between cultures,” he says, ⑦reflecting (reflect) on his multicultural background.
重点3 最提分微写作
应用文写作提分练 求助信3段式:写信背景+目的→求助内容→期待回复
用本单元所学词汇、句式完成下面的应用文写作并背诵全文。
假如你是李华,你和同学根据《百万英镑》改编了一个短剧。请你给外教Miss Evan写封邮件,请她指导。邮件内容包括:1.剧情介绍;2.指导内容;3.商定时间和地点。
第一步 斟酌词句 靓化表达(加黑体部分请用本单元所学词汇)
1.我和同学们根据英文原著《百万英镑》改编了一个短剧。
My classmates and I have adapted a short play from the English original, The Million Pound Bank Note.
2.它讲述了一个贫穷的商人的冒险故事,两个有钱的商人打赌给了他一张百万英镑的钞票。
It tells the adventure of a poor businessman who was given a million-pound bank note by two rich businessmen making a bet.
3.由于缺乏技巧,我们很难传情达意,所以我们只得向您求助。
In the absence of techniques, we find it challenging to get our meaning across, so we end up turning to you for help.
4.如果您愿意帮助我们把情节和动作结合起来,我们将不胜感激。
We will be grateful if you are willing to help us combine the plots and movements.
5.如果您方便的话,我们今天下午5点在教室见面好吗? (情态动词)
Could we meet in our classroom at 5 this afternoon if it is convenient for you?
6.如蒙早日答复,我将不胜感激。
Any early reply would be highly appreciated.
第二步 恰当过渡 完美成文(请利用恰当的过渡衔接词汇,如however等)
范文
Dear Miss Evan,
My classmates and I have adapted a short play from the English original, The Million Pound Bank Note.
It tells the adventure of a poor businessman who was given a million-pound bank note by two rich businessmen making a bet. However, in the absence of techniques, we find it challenging to get our meaning across, so we end up turning to you for help. We’ll be grateful if you are willing to help us combine plots and movements. Could we meet in our classroom at 5 this afternoon if it is convenient for you?
Any early reply would be highly appreciated.
Yours,
Li Hua
单元词汇续写场景练 (主题:表演前的紧张→站上舞台的紧张→朋友的出现,重燃自信→自信演出→演出结束)
根据左栏汉语和黑体部分的提示,利用本单元所复习的词汇和句式补全小语段,并背诵全文。
重要的时刻终于到了。在后台,我紧张极了。我慢慢走上舞台,心怦怦直跳。这时我看到了艾玛,她鼓励地对我微笑。我充满了信心。我在钢琴前坐下,一串串悠扬的音符开始飘出,观众激动不已。我专心致志演奏。最后一个音符结束时,先是一阵短暂的沉默,随后大厅掌声雷动。观众的积极反应让我意识到,勇敢和自信能战胜恐惧,走向成功。
Finally came the big moment. Backstage, ①I was overcome/consumed with nervousness. I ②edged onto the stage, my heart pounding. That was when my eye fell on Emma, who gave me an encouraging smile. ③I was full of confidence. I sat down at the piano ④and strings of melodious notes began to float out, which had ⑤the audience on the edge of their seats. ⑥I got absorbed in the performance. As the last note ended, there was a brief silence, and then ⑦thunderous applause filled/rang through the hall. The positive reaction of the audience made me aware that courage and confidence can conquer fear and lead to success.
仿写(仿效加黑体部分)当我的目光落在她失望的脸上时,我难过羞愧极了。
⑧As my eye fell on her disappointed face, I was overcome with sadness and shame.
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