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外研版必修第一册Unit 4 Stage and screen
(复习讲义)
复习要点
1. 主题语境:人与社会(舞台与影视艺术、中外戏剧文化、文学作品影视改编)。
2. 重点掌握语境内容:戏剧戏曲、舞台表演、电视节目、书籍影视改编、艺术鉴赏相关词汇和短语。
3. 语法掌握:‑ing 形式作状语。
4. 掌握应用文:影评写作。
复习重难点
重点:‑ing 形式作状语,理解现在分词在句中表时间、原因、让步等逻辑关系。
难点:区分现在分词作状语的不同逻辑含义;写影评时清晰概括剧情,有理有据表达个人评价。
单元词汇
知识点1:combine
combine v.(使)结合,(使)组合
教材原句 So,if you want to see a show that combines music,singing,drama,poetry and costume design with explosive effect,The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes!
所以,如果你想要看一场融合了音乐、演唱、戏剧、诗歌以及惊艳服饰的表演,《王子复仇记》再合适不过了!
【词汇拓展】
(1)combine ...with ... 将……与……相结合
(2)combination n. 结合;联合;混合
in combination with 与……联合/结合
(3)combined adj. 联合的,共同的
combined efforts 共同的努力
【即时小练】
①.The (combine) efforts of the team members finally led to the success of the project.
②.The (combine) of hard work and smart thinking led to his great achievement.
知识点2: absorbed
absorbed adj.专心致志的;被……吸引住
教材原句 As soon as the curtain rose,I was absorbed.幕布一升起,我就被吸引了。
【词汇拓展】
(1)be/become absorbed in ... 全神贯注于……,专心于……
(2)absorb v. 理解,掌握;吸收;吸引;使全神贯注
absorb one’s attention 吸引某人的注意力
(3)absorbing adj.十分吸引人的,引人入胜的
(4)absorption n.(液体、气体等的)吸收;专心致志,着迷
【即时小练】
①.With his attention (absorb)in the story,he forgot to have his lunch.
②.The plot of the mystery novel is really (absorb),making it hard to put down.
知识点3:appealing
appealing adj.有吸引力的,有趣的
教材原句 Leopards are such appealing creatures and the cubs are adorable!
豹子是如此吸引人的动物,幼崽是可爱的!
【词汇拓展】
(1)appeal v.有吸引力;呼吁;恳求;上诉n.呼吁;上诉;吸引力
appeal to sb 对某人有吸引力;向某人恳求
appeal to sb to do sth 呼吁/恳求某人做某事
appeal for 恳求;呼吁
(2)make an appeal to sb to do sth 呼吁/恳求某人做某事
【即时小练】
①.The new movie’s unique plot and stunning visuals appeal young audiences.
②.The job offer with a high salary and a great benefits package is (appealing)to many job seekers.
③.The community is appealing donations to rebuild the damaged playground.
知识点4:so...that/such...that
【助记口诀】
名前 such,形副 so;
多多少少(many/much/few/little)也用 so。
【结构拆解】
so…that…
so + 形容词/副词 + that
so + 形容词 + a/an + 可数名词单数 + that
so clever a boy
such…that…
such + a/an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数 + that
such a clever boy
such + 形容词 + 可数名词复数/不可数名词 + that
such clever boys / such clean water
【错因辨析】
易错点 1:混淆中心词
❌ He is so a kind man that everyone likes him. ✅ He is such a kind man that everyone likes him.
错因:中心词是名词 man,不能直接用 so;so 顺序必须是 so+adj.+a/an+n.
易错点 2:many/much/few/little 误用 such
❌ There are such few mistakes in his homework. ✅ There are so few mistakes in his homework.
错因:表 “多少” 的限定词 many/much/few/little 前面固定搭配 so。
易错点 3:分不清形容词后有无名词
❌ The film is such moving that I cried. ✅ The film is so moving that I cried.
错因:moving 是形容词,后面没有名词,直接用 so 修饰形容词。
易错点 4:little 双重含义陷阱
little(少的)→ so little water
little(小的)→ such little children
such little children = 这么小的孩子(little 是形容词 “幼小的”,不表数量)
【即时小练】
①.The weather is ______ cold that nobody wants to go out.
②.They are ______ hard-working students that teachers praise them often.
③.There is ______ little time left. We must hurry up.
知识点5:话题词汇拓展
①.magnificent adj. 壮丽宏伟的
②.contemporary adj. 当代的
③.demonstrate v. 演示;证明
④.vivid adj. 生动逼真的
⑤.elegant adj. 高雅优美的
⑥.carve v. 雕刻
⑦.porcelain n. 瓷器
⑧.calligraphy n. 书法
⑨.embroidery n. 刺绣
⑩.portrait n. 肖像
⑪.exhibition n. 展览
⑫.sponsor v. 赞助 n. 赞助商
⑬.frequent adj. 频繁的
⑭.bare adj. 赤裸的 v. 暴露
⑮.majesty n. 雄伟;威严
⑯.landscape n. 风景;地貌
⑰.route n. 路线;路途
⑱.altitude n. 海拔;高处
单元语法:现在分词作状语
现在分词作状语的用法
现在分词(短语)在句中作状语来修饰谓语动词或整个句子,表示动作发生的时间、原因、条件、结果、方式、让步或伴随状况。
状语类型
位置与特点
例句
转换说明
时间状语
常放在句首,相当于一个时间状语从句
Hearing the noise, I turned round.
= When I heard the noise, I turned round.
原因状语
相当于一个原因状语从句,也可以放在句首
Having lived in the village for years, I know everyone quite well.
= Because I have lived in the village for years, I know everyone quite well.
条件状语
相当于一个if引导的条件状语从句
Working hard, you'll certainly succeed.
= If you work hard, you'll certainly succeed.
结果状语
通常放在句末,中间用逗号隔开,表示自然而然、意料之中的结果,分词前可接thus
注意:不定式作结果状语常表示出乎意料的结果,有时候前面可以加only
More highways have been built in China, making it much easier for people to travel from one place to another.
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让步、方式和伴随状语
说明动作发生的背景和情况。作伴随状语时,现在分词常位于句尾,表示分词的动作和主句的动作同时发生,此时它可转换成并列句
Mary sat by the window of the classroom, reading a book.
= Mary sat by the window of the classroom and she was reading a book.
评论性状语
用于句首,没有逻辑主语而独立存在,作为句子的独立成分来修饰全句,表明说话者的态度、观点等
常见的有generally speaking一般说来,roughly speaking大致说来,frankly speaking坦率地说,judging from/by由……判断,considering...考虑到……,supposing...如果……,providing...如果……, assuming...假设……
Generally speaking, children are naturally curious.
Judging from his accent, he is from Henan Province.
Considering the budget, we decided to give up the travelling plan.
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【即时小练】
1. (look)out of the window,I saw a beautiful flower.
2. The children played in the yard, (run)after each other.
3. (live)in Paris for a long time,she knew the city well.
4. Not (have)enough money,she couldn’t buy the dress she liked.
(时间:40分钟)
一、默写重点单词
1.___________ n.方面
2.___________n.技巧,手法
3.___________v.拍(手),鼓(掌)
4.___________n.诗,诗歌
5.___________v.控制(感情),克服(困难)
6.___________adj.浪漫的
7.___________n.喜剧
二、词汇运用
1. Li Bai is one of the most famous poets in Chinese history, and his___________(诗歌)is full of imagination.
2. The___________(紧张的)silence in the room made everyone feel uncomfortable.
3.Within three years after her arrival in New Zealand,she finally achieved her___________ (原先的) goal.
4.Technological change is everywhere and affects every___________(方面) of life,mostly for the better.
5.It is likely that babies are not born knowing the basic fact of the___________ (宇宙).
6.Sport has become an important form of entertainment,___________(吸引) to both men and women.
三、重点句型
1. 游历过许多国家后,他对不同文化有了广泛的见解。
_________________________,he gained a broad perspective on different cultures.
2. 房间太拥挤了,我们几乎没法走动。
The room was _________________________ we could hardly move around.
3. 这部搞笑电影让我们从头笑到尾。
The funny movie_________________________ .
四、课文语法填空
I had been always full of 1. (confident)about Hamlet before I saw The Revenge of Prince Zidan — the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.First,the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears,2. (begin)with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments,one of 3. was an instrument with two strings called jinghu.Then,I was surprised when the main characters came on stage.The costumes and masks were 4. (amaze).Although the performers sang in Chinese,the music,exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings 5. to the audience.The voices sounded really unique.So high were some of the female voices 6. I was sure they could break glass!And the stage was really simple.7. (use)some techniques,the opera 8. (transform)a small stage into the whole universe.What I liked most was how the characters moved on stage.It was so dazzling and 9. (energy)that I wasn’t sure if the characters were performers or athletes!Feeling the strong 10. (emotion)of love,anger,fear and grief in the performance,I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet.
五、阅读理解
Passage 1(湖南长沙市长沙县2025-2026学年高二上学期期末检测英语试卷B篇)
The Lion King musical, a beast of a show captivating US audiences since 1997, has been staged all around the world. Central to its success was Julie Taymor, the theatre, film and opera director and designer whose unique vision helped the musical spring into life on stage — proving that theatrical versions of Disney movies could not only be hugely profitable, but could do so while being artistically innovative in their own right.
But when Disney initially approached her, Taymor hadn’t actually seen the Lion King. “I thought, well, why not, let’s go look at the movie,” she recalls. “And I was really taken.” The challenge of adapting an epic, wide-screen story excited her: how, she recalls wondering, would you put hundreds of African grassland animals on stage?
The answer was by embracing a distinctly theatrical approach: masks and puppetry (木偶).”I went through every animal: okay, we’ve got a giraffe. I’ll put the puppet neck on top of the head of the dancer, but you’re going to see the dancer’s face…” remembers Taymor. Her designs allowed the audience to see the mechanics of how each character is made. “You can see Simba’s emotion on the actor’s face, while a mask on top of his head reminds you that this is, in fact, a lion. There is no attempt to hide the human being behind the masks or inside the puppet,” she says, a technique she called the “double event”.
“I wanted to do what theatre does best,” recalls Taymor. “Film hides the strings: we know it’s fake, but we’re pretending that it’s really there. Whereas in the theatre, we will enjoy seeing a little puppet of a boat, and a big ocean of silk... The audience is not played down to — they’re brought into the game.”
The how was a hit — and a new kind of musical was born.
1. What does Taymor believe theatre does best?
A. Hiding its technical strings.
B. Pretending everything is real.
C. Competing with film visually.
D. Inviting the audience into the game.
2. How did Taymor solve the stage challenge?
A. By using advanced digital effects.
B. By hiding the actors completely.
C. By employing masks and puppetry.
D. By reducing the number of animals.
3. What does the “double event” technique do?
A. Hides the human actor entirely.
B. Shows both the character and the actor.
C. Uses only realistic animal costumes.
D. Focuses solely on the puppet’s movement.
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Techniques of film making.
B. The success of Disney movies.
C. The history of musical theatre.
D. A director’s creative stage adaptation.
Passage 2(甘肃省兰州市城关区兰州市第五十一中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期末英语题B篇)
Byron Howard, one of the chief directors of Zootopia Series, still remembers the day in 2016 when audiences first stepped into the all-animal city. “We had painted a world without humans, but full of human problems,” he says. Yet the moment the film ended, fans asked, “What happens next?” That question kept echoing in Howard’s mind for years.
In 2020 he and long-time partner Jared Bush locked themselves in a tiny story room at Disney Animation. Index cards covered every wall: some showed Nick and Judy on new cases; others pictured reptiles (爬行动物) who had never appeared in the city. “We wanted a bigger world, not just a bigger case,” Howard explains. Between cups of cold coffee they finally found the clue — why were reptiles absent from the first film? Answering that became the emotional engine of the sequel (续篇).
To feel what their cold-blooded characters might experience, the team once spent an afternoon in the studio’s walk-in freezer, writing story outlines with gloves. “Our teeth chattered, but the jokes got warmer,” Bush laughs.
The next five years became a cycle of creation and destruction. They drafted eight versions of the opening, built an underground jazz bar for lizards, and even designed a giraffe mayor who spoke so softly that no microphone could catch him. Each time a screening flopped, the team tore the story apart and started again. “Giving up every draft felt like cutting off a piece of my heart,” Howard laughs, “but the city deserved the best.”
On November 26, 2025, when the finished film lit up the theater, Howard quietly slipped into the back row. Watching kids cheer for a snake who saves Judy, he whispered, “Welcome home.” The city that once existed only in sketches had grown, and so had its builder.
1. How did the team try to better understand the feelings of cold-blooded characters?
A. Ask fans for suggestions. B. Read scientific reports.
C. Experience the cold in person. D. Turn to experts for help.
2. What does the underlined word “flopped” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Succeeded B. Failed C. Shone D. Changed
3. From the last paragraph, we can infer that at that moment Howard was ______.
A. Proud and moved. B. Nervous and uneasy.
C. Tired but relieved. D. Excited yet regretful.
4. What’s the text mainly about?
A. Byron Howard’s great contributions to Disney movies.
B. The long and challenging creative process of Zootopia 2.
C. The reasons why Zootopia 2 was a big hit among audiences.
D. The interesting experience of the team designing reptile characters.
六、应用文写作(浙江天域全国名校联盟2026届高三英语试题·2026年4月)
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1.观看感受;2.提出建议。
注意:
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外研版必修第一册Unit 4 Stage and screen
(复习讲义)
复习要点
1. 主题语境:人与社会(舞台与影视艺术、中外戏剧文化、文学作品影视改编)。
2. 重点掌握语境内容:戏剧戏曲、舞台表演、电视节目、书籍影视改编、艺术鉴赏相关词汇和短语。
3. 语法掌握:‑ing 形式作状语。
4. 掌握应用文:影评写作。
复习重难点
重点:‑ing 形式作状语,理解现在分词在句中表时间、原因、让步等逻辑关系。
难点:区分现在分词作状语的不同逻辑含义;写影评时清晰概括剧情,有理有据表达个人评价。
单元词汇
知识点1:combine
combine v.(使)结合,(使)组合
教材原句 So,if you want to see a show that combines music,singing,drama,poetry and costume design with explosive effect,The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes!
所以,如果你想要看一场融合了音乐、演唱、戏剧、诗歌以及惊艳服饰的表演,《王子复仇记》再合适不过了!
【词汇拓展】
(1)combine ...with ... 将……与……相结合
(2)combination n. 结合;联合;混合
in combination with 与……联合/结合
(3)combined adj. 联合的,共同的
combined efforts 共同的努力
【即时小练】
①.The (combine) efforts of the team members finally led to the success of the project.
答案:combined
②.The (combine) of hard work and smart thinking led to his great achievement.
答案:combination
知识点2: absorbed
absorbed adj.专心致志的;被……吸引住
教材原句 As soon as the curtain rose,I was absorbed.幕布一升起,我就被吸引了。
【词汇拓展】
(1)be/become absorbed in ... 全神贯注于……,专心于……
(2)absorb v. 理解,掌握;吸收;吸引;使全神贯注
absorb one’s attention 吸引某人的注意力
(3)absorbing adj.十分吸引人的,引人入胜的
(4)absorption n.(液体、气体等的)吸收;专心致志,着迷
【即时小练】
①.With his attention (absorb)in the story,he forgot to have his lunch.
答案:absorbed
②.The plot of the mystery novel is really (absorb),making it hard to put down.
答案:absorbing
知识点3:appealing
appealing adj.有吸引力的,有趣的
教材原句 Leopards are such appealing creatures and the cubs are adorable!
豹子是如此吸引人的动物,幼崽是可爱的!
【词汇拓展】
(1)appeal v.有吸引力;呼吁;恳求;上诉n.呼吁;上诉;吸引力
appeal to sb 对某人有吸引力;向某人恳求
appeal to sb to do sth 呼吁/恳求某人做某事
appeal for 恳求;呼吁
(2)make an appeal to sb to do sth 呼吁/恳求某人做某事
【即时小练】
①.The new movie’s unique plot and stunning visuals appeal young audiences.
答案:to
②.The job offer with a high salary and a great benefits package is (appealing)to many job seekers.
答案:appealing
③.The community is appealing donations to rebuild the damaged playground.
答案:for
知识点4:so...that/such...that
【助记口诀】
名前 such,形副 so;
多多少少(many/much/few/little)也用 so。
【结构拆解】
so…that…
so + 形容词/副词 + that
so + 形容词 + a/an + 可数名词单数 + that
so clever a boy
such…that…
such + a/an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数 + that
such a clever boy
such + 形容词 + 可数名词复数/不可数名词 + that
such clever boys / such clean water
【错因辨析】
易错点 1:混淆中心词
❌ He is so a kind man that everyone likes him. ✅ He is such a kind man that everyone likes him.
错因:中心词是名词 man,不能直接用 so;so 顺序必须是 so+adj.+a/an+n.
易错点 2:many/much/few/little 误用 such
❌ There are such few mistakes in his homework. ✅ There are so few mistakes in his homework.
错因:表 “多少” 的限定词 many/much/few/little 前面固定搭配 so。
易错点 3:分不清形容词后有无名词
❌ The film is such moving that I cried. ✅ The film is so moving that I cried.
错因:moving 是形容词,后面没有名词,直接用 so 修饰形容词。
易错点 4:little 双重含义陷阱
little(少的)→ so little water
little(小的)→ such little children
such little children = 这么小的孩子(little 是形容词 “幼小的”,不表数量)
【即时小练】
①.The weather is ______ cold that nobody wants to go out.
答案:so
解析:so 修饰形容词 cold,无后续名词。
②.They are ______ hard-working students that teachers praise them often.
答案:such
解析:可数名词复数 students,such + adj. + 复数名词。
③.There is ______ little time left. We must hurry up.
答案:so
解析:little 表 “少量”,表数量多少,固定搭配 so little
知识点5:话题词汇拓展
①.magnificent adj. 壮丽宏伟的
②.contemporary adj. 当代的
③.demonstrate v. 演示;证明
④.vivid adj. 生动逼真的
⑤.elegant adj. 高雅优美的
⑥.carve v. 雕刻
⑦.porcelain n. 瓷器
⑧.calligraphy n. 书法
⑨.embroidery n. 刺绣
⑩.portrait n. 肖像
⑪.exhibition n. 展览
⑫.sponsor v. 赞助 n. 赞助商
⑬.frequent adj. 频繁的
⑭.bare adj. 赤裸的 v. 暴露
⑮.majesty n. 雄伟;威严
⑯.landscape n. 风景;地貌
⑰.route n. 路线;路途
⑱.altitude n. 海拔;高处
单元语法:现在分词作状语
现在分词作状语的用法
现在分词(短语)在句中作状语来修饰谓语动词或整个句子,表示动作发生的时间、原因、条件、结果、方式、让步或伴随状况。
状语类型
位置与特点
例句
转换说明
时间状语
常放在句首,相当于一个时间状语从句
Hearing the noise, I turned round.
= When I heard the noise, I turned round.
原因状语
相当于一个原因状语从句,也可以放在句首
Having lived in the village for years, I know everyone quite well.
= Because I have lived in the village for years, I know everyone quite well.
条件状语
相当于一个if引导的条件状语从句
Working hard, you'll certainly succeed.
= If you work hard, you'll certainly succeed.
结果状语
通常放在句末,中间用逗号隔开,表示自然而然、意料之中的结果,分词前可接thus
注意:不定式作结果状语常表示出乎意料的结果,有时候前面可以加only
More highways have been built in China, making it much easier for people to travel from one place to another.
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让步、方式和伴随状语
说明动作发生的背景和情况。作伴随状语时,现在分词常位于句尾,表示分词的动作和主句的动作同时发生,此时它可转换成并列句
Mary sat by the window of the classroom, reading a book.
= Mary sat by the window of the classroom and she was reading a book.
评论性状语
用于句首,没有逻辑主语而独立存在,作为句子的独立成分来修饰全句,表明说话者的态度、观点等
常见的有generally speaking一般说来,roughly speaking大致说来,frankly speaking坦率地说,judging from/by由……判断,considering...考虑到……,supposing...如果……,providing...如果……, assuming...假设……
Generally speaking, children are naturally curious.
Judging from his accent, he is from Henan Province.
Considering the budget, we decided to give up the travelling plan.
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【即时小练】
1. (look)out of the window,I saw a beautiful flower.
答案:Looking
解析:主语 I 和 look 是主动关系;“看向窗外” 与 “看见花”同时发生,直接用 doing。 句意:望向窗外,我看见了一朵漂亮的花。
2. The children played in the yard, (run)after each other.
答案:running
解析:主语 children 和 run 主动;run 是伴随 play 同时发生的伴随动作,用 doing。 句意:孩子们在院子里玩耍,互相追逐。
3. (live)in Paris for a long time,she knew the city well.
答案:Having lived
解析:ive(居住)这个动作发生在 knew 之前,先长期住在巴黎,之后才熟悉这座城市。 主动且动作有先后 → having done。 句意:在巴黎住了很久,她十分熟悉这座城市。
4. Not (have)enough money,she couldn’t buy the dress she liked.
答案:having
解析:主语 she 和 have 主动;“没有足够钱” 是主句动作的原因,同时存在; 否定结构:Not doing。 句意:因为没有足够的钱,她买不起心仪的裙子。
(时间:40分钟)
一、默写重点单词
1.___________ n.方面
2.___________n.技巧,手法
3.___________v.拍(手),鼓(掌)
4.___________n.诗,诗歌
5.___________v.控制(感情),克服(困难)
6.___________adj.浪漫的
7.___________n.喜剧
【答案】1. aspect 2.technique 3.clap 4.poetry 5.overcome 6.romantic 7.comedy
二、词汇运用
1. Li Bai is one of the most famous poets in Chinese history, and his___________(诗歌)is full of imagination.
2. The___________(紧张的)silence in the room made everyone feel uncomfortable.
3.Within three years after her arrival in New Zealand,she finally achieved her___________ (原先的) goal.
4.Technological change is everywhere and affects every___________(方面) of life,mostly for the better.
5.It is likely that babies are not born knowing the basic fact of the___________ (宇宙).
6.Sport has become an important form of entertainment,___________(吸引) to both men and women.
【答案】1. poetry 2.awkward 3.original 4.aspect 5.universe 6.appealing
三、重点句型
1. 游历过许多国家后,他对不同文化有了广泛的见解。
_________________________,he gained a broad perspective on different cultures.
2. 房间太拥挤了,我们几乎没法走动。
The room was _________________________ we could hardly move around.
3. 这部搞笑电影让我们从头笑到尾。
The funny movie_________________________ .
【答案】
1.Having traveled to many countries
2.so crowded that
3.had us laughing from beginning to end
四、课文语法填空
I had been always full of 1. (confident)about Hamlet before I saw The Revenge of Prince Zidan — the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.First,the opera brought a completely new sound to my Western ears,2. (begin)with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments,one of 3. was an instrument with two strings called jinghu.Then,I was surprised when the main characters came on stage.The costumes and masks were 4. (amaze).Although the performers sang in Chinese,the music,exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings 5. to the audience.The voices sounded really unique.So high were some of the female voices 6. I was sure they could break glass!And the stage was really simple.7. (use)some techniques,the opera 8. (transform)a small stage into the whole universe.What I liked most was how the characters moved on stage.It was so dazzling and 9. (energy)that I wasn’t sure if the characters were performers or athletes!Feeling the strong 10. (emotion)of love,anger,fear and grief in the performance,I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet.
【答案】1.confidence 2.beginning 3.which 4.amazing 5.across
6.that 7.Using 8.had transformed 9.energetic 10.emotions
五、阅读理解
Passage 1(湖南长沙市长沙县2025-2026学年高二上学期期末检测英语试卷B篇)
The Lion King musical, a beast of a show captivating US audiences since 1997, has been staged all around the world. Central to its success was Julie Taymor, the theatre, film and opera director and designer whose unique vision helped the musical spring into life on stage — proving that theatrical versions of Disney movies could not only be hugely profitable, but could do so while being artistically innovative in their own right.
But when Disney initially approached her, Taymor hadn’t actually seen the Lion King. “I thought, well, why not, let’s go look at the movie,” she recalls. “And I was really taken.” The challenge of adapting an epic, wide-screen story excited her: how, she recalls wondering, would you put hundreds of African grassland animals on stage?
The answer was by embracing a distinctly theatrical approach: masks and puppetry (木偶).”I went through every animal: okay, we’ve got a giraffe. I’ll put the puppet neck on top of the head of the dancer, but you’re going to see the dancer’s face…” remembers Taymor. Her designs allowed the audience to see the mechanics of how each character is made. “You can see Simba’s emotion on the actor’s face, while a mask on top of his head reminds you that this is, in fact, a lion. There is no attempt to hide the human being behind the masks or inside the puppet,” she says, a technique she called the “double event”.
“I wanted to do what theatre does best,” recalls Taymor. “Film hides the strings: we know it’s fake, but we’re pretending that it’s really there. Whereas in the theatre, we will enjoy seeing a little puppet of a boat, and a big ocean of silk... The audience is not played down to — they’re brought into the game.”
The how was a hit — and a new kind of musical was born.
1. What does Taymor believe theatre does best?
A. Hiding its technical strings.
B. Pretending everything is real.
C. Competing with film visually.
D. Inviting the audience into the game.
2. How did Taymor solve the stage challenge?
A. By using advanced digital effects.
B. By hiding the actors completely.
C. By employing masks and puppetry.
D. By reducing the number of animals.
3. What does the “double event” technique do?
A. Hides the human actor entirely.
B. Shows both the character and the actor.
C. Uses only realistic animal costumes.
D. Focuses solely on the puppet’s movement.
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Techniques of film making.
B. The success of Disney movies.
C. The history of musical theatre.
D. A director’s creative stage adaptation.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了导演朱莉·泰莫如何将迪士尼电影《狮子王》改编成音乐剧,并介绍了她在舞台设计上的创新和理念。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段““I wanted to do what theatre does best,” recalls Taymor. “Film hides the strings: we know it’s fake, but we’re pretending that it’s really there. Whereas in the theatre, we will enjoy seeing a little puppet of a boat, and a big ocean of silk... The audience is not played down to — they’re brought into the game.”(“我想发挥戏剧最擅长的优势,”Taymor回忆道,“电影会隐藏操控的线索:我们明知那是假的,却假装一切真实存在。而在戏剧里,我们会欣然欣赏一艘小小的木偶船,以及用丝绸铺就的浩瀚海洋…… 观众不会被敷衍对待,而是被邀请参与到这场创作之中。”)”可知,Taymor明确对比了电影和戏剧的不同:电影会刻意隐藏“制作痕迹”、假装一切真实,而戏剧的优势是不轻视观众,让观众参与到戏剧的呈现中。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“The challenge of adapting an epic, wide-screen story excited her: how, she recalls wondering, would you put hundreds of African grassland animals on stage? The answer was by embracing a distinctly theatrical approach: masks and puppetry (木偶).(将这样一部宏大的宽银幕史诗故事搬上舞台,这一挑战让她满心振奋。她回忆起当时自己的疑惑:要如何把数百只非洲草原的动物呈现在舞台上?答案便是采用极具戏剧特色的表现手法 —— 面具与木偶。)”可知, Taymor 面临的舞台挑战是如何将电影中数百种非洲草原动物搬上舞台,而她给出的直接解决方案就是运用面具和木偶的戏剧表现形式。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段““You can see Simba’s emotion on the actor’s face, while a mask on top of his head reminds you that this is, in fact, a lion. There is no attempt to hide the human being behind the masks or inside the puppet,” she says, a technique she called the “double event”.( “你能从演员的脸上看到辛巴的情绪,而他头顶的面具又会提醒你,这其实是一头狮子。我们从不会刻意去隐藏面具后、木偶里的真人。” 她这样说道,并称这一手法为 “双重呈现”。)”可知,“双重呈现” 技巧的核心是同时展现演员本身和舞台角色:观众能看到演员的面部情绪,又能通过面具感知到动物角色的设定,不刻意隐藏演员的存在。故选B。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“The Lion King musical, a beast of a show captivating US audiences since 1997, has been staged all around the world. Central to its success was Julie Taymor, the theatre, film and opera director and designer whose unique vision helped the musical spring into life on stage — proving that theatrical versions of Disney movies could not only be hugely profitable, but could do so while being artistically innovative in their own right.(音乐剧《狮子王》堪称舞台巨制,自1997年问世以来便牢牢俘获美国观众的心,如今已在全球各地上演。这部作品的成功,核心离不开朱莉・泰莫 —— 这位身兼戏剧、电影、歌剧导演与设计师的创作者,以其独树一帜的艺术构想,让这部音乐剧在舞台上焕发出鲜活的生命力,也印证了迪士尼电影的舞台改编版不仅能收获超高票房,更能凭借自身的艺术创新成就经典。)”以及下文全程围绕Taymor改编《狮子王》的创作思路、舞台技巧展开可知,文章核心围绕导演Julie Taymor展开,讲述她如何以极具创意的舞台手法,将迪士尼电影《狮子王》改编成音乐剧并取得成功,重点是这位导演的创意舞台改编。故选D。
Passage 2(甘肃省兰州市城关区兰州市第五十一中学2025-2026学年高二上学期期末英语题B篇)
Byron Howard, one of the chief directors of Zootopia Series, still remembers the day in 2016 when audiences first stepped into the all-animal city. “We had painted a world without humans, but full of human problems,” he says. Yet the moment the film ended, fans asked, “What happens next?” That question kept echoing in Howard’s mind for years.
In 2020 he and long-time partner Jared Bush locked themselves in a tiny story room at Disney Animation. Index cards covered every wall: some showed Nick and Judy on new cases; others pictured reptiles (爬行动物) who had never appeared in the city. “We wanted a bigger world, not just a bigger case,” Howard explains. Between cups of cold coffee they finally found the clue — why were reptiles absent from the first film? Answering that became the emotional engine of the sequel (续篇).
To feel what their cold-blooded characters might experience, the team once spent an afternoon in the studio’s walk-in freezer, writing story outlines with gloves. “Our teeth chattered, but the jokes got warmer,” Bush laughs.
The next five years became a cycle of creation and destruction. They drafted eight versions of the opening, built an underground jazz bar for lizards, and even designed a giraffe mayor who spoke so softly that no microphone could catch him. Each time a screening flopped, the team tore the story apart and started again. “Giving up every draft felt like cutting off a piece of my heart,” Howard laughs, “but the city deserved the best.”
On November 26, 2025, when the finished film lit up the theater, Howard quietly slipped into the back row. Watching kids cheer for a snake who saves Judy, he whispered, “Welcome home.” The city that once existed only in sketches had grown, and so had its builder.
1. How did the team try to better understand the feelings of cold-blooded characters?
A. Ask fans for suggestions. B. Read scientific reports.
C. Experience the cold in person. D. Turn to experts for help.
2. What does the underlined word “flopped” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Succeeded B. Failed C. Shone D. Changed
3. From the last paragraph, we can infer that at that moment Howard was ______.
A. Proud and moved. B. Nervous and uneasy.
C. Tired but relieved. D. Excited yet regretful.
4. What’s the text mainly about?
A. Byron Howard’s great contributions to Disney movies.
B. The long and challenging creative process of Zootopia 2.
C. The reasons why Zootopia 2 was a big hit among audiences.
D. The interesting experience of the team designing reptile characters.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了《疯狂动物城》续集《疯狂动物城2》漫长且富有挑战性的创作过程。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。 根据第三段“To feel what their cold-blooded characters might experience, the team once spent an afternoon in the studio’s walk-in freezer, writing story outlines with gloves.(为了感受冷血角色可能经历的感受,团队有一次在工作室的步入式冰柜里待了一个下午,戴着手套写故事大纲)”可知,团队通过亲自体验寒冷来更好地理解冷血角色的感受。故选C。
【2题详解】
词句猜测题。 根据第四段“Each time a screening flopped, the team tore the story apart and started again.(每次试映flopped,团队都会把故事拆开重新开始)”以及后文“Giving up every draft felt like cutting off a piece of my heart(放弃每一份草稿都感觉像是割掉了我心里的一块肉)”可知,每次试映失败,团队都会把故事拆开重新开始,所以flopped意思是“失败”。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。 根据最后一段“On November 26, 2025, when the finished film lit up the theater, Howard quietly slipped into the back row. Watching kids cheer for a snake who saves Judy, he whispered, “Welcome home.” The city that once existed only in sketches had grown, and so had its builder.(2025年11月26日,当完成的电影照亮剧院时,霍华德悄悄溜进了后排。看着孩子们为拯救朱迪的蛇欢呼,他轻声说:“欢迎回家。”曾经只存在于草图中的城市已经成长起来,它的建造者也成长了起来)”可知,霍华德看到自己的作品成功上映,孩子们为电影中的角色欢呼,他感到自豪和感动。故选A。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。 根据第二段“In 2020 he and long-time partner Jared Bush locked themselves in a tiny story room at Disney Animation. Index cards covered every wall: some showed Nick and Judy on new cases; others pictured reptiles (爬行动物) who had never appeared in the city.(2020年,他和长期合作伙伴贾里德·布什把自己锁在迪士尼动画的一个小故事室里。每面墙上都贴满了索引卡:有些是尼克和朱迪的新案子;另一些则是从未在这座城市出现过的爬行动物)”以及后文内容可知,文章主要讲述了《疯狂动物城2》漫长且富有挑战性的创作过程。故选B。
六、应用文写作(浙江天域全国名校联盟2026届高三英语试题·2026年4月)
假定你是李华,你观看了一所英国学校举行的中国传统体育表演的视频。请你在线上留言板上写一则评论,内容包括:
1.观看感受;2.提出建议。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【参考范文】
I recently watched the video of the traditional Chinese sports performances held at your school, and I was absolutely fascinated. As a native Chinese, I was amazed to see how accurately you performed arts like Tai Chi and shuttlecock kicking. The energy and respect your students showed towards our culture truly touched my heart.
It was not only entertaining but also educational. I could feel the strong cultural exchange happening through the screen. The video was well-edited, and the traditional music in the background created a perfect atmosphere. It made me proud to see my heritage being celebrated so far away.
For future videos, may I suggest adding a brief introduction to each sport? Explaining the history or rules briefly would help viewers better understand the cultural significance behind the performances. Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience. I look forward to seeing more from your school!
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