河北省邢台市第七中学高中英语 Lesson 74 Out of the limelight阅读教材.doc

lesson 74 out of the limelight 舞台之外 read the passage and then answer the question.阅读短文，然后回答以下问题。why was their disguise too perfect?an ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off. dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them. but as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.this is a wonderful place for a picnic, said gloria gleam.it couldnt be better, gloria, brinksley meers agreed. no newspaper men, no film fans! why dont we come more often?meanwhile, two other actors, rockwall slinger and merlin greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees. when they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared. he looked very angry. now you get out of here, all of you! he shouted. im sheriff here. do you see that notice? it says “no camping”- in case you cant read!look, sheriff,said rockwall, dont be too hard on us. im rockwall slinger and this is merlin greeves.oh, is it? said the sheriff with a sneer. well, im brinksley meers, and my other name is gloria gleam. now you get out of here fast!new words and expressions生词和短语limelight n.舞台灯光 sheriff n. 司法长官precaution n.预防措施 notice n.告示fan n.狂热者；迷 sneer n.冷笑shady adj.遮荫的notes on the text课文注释1 out of the limelight,这里的limelight是指舞台。2 as they soon discovered中的as是关系代词，代替后面的整个主句disguises can sometimes be too perfect，作动词discovered的宾语。3 why dont we come more often?我们为什么不经常来这里呢？这是一个否定的特殊疑问句，表示一种建议。4 get out of here,从这里走开。5 in case you cant read,除非你们不识字。6 be hard on us,使我们难堪，对我们过于严厉。参考译文一辆古旧的汽车停在一条干涸的河床边，一群著名男女演员下了车。他们戴着墨镜，穿着旧衣裳，特别小心以防别人认出他们。但他们很快就发觉，化装的效果有时过分完美了。“在这个地方野餐简直是太妙了，”格洛利亚格利姆说。“是再好不过的了，格洛利亚。”布林克斯利米尔斯表示同意，“没有记者，没有影迷！我们为什么不经常来这里呢？”此时，另外两位演员，罗克沃尔斯林格和默林格里夫斯，已经把两个大食品篮子提到了一片树荫下。当他们都已安排舒适时，一个陌生人出现了。他看上去非常气愤。“你们都从这里走开，全都走开！”他大叫着，“我是这里的司法长官。你们看到那个布告牌了吗？上面写着禁止野营除非你们不识字！”“好了，好了，司法官，”罗克沃尔说，“别使我们难堪。我是罗克沃尔斯林格，这位是默林格里夫斯。”“噢，是吗？”那位司法长官冷笑一声说道，“好，我就是布林克斯利米尔斯。我还有一个名字叫格洛利亚格利姆。现在你们赶快滚吧！”multiple choice questions多项选择题comprehension理解1 the actors disguised themselves _.(a) to have a picnic (b) so that no one would know who they were(c) so that the sheriff wouldnt recognize them (d) because they were famous2 the sheriff _.(a) knew that they were famous actors (b) believed that they were famous actors(c) was an actor himself (d) didnt believe that they were famous actorsstructure句型3 disguises can be too perfect. this means they can be _.(a) perfect (b) quite perfect (c) more perfect than is convenient (d) almost perfect4 this is a wonderful place._ wonderful place!(a) how (b) what (c) what a (d) how a5 why dont we come more often? we_ come more often.(a) could (b) would (c) might (d)should6 no camping means _.(a) there isnt any (b) its without camping(c) you arent allowed to camp (d) you neednt camp7 _ you look at the notice, youll see it says no camping.(a) if (b) providing that (c) whether (d)in the situationvocabulary 词汇8 they were dressed in old clothes. they were wearing old _.(a) cloth (b) cloths (c) clothing (d)dresses9 which of these objects would make a good disguise? a_.(a) computer (b) mask (