2020-2021学年外研必修第二册Unit4 Stage and screen单元自测卷（含答案）

Unit4Stageandscreen单元自测卷

时间：100分钟满分：120分

选择题部分

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Hamlet,theprinceofDenmark,hascomebackfromuniversitytofindthathis

father,theoldking,isdead.Hismotherhasmarriedhisfather'sbrother,Claudius,

whoisnowkingofDenmark.Hamletisshockedthathismotherhasmarriedsosoon

afterhisfather'sdeath,andangrythatshehasmarriedClaudius.

Soon,aghost（幽灵）isseenwalkingonthecastlewalls.Theghostlookslike

Hamlefsfather,thedeadking.WhenHamletseestheghost,heistoldthatitisthe

ghostofhisfather."Iamyourfather'sspirit,"theghosttellsHamlet.Ittellshimthat

Hamletsfatherdidnotdienaturally,butwasmurderedbyhisbrotherClaudius.As

thekingslept,Claudiusputpoisonintohisear,causingthekingapainfuldeath.The

ghosttellsHamlettotakerevengeonClaudiusformurderinghisfather.

Hamletcan'tbelievehismotherwouldmarrythemanwhomurderedher

husband.Hebecomesdepressed,_andhethinksaboutkillinghimself:"Tobeornotto

be,thatisthequestion.,,Hamletdecidestopretendheismadwhilehetriestofindout

ifKingClaudiusreallykilledhisfather.ClaudiussoonnoticesthatHamletisacting

strangely,soheasksPolonius,hisadviser,todiscoverifitistrue...

1.Thecorrectorderofthestoryis.

①Hamletthoughtaboutkillinghimself

②Hamlet'smothermarriedhisuncleafterhisfatherdied

（3）Hamletcamebackfromuniversity

（4）Hamletwastoldthathisfatherdidn*tdienaturally

⑤Hamletdecidedtotrytofindoutthetruth

A.②③①⑤④B.②③④①⑤

C.③②①④⑤D.③②④①⑤

2.Inthestory,Claudius,theoldking'sbrother,.

A.askedhisadvisortokillHamlet

B・playedtheroleoftheghost

C.usedtobekingofDenmark

D.murderedHamlet'sfather

3.Theunderlinedword“depressed”mightmeaninChinese.

A.高兴的B.满足的

C.消沉的D.冷漠的

4.Thegreatclassicpiecewastakenfrom.

A.TheDiaryofaYoungGirl

B.AliceinWonderland

C.Hamlet

D.GullivefsTravels

B

ThetheatreinShakespeare*stimewasmuchdifferentthanitistoday.Authors

wroteplaysforthemasses,especiallythosewhocouldn'treadorwrite.

ThetheatrechangedalotduringShakespeare'slifetime.Theauthoritiesdidn't

likeitanddidn'tallowactinginthecityitself:Theythoughtithadabadinfluenceon

peopleandkeptthemfromgoingtochurch.QueenElizabeth,ontheotherhand,

lovedactingandhelpedthetheatrebecomepopular.

ThetheatreinShakespeare'stimewasfulloflife.Peopledidnotsitallthetime

anditwasnotquietduringtheperformance.Theaudiencecouldwalkaround,eatand

drinkduringtheplay.

Theaterswereopenarenasorplayhousesthathadroomforuptothreethousand

people.Therewasalmostnosceneiybecausethedialoguewasthemostimportant

partoftheplay.Colourfulandwell-designedcostumeswereveryimportantandtold

thepeopleaboutthestatusofacharacter.WomenneverperfbiTnedinplays,80young

boysplayedfemalecharacters.Theperformancestookplaceintheafternoonbecause

itwastoodarkatnight.

Therewasnostagecrewasthereistoday.Actorshaddoeverything

themselves一frommakingcostumestosettingthestage.Playswereorganizedby

actingcompanies.Theyperformedabout6differentplayseachweekbecausethey

neededmoneytosurvive.Theyhadalmostnotimetorehearse（排练）.

ThecompaniesinShakespeare'stimehadaranksystem.Thecompanybelonged

toshareholdersandmanagers.Theywereresponsibleforeverythingandgotmostof

themoneywhenthecompanywassuccessful.Sometimestheyevenownedtheirown

buildings.Actorsworkedforthemanagersaridaftersometimebecameapermanent

memberofthecompany.Apprentices（学徒）wereyoungboysandwereallowedto

actinunimportantrole.Theyalsoplayedfemalescharactersinplay.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arenas“inParagraph4mean?

A.Stages.B.Stores.

C.Companies.D.Playgrounds.

6.Whatdoweknowabouttheactors?

A.Theycoulddrinkduringtheplay.

B.Womenhadtocross-dressmalecharacters.

C.Theyhadstagecrewtohelpthem.

D.Theyweretoobusytopractice.

7.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.TorememberShakespeare.

B・ToshowhisloveofShakespeare*splays.

C.TointroducetheatersinShakespeare'stime.

D.Todiscussthecompany*sranksystem.

8.Whywasthetheatrebannedbytheauthorities?

A.Itwasmuchdifferentthanbefore.

B.Theythoughtitaffectedpeoplenegatively.

C.Theythoughtitkeptpeoplegoingtochurch.

D.Thequeendidn'tlikeit.

C

Readingabookandwatchingafilmaretwoverydifferentexperiences,but

expectationscanbehighwhenafilmofafavouritebookismade.Therearevery

manytimesIhavebeendisappointedbyafilmofabookIlove.Somaybehighly

regardedbooksdonotalwaysmakegoodfilms.Itissafetosaythatgreatmoviesmay

bemadefromnotparticularlygoodbooks.

Thesourcematerialmaybeanythingfromclassicnovels,shortstones,comic

booksandstageplays,aswellasnon-fictionsuchasbiographyandautobiography,

eventhosewrittenbyghostwriters.Allcanworkwell,butwhydomanyadaptations

andindeedremakesfailwithbothcinemaaudiencesandcritics?

Akeyquestionisobviouslyhowclosetotheoriginalthefilmis.Sinceatypical

filmisonlyaroundtwohourslong,itbecomesaquestionofwhattoleaveout,and

howtoscriptthedialogue.Sometimestheremaybechangestotheplot,additionsand

evendifferentendingstopleaseproducers,directorsandtestaudiences.I,likemany

people,haveoftenleftthecinemafeeling“thefilmisnotlikethebook”.

Anotherproblemareaisthecast.Whethersuitableactorsarefoundornotcan

meanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.Readersofthebookusetheir

imaginationstovisualizecharactersandhaveverydefiniteideasabouthowcharacters

lookandsound.ThisiswhereIthinkmanyfilmadaptationsfalldown.

Somebooksarejusttoodifficulttofilmfortechnicalreasons,althoughmovies

likeTheLifeofPiarechangingthisperception.TheimpactofCGItechnologyhas

hadahugeimpactonthemovieindustryandallowedthepreviouslyunfilmableto

becomeareality.

Sometimesauthorsareveryinvolvedintheprocessandmanymayevenbethe

screenwriters.Thiscanactuallybeabadthingbecausetheymaybetooclosetothe

materialandfinditdifficulttoadapt.Atothertimestheyarenotthescreenwriters,

andthereareinstanceswherewritershavebeenveryunhappywiththefilmversions

oftheirwork.RoaldDahlandStephenKingareexamplesofthis.Evenmoreextreme

wasnovelistJ.D.Salingerwhomadesurenofilmversionsofhispopularnovels

couldeverbemade.Inthissituation,itisclearviewerswillnotbedisappointed.

9.Inwhatsituationadaptationsfrombookstofilmspossiblysatisfythe

audiences?

A.Adaptationsoflowerexpectationfromaudiences.

B・Adaptationsofpopularbooks.

C.Adaptationsofgoodbooks.

D-Adaptationsofbooksthataudienceslove.

10.NovelistJ.D.Salingerismentionedinthelastparagraphinorderto

A.tellushowdisappointedtheaudiencesare

B.showthatmanyauthorsareinvolvedintheprocessofmakingfilms

C.provethatauthorsmaynotnecessarilybegoodscreenwriters

D.showsomewritersareagainsttheideaofmakingbooksintofilms

11.Whichofthefollowingpresentsthecorrectstructureofthepassage?

I=IntroductionCP=CentralPointP=PointSp=Sub-pointC=Conclusion

12.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toarguethatgoodbooksshouldbeadaptedtofilms.

B.Topersuadetheaudiencestoaccepttheadaptationsfrombookstofilms.

C.lbexplainthereasonswhymanyadaptationsfrombookstofilmsfailed.

D.Toinformthatadaptationsshouldbebasedonvariouskindsofbooks.

D

What'sOnStage

Anacrobatic（杂技）show:Tocelebrateits50thanniversary,theChina

AcrobaticTroupewillpresent“TheSoulofChina”,wheretheseeminglyimpossible

ismadereal.Chills（寒战）willrundownyourspine（脊柱）asyouwatchbreathlessly

asperformerstaketheirartandtheirbodiestotheedge.

Time:7：30pm,September13—19

Place:CapitalTheatre,22WangfujingDajie,DongchengDistrict

Exhibitions

JointShow:AgroupinkpaintingexhibitionisrunningattheHuangshicheng

ArtGalleryinBeijing.About50worksby25youngartistsincludingGeYunandYu

Yangareondisplay.

Time:9：00am—5：00pmuntilSeptember10

Place:HuangshichengGallery,136NanchiziDajie,DongchengDistirct

Oilpaintings:TheWanfungArtGalleywillhostajointshowofoilpaintingsby

10youngandmiddle-agedartists.Ondisplayaremorethan30oftheirlatestworks,

whichcapture（捕捉）thewondrousvarietyoflifeinunique（独特的）styles.

Time:9：00am—4：00pmuntilSeptember15

Place:136NachiziStreet,DongchengDistrict

Literature（文学）museum:TheNationalMuseumofModernChinese

LiteratureoffersanindepthstudyoftheevolutionofChinesecontemporaryliterature

from1919to1949.

Time:9：00am—4：00pm,daily

Place:45AnyuanDonglu,ChaoyangDistrict（Shaoyaojuarea）

Concerts

Beijingrocks:"TheFashionNightofChineseRock“issettobringrockfans

outbythethousandsnextmonth.NineChineserockbandswillperformattheconcert,

includingoldergenerationbands,middlegenerationandsomerecentarrivals.The

audience（听众）willbegivenachancetodecidewhatsongstheywanttohear,which

issuretobringastorm.

Time:September16

Place:TheOlympicCenter

BelgiumOrchestra（管弦乐队）:LaPetiteBande,theBaroqueOrchestraof

BelgiumwillperforminBeijingattheGrandTheatreoftheCulturalPalaceof

Nationalitiesaspartofactivitiesacrosstheworldtocommemorate（纪念）the250th

anniversaryofBach'sdeath.

Time:7：30pm,September11—14

Place:GrandTheatreoftheCulturalPalaceofNationalities

13.Whatdoyouthinkoftheacrobaticshowmentionedhere?

A.Whenyouwatchit,youwillcertainlyfeelcold.

B.Somethingstrangewillpuzzleeveryone,includingscientists.

C.Unexpectedthingswillmakeyouexcitedandsurprised.

D.Eventhebravestoneswillbetoofrightenedtogoonwatching.

14.ThemostcharacteristicthingabouttheFashionNightofChineseRockisthat

A.itwilllettheaudiencechoosetheperformersandthemusic

B.itistobringthousandsofrockfansoutoftheirhomes

C.itwillcertainlycausearockstormthroughoutChina

D.itistobeheldinmemoryofoneofthegreatestmusicians

15.SupposeitisSeptember14today,howmanyactivitiescanpeoplechooseto

attend?

A.2.B.3.

C.4.D.5.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有

两项为多余选项。

BeijingOperarepresentsthefinestcombinationofliterature,music,dance,kung

fu,fineartsandmanyotherarts.Itswayofperformingisdifferentfromoperaand

drama.]

BeijingOperaisakindofartthatpaysequalattentiontosinging,speaking,

actingandfighting.2Meanwhile,BeijingOperaprovidestheopportunityto

appreciatethepleasingartisticbalanceofthedance,thestrengthandmusic,even

fromonlyoneact.3Accordingtothehistoricalrecord,itdatesbacktothe

middleperiodoftheQingDynasty.Inthe55thyearruledbytheEmperorQianlong,

themostfamousfourtheatricalgroupsinAnhuiwenttoBeijingtoshowtheiropera

performanceandthengotagreatsuccess.Then,basedon“AnhuiOpera^^and“Han

Opera”,andalsomixedwithcharacteristicsofBeijingdialect,BeijingOperawas

formed.4

TheBeijingOperawasofficiallyformedafterthe20thyearoftheEmperor

Daoguang（1840）.Atthattime,theformsofeachkindofarias（唱腔）andthe

languagecharacteristicofBeijingOperaoriginallycameintobeing.Newchanges

appearedinBeijingOpera'sroles.5Later,thefirstgenerationoftheoperaactors

alsoappeared.

A.BeijingOperaisakindofmodemopera.

B.ActuallyBeijingOperahasitsowncharacters.

C.ManyrolesoftheBeijingOperahadappeared.

D.BecauseitwaspopularinBeijing,itspreadnationwide.

E.ManypeoplewonderwhatistheoriginoftheBeijingOpera.

F.Itenablestheaudiencetobeinspiredbylanguage,musicandfinearts.

G.AlthoughinwasformedinBeijingitdidn'thaveitsoriginsinBeijingtotally.

第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分40分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以

填入空白处的最佳选项。

Robertaappearedonthestage.Shetookadeepbreathandbeganto1.Now

shewasPortia,astrong-willed2inShakespeare'sTheMercltantofVenice.The

theaterwasfilledwithpeople.Shewasspeakingwithapowershehadneverbefore

experienced,thewordsflowing3fromher.

4，Robertahadneveractedinherlifebeforetheaudition（选拔试演）.She

5beinginfrontofotherpeople.Shewasvery§atschool.Shehadnever

thoughtshewasgoodenoughatanythingto7muchattention.Shestayedmostly

toherself,making8friends.Shehadexcellentgrades,9shealwaysthought

thatsomethingwasmissing.

Twoweeksbeforetheaudition,Robertsa'smotherhadheardaboutitand10

hertojoinin.

“Ican*tthinkofanyoneelsebettersuitedto11thepart.Rememberallthe

playsyouusedtoactoutforus?”

Hermotherwouldn'tletthe12drop."You'rejustalittlescared.Everyone

getsscared.Youknowyou13doit.Thetrickistolookpastthe14tofind

theloveofwhatyou'redoing.^^

SoRobertahadmadeanappointmentwiththeheadoftheDramaClub.Shehad

readtheplayandfoundherselfexcitedbythe15ofspeakingsuchrichwords.In

secretshepracticedPortia'spart,16thelinesbyrepeatingthemoverandover.It

wasn'thard;she17everyminuteofit.Everytimeshespokethewords,shehada

new_18_ofthelines,asifShakespearehadwrittenPortiaonmanylevels.

Onthedayoftheaudition,she19twoofPortia*sfamousspeechesforthe

auditors.Whenshehadfinished,theheadoftheDramaClubannouncedthe_20

washers.

1.A.singB・dance

C.speakD.report

2.A.memberB・actress

C.playerD.character

3.A.weaklyB.rapidly

C.smoothlyD.slowly

4.A.AtfirstB.Infact

C.AfterallD.Inall

5.A.hatedB.enjoyed

C.appreciatedD.regretted

6.A.honestB.shy

C.politeD.patient

7.A.avoidB-focus

C.payD•attract

8.A.fewB.afew

C.severalD.many

9.A.orB.so

C.forD.but

10.A.forcedB.requested

C.encouragedD.reminded

11.A.acceptB.play

C.offerD.learn

12.A.roleB.matter

C.interestD・grade

13.A.canB.must

C.mayD.should

14.A.angerB-pain

C.sadnessD.fear

15.A.purposeB.way

C.ideaD.importance

16.A.memorizingB,organizing

C.checkingD.improving

17.A.dislikedB.loved

C.expectedD.bore

18.A.considerationB・description

C.selectionD.understanding

19.A.practicedB・planned

C.performedD.delivered

20.A.partB.play

C.speechD.position

非选择题部分

第二节语篇语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形

式。

PekingOperais]formoftraditionalChinesetheatrewhichcombines

music,vocalperformance,mime,danceandacrobatics.Itaroseinthelate18th

centuryandbecame2(full)developedandrecognizedbythemid-19thcentury.

TheformwasextremelypopularintheQingDynastycourtandhascometobe

regardedasoneofthe3(culture)treasuresofChina.Majorperformancetroupes

(居U团)4(base)inBeijingandTianjininthenorth,andShanghaiinthesouth.It

hasalsospreadtoothercountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandJapan.

PekingOperacomes5fourlocaloperas,HuiOperainAnhui,HanOperain

Hubei,KunOperainJiangsuandQingqianginShaanxi.Ithasdrawnthemeritsof

theselocaloperasandcreateditsownstyle.

Speech,song,danceandcombat6(be)thefourclassicperformingartsin

PekingOpera,whicharealsothebasic7(skill)forperformersandisusually

trainedsincetheperformersareveryyoung.TherearemanyrolesinPekingOpera,

mainlySheng,Dan,Jing,andChou,eachof§hasitsowncostumeand

mask-paintings.Maskswithdifferentcolorshavedifferentmeanings,whichisusedto

9(represent)thecharacteroftherolesandillustratetheiremotionalstate.

NoChinatripiscompletewithout10(watch)theclassicPekingOpera!

EnjoythefantasticPekingOpera!

1.2.3.4.

5.6.7.8.

9.10.

第四部分写作（满分40分）

第一节应用文写作（15分）

假如你是李华，你的英语笔友Susan来信提到她对文学作品不感兴趣，但她

的父母却要求她每周抽出时间阅读文学作品。请按照以下要点给她写一封回信。

主要内容如下：

1.列举阅读文学作品的好处；

2.简述阅读文学作品对你的帮助。

注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：文学作品worksofliterature

DearSusan,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节故事续写（25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Once,whenIwasateenager,myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuytickets

forthecircus（马戏）.Finally,therewasonlyonefamilybetweenusandtheticket

counter.

Thisfamilymadeabigimpressiononme.Therewereeightchildren,,all

probablyundertheageoftwelve.Youcouldtelltheydidn'thavealotofmoney.

Theirclotheswerenotexpensive,buttheywereclean.Thechildrenwere

well-behaved,allofthemstandinginline,two-by-twobehindtheirparents,holding

hands.Theywereexcitedlytalkingabouttheclowns,elephants,andotheractsthey

wouldseethatnightwiththeirbrothersorsistersinalowvoice.

Onecouldsensetheyhadneverbeentothecircusbefore.Itpromisedtobe

highlightoftheiryounglives.Thefatherandmotherwereattheheadofthepack,

standingproudascouldbe.Themotherwasholdingherhusband'shand,lookingupat

himasiftosay,"Youaremyknightinshiningarmor.^^

Hewassmilingandrespondinginpride,lookingbackatherasiftosay,“You

gotthatright.^^Theticketladyaskedthefatherhowmanyticketshewanted.He

proudlyresponded,"Pleaseletmebuyeightchildren'sticketsandtwoadultticketsso

Icantakemyfamilytothecircus.”

Theticketladygavetheprice.Theman*swifeletgoofhishand.Herhead

dropped,andhislipsbegantoshake.Thefatherleanedalittlecloserandasked,“How

muchdidyousay?”

Theticketladyagainquotedtheprice.Themandidn'thaveenoughmoney.

Howwashesupposedtoturnandtellhiseightchildrenthathedidn'thave

enoughmoneytotakethemtothecircus?Actuallywewerenotwealthyinanysense.

SoIunderstandhowthekidswouldfeel.Ifeltsorryforthem.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph1：

Seeingwhatwasgoingon,mydadputhishandinhispocket,pulledouta$20

hillanddroppeditontheground.__________________________________________

Paragraph2：

ThatdaymyfatherandIwentbacktoourcaranddrovehome