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江苏省淮阴中学2007届高三英语专项训练055号牛津英语模块八编制：王新凤1Unit1AppreciatingliteratureWhatisclassicliterature?Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld.Theyarenovels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenalongtimeagoandweresowellwrittenandwellreceivedthatpeoplestillreadthemtoday.Theyareexamplesofgreatwritingandwisdom,andeventhosewrittencenturiesagocanstillbefoundinbookshopsandlibrariestoday.Becausealotofclassicswerewrittensolongago,thelanguageusedinthemisquitedifferentfromthelanguageusedtoday.Thismakesthemdifficultforsomepeopletoread,andoften,theclassicsarelefttogatherdustonshelves.Manypeopledonotreadthembecausetheythinkthattheyareold-fashionedandboring,andhavenothingtodowithlifetoday.However,ifthisistrue,whydowestillfindclassicsinbookshopsandlibraries?Theyhavenotdisappearedandstillhaveaplaceintheworldtoday.Whyelsewouldmanyfilmsbasedonthembesuccessful?In1995,Clueless,theaward-winningfilmbasedonJaneAustin’snovelEmma,wasreleased.Threeyearslater,in1998,amodernadaptationofCharlesDickens’snovelGreatExpectationsappearedincinemas.Idonotthinkthattheseclassicnovelswouldbemadeintofilmsiftheyhadnothingtodowithlifetoday.CharlesDickens:‘England’sgreatestwriter’CharlesDickenswasborninPortsmouth,Englandin1812.Hewrotemanynovels.OliveTwist,DavidCopperfieldandGreatExpectationsareprobablyhisbest-knownworks.Hefirstpublishedmanynovelsonechapteratatimeinnewspapers,andsomewerelaterperformedonstage.Forpeopleatthattime,hisstorieswerelikethesoapoperasweseeonTVtoday.Hediedin1870andhistombreads,‘byhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.’GreatExpectationsGreatExpectationsissetinEnglandintheearly1800s.DickensusesPip,themaincharacter,totellthestory.Pipisnotonlyacharacter,healsotellsthestoryofGreatExpectations.PipliveswithhisoldersisterandherhusbandJoe.Pip’ssisterseldomhasakindwordtosay,butJoeisakindandsimpleman,whowouldratherdiethanseeanyharmcometoPip.Pip,whoissevenyearsoldwhenthestorybegins,isinamistyfieldoftombswhenamanappearsandfrightenshim.MistisasymbolofdangeranduncertaintyinGreatExpectations.Classicnovelsoftenhavesymbolswhichaddinterest,tensionordeepermeaningtothetext.Readersmaynotbeabletoseethedanger,sotheyneedasymbollikethemisttomakeitclearertothem.ThereisatwistintheplotwhenaverygenerousstrangergivesPipalotofmoney.Pipisabout江苏省淮阴中学2007届高三英语专项训练055号牛津英语模块八编制：王新凤218yearsoldwhenthishappens,andthefortunesetshimfreefromthefinancialworries.PipmakestheabruptdecisiontomovefromKent,whichisaconstantremainderofhisshabbybeginnings,tothebrightlightsofLondon.ExcitedbyhismovetoLondon,Pipcanhardlywaittobeginhisnewlife.Moneyandeducationhavechangedhim,andbeforelonghedevelopstheshortcomingsofbeingshallowandhavingprejudice,evenagainsthisoldcompanions.PipdislikesitwhenJoecomestovisithiminLondon.Hehasrigidideasofwhatitmeanstobecivilandtobeagentleman,andisembarrassedbyJoehedoesnotfitthese.PipisbentonbecomingagentlemanandwinningEstella’slove.Estellaisabeautifulgirl,andforPip,sheisasymbolofeducationandmoney.WhatitreallymeanstobeagentlemanisanimportantthemeinGreatExpectations.Isaneducatedpersonwithalotofmoneyagentleman?Orisagentlemansomebodywhoiskindandgoodtohisfriends?Bytheendofthenovel,Piphaschangedalot.Helearnsthatwealthdoesnotbuyhappinessandthatfriendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.ThischangeinPipiscalledcharacterdevelopmentandisanimportantpartofanynovel.DoesJoeforgivePip?DoesPipgetthegirlofhisdreams?Youwilljusthavetoreadityourselftofindout!1.Whatdoesclassicliteraturerefertointhepassage?A.Literaryworkswritteninclassicalform.B.Literaryworkswithalonghistory.C.Literaryworksthatwerewrittenlongago,wellwrittenandwellreceived.D.Novels,playsandpoemsthatwerewrittenlongago.2.Accordingtotheauthor,classicliterature________.A.isold-fashionedandboringB.hasnothingtodowithlifetodayC.isnovelsthatcanbemadeintofilmsD.stillhasaplaceintoday’sworld3.AllofthefollowingarewrittenbyCharlesDickensEXCEPT________.A.OliverTwistB.ATaleofTwoCitiesC.CluelessD.GreatExpectations4.Whatis/arethetheme(s)inGreatExpectations?A.Wealthdoesnotbuyhappiness.B.Whatitmeanstobeagentleman.C.Friendsaremoreimportantthanafancyeducation.D.Allofabove.5.Whatistheauthor’sintentioninwritingthearticle?A.Shetriestoconvinceustoadoptanewpointofviewtowardsclassics.B.Sheasksustoreconsiderourideasaboutthefilmsbasedonclassics.C.Shetellsusthatclassicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld.D.Shesuggeststhatthereareenoughclassicsinbookshopsandlibraries.江苏省淮阴中学2007届高三英语专项训练055号牛津英语模块八编制：王新凤3Unit2TurandotinBeijingByJaneJonesLastnight,IwitnessedthefirstofonlyeightperformancesofGiacomoPuccini’sworld-famousopera,Turandot,beingperformedintheForbiddenCityinBeijing,China.Theperformancewassplendid.Itstarredsomeoftheworld’sgreatestoperasingers.ManygreatChinesemusicians,actorsandsingerswerealsocast.Puccini,anItalian,wroteTurandottowardstheendofhislife,in1924.HelikedEastAsiaverymuchandalsowroteMadamButterfly,whichissetinJapan.Turandotisthestoryofacold-heartedChineseprincess,namedTurandot,wholivesinBeijing’sForbiddenCity.Inordertoavoidmarriage,shesaysthatanypotentialhusbandmustanswerthreeriddlescorrectlyordie.JustimagingperformingsuchanoperaintheF