M8U2READING-LANGUAGE

2012/4Languagepoints1.Lastnight,IwitnessedthefirstofonlyeightperformancesofGiacomoPuccini’sworld-famousopera,Turandot,beingperformedintheForbiddenCityinBeijing,China.Lines1-3昨天晚上，我去看了贾科莫普契尼闻名世界的歌剧《图兰朵》，那是正在中国北京紫禁城八场演出的首场。witnessvt.1）目击，见证，Iwitnessedthetrafficaccident.2）是发生…..的时间/地点/组织Theyear1849witnessedagreatwarinHungary.Theretailtradeiswitnessingasharpfallinsales.零售业的销售额正在急剧下降。3）（为正式文件的签署）作证，连署ThetwolawyerswitnessedMr.Smith'swill.witnessn.1)目击者,见证人2)(法庭上的）证人[C]3）证词[U]4）证据,证明[C][(+to)]●Hisgoodhealthisawitnesstothesuccessofthetreatment.●Policehaveappealedforwitnesstotheaccident.●Hewascalledasadefensewitness.●Shewaspunishedforgivingfalsewitness.证据,证明目击者,见证人(法庭上的）证人证词2.Someoftheworld’sgreatestoperasingerswerecastinthisproduction....L3-4castvt.(cast,cast)1)分配角色；选派角色他扮演杨子荣。HewascastforthepartofYangZirong.2投射（光、影子等）•Thesettingsuncastanorangeglowoverthemountains.3)向…...投以（视线、笑容等）Shecastawelcomingsmileinhisdirection.4)扔，掷，抛ThepricelesstreasureshadbeencastintotheNile.castlExercises1.Hewas___intoprisonbecauseofthecrime,whichoneiswrong?AsentBcastCcommittedD.threw2.Nobody___anydoubtathistheory.A.proveB.castC.throwD.get3.JustimagineperformingsuchanoperaintheForbiddenCity—therecouldnotbeabettersetting!Youcouldalmostfeelthehistory.L8-9想想在紫禁城上演的这出歌剧吧——不可能有比这更好的场景了！你几乎可以感受到历史。1)imagine的用法L8—Thereisastoryhereinthepaperabouta110-year-oldman.—Mygoodness!Ican’timagine________thatold.(江苏2006)A.tobeB.tohavebeenC.beingD.havingbeen[点拨]1)imagine+n/pron/v-ing/that/wh-从句作宾语2)imagine+宾语+tobe结构。由此可知A、B两项不符合imagine的用法；由句中时态判断，此处应用一般式而非完成式，故选C。2)couldnotbeamoreawesomesettingL8-9●英语中否定词与比较级连用时，常常有最高级的含义。我们班没有人比约翰学习更用功。NooneinourclassstudiesharderthanJohndoes.3)settingn.‘thetimeortheplaceinwhichastory,afilm,oraplaytakesplace’e.g.Theplayhasitssettinginawartimeprison.这个戏剧的背景是战时的监狱。【拓展】besetin…以……为背景e.g.Thestorywassetinthe19thcentury.这个故事以19世纪为背景。4.Insteadofastagecurtain,thereweredecoratedscreenscoveredwithredandgold,andtraditionalChinesedrumswereusedtoannouncethestartoftheopera.(L10-12)[考点]过去分词短语作后置定语。句意为：覆盖着红色和金色的经过装饰的屏风代替了舞台的帷幕，传统的中国鼓被用来宣告歌剧的开场。[考例]TheTownHall____inthe1800’swasthemostdistinguishedbuildingatthetime.（上海2007）A.tobecompletedB.havingbeencompletedC.completedD.beingcompleted[点拨]completedinthe1800’s为过去分词短语作定语，修饰TheTownHall，二者之间为被动关系。A项动词不定式表示将要发生的动作；过去分词作后置定语表示过去的动作，而且是被动的，习惯用一般式，B项错误；D项表示动作正在发生，不合题意。因此选C。5….willbecondemnedtodeath....L17-18condemnvt1).(通常因道义上的原因而)谴责,指责Thegovernmentissuedastatementcondemningthekillings.政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。2)宣判/判处(某人某种刑罚)~sb(tosth)被动：sb.becondemnedto被宣判/判处(某种刑罚)Thejudgecondemnedhimtodeathformurder.Hewascondemnedtodeathformurder.6.Thismeansthatfewmenwoulddaretoaskforherhandinmarriage.L18这意味着几乎没人胆敢向她求婚。darevi./vt/aux.敢，敢于，胆敢1)dare作实意动词，后接不定式时，to既可保留，也可省略（尤在口语中）。●没人敢挑战他的权威。Nobodydaredtochallengehisauthority.●大卫不敢和他的老板争辩。Daviddidnotdarearguewithhisboss.2)dare用作情态动词，后跟动词原形，有时态的变化（过去式dared），但没有人称的变化,主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中.●她怎么敢对我做那种事?Howdareshedothingslikethattome?●---你敢去抓那只老鼠吗？---我不敢抓。----Dareyoucatchthemouse?----Idaren'tdothat.●如果你敢向我们的老师说那件事，我就投你一票。Ifyoudaresaythattoourteacher,Iwouldvoteforyou.7.ThestorythentakesonaclassiclovetrianglebetweenCalaf,Turandot,andLiu.L24-25故事随后演绎了发生在卡拉夫、图兰朵和柳儿三人之间的经典三角恋情。1)toacceptaparticularjoborresponsibility:承担工作或责任等Shetooktoomuchonandmadeherselfill.2)toemploysomeone:雇佣某人Shewastakenonasababysitter.3)tobegintohaveaparticularquality:呈现出Hervoicetookonaserioustone.takeonL24Otherphrasesrelatedtotaketakeaftersb.(外貌，性格)像Hetakesafterhismother/hismother’ssideofthefamily.takesth.down写下，记下Hetookdownmyaddressandphonenumberandsaidhe’dphoneback.takesth.fromsb.选自,摘自TheplotistakenfromShakespeare.1)理解IhadtoreadthelettertwicebeforeIcouldtakeitallin.2)吸收Thenewtowntakesinthreeformervillages.3)欺骗Ican’tbelieveshewastakeninbyhim.4)照顾并提供住宿Severalfamiliestakeinforeignstudents.takesth.in1)tostartdoingaparticularjoboractivity:从事工作，活动等He’stakenupthepostofsupervisor.Haveyoueverthoughtoftakingupacting?2)占据(空间)，占用(时间)Thisdesktakesuptoomuchroom.takesth.up8.anddemandsthattheytellhercalaf’sname....L31-32•demandv.要求请求；后接名词性从句时，用虚拟语气。•Theydemandedthattheirneeds(should)besatisfied.•9.Whenitbecomesevidentwhathappened,CalafscoldsTurandotfornotbeingmoremerciful.L35-36•1）evident明显的;明白的~（tosb)(that)Ithasnowbecomeevidenttousthatamistakehasbeenmade.2）scoldv.训斥，责骂（孩子）L35•scoldsb.•scoldsbforsth/scoldsbfordoingsth.•不可无缘无故地责骂小孩。Don'tscoldthechildwithoutreason.•他嫌他们迟到，训了他们一通。•Hescoldedthemforarrivinglate.10.----justbeforethedawndeadline---L38•deadlinen.最后期限，截止日期•Ifyoucan’tmeetthedeadline,weshallstopcooperatingwithyou.11.Unfortunately,Puccinidiedofaheartattackbeforehecompletedthisfinalscene,andithadtobecompletedbyoneofhisformerstudents,FrancoAlfano.(L41-42)1)句子结构分析：此句是由and连接的两个并列句。在第一个分句中，Puccinidiedofaheartattack是主句，beforehecompletedthisfinalscene是时间状语从句。2)语言知识分析：completedthisfinalscene意为“完成这最后一幕”。12.AnoperacompanystagedtheoperainBeijinginthe1990s,buttheperformanceIsawwasthefirsttimeTurandotwasstagedinsidetheForbiddenCity.(L42-44)1)stage在此句中用作动词，意为“上演”；the1990s意为“20世纪90年代”。2)句子结构分析：此句是由but连接的两个并列句。在第二个分句中，theperformanc