1、译林版选择性必修第一册 unit2 课文阅读理解 .Read the emails on P1617 and complete the chart below with suitable words. .The passage is mainly about some information related to a violin concerto and country music. 1Who writes the second email? AAlice Duncan.BLucy Becker. CStephen Lin.DHarry Yu. 2What is the tune of th
2、e last piece of the violin concerto Butterfly Lovers? ALight.BPleasant. CBitter.DBittersweet. 3What makes Alice realize that music is a universal language? AButterfly Lovers was once played in her country. BButterfly Lovers is adapted to suit her taste. CButterfly Lovers is played on the violin but
3、has roots in Chinese Yue Opera. DButterfly Lovers sounds the same as Romeo and Juliet. 4Country music has its roots in thepart ofAmerica. AeasternBsouthern CwesternD northern 5Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the two emails? AButterfly Lovers is a violin concerto that is well w
4、orth hearing. BZhu Yingtais mother doesnt approve of her daughters marriage. CCountry music became popular in the middle of the 19th century. DCountry music mainly expresses the happy memories of the people living in the countryside. 答案DDCBA Activity 1美句欣赏拟人修辞法的运用 在写作中如果采用拟人的修辞法来描写一个无生命的物体，就会让这个物体显得
5、活灵活现， 在读者的脑海中浮现出一个非常生动的画面。 请从这篇课文中找出一些使用拟人修辞法的句 子并欣赏背诵。 答案1.When the two lovers，Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai，first meet，the music is light and pleasant，as if whispering to the audience. 2Finally，during the most exciting part，the music takes a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet note，telling us how
6、 the couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever. Activity 2文本讨论 1 The violin concerto Butterfly Lovers is a combination of Chinese and Western musical elements.What do you think of this combination? 2What can you know about rural America from “Take Me Home，Country Roads”？
7、3Both Alice and Harry enjoyed their experiences of music from another culture.Do you think music is a universal language？Why or why not? .长难句分析 1 译文：这首乐曲带我体验了一个跌宕起伏的经典故事，故事讲的是一对被双方家庭拆散的 年轻情侣。 2 译文：她悲痛欲绝，跳进了他的坟墓。 3 译文：最后，在最激动人心的部分，音乐转向柔和，以苦乐参半的音符结束，告诉我们这 对恋人如何变成蝴蝶，并飞走，永远在一起。 4 译文：原来乡村音乐在 20 世纪 40 年代就
8、在美国南部这里流行起来，然后传遍全国。 课文语法填空 Two exchange students are discovering new music in their host countries.Alice introduces a beautiful violin concerto 1._(compose) by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang.Its title is Butterfly Lovers,2._ can be called a Chinese version of Romeo and Juliet.It combines Chinese and Weste
9、rn musical elements：it 3._(play) on Western instruments， but much of the music has its 4._(root) in Chinese Yue Opera.The unique 5._(combine) makes Alice realize that music is a universal language. From the host family ， Harry Yu learns a lot about country music.It 6._(become) popular in the 7._(sou
10、th) part of America in the 1940s and then quickly spread 8._ the nation.Most of the songs are about hardship and heartbreak.People can feel an emotional connection between themselves 9._the musicians， and the simple tunes of the music are often very 10._(suggest) of countryside surroundings. posed2which 3 is played 4 roots 5combination 6became 7 southern 8 across 9 and 10 suggestive
