Unit 4 Stage and screen——Using language
一、完成句子
1.He realised unless he worked hard,he would (以……结束) achieving nothing.
2. (时常),when they get bored,they would go out to play football together.
3. (如果这样的话),they can change their mind to know the world better.
4.I still want to have my parents to (求助) whenever I need help.
5.If you have to (做出抉择) between money and friendship,which one do you prefer
6. (脑子里想着那件事),I talked to my friend and asked him for advice.
二、阅读理解
Reading a book and watching a film are two very different experiences,but expectations can be high when a film of a favourite book is made.There are many times I have been disappointed by a film of a book I love.So maybe highly regarded books do not always make good films.It is safe to say that great movies may be made from not particularly good books.
The source material may be anything from classic novels,short stories,comic books and stage plays,as well as non-fiction such as biography and autobiography,even those written by ghostwriters.All can work well,but why do many adaptations and indeed remakes fail with both cinema audiences and critics
A key question is obviously how close to the original the film is.Since a typical film is only around two hours long,it becomes a question of what to leave out,and how to script the dialogue.Sometimes there may be changes to the plot,additions and even different endings to please producers,directors and test audiences.I,like many people,have often left the cinema feeling “the film is not like the book”.
Another problem area is the cast.Whether suitable actors are found or not can mean the difference between success and failure.Readers of the book use their imaginations to visualise characters and have very definite ideas about how characters look and sound.This is where I think many film adaptations fall down.
Sometimes authors are very involved in the process and many may even be the screenwriters.This can actually be a bad thing because they may be too close to the material and find it difficult to adapt.At other times they are not the screenwriters,and there are instances where writers have been very unhappy with the film versions of their work.Roald Dahl and Stephen King are examples of this.Even more extreme was novelist J.D.Salinger who made sure no film versions of his popular novels could ever be made.In this situation,it is clear viewers will not be disappointed.
1.In what situation adaptations from books to films possibly satisfy the audiences
A.Adaptations of lower expectation from audiences.
B.Adaptations of popular books.
C.Adaptations of good books.
D.Adaptations of books that audiences love.
2.Novelist J.D.Salinger is mentioned in the last paragraph in order to .
A.tell us how disappointed the audiences are
B.show that many authors are involved in the process of making films
C.prove that authors may not necessarily be good screenwriters
D.show some writers are against the idea of making books into films
3.What is the purpose of the passage
A.To argue that good books should be adapted for films.
B.To persuade the audiences to accept the adaptations from books to films.
C.To explain the reasons why many adaptations from books to films failed.
D.To inform that adaptations should be based on various kinds of books.
三、读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Once,when I was a teenager my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me.There were eight children,all probably under the age of twelve.You could tell they didn't have a lot of money.Their clothes were not expensive,but they were clean,the children were well behaved,all of them standing in line,two by two behind their parents,holding hands.They were excitedly talking about the clowns,elephants and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice.One could sense they had never been to the circus before.It promised to be a highlight of their young lives.
The father and mother were at the head of the pack,standing proud as they could be.The mother was holding her husband's hand,looking up at him as if to say,“You are my knight in shining armor.” He was smiling and responding in pride,looking back at her as if to say “You got that right”.The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted.He proudly responded “Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady gave the price.The man's wife let go of his hand,lowered her head and her lips began to shake.The father leaned a little closer and asked,“How much did you say?” The ticket lady again told him the price.The man obviously didn't have enough money.
How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight children that he didn't have enough money to take them to the circus?Actually we were not wealthy in any sense,so I understand how the kids would feel.I felt sorry for them.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
Seeing what was going on,my dad seemed to have an idea._______________
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That day my father and I went back to our car.___________________________
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一、完成句子
1.end up
2.All too often
3.If so
4.turn to
5.make a choice
6.With that in mind
二、阅读理解
1.A 推理判断题。根据第一段第一句和最后一句可知,观众期望值太高,会导致电影很失败,由此推断,降低观众的期望值可能会使观众对改编后的电影感到满意。故选A项。
2.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句可知,文章提到了小说家塞林格,目的是为了证明一些作家反对将小说改编成电影的想法。故选D项。
3.C 主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知,本文主要解释了为什么许多改编自书籍的电影最后失败了。故选C项。
三、读后续写
Seeing what was going on,my dad seemed to have an idea.He put his hand into his pocket,pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground.(We were not wealthy in any sense of the world!) Then my father reached down,picked up the bill and tapped the man on the shoulder and said,“Excuse me,sir,this fell out of your pocket.” The man turned around and saw the money.He knew what was going on.He looked straight into my dad's eyes,took my dad's hands in both of his and squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill,with his lips shaking and a tear streaming down his cheek,he replied,“Thank you,thank you,sir.This really means a lot to me and my family.”
That day my father and I went back to our car.We drove home without any tickets.The $20 that my dad gave away was what we were going to buy our own tickets with.Although we didn't get to see the circus that night,we both felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus could ever provide.It's more blessed to give than to receive.Nothing can be truer than that.