Unit6 Lesson 1 From Page to Screen
一、用适当的介词或副词填空
1.Jeans are not appropriate a formal party.
2.There is no reason to be pessimistic the future.
3.They debated for over an hour the question raised by the professor.
4.The new rules are debate.
5.The coming weeks are critical Mr Smith.
6.For another thing,my present post does not involve me much speaking English.
7.This text is adapted a story in Chinese literature.
8.He loves to catch up the news after a trip abroad.
9.I think we should leave now and have some coffee.
二、短语填空
on a daily basis,allow...to...,be of poor quality,prefer to,be close to,at other times,in this situation,have high expectations,be taken from
1.Finally,we found the goods .
2.Our new house the school.
3.Please me carry your bag.
4.It’s not the first time that you’ve found yourself .
5. I go to school by bus.
6.Parents for their children.
7.She answered that she would walk.
8.The following passage her new novel.
9.We should help our mothers do some housework .
三、阅读理解
Watch actor Sterling K. Brown, and one of the first things you may notice is his eyes.
In a scene from the last season of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Brown plays Reggie, a hard-nosed manager. His language is rough, but his eyes reveal something more: He’s feeling guilty and defensive. Or look at his work on NBC’s hit drama This Is Us, where Brown plays Randall Pearson, a Black man adopted by a white family. Again, Brown’s eyes reveal a lot.
Those two performances have allowed Brown to make Emmy Awards history this year: nominated as best lead actor in a drama series for This Is Us and best supporting actor in a comedy series for The Marvelous Mrs Maisel on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Grateful as he is for his nominations, Brown also sees the record number of Black performers nominated for Emmys about 34% of acting nominees this year — as a welcome reaction to the civil rights reckoning and Black Lives Matter protests of the summer.
The actor says it’s also part of a long march toward recognition for Black performers, held back by oppression in Hollywood back to the early 1900s, when white people wore black-face to play Black characters in films.
Brown has made history at awards shows before: in 2018, he became the first Black man to win best actor in a drama at both the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild awards.
With degrees from Stanford University and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Brown has spent about two decades appearing on TV shows like Lifetime’s Army Wives and his first series regular role, playing a cop on FX’s short-lived 2005 drama Starved.
These days Brown is excited about the new season of This Is Us, which will begin with two episodes addressing both the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests.
1. Why does the author mention the TV series in Paragraph 2
A. To indicate that Brown is an excellent actor.
B. To support the idea that Brown is an eye actor.
C. To show that Brown has played many roles.
D. To introduce the main topic of the passage.
2. What do we know about this year’s Emmy Awards
A. Brown is awarded two acting prizes.
B. It still doesn’t recognize civil rights.
C. More black performers get nominated.
D. Black Lives Matter is the theme.
3. What does the author intend to do in Paragraphs 6、7
A. Add some background information.
B. List Brown’s acting experiences.
C. Introduce a new topic for discussion.
D. Summarize the previous paragraphs.
4. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. This Year’s Emmy Awards
B. Fight for Civil Rights
C. A Black Emmy Nominee
D. Brown: An Eye Actor
四、阅读填句
How do actors and actresses memorize hundreds of lines Memorizing lines takes practice and constant repetition. However, there are a few ways to make the memorization process run smoothly and quickly.
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For most performers, there is no quicker way of memorizing lines. To learn lines, an actor must recite the play loud over and over again. Most rehearsals(排练) encourage this by running through the lines or having a“read-through”. By the time the opening night arrives, most actors have spoken their lines hundreds of times.
Listen to your cast members
Sometimes inexperienced actors spend rehearsals looking at fellow performers, waiting patiently to say their next line. 2 . This will help the actors learn their lines better because the context of the dialogue is absorbing.
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Because there is often not enough rehearsal time, many performers find ways to listen to the play’s dialogue during everyday activities. They use a tape recorder or an MP3 player to listen to the lines from each relevant scene. Some actors prefer to record the lines of all the characters, including their own lines. 4 . Others like recording the lines of fellow cast members, and they leave a blank space so that they can insert their dialogue while listening to the recording.
Think positively and don’t panic
Most actors will experience stage fright before the opening night. Actors forget lines now and then. When it happens, however, most of the time the audience never notice. If you forget a line in the middle of your performance, don’t freeze. Stay in character. Keep the scene going to the best of your ability. If unfortunately you forget a line once, you will probably never forget that line ever again. 5 .
A. Record your lines
B. Practice makes perfect
C. Read lines loud and repeat them
D. Remember the lines in a short time
E. Sometimes embarrassment is the toughest method of memorization
F. Then, they not only listen carefully, but they also speak all of the lines
G. Instead, they should be listening carefully, responding in character at all times
答案
一、用适当的介词或副词填空
1.for/to
2.about
3.on
4.under
5.for
6.in
7.from
8.on
9.off
二、短语填空
1.were of poor quality
2.is close to
3.allow;to
4.in this situation
5.At other times
6.have high expectations
7.prefer to
8.is taken from
9.on a daily basis
三、阅读理解
1.B。推理判断题。由第二段可知在《了不起的麦瑟尔夫人》上一季的一幕中, 布朗扮演了一个精明的经理雷吉。他的语言很粗鲁, 但他的眼睛显露出更多的东西: 他感到内疚和防御性。或者看看他在NBC热播剧《我们这一天》中的表现, 布朗在剧中扮演被白人家庭收养的黑人兰德尔·皮尔森。再次, 布朗的眼睛透露了很多情绪。由此可知两部电视连续剧都提到了布朗的眼睛能表达很多东西, 说明作者提到电视连续剧是为了支持布朗是一个眼睛演员的观点。故选B。
2.C。细节理解题。由第四段可知尽管布朗对自己的提名心存感激, 但他也认为今年艾美奖提名黑人演员的人数创纪录, 约占演艺提名人数的34%——这是对今年夏天民权清算和黑人生命问题抗议活动的一个受欢迎的反应。这说明更多的黑人演员获得提名。故选C。
3.A。推理判断题。本文讲述的是眼睛演员Sterling K. Brown的故事, 第六段讲述了布朗曾在颁奖典礼上创造过历史: 2018年, 他成为首位同时获得金球奖和银幕演员公会奖戏剧最佳男主角的黑人, 讲的是布朗的获奖信息; 第七段讲述了拥有斯坦福大学和纽约大学蒂希艺术学院的学位, 布朗花了大约20年时间出现在电视节目中, 比如《一生的军嫂》和他的第一部连续剧《常客》, 他还在FX 2005年的短剧《饿死》中扮演警察, 讲的是拥有高学历的布朗的演艺路; 两段都是作者为布朗添加的一些背景信息, 这是为了让读者更好地了解布朗。故选A。
4.D。标题归纳题。第一段讲“看演员Sterling K. Brown, 你可能首先注意到的是他的眼睛”, 第二段讲“Brown是一个眼睛演员”, 第三四五段讲“Brown获得艾美奖提名的相关内容”, 第六段讲“Brown的其他获奖信息”, 第七段讲“拥有高学历的Brown的演艺路”, 最后一段讲“Brown的新剧内容”。由此可知本文主要讲眼睛演员Sterling K. Brown的作品和贡献, D项“布朗: 一个眼睛演员”符合文意。故选D。
四、阅读填句
1. C。根据下文(对于大多数演员来说, 没有更快速地记忆台词的方法。要学会台词, 一个演员必须反复地大声背诵这个剧本。)可知, C项“大声朗诵台词并且重复台词”符合语境。因此选C。
2. G。根据上文中(有时缺乏经验的演员们用排练的时间看着其他的演员们, 耐心地等待着去说他们的下一句台词。)和空后的内容可知, 此处应是缺乏经验的演员们的正确的做法。故选G。
3. A。根据下文中“record the lines of all the characters”和“recording the lines of fellow cast members”可知, A项“记住你的台词”适合作为本段的小标题, 故选A。
4. F。根据空前内容可知一些演员喜欢录下所有角色的台词, 包括他们自己的。可知, 此处应该说这样做的好处, 即接下来他们不仅仔细听, 而且说所有的台词。承接上文, 故选F。
5. E。根据上文如果你不幸有一次忘记了一句台词, 可能你再也不会忘记了。可知尴尬可能帮助记忆, 故E选项, 有时尴尬就是记忆最艰难的方法, 切题, 所以选E。