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2026 高三一轮复习
词汇复习
Unit 4 Stage and screen
话题: 人与社会
When Hamlet Meets Peking Opera
I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As a high school student with English literature as one of my main ____________ (subject), I have to! Shakespeare’s Hamlet is ____________ (probable) the most important play ____________ the most important writer in English. Almost everybody knows “To be, or not to be”, right ____________ (see) quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of ____________ (confident) — until the Peking Opera came to town!
subjects
probably
by
Having seen
confidence
____________ (date) back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it’s easier than a Shakespeare play ____________ (understand) ____________ (find) out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan — the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.
Dating
to understand
To find
Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera ____________ (bring) a completely new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought ____________ I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an instrument with two strings called jinghu. Then, ____________ (see) the main characters come on stage, I was surprised! The costumes and masks were amazing. The performers of course ____________ (sing) in Chinese, but the music, exaggerated movements and mime helped get the meanings across ____________ the audience.
brought
what
seeing
sang
to
The voices themselves sounded really unique — some of the female voices were so high ____________ I was sure they could break glass! And the stage was really simple: a ____________ (decorate) whip represented a horse, and a screen with Chinese characters, a study. ____________ (use) such techniques, the opera had transformed a small stage into the whole universe.
that
decorated
Using
My favourite part of the show was ____________ the characters moved on stage. I had never seen Prince Hamlet do a backflip before! That was ____________ (simple) incredible. It was so dazzling and __________ (energy) that I wasn’t sure ____________ the characters were ____________ (perform) or athletes! Everyone was clapping.
how
simply
energetic
if / whether
performers
Before ____________ (experience) The Revenge of Prince Zidan, I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy it. But, in fact, I was on the edge of my seat! ____________ (feel) the strong emotions of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognise the theme of Hamlet. So, if you want to see a show ____________ combines music, singing, drama, poetry and costume design with ____________ (explode) effect, The Revenge of Prince Zidan ticks all the right boxes!
experiencing
Feeling
that / which
explosive
opera n. 歌剧
movement n. 运动,动作→move v. 移动;感动
revenge n. 报复,报仇v.
version n. 版本
string n.弦;细绳v. 串起,悬挂→ strung adj. 有弦的(string 的过去式和过去分词形式 )a string of 一串;一系列
exaggerated adj.夸张的→ exaggerate v. 夸张;夸大→ exaggeration n. 夸张;夸大之词
7. mime n.使手势→ mimer n. 哑剧演员
8. get across 解释清楚,传达
9. female adj. 女(性)的;反义词:male 男性的
10. technique n. 技巧,手法→ technical adj. 技术的;工艺的→ technically adv. 在技术上
11. transform v. 使改观,使变形,使转化→ transformation n. 转变;变形
transform into 转变成;transform...from... 把…… 从…… 转变
12. universe n. 宇宙→universal adj. 普遍的;通用的;宇宙的
13. incredible adj. 难以置信的→incredibly adv. 难以置信地;惊人地 反义词:credible 可信的
14. dazzling adj. 印象深刻的,特吸引人的→ dazzle v. 使 dazzle 目眩;使赞叹不已 反义词:dull 单调的;乏味的
15. energetic adj. 精力充沛的→energy n. 能量;精力→ energetically adv. 精力充沛地
16. clap v. 拍(手),鼓(掌)
17. on the edge of 在…… 边缘;···快要发生;on the edge of one's seat 极为激动
18. emotion n. 强烈的情感→ emotional adj. 情感的;情绪激动的→ emotionally adv. 在情感上
19. anger n.愤怒,怒火→angry adj.愤怒的→ angrily adv. 愤怒地
20. grief n. 悲痛→ grieve v. 悲痛;哀悼
deep grief 深切的悲痛;grief over sth. 对某事的悲痛
21. combine v.(使)结合,(使)组合→combination n.结合;结合体
22. poet n. 诗人 → poetry n. 诗篇, 诗歌, 诗集→ poem n. 诗
23. explode v.(使)爆炸,爆发→explosive adj.爆炸(式)的,爆发的→explosion n.爆炸;爆炸声
24. tick all the right boxes 事情发展如人所愿,一切顺利
25. applaud v. 向…喝采;赞同;称赞→ applause n. 鼓掌, 喝彩
26. grateful adj. 感谢的,感激的→gratitude n. 感激;感恩 be grateful to sb. for sth. 因某事感激某人
27. extremely adv. 极度,极其→ extreme adj. 极端的;极度的
28. be overcome with“被…… 所征服;因…… 而受不了;充满(某种情绪)
29. absorb v.吸收;理解;吸引(注意);吞并→absorption n. 吸收;专注 → absorbed adj.专心致志的→absorbing adj.十分吸引人的;引人入胜的
30. romance n.浪漫→romantic adj.浪漫的
31. comedy n. 喜剧→comedian n.喜剧演员 反义词:tragedy 悲剧
32. document n. 文件→ documentary n. 纪录片
33. absolute adj. 绝对的;完全的;专制的→ absolutely adv. 完全地
34. episode n. 一集
35. put on表演
36. appeal v. 呼吁,恳求;有吸引力,迎合爱好;激发;诉诸;上诉 n. 呼吁;吸引力→ appealing adj 有魅力的;动人的;吸引人的
反义词:unappealing 无吸引力的
37. definite adj. 明确的, 确切的(clear)→ definitely adv. 明确地, 确切地(certainly)→ definition n. 定义, 释义→ define v.界定;明确
解释
38. plot n.情节;v. 密谋;绘制(图表)
39. rude adj. 粗鲁的;无礼的;狂暴的;未开化的→ rudely adv. 无礼地;粗暴地→ rudeness n. 无礼;粗蛮
40. transport v. 运送; 流放→ transportation n. 运送, 运输
41. arrange v. 排列;安排;整理→ arrangement n. 安排; 解决办法
Good Book, Bad Movie
They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the movies ____________ (base) on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up ____________ (turn) into cinematic “turkeys”.
Good movies need good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homer’s The Odyssey, never had an __________ (equal) great movie based on it Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great” Movies of course need ____________ (impress) images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted ____________ movies best described as “interesting”
based
being turned
equally
impressive
in
One of the key reasons behind this is that ____________ a book usually takes a few days ____________ (read), a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something ____________ even the highly successful Harry Potter movies can’t escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions.
while / tough / although
to read
that
Movies also disappoint us ____________ things don’t look the way we imagined them in the books. Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homer’s The Iliad and was met with __________ (mix) reviews from the audience. The most ____________ (question) issue was the actress ____________ (choose) to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didn’t live up __________ Helen’s title of “the most beautiful woman in the world”, ____________ (influence) opinions of the movie to some extent.
when
mixed
questionable
chosen
to
influencing
There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes. Furthermore, books and movies are two different forms of __________ (medium) and therefore have different rules. ____________ this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in ____________ (it) own right, and not against its original source. __________ (interest), audiences have in recent years turned ____________ television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, ____________ can have many characters and gradual plot development. Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most admired work will find themselves ____________ (glue) to their screens by episodes of The Great Gatsby.
media
With
its
Interestingly
to
which
glued
brief adj. 简短的,简洁的;短暂的,草率的→ briefly adv. 短暂地 in brief 简言之
cinema n. 电影院→ cinematic adj. 电影的, 影片的
escape v.逃离,逃避,被忘掉→ escapee n. 逃跑者;逃脱者→ escapable adj. 可以避免的;可逃脱的
4. disappoint v. 使(人)失望 → disappointing adj. 令人失望的→ disappointed adj. 失望的→ disappointment n. 失望, 沮丧;令人失望的人或事物 反义词:satisfied 满意的
5. epic adj. 史诗般的,壮丽的 n. 史诗;叙事诗
6. live up to符合(标准),不负(盛名)
7. character n. 人物→characterize v. 描述…… 的特征;具有…… 的特征 → characteristic adj. 典型的;特有的 n. 特征
8. extent n. 长度, 面积, 范围;程度, 限度→ extensive adj. 广阔的, 广泛的; 大量的, 大规模的
to some extent在某种程度上
9. in one's own right 凭借自身
10. origin n. 起点; 来源;出身, 血统 ;原型;原件 → original adj. 原始的;最初的;新颖的;独创的→originally adv.起初,原来;独创地,新颖地→ originality n. 创意;独创性→ originate v. 起源;发起
11. fiction n. 小说→ fictional adj. 虚构的;小说的
12. awkward adj. 紧张的,不舒适的→awkwardly adv. 笨拙地;尴尬地→ awkwardness n. 笨拙;尴尬
13. behave v. (行为或举止)表现→ behaviour n. 行为,举止;态度;
14.normal adj. 正常的;正规的,标准的→ normally adv. 通常; 正常地→ abnormal adj. 反常的, 异常的; 变态的
15.responsible adj. 负有责任的, 需承担责任的→ responsibility n. 责任→ irresponsible adj. 不负责任的
16. absence n. 缺乏,没有→ absent adj. 缺席的;不在的→ absently adv. 心不在焉地
in the absence of 在缺乏…… 的情况下;absence from 缺席