外研版（2019）必修第二冊《Unit 4 Stage and screen》2023年單元測試卷

一、填空題

• 1．In only 20 years the country

  （transform）into an aggressive military power.
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• 2．The stars look as if they were still，but in reality they are in constant

  （move）.
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• 3．Entering the house，I found a young lady of eighteen years old or so

  （absorb）in her study.
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二、完形填空

• 4．There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece．The one most widely accepted today is based on the（1）

  that drama evolved from ritual（宗教儀式）．The argument for this view goes as follows．In the beginning，human beings（2）

  the natural forces of the world -even the seasonal changes-as unpredictable，and they sought through various means to（3）

  these unknown and feared powers．Those measures which appeared to（4）

  the desired results were then kept and repeated until they changed into（5）

  rituals．（6）

  stories arose which explained or masked the mysteries of the rituals．As times passed，some rituals were（7）

  ，but the stories，later called myths，continued to exist and provided material for art and drama．
     Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rituals contained the（8）

  of theatre because music，dance，masks，and（9）

  were almost always used．（10）

  ，a suitable site had to be provided for performances and（11）

  the entire community did not participate，a（n）（12）

  division was usually made between the "area of acting" and the "area in which an audience sits"．Besides，there were performers，and，since considerable importance was（13）

  to avoiding mistakes in the practice of rituals，religious leaders usually（14）

  that task．Wearing masks and costumes，they often imitated （模仿） other people，animals，or supernatural beings，and mimed （用啞劇表演出） the（15）

  effect-success in hunt or battle，the coming rain，the revival of the Sun-（16）

  an actor might．Eventually such dramatic representatives were separated from（17）

  activities．
     Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest in（18）

  ．According to this view，tales about the hunt，war or other things are told and gradually spread．（19）

  through the use of action and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person．A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily gymnastic or that are（20）

  of animal movements and sounds．
  
  

  （1）	A．background	B．a(chǎn)ssumption	C．evidence	D．theory
  （2）	A．viewed	B．employed	C．clarified	D．dismissed
  （3）	A．take	B．possess	C．guarantee	D．control
  （4）	A．start	B．show	C．bring	D．continue
  （5）	A．usual	B．direct	C．convincing	D．fixed
  （6）	A．Apparently	B．Actually	C．Eventually	D．Naturally
  （7）	A．spread	B．a(chǎn)bandoned	C．followed	D．celebrated
  （8）	A．seed	B．content	C．myth	D．history
  （9）	A．costumes	B．routines	C．instructions	D．performances
  （10）	A．As a result	B．In fact	C．On the contrary	D．In addition
  （11）	A．when	B．how	C．unless	D．while
  （12）	A．deep	B．equal	C．clear	D．extra
  （13）	A．a(chǎn)ttached	B．related	C．committed	D．tied
  （14）	A．put up	B．took up	C．took on	D．put on
  （15）	A．unexpected	B．unpredicted	C．prepared	D．desired
  （16）	A．whenever	B．a(chǎn)s	C．whatever	D．so
  （17）	A．social	B．political	C．economic	D．religious
  （18）	A．a(chǎn)ccounts	B．story-telling	C．descriptions	D．drama-writing
  （19）	A．At that time	B．At a time	C．At first	D．At once
  （20）	A．imitations	B．creatures	C．presentations	D．exhibitions
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三、閱讀理解

• 5．International Children's Day is coming up on June 1st．Here we have chosen some films from around the world that are most worthy for children to see．
  E，T．the Extra-Terrestrial （1982）
     Director：Steven Spielberg
     Country：United States of America
     Storyline：A group of aliens are visiting the Earth at night．But one of the visitors from space is left behind and finds himself all alone on a very strange planet．Fortunately，he meets Elliot，a lonely boy himself，and slowly makes friends with Elliot's older brother Michael，his sister Gertie．Meanwhile government officers work day and night to track down the little alien．Elliot and others try their best to help the alien go home．
  Children of Heaven （1997）
     Director：Majid Majidi
     Country：Iran
     Storyline：Ali takes his little sister Zahra's shoes to the shoemaker to be repaired but loses them on the way home．There is no money to buy another pair．Ali makes a plan to share his shoes：Zahra will wear them in the morning and hand them to Ali at midday so he can attend school classes．Ali then enters a children's racing competition in hopes of receiving the third prize，a new pair of shoes．
  Kes （1969）
     Director：Ken Loach
     Country：United Kingdom
     Storyline：Bullied （欺凌） at school and getting little attention at home by his mother and older brother，Billy Casper，a 15-year-old boy from a working-class family，finds peace in his pet falcon （獵隼），Kes．With encouragement from his English teacher，Billy eventually discovers a positive purpose to his unfortunate life，until some bad thing comes．
  
  （1）What is the film E．T．the Extra-Terrestrial about？

  
  A．A boy finds peace in his mind．
  B．A boy makes friends with an alien．
  C．A boy looks for his sister's lost shoes．
  D．A group of children help an alien go home．
  （2）Ali wants to win the third prize in the racing competition because

  ．
  A．he cannot win the first
  B．he can get a pair of new shoes
  C．he wants to get his mother's attention
  D．his English teacher encourages him to do so
  （3）What is the common thing about the three films？

  
  A．They are all about children's life．
  B．They are produced in the same year．
  C．They a．re all about the life in school．
  D．They are all directed by Steven Spielberg．
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八、完成句子

• 16．他如此生氣以至于一言不發(fā)就走了。
  He was

  he left without saying a word.
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九、書面表達

• 17．    假定你是李華，學(xué)校戲劇社將在下個月上演改編自中國經(jīng)典小說的英語短劇。請給外教Mr.Hall寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：
     （1）請他修改劇本；
     （2）做演出指導(dǎo)：背臺詞，表演技巧等。
     注意：
    （1）詞數(shù)80左右；
     （2）可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
                                                                             
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