牛津高中英语8Reading朗读

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牛津高中英语模块8Reading课文翻译

Unit 1

Appreciating literature

What is classic literature? Classics are the antiques of the literary world. They are novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written and well received that people still read them today. They are examples of great writing and wisdom, and even those written centuries ago can still be found in bookshops and libraries today.

Because a lot of classics were written so long ago, the language used in them is quite different from the language used today. This makes them difficult for some people to read, and often, the classics are left to gather dust on shelves. Many people do not read them because they think that they are old-fashioned and boring, and have nothing to do with life today.

However, if this is true, why do we still find classics in bookshops and libraries?

They have not disappeared and still have a place in the world today. Why else would many films based on them be successful? In 1995, Clueless, the award-winning film based on Jane Austin‟s novel Emma, was released. Three years later, in 1998, a modern adaptation of Charles Dickens‟s novel Great Expectations appeared in cinemas. I do not think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today.

Charles Dickens: „England‟s greatest writer‟

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth, England in 1812. He wrote many novels. Olive Twist, David Copperfield and Great Expectations are probably his best-known works. He first published many novels one chapter at a time in newspapers, and some were later performed on stage. For people at that time, his stories were like the soap operas we see on TV today.

He died in 1870 and his tomb reads, „by his death, one of England‟s greatest writers is lost to the world.‟

Great Expectations

Great Expectations is set in England in the early 1800s.Dickens uses Pip, the main character, to tell the story. Pip is not only a character, he also tells the story of Great Expectations. Pip lives with his older sister and her husband Joe. Pip‟s sister seldom has a kind word to say, but Joe is a kind and simple man, who would rather die than see any harm come to Pip.

Pip, who is seven years old when the story begins, is in a misty field of tombs when a man appears and frightens him. Mist is a symbol of danger and uncertainty in Great Expectations. Classic novels often have symbols which add interest, tension or deeper meaning to the text. Readers may not be able to see the danger, so they need a symbol like the mist to make it clearer to them.

There is a twist in the plot when a very generous stranger gives Pip a lot of money. Pip is about

18 years old when this happens, and the fortune sets him free from the financial worries. Pip makes the abrupt decision to move from Kent, which is a constant remainder of his shabby beginnings, to the bright lights of London.

Excited by his move to London, Pip can hardly wait to begin his new life. Money and education have changed him, and before long he develops the shortcomings of being shallow and having prejudice, even against his old companions. Pip dislikes it when Joe comes to visit him in London. He has rigid ideas of what it means to be civil and to be a gentleman, and is embarrassed by Joe he does not fit these.

Pip is bent on becoming a gentleman and winning Estella‟s love. Estella is a beautiful girl, and for Pip, she is a symbol of education and money. What it really means to be a gentleman is an important theme in Great Expectations. Is an educated person with a lot of money a gentleman? Or is a gentleman somebody who is kind and good to his friends?

By the end of the novel, Pip has changed a lot. He learns that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education. This change in Pip is called character development and is an important part of any novel. Does Joe forgive Pip? Does Pip get the girl of his dreams? You will just have to read it yourself to find out!

1. What does classic literature refer to in the passage?

A. Literary works written in classical form. B. Literary works with a long history.

C. Literary works that were written long ago, well written and well received.

D. Novels, plays and poems that were written long ago.

2. According to the author, classic literature ________.

A. is old-fashioned and boring B. has nothing to do with life today

D. still has a place in today‟s world

D. Great Expectations C. is novels that can be made into films A. Oliver Twist 3. All of the following are written by Charles Dickens EXCEPT ________. B. A Tale of Two Cities C. Clueless

4. What is/are the theme(s) in Great Expectations? A. Wealth does not buy happiness.

D. All of above.

5. What is the author‟s intention in writing the article?

A. She tries to convince us to adopt a new point of view towards classics.

B. She asks us to reconsider our ideas about the films based on classics.

C. She tells us that classics are the antiques of the literary world.

D. She suggests that there are enough classics in bookshops and libraries.

B. What it means to be a gentleman. C. Friends are more important than a fancy education.

Unit 2

Turandot in Beijing

By Jane Jones

Last night, I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccini‟s world-famous opera, Turandot, being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The performance was splendid. It starred some of the world‟s greatest opera singers. Many great Chinese musicians, actors and singers were also cast. Puccini, an Italian, wrote Turandot towards the end of his life, in 1924. He liked East Asia very much and also wrote Madam Butterfly, which is set in Japan.

Turandot is the story of a cold-hearted Chinese princess, named Turandot, who lives in Beijing‟s Forbidden City. In order to avoid marriage, she says that any potential husband must answer three riddles correctly or die.

Just imaging performing such an opera in the Forbidden City------there could not be a better setting! You could almost feel the history. The weather was also perfect for an outdoor performance. Instead of a stage curtain, there were decorated panels covered with red and gold, and traditional Chinese drums were used to announce the start of the opera.

The story begins when a prince is killed for being unable to answer Turandot‟s riddles. Shortly afterwards, another prince, Calaf, sees Turandot for the first time and falls in love. The handsome prince says that he will solve the riddles and marry her. Then, in a moving solo performance, a young slave of Calaf‟s father, Liu expresses her love for Calaf. The story then takes on a classic triangle featuring Calaf, Turandot, and Liu, whose love for Calaf is unconditional.

In the story, Turandot was drunk with power. She even dares to try and exercise control over her father, the emperor of China, who has promised to allow her to choose her own husband. The emperor finds the deaths of so many men disturbing and although he would like to, he cannot break his promise.

Calaf recites the answers to the Turandot‟s questions correctly, but she is greatly upset by this. Seeing this, Calaf says that if she can guess his name by sunshine, she does not have to marry him. Turandot is desperate to learn his name and threatens and terrifies Liu because he knows his name. while she is being tortured, Liu grabs a sward from a guard and kills herself. Everyone is shocked by this. After Liu kills herself, Calaf kisses Turandot and finally wins her affection. Then Calaf says his own name aloud, leaving his future in Turandot‟s hands.

The opera finishes with a beautifully-sung final duet, which was so moving that the audience fell silent. At the end of the story, the prince and princess marry and the whole city celebrates their happiness. Unfortunately, Puccini died before he completed this final scene, but he left notes for the final duet, which was completed by one of his former students, Franco Alfano.

An opera company staged the opera in Beijing in the 1990s, but the performance I saw was the first time Turandot was staged inside the Forbidden City. The production combined the very best of Western and Chinese talents in music, staging and directing. The orchestra was conducted by the Zubin Mehta, an internationally famous conductor, who was born in India. The opera was directed by the well-known Chinese director, Zhang Yimou. In the Beijing performance I saw, Turandot was played by Sharon Sweet from the USA, Liu was played by another opera singer from the USA, Barbara Hendricks, and Calaf was sung by Kristjan Johannsson from Iceland. They were all excellent.

The Forbidden City is an area where once only the emperor, his family and officials were allowed. However, in this wonderful production, it has been transformed into the location for a beautiful and heartbreaking love story. The bringing together of this group of people from many countries, the music, and the setting are clearly the key components of this amazing production.

1. Who completed the world-famous opera Turandot?

A. Giacomo Puccini alone. B. Puccini‟s former student Franco Alfano.

D. Kristjan Johannsson from Iceland.

C. Eight times. D. Unknown. C. Giacomo Puccini and Franco Alfano. A. Only once. B. Twice. 2. How many times was Turandot staged in the Forbidden City according to the article?

3. What does the writer mean by saying “there could not be a better setting”?

A. Because the weather was perfect for an outdoor performance.

B. Because she felt that the audience could almost feel the history.

C. There were decorated panels covered with red and gold.

D. Because Turandot was born in the Forbidden City.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Liu‟s love for Calaf is unconditional.

C. Calaf finally wins Turandot‟s affection.

D. Hundreds of princes were killed for being unable to answer Turandot‟s riddles.

5. We may conclude from the passage that ________.

A. more princes would be killed if it were not for Calaf

B. no prince could solve Turandot‟s riddles

C. Calaf would marry both Liu and Turandot if Liu were still alive.

D. Liu could have won Calaf‟s affection if she hadn‟t killed herself. B. The story takes on a classic love triangle.

Unit 3

Visiting the masters

Hi Yang Yan,【牛津高中英语8Reading朗读】

Here I am in Amsterdam. This trip has been fantastic! As you know, I am with my aunt and grandmother. They are both very talented artists, and I am thinking about starting painting myself after I get back. Let me tell you all about our trip.

We started in Spain and went to the city of Málaga, the birthplace of Pablo Picasso. The house where Picasso was born is now a museum full of his art. Málaga is a lovely city and the architecture is beautiful. I was amazed to learn that Picasso produced more than 20000 pieces of art and he wasn‟t just a painter. He drew pictures for books, and was also a sculptor and photographer. He developed different style of painting, including cubism, which is a type of art where things are represented as geometric shapes. My grandmother really likes cubist paintings and thinks he is the greatest artist ever.

After visiting Spain, we flew to Paris. In Paris, all the buildings were very historic. The architecture was my favorite part of Paris. Everything was just so beautiful!

During our four days in Paris we spent one whole day at the Louvre Museum. I thought it was going to be very boring, but it wasn‟t. In the Louvre Museum is the famous Mona Lisa painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. He created this masterpiece between 1503 and 1506. I am sure you have seen this picture of a lady with dark hair and a mysterious smile. This painting is so valuable that it is difficult to calculate what its price would be if the museum wanted to sell it. Besides being a painter, da Vinci was also a sculptor, an architect, an engineer and a scientist. He made a lot of scientific discoveries that he shared with the world, particularly in the field of astronomy.

Besides the works of da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6000 other European paintings, ranging from the 13th century to the 19th century. It doesn‟t have any modern paintings in it. Modern paintings are not all kept at another museum in the city called the Musée d‟Orsay. We went there on our second day in Paris because my aunt wanted to see the works of Claude Monet.

Monet was a French painter who lived between 1840 and 1926. He loved to paint lotus flowers so much that he built a special garden at his home, where hundreds of lotus plants floated on the surface of a pond. I think it would feel very peaceful to live there. My aunt wants to go back to France again to see the garden. She almost wept because we missed it this time.

Now let me tell you about our trip to Amsterdam. On the way here, we flew over a thunderstorm. Some people were scared, but I liked seeing the thunder in the clouds beneath the plane. Eventually, the thunderstorm stopped and we saw a beautiful rainbow in the clouds.【牛津高中英语8Reading朗读】

Yesterday we went to the Van Gogh Museum. Van Gogh painted everything from people to

牛津高中英语8Reading朗读(二)
牛津高中英语模块8Unit1 M8U1词组 Reading词组 全

M8u1 词组

1. the antiques of the literary world 文学世界的古董

2. examples of great writing and wisdom 杰出的创作及智慧的典范

3. Their language characteristics are quite different from those of modern works.

它们的语言特色与现代文学作品有相当大的区别。

4. gather dust on shelves 在书架上落满灰尘

5. have nothing to do with 与 …… 无关

6. have a place in the world 在世界上占有一席之地

7. adapt … from … / be adapted from 从…改编

8. an award-winning film based on the novel Emma 根据小说Emma改编的获奖影片

9. come out

10. contemporary life

11. one chapter at a time

12. Some were later performed on stage. 有些后来被搬上了舞台。

13. soap opera

14. His tomb reads, “By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.”

他的墓碑上写着：“他的辞世令世界失去了一位最伟大的英国作家。”

15. be set in

16. in the early 1800s

17. abuse sb. 虐待某人 abuse one’s power and authority 滥用职权

18. would do … rather than do … / prefer to do … rather than do …

19. a twist in the plot 情节上的曲折

20. give sb. a large fortune 赠与某人一大笔财富

21. as a condition for receiving the fortune 作为获得这笔财富的一个条件

22. before long 不久之后

23. be ashamed of his background 对他的身世感到羞愧

24. have rigid ideas of what it means to be civil 对于文明的内涵有着刻板的理解

25. be bent on doing sth.

26. win one’s love / have one’s love

27. a fancy education 一个华而不实的教育

28. a desperate criminal / a criminal on the run 一个铤而走险的罪犯

29. along with 与…一道；除了…还有

30. The film begins (in) the same way as the novel does. 这部电影与小说以同样的形式开始。

31. at an early age 在早年

32. put on an art exhibition 举行画展

33. be desperate to have her love 迫切想得到她的爱 be desperate to do sth./be desterate for sth.

34. treat him in a civil manner 以一种礼貌的方式对待他

35. live up to one’s expectation 不辜负某人的期望 live up to one’s name 名副其实

36. far from 远离； 远没有…

37. free from 免于 … ; 没有

38. experience a childhood without parents

39. flee the circumstances 逃避这种状况

40. fall under the control of a man called Fagin 落到一个名叫Fagin的人的控制下

41. get arrested by the police

42. take sb. to court

43. pity sb.

44. drag him back into the life of crime 把他拽回到罪恶生活中

45. pressure him with the threat of violence 用暴力威胁压迫他 pressure sb into doing … / pressure sb. to do …

牛津高中英语8Reading朗读(三)
牛津高中英语模块八 Unit 2 Reading教学案

Unit 2 Module 8 The universal language

Intensive Reading period Ⅰ

编写： 傅西江 2015-6-16

Step Ⅰ Translate the following phrases into English

1 以日本为背景__________________________ 2 户外演出_________________________

3 许诺_______________________________ 4 逃避婚姻________________________

5 被处以死刑____________________________ 6 向某人求婚____________________

7 失信，食言___________________________ 8 之后不久_________________________

9 爱上_______________________________ 10 咋一看__________________________

11 呈现_______________________________ 12 三角恋情____________________

Step Ⅱ Language points.

1. He liked East Asia very much and also wrote Madam Butterfly, which is set in Japan.

be set in—以…..为背景

Great Expectations is set in England in the early 1800s.

【拓展】

开始; 着手____________ 留出 ，把….置于一旁____________ 记下，放下______________

出发，引起___________________ 出发，打算___________________ 开办，设立 ______________

【高考链接】

① Armed with the information you have gathered, you can _______ preparing your business plan.（2012浙江）

A set out B set about C set off D set up

② In much of the animal world, night is the time _________ for sleep--- pure and simple.（2013湖北）

A set aside B set down C set off D set up

2 Just imagine performing such an opera in the Forbidden City --- there could not be a more awesome setting!

句中 could not be a more … 为“否定词+比较级” 结构，表示最高级意义。

例如：

① I can not agree with your idea more, but there might be a rain tomorrow. 我完全同意你的观点，不过明

天可能有雨。

② Mr. Stevenson is great to work for --- I really . 史蒂文森先生工作很好---

我真的找不到一个比他更好的老板了。 （2011全国卷）

【高考链接】

I ________ myself more --- it was a perfect day. (2013浙江)

A shouldn’t have enjoyed B needn’t have enjoyed

C wouldn’t have enjoyed D couldn’t have enjoyed

3. Those who cannot answer all three riddles, however, will be condemned to death.

be condemned to death被处以死刑

be condemned for doing sth. 因做某事而谴责某人

be condemned to do sth. 注定做某事，迫使……接受困境。

① 他因为凶杀罪被判处死刑。

He was condemned to death for murder.

② 她知道社会会因为她遗弃自己的孩子而谴责她。

She know that society will condemn her for abandoning her children.

③ 他无可奈何地只得在这个足球赛季剩下的时间里做替补队员。

He was condemned to spend the rest of the football season on the beach.

【高考链接】

不能从过去中吸取教训的人注定还要摔跟头。（2014湖北）

Those who do not learn from the past ___________ ____________ _____________ repeat it .

4 Shortly afterwards, another prince, Calaf, falls in love with Turandot at first sight and decides to solve the riddles so that he can marry her.

① At first sight, there is nothing special about the watch.

乍一看，这块表没有什么特别之处。

【拓展】 一看见______________ 看见________________ 进入视线___________

再也看不见________________ 以……为目标_________________

【高考链接】

① At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train __________ (2008天津)

Ａ out of sight B out of reach

C out of order D out of place

② The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common ______in many parts of the city (2007 安徽)

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5 The story then takes on a classic love triangle between Calaf, Turandot and Liu.

take on 呈现; 开始雇佣

The old city has taken on a new look. 这座古城呈出了新面貌。

【拓展】 take apart 拆开 take away 拿走；带走 take back 退回；收回 take down 取下；记下 take in 吸入；收留；理解；欺骗 take off 脱下，起飞 take out 取出；拿出 take over 接受；接管 take to 开始从事；喜欢上； take up 开始从

【高考链接】

① Rod loves ______clocks. However, he never manages to put them together again (2012辽宁)

A taking apart B giving away C making up D turning off

② Briggs will ______ as general manager when Mitchell retires.(2013辽宁)

A get away B take over C set off D run out

Unit 2 Module 8 The universal language

Intensive Reading period Ⅱ

编写： 傅西江 2015-6-16

Step Ⅰ Translate the following phrases into English

1 不愿意________________________ 2 命令……____________________________ 3 因为做某事责备某人________________ 4死于_______________________________ 5 喜结良缘_________________________ 6 最后一幕________________________ 7 杰出的指挥家__________________________ 8 允许_______________________________ 9 使改变_______________________________ 10 重要因素_________________________ Step Ⅱ Language points.

1 so Turandot seizes Calaf’s father and Liu, and demands that they tell her Calaf’s name or they will be beaten. demand vt 强烈要求 n. 需要

① demand to do something 强烈要求做某事

I demand to know what’s going on.

② demand that 强烈要求……

They demanded that the military government free all political prisoners.

③ in demand 非常需要的，受欢迎的。

【高考链接】

The Harry Potter books are quite popular, they are in great _________ in this city (2012全国)

Ａ quantity B progress C production D demand

2 . Liu claims that she alone knows the name, but resists telling her because she loves him.

resist 抵制，阻挡。

①cannot resist (doing) something

She can never resist buying new shoes.

②It is hard/difficult/impossible to resist something

It’s hard to resist an invitation like that.

③resist the temptation/urge to do something

She resisted the temptation to laugh.

3 . Calaf scolds Turandot for not being more merciful.

scold sb. for doing sth.

Don’t scold her for being silly.

拓展：

blame sb. for sth. _______________________________________________

accuse sb. of sth. _______________________________________________

charge sb. whit sth. _______________________________________________

【高考链接】

① _______ for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.(2006福建)

A Blaming B Blamed C To blame D To be blame

4 fortunately, Puccini died of a heart attack before he completed this finial scene, and it had to be completed by one of his former students, Franco Alfano.

句中before引导时间状语从句，表示“尚未来得及”。

含before的常用句式：

① It won’t be + 一段时间+ before

用不了多久就会…….

② It will be +一段时间+ before

要过多久之后才……

③ It was +一段时间+before

过了多久才……

① 我还没来得及问她的名字，她就把电话挂了。

She rang off _________________________________________________________ I had time to ask her name.

② 我需要很长时间才能读完这本小说。

It _________________________________________________________ I finish reading the novel.

③ 过了很长一段时间我才了解到真相。

______________________________________________________________ I realized the truth.

【高考链接】

The meaning of the word “nice” changed a few times _________ it finally came to include the sense “pleasant”（2014安徽）

A before B after C since D while

5 The Forbidden City was once only accessible to the emperor, his family and senior officials.

accessible 容易得到的；容易进入的；易接近的。

① 公众无法看到这些文件。

These documents ___________ ___________ __________ _________ the public.

【高考链接】

① Frank put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be ___________ to the kids.(2009江西)

A accessible B relative

C acceptable D sensitive

6 … it has been transformed into the spot for a beautiful and sad love story.

transform 使改变；使变化；使改观。

① 油漆一下,这辆旧车马上就会旧貌变新颜。

A little paint will soon _______________ this old car.

② 我们可以把一种能量转变为另一种。

We can ______________ one form of energy ________________another.

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