2024年高考英语一轮复习Unit6Design单元主题语篇训练三含解析北师大版必修2.doc

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Unit6单元主题语篇训练

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Theshadowplayisatypicaltraditionalentertainmentthathassurvivedandthrivedoverthecenturies.Itistakenasanearliestancestorofmoderncinema.

Legendhasitthatmorethan2,000yearsago，EmperorWudioftheWesternHanDynastywasverydepressedoverthedeathofhisfavoriteconcubine(妃子)．Tohelphimgetoverhissadness,aministermadeapuppetoutofcottonandsilkinthelikenessoftheconcubineandprojecteditsshadowonacurtainfortheemperortosee.Theshowbroughttheemperorsomecomfort.Hesomehowbelievedtheshadowwashisloversspirit.Thisisthoughttobethebeginningoftheshadowplay.

Onemouthtellsstoriesofthousandsofyears；apairofhandsoperatesmillionsofsoldiers.Thisishowtheshadowpuppeteerworks.Nicknamed“thebusinessofthefive”，ashadowpuppetgroupismadeupoffivepeople.Oneoperatesthepuppets,oneplaysaSuonaandaYueqin,oneplaystheBanhu,oneisinchargeofpercussion(打击乐器)instruments,andonesings.

Duringperformances,“actors”areheldclosetoawhitecurtainwiththeircoloredshadowscastonitbyastronglightfrombehind.Theoperatorplaysfivepuppetsatthesametime，eachofwhichhasthreethreads.Tenfingershandlefifteenthreads.Movedbyguidingsticks，thepuppetsplayroleswithmusicalaccompaniment.Thepopularityofshadowplayinsomewayliesintheequipmentbeinglightandeasytocarry,thesmallnumberofpeopleneededforaperformance,andtheflexiblerequirementsforperformanceplaces.Theplayscanbequitedramaticand,whenitcomestofairytalesorkungfustories,the“actors”maybemadetorideoncloudsorperformunusualfeats(技艺),tothegreatenjoymentoftheaudience,especiallychildren.

Thedesignofthefiguresfollowstraditionalmoralevaluation.Theaudiencecantellafigurescharacterbyseeinghismask.LikethemasksinBeijingOpera,aredmaskrepresentshonesty,ablackmask,loyalty,andawhi