山西省2024九年级英语全册Unit9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto重难题型专练新版人教新目标版.doc

UNIT9IlikemusicthatIcandanceto.

一、［2024·长治月考］任务型阅读。

主题语境：人与社会话题：优秀的艺术家及其艺术成就建议用时：6~10mins

ZhengXiaoyingisthefirstChinesewomanconductor（指挥）ofthesymphonyorchestra（交响乐团）.Evenattheageof95,shecontinuestellingChinesestorieswithmusic.

AbriefintroductionofZhengXiaoying

·1929wasborn

·1935beganlearningtoplaythepiano

·1960wenttoMoscowforfurtherstudy

·1962performedinaninternationaloperahouseasthefirstChineseconductor

·Since1978hasconductedmanyfamousoperaslikeTheFallenWoman（《茶花女》）andCarmen（《卡门》）

·1997hadcancerbutstillcontinuedworking

Zheng’seffortstospreadthebeautyofmusic

Zhengalwaysworkstowardslettingmorepeopleenjoythebeautyofmusic.Atfirst,Chineseaudience（观众）couldnotunderstandWesternoperasandsymphoniesbecauseofculturaldifferences.Tochangethesituation,ZhenggaveaspeechtotheaudiencebeforetheperformancetohelpthemunderstandtheculturalbackgroundofWesternoperasandsymphonies.ZhengalsotriedherbesttoshowChinesecultureandstoriestotheworldthroughmusic.Shehasconductedaround1,600Chineseandforeignoperasandsymphoniesinworld-classmusichallsinmorethan20

countriesaroundtheworldinthepast15years.

Rigoletto（《弄臣》）

Time

FromAugust19thto20th,2023

Address

FuzhouTheatre

Viewersonline

Over7million

Conductor

ZhengXiaoying

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In1997,Zhenghadcancerwhenshewasabouttoperformabroad.Shewenttothehospitalduringthedayandgavespeechesatnight.“Tospendmylastsecondonthestage（舞台）wouldbethemostromanticthinginmylife,”saidZheng.AlthoughZhengis95yearsoldnow,sheneverreducesherpassion（热情）forperformingandshewillcontinuetoencourageeveryonewhohasagreatloveformusiclikeher.

1.WhatdidZhengXiaoyingdoattheageof33?

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2.HowdidZhenghelpChineseaudienceunderstandWesternoperasandsymphonies?

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