9.Acting&Musical Theater
The Summer Acting&Musical Theater program,which starts on Friday,July 3 and ends on Thursday,July 23,is created for talented students who have been inspired by musical theater.
The program develops the abilities of experienced performers who are serious about the field and eager to work hard.Our goal is to help you grow creatively through full-time,college-level theatre training under the direction of popular professional performers and teachers.
The students can improve their performance skills and can get the knowledge about the history of theater,the style of theater and so on.Students will complete the program with improved audition (试演) skills.
Classes aim to improve your command of body,mind and voice.Students will take a trip to see at least one professional production with program teachers.An exhibition of the students'class work will be presented at the conclusion of the program to family,friends,students from other Summer College programs,and the University community.
Program Costs:
Accommodation:3,359; Traffic:2,234.
Audition requirements:
Auditions should include the following video materials:
●Two different songs;
●One age-suitable monologue (独白);
●One short dance part;
●A personal statement regarding your background and training,experience in performances,and personal goals in theater;
●Each part of the audition should be about one minute in length;
●You should be the only person shown in the audition;
●The audition is given online with your application.
Typical day:
9:00 am to noon classes focus on musical theater,including acting,voice,movement,dance and scene study.
1:00 to 4:00 pm classes involve additional work in acting,movement,and voice,along with rehearsals(排练)for public performances.
36.What do you know about the program?A
A.The program will last for three weeks.
B.The program helps students grow healthily.
C.Students can have chances to audition in films.
D.The program provides accommodation for free.
37.The underlined word"production"in Paragraph 4 refers toB.
A.writing
B.performance
C.conference
D.guidance
38.It can be learnt from the passage that studentsC.
A.seldom attend classes in the morning
B.cannot be taught by well-known actors
C.will get some information about theater
D.will usually perform for college students
39.The audition materials include the following EXCEPTA.
A.a performance with your partner
B.a short dance part in one minute
C.an online introduction of yourself
D.a suitable monologue in one minute
40.What is the purpose of the passage?D
A.To tell us how to hold a musical theater program successfully.
B.To call on more and more students to pay attention to theater.
C.To introduce the development of the Summer Acting program.
D.To attract more students loving performances to attend the program.
分析 通过介绍Acting&Musical Theater相关情况,主要为了吸引更多爱好表演的学生参加该项目.
解答 36.A 细节理解题.根据which starts on Friday,July 3and ends on Thursday,July 23时间推算可知,持续三周时间.
37.B 猜测词意题.根据前句The students can improve their performance skills以及Classes aim to improve your command of body可知 学生参加这样的课程能提高他们表演技能,而且和老师一起至少能够观看一场专业的表演,所以此处production可以指performance,即表演.
38.C 推理判断题.通过整个文章的介绍可知,主要讲述Acting&Musical Theater,所以学生可以获取关于剧院的相关知识.
39.A 细节理解题.根据Auditions should include the following video materials可知Auditions材料包括:One short dance part;The audition is given online with your application;One age-suitable monologue 所以B、C、D均提到,只有A没有涉及到.
40.D 主旨大意题,通过介绍Acting&Musical Theater相关情况,主要为了吸引更多爱好表演的学生参加该项目.
点评 本文是广告布告类阅读,主要考查细节理解题和推理判断题.在做细节理解题时,首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语.认真比较选项和文中细节的区别,在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.