Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading—Reading comprehension Step 1 速读———整体感知 Ⅰ.明文章大意 What is the main idea of the passage A．Some information related to Butterfly Lovers. B．Some information related to country music. C．Some information related to the history of folk music. D．Some information related to a violin concerto and country music. 答案 D Ⅱ.悉篇章结构 Step 2 细读———精研语篇 Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1．What did Alice do last night A．She got an email from Lucy. B．She took part in an amazing journey. C．She enjoyed a beautiful violin concerto. D．She interviewed He Zhanhao and Chen Gang. 答案 C 2．What can we learn about Butterfly Lovers A．It is composed by Alice and Lucy. B．It is a film directed by two foreigners. C．It is a Chinese love story about two lovers. D．It is played on a kind of Western instrument. 答案 C 3．What does Alice learn by listening to Butterfly Lovers A．Music is a universal language. B．Love is an everlasting theme. C．Different music can be combined. D．Music can make people clever. 答案 A 4．What can you imagine when you listen to Take Me Home，Country Roads A．The warmth of the family. B．Countryside surroundings. C．The hardship of rural life. D．The peaceful life of the musician. 答案 B 5．What can we learn about country music A．Its tunes are not easy to sing. B．Its songs are all about hardship and heartbreak. C．It influences the development of some other music types. D．It can make us feel an emotional connection with the musicians. 答案 D 6．What do Alice and Harry have in common A．They both like soft music. B．They both like Chinese music. C．They both come from America. D．They both live in a foreign country. 答案 D Step 3 剖析———长句难句 1．Last night，I watched a performance of Butterfly Lovers，a beautiful violin concerto composed by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang.(P16，Para.1) [结构分析] 此句是简单句。句中a beautiful violin concerto...作Butterfly Lovers的同位语；composed by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰a beautiful violin concerto。 [汉语翻译] 昨晚，我观看了一场《梁祝》的演出，这是由何占豪、陈钢创作的一部动听的小提琴协奏曲。 2．Then the music gets dramatic with heavier notes and that is when the lovers are separated because Zhu’s father forces her to marry another man.(P16，Para.2) [结构分析] 此句是复合句。句中and连接的第二个分句中when引导表语从句；because引导原因状语从句。 [汉语翻译] 接下来，曲调突然变得沉重，此时这对情侣被拆散，因为祝英台的父亲逼她另嫁他人。 3．Finally，during the most exciting part，the music takes a softer turn and ends on a bittersweet note，telling us how the couple transform into butterflies and fly away to be together forever.(P16，Para.2) [结构分析] 此句是复合句。句中telling us...为现在分词短语作伴随状语，其中包含how引导的宾语从句。 [汉语翻译] 最后，在最激昂的部分，乐曲转而柔缓，以凄美的曲调收尾，它告诉我们，这对情侣化蝶而去，永世不再分离。 4．Life here in Nashville is as interesting as I ... ...
