Unit 5 The silver screen

Listening & speaking

【学习目标】

围绕课文主题进行有关电影、影星及导演等方面知识的听说读写训练。 学习和掌握本单元的语法重点：关系副词where\when\why及介词+which\whom所引导的定语从句。

【达标练习】

第一部分：听下面几段对话，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

请听第1段材料，回答第1至3题。

1.What does the man want to know?

 A. What’s going on now.　　

 B. What’s on this weekend.

 C. What sports game will be held this week.

2.What is being shown at the People’s Theatre?

 A. A concert.　B. A new film. C. A play.

3.When will they meet at the theatre?

 A. At 6：00.　B. At 6：15. C. At 6：30.

请听第2段材料，回答第4至6题。

4.Why does Wang Rong telephone Li Lei?

 A. To tell him to put on an English play.　　　　

 B. To invite him to an English party.

 C. To ask him to sing an English song.

5.What does Li Lei want to know first on the telephone?

 A. The name of the English film.

 B. Something about the country music.

 C. The programs at the party.

6.What will they do at 9 this evening?

 A. See an American film.

 B. Listen to pop music.　

 C. Tell English stories.

7.Where will the English party be held?

 A. At the meeting-room.  

 B. In the classroom.　

 C. In Room 402 at the library.

请听第3段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Why were “Spider-Man.” and “Harry Potter” so popular in 2002?

  A. Because they were about heroes.

  B. Because the movies were about children.

  C. Because they were fantasy(幻想)stories.

9.How many movies are talked of in the passage?

　A. 2.　　　　　　　　　B. 3.　　　　　　　　　　 C. 4.

10.How much did the movies earn in ticket sales?

  A. 800 millions dollars.

B. 1,600 millions dollars.　　

C. 1,800 millions dollars.

第二部分：口语练习

1. Ask questions about Marilyn Monroe’s success. 2.Ask questions about Marilyn Monroe after her death.

MARILYN MONROE

Movie star, Marilyn Monroe’ s name at birth was Norma Jean Baker. Her life as a child was like a bad dream. At age sixteen she changed her name to Marilyn Monroe.

She wanted to be an actress and she succeeded. She appeared in a number of Hollywood movies. Millions of people went to see them. At the age of 26, she was one of America's leading movie stars. Between 1953 and 1959 she appeared in lead parts in many popular movies. Marilyn's picture appeared on the front cover of many magazines and the front pages of many newspapers. She began to earn more money. But success was not enough to make her happy. On August fourth, 1962, Marilyn Monroe died alone in her home. She was 36 years old.

Still, her fame(声望) continues to grow. People are watching her movies on television. Objects that belonged to her bring huge prices at public sales. A museum in Hollywood has the white dress she wore in one of her movies.

Reading

【达标练习】

Spider-Man

Movie experts were surprised at the huge number of people who went to see “Spider-Man” after it opened. In its first three days, the film sold almost 115 million dollars　.

Critics(评论家)said there are several reasons for this. They said “Spider-Man” is not as long as other movies and was shown many times a day. They also said “Spider-Man” is a movie for people of all ages. Boys wanted to see it because they like action movies and enjoyed the comic(喜剧的)books on which the movie is based. Girls liked the movie because it includes a love story. And adults wanted to see a movie because they could enjoy with their children.

The young actor Toby Maguire stars as “Spider-Man.” He plays a quiet boy named Peter Parker. One day, Peter is bitten by a genetically engineered spider(基因蜘蛛)in a lab. This changes his body. Peter Parker becomes “Spider-Man.” He becomes very strong and fast. And he has special powers. For example, he can climb up walls and jump from one tall building to another. He uses these powers to help people and defeat evil(邪恶) Peter hides this secret life from everyone, including his family and his friends.

Choose or answer according to the passage：

1. So many people went to see “Spider-Man” because it was _____.

　A. praised for its worth of tickets

　B. well received by people of all ages

　C. spoken highly of by the critics

　D. popular with movie experts

2.What makes Peter Parker very strong and fast?

____________________________________.

3. Peter hides his secret life in order to_____.

　A. jump from one building to another

　B. have special powers

　C. become “Spider-Man”

　D. help people and defeat evil

Bruce Lee

His name was Lee Junfan when he was born in San Francisco, California in 1940. A nurse suggested an American name “Bruce.” Bruce’s father was a movie actor. Bruce appeared in his first movie with his father when he was only two months old. Bruce and his parents returned to their home in Hong Kong in 1941. Bruce began to act in Chinese movies at the age of six.

In 1966, Bruce Lee acted in an American television. The program was not a success. But many Hollywood(好莱坞)movie actors began studying Kung Fu with him. He appeared in several other television programs. Bruce Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1971 to act in a Chinese movie known in the United States. The movie was very popular in Asia. He followed this with another film. It too was very popular.

In 1973, Bruce Lee made his most famous movie. It was the first movie between American and Chinese movie companies. But Bruce Lee died a few weeks before the movie was shown. He was 35 years old.

Judge the following true or false：

4.Bruce Lee was famous as an actor when he was young.　

5.Bruce Lee first appeared in TV programs because of his Kung Fu.　

6.Bruce Lee succeeded in movies when he was over 30.

7.Bruce Lee died soon after he made his famous movie.

Language study

【达标练习】

Ⅰ.用所给单词的适当形式填空：

actress script　fan　career director　prize　 scene　create　studio　screen

1.This play is divided into three acts, and each act has three 　　 .

2.The script was handed to the _____ before they performed the play to the public.

3.Some young people are football _____ and they often travel with their teams..

4.When the last ______had been awarded, the winner thanked all the people for their help.

5.He ______many comic characters in the film.

6.An ______is a woman actor who acts on the stage, on TV or in films.

7.All the actors were in a large ______with a window facing north.

8.My grandfather was a 　　  actor; it's the only job he'd ever done.

9.In a cinema the pictures are shown on a big, white _____.

10.Have the actors all got their _______?

Ⅱ.用适当的关系副词填空

11.This was the time ______I wrote this short story．

12.That is the place ____ they found the lost dog．

13.Sunday is the day ______we hope to spend some time with my father．

14.Is there any reason ______you should have a holiday？

15.The picture brought the years back to me _____ I was taken good care of in the village．

16.Do you know the year _____I first went to college as a college student？

17.The reason _____she was ill was that she had eaten bad meat.

18.Do you know the day _____China entered the WTO？

19. This is the house ______I was born.

20.That is the day _____ he did the experiment．

Ⅲ.完成下列句子

Example：

I lived in the house two years ago. →This is the house where I lived two years ago.

21. He joined the army on the day. →He'll never forget the day __________________________.

22.His sister works in the book-store. →The book-store ________________________is the largest one in the city．

23.We Chinese will never forget the day.→ September 18，1931 is the day ____________ _____________________________________.

24.There is a little flower on the pen. →This is the pen _______________________________.

25.Nanjing was liberated at the night. →I still remember the night _____________________ _____________________________________.

Ⅳ.用介词＋whom\which完成下列句子

26.This was the moment when his career really took off.

This was the moment _________ his career really took off.

27.The doctor whom the nurse is talking to is leaving for Africa next month.

The doctor ____________the nurse is talking is leaving for Africa next month.

28.We will never forget the teacher we have learned a lot from.

We will never forget the teacher _________we have learned a lot.

29. Give me one reason why I should help you.

Give me one reason _________I should help you.

30. He lent me his new pen I wrote a letter with.

He lent me his new pen ________I wrote a letter.

Integrating skills

Ⅰ.单项选择（共10小题,计20分）

1.When I read the story, I can’t help ____my days in the army.

A. thinking of　　　　　　B. giving up

C. speaking highly of　D. forgetting

2.It is easier to lose friends than to 　　.

  A. make a friend　　　　B. make a friend with

  C. make friends　　　　 D. make friends with

3.The young writer 　 his success 　 his teacher.

A. gave；to　　　　　　　 B. regarded；as

C. owed…to　　　　　　 D. prevented；from

4.It wasn't a recorded show; it was _____and made him _____.

A. alive；happy　　　　 B. live；famous

C. lively；successful　D. living；excited

5. I don't like milk, but I am made ____it every day.

  A. to drink　　　　　　　　B. drinking

  C. drink　　　　　　　　　　D. drunk

6. He spent very little time at school, perhaps a year 　　.

  A. at all　　　　　　　　　　 B. at least

  C. in this way　　　　　　D. in all

7.With the coming of winter, the product suddenly took ____.

  A. away　B. off　　　　C. in　　　　　　　　 D. over

8. _____eating, I asked him to lend me $2.

  A. Because　　　　　　　　B. If

  C. As if　　　　　　　　　　 D. While

9.I was angry with him, 　I hated him____ 　　　 because I was strict with him.

  A. because；and　　　　B. not because；and

  C. because；but　　　　D. not because；but

10.English is spoken in many countries, ___ Australia, Canada and so on.

  A. such as　　　　　　　　 B. just as

  C. thanks to　　　　　　　　　　 D. for example

Ⅱ.句型转换（共5小题,计10分）

11.After graduating, she went to New York, where she started working as an actress and won the Theater World Award for her role in a play.

After he ______ ________, she went to New York, where she ________ an actress and won the Theater World Award for her role in a play.

12.While she was still a student, she played roles in many plays.

______a student, she _______ some parts in many plays.

13.How do you feel about the ending to the film?

________do you _______ _______the ending to the film?

14.She becomes very worried and makes it her important task to bring Huike back safely.

She becomes very worried and _____it ______ for her to bring Huike back safely.

15.Minzhi wants to go to town, but she can’t afford to buy a bus ticket.

Minzhi wants to go to town, but she ______ _____ ______ for a bus ticket.

Ⅲ.完形填空（共15小题,计30分）

Spellbound Movie

The movie “Spellbound (入迷)” was released(发行) in the United States during the 76th yearly National Spelling Bee competition(拼字比赛) in Washington, DC. It is the  16  story of eight young  17  from different parts of America. The 18 student between the ages of eight and fifteen will be named the best　19  in America every year.

The National Spelling Bee may  20  very simple. An official 　21 a different word to each student. That student must say the word and spell it  22 . Those who　23 a word must leave the competition until only one student 24　. The top student wins 12,000 dollars.

One of the students in the  25  is from Texas. Her parents came to America illegally(非法地) twenty years ago. Her father  26 does not speak much English. Two other students in the movie have parents who came from India. The eight students in the movie are very different from each other. But they all share a　27 of words. The movie 28　the students and their parents at home, 29　for the competition. 30  is a great deal of tension(紧张), surprise, happiness and sadness until only one speller remains.

16. A. amazing　B. true　　　C. boring　 D. rough

17. A. winners　　　 B. girls　　C. actors　　 D. boys

18. A. top　　 B. active　C. famous　 D. lucky

19. A. reader　 B. sporter 　　C. speaker 　　D. speller

20. A. get　　　　　　　 B. seem 　C. become　D. turn

21. A. writes　 B. gives 　C. passes　　D. reads

22. A. easily　　 　　　　　　　B. quickly

　 C. correctly 　　　　　 　D. carefully

23. A. misspell B. repeat 　C. retell　　　 D. appear

24. A. leaves　 B. fails　 　C. remains　D. enjoys

25. A. passage B. movie 　C. text　　　　D. story

26. A. also　　　 B. perhaps C. still　　　　D. sadly

27. A. shape　 　　　　　　　　B. love　 　

　 C. meaning　　　　　　　　 D. understanding

28. A. shows　 　　　　　　　B. tells 　

 C. teaches　　　　　　　 　D. protects

29. A. asking 　　　　　　　　　B. calling 　

 C. waiting　　　　　　　　　 D. preparing

30. A. It　　　　 B. This　　C. There　　 D. One

Ⅳ.阅读理解（共5小题,计20分）

 Academy Awards(电影艺术奖)

 Oscar is shaped like a man. It is made of several metals covered with gold. The statue(雕像)is only about 34 centimeters tall. It weighs less than four kilograms. But the award can be priceless to the person who receives it. Winning an Oscar can mean becoming much more famous. It can mean getting offers to work in the best movies. It also can mean earning much more money. Movies from the United States and several other countries are competing to win Academy Awards

The awards were not called Oscars until much later. In 1951, a woman who worked in the Academy library said the statue looked like a family member -- her Uncle Oscar. A reporter heard this story and wrote about it. Some people said the reporter and the librarian named the statue Oscar. But another woman said she named the Oscars for her first husband.

The awards are given every spring. The ceremony(仪式)is held in the Kodak(柯达) Theater in Hollywood. Important people in the movie industry attend the ceremonies. Crowds of people wait outside the theater. They watch the famous movie stars as they arrive for the ceremony. Actors and actresses smile for the photographers(摄影师)and television cameras. Some movie stars make statements to waiting reporters.

During the Academy Awards ceremony, famous actors and actresses announce the names of the winners. Then the winners walk up onto the stage to receive their Oscars. They cry. They laugh. They thank all the people who helped them win the award. These winners will go home with a golden Oscar. Only a few hundred invited guests can attend the ceremony. But hundreds of millions of people in the United States and other countries watch the Academy Awards show on television.

Choose the best answer：

31.Which of the following is not right according to the first paragraph?

 A. Oscar is very important in the movie industry.

 B. Oscars make winners more famous.

 C. The person who receives the award can get a lot.

 D. Oscars are priceless in America.

32. In fact the awards were set up _____.

 A. in the 1950s　　

 B. more than 50 year ago

 C. half a century　　　　　D. 50 years or so

33.It is very important for the following to come to the ceremony every spring except ____.

 A. the reporter and the librarian who named the statue Oscar

 B. the important people in the movie industry

 C. the famous movie stars and all kinds of reporters

 D. hundreds of millions of film fans in the world

34.What does the underlined word “announce” mean?

 A. To hear or see

 B. To carry back and repeat to another:

 C. To make known publicly

 D. To be proud of

35.What is the most exciting during the Academy Awards ceremony?

 A. Walking up onto the stage to receive their Oscars

 B. Going home with a golden Oscar

 C. Announcing the names of the winners

 D. Making statements before crowds of people

Ⅴ.书面表达(共2小题,计20分)

Billy Wilder
 Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies. He is often called the best moviemaker Hollywood has ever had. Wilder was one of the first directors to do this. Between the middle 1930s and the 1980s, Billy Wilder made almost fifty movies. He won six of the Oscar awards. His movies have been seen by people around the world.

In 1959, Wilder made a funny movie “Some Like It Hot.” that was very popular. Billy Wilder continued to make interesting movies through the 1960s and 1970s. Over the years, however, other writers and directors also did this. By the 1980s Wilder no longer was considered the most unusual creative(有创造力的)moviemaker in Hollywood.

In recent years, however, Billy Wilder received many more awards and honors. Critics(评论家)praised his gifts(才能)to movie making. In 1987, he won another kind of awards. It is the highest award a producer can receive. Wilder died in March, 2002. He was 95. A Hollywood producer said, “Billy Wilder made movies that people will never forget.”

Note making：

Born： _______________________________

How many movies he made：______________

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Won the prizes：________________________

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One of his funny movie：_________________

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Many experts and critics say：_____________

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Died： _______________________________

Write a short passage about Billy Wilder with the information above.(about100 words )

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Unit 5

Listening & Speaking

1---3 BBC  4---7 BCAC　8---10 ABC

Reading

1.B 2. A genetically engineered spider in a lab

3.D 4. X　5. √ 6. √ 7. √

Language study

1.scenes 2.director　3.fans　4. prize　5.created

6. actress 7. studio 8.career　9.screen　10. scripts

11.when 12.where 13.when 14.why 15.when 16.when 17.why 18.when 19.where 20.when

21.when he joined the army　

22. where his sister works　

23. which we Chinese will never forget

24. where there is a little flower　

25. when Nanjing was liberated

26.at which 27. to whom 28. from whom　29.for which　30.with which

Integrating skills

1---5 ACCBA 6---10 DBDDA

11.had graduated, became　12.As；acted　13.What；think of 14. thinks；important15. has no money

16---20 BAADB　21----25 DCACB　

26---30 CBADC　31---35 DBACC

Writing

Born： In 1907.

How many movies he made：Almost fifty movies

Won the prizes：Six of the Oscar awards, many more awards and honors and another kind of awards that is the highest award a producer can receive

One of his funny movie：“Some Like It Hot.”

Many experts and critics say：Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies and praised his gifts.

Died：In March, 2002