公共英語考試三級備考閱讀題

1、公共英語考試三級備考閱讀題Passage Fourteen (Pageants)Pageants are usually conceived on a fairly large scale, often under the auspices of some local or civic authority or at any rate in connection with local groups of some kind. This sometimes means that there is an allocation of funds available for the purpose o

2、f mounting the production, though unfortunately this will usually be found to be on the meager side and much ingenuity will have to be used to stretch it so that all performers can be adequately clothed.Most pageants have a historical flavour as they usually come about through the celebration of the

3、 anniversary of some event of historic importance, or the life or death of some local worthy. Research among archives and books in the public library will probably prove very useful and produce some workable ideas which will give the production an especially local flavour. From the first economy wil

4、l have to be practiced because there are usually a great number of people to dress. Leading characters can be considered individually in the same way as when designing for a play; but the main body of the performers will need to be planned in groups and the massed effect must be always borne in mind

5、.Many pageants take place in daylight in the open air. This is an entirely different problem from designing costumes which are going to be looked at under artificial lighting; for one thing, scenes viewed in the daylight are subject to many more distractions. No longer is everything around cut out b

6、y the surrounding darkness, but instead it is very easy to be aware of disturbing movement in the audience of behind the performers. Very theatrically conceived clothes do not always look their best when seen in a daylight setting of trees, verdant lawns and old ivy-covered walls; the same goes for

7、costumes being worn in front of the mellow colors of stately homes. The location needs to be studied and then a decision can be made as to what kinds of colors and textures will harmonize best with the surroundings and conditions and then to carry this out as far as possible on the funds available.I

8、f money is available to dress the performers without recourse to their own help in the provision of items, it is best to arrange for all the cutting and pinning together of the costumes to be done by one or two experienced people than to be given out to the groups and individuals for completion. Whe

9、n there is little or no money at all, the garments need to be reduced to the basic necessities. Cloaks and shawls become invaluable, sheets and large bath towels and bath sheets are admirable for draping. Unwanted curtains and bed spreads can be cut to make tunics, robes and skirts. These are partic

10、ularly valuable if they are of heavy fabrics such as velvet or chenille.Colors should be massed together so that there are contrasting groups of dark and light, this will be found to help the visual result substantially. Crowds of people gathered together in a jumble of colors will be ground to look

11、 quite purposeless and will lack dramatic impact.The use of numbers of identical head-dresses, however simply made, are always effective when working with groups. If these are made of cardboard and painted boldly the cost can be almost negligible. Helmets, hats and plumes will all make quite a show

12、even if the costumes are only blandest or sheets cleverly draped. The same can be said of the use of banners, shields and poles with stiff pennants and garlands-anything which will help to have a unifying effect. Any kind of eye-catching device will always go with a flourish and add excitement to th

13、e scenes.1. The main idea of this passage isA. Pageants. B. Costumes on the stage.C. Costumes for pageants. D. How to arrange a pageant.2. It can be inferred that the most important factor in costume design isA. money. B. color. C. harmony D. texture3. Why will much ingenuity have to be required in

14、costume design?A. Because pageants take place in daylight in the open air.B. Because different characters require different costumes.C. Because the colors and textures must be in harmony with the setting.D. Because an allocation of the funds available is usually rather small.4. Why do most pageants

15、have a historical flavour?A. Because most pageants take place for celebration.B. Many pageants take place for amusement.C. A lot of pageants take place for religion.D. Because pageants usually take place for competition.Vocabulary1. conceive 設(shè)想，想象to be conceived 設(shè)想好的，構(gòu)思好的2. under the auspices of 在的主

16、辦下3. meager 貧乏的，不足的4. mount 登上，制作，上演5. flavour 風(fēng)味，風(fēng)格，情趣6. archive(s) 檔案(館)7. distraction 使人分心的事8. ivy 常春藤9. mellow 柔和的10. recourse (to) 依賴，求助于11. drape 覆蓋，披上12. invaluable 無價(jià)的，非常貴重的13. tunic (古時)長達(dá)膝蓋的外衣，穿在盔甲上的戰(zhàn)袍14. chenille 繩絨絨(織品)15. jumble 混亂，搞亂16. pennant 細(xì)長三角旗17. garland 花環(huán)，花冠難句譯注1. This sometim

17、es means that there is an allocation of funds available for the purpose of mounting the production, though unfortunately this will usually be found to be on the meager side and much ingenuity will have to be used to stretch it so that all performers can be adequately clothed.結(jié)構(gòu)簡析 復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)。That是主句的賓語從句，從

18、句后再有從句。參考譯文 這種情況，有時就表示有一個可用于演出目的資金配額。遺憾的是配額一般都少而不足，就得動用非常之才能細(xì)細(xì)的使用金額，使所有的演員都能穿上合適的戲裝。2. Most pageants have a historical flavour as they usually come about through the celebration of the anniversary of some event of historic importance, or the life or death of some local worthy.結(jié)構(gòu)簡析 主從句參考譯文 大多數(shù)露天演出都帶有

19、歷史情調(diào)，因?yàn)檫@些戲一般是通過慶祝某個重大的歷史事件，或慶祝當(dāng)?shù)啬硞€值得紀(jì)念的人誕辰或逝世周年而產(chǎn)生的。3. This is an entirely different problem from designing costumes which are going to be looked at under artificial lighting; for one thing, scenes viewed in the daylight are subject to many more distractions. No longer is everything around cut out b

20、y the surrounding darkness, but instead it is very easy to be aware of disturbing movement in the audience of behind the performers.結(jié)構(gòu)簡析 復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)：主句this is后有定語從句，which修飾costumes。從句中又套從句。參考譯文 這和人為燈光下看的設(shè)計(jì)服裝完全不一樣。首先，白天看到幕景易于受許多因素影響，不再能用一片漆黑的'環(huán)境把周圍的一切隔開，而是相反，演員后和觀眾中有點(diǎn)紛亂的動作，很容易看到。4. Very theatrically con

21、ceived clothes do not always look their best when seen in a daylight setting of trees, verdant lawns and old ivy-covered walls; the same goes for costumes being worn in front of the mellow colors of stately homes.結(jié)構(gòu)簡析 并列句，中用分號隔開。第一句中有when seen 連詞+過去分詞，實(shí)質(zhì)起從句作用。第二句是主從句。參考譯文 設(shè)計(jì)出的非常具有戲劇性效果的服裝，在光天化日，有樹木，

22、有綠茵茵的草地，又有爬滿常春藤的古老圍墻的背景下，經(jīng)?？雌饋硎遣黄鹧郏涸谔没实淖≌闹芤黄蜕{(diào)前，所穿的服裝效果同樣不太好。5. If money is available to dress the performers without recourse to their own help in the provision of items, it is best to arrange for all the cutting and pinning together of the costumes to be done by one or two experienced people tha

23、n to be given out to the groups and individuals for completion.結(jié)構(gòu)簡析 條件句，主句為邏輯主句，注意中間兩個被動不定式。To be done by, than to be given out, 這里的than起連詞作用。參考譯文 如果有錢可以為演員著裝而不用求助自己供應(yīng)種種物件，那么最好把所有的戲裝的裁減和縫制交給一，兩個有經(jīng)驗(yàn)人去干，而不是讓群體演員和單個演員去完成。寫作方法與文章大意文章論述露天演出的服裝問題，由于露天演出不同于室內(nèi)，劇院內(nèi)演出，要從各個方面考慮服裝問題，才能獲得應(yīng)有的舞臺效果。作者從資金多少，地方色彩，露天，白天，顏色搭配等方面來論述服裝。寫法多種，有因果，對比，舉例等。答案祥解1. C. 露天演出的服2. 裝。第一段末尾已經(jīng)點(diǎn)明，3. “一般認(rèn)為露天演出規(guī)模宏大，4. 常常是由某個地方或當(dāng)局(民政局主辦贊助)， 5. 或總是和某個地方集團(tuán)有關(guān)。這意味著有用于演出目的資金配額，6. 遺憾的是配額一般很少，7. 必須動用非常的才能， 8. 細(xì)細(xì)的使用資金，