20-21版：Reading and Thinking—Comprehending（步步高）

Reading and Thinking—Comprehending
虚拟合唱团
①opportunity/ˌɒpə′tjuːnəti/n.机会；时机
②perform/pə′fɔː(r)m/v i.& v t.表演；履行；执行
performance/pə′fɔː(r)məns/n.表演；演技；表现
performer/pə′fɔːmə(r)/n.表演者；演员
③onto/′ɒntə/prep.(朝)向
④studio/′stjuːdiəʊ/n.演播室；(音乐的)录音棚；工作室
⑤ordinary/′ɔːdnri/adj.普通的；平凡的
⑥enable/I′ne I bl/v t.使能够；使可能
⑦prove/pruːv/v t.证明；展现
⑧award/ə′wɔːd/v t.授予n．奖品
⑨composer/kəm′pəʊzə(r)/n.作曲者；作曲家
⑩conductor/kən′dʌktə(r)/n.(乐队、合唱团等的)指挥；(公共汽车的)售票员
⑪Eric Whitacre/′er I k′w I təkə(r)/埃里克·惠塔克
⑫Nevada/nə′vɑːdə/内华达州(美国)
⑬fall in love with爱上
⑭Mozart/′məʊsɑː(r)t/莫扎特
⑮original/ə′r I dʒənl/adj.原来的；独创的；原作的n．原件；原作
⑯Lux Aurumque/lʌks′ɔːrʌmk/《金色光芒》(歌曲名)
⑰phenomenon/fə′nɒm I nən/(pl.phenomena/-Inə/) n．现象
⑱UNICEF/′juːn I sef/abbr.United Nations Children’s Fund联合国儿童基金会
⑲stage/ste I dʒ/n.(发展或进展的)时期；阶段；(多指剧场中的)舞台
⑳altogether/ˌɔːltə′ɡeðə(r)/ad v.(用以强调)全部；总共
○21thus/ðʌs/ad v.如此；因此
Step 1Fast-reading
Ⅰ.Read the passage quickly and fill in the following blanks with suitable words.
Ⅱ.The main topic of the passage is the virtual choir.
Step 2Careful-reading
Ⅰ.Judge whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F)．
1．Virtual choir members only record a song with the help of others.(F)
2．Only those who have music knowledge can participate in a virtual choir.(F)
3．A virtual choir has a positive influence on the lives of many people.(T)
4．Eric Whitacre began studying music at high school in 1988.(F)
5．It was inspired by a girl who sang one of his works that Eric made one performance.(T) 6．“What If” was Whitacre’s song.(T)
Ⅱ.Choose the best answer.
1．What’s the right order?
a．The videos are uploaded onto the Internet.
b．The videos are put together.
c．Virtual choir members perform and record the videos.
d．You can see the videos online.
A．abcd B．cabd
C．dcba D．bcda
答案B
2．How many years did Eric Whitacre study in university?
A．4 years.B．5 years.
C．6 years.D．7 years.
答案D
3．In the sentence “This led to the creation of the virtual choir.”(Para.2)，“this”refers to “”．
A．Whitacre’s popular compositions among choirs and singers
B．Whitacre’s achievements in music
C．Whitacre’s understanding of music
D．Whitacre’s love for music
答案A
4．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Eric Whitacre was born on 2 February 1970.
B．In 2009，Whitacre was inspired by a girl who had sung one of her own songs.
C．In 2014，the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF was first seen on stage.
D．A virtual choir only helps connect the people who have a talent for music.
答案C
5．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Inspired by Mozart’s classical music，Whitacre asked his fans to make videos.
B．His first virtual choir had 185 singers from 12 different countries.
C．Whitacre formed the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF in the USA.
D．Eric Whitacre made a great contribution to the creation of the virtual choir.
答案D
Step 3Post-reading
Ⅰ.Read the passage on Page 52 and then fill in the following blanks.
Nowadays the virtual choir is popular with people.They have the opportunity 1.to sing(sing) together with hundreds of other people.Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and 2.an Internet connection.They record themselves when 3.performing(perform) alone on video.These videos 4.are uploaded(upload) onto the Internet，and then put together into one video.The virtual choir has proved to be a positive influence on the lives
of many people.Eric Whitacre，the creator of the virtual choir，fell in love 5.with music in the university.In 1997，he received a master’s degree in musical composition.Over the next 10 years，Whitacre’s original compositions began to become popular.This led to the 6.creation(create) of the virtual choir.In 2009，Whitacre received a video of a girl 7.who was singing one of his works.8.Inspired(inspire)，he founded his first virtual choir.Since then，the virtual choir 9.has become(become) a worldwide phenomenon.The virtual choir is making the world a 10.better(good) place.
Ⅱ.Discuss with your partner and then answer the following questions.
1．What are the differences between a virtual choir and a reality choir?
2．Does a virtual choir really bring people together? Why?
Step 4Sentence-learning
1．These videos are uploaded onto the Internet，and then they are put together into one video that you can see online—a virtual choir.
[句式分析]and 连接两个并列分句，在第二个分句中that you can see online是定语从句，修饰先行词video，that 在定语从句中作see的宾语。

[自主翻译]这些视频被传到互联网上，然后这些视频被合并成一个你可以在线观看的视频——虚拟大合唱。

2．Born in the USA on 2 January 1970，Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988.
[句式分析]Born in the USA on 2 January 1970是过去分词短语在句中作状语。

Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988为主句。

[自主翻译]惠塔克于1970年1月2日出生在美国，1988年进入内华达州大学开始学习音乐。

3．Inspired，he asked his fans to make videos，which he then joined together into one performance. [句式分析]过去分词Inspired在句中作状语；which he then joined together into one performance 是非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词videos，且引导词which 在从句中作joined 的宾语。

[自主翻译]受此启发，惠塔克邀请歌迷们录制视频，然后他把这些视频拼接成一场演出。

4．The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.
[句式分析]句中to sing with one voice为不定式短语作后置定语，修饰a wonderful way；and 连接两个并列不定式。

[自主翻译]虚拟合唱团提供了一种美妙的方式，让世界各地的人们能够同声歌唱，世界因此
变得更加美好。