A
Performances
Let’s Face the Music
Ria Jones, the world-famous star of Cats and Les Misérables, returns home for two special concerts. Ria invites you on a memorable journey that goes from musical to classical and from classical to pop. Songs from Miss Saigon perfectly mix with Disney favorites from Beauty and the Beast along with popular standards for a great evening in the company of a very special vocal talent.
Song Recital
Judy Coe performs widely as a soloist (独唱者) in America and is also a music teacher. The program includes songs from Porgy and Bess, a successful American opera, with special solo piano arrangements by Katherine Morris. Judy ends the concert with songs whose texts are by Shakespeare, Yeats, Eliot, Oscar Wilde and Emily Dickinson.
Mayte Martin
Mayte Martin is the best-known Catalan singer. She has been very popular since her early twenties, when she won a string of prizes. She has taken part in Barcelona’s WOMAD festivals and in the Gipsy King’s celebrated festival Mustique Gitano at Nimes. She will be accompanied by her regular solo guitarist, two dancers and a “clapper”.
The Adventure of Malic
This show is about the fantastically dangerous life of an imaginary Iberian character called Malic. In this show he visits China and gets into fights with dragons and then travels to Barcelona where he comes across many dangerous characters. The show is told using Chinese shadow puppets (皮影), with a live narrator-musician who gives life to the show in English.
1. In whose show can you enjoy famous writers’ works?
A. Ria Jones. B. Judy Coe. C. Mayte Martin. D. Katherine Morris.
2. In which performance can you enjoy Disney songs?
A. Let’s Face the Music.
B. Song Recital.
C. Mayte Martin.
D. The Adventure of Malic.
3. What do we know about “The Adventure of Malic”?
A. It is based on a sci-fiction.
B. It is shot and presented in China.
C. It uses a traditional Chinese art form.
D. Its characters speak Chinese fluently.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几场演出，并对其主题进行了说明。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Song Recital部分的“Judy ends the concert with songs whose texts are by Shakespeare, Yeats, Eliot, Oscar Wilde and Emily Dickinson.（朱迪以莎士比亚、叶芝、艾略特、奥斯卡·王尔德和艾米莉·狄金森的写的歌曲结束了音乐会。）”可知，在Judy Coe的表演中，你可以欣赏到著名作家的作品。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Let’s Face the Music部分的“Ria Jones, the world-famous star of Cats and Les Misérables, returns home for two special concerts.（世界著名的《猫》和《悲惨世界》之星Ria Jones回家参加两场特别音乐会）”和“Songs from Miss Saigon perfectly mix with Disney favorites from Beauty and the Beast along with popular standards for a great evening in the company of a very special vocal talent.（西贡小姐的歌曲与迪斯尼最受欢迎的《美女与野兽》的歌曲完美地融合在一起，再加上一些流行的标准，与一位非常特殊的声乐天才一起度过一个美好的夜晚）”可知，Ria Jones将在Let’s Face the Music.这个演出上表演迪斯尼的歌曲。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章The Adventure of Malic部分的“The show is told using Chinese shadow puppets , with a live narrator-musician who gives life to the show in English（该剧使用中国皮影戏来讲述故事，皮影戏处理得很好，还有一位现场的叙述者兼音乐家，他的英语为该剧注入了活力）”可推断出，The Adventure of Malic是通过一种中国的传统艺术形式表现出来的。故选C。
