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1、Module3　Music(限时：35分钟)(对应学生用书第313页)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2018·太原二模)Operaisanartformthatcelebratesthehumanvoice.Nootherartformcreatesexcitementandmovestheheartinthewaythatoperadoes，especiallywhenperformedbyagreatsinger.OperaisanimportantpartoftheWesternclassicalmusic

2、tradition.Itusesmusic，words，andactionstobringadramaticstorytolife.OperastartedinItalyattheendofthe16thcenturyandlaterbecamepopularthroughoutEurope.Overtheyears，ithasrespondedtovariousmusicals.Inrecentdecades，muchwideraudienceshavebeenintroducedtooperat

3、hroughmodernrecordingtechnology.Somesingershavebecomecelebritiesthankstoperformingonradio，onTV，andinthecinema.However，inrecentyears，operahasbeenfacingseriouschallenges.Onecurrentchallengetooperaiseconomics.Theshortageofmoneyraisesthebroaderquestionofho

4、wmuchshouldbepaidtosupportoperasingersandotherartists.Societyseemstoacceptthelargesalariespaidtobusinessmanagersandthemultimilliondollarcontractsgiventosportsathletes.Butwhataboutoperasingers?Somehow，peoplehavetheideathatartistscanbecreativeonlyiftheys

5、ufferinpoverty，butthisisunrealistic.Ifartists，includingoperasingers，lackthesupporttheyneed，valuabletalentiswasted.Notonlytheshortageofmoney，butalsothewaymoneyismanagedintheoperaworldhasledtohardships.Principalsingersaregenerallypaidperformancefeesoncet

6、heycompleteashow.Theytypicallyreceivenothingduringthemanyweeksofrehearsal(排练)beforeashowstarts.Anotherproblemfacedbyoperaishowtomeetthedemandsofaudienceswhoareinfluencedbypopularentertainment.Popsingersareoftenjudgedasmuchonthebasisofhowtheylookashowth

7、eysound.Thesedemandsmaybeunrealisticandpossiblyharmful.Operasingerssimplycannotmakeasoundbigenoughtofillalargetheaterorconcerthallwithoutamicrophoneiftheirbodyweightistoolow.Emphasizingphysicalappearanceoversingingabilitymaycauseaudiencestomissoutonthe

8、humanvoiceatitsbest.Therearenoeasysolutionstoopera'sproblemsandtherearemanydifferentopinionsaboutthevalueofopera.However，everyyearmanyyoungpeopleregisterformusiccourseswithhopesanddreamsofdevelopingtheirtalentinthisspecialartform.Thefac