2. 考研
  3. It is acknowledged that the modern musical show is America’ s most original and dynamic contribution toward theater. In the last

It is acknowledged that the modern musical show is America’ s most original and dynamic contribution toward theater. In the last

admin2018-04-27  42
问题     It is acknowledged that the modern musical show is America’ s most original and dynamic contribution toward theater. In the last quarter of a century, America has produced large 【B1】______ of musical plays that have been popular abroad 【B2】______ at home.【B3】______, it is very difficult to explain 【B4】______ is new or 【B5】______ American about them, for the 【B6】______ are centuries old.
    Perhaps the uniqueness of America’s contribution to the 【B7】______ can best be characterized through brief descriptions of several of the most important and best-known musicals. One of these is surely Oklahoma by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hamerstein. It burst 【B8】______ popularity in 1943. Broadway audience and critics were【B9】______by its【B10】______, vitality and excitement. This "new" type of musical was【B11】______as kind of【B12】______theater in which the play, the music and lyrics, the dancing, and the scenic background were assembled not merely to provide entertainment and【B13】______, but to【B14】______in a single unifying whole to contribute to its unique feature.【B15】______, it meant that the songs and dances should【B16】______naturally out of the situations of the story and play an important part in carrying the action【B17】______. In Oklahoma, an American folk-dance style was organically combined with classical ballet and modern dance. It is right to say that the musical was a brilliantly integrated performance by the talented dancers and singing actors.
    Oklahoma also marked a new【B18】______in the choice of story on which a musical is based. Writers and composers began to abandon the sentimentally picturesque or aristocratic setting【B19】______more realistic stories in authentic social and cultural【B20】______. Oklahoma was based on a "folk" whose story dealt not only with young love but also with the opening of the American West.
【B20】
选项 A、circumstances
B、context
C、situation
D、surroundings
答案B
解析 考查名词辨析。circumstances意为“环境，情况”；context意为“某一事件发生的环境，背景”；situation意为“位置，形势”；surroundings意为“周围的事物，环境”。原文是说社会和文化背景，相比之下，context更合适，故答案为B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/NYBZ777K
0

考研英语一

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)