1、核心素养拓展练素养解读 2017 版普通高中课程标准首次提出“学科核心素养” 。英语学科核心素养由语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力构成。随之而来，以后的英语考试将更加坚持能力立意，突出核心素养的考查。下面文段就是围绕“思维品质”这一学科素养展开，有助于学生从文章中学会审美，提高自己的审美情趣。主题：提高审美情趣 学科素养：思维品质They lived thousands of miles apart，and both died in 1616.This has led to a lot of studies comparing their works，which are still im
2、portant to this day.To mark the 400th anniversary of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeares deaths，an exhibition called Dialogue Across Time and Space：Homage to Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare is being held across 26 Chinese Cultural Centers in different countries from Sept 1 to December.Shakespea
3、res plays are always found in the British school curriculum，while Tangs best-known opera，The Peony Pavilion(牡丹亭) ，continues to be performed worldwide.Both were “great men in the circle of world drama”，according to Aoki Masaru，who put the works of Shakespeare and Tang together in his 1943 book A Hist
4、ory of Chinese Literary Thought.Both shared a love for a journey of self-discovery.The difference is that Shakespeares works show people of all backgrounds and classes，while Tangs dramas come from a more aristocratic(贵族的) background.Tangs lines were sung mostly in family theaters.Shakespeare，however
5、 ，had to sell tickets to whoever would buy them.That probably affected their writing styles.Though few can touch Shakespeares range and richness of works，there is one area in which Tangs works may have been better.Thats in the use of dreams， not only to tell a story，but also to explore ideas.The Peo
6、ny Pavilion is set in the world of the characters dreams，especially Du Liniang，the young lady who has not seen or gotten to know Liu Mengmei when she falls in love with him.After Liu has dreamed of her，he finds her portrait(肖像画) three years after her death and cant stop thinking about her.But for Du
7、，a dream is a path to the freedom that young women of ancient China normally didnt have the freedom to love someone without their families getting in the way.Shakespeare also famously used the stage to look at Philosophy(哲学) in A Midsummer Nights Dream(仲夏夜之梦 ).But in a sense，the dream was Tangs stag
8、e.语 篇 解 读 文 章 主 要 对 比 了 莎 士 比 亚 和 汤 显 祖 的 作 品 。1.We can conclude from the article that .A.Shakespeares works are much more popular among students than people of other age groupsB.the difference in their writing styles is rooted in their living environmentsC.Shakespeare never used the idea of dreams
9、in his dramasD.Tangs works are more about the lives of the upper class答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“while Tangs dramas come from a more aristocratic(贵族的) background”可推知，汤显祖的作品更多的是关于上等阶层人的生活。故选 D。2.According to the article，dreams in Tangs works .A.represent Tangs love for freedomB.are only used to express Tan
10、gs support for aristocratic familiesC.make the characters seem mysterious and interestingD.reflect problems young women in ancient China had to face答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，汤显祖的作品中的“梦”反映出古代中国年轻女性不得不面对的问题。故选 D。3.The writer wrote this article mainly to .A.describe studies of Tang Xianzu and William Shak
11、espeareB.make a comparison between Tang Xianzu and William ShakespeareC.explain why Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare are still famous todayD.explore the use of dreams in Tangs and Shakespeares writings答案 B解析 写作意图题。根据文章内容和第一段中的“This has led to a lot of studies comparing their works，which are still
12、 important to this day.”可知，文章主要是对比汤显祖和莎士比亚的作品。故选 B。Notes：.高频词汇1.affect vt.影响2.be set in 以为背景3.fall in love with sb.爱上某人4.portrait n.肖像画.长难句分析The difference is that Shakespeares works show people of all backgrounds and classes，while Tangs dramas come from a more aristocratic background.分析：这是一个由 while 连接的并列句。第一个分句中 that 引导表语从句；while 表示对比，意为：而，然而。翻译：不同之处是莎士比亚的作品显示不同背景和阶级的人们的生活，而汤显祖的戏剧来自于更具有贵族气息的背景。