《2025年新坐标名题汇高中英语必修第二册外研版》

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Opera and cinema have a lot in common: As a matter of fact, they use music, theatre, dance and other art forms at once. The two-way inspiration has brought about several interesting experiments.
Cinema has a long-standing fascination with the operatic medium. Opera has been used both as a setting and as a subject for cinema. From comic films to action films, opera scenes appear in a variety of genres. Whatever the film, scenes set in or around the opera tend to represent the most exciting moment in the plot.
Cinema is also capable of extending the visual elements of the opera: Cameras can catch facial expressions from close or far, special visual effects can be added digitally, and montage can change the meaning of a scene. Far from replacing the operatic experience, opera-based films provide a different, complementary（互补的）take on operas: They become a genre of its own, which has been called the “opera-film”.
Adaptation of films into operas is quite a new development of the operatic world. It is, however, a quickly growing genre: More and more film-based operas are being produced. In the same way well-liked novels were chosen in the 19th century as plots for operas, nowadays composers turn to popular or relevant screenplays to attract the audience.
In the future, cinema and opera are highly likely to become more and more closely connected. While opera is fighting for relevance in the 21st century with new music produced, and cinema is slowly giving away its leading role to high-quality on-demand TV, the two media can work together to give rise to new forms of art, combining their advantages to create something that can become larger than the sum of their parts.
12. What is the text mainly about?
A. The similarities between cinema and opera.
B. The challenges faced by cinema and opera in modern times.
C. The interaction and influence between cinema and opera.
D. The requirements for successfully combining cinema and opera.
13. What does Paragraph 3 mainly focus on?
A. The visual elements of opera.
B. The strengths of cinema in adapting stories.
C. The new genre of film-based operas.
D. The unique settings and subjects of cinema.
14. What makes it likely for a film to be adapted into an opera?
A. Its setting.
B. Its subject.
C. Its genre.
D. Its popularity.
15. What does the last paragraph imply?
A. Opera is becoming even more popular.
B. Combining opera and cinema is a beneficial idea.
C. New forms of art have taken the leading role.
D. On-demand TV is preferred for the sum of their parts.

答案： 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.B