PTE第8课阅读

Lesson 8

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In many ways Britten's most ambitious effort is the War Requiem of 1961, a flawed but still impressive work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra. It weaves together the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with antiwar poems by Wilfrid Owen, a young officer killed in World War I. The point of War Requiem is how the words of the liturgical text are reinterpreted and often rendered hollow by the realities of death in war. In this work we see Britten's prodigal inconsistencies on display. For all its problems（它所有的问题）, the War Requiem will probably survive as one of our time's most impassioned indictments of war and its heroic myth.

在很多方面，布里滕最雄心勃勃的努力是1961年的战争安魂曲，这是一部对合唱团、独奏者和管弦乐队有缺陷但仍然令人印象深刻的作品。它编织传统的拉丁弥撒死者与反战诗威尔弗里德·欧文，一个年轻的军官在第一次世界大战战争安魂曲是如何礼拜仪式的文字重新解释，经常呈现空洞的战争死亡的现实。在这部作品中，我们看到了布里滕挥霍的不一致性。尽管存在种种问题，但战争安魂曲很可能会作为我们这个时代对战争及其英雄神话的最充满激情的控诉之一而幸存下来。

Which of the following most accurately summarizes the opinion of the author in the text?【尾句】

【Which of the following...“以下哪一个......”；summarize总结；opinion观点；author作者；text文章】

以下哪一个最准确地总结了文中作者的观点？

He finds the weaving together of the Latin Mass and antiwar poems to be quite effective.

He is critical of Britten's inconsistencies as observed in the War Requiem.

He admires the War Requiem of Britten but finds it far from perfect.✔

He questions whether Britten's work will endure.

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The approach to the methodology of learning and teaching has to be comprehensive, presenting all options（所有的选择） in an explicit and transparent way, and avoiding advocacy or dogmatism. It has been our fundamental methodological principle that the methods to be employed in language learning, teaching and research are those considered to be most effective in reaching the objectives agreed in the light of the needs of the individual learners in their social context. Effectiveness is contingent on the motivations and characteristics of the learners as well as the nature of the human and material resources which can be brought into play.

学习和教学方法的方法必须是全面的，以明确和透明的方式提出所有的选择，并避免宣传或教条主义。我们的基本方法原则是，在语言学习、教学和研究中所使用的方法被认为是最有效的，以达到根据社会环境下学生个人的需要所商定的目标的方法。有效性取决于学习者的动机和特点，以及可以发挥作用的人力和物质资源的性质。

What point is the writer making in this paragraph?【首尾句】

【What point is the writer making？“作者表达什么意思？”；paragraph段落】

作者在这段话中表达的意思是什么？

Motivation is worth more than intelligence in learning.

Language can be effectively learnt through play.

There is no single不单一 best method for learning.

Teachers should regularly change their methods