六级讲义阅读理解 Passage Fourteen 20101016
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Fourteen">Fourteen</span></p><p> <span word="Pageants">Pageants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="conceived">conceived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auspices">auspices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="allocation">allocation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meager">meager</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="ingenuity">ingenuity</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="adequately">adequately</span> <span word="clothed">clothed</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="pageants">pageants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="flavour">flavour</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="importance">importance</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span>. <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="archives">archives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="workable">workable</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="flavour">flavour</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>. <span word="Leading">Leading</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="individually">individually</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="play">play</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massed">massed</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="pageants">pageants</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="daylight">daylight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daylight">daylight</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="distractions">distractions</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performers">performers</span>. <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="theatrically">theatrically</span> <span word="conceived">conceived</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daylight">daylight</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="verdant">verdant</span> <span word="lawns">lawns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="ivy">ivy</span>-<span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mellow">mellow</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stately">stately</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="textures">textures</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="harmonize">harmonize</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="available">available</span>.</p>
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