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OFFICIAL54 Why does the professor discuss the political environment in the United States in the 1960s?

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[00:00.00]NARRATOR: Listen to a conversation between a student and the professor of her theater class.[00:04.93]FEMALE STUDENT: So, Professor Baker…about our next assignment you talked about in[00:09.62]MALE PROFESSOR: Yes, this time you'll be in groups of three. Each of you will have a chance to direct the other two in a short scene from a play you've chosen yourself…[00:17.58]FEMALE STUDENT: Right, and, well… I've been reading about story theatre, and…[00:22.21]MALE PROFESSOR: Ah, story theatre. Tell me about what[00:25.07]FEMALE STUDENT: Well…it's a form of theater where folk- or fairy tales are acted out. [00:29.68]It was, uh… introduced by the director Paul Sills, in the 1960s.[00:35.14]In Sills's approach, an actor both narrates and acts out a tale. [00:40.13]So, like, someone will appear on stage, and then they'll start narrating a tale about, say, a king. And then the same person will immediately switch to and start acting out the role of the king. With no props or scenery.[00:53.02]MALE PROFESSOR: Sills. Y'know, I actually saw his first story theatre production, in 1968. He did the fairy tale "The Blue Light."
[01:02.49]FEMALE STUDENT: Really? So…whatever gave him the idea to produce that?
[01:05.87]MALE PROFESSOR: Well… As you know, back in the late 1960s lots of people in the United States were disillusioned with the government. [01:13.46]Sills was grappling with how to produce theater that was…relevant in such times. [01:19.66]Then he happened to read "The Blue Light," and he realized it had just the message he wanted.
[01:24.85]See, in the story, a man who's lost all hope as a result of the unfortunate events in his life completely turns his life around…with the help of a magical blue light. [01:36.02]So, the blue light in the story symbolizes a way out of seemingly unsolvable human problems. [01:42.57]And for Sills, that light symbolized an answer to the political turmoil in the U.S. [01:48.35]FEMALE STUDENT: But weren't you…um, audiences…bothered that the actors were performing on a bare stage?[01:55.32]MALE PROFESSOR: Well, story theatre is a departure from traditional dramatic theater…with its realistic, elaborate props and scenery. But Sills could make us "see"… say, a big, tall mountain…through the facial expressions and body movements of the actors—and their telling of the story.
[02:12.86]We were all swept up, energized by such an innovative approach to theater—even if one or two of the critics weren't as enthusiastic.[02:21.98]FEMALE STUDENT: Cool. So, uh, anyway… [02:24.97]What I really wanted to ask… I'd love to try doing story theatre for my project, instead of just a scene from a traditional play.[02:31.88]MALE PROFESSOR: Hmmm… That's possible—[02:34.66]a -a short tale can be about the same length as a single scene… [02:38.10]Which fairy tale would you do?[02:39.78]FEMALE STUDENT: Actually, I was reading about another director of story theatre? Rex[02:45.11]You know—he produces plays based on folk tales as well. [02:48.34]Maybe I could direct one of those?[02:50.25]MALE PROFESSOR: Ohhhhkay, yes—Rex Stephenson. [02:54.24]Now,Stephenson's style of story theatre is a little different from Sills's— [02:59.49]He'll use simple props…a chair will represent a mountain…but the significant difference is with the narrator…[03:06.83]the narrator will play only that role. [03:09.86]Let's talk about why…

2.Why does the professor discuss the political environment in the United States in the 1960s?

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对应原文:Professor: Well, as you know, back in the late 1960s, lots of people in the United States were disillusioned with the government. Sills was grappling with how to produce theater that was relevant in such times. Then he happened to read ‘the blue light’, and he realized that it had just the message he wanted. 解析:本题为细节题,题目问教授为什么要讨论20世纪60年代的美国的政治背景?对话中提到了20世纪60年代美国很多人对政府失望,而Sills希望做出和时代关联的戏剧,《蓝光》的故事情节,就是他对美国政治动乱的答复,所以提到时代背景是为了解释Sills第一部故事戏剧的灵感来源于哪里,则答案为D。 A选项的意思为:为了将那个时代的事件和Stephenson戏剧中的事件进行比较。后面虽然对Stephenson和Sills的故事戏剧进行了比较,但并不是教授讨论政治背景的目的,故排除; B选项的意思是:为了表明女生做了关于那个时期美国历史的调查研究。这个属于无中生有,望文生义了,故排除; C选项的意思是:为了指出为什么政治主题在民间和童话故事里是非常常见的。这二者之间没有因果关系,故排除。

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