Unit2 Section Ⅱ Grammar and usage & Integrated skills（作业）-2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修1【精讲精练】译林版

[限时检测] [限时30分钟] Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Each May since 1956 people from across Europe and around the world have gathered around their televisions with friends and family for an evening of international entertainment(娱乐)：The Eurovision Song Contest.It may well be a fun event but perhaps it's not the shared celebration of European language that it could be.In the first ten years of Eurovision，the UK and Ireland were the only two countries to sing in English.Now English is what we expect.Is it that English is becoming，or has become the official language of music? From high streets in Hungary to supermarkets in Sweden，from bus stops in Bulgaria to parks in Poland，people listen to English­language music everywhere.And people don't just listen，they sing it too！From sporting events in Spain to nightclubs in Norway，from concerts in Croatia to fitness classes in France，people sing along to popular songs in their everyday lives，in English.But why? For one evening each year Eurovision is the dinner party of Europe.A dinner party to which each guest brings something special.Their clothing，tradition and food show their culture and their language shows the character of a nation.Although there are 50 nations with 83 languages，for Eurovision，English is the only language.Does Eurovision really represent Europe? English is an international language spoken by over 1 billion people worldwide.It is no surprise that so many musicians make music in English.Of course，music makes money and more listeners make more money.According to Ragnar Thorhallsson，singer and guitarist with the Icelandic indie band(乐队)“Of Monsters and Men”，English is simpler and is easier to make rhythms(节奏).Could this be true? Let's remember that although English­language music is everywhere，music is not everything.As long as we continue to learn，to speak，to love，diversity(多样性) shall be valued.After all，what fun is a dinner party if the guests can't communicate(交流) or express themselves in the way they choose? [语篇解读]　本文是一篇议论文。文章通过介