内容正文:
Reading and thinking 课后练习
语篇填空
Decades earlier, it might sound like a myth to imagine ________ (sing) together with hundreds of other people while you are home alone. However, nowadays this is a ___________ (real) and the virtual choir is popular __________ people. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere --all you need is a video camera and ________ high-speed Internet connection.
Virtual choir members record themselves when _______________ (perform) alone on video. These videos ________________ (upload) onto the Internet, and then put together into one video. The virtual choir has proved to be a positive influence _________ the lives of many people.
Eric Whitacre, generally ________________ (regard) as the creator of the virtual choir, fell in love ____________ music in the university. His passion for music continued to grow and in 1997, he received a master’s degree in musical composition. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s ______________ (origin) compositions began to become popular. This led to the _______________ (create) of the virtual choir. In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl _____________ was singing one of his works. _____________ (inspire), he joined together videos ___________ (collect) from his fans into one ________________ (perform). It was __________ great success. And since then, the virtual choir ______________ (become) a worldwide phenomenon. The world is turning into a ______________ (good) place due to the connection ________________ (build) through the virtual choir.
单句语法填空
1. The project aims ______________ (get) kids to the stage of “deep reading”, an active process of thoughtful reading ____________ (carry) out to improve one's understanding and enjoyment of a text.
2. It is not certain that ordinary London citizens will ever accept the Shard (碎片大厦) as a valuable ______________ (add) to the city.
3. She decided to move to the countryside for ________________ (vary) reasons.
4. The Hubble (哈勃望远镜) has provided vi