Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.Self Check（同步练习）2023-2024学年人教版英语九年级全册

Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.Self Check 一、完形填空。 Evelyn Glennie is one of the most famous solo (独奏的) drum players in the world.The __1__ thing about Evelyn is that she is deaf.Let's listen to her talk about her __2__． When I was about 12，I became __3__ percussion instruments (打击乐器) and began to play them.At that time I lost all of my hearing.I remember when I __4__ playing the tympani (定音鼓)，my teacher said，“Well，how are you going to do this？You know，music is about __5__．How are you going to hear this and that？” I asked，“Well，how do you hear it？” He pointed to his __6__ and said，“I think I hear it through here.” Then I told him，“I think I do too，__7__ I also hear it through my hands，my arms，my back，my legs and so on.” I mean that I can feel the music，see it and touch it.That's __8__ I can experience every kind of music from classical music to pop even though I can't actually hear it. Now I often travel around the world __9__ concerts.When I am in different countries，I like to go to other people's concerts.I also like to find new __10__．I have a huge collection of them.They often remind me of how excited I was when I first saw local musicians playing them. ( )1.A.lucky　　B．secret C．exciting D．surprising ( )2.A.story B．music C．teacher D．body ( )3.A.proud of B．sorry for C．interested in D．nervous about ( )4.A.started B．stopped C．enjoyed D．hated ( )5.A.singing B．dancing C．listening D．playing ( )6.A.eye　　B．nose C．mouth　D．ear ( )7.A.so B．but C．though D．since ( )8.A.when B．why C．what D．where ( )9.A.with B．in C．for D．among ( )10.A.movies B．dishes C．paintings D．instruments 二、阅读理解。 A To me，life without music would not be exciting.I realize that this is not true for everybody.Many people get along quite well without going to concerts or listening to records.But music plays an important role in e