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UNIT 5 MUSIC
Ⅰ.阅读理解
主题:人与自我
体裁:记叙文
话题:口琴丰富了生活
Laurie Horam never thought of himself as musical.At home, his dad never listened to music, while one of his boarding school teachers labelled him tone deaf.But last month he started to play the harmonica (口琴)on the streets of Bradford.People clapped, danced and threw coins into his case for the local food bank.Horam caught himself thinking.“How, at the age of 79, do I come to be playing music to people on the streets?”
The question preoccupied him, because, some years ago at a family gathering, Gavin, his eldest son, said: “You know what, Dad? It can't be coincidental.We must have got our musical abilities from you.” Horam has three sons and they cover a range of instruments.He was surprised.“There can't be music in me, because I can't play! ” he said.
Eight years ago, Horam, a retired civil servant, was on his way back from a trip with his family.Gavin stopped at a music shop.He walked out and said: “Here you are.I bought this for you, Dad.It's a harmonica.I'll try to show you how to play a bit.”
They went to a session at their local pub.Gavin played the guitar and Horam sat in the corner with his harmonica, trying to make a sound that no one would hear.After six months, he was invited into the group.He discovered a talent for improvisation(即兴表演),responding to a note within a millisecond without batting an eyelid.“I don't play by ear.I play by heart.” Actually, Horam says: “My harmonica plays me-how I feel, what I am, what I've been.”
Music has enriched life with friendship and made Horam feel “part of something much bigger” than himself.“At a time when the circle of life might be shrinking, mine is expanding,” he says.“Maybe we never know completely who we are or what we can do.”
1.Why did Horam play the harmonica on the streets of Bradford?
A.To recall the good old days.
B.To beg food from passersby.
C.To live his childhood dream.
D.To collect money for charity.
2.What is Gavin's attitude to his father's musical ability?
A.Positive. B.Disapproving.
C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.
3.What does playing the harmonica allow Horam to do?
A Enjoy the quiet. B.Listen to his heart.
C.Express himself. D.Sharpen his hearing.
4.What does music bring to Horam?
A.A lost soul.
B.A comfortable life.
C.A broader circle of life.
D.A new perception of family.
[语篇解读] 文章是一篇记叙文。从小没有音乐天赋的Laurie Horam被自己的大儿子教会了口琴,让他丰富了自己的生活,扩大了自己的人生轨迹。
1.D [细节理解题。根据第一段的“People clapped, danced and threw coins into his case for the local food bank.(人们鼓掌、跳舞,并把硬币扔进他为当地食品银行捐款的箱子里。)”可知,Laurie Horam在大街上吹口琴是为了给当地的食物银行筹款。]
2.A [推理判断题。根据第二段的“You know what, Dad? It can't be coincidental.We must have got our musical abilities from you.(你知道吗,爸爸?这不可能是巧合。我们一定是从你那里得到了音乐才能。)”可知,Gavin认为自己一定遗传了父亲的音乐能力。由此推知,他对父亲的音乐能力是肯定的。]
3.C [细节理解题。根据第四段的“My harmonica plays me—how I feel, what I am, what I've been.(我的口琴演奏着我的感觉,我现在是什么样的,我曾经是什么样的。)”可知,Horam用音乐来表达自己。]
4.C [细节理解题。根据最后一段的“‘At a time when the circle of life might be shrinking, mine is expanding,’ he says.‘Maybe we never know completely who we are or what we can do.’(‘在生活圈可能正在缩小的时候,我的生活圈正在扩大,’他说。‘也许我们永远不知道自己是谁,或者我们能做什么。’)”可知,音乐让Horam在自己生命的最后阶段发现了更新的、更广阔的意义。]
Ⅱ.完形填空
主题:人与社会
体裁:记叙文
话题:学生成功的原因
Every Saturday morning Phoenix Young would take piano lessons with a family friend when he was a child.“At that time we would__1__around and take all morning just to have a lesson,” Phoenix__2__.“And I loved it.”
But when Phoenix was 12, his teacher proposed that he need better__3__.So his mother took him to a music school in the Bronx, and signed him up for classes with a teacher named Bade Simon, experienced but known for being __4__.And she quickly lived up to that __5__.Phoenix found the stressful life was__6__like his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher, so it wasn't long before he__7__that he would quit.
One day, however, Bade__8__him and said something surprising: “I have__9__in you.Keep going.” Then the reluctant (不情愿的) student did something surprising __10__: he said, “Okay.”
“It was as if all I wanted was just a__11__from her that she cared about me,” Phoenix said.
That moment__12__their relationship.Within a few weeks, they were having__13__during lessons.And within a few months, she was teaching him things about music that he'd never known before.It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.
“I went into__14__and became a piano teacher, a career I have been doing for 50 years,” Phoenix said.“And I __15__it all to that precious moment with my unsung hero, Bad Simon.”
1.A.walk B.joke
C.look D.stick
2.A.announced B.sighed
C.regretted D.recalled
3.A.instruction B.behaviour
C.recognition D.relationship
4.A.sweet B.violent
C.tough D.strange
5.A.expectation B.standard
C.quality D.reputation
6.A.something B.everything
C.nothing D.anything
7.A.pretended B.admitted
C.rejected D.decided
8.A.attended to B.turned to
C.lied to D.referred to
9.A.courage B.faith
C.doubt D.luck
10.A.in return B.in vain
C.in time D.in peace
11.A.promise B.sign
C.notice D.vision
12.A.recovered B.transformed
C.ruined D.clouded
13.A.stress B.patience
C.fun D.argument
14.A.acting B.singing
C.composition D.music
15.A.leave B.lead
C.owe D.add
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了 Phoenix在一名叫做Bade Simon的老师那里学习钢琴,他由最开始的不情愿到后来功成名就后,Phoenix感激和Bade Simon度过的那段时光的故事。
1.B [考查动词词义辨析。句意:那时,我们会开玩笑,花一上午的时间来上课。A.walk散步;B.joke玩笑;C.look看;D.stick陷住。根据下文“his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher”可知,Phoenix和之前的钢琴教师过得很轻松,推断出Phoenix和他之前的老师会在上课的时候开玩笑。]
2.D [考查动词词义辨析。句意:Phoenix回忆道:“那时,我们会开玩笑,花一上午的时间来上课。”A.announced宣布;B.sighed叹息;C.regretted后悔;D.recalled回忆起。根据上文“At that time we would__1__around and take all morning just to have a lesson(那时,我们会开玩笑,花一上午的时间来上课。)”可知,这里说的是回忆过去的事情。]
3.A [考查名词词义辨析。句意:但当Phoenix 12岁时,他的老师提出他需要更好的指导。A.instruction教授,指导;B.behavior 行为;C.recognition识别;D.relationship关系。根据下文“So his mother took him to a music school in the Bronx, and signed him up for classes with a teacher named Bade Simon(因此,他的母亲带他去了布朗克斯的一所音乐学校,并为他报名参加了一位名叫Bade Simon的老师的课程)”可知,这里说的是以前的老师认为他需要更好的指导。]
4.C [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:于是,他的母亲带他去了布朗克斯的一所音乐学校,并为他报名参加了一位名叫Bade Simon的老师的课程,这位老师以严厉著称。A.sweet甜蜜的;B.violent暴力的;C.tough严厉的;D.strange陌生的。根据下文“the stressful life(紧张的生活)”可知,Bade Simon老师的课程让Phoenix感觉到有压力,说明这位老师非常严厉。]
5.D [考查名词词义辨析。句意:她很快证明不负盛名。A.expectation预料;B.standard标准;C.quality质量;D.reputation名声。根据前文“known for being __4__(以严厉著称)”及后文“so it wasn't long before he __7__ that he would quit(所以没过多久,他就决定离开。)”可知,Bade Simon一直有严厉的名声,以至于Phoenix都决定想要离开,推断出她没有辜负她严厉的名声。]
6.C [考查不定代词词义辨析。句意:Phoenix发现紧张的生活一点也不像他周六早上和以前老师一起轻松愉快,所以没过多久他就决定离开。A.something某事;B.everything每件事;C.nothing没有什么;D.anything任何事情。根据下文“his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher(他和以前的老师一起轻松愉快的周六早上)”可知,这里说的是一点也不像。]
7.D [考查动词词义辨析。句意:菲尼克斯发现,紧张的生活一点也不像他周六早上和以前老师一起轻松愉快,所以没过多久,他就决定离开。A.pretended假装;B.admitted承认;C.rejected拒绝;D.decided决定。根据前文“Phoenix found the stressful life was __6__ like his lighthearted Saturday mornings with his former teacher(Phoenix发现,紧张的生活一点也不像他周六早上和以前老师一起轻松愉快)”可推断出他在不久之后决定离开。]
8.B [考查动词短语词义辨析。句意:然而,有一天,Bade转向他,说了一句令人惊讶的话:“我对你有信心。继续努力。”A.attended to照顾;B.turned to转向某人;C.lied to对……撒谎;D.referred to提到。根据后文“said something surprising”可知,Bade转向和Phoenix说话。]
9.B [考查名词词义辨析。句意:我对你有信心。A.courage勇气;B.faith信心;C.doubt怀疑;D.luck好运。根据下文“Keep going.(继续努力。)”可知,这里说的是我对你有信心。]
10.A [考查介词短语词义辨析。句意:然后这个不情愿的学生做了一件令人惊讶的事作为回报:他说:“好吧。”A.in return作为交换;B.in vain徒劳;C.in time及时;D.in peace平静地。根据前文“I have __9__ in you.Keep going.(我对你有信心。继续努力。)”可知,由Bade夸奖了Phoenix,可以推断出这让Phoenix很感动,于是他做了一件令人惊讶的事作为回报。]
11.B [考查名词词义辨析。句意:就好像我想要的只是她关心我的一个信号。A.promise承诺;B.sign信号;C.notice通知;D.vision视野。根据下文“she cared about me”可知,Bade是一位很严厉的老师,她能说出鼓励的话就已经算是关心Phoenix的一个信号了。]
12.B [考查动词词义辨析。句意:那一刻改变了他们的关系。A.recovered恢复;B.transformed改变;C.ruined毁灭;D.clouded使模糊。根据后文“It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship.(这是一段长期而富有成果的关系的开始。)”可知,两个人的关系由之前的严厉而有压力的关系转变为一段长期而富有成果的关系。]
13.C [考查名词词义辨析。句意:不到几个星期,他们就在上课时玩得很开心了。A.stress压力;B.patience耐心;C.fun乐趣;D.argument争论。根据下文“It was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship(这是一段长期而富有成果的关系的开始)”可知,由两个人相处变好了,可以推断出他们在上课时玩得开心。]
14.D [考查名词词义辨析。句意:Phoenix说:“我进入了音乐界,成为了一名钢琴老师,这一职业我已经做了50年。”A.acting表演;B.singing唱歌;C.composition作曲;D.music音乐。根据后文“became a piano teacher(成为了一名钢琴老师)”可知,这是和音乐相关的职业。]
15.C [考查动词词义辨析。句意:“这一切都归功于与我的无名英雄Bade Simon在一起的那一刻。”A.leave离开;B.lead带领;C.owe把……归功于;D.add增加。根据后文“precious moment with my unsung hero, Bade Simon”可知,我把Bade认作无名英雄,说明我觉得我的成就要归功于和她在一起的那一刻。]
Ⅲ.语法填空
主题:人与社会
体裁:说明文
话题:七弦乐器——古琴
(2024·湘豫名校联考)
Living Heritage: Guqin
Wandering sounds, irregular rhythms 1.________ a carrier of gentle emotions are the musical language of guqin, a plucked seven string instrument 2.________(create) in ancient China.The earliest piece of guqin in China, unearthed in Hubei Province in 2016, 3.________(date) back to the Zhou Dynasty.The body of a guqin is made of lacquered wood(漆木)and the strings of twisted silk.Unlike 4.________ (it) seemingly simple appearance, making a guqin is 5.________(extreme) demanding.An outstanding piece can take anywhere from two to several decades to complete.It is a result of art and time.The tone of guqin is quiet and distant.The guqin 6.________(favor) by the literati(文人)in ancient China.The most famous guqin 7.________(music) was Yu Boya in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.As he played his guqin in the mountains, a woodcutter named Zhong Ziqi heard the music and understood exactly what Yu wanted 8.________(express).This deep understanding formed 9.________ strong bond between them, and they became close friends.This is the famous tale behind the guqin masterpiece, Flowing Water, High Mountains.The piece has been passed down through generations and is considered one of the most famous and important compositions in Chinese guqin music.This graceful dialogue,10.________ has been flowing from brushed fingertips and travelling for thousands of years, is continuing to this day.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇说明文。古琴是中国古代创造的一种拨弦七弦乐器,它的音乐语言是飘忽的声音、不规则的节奏和温柔的情感载体,最早的古琴可以追溯到周朝,文章对其进行了详细介绍。
1.and [考查连词。句意:古琴是中国古代创造的一种拨弦七弦乐器,它的音乐语言是飘忽的声音、不规则的节奏和温柔的情感载体。“Wandering sounds, irregular rhythms”和“a carrier of gentle emotions”构成并列关系,所以应用连词and。故填and。]
2.created [考查过去分词。句意:古琴是中国古代创造的一种拨弦七弦乐器,它的音乐语言是飘忽的声音、不规则的节奏和温柔的情感载体。动词create意为“创造”,和系动词之间没有连词,和逻辑主语“a plucked seven string instrument”构成被动关系,且动作已完成,所以应用过去分词形式作后置定语。故填created。]
3.dates [考查一般现在时和主谓一致。句意:中国最早的古琴于2016年在湖北省出土,可以追溯到周朝。此处描述客观事实,所以应用一般现在时。主语“The earliest piece of guqin”为第三人称单数。故填dates。]
4.its [考查代词。句意:与看似简单的外观不同,制作古琴的要求非常高。根据“seemingly simple appearance”可知,此处是指它的看似简单的外观,所以应用形容词性物主代词its表示“它的”。故填its。]
5.extremely [考查副词。句意:与看似简单的外观不同,制作古琴的要求非常高。修饰形容词demanding应用副词extremely表示“极度,非常”作状语。故填extremely。]
6.was favored [考查一般过去时的被动语态和主谓一致。句意:古琴是中国古代文人喜爱的乐器。根据“in ancient China”可知,此处应用一般过去时。根据“by the literati”可知,此处应用被动语态。主语guqin为第三人称单数。故填was favored。]
7.musician [考查名词。句意:最著名的古琴演奏家是春秋战国时期的虞伯牙。根据Yu Boya可知,此处是指最著名的古琴演奏家,所以应用名词musician表示“音乐家,乐师”作主语。故填musician。]
8.to express [考查动词不定式。句意:当他在山上弹奏古琴时,一位名叫钟子期的樵夫听到了音乐,并完全理解了他想表达的意思。want to do意为“想要做某事”,为固定搭配,所以此处应用to do不定式作宾语。故填to express。]
9.a [考查冠词。句意:这种深刻的理解在他们之间形成了牢固的纽带,他们成为了亲密的朋友。此处bond意为“纽带”,为可数名词,第一次出现应用不定冠词表示泛指。故填a。]
10.which [考查定语从句。句意:这优美的对话,从拂过的指尖流淌,流传了几千年,延续至今。在非限制性定语从句中缺少主语,且先行词为dialogue,所以应用关系代词which。故填which。]
Ⅳ.读后续写
主题:人与社会
体裁:记叙文
话题:孩子真正的爱好
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Emily came from a musical family.Her father was a famous pianist in his early years and later was a music instructor.Her mother, however, was a performer and composer.Emily's older brother was a Cello and part of the church's choir.However, Emily wasn't like her brother.She was unable to play any instrument.
“You have to be an instrument that you're playing.Why aren't you able to do it?” Emily's father said to her, advising her to learn to play the piano.From time to time, her mother would show the wish that Emily could develop her ability to perform on the stage.It seemed that the whole family was pushing her to play music.Every time this happened, it was a massive pain for her.Emily felt that she wasn't part of her family.It was her dream to become just like the rest of them.However, no matter how hard she tried, she was unable to.
“Being different doesn't mean that you aren't blessed with any potential or talent,” said Sarah, a teacher of Emily.“Maybe there is something interesting that I can do,” Emily thought.Every evening, Emily spent time sketching or drawing and painting in her bedroom.Her paintings showed her father on the piano and her brother on the Cello as well as her mother performing on the stage.Her paintings were vivid and the emotions were real.The paintings revealed how much her family was devoted to music.The paintings also revealed the things Emily was skilled at.
But her family did not even know.The only thing they knew was that Emily was unable to sing and play one musical instrument.And they weren't happy with her at all.Emily was a lover of her loved ones, and she loved them dearly.She wanted to be the pride of the family someday.How could this happen when she wasn't able to do what they asked her to accomplish?
注意:1.续写词数应为 150 左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
The answer was found when Sarah saw her gift for arts. ____________________________
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[参考范文]
The answer was found when Sarah saw her gift for arts. Sarah was amazed by Emily's talent, and she showed Emily's paintings to her classmates.All the classmates were impressed with her paintings.But Emily still seemed unsatisfied with herself and appeared unhappy.Sarah felt confused.After knowing the reason, Sarah got a brilliant idea.One day, she went to Emily's home to visit her family with Emily's artwork, which vividly revealed how much her family was devoted to music.
When her parents saw her artwork, they were moved deeply.They felt sorry for their little girl for forcing her to do what she was not good at.They went to Emily and hugged her firmly, “My dear baby! Please forgive us.We just pushed you too hard to play one instrument despite the fact music was not what you were good at.” Emily couldn't believe what she had heard.Her mother went up and smiled to her: “Emily, you are the pride of our family.From now on, you just need to be yourself.You are unique!”
[语篇解读] 本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了Emily出身音乐世家,但是没有音乐天赋,反而擅长画画。Emily的家人常感到遗憾,希望她能擅长某个乐器,Emily也希望成为家人的骄傲。最后,Emily的家人终于明白了她的爱好所在,为自己曾经的想法感到后悔。
[详解]
1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“当萨拉看到她的艺术天赋时,答案就找到了。”以及第二段首句“当她的父母看到她的作品时,他们被深深地打动了。”可知,第一段可描述Emily的艺术天赋是如何得到了Sarah的认可的以及Sarah将Emily的作品拿给了她的父母看。
②由第二段首句“当她的父母看到她的作品时,他们被深深地打动了。”可知,第二段可描写Emily的父母为自己曾经的想法感到后悔并认可了女儿的优秀。
2.续写线索:父母希望——爱好画画——不敢告诉——老师认可——父母看到作品——意识到错误——父母认可
3.词汇激活
行为类
①表现:reveal/show
②投入:devote/dedicate
③参观:visit /pay a visit to
情绪类
①惊讶的:amazed/surprised.
②困惑的:confused/bewildered
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