Unit 1 Music 单元话题（音乐类）阅读回答问题15篇（分层练习）英语新教材沪教版五四学制七年级下册

Unit1 Music 单元话题（音乐类）阅读回答问题15篇（分层练习） 基础入门训练5篇 读下面的文章，回答问题，把答案写在答题卡各小题的横线上。 You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that. When she was a child, she was poor. Once, her friend invited her to her birthday party. She was sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her. “The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears (眼泪) ran down her face. Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. “What happened?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to ...” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party. When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special (特殊的) gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known (众所周知) in America. 1．Who wrote the song Happy Birthday? 2．Why was the girl sad when her friend invited her to her birthday party? 3．Did she go to her friend’s birthday party? 4．What gift did she give her friend? 5．What did her friends think of the song? 请阅读下面这篇有关机器人的文章，根据所提供的信息，用完整句子回答下面的问题。 Scientists at Georgia Tech are working to improve a musical(音乐的) robot called Shimon. Now Shimon not only plays music, but also writes the words to his own songs and sings them. Shimon is a musical robot. Even back in 2015, it played with other musicians(音乐家) at the Kennedy Center. What Shimon could do was already pretty cool. Shimon is back with lots of new skills. Now it can write the words to its own songs, and sing them. Shimon learned to write the words for the songs the same way it learned to write music— by learning thousands of examples. Scientists train Shimon on the words to 50,000 songs. Singing the songs is another story. To give Shimon a voice(声音), the Georgia Tech team works with scientists at Pompeu Fabra University in Spain. They use AI to make the voice and it sounds very much like a man. Shimon’s face has also new features(特点). Shimon’s mouth now moves in time as it sings. It also has eyebrows and it allows his face to show more emotion(情感). Later this spring, the team plans to put out an album(专辑) of about 8—10 of Shimon’s songs. The album will be put on the music streaming service Spotify. There are also plans for Shimon to go on a tour with a band to play and sing its songs live. 1．What is the name of the robot? 2．Where did the robot play with other musicians in 2015? 3．What can the robot do now when it is back? 4．What does the robot’s voice sound like? 5．How many songs will the team put in the robot’s album? Colin Boyle was born in 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. While he was ill in hospital at age 10, his uncle gave him an old violin. He loved it right away. After he left the hospital, he practiced at his school every day after class. One day in 1987, John Leaf, the manager（经纪人）of several successful musicians, came to Colin’s school. He was having a meeting with the headmaster when he heard Colin practicing. After the meeting, he found Colin and invited him to appear in one of the concerts he was organizing that year. Colin, however, refused Leaf’s invitation because just then he was preparing for some important school exams. Years later, Colin made it to college to study engineering. At college he met Kim O’Malley, who was studying chemistry（化学）. Kim was also good at music. Being students, they didn’t have much money and they usually worked in a restaurant on weekends. One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim were at work, they heard that there would be no live（现场演出的）music in the restaurant that night because the singer could not come. Colin and Kim persuaded（劝说）the owner of the restaurant to let them play. Everyone was shocked（震惊）to hear how good they were. After that, they worked hard together and improved greatly in music. 1．From whom did Colin get an old violin? 2．What was Leaf doing when he heard Colin playing the violin? 3．Why did Colin refuse Leaf’s invitation? 4．Where did Colin meet Kim? 5．How did people feel when they heard Colin and Kim’s music? Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题) As we know music can not only bring us wonderful enjoyment, but also happiness when we are tired or sad. And many people have the habit of enjoying music when they are free. But to our surprise, one English school allows children to listen to music or even to have the TV on while they are studying, and they find it is helpful to improve the students’ grades. According to a research at Millfield School, about 20% of teenagers work best with background music, 10% excellent when allowed to finish their work with short walks around the room while up to 80% can concentrate better if allowed to play with a small object. The research has made the school use a very new way, encouraging students to discover which learning styles suit them best, and then let them do their homework listening to music or even lying down. Some parents don’t believe, but many are now accepting it at home where children are allowed to do their work with the television on. “I prefer to work on the floor with music on low,” said Sam, a 13-year-old girl. “At first my parents thought I didn’t study hard, but my teacher asked them to look at my homework and when they saw it was okay, they agreed at last.” 1．What can the music bring us? . 2．Which school allows children to listen to music while they are studying? . 3．How did 80% of teenagers work best? . 4．The research has made Millfield School different from other schools, hasn’t it? . 5．How old is Sam? . 6．Tell your ideas about listening to music while doing homework. . When Wang Qi was a young adult, he used to be crazy about almost all kinds of music with his friends. But three years ago, when he was using the Internet, he found a song full of the feeling of missing the motherland. It made Wang Qi think of his hometown and the people there. He came to realize how much he actually cared about them all. Ever since then, he has been a fan of Chinese folk (民间的) music. Folk music is a traditional kind of music in China. Many areas have their own unique styles (独特的风格). Many songs nowadays are about modern life in China, such as looking for dreams and the challenges of city life, but not about the strong traditions. However, folk music takes us back to the “good old days” when people were simple and truthful to one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are true feelings, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. Wang Qi hasn’t been to those famous places where folk music appeared yet, but it is his dream to go there one day. He has already read a lot about them and done some research. He knows that there are many folk music festivals in some places. There are also a lot of famous musicians and singers who have brought Chinese folk music to the world. 根据短文内容回答问题，答案写在横线上。 1．How long has Wang Qi been a fan of Chinese folk music? (答案不超过5个词) . 2．What did a song full of the feeling of missing the motherland make Wang Qi think of? (答案不超过6个词) . 3．What are the best things in life? (答案不超过12个词) . 4．Where does Wang Qi want to go one day? (答案不超过7个词) . 5．Do you like music? Why or why not? (答案不超过30个词) . 进阶拓展训练5篇 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Jordan Benissan starts his performance by drumming. He strikes (敲击) the drums with his hands. Sometimes in the center, sometimes on the side, sometimes with a quick brush of the drum’s surface (表面). When Benissan was a child, he didn’t have enough money to buy a musical instrument (乐器), so he called on his creativity. He brought an empty coffee can, a string (弦) from a bicycle, and a bow-shaped stick (棒). He tried to make his own instrument by hand. He began to make a hole (孔) in the bottom of the coffee can for the string to go through. Then he tied each end of the string to his wooden bow. When he played it, he sat on the floor with the can between his legs, and strummed (弹拨) the string with his fingers. The sound he made was beautiful. Benissan uses drums of many shapes (形状) and sizes when he plays. Those different drums, he says, make up a family. His drum family has a father, a mother, an older brother, a daughter, twins, and a baby brother. In Togo, people add a bell (钟) to the drum family. These instruments, Benissan says, give music its heartbeat. When the drum family works together, it makes a composition (乐曲) more beautiful than any of the instrument can make alone. Benissan believes that the same idea works for people. “As a member of a community (社区) in Africa, everybody is very important,” Benissan says. “Whether you are small or big, you can do a good job for the whole group.” Music plays an important role in Togo, which is a country of more than five million people. A master musician in Togo is a performer, a teacher, a historian, a doctor, and a voice for the community. The people of Togo use music to understand and connect to (联接) the past, back to the first musicians centuries ago. Not everyone in Togo can be a master musician like Benissan, but the most Togolese also make music a part of everyday life. When there is a community project to finish, such as building a school, people throughout the community join the work. They come not just with tools (工具) but with instruments and songs. So the music comes together with the work and brings happiness and enjoyment to the task. 1．Why did Benissan create his own instruments? 2．How many instruments are there in the drum family in Togo? 3．What does Benissan ask the people to do for the whole community? 4．Which do you think is more enjoyable, working with music or working only with the tools? Why?(at least two sentences) Everyone enjoys music but did you know it could improve the lives of sick kids? A famous musician once said music could change the world! In fact in Australia, a scientist Catherine, has made a music program that’s been putting smiles on the faces of kids in hospitals across the country. “It can make you happy, it can make you sad, it can make you want to get up and dance, and it can make you feel good and take away any stress,” said Catherine. For thousands of years people have believed that music has a great effect on both the mind and the body, but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began to study its medical effects. At that time, doctors and nurses found that playing music in hospitals helped sick soldiers feel better. Since then it’s been used to help people with brain problems learn to speak again and help other patients feel less pain and sadness. It’s even been used to help kids in schools get better marks because it allows them to relax and pay more attention. Now music is being used in a special program called Music Therapy(治疗). It helps people improve their life in many different ways by using music. It can include: listening to music, playing instruments, singing, song writing, action songs and games. Sophia is eleven. She got bone cancer five months ago, but playing music, learning new songs and singing have become a part of her life. “It takes my mind off feeling sick. While I am listening to music, it tells me not to give up hope. I feel that my life will turn around and I will be strong again.” It seems that a few minutes of music a day can help keep the doctor away! 1．Who is Catherine? 2．Can music help children to get better marks at school? 3．What’s the use of Music Therapy? 4．How does Sophia feel during her Music Therapy? 5．What’s your idea for music? Luo Wei, born in Guangzhou, is a pianist in Shanghai. She likes expressing（表达）her love through her music. She writes her piano pieces from the everyday scenes（场景）in Shanghai. She wrote more than 100 “love letters” for her city. They are all piano pieces. Luo’s musical journey started when she was a little child. Her parents were strict with her. “They did not believe in shortcuts（捷径）. When I wasn’t having classes in school, I would spend most of my free time practicing the piano,” she said. She wrote her first piano piece on a rainy day when she was feeling sad. “I just love riding on the streets to look for something interesting, such as the singing birds in the trees in summer, and the fallen leaves on the floor in autumn. All these are good for my piano pieces. People will find that Shanghai is a good place to live through my music,” she says. Many people love listening to her music. Some people even say they want to go to Shanghai after listening to her music. “Her music is so beautiful and warm,” they say. Luo Wei says she wants to write more good music for people and bring Shanghai to the world. 根据文章内容，回答下列问题。 1．How many “love letters” did Luo Wei write for her city — Shanghai? 2．When did Luo Wei’s musical journey start? 3．Why does Luo Wei love riding on the streets? 4．Does Luo Wei love Shanghai? 5．What do some people think of Luo Wei’s music? Xian Xinghai is a very famous musician in China. He is one of the great composers of classical and traditional music. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. Xian was born in Macao, China in 1905. He began learning music when he was very young. Then he studied in a special music school in Paris and he became the school’s best student. In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight （与……战斗）against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan’an to teach music at a college. There were no pianos in Yan’an at that time, but Xian still wrote some of his most important music there. He is famous for his song The Yellow River. He wrote it in 1939 in only six days. He used traditional folk music, and brought western and Chinese music together. Xian Xinghai died young at the age of 40, in 1945. In his short life he wrote hundreds of popular revolutionary（革命的）songs. He is called the “People’s Musician” and his songs are still popular today. 1．Who is Xian Xinghai? 2．What was Xian Xinghai like when he studied in Paris? 3．Did Xian Xinghai stop writing songs in Yan'an because there were no pianos? 4．Why is Xian Xinghai called the “People’s Musician”? 5．What should we learn from Xian Xinghai’s life? 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The summer vacation is coming. Would you like to take a trip to Guangxi? Guangxi is home to many Zhuang people. Most Zhuang people like singing even more than talking. They sing songs while walking, farming and doing housework. Among all the singers of the Zhuang people, Liu Sanjie might be the most famous. Liu Sanjie was a woman with a beautiful voice. She did well in singing love songs. She always sang for the poor and helped them. So the Zhuang people loved her very much. They passed down her songs from generation to generation. On the third day of the third lunar (农历) month, the Zhuang people have a big singing festival. Thousands of singers get together, competing (比赛) to be the “king” and “queen” of singing. Many singers are young men and women. They often sing Liu Sanjie’s love songs in pairs. It’s a good chance for the young to get to know each other, and maybe, to find a good husband or wife. “Impression (印象) Liu Sanjie” is a big show. It usually lasts for about one hour. The stage (舞台) is set on Lijiang River in Guilin, Guangxi. The lighting of the night show is amazing! You can’t miss it if you come to Guangxi on your summer vacation! 1．What do most Zhuang people enjoy doing? 2．Why did the Zhuang people love Liu Sanjie very much? 3．When is the big singing festival? 4．How long does “Impression Liu Sanjie” usually last? 5．Do you love singing songs? Why or why not? 能力综合实践5篇 Scientists (科学家) find that music is important in being ready for a sports game. They say that listening to the right music helps people train (训练) hard and feel good after training. A lot of sportspeople now use music to help them be ready for sports games. Listening to the right music is important for all of us. We all know that doing some exercise is important, but many of us don’t like doing it. Listening to music can make exercise more interesting, and help people keep doing it. Every evening I run for half an hour for exercise. I also play Taiji for 30 minutes. Maybe I can make my exercise fun and easy this evening by listening to some music. But not all sportspeople like listening to music in their training or games. One sportsman says that he needs to concentrate (集中注意力) before a game, but he can’t do it when he is listening to music. 1．Can listening to the right music help sportspeople prepare for sports games? 2．What does the writer do every evening? 3．Why is it important for us to listen to the right music? 4．Do you like listening to music when you exercise? Why or why not? 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 More music, please! Albert Einstein, a famous scientist in the early 1900s, loved to play the violin. Einstein often played his violin when he had a hard time working out a difficult science problem. He believed that playing the violin helped him find answers. He thought there was more to music than just being something fun to listen to. And many scientists today agree with Einstein. They find that music has a power that’s not just for making us feel happy. Some scientists think that playing music can help your brain (大脑) work better. When you play an instrument, you are giving your brain a workout. For example, guitar players have to do many things at once when playing music. They use their eyes to read the music, their fingers to pick at the strings, and their ears to listen to the notes that they are playing. Different parts of their bodies are working together. This helps their brains get stronger and can help them pay attention, work out problems, and remember things more easily. You don’t have to play an instrument to feel good. Just listening to music can also make you happy. If you’re having a bad day, music can make you feel better. When you listen to your favorite music, your brain lets out something that makes you feel good. Listening to light music can also be relaxing. A soft song can help you relax when you are unhappy. For example, many people sing quiet songs to babies, because it can help them stop crying and sleep well. Studies also show that people feel less pain (痛苦) when they are listening to music they enjoy. When people start listening to music, they pay less attention to other things. Because people are not thinking so much about the pain, they do not feel it as strongly. People have found that the more you like the music you’re hearing, the less pain you feel! 1．When did Einstein often play his violin? 2．Why can playing music help your brain work better? 3．What do people do to help babies stop crying and sleep well? 4．When do you listen to music? Why? 阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。 Music and Behavior (行为) Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm. Scientists believe that music changes the way people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of Western classical music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people usually spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without background music, people spend even less. Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people cat faster. It’s interesting that people would like to chew (咀嚼) their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants can make more money. Some scientists think that music makes students think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that students learn better when they are relaxed and listening to music can help them relax. The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might change the way you behave. 1．Do scientists believe that music changes the way people behave? 2．How do people feel when they listen to the classical music? 3．What kind of music do restaurant play to make more money? 4．Why can music make students learn better? 5．What’s the passage mainly about? Seba Stephens is only 11 years old, but he’s a very talented musician. He plays the drums, bass, guitar and piano. Seba and his family live in Memphis, USA—a place famous for music. He grew up with music all around, but his favorite was the drumming from the band. “The Police songs are full of so much cool drumming,” he says. Before he turned three, his parents asked him what he wanted for his birthday. “Drums!” he answered. His parents bought him a junior drum set (儿童架子鼓). He liked it very much. “He didn’t stop playing,” says his dad, Everett. But soon Seba grew unhappy. He couldn’t get his junior drum set to make the sounds he had heard. Then his parents bought him a professional (专业的) drum set and let him take drum lessons. In just a few months, his drum teacher said that Seba was learning so quickly that he needed a higher level of lessons. Seba’s parents encouraged him to play music in other ways. Seba learned the bass, guitar, and piano. As a four-year-old child, he faced difficulties. “I couldn’t see over my drum set,” he says. He also couldn’t find a good bass that was small enough. Seba started a band in kindergarten. By first grade, he could make money by playing music. In 2020, Seba joined a summer music program at Berklee, a famous college of music. To keep up, he had to practice for 36 hours a week. After the summer, Seba asked his parents to home-school him so he could keep going to Berklee during the school year. He did school work in the mornings. In the afternoons and at night he worked on music. He studied with some famous drummers, and learned many drumming skills. In May 2021, Seba became the youngest person ever to receive a professional certificate (证书) from Berklee. When he’s old enough, Seba hopes to go to college at Berklee. For now, he’s still practicing and playing. 1．When did Seba start to play the drums? 2．What difficulties did Seba face at the age of four? 3．How long did Seba practice a week in a summer music program at Berklee? 4．What does Seba hope to do when he’s old enough? 5．Why could Seba become successful? 【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】 The power of music No one could say that Katy Perry is an ordinary artist. Her songs are not just about sweet romance and heartbreaks, but usually have bigger and more empowering themes. Take the songs Firework (2010) and Roar (2013) for example, where Perry sings about being our own master and discovering our true value. But actually, these themes are not daring enough, at least not for Perry. Earlier this year, she announced her new album Witness, together with a new idea for pop music. Perry calls her new style “purposeful pop”, meaning pop with a social and political message. It seems that Perry has become tired of simply encouraging people. Now, she wants to educate them politically as well. Part of her inspiration came during the 2016 US presidential election between Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. Perry was a very public supporter of Clinton because Trump was a candidate with a record of disrespectful behavior toward women. The best example of Perry’s purposeful pop is probably the song Chained to the Rhythm, in which Perry criticizes people’s obsession with their own ideas and the fact they are unwilling to think more critically about the world. As the song’s lyrics say, “Aren’t you lonely? Up there in utopia. Where nothing will ever be enough. Happily numb. So comfortable, we’re living in a bubble, bubble. So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble.” Even though the election is long over and Trump won, Perry’s political message seems to be continuing. But when it comes to the concept of purposeful pop, it is, in fact, something a lot of pop stars have been doing for a while. Beyonce’s 2016 song Formation, for example, deals with various social problems such as the dispute between white policemen and black citizens in the US, hoping to create change through music. “Formation isn’t just about police brutality—it’s about the entirety of the black experience in America in 2016, which includes standards of beauty, disempowerment, culture and the shared parts of our history,” wrote Jenna Wortham in The New York Times. To singers like Perry and Beyonce, songs are not just entertainment, but part of a movement. It may have seemed strange when this concept was first introduced, but it’s on its way to becoming normal. “The truth is, not speaking up in 2017 means you’re part of the problem. It’s no longer OK to be quiet and complacent,” wrote Shannon Carlin on entertainment news website Bustle. 【回答问题】 1．In which songs did Perry sing to become our own master? 2．What did Perry call her new style? 3．Who did Perry support, Donald Trump or Hilary Clinton? 4．Which song of Beyonce reflects social problems? 5．What is Formation about? 20 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 21 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit1 Music 单元话题（音乐类）阅读回答问题15篇（分层练习） 基础入门训练5篇 读下面的文章，回答问题，把答案写在答题卡各小题的横线上。 You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that. When she was a child, she was poor. Once, her friend invited her to her birthday party. She was sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her. “The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears (眼泪) ran down her face. Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. “What happened?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to ...” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party. When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special (特殊的) gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known (众所周知) in America. 1．Who wrote the song Happy Birthday? 2．Why was the girl sad when her friend invited her to her birthday party? 3．Did she go to her friend’s birthday party? 4．What gift did she give her friend? 5．What did her friends think of the song? 【答案】1．An American girl. 2．Because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift. 3．Yes, she did./Yes. 4．A song. 5．It was beautiful/wonderful./They liked the song. 【导语】本文主要讲述了《生日快乐》这首歌的来历。 1．根据第一段“It was written by an American girl.”可知，《生日快乐》这首歌是由一位美国女孩创作的，故填An American girl. 2．根据第二段“She was sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.”可知，女孩难过的原因是她没有足够的钱给朋友买礼物，故填Because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift. 3．根据最后一段“When she sang the song at the party the next day...”可知，女孩第二天在朋友的生日派对上唱了歌，由此可以推断出她去参加了朋友的生日聚会，故填Yes, she did./Yes. 4．根据“She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.”以及“Thank you for giving me the special (特殊的) gift.”可知，她给朋友的礼物是一首歌，故填A song. 5．根据最后一段朋友说“How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before.”可知，朋友们觉得这首歌非常美妙动听，即他们喜欢这首歌，故填It was beautiful/wonderful./They liked the song. 请阅读下面这篇有关机器人的文章，根据所提供的信息，用完整句子回答下面的问题。 Scientists at Georgia Tech are working to improve a musical(音乐的) robot called Shimon. Now Shimon not only plays music, but also writes the words to his own songs and sings them. Shimon is a musical robot. Even back in 2015, it played with other musicians(音乐家) at the Kennedy Center. What Shimon could do was already pretty cool. Shimon is back with lots of new skills. Now it can write the words to its own songs, and sing them. Shimon learned to write the words for the songs the same way it learned to write music— by learning thousands of examples. Scientists train Shimon on the words to 50,000 songs. Singing the songs is another story. To give Shimon a voice(声音), the Georgia Tech team works with scientists at Pompeu Fabra University in Spain. They use AI to make the voice and it sounds very much like a man. Shimon’s face has also new features(特点). Shimon’s mouth now moves in time as it sings. It also has eyebrows and it allows his face to show more emotion(情感). Later this spring, the team plans to put out an album(专辑) of about 8—10 of Shimon’s songs. The album will be put on the music streaming service Spotify. There are also plans for Shimon to go on a tour with a band to play and sing its songs live. 1．What is the name of the robot? 2．Where did the robot play with other musicians in 2015? 3．What can the robot do now when it is back? 4．What does the robot’s voice sound like? 5．How many songs will the team put in the robot’s album? 【答案】1．The robot is called Shimon. 2．The robot played with other musicians at the Kennedy Center. 3．Now the robot can write the words to its own songs and sing them. 4．The robot’s voice sounds very much like a man. 5．About 8—10 songs. 【导语】本文主要介绍了音乐机器人的相关情况，介绍了它的功能特点以及未来的计划。 1．根据“Scientists at Georgia Tech are working to improve a musical(音乐的) robot called Shimon”可知，这个机器人叫Shimon，故填The robot is called Shimon. 2．根据“Even back in 2015, it played with other musicians(音乐家) at the Kennedy Center”可知，早在2015年，它就曾与其他音乐家在肯尼迪中心演出，故填The robot played with other musicians at the Kennedy Center. 3．根据“Shimon is back with lots of new skills. Now it can write the words to its own songs, and sing them”可知，可以为自己的歌曲写歌词，并唱出来，故填Now the robot can write the words to its own songs and sing them. 4．根据“They use AI to make the voice and it sounds very much like a man”可知，声音听起来非常像一个人，故填The robot’s voice sounds very much like a man. 5．根据“Later this spring, the team plans to put out an album(专辑) of about 8-5 of Shimon’s songs”可知，计划推出一张包含8—5首歌曲的专辑，故填About 8—5 songs. Colin Boyle was born in 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. While he was ill in hospital at age 10, his uncle gave him an old violin. He loved it right away. After he left the hospital, he practiced at his school every day after class. One day in 1987, John Leaf, the manager（经纪人）of several successful musicians, came to Colin’s school. He was having a meeting with the headmaster when he heard Colin practicing. After the meeting, he found Colin and invited him to appear in one of the concerts he was organizing that year. Colin, however, refused Leaf’s invitation because just then he was preparing for some important school exams. Years later, Colin made it to college to study engineering. At college he met Kim O’Malley, who was studying chemistry（化学）. Kim was also good at music. Being students, they didn’t have much money and they usually worked in a restaurant on weekends. One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim were at work, they heard that there would be no live（现场演出的）music in the restaurant that night because the singer could not come. Colin and Kim persuaded（劝说）the owner of the restaurant to let them play. Everyone was shocked（震惊）to hear how good they were. After that, they worked hard together and improved greatly in music. 1．From whom did Colin get an old violin? 2．What was Leaf doing when he heard Colin playing the violin? 3．Why did Colin refuse Leaf’s invitation? 4．Where did Colin meet Kim? 5．How did people feel when they heard Colin and Kim’s music? 【答案】1．His uncle. 2．Leaf/He was having a meeting with the headmaster. 3．Because he was busy with his exams at that time. 4．At college. 5．Shocked. 【导语】本文主要介绍了Colin Boyle和Kim O’Malley的音乐之路。 1．根据“ his uncle gave him an old violin.”可知，小提琴是叔叔给的。故填His uncle. 2．根据“He was having a meeting with the headmaster when he heard Colin practicing.”可知，经纪人正在和校长开会。故填Leaf/He was having a meeting with the headmaster. 3．根据“olin, however, refused Leaf’s invitation because just then he was preparing for some important school exams.”可知，因为Colin忙于准备考试所以拒绝了。故填Because he was busy with his exams at that time. 4．根据“At college he met Kim O’Malley”可知，两个人是在大学相遇的。故填At college. 5．根据“Everyone was shocked（震惊）to hear how good they were.”可知，所有人都很震惊。故填Shocked. Answer the questions (根据短文内容，回答下列问题) As we know music can not only bring us wonderful enjoyment, but also happiness when we are tired or sad. And many people have the habit of enjoying music when they are free. But to our surprise, one English school allows children to listen to music or even to have the TV on while they are studying, and they find it is helpful to improve the students’ grades. According to a research at Millfield School, about 20% of teenagers work best with background music, 10% excellent when allowed to finish their work with short walks around the room while up to 80% can concentrate better if allowed to play with a small object. The research has made the school use a very new way, encouraging students to discover which learning styles suit them best, and then let them do their homework listening to music or even lying down. Some parents don’t believe, but many are now accepting it at home where children are allowed to do their work with the television on. “I prefer to work on the floor with music on low,” said Sam, a 13-year-old girl. “At first my parents thought I didn’t study hard, but my teacher asked them to look at my homework and when they saw it was okay, they agreed at last.” 1．What can the music bring us? . 2．Which school allows children to listen to music while they are studying? . 3．How did 80% of teenagers work best? . 4．The research has made Millfield School different from other schools, hasn’t it? . 5．How old is Sam? . 6．Tell your ideas about listening to music while doing homework. . 【答案】1．Music can not only bring us wonderful enjoyment, but also happiness when we are tired or sad. 2．Millfield School. 3．They can play with a small object. 4．Yes, it has. 5．13. 6．If learning styles suit ourselves, we can try them. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了英国一所学校新奇的教学方法——听着音乐学习。学生可以边听音乐边看电视学习，也可以边散步边做作业，甚至躺着做作业，只要是适合他们的学习方式都可以，并且这种方法也得到了很多父母的认可。 1．根据“As we know music can not only bring us wonderful enjoyment, but also happiness when we are tired or sad.”可知，音乐不仅能给我们带来美妙的享受，而且在我们疲倦或悲伤的时候也能给我们带来快乐。故填Music can not only bring us wonderful enjoyment, but also happiness when we are tired or sad. 2．根据“According to a research at Millfield School...”可知，Millfield School这个学校允许学生学习过程中听歌。故填Millfield School. 3．根据“...while up to 80% can concentrate better if allowed to play with a small object.”可知，如果允许玩一个小物体，高达80%的人可以更好地集中注意力。故填They can play with a small object. 4．根据“The research has made the school use a very new way...”可知，这个研究是这个学校使用了一中新的方式。故填Yes, it has. 5．根据“... said Sam, a 13-year-old girl.”可知，Sam13岁。故填13. 6．根据题目要求发表自己的看法，故参考答案之一为If learning styles suit ourselves, we can try them. When Wang Qi was a young adult, he used to be crazy about almost all kinds of music with his friends. But three years ago, when he was using the Internet, he found a song full of the feeling of missing the motherland. It made Wang Qi think of his hometown and the people there. He came to realize how much he actually cared about them all. Ever since then, he has been a fan of Chinese folk (民间的) music. Folk music is a traditional kind of music in China. Many areas have their own unique styles (独特的风格). Many songs nowadays are about modern life in China, such as looking for dreams and the challenges of city life, but not about the strong traditions. However, folk music takes us back to the “good old days” when people were simple and truthful to one another. It reminds us that the best things in life are true feelings, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. Wang Qi hasn’t been to those famous places where folk music appeared yet, but it is his dream to go there one day. He has already read a lot about them and done some research. He knows that there are many folk music festivals in some places. There are also a lot of famous musicians and singers who have brought Chinese folk music to the world. 根据短文内容回答问题，答案写在横线上。 1．How long has Wang Qi been a fan of Chinese folk music? (答案不超过5个词) . 2．What did a song full of the feeling of missing the motherland make Wang Qi think of? (答案不超过6个词) . 3．What are the best things in life? (答案不超过12个词) . 4．Where does Wang Qi want to go one day? (答案不超过7个词) . 5．Do you like music? Why or why not? (答案不超过30个词) . 【答案】1．For three years./Ever since three years ago. 2．His hometown and the people there. 3．True feelings, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. 4．Those/The famous places where folk music appeared. 5．Yes. Because it can make me think of the best things in my life, and bring me happiness. 【导语】本文主要讲述了王琪对民间音乐的喜爱。 1．根据“But three years ago, when he was using the Internet, he found a song full of the feeling of missing the motherland....Ever since then, he has been a fan of Chinese folk (民间的) music.”可知，王琪成为中国民乐的爱好者已经成为3年了，故填For three years./Ever since three years ago. 2．根据“when he was using the Internet, he found a song full of the feeling of missing the motherland. It made Wang Qi think of his hometown and the people there.”可知，一首充满对祖国思念之情的歌让他想起了他的家乡和那里的人们。故填His hometown and the people there. 3．根据“It reminds us that the best things in life are true feelings, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside.”可知，生活中最美好的东西是真情、朋友、家庭，以及大自然和乡村的美丽。故填True feelings, friends, family, and the beauty of nature and the countryside. 4．根据“Wang Qi hasn’t been to those famous places where folk music appeared yet, but it is his dream to go there one day. ”可知，他想去一个那些出现民间音乐的著名地方。故填Those/The famous places where folk music appeared. 5．开放性题目，答案不唯一。参考答案为：Yes. Because it can make me think of the best things in my life, and bring me happiness. 进阶拓展训练5篇 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 Jordan Benissan starts his performance by drumming. He strikes (敲击) the drums with his hands. Sometimes in the center, sometimes on the side, sometimes with a quick brush of the drum’s surface (表面). When Benissan was a child, he didn’t have enough money to buy a musical instrument (乐器), so he called on his creativity. He brought an empty coffee can, a string (弦) from a bicycle, and a bow-shaped stick (棒). He tried to make his own instrument by hand. He began to make a hole (孔) in the bottom of the coffee can for the string to go through. Then he tied each end of the string to his wooden bow. When he played it, he sat on the floor with the can between his legs, and strummed (弹拨) the string with his fingers. The sound he made was beautiful. Benissan uses drums of many shapes (形状) and sizes when he plays. Those different drums, he says, make up a family. His drum family has a father, a mother, an older brother, a daughter, twins, and a baby brother. In Togo, people add a bell (钟) to the drum family. These instruments, Benissan says, give music its heartbeat. When the drum family works together, it makes a composition (乐曲) more beautiful than any of the instrument can make alone. Benissan believes that the same idea works for people. “As a member of a community (社区) in Africa, everybody is very important,” Benissan says. “Whether you are small or big, you can do a good job for the whole group.” Music plays an important role in Togo, which is a country of more than five million people. A master musician in Togo is a performer, a teacher, a historian, a doctor, and a voice for the community. The people of Togo use music to understand and connect to (联接) the past, back to the first musicians centuries ago. Not everyone in Togo can be a master musician like Benissan, but the most Togolese also make music a part of everyday life. When there is a community project to finish, such as building a school, people throughout the community join the work. They come not just with tools (工具) but with instruments and songs. So the music comes together with the work and brings happiness and enjoyment to the task. 1．Why did Benissan create his own instruments? 2．How many instruments are there in the drum family in Togo? 3．What does Benissan ask the people to do for the whole community? 4．Which do you think is more enjoyable, working with music or working only with the tools? Why?(at least two sentences) 【答案】1．Because he didn’t have enough money. 2．There are eight instruments in the drum family in Togo./Eight. 3．He asks them to work together and do a good job for the community. 4．I think working with music is more enjoyable because music brings happiness and enjoyment to the task. Music also helps people connect and work together more harmoniously. 【导语】本文讲述了Jordan Benissan通过创造自己的乐器和演奏非洲鼓来表达音乐艺术的重要性，并强调了音乐在Togo文化和社区活动中的重要角色和团结作用。 1．根据“When Benissan was a child, he didn’t have enough money to buy a musical instrument (乐器), so he called on his creativity”可知，Benissan因为没有足够的钱来买乐器，所以开始自己动手创造乐器。故填Because he didn’t have enough money. 2．根据“His drum family has a father, a mother, an older brother, a daughter, twins, and a baby brother. In Togo, people add a bell to the drum family.”可知，鼓的家庭包括七个鼓和一个钟，即共有八个乐器。故填There are eight instruments in the drum family in Togo./Eight. 3．根据“Whether you are small or big, you can do a good job for the whole group.”可知，Benissan鼓励每个人为整个社区贡献自己的一份力量。故填He asks them to work together and do a good job for the community. 4．开放性作答，言之有理即可。参考答案为I think working with music is more enjoyable because music brings happiness and enjoyment to the task. Music also helps people connect and work together more harmoniously. Everyone enjoys music but did you know it could improve the lives of sick kids? A famous musician once said music could change the world! In fact in Australia, a scientist Catherine, has made a music program that’s been putting smiles on the faces of kids in hospitals across the country. “It can make you happy, it can make you sad, it can make you want to get up and dance, and it can make you feel good and take away any stress,” said Catherine. For thousands of years people have believed that music has a great effect on both the mind and the body, but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began to study its medical effects. At that time, doctors and nurses found that playing music in hospitals helped sick soldiers feel better. Since then it’s been used to help people with brain problems learn to speak again and help other patients feel less pain and sadness. It’s even been used to help kids in schools get better marks because it allows them to relax and pay more attention. Now music is being used in a special program called Music Therapy(治疗). It helps people improve their life in many different ways by using music. It can include: listening to music, playing instruments, singing, song writing, action songs and games. Sophia is eleven. She got bone cancer five months ago, but playing music, learning new songs and singing have become a part of her life. “It takes my mind off feeling sick. While I am listening to music, it tells me not to give up hope. I feel that my life will turn around and I will be strong again.” It seems that a few minutes of music a day can help keep the doctor away! 1．Who is Catherine? 2．Can music help children to get better marks at school? 3．What’s the use of Music Therapy? 4．How does Sophia feel during her Music Therapy? 5．What’s your idea for music? 【答案】1．She is a scientist. 2．Yes. 3．It helps people improve their quality of life in different ways by using music. 4．She feels better./She feels her life will turn around, and she will be strong again. 5．I also think that music can do good to me. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍音乐在医学领域的作用。 1．根据“a scientist Catherine”可知，Catherine是一位科学家，故填She is a scientist. 2．根据“It’s even been used to help kids in schools get better marks”可知，音乐被用来帮助学校里的孩子取得更好的成绩，用肯定会的。故填Yes. 3．根据“It helps people improve their life in many different ways by using music.”可知，它通过使用音乐在许多方面帮助人们改善他们的生活，故填It helps people improve their quality of life in different ways by using music. 4．根据“I feel that my life will turn around and I will be strong again.””可知，Catherine生活将会好转，她将再次变得坚强，故填She feels better./She feels her life will turn around, and she will be strong again. 5．本题属于开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：我认为音乐对我有好处，故填I also think that music can do good to me. Luo Wei, born in Guangzhou, is a pianist in Shanghai. She likes expressing（表达）her love through her music. She writes her piano pieces from the everyday scenes（场景）in Shanghai. She wrote more than 100 “love letters” for her city. They are all piano pieces. Luo’s musical journey started when she was a little child. Her parents were strict with her. “They did not believe in shortcuts（捷径）. When I wasn’t having classes in school, I would spend most of my free time practicing the piano,” she said. She wrote her first piano piece on a rainy day when she was feeling sad. “I just love riding on the streets to look for something interesting, such as the singing birds in the trees in summer, and the fallen leaves on the floor in autumn. All these are good for my piano pieces. People will find that Shanghai is a good place to live through my music,” she says. Many people love listening to her music. Some people even say they want to go to Shanghai after listening to her music. “Her music is so beautiful and warm,” they say. Luo Wei says she wants to write more good music for people and bring Shanghai to the world. 根据文章内容，回答下列问题。 1．How many “love letters” did Luo Wei write for her city — Shanghai? 2．When did Luo Wei’s musical journey start? 3．Why does Luo Wei love riding on the streets? 4．Does Luo Wei love Shanghai? 5．What do some people think of Luo Wei’s music? 【答案】1．More than 100./More than 100 “love letters”./She wrote more than 100 “love letters” for her city. 1．When she was a little child. 2．To look for something interesting. Because she wants to look for something interesting./Because she can look for something interesting./Because she likes to look for something interesting. 1．Yes, she does./Yes. 2．It is (so) beautiful and warm./They think her music/it is so beautiful and warm. 【导语】本文主要讲述了上海钢琴家罗维学习钢琴以及创作的事迹。 1．根据“She wrote more than 100 “love letters” for her city.”可知，她为她的城市写了100多封“情书”。故填More than 100./More than 100 “love letters”./She wrote more than 100 “love letters” for her city. 2．根据“Luo’s musical journey started when she was a little child.”可知，罗的音乐之旅开始于她很小的时候。故填When she was a little child. 3．根据“I just love riding on the streets to look for something interesting”可知，喜欢在街上骑车寻找有趣的东西，故填To look for something interesting. Because she wants to look for something interesting./Because she can look for something interesting./Because she likes to look for something interesting. 4．根据“She wrote more than 100 “love letters” for her city.”可知，罗维爱上海，故填Yes, she does./Yes. 5．根据“Her music is so beautiful and warm”可知，她的音乐是如此美丽和温暖，故填It is (so) beautiful and warm./They think her music/it is so beautiful and warm. Xian Xinghai is a very famous musician in China. He is one of the great composers of classical and traditional music. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. Xian was born in Macao, China in 1905. He began learning music when he was very young. Then he studied in a special music school in Paris and he became the school’s best student. In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight （与……战斗）against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan’an to teach music at a college. There were no pianos in Yan’an at that time, but Xian still wrote some of his most important music there. He is famous for his song The Yellow River. He wrote it in 1939 in only six days. He used traditional folk music, and brought western and Chinese music together. Xian Xinghai died young at the age of 40, in 1945. In his short life he wrote hundreds of popular revolutionary（革命的）songs. He is called the “People’s Musician” and his songs are still popular today. 1．Who is Xian Xinghai? 2．What was Xian Xinghai like when he studied in Paris? 3．Did Xian Xinghai stop writing songs in Yan'an because there were no pianos? 4．Why is Xian Xinghai called the “People’s Musician”? 5．What should we learn from Xian Xinghai’s life? 【答案】1．He is a very famous musician in China. 2．He was very good. 3．No, he didn’t. 4．Because he wrote hundreds of popular revolutionary songs. 1．We should learn from him the indomitable spirit.（答案合理即可） 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国著名音乐家冼星海的一生。 1．根据“Xian Xinghai is a very famous musician in China”可知，他是中国一位著名的音乐家，故填He is a very famous musician in China. 2．根据“Then he studied in a special music school in Paris and he became the school’s best student”可知，在巴黎学习时表现很好，故填He was very good. 3．根据“There were no pianos in Yan’an at that time, but Xian still wrote some of his most important music there”可知，尽管没有钢琴，但他没有放弃写，故填No, he didn’t. 4．根据“In his short life he wrote hundreds of popular revolutionary（革命的）songs”可知，因为他写了几百首流行的革命歌曲，故填Because he wrote hundreds of popular revolutionary songs. 5．开放性题，答案合理即可。参考答案为：We should learn from him the indomitable spirit. 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 The summer vacation is coming. Would you like to take a trip to Guangxi? Guangxi is home to many Zhuang people. Most Zhuang people like singing even more than talking. They sing songs while walking, farming and doing housework. Among all the singers of the Zhuang people, Liu Sanjie might be the most famous. Liu Sanjie was a woman with a beautiful voice. She did well in singing love songs. She always sang for the poor and helped them. So the Zhuang people loved her very much. They passed down her songs from generation to generation. On the third day of the third lunar (农历) month, the Zhuang people have a big singing festival. Thousands of singers get together, competing (比赛) to be the “king” and “queen” of singing. Many singers are young men and women. They often sing Liu Sanjie’s love songs in pairs. It’s a good chance for the young to get to know each other, and maybe, to find a good husband or wife. “Impression (印象) Liu Sanjie” is a big show. It usually lasts for about one hour. The stage (舞台) is set on Lijiang River in Guilin, Guangxi. The lighting of the night show is amazing! You can’t miss it if you come to Guangxi on your summer vacation! 1．What do most Zhuang people enjoy doing? 2．Why did the Zhuang people love Liu Sanjie very much? 3．When is the big singing festival? 4．How long does “Impression Liu Sanjie” usually last? 5．Do you love singing songs? Why or why not? 【答案】1．They enjoy singing./Singing. 2．Because she always sang for the poor and helped them. 3．On the third day of the third lunar month. 4．For about one hour. 5．Yes, I do. Because I feel relaxed when I sing songs. 【导语】本文讲述了壮族人对唱歌的喜爱，刘三姐的故事并介绍了壮族的歌咏节。 1．根据“Most Zhuang people like singing even more than talking.”可知多数壮族人更喜欢唱歌而不是说话。故填They enjoy singing./Singing. 2．根据“She always sang for the poor and helped them. So the Zhuang people loved her very much”可知她总是为穷人唱歌并帮助他们，所以壮族人民非常爱她。 故填Because she always sang for the poor and helped them. 3．根据“On the third day of the third lunar (农历) month, the Zhuang people have a big singing festival.”可知在农历三月初三，壮族有一个盛大的歌咏节。故填On the third day of the third lunar month. 4．根据“It usually lasts for about one hour”可知它通常持续大约一个小时。故填For about one hour. 5．开放性试题，言之有理即可。参考答案为Yes, I do. Because I feel relaxed when I sing songs. 能力综合实践5篇 Scientists (科学家) find that music is important in being ready for a sports game. They say that listening to the right music helps people train (训练) hard and feel good after training. A lot of sportspeople now use music to help them be ready for sports games. Listening to the right music is important for all of us. We all know that doing some exercise is important, but many of us don’t like doing it. Listening to music can make exercise more interesting, and help people keep doing it. Every evening I run for half an hour for exercise. I also play Taiji for 30 minutes. Maybe I can make my exercise fun and easy this evening by listening to some music. But not all sportspeople like listening to music in their training or games. One sportsman says that he needs to concentrate (集中注意力) before a game, but he can’t do it when he is listening to music. 1．Can listening to the right music help sportspeople prepare for sports games? 2．What does the writer do every evening? 3．Why is it important for us to listen to the right music? 4．Do you like listening to music when you exercise? Why or why not? 【答案】1．Yes. 2．The writer runs and plays Taiji. 3．Because music can make exercise more interesting and help people keep doing exercise. 4．Yes. Because music can make my exercise fun and help me feel good after exercising. 【导语】本文主要介绍音乐对体育锻炼的影响。 1．根据第一段中的“They say that listening to the right music helps people train (训练) hard and feel good after training. A lot of sportspeople now use music to help them be ready for sports games.”可知，听正确的音乐能帮助运动员为体育比赛做准备。故填Yes. 2．根据第二段中的“Every evening I run for half an hour for exercise. I also play Taiji for 30 minutes.”可知，每天晚上，作者跑步和打太极。故填The writer runs and plays Taiji. 3．根据第二段中的“Listening to the right music is important for all of us. We all know that doing some exercise is important, but many of us don’t like doing it. Listening to music can make exercise more interesting, and help people keep doing it.”可知，听正确的音乐对我们来说很重要的原因是因为音乐可以让锻炼更有趣，帮助人们继续锻炼。故填Because music can make exercise more interesting and help people keep doing exercise. 4．开放性试题，言之有理即可，参考答案：Yes. Because music can make my exercise fun and help me feel good after exercising. 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 More music, please! Albert Einstein, a famous scientist in the early 1900s, loved to play the violin. Einstein often played his violin when he had a hard time working out a difficult science problem. He believed that playing the violin helped him find answers. He thought there was more to music than just being something fun to listen to. And many scientists today agree with Einstein. They find that music has a power that’s not just for making us feel happy. Some scientists think that playing music can help your brain (大脑) work better. When you play an instrument, you are giving your brain a workout. For example, guitar players have to do many things at once when playing music. They use their eyes to read the music, their fingers to pick at the strings, and their ears to listen to the notes that they are playing. Different parts of their bodies are working together. This helps their brains get stronger and can help them pay attention, work out problems, and remember things more easily. You don’t have to play an instrument to feel good. Just listening to music can also make you happy. If you’re having a bad day, music can make you feel better. When you listen to your favorite music, your brain lets out something that makes you feel good. Listening to light music can also be relaxing. A soft song can help you relax when you are unhappy. For example, many people sing quiet songs to babies, because it can help them stop crying and sleep well. Studies also show that people feel less pain (痛苦) when they are listening to music they enjoy. When people start listening to music, they pay less attention to other things. Because people are not thinking so much about the pain, they do not feel it as strongly. People have found that the more you like the music you’re hearing, the less pain you feel! 1．When did Einstein often play his violin? 2．Why can playing music help your brain work better? 3．What do people do to help babies stop crying and sleep well? 4．When do you listen to music? Why? 【答案】1．He often played his violin when he had a hard time working out a difficult science problem. 2．Because playing music helps our brains get stronger and can help us pay attention, work out problems, and remember things more easily. 3．They sing quiet songs to babies. 4．I often listen to music while doing housework because it makes me feel relaxed. 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，通过讲述爱因斯坦拉小提琴激发思维的例子，探讨了音乐对大脑和情绪的益处。 1．根据“Einstein often played his violin when he had a hard time working out a difficult science problem.”可知，爱因斯坦在解决科学难题时经常拉小提琴。故填He often played his violin when he had a hard time working out a difficult science problem. 2．根据“This helps their brains get stronger and can help them pay attention, work out problems, and remember things more easily.”可知，演奏音乐有助于我们的大脑变得更强壮，可以帮助我们集中注意力，解决问题，更容易记住事情，从而帮助我们更好地工作。故填Because playing music helps our brains get stronger and can help us pay attention, work out problems, and remember things more easily. 3．根据“For example, many people sing quiet songs to babies, because it can help them stop crying and sleep well.”可知，人们给婴儿唱安静的歌曲，帮助婴儿停止哭泣并且睡得好。故填They sing quiet songs to babies. 4．本题是一道开放性试题，答案言之有理即可，参考答案为：I often listen to music while doing housework because it makes me feel relaxed. 阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。 Music and Behavior (行为) Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm. Scientists believe that music changes the way people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of Western classical music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people usually spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without background music, people spend even less. Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people cat faster. It’s interesting that people would like to chew (咀嚼) their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants can make more money. Some scientists think that music makes students think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that students learn better when they are relaxed and listening to music can help them relax. The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might change the way you behave. 1．Do scientists believe that music changes the way people behave? 2．How do people feel when they listen to the classical music? 3．What kind of music do restaurant play to make more money? 4．Why can music make students learn better? 5．What’s the passage mainly about? 【答案】1．Yes./Yes, they do. 2．People/They feel richer. 3．Fast music. 4．Because it helps students to be more active and relaxed. 5．Music changes the way people behave. 【导语】本文介绍了音乐改变人的行为。 1．根据“Scientists believe that music changes the way people behave.”可知科学家认为音乐会改变人们的行为方式。故填Yes./Yes, they do. 2．根据“According to some scientists, the sound of Western classical music makes people feel richer.”可知西方古典音乐的声音让人感觉自己很有钱。故填People/They feel richer. 3．根据“Some restaurants play fast music during busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants can make more money.”可知一些餐厅在繁忙时间播放快速音乐。这让人们吃得更快，离开得更快。这样，餐馆就可以赚更多的钱。故填Fast music. 4．根据“Some scientists think that music makes students think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that students learn better when they are relaxed and listening to music can help them relax.”可知一些科学家认为音乐可以让学生更好地思考和学习。他们说音乐可以帮助学生更加活跃，当学生放松时，他们学得更好，听音乐可以帮助他们放松。故填Because it helps students to be more active and relaxed. 5．本文介绍了音乐改变人的行为。故填Music changes the way people behave. Seba Stephens is only 11 years old, but he’s a very talented musician. He plays the drums, bass, guitar and piano. Seba and his family live in Memphis, USA—a place famous for music. He grew up with music all around, but his favorite was the drumming from the band. “The Police songs are full of so much cool drumming,” he says. Before he turned three, his parents asked him what he wanted for his birthday. “Drums!” he answered. His parents bought him a junior drum set (儿童架子鼓). He liked it very much. “He didn’t stop playing,” says his dad, Everett. But soon Seba grew unhappy. He couldn’t get his junior drum set to make the sounds he had heard. Then his parents bought him a professional (专业的) drum set and let him take drum lessons. In just a few months, his drum teacher said that Seba was learning so quickly that he needed a higher level of lessons. Seba’s parents encouraged him to play music in other ways. Seba learned the bass, guitar, and piano. As a four-year-old child, he faced difficulties. “I couldn’t see over my drum set,” he says. He also couldn’t find a good bass that was small enough. Seba started a band in kindergarten. By first grade, he could make money by playing music. In 2020, Seba joined a summer music program at Berklee, a famous college of music. To keep up, he had to practice for 36 hours a week. After the summer, Seba asked his parents to home-school him so he could keep going to Berklee during the school year. He did school work in the mornings. In the afternoons and at night he worked on music. He studied with some famous drummers, and learned many drumming skills. In May 2021, Seba became the youngest person ever to receive a professional certificate (证书) from Berklee. When he’s old enough, Seba hopes to go to college at Berklee. For now, he’s still practicing and playing. 1．When did Seba start to play the drums? 2．What difficulties did Seba face at the age of four? 3．How long did Seba practice a week in a summer music program at Berklee? 4．What does Seba hope to do when he’s old enough? 5．Why could Seba become successful? 【答案】1．Before he turned three. 2．He couldn’t see over his drum set or find a good bass that was small enough. 3．36 hours a week. 4．He hopes to go to college at Berklee. 5．Because he works very hard. 【导语】本文主要介绍了11岁的天才音乐家Seba。 1．根据“Before he turned three, his parents asked him what he wanted for his birthday. ‘Drums!’ he answered. His parents bought him a junior drum set (儿童架子鼓). He liked it very much. ‘He didn’t stop playing,’ says his dad, Everett.”可知，Seba 三岁前开始打鼓。故填Before he turned three. 2．根据“As a four-year-old child, he faced difficulties. ‘I couldn’t see over my drum set,’he says. He also couldn’t find a good bass that was small enough.”可知，Seba在4岁的时候遇的困难有：架子鼓挡住了他的视线，他也找不到足够小的好贝斯。故填He couldn’t see over his drum set or find a good bass that was small enough. 3．根据“In 2020, Seba joined a summer music program at Berklee, a famous college of music. To keep up, he had to practice for 36 hours a week.”可知，Seba一周练习36个小时。故填36 hours a week. 4．根据“When he’s old enough, Seba hopes to go to college at Berklee.”可知，当Seba足够大的时候，他希望去伯克利读大学。故填He hopes to go to college at Berklee. 5．根据“To keep up, he had to practice for 36 hours a week”；“He did school work in the mornings. In the afternoons and at night he worked on music. He studied with some famous drummers, and learned many drumming skills.”可知，Seba之所以会获得成功是因为他很努力。故填Because he works very hard. 【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】 The power of music No one could say that Katy Perry is an ordinary artist. Her songs are not just about sweet romance and heartbreaks, but usually have bigger and more empowering themes. Take the songs Firework (2010) and Roar (2013) for example, where Perry sings about being our own master and discovering our true value. But actually, these themes are not daring enough, at least not for Perry. Earlier this year, she announced her new album Witness, together with a new idea for pop music. Perry calls her new style “purposeful pop”, meaning pop with a social and political message. It seems that Perry has become tired of simply encouraging people. Now, she wants to educate them politically as well. Part of her inspiration came during the 2016 US presidential election between Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. Perry was a very public supporter of Clinton because Trump was a candidate with a record of disrespectful behavior toward women. The best example of Perry’s purposeful pop is probably the song Chained to the Rhythm, in which Perry criticizes people’s obsession with their own ideas and the fact they are unwilling to think more critically about the world. As the song’s lyrics say, “Aren’t you lonely? Up there in utopia. Where nothing will ever be enough. Happily numb. So comfortable, we’re living in a bubble, bubble. So comfortable, we cannot see the trouble, trouble.” Even though the election is long over and Trump won, Perry’s political message seems to be continuing. But when it comes to the concept of purposeful pop, it is, in fact, something a lot of pop stars have been doing for a while. Beyonce’s 2016 song Formation, for example, deals with various social problems such as the dispute between white policemen and black citizens in the US, hoping to create change through music. “Formation isn’t just about police brutality—it’s about the entirety of the black experience in America in 2016, which includes standards of beauty, disempowerment, culture and the shared parts of our history,” wrote Jenna Wortham in The New York Times. To singers like Perry and Beyonce, songs are not just entertainment, but part of a movement. It may have seemed strange when this concept was first introduced, but it’s on its way to becoming normal. “The truth is, not speaking up in 2017 means you’re part of the problem. It’s no longer OK to be quiet and complacent,” wrote Shannon Carlin on entertainment news website Bustle. 【回答问题】 1．In which songs did Perry sing to become our own master? 2．What did Perry call her new style? 3．Who did Perry support, Donald Trump or Hilary Clinton? 4．Which song of Beyonce reflects social problems? 5．What is Formation about? 【答案】1．Firework (2010) and Roar (2013). 2．She called her new style “purposeful pop”. 3．She supported Hilary Clinton. 4．Formation. 5．It is about police brutality and the black experience in America in 2016. 【导语】本篇是一篇说明文。文章介绍了艺术家凯蒂·佩里著名的音乐作品，并阐述了她的作品灵感来源于当时社会的政治因素；她的歌曲不仅仅是娱乐，更是运动的一部分。 1．根据“Take the songs Firework (2010) and Roar (2013) for example, where Perry sings about being our own master and discovering our true value.”可知，在《烟火》和《咆哮》这两首歌中佩里唱到成为自己的主人。故填Firework (2010) and Roar (2013). 2．根据“Perry calls her new style “purposeful pop”, meaning pop with a social and political message.”可知，佩里将她的新风格称为“有目的的流行音乐”。故填She called her new style “purposeful pop”. 3．根据“Perry was a very public supporter of Clinton because Trump was a candidate with a record of disrespectful behavior toward women.”可知，佩里支持的是希拉里•克林顿。故填She supported Hilary Clinton. 4．根据“Beyonce’s 2016 song Formation, for example, deals with various social problems ...”可知，碧昂丝的Formation这首歌反映了社会问题。故填Formation. 5．根据“Formation isn’t just about police brutality—it’s about the entirety of the black experience in America in 2016 ...”可知，Formation这首歌是关于警察暴力和2016年美国黑人的全部经历。故填It is about police brutality and the black experience in America in 2016. 20 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 21 同步新教材，周周有练习，月月有重点！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$