单元综合检测(5)Unit 5 MUSIC（Word练习）-【优化指导】2026-2027学年高中英语必修第二册（人教版2019）

单元综合检测(五)

(满分：120分)

第一部分　阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

(2025·辽宁省五校联考高一期末)The Lowell Chamber Orchestra(LCO) is excited to announce its third annual international concerto(协奏曲) competition.The contest aims to give young artists a chance to perform with the LCO during the 2025-2026 season.The LCO is a chamber orchestra，so we are limited to which concertante work we can produce，but contestants can apply with any work they wish.They are encouraged to consider less standard works for smaller instrumentation before applying.

Prizes

First Place

·A performance with the LCO during the 2025-2026 season.

·A professional video recording.

·A cash prize of $1，000.

·A special bonus for travel to attend the concert.

Second Place

·A cash prize of $500.

Third Place

·A cash prize of $200.

Requirements

·Contestants must be born on or after August 31，1995.(Contestants born after August 31，2007，must have a parent or legal guardian to enter.)

·The competition is open to most instruments.Please visit our website to confirm.

·Contestants must be available on the day of the in­person round.

Timeline

The competition will take place over two rounds.Fifteen contestants will be invited to the in­person round，which will take place on April 19，2025.All contestants must submit a link to one video of themselves playing a concertante work.

The video must

·Be continuous and unedited，clearly showing the contestant and their accompanist(s).

·Be at least 7 minutes long.

·Have been recorded within a year of submission.

1．What is the main purpose of the LCO's international concerto competition?

A．To raise special funds for the LCO.

B．To promote classical music learning.

C．To find talents and new members for the LCO.

D．To offer artists a chance to play with the LCO.

2．What will the first­place winner receive in the competition?

A．A special video recording his contest.

B．A travel allowance for the performance.

C．A personal trainer from the LCO for one year.

D．An in­person meeting with famous composers.

3．What is one of the requirements for the videos submitted by contestants?

A．They must be edited to remove noise.

B．They must be no more than 7 minutes long.

C．They must be clear and continuous.

D．They must be recorded by professionals.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了洛厄尔室内管弦乐团(LCO)第三届国际协奏曲比赛的相关信息，包括比赛目的、奖项设置、参赛要求和比赛时间安排等。

1．D　[解析]细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The Lowell Chamber Orchestra(LCO) is excited to announce its third annual international concerto competition.The contest aims to give young artists a chance to perform with the LCO during the 20252026 season.”可知，LCO国际协奏曲比赛的主要目的是为艺术家提供与LCO合作演奏的机会。故选D。

2．B　[解析]细节理解题。根据First Place部分中的“A special bonus for travel to attend the concert.”可知，第一名获奖者将得到参加音乐会表演的旅行津贴。故选B。

3．C　[解析]细节理解题。根据The video must部分中的“·Be continuous and unedited，clearly showing the contestant and their accompanist(s).”可知，参赛者提交的视频要求必须是清晰且连续的。故选C。

B

Cristina，a teen who grew up in a poor neighborhood in Madrid，never imagined herself playing the violin.But today she is the first violinist in an inventive orchestra(乐团)，bringing together two dozen other disadvantaged youths，using instruments made from recycled materials.“I am really happy，because the project has changed my life a lot，” said Cristina，her eyes gleaming.

Luis，18，credits the project with keeping him on a right track in a neighborhood like Vallecas，which has a high school dropout rate.“Instead of meeting up with friends，I preferred to listen to music，play it，and little by little it became a way of life，” he said.

The project，called “Music of Recycling”，aims to breathe new life into junk while also benefiting youths from disadvantaged backgrounds and it is run by Spanish environmental group Ecoembes and is inspired by Paraguay's Cateura orchestra，made up of musicians from a poor neighborhood who play instruments made from materials found in waste.

After Ecoembes invited the Cateura orchestra to perform in Madrid in 2014，the group decided to found its own similar ensemble(小乐团) that same year，said Gil，the director of Music of Recycling.The ensemble put on its first concert just four months later and “the kids could not play more than four notes，” said Gil.

Now after having performed in cities across Spain，“We already have four boys studying in scholarships at music schools，” he added.More than 100 children are taking music classes from members of the orchestra as part of the project.

The instruments are created by Soler，a third­generation instrument maker，from cans，wooden boxes and parts of abandoned instruments.He tried to make the instruments as close to their “normal” shape as possible so the children won't have difficulty playing regular equipment in the