UNIT 5 MUSIC 单元限时小练-【金版教程】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册作业与测评全书Word（人教版）

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A

When my teenaged son became seriously ill, terrible times for my family began. Our once­happy home became tense and depressed. My husband and I were exhausted under the great stress of caring for my son. It was as if we forgot how to communicate—we couldn't have a simple conversation without a fighting. Our marriage was on the point of breaking up.

One evening, my son and I were talking about gifts. I recalled my first Valentine's present from my husband, a kazoo (卡祖笛). I was awkward when I received it because I couldn't get it to make a sound although I am a professional saxophone player. However hard I tried, it just never worked. The kazoo eventually got packed away and forgotten. But my son was interested and insisted on seeing it. After some trouble, I found it.

“You couldn't get a sound? What's so hard about it？” my husband asked, amazed. He took the kazoo and blew. Nothing happened. Surprised, he tried again. Still there was no sound. Frustrated, he tried again, only to produce a funny sound like an angry bumblebee trapped in the mouth of a bear. We burst into laughter. My son took a turn to play the kazoo. He did no better than us, causing more laughing.

Seeing his face light up, we felt as if the darkness had lifted and a ray of sunshine was let in. It was the best ten minutes of the past couple of years. The mood stayed light for the rest of the evening. It didn't solve anything. But this experience with the kazoo brought some change in our hearts that always reminds us that there are still things to laugh at and enjoy, and that we can still connect as a family.

1．What affected the relationship of the couple?

A．Quarrels between the couple over marriage.

B．Different values they shared towards everything.

C．Stress and chaos arising from their son's serious illness.

D．Lack of money needed for their son's medical treatment.

答案：C

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段“When my teenaged son ... of breaking up.”可知，儿子患重病带来的压力和混乱影响了这对夫妇的关系。故选C。

2．Why did the husband blow the kazoo personally?

A．He had a love for playing the kazoo.

B．He meant to make his son delighted.

C．He wanted to ease a feeling of depression.

D．He didn't think it that hard to play the kazoo.

答案：D

解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“‘You couldn't get a sound ... the kazoo and blew.”可知，作者的丈夫要亲自吹卡祖笛是因为他认为吹卡祖笛没那么难。故选D。

3．What is the turning point of the story?

A．My failure to get the kazoo to make a sound.

B．The involvement of my husband in playing the kazoo.

C．My memory about the Valentine's present from my husband.

D．The failed but funny playing of the kazoo by my husband and son.

答案：D

解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Frustrated, he tried again ... causing more laughing.(失望之下，他又试了一次，结果只发出了一种有趣的声音，就像一只愤怒的大黄蜂被困在熊的嘴里一样。我们突然大笑起来。我儿子开始吹卡祖笛。他吹得并不比我们好，引起了更多的笑声。)”可知，故事的转折点是丈夫和儿子吹卡祖笛失败了，但很有趣。故选D。

4．What does the story mainly tell us?

A．Every cloud has a silver lining.

B．Parents are the best teachers.

C．Music can cure the hurt souls.

D．Misfortunes test the true love.

答案：A

解析：主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“But this experience ... as a family.(但这次关于卡祖笛的经历给我们的内心带来了一些改变，它总是提醒我们，仍然有一些事情可以欢笑和享受，我们仍然可以作为一个家庭联系在一起。)”可知，这个故事主要告诉我们黑暗中总有一线光明。故选A。

B

A broken heart and a sad ending to a long friendship, that's something most of us have experienced, or probably will. After all, it's part of human life. But the experience can be hard to get over.

But research shows there are pathways through the heartache. Listening to sad music is a major one. It can help you begin to feel joy and hopefulness about your life again. It can arouse (激起) the desire to connect with others.

Sad music can help heal (治愈) and uplift you from your broken heart. A recent study from Germany found the emotional influence of listening to sad music is an arousal of feelings of empathy (同情), and a desire for positive connection with others. That, itself, is psychologically healing. It draws you away from concentration on yourself, and possibly towards helping others in need of comfort.

Another experiment, from the University of Kent, found that when people were experiencing sadness, listening to music that was “beautiful but sad” improved their mood. In fact, it did so when the person first consciously accept the situation causing their sadness, and then began listening to the sad music. That is, when they intended that the sad music might help, they found that it did.

These findings link with other studies that show accepting your sad situation emotionally leads to healing and growth beyond it. It seems unbelievable but it does make sense. For example, research from Cornell University found that accepting discomfort about a life experience or new situation, and viewing it as a step towards growth and change, encourages people to find a pathway through it, beyond it. As Churchill famously said, “If you're going_through_hell,_keep going.” That discomfort points you towards creating a plan, a new action. It brings hope.