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UNIT 7
课时检测(六)“A Musical Genius'”的课文习读环节
I.阅读理解
Album of the Year,she made it clear with her
label that she would spend“four or five years'”
After four silent years,the 27-year-old making her next album.She told a magazine,
British singer Adele Adkins finally introduced ;"I won't come out with new music until it's
herself to the world again with Hello,the better than the music of 21."
opening song from her third album 25,which
Instead of seeking fame,Adele remained
came out on Nov.20,2015.
silent and moved to the countryside.In her
Although Adele is a very successful singer
free time,she loved to watch TV series like
now,music wasn't always what she saw
Teen Mom,American Horror Story,and The
herself doing.At age 10,when she saw her
Walking Dead.
grandmother's pain over the death of her
Living life as normally as possible is
grandfather,she pictured herself as a heart
important to the singer's art."Nobody wants
surgeon.
to listen to a record from someone who is not
“I wanted to fix people's hearts,”she told;
living in the real world,”Adele told i-D,“soI
the UK music website i-D,remembering the
live a low-key life for my fans.
childhood interest she'd had in biology classes
1.What does the text mainly tell us?
until she figured out that her real talent was
A.The popularity of Adele's album 25.
for singing.
B.The healing powers of Adele's music.
Adele didn't go to medical school,but
C.The secrets of Adele's success in music.
many would agree that she still has healing
powers.Her songs find the kind of memory
D.The reason for Adele's becoming a singer.
every listener holds somewhere in their heart.
2.What does the underlined sentence in
"This kind of feeling is what people have
Paragraph 2 probably mean?
always liked in Adele,"said The Telegraph.
A.Adele wasn't interested in music.
"She writes a pop diary,sharing the simple
B.Adele wasn't good at music at first.
secrets of her heart.”
C.Music wasn't very important in Adele's
Most successful pop stars make albums at
life.
a fast pace,but not Adele.After her second
D.Music wasn't all Adele wanted to be
album 21 won the 2012 Grammy Award for
devoted to.
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3.Why doesn't Adele want to make albums at another picture,but they did not know exactly
a fast pace?
what it was.Using X-rays,they learned that
A.To live a low-key life.
Picasso had painted his picture on top of a
B.To win the Grammy Award.
landscape painting.
C.To ensure the quality of her music.
Picasso turned the landscape painting on
D.To share the secrets of her heart as a its side and used some of the outlines of the old
musician.
painting when he made his new painting.The
4.What can we know about Adele?
people from the AGO worked with scientists at
A.Her album Hello came out on Nov.
Northwestern University.These scientists
20,2015.
used X-rays in a special way to test the
B.Her works are based on real life.
painting.
C.She moved to the countryside before
The X-ray pictures showed more details of
2012.
the landscape.But they also had another
D.She has kept a diary since childhood.
surprise.They showed that at first Picasso had
B
painted his beggar with her arm out,holding a
Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous
piece of bread,but in the final picture,he
artists in the world.When his paintings are
painted over her arm,so that all you can see is
sold,they usually cost millions of dollars.Now
her coat.
an art museum in Canada has used a special
Scientists and people who study art are
kind of X-ray to help them find new secrets in
excited about this new way to use X-rays.It is
one of Picasso's famous paintings,La Misereuse
Accroupie,or The Crouching Beggar(蜷坐的乞
much cheaper than the old way.The machine
丐)
is also much easier to move around.Some
It is not unusual for artists to paint people think that there are many other secrets
pictures on top of other pictures.At one point that can be found by looking at other paintings
in his life,Picasso did this often,probably as a in this new way.
way to save money.People often call this time5.What is the reason why a time in Picasso's
Picasso's“Blue Period”because he used a lot;
life was called his“Blue Period”?
of blue in his paintings.
A.His painting subjects.
People at the Art Gallery of Ontario
B.His living environment.
(AGO)thought that Picasso's painting The
C.His use of the color blue.
Crouching Beggar was painted on top of D.His love for blue paintbrushes.
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6.Why did the scientists test Picasso's The usual advertisements and posters.Just start to
Crouching Beggar?
look at such sides as the line,color,composition
A.To see the old painting under it.
and style.
B.To learn about his personal life.
Try things out
C.To know why he drew a beggar.
If you want to develop your artistic talent,
D.To see the beggar's looks clearly.
、
start trying things out.3.
7.What did the test show about the first The
Appreciate things
Crouching Beggar?
4.Almost anything can be used for
A.The beggar looked hungry.
inspiration.Visit museums and galleries,or
B.The beggar's coat was blue.
look at art books.When you look around you,
C.The beggar was cutting bread.
you develop your artistic appreciation and use
D.The beggar's arm can be seen.
it to work on developing your own skills.
8.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us
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about the new test method?
Don't expect to create a masterpiece on
A.Its popularity.
your first try.There must be mistakes.Many
B.The right ways of using it.
artists spent years studying and perfecting
C.Its advantages.
their skills.You might not want to reach their
D.The fields where it can be used.
level,but don't feel disappointed at your
Ⅱ.七选五
work.Even if it's not perfect,it will be.
Tips for Developing Your Artistic Talent
Learn from your mistakes,and improve your
Everyone has an artistic talent.You might skills.
not even know it.1.However,in fact,A.Take art classes
there are a lot of different ways to express your B.Don't be afraid to make mistakes
artistic side.You don't necessarily have to live C.You'll find art and beauty are everywhere
up to the standard of a professional D.You might have always thought that you
)You can enjoy art just for its own value.
don't have any skills in the arts
Check out a few tips for developing artistic E.Another way to develop your artistic talent
skills.
is to learn how to use your eyes
Art takes a variety of forms
F.There are many things you can try from
Most people think that art can only be
painting,costume,dance and singing
found in museums and is only for the elite(G.Discuss the arts with other art lovers to see
会精英).You can look around you.2
what they think and then form your own
They may be found in nature,and even in:
opinion
17UNIT7课时检测(六)“A Musical
Genius”的课文习读环节
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【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文,主要介绍了阿黛尔在音乐
方面成功的秘诀。
1.C主旨大意题。文章介绍了阿黛尔有治愈能力,她的歌
找到听众心中的记忆:她不像大多数成功的流行歌手一样
快速发专辑,而是确保新的音乐比上一张专辑的音乐更好
时才会发行:她不追求名声,她认为过普通人的生活对歌
手的艺术作品非常重要。因此,文章主要介绍了阿黛尔在
音乐方面成功的秘诀。故选C。
2.D推理判断题。根据画线句下文“she pictured herself as
a heart surgeon...until she figured out that her real talent
was for singing..”可知,阿黛尔在成为歌手之前,想成为心
脏外科医生。由此可推知,音乐并不一直是阿黛尔想要致
力于的全部。故选D。
3.C细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句中的“Iwon't come
out with new music until it's better than the music of 21."
可知,阿黛尔不想那么快地发专辑是因为她想要确保音乐
的质量。故选C。
4.B推理判断题。根据最后两段可知,阿黛尔保持沉寂,搬
到乡下生活,她认为过普通人的生活对歌手的艺术作品很
重要,人们想听生活在现实世界中的人的作品,由此可知,
阿黛尔的作品是基于真实生活的。故选B。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家
使用X射线检测毕加索的画作《蜷坐的乞丐》,发现了这幅画
覆盖的另一幅画。
5.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“People often call this
time Picasso's'Blue Period'because he used a lot of blue
in his paintings.”可知,毕加索生命中的某个时期被称为
“蓝色时期”,因为他在绘画中使用了大量的蓝色。
6.A推理判断题。根据第三段“People at the Art Gallery
of Ontario..on top of a landscape painting.”可知,科学
家要检测毕加索的《蜷坐的乞丐》,因为他们想看出其下面
的旧画。
7.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“TheX-ray
pictures showed more details,.with her arm out”可知,
初版的《蜷坐的乞丐》中人们可以看到乞丐的胳膊。
8.C推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知,本段主要介绍
了新测试方法的优点,它比旧方法便宜得多,机器也更容
易移动。
【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。每个人都有艺术天赋,你可
能根本不知道,你可能一直认为自己对艺术一窍不通。文章
介绍了四个培养艺术技能的小建议。
1.D过渡句。上文提到你可能不知道自己有艺术天赋,下
文提到事实上,有很多表露你艺术的一面的方法,上下文
之间是转折关系,D项“你或许一直认为自己没有任何艺
术方面的技能”承接上文,补充说明人们对自己的误解,同
时引出下文,介绍培养艺术技能的方法。故选D。
2.C细节句。上文提到要观察你的四周,下文提到它们可
能在大自然中,甚至在平常的广告和海报中。由此可知,
艺术和美随处可见,下文的They指代C项中的“art and
beauty'”。故选C。
3.F细节句。上文中的“start trying things out”与F项中
的“There are many things you can try”呼应。故选F。
4E细节句。根据本段小标题可知,本段建议要欣赏东西,
下文提到参观博物馆、美术馆,看艺术书籍,培养自己的艺
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术欣赏能力。由此可知,本段建议要学会用自己的眼睛去
环顾四周,从而提高自己的艺术欣赏能力。故选E。
5.B主旨句。根据本段最后一句“L,earn from your
mistakes,and improve your skills.”可知,本段建议不怕犯
错,从错误中学习。故选B。
UNIT7课时检测(七)“A Musical Genius”的
新知学习环节
语言基础训练
1.geniuses 2.signals 3.conductors 4.broad 5.tense
6.piano
Ⅱ.
1.with/against 2.minority 3.response 4.hesitation
5.enrich broaden 6.composer sadness 7.unforgettable
8.personality
Ⅲ
1.proceed with 2.took charge of 3.gave up 4.In the end
5.After all 6.was buried in
IV.
1.It was not until then that
2.Feeling very sad
3.Weather permitting
4.When asked about the secret of his success
5.pays more attention to
1.his 2.struggles 3.amazing 4.ninth 5.proudly
6.for 7.to applaud 8.was shocked 9.that 10.a
语篇综合训练
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了主人公努阿
拉因为意外导致腿部受伤,她认为自己无法参加舞蹈演出
了,但在老师的帮助下,她拄着拐杖,完成了演出。
l.B根据下文“Her leg really ached.”可知,因为受伤,她的
腿很疼,因此忍住不哭对努阿拉来说是一个挑战
(challenge)。
2.C根据下文“I jumped off a swing”可知,此处指医生询问
努阿拉是如何伤到(hurt)自己的。
3.B根据下文“Her leg was in a cast,”可知,务阿拉询问医
生自己的腿是不是骨折(broken)了,并得到了肯定的答案。
4.B根据下文“The spring dance performance was
two weeks away.Nuala's cast would be on for at least six
weeks!”可知,努阿拉原本要参加两周后的舞蹈表演,但因
为腿受伤,需要打石膏至少六周,无法表演,由此可知,她
对自己从秋千上跳下来的行为感到后悔(regret)。
5.C根据句中“two weeks”和“at least six weeks”可知,句
中将时间进行对比,离舞蹈表演只有(oly)两周了,但腿部
的石膏要至少持续六周。
6.A根据上文“The spring dance performance was
two weeks away.Nuala's cast would be on for at least six
weeks!”可知,努阿拉因为腿伤无法参加舞蹈表演,因此她
认为常老师会很生气(angry)。
7.D根据下文“I look stupid”可知,努阿拉认为自己拄着拐
杖上台看起来很傻(foolish)。
8.C根据句中“I look stupid”可知,努阿拉认为自己拄着拐
杖上台看起来很傻,因此这是努阿拉对自己现状的抱怨
(complain)。
9.A根据句中“The show must go on'”可知,“演出必须继续
下去”应该是舞蹈界的一种说法(expression),表示无论遇
到什么困难,演出都必须继续下去。
l0.D根据句中“They thought of how Nuala could move to
the music.”可知,常老师在想办法让努阿拉在拄着拐杖
。