Unit 2 Section Ⅰ Welcome to the Unit & Reading(Word教参)-【学霸笔记·同步精讲】2026-2027学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（译林版）

Section Ⅰ　Welcome to the unit & Reading

Part Ⅰ　Reading Comprehension

Activity 1　Reading for Main Idea and Structure

1.Skim to find out the main idea of the two emails．

The main idea of the two emails is about some information related to a violin concerto and country music．

2.Read for structure and clues．

Activity 2　Reading for Details

Read the two emails carefully and choose the best answers．

1.What did Alice do last night？（　　）

A．She got an email from Lucy．

B．She enjoyed a beautiful violin concerto．

C．She interviewed He Zhanhao and Chen Gang．

D．She took part in an amazing journey．

2.What kind of music is played when Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai meet？（　　）

A．Sad and fast． B．Soft and bitter．

C．Light and pleasant．　 D．Loud and exciting．

3.What can we know about Butterfly Lovers？（　　）

A．Butterfly Lovers is a violin concerto．

B．Butterfly Lovers is a beautiful piano performance．

C．Butterfly Lovers is performed by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang．

D．Butterfly Lovers is directed by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang．

4.What does country music show？（　　）

A．A plenty of humour．

B．The sad life of people in rural America．

C．The green fields and simple life of the countryside．

D．The emotional connection between the audience and musicians．

5.What can we learn about country music？（　　）

A．The tunes are not easy to sing．

B．All of the songs are about hardship and heartbreak．

C．When listening to country music，you can feel an emotional connection with the musicians．

D．It influences the development of such music types as the blues and folk music．

答案：1－5　BCACC

Activity 3　Reading for Elevating Thinking

1.The violin concerto Butterfly Lovers is a combination of Chinese and Western musical elements．What do you think of this combination？（Critical Thinking 批判性思维）

I think this combination is quite successful．By composing Chinese music using Western instruments， the composers show that music has no boundaries — indeed a universal language．

2.What image is formed in your mind while listening to the famous country music Take Me Home， Country Roads？（Creative Thinking 创造性思维）

A long and quiet path lined with green trees runs through the enormous fields surrounded by blue mountains，towards a beautiful farmhouse — my dreaming home．

Activity 4　Reading for Analyzing Complex Sentences

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