Unit 5 第3课时 Reading 2课时训练 2026-2027学年译林版英语九年级上册

Unit 5 第2课时Reading 2课时训练

I. 词汇运用

根据句意，从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其正确形式填空。

east; rush; press; talent; compose; blowing wind; musical instrument; a Western style; in different minds; from around the world

1. The famous actor spoke to the_________ about his new movie at the event.

2. People___________ come to visit the Great Wall in China.

3. Mozart was a great _________ who started writing music when he was very young.

4. She prefers to decorate her new room in _________ with modern furniture.

5.The__________part of the country is known for its beautiful mountains and lakes.

6. The strong __________made it difficult for us to walk down the street.

7. He is a very __________ musician who can play the piano and the guitar.

8. Learning to play a __________ takes a lot of time and hard work.

9. We sat by the river and listened to the sound of the __________ water.

10. The same idea can exist ___________ but mean something very different.

II.根据汉语意思完成句子

1. 你熟悉我们正在玩的这个有趣游戏的规则吗？

______________________ the rules of this interesting game we are playing?

2. 这个小男孩五岁时就开始展现出了绘画天赋。

The little boy _______________________ when he was five.

3. 你听过《朋友》这首歌吗？

 _____________________________ Friends?

4.谭盾，作为世界著名的作曲家，担任了作曲。

 Tan Dun,_______________________, _____________________.

5. 他的音乐就是梦想无边。

 His music ___________________________________.

6. 谭盾出生于中国湖南省，他是在浏阳河边长大的。

 _____________________, China, Tan Dun _____________________ the Liuyang River.

7. 他爱上了淙淙的水声和飒飒的风声。

 He___________________________and ______________.

8. 1998年，他创作了一部叫做《水乐》的惊人之作。

 In 1998, he________________________________ Water Concerto.

9. 他用石头和纸等简单的物品做音乐。

 He ____________________________ stones and paper.

10. 这首歌融合了西方和中国乐器。

 The song_________________________________________.

III.阅读理解

The Four Seasons, written by the Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi, was first played about 300 years ago. Since then, it has enjoyed worldwide popularity.

The great musical work includes four parts: “Spring”, “Summer”, “Autumn” and ‘‘Winter”. Each part brings to mind the season it is meant to describe. “Summer”, for example, begins slowly. Listeners can easily picture a hot, lazy summer day when nobody wants to move. When you listen to “Autumn”, a harvest celebration will readily come to mind.

But now, Hache Costa, a music director in Spain, has decided to give the old work a fresh feel. He says the climate today is very different from what it was in the 1700s. The Four Seasons would be “a lot dirtier” if it were written now.

Costa has “updated” the musical work to make it match the realities of the modern world. The ‘“updated” musical work has been played in Madrid, Spain. The performance takes place in front of a screen. As the musicians play, a video shows the effects  of climate change, such as forest fires and unusually dry weather.

After enjoying it, people find the new “Summer” now sounds noisier and more powerful. Because of global warming (全球变暖), the other three seasons have become shorter. Costa says he expects people to feel “really sad” after listening to the new Four Seasons.

“I really want more people to become truly aware of what is happening to our planet,” says Costa. “And I believe Vivaldi would not be angry with my changes.”

(   )1. What do we know about The Four Seasons?

A. It is still unpopular now.

B. It was written by Hache Costa.

C. It was first played in Madrid, Spain.

D. It was first played about 300 years ago.

(   )2. What will come to mind when we listen to the old “Autumn” according to the passage?

A. Forest fires and dry weather.

B. A harvest celebration.

C. A hot lazy day.

D. A sad story about climate change.

(   )3. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “updated” in Paragraph 4?

A. 提上日程   B. 追根溯源

C. 赋予新意   D. 完全删除

(   )4. Why did Hache Costa give the old work a fresh feel?

A. To raise public awareness of climate change.