1、第8頁（共8頁）Unit 5 MusicAssessing Your Progress一、完成句子1. We always _ when we go to a new environment. 當進入一個新的環(huán)境時, 我們總是變得困惑。2. When I arrived at the shopping center, I found that it _. 當我到達購物中心的時候, 我發(fā)現(xiàn)它仍然關著門。 3. _, my mom always drives me to school. 擔心我的安全, 媽媽總是開車送我去上學。4. _, I could finish writing the let

2、ter. 再給5分鐘, 我就能寫完這封信。5. _ an experienced teacher, the activity went well. 在一位經(jīng)驗豐富的老師的組織下, 這個活動進展很順利。二、閱讀理解Music is not just a set of sounds and rhythms. Its influence on the brain is much deeper than any other human experience. Keep on reading to know all those amazing power of music. A recent study

3、 suggests that preterm (早產(chǎn)的) babies appear to experience less pain and feed more when listening to music. Experts led by Dr. Manoj Kumar of the University of Alberta, Canada, found that music had a beneficial effect on reducing pain for preterm babies experiencing painful medical tests. It also appe

4、ared to benefit full-term babies during operations. Many people experiencing brain damage have speech and movement-related problems. Music can help recover from brain injuries. As a different and effective treatment, doctors often advise such patients to listen to good music to improve the parts of

5、the brain responsible for these two functions. When people with neurological (神經(jīng)的) disorders hear a musical beat, it helps them to regain a balanced walk. Though music cannot make deafness disappear, it really can stave off the loss of hearing. There was an experiment involving 163 people where 74 w

6、ere musicians. Participants were asked to pass some listening tests. Musicians heard the sounds better than non-musicians, and this difference gets clearer with age. This means that a 70-year-old musician hears better than a 50-year-old non-musician, even in a noisy environment. Besides, music mends

7、 a broken heart. It is not about a thrown-away love, but about a heart attack. The matter is that music can help people recover from a heart attack or heart operation by reducing blood pressure, slowing down the heartbeat rate, and reducing anxiety. Listening to the quality music produces positive e

8、motions, improves the movement of blood, and expands blood vessels, thus, promoting quick recovery of the whole cardiovascular (心血管的) system. 1. How does music affect preterm babies? A. It helps reduce their pain. B. It helps develop their potential in music. C. It helps improve their hearing system

9、s. D. It helps repair their neurological systems. 2. What does the underlined phrase “stave off” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Lead to.B. Increase. C. Prevent. D. Break into. 3. Why can music mend a broken heart? A. It has a positive effect on human body systems work. B. It can help people prevent disease

10、s caused by anxiety. C. It helps make a person feel optimistic about life. D. It can help patients recover in a slow way. 4. What may be the best title for the text? A. Who can benefit from musicB. The best time to listen to musicC. The way to choose quality musicD. How music affects our mind and bo

11、dy三、語法填空閱讀下面材料, 在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。A 90-year-old has been awarded “Woman Of The Year” for 1. (be) Britains oldest full-time employee still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9 am to 5 pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield, 2. _ she opened with her late husband Les. Her ye

12、ars of hard work have 3. _(final)been acknowledged after a customer nominated(提名)her to be Cheshires Woman Of The Year. Picking up her“Lifetime Achievement”award, proud Irene 4. _(declare) she had no plans 5. (retire) from her 36-year business. Irene said, “I dont see any reason to give up work. I l

13、ove coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I 6. (make) over the years. I work not because I have to, 7. _ because I want to. ”Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31 who works alongside her in the family business said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said, “We don

14、t have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call 8. _ (say) she was short-listed, we thought it was 9. _ joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. Its 10. _ (wonder). ”一、完成句子1.become puzzled2.remained closed3.Concerned/Worried about my safety

15、4.Given another five minutes5.Organised/Conducted by二、閱讀理解1.A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句可知, 最近的一項研究表明, 早產(chǎn)兒在聽音樂時, 似乎經(jīng)歷的痛苦更少, 吃得更多。故音樂可以幫助早產(chǎn)兒減少痛苦, 故選A。2.C。詞義猜測題。畫線部分所在句“Though music cannot make deafness disappear, it really can stave off the loss of hearing. ”句意: 雖然音樂不能使失聰消失, 但它確實可以防止聽力喪失?？芍猻tave off意思為“延緩, 推遲, 阻

16、止”。故選C。3.A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Listening to the quality music produces positive emotions, improves the movement of blood, and expands blood vessels, thus, promoting quick recovery of the whole cardiovascular system. ”可知聽高質(zhì)量的音樂可以產(chǎn)生積極的情緒, 促進血液運動, 擴張血管, 從而促進整個心血管系統(tǒng)的快速恢復。故音樂對人體系統(tǒng)的工作產(chǎn)生積極的影響。故選A。4.D。標題歸納題。這是一篇說明文, 主要說明了音樂對人的身體和心理的影響。故選D。三、語法填空1. being。 考查非謂語動詞。此處放在介詞后面, 應該用being。2. which。 考查定語從句。先行詞是寵物店, 她和她已故的丈夫開的店, open缺少賓語, 故應用關系代詞。3. finally?？疾楦痹~。副詞修飾動詞。4. declared?？疾閯釉~時態(tài)和語態(tài)。根據(jù)上下文可知描述的是過去發(fā)生的事情。此處應用一般過去時。5