UNIT5MUSIC單元測試卷第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ATopSummerMusicFestivalstoTraveltoSummeristhegreattimeofayearformusiclovers,especiallyifyoulovetheoutdoorconcerts.Thefestivalseasonisjustbeginning,andthereismuchtolookforwardtointhecomingmonths.PrimaveraSoundTostartthesummer,there'snobetterplacethanBarcelona.Attheconcert,you'llfindbandslikeTheZombies,ArcadeFire,andBonIver.Thentaketimetotastethelocalfoodandwine.May31—June4,Barcelona,SpainMusicType:Rock,hip?hopPrice:$86—$323GovernorsBallOneofthegreatsummerconcertsinNewYorkCityisGovernorsBall,whichtakesplaceinearlyJuneatRandall'sIslandPark.SomeoftheplayingartistsincludeTool,Phoenix,Lorde,Flume,andWu?TangClan.June2—4,NewYork,theUSAMusicType:Rock,hip?hop,popPrice:$105—$405BonnarooMusicandArtsFestivalTheBonnarooMusicandArtsFestivalisanothersummereventthatattractsacrowdofaround60,000eachyear.Someofthemostwell?knownmusicianswillbeplayingthisyear,includingU2,RedHotChiliPeppers,TheWeeknd,andChanceTheRapper.June8—11,Manchester,Tennessee,theUSAMusicType:Rock,hip?hopPrice:$210—$554FireflyMusicFestivalManypeoplehaven'tthoughtofgoingtoDelawareforasummervacation,butmid?Juneisagreattimetoplanthistripifyoulovemusic.Bandsorartistsforthisyear'sshowareTheWeeknd,Muse,TwentyOnePilots,andChanceTheRapper.June15—18,Dover,Delaware,theUSAMusicType:Theblues,rockPrice:$179—$4991.WhencanyouenjoyFlume'sperformance?A.OnMay31.B.OnJune3.C.OnJune9.D.OnJune15.2.Whatcanweknowfromtheintroduction?A.Thesefourmusicfestivalsareheldformusiciansalone.B.TheZombiesisamusicgameformusicstudentstoplay.C.ChanceTheRapperwilljuststayinonecity.D.SomefamousmusicianswilltakepartintheeventinManchester.3.WhatisspecialabouttheFireflyMusicFestival?A.Itincludestheblues.B.Itispopularwithtravelers.C.Itisheldinsummer.D.Ithasmanyfamousmusicians.BPopstarshavetraditionallynotcomefromtheupperclassesofsociety.Eminemgrewupatatrailerpark(拖車式活動房屋停車場).50CentisfromthedangeroussheltersofNewYork.TheBeatlesgrewupinthepoorcityofLiverpool.However,somemusicianshavecomefromthearmy.ElvisPresley,theKingofRockandRoll,servedwiththeUnitedStatesArmyinGermany.FollowingthattraditioncomesaBritishhit,JamesBlunt.Hissingle,You'reBeautiful,wasahugesuccess,andhisconcertshavesoldoutalloverthecountry.JamesBlunt,bornonFebruary22,1974,comesfromafamilywithalongtraditionofmilitaryservice.Hisearlylifewasnotfilledwithmusic.Hisarmyofficerfatherthoughtallmusic,evenclassicalmusic,wasunnecessarynoise.Hislifeseemedcertaintofollowthatofhisfather'sbeforehim—privateschools,agooduniversityandacareerasanofficerintheBritishArmy.Thethoughtofpursuingacareerinmusichadneveroccurredtohimuntilheheardanolderboyplayinganelectricguitaratage14.WhenhewassenttoKosovoin1999,hedidn'tjusttakehisgun,andhealsotookhisguitar,attachedtothesideofhistank.Ashedrovethroughvillagesdamagedbythewar,heusedtosingtheJohnLennon'ssongGivePeaceaChance.“Well,”helatersaid,“wewerepeacekeepers.”In2003heleftthearmyandwenttoLosAngelestomakearecord.In2004,hisfirstalbumBacktoBedlamwasreleased,andthesinglesHigh,WisemenandYou'reBeautifulhavebeengreatsuccesses.Forthesingingsoldier,puttingdownagunforaguitarhasbeenagoodchoice.4.WhatdoElvisPresleyandJamesBlunthaveincommon?A.Theywerefromuppersocialclasses.B.Theywerekingsofrockandroll.C.TheyrosetofameinBritain.D.Theyusedtoserveinthearmy.5.WhatmadeJamesBlunttakeupmusic?A.Hisfather'ssupport.B.TheBeatles'influence.C.Aguitarperformance.D.Familytraditionofmusic.6.WhatisJamesBlunt'sfirstalbum?A.BacktoBedlam.B.GivePeaceaChance.C.High.D.You'reBeautiful.7.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Blunt'sjourneytotheUS.B.Blunt'ssuccessasasinger.C.Blunt'spracticeofsinging.D.Blunt'sbest?sellingrecords.CEveryyearonJune21st,WorldMusicDayiscelebratedinover100countries,includingitsbirthplaceofFrance,tohonorbothamateurandprofessionalmusicians.Citizensofacityorcountryarepermittedandencouragedtoperformmusicoutsideintheirneighborhoods,publicareas,andparksonWorldMusicDay.Freeconcertsarealsoheld,wheremusiciansperformforthejoyofitratherthanforafee.Inthe1970s,theAmericanmusicianJoelCohen,whowasthenworkingforaFrenchradiostation,cameupwiththeideaofhavingmusiciansperformontheeveningofJune21sttocelebratethestartofsummer.ItwasfinallyacceptedbyFrance'sMinistryofCulturein1982.ThedaystartedinFranceandhassinceextendedtocountriessuchasBelgium,theUnitedKingdomandothers.It'stheidealtimetolearnanewinstrumentorlistentosongsthatwouldn'tbeordinarilyincludedontheplaylist.EverytypeofmusiciancancelebrateWorldMusicDaywithfriends,family,andevenstrangers,whethertheyareyoung,elderly,new,orseasonedprofessionals.Thepurposeistopromotemusic.Itmakesnodifferencehowgoodyouareatmakingmusic;everyonecandoit.Thisdaycanbeusedbyeventhemosttone?deaffolkstosingtheirheartsoutandappreciatethebeautyandpowerofmusic.Musicisnotonlyagreatwaytoexpressyourself,butitmayalsobebeneficialtoyourhealth.Asongmightbringbackajoyfulmemoryormakeyoufeelenergizedwhenyoulistentoit.8.WheredidWorldMusicDaybegin?A.France.B.America.C.Belgium.D.China.9.Whyaresomeconcertsheldforfree?A.Forreputation.B.Forfun.C.Forexperience.D.Forcompetition.10.WhatdoweknowaboutWorldMusicDay?A.Thosewhoarenotexpertinmusicarenotwelcome.B.JoelCohenputforwardtheideaofperformingmusicforfree.C.Thepurposeofitistoinstructtone?deafpeopleinmusic.D.Youcanlistentosomesongsnotusuallyincludedontheplaylist.11.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsmusic?A.Challenging.B.Critical.C.Positive.D.Doubtful.DThearts,especiallymusic,shouldbepartofeveryschool'slessonsateverygradelevel.Studentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperience.Theycouldimprovetheirclassroomskills,likepayingattentionandfollowingdirection.Peopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusic.Makingmusicalsoletschildrenusetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudents,butalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Inamusicprogram,childrencanbepartofaband.Parentscanenjoylisteningtotheirchildren'smusicinsteadofseeingthemgluedtoacomputerorTVscreen.Inaschoolband,studentsgettobepartofateam.Theycangetalongwellwitholdfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusic.

Musicbuildsself?confidence,too.Itgiveschildrenasenseofachievementandsuccess.Makingmusicissomethingforthemtobeproudof,anditletskidspracticeperforminginfrontofaudiences.Musicgiveschildrenanopportunityforself?expression,andthathelpsdeveloptheirself?confidence.Onceagain,musicisimportantbecauseitcanmakechildrenbetterstudents,givethemsomethingpositivetodo,andbuildtheircharacters.Thatiswhymusicshouldbeofferedineverysinglegradeineveryschool.12.Howcouldmusicmakestudentssmarter?A.Byimprovingtheirmemoryandattention.B.Byimprovingtheirclassroomskillsandimagination.C.Bymakingthembrave,knowledgeableandmodest.D.Bylearningmusic,makingmusicandtryingouttheirownideas.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gluedto”inthesecondparagraphmean?A.Unwillingtoturnon.B.Willingtogiveup.C.Unwillingtoleave.D.Willingtoturnoff.14.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.Musicbringschildrensuccess.B.Musicgiveschildrenself?expression.C.Musichelpschildrenachievetheirdreams.D.Musicdevelopschildren'sself?confidence.15.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.MusicIsaMustasaCourseatSchoolB.MusicBuildsChildren'sSelf?confidenceC.MusicMakesStudentsMuchSmarterD.LearningMusicIsVeryImportant第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Shouldyoulistentomusicwhenyouwork?Somewillsaytheyloveit,sayingthatitimprovestheirperformance;otherswillsaytheycannotworkeffectivelywithmusicplayinginthebackground.16Itjustdependsonwhattypeofworkyou'redoing.

Inarecentstudy,webroughtparticipantsintoourlabwithavarietyoftasks.Theyincludedaneasytask—searchingthroughwordlistsandcrossingout(刪掉)wordscontainingtheletter“a”andamoredifficulttask—memorizingwordpairsandrecallingthepartnerofeachword.Someparticipantscompletedallofthetasksinsilence,whereasotherscompletedthetaskswithinstrumentalmusicthatwaseitherloudorsoft,andeithersimpleorcomplex,thelattermeaningmusicwithmoreinstrumentaltracks.17

Wefoundthatparticipantswholistenedtosimplemusicornomusicperformedaboutthesameontheeasytask.18Contrarily,participantsperformedworseonthemoredifficulttaskwhentheylistenedtoanymusic,regardlessofcomplexityorvolume(音量),comparedtothosewhodidn'tlistentoanymusic.

19Notsurprisingly,wetypicallyneedtousefewerofourmentalresourceswhenweperformeasytasks,whereasdemandingtasksrequiremorebrainpower.However,becausewemightbelessengaged(忙的)duringeasiertasks,there'sagreaterriskofdriftingofftosleep.Musicmightgiveustheextraboostweneedtogetrefreshed.20Listeningtomusiccanbecomeoverkill(過猶不及).Sowehavetostrikeabalancebetweenthetypeofmusicandthetypeofatask.

A.Howshouldweunderstandthesefindings?B.Weconcludedseveralkeyfindingsfromourstudy.C.However,difficulttasksalreadydemandalotofourmentalresources.D.Ourresearchhasfoundthattheeffectsofworkmaydependonourpersonalities.E.Wewanttodevelopamorecomprehensiveframeworkthatcouldbeappliedmorebroadly.F.However,participantswholistenedtocomplexmusicperformedbestontheeasytask.G.Interestinglyenough,ourresearchhasfoundthatbothoftheseviewscanbetrue.16.17.18.19.20.

第二部分語言運用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Foralongtime,Gabrieldidn'twanttobeinvolvedinmusicatall.Inhisfirstyearofhighschool,Gabrielwouldlookpityinglyatmusicstudents,21acrossthecampuswiththeirheavyinstruments,22atschoolforpracticehours23anyoneelsehadtobethere.Hesworetohimselfto24music,ashehatedgettingtoschoolextraearly.

25,oneday,inthemusicclassthatwas26ofhisschool'sstandardcurriculum,hewasplayingthepianoidly(無目的地)andfoundit27topickouttunes(曲子).Withanupsetfeeling,herealizedthatheactually28doingit.Hetriedtohidehisobviouspleasurefromthemusicteacher,whohad29overtolisten.Hemightnothavedonethisparticularlywell,30theteachertoldGabrielthathehadagood31butsuggestedthatGabrielgointothemusicstoreroomtoseeifanyoftheinstrumentsthere32him.Therehedecidedtogivethecello(大提琴)a33.Whenhebeganpracticing,hetookitverycasually.Buthequicklyfoundthathelovedplayingthisinstrument,andwasdevotedtopracticingitsothatwithinacoupleofmonthshewasplayingreasonablywell.

This34,ofcourse,thathearrivedatschoolearlyinthemorning,dragginghisheavyinstrumentcaseacrossthecampustothe35looksofthenon?musicianshehadleftbehind.

21.A.travellingB.marchingC.pacingD.struggling22.A.pickingupB.comingupC.lookingupD.turningup23.A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.since24.A.betrayB.acceptC.avoidD.appreciate25.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.ThusD.Moreover26.A.partB.natureC.basisD.spirit27.A.complicatedB.safeC.confusingD.easy28.A.missedB.dislikedC.enjoyedD.denied29.A.runB.joggedC.jumpedD.wandered30.A.becauseB.unlessC.thoughD.so31.A.earB.tasteC.heartD.voice32.A.occurredtoB.tooktoC.appealedtoD.heldto33.A.changeB.chanceC.missionD.function34.A.provedB.showedC.stressedD.meant35.A.admiringB.pityingC.annoyingD.teasing第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,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。Musiciseverywherenowadays.Musicplays36importantpartin37(we)dailylivesandtherearedifferenttypesofmusicintheworld.

Musicis38greatuseinmanyfields.It39(use)inadvertising,radio,TV,filmsandsupermarkets.Inthesupermarkets,peoplearealwaysattractedbythesweet?soundingmusic.So,youcanseethesupermarketsneedmusic40(make)moremoney.

Whydosomanypeopleenjoymusic?Inmyopinion,41(usual),wepreferexpressingourfeelingsthroughmusic.Musicisoneofthemost42(wonder)thingsinourlife.Whenwearetiredafterworkorwhenwearenervous,musicmakesusfeel43(relaxed)andbetter.Listeningtomusic44(help)usfacethedifficulties45wemeetinourlifeandmakesusforgetsomeproblems.Besides,wecanlearnmoreabouttheculturesofdifferentcountriesandthenlearnabouttheworldbetter.

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第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華,你的外教Sharon想找人教她唱中文歌曲,你想推薦你的朋友王明教她唱歌。請你給Sharon寫一封郵件,要點如下:1.簡單介紹王明;2.推薦他的兩個理由。注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構成一篇完整的短文?！癢hatwillwebesingingforthecontestthisyear?”astudentfrommyhighschoolchoir,asingingteam,askedeagerly.Ihesitatedthismoment.“Iwasthinking,”Isaid.“Maybewe'llskipthecontestandjustworkhardontheconcertsthisyear.”“NO!”thekidsprotested.“We'vegottoenterthecontest!”“InClassA.”“It'stradition!”Thiswastrue.Awardslinedthefrontwallofthemusicroomfromthepastsuccessesoflarge,talentedclasses.Butachangeineducationalpolicies,withanemphasisonacademicknowledge,hadreducedmychoirtoamerethirty?twostudents.Mysectionleadershadgraduatedorbeenforcedtodropmusicclasses,leavingmewithyoung,inexperiencedkidswhocouldn'treadmusic,couldn'tholdtheirparts,andcouldsingonlyasimplemelodyorsong.“MaybewecouldenterClassBthisyear,”Isuggested,knowingthateventhatwouldbeanear?impossiblemission.“No!”thekidsscreamed.“ClassA!”Ishookmyhead.“ClassAisextremelydifficult.”“Wecandoit!”theyshouted.“Wecandoit!”“I'llhavetothinkaboutit,”Isaid,hopingtheirenthusiasmwoulddieoffinacoupleofweeks.Butthatdidn'thappen.Ifanything,theclassbecamemorefixed.Everydaytheybeggedandbeggedandtheyinsisted.BecauseIhadtoprotecttheirself?pride,Icouldn'ttellthemtheyweren'tgoodenough.Myeffortstopreventtheireagerness,byshowingthemadifficultpieceofmusicfromthecontestlist,simplyendedwith,“It'sokay,Mrs.Pliszka.We'llgetit.”注意:續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右。Paragraph1:Istruggledtomakeadecision.

Paragraph2:Whenthecontestdayfinallyarrived,thekidsfeltreadytotakeontheworld!

UNIT5MUSIC參考答案1.B2.D3.A4.D5.C6.A7.B8.A9.B10.D11.C12.