1、UNIT 5MUSICSectionListeningandSpeaking课后训练提升一、单句语法填空1.I was woken by the sound of a (string) instrument at midnight.答案stringed2.A terrible earthquake happened in that country last month,(cause) thousands of deaths.答案causing3.A dancer must throw herself heart soul into every performance.答案and4.Althou
2、gh he was old,he was always full energy.答案of5.There is some (classic) music playing in the background.答案classical二、单句改错1.This type of music has become very famous in Britain and is very good music to dance with.答案withto2.He was saving his energies for next weeks race in Belgium.答案energiesenergy3.The
3、 violin is a string instrument played with a bow.答案stringstringed4.Once in a while I cried with frustration,and sometimes I felt like give up.答案givegiving5.If you hadnt reminded me this matter,I would certainly have forgotten it.答案me后面加of三、句型转换1.Looking at the picture,I couldnt help missing my middl
4、e school days.When at the picture,I couldnt help missing my middle school days.答案I looked2.Tony came into the room,and he was singing and dancing.Tony came into the room,.答案singing and dancing3.The secretary worked late into the night.He was preparing a long speech for the president.The secretary wo
5、rked late into the night, a long speech for the president.答案preparing4.The students entered the room quietly and they looked around in a curious way.The students entered the room quietly,in a curious way.答案looking around5.His son seems to be an energetic child.His son seems to be a child .答案full of
6、energy四、阅读理解Country singer Gary Allan has been making records since the mid 1990s.But his album,SetYouFree,is his first to hit number one on Billboards top two hundred albums chart (排行榜).The song EveryStorm (RunsOutofRain) is the lead single (单曲) from Gary Allans new copies and is number one on Bill
7、boards country music chart.It has risen faster than any other single in the California natives career.Gary Allan says EveryStorm is about hope,the common idea throughout the new album.“You can expect a lot of songs about life.Its going to roll you through a breakup and its going to roll you through
8、the anger and the pain and make you as good as new.So what I think you can expect is something a little bit different musically out of this.”Gary Allan says his favourite song on SetYouFree is OneMoreTime.He says he wrote it after his father died.The country singer is supporting the album with conce
9、rts around the United States for most of the rest of the year.He says the shows are full of energy.“We play hard and they have a very strong impact on the audience.I think thats why people love to come and see us.Were giving it everything that we have every night.”SetYouFree is Allans 9th album.In a
10、n interview with Broadways Electric Barnyard,Allan spoke about co-writing with women for the new album.It was the first time in his career he had done so,and he described it as an interesting experience.1.Whats the topic of the passage?A.Gary Allans new album SetYouFree.B.The life of American singer
11、 Gary Allan.C.The development of American country music.D.A young musicians hard struggle for success.答案A解析主旨大意题。阅读全文可知本文是在介绍加里艾伦的专辑SetYouFree。2.Gary Allan likes OneMoreTime most probably because .A.its different musically from his other songsB.it helped him find courage after failureC.it was writte
12、n in honour of his fatherD.it has sold more copies than any other single答案C解析推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“Hesayshewroteitafterhisfatherdied.”可知,这是他父亲死后他写的歌。由此可以推知,这首歌是为了怀念他的父亲。3.What can we learn about Gary from the passage?A.He lived an unhappy life in his childhood.B.He was born in the state of California.C.He
13、 began music career in the late 1990s.D.His concerts are mostly made up of light music.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“IthasrisenfasterthananyothersingleintheCalifornianativescareer.”(它的增长速度比其他任何一个加州本地歌手职业生涯中的都要快),由此可知加里艾伦是加州本地歌手,他出生在加州。4.The album SetYouFree marked the first time .A.Gary had made a record in hi
14、s music careerB.Gary had a word with Broadways Electric BarnyardC.Garys albums had appeared on Billboards music chartD.Gary had worked together with women in writing songs答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“.Allanspokeaboutco-writingwithwomenforthenewalbum.Itwasthefirsttimeinhiscareerhehaddoneso”可知,这是他职业生涯中第一次和女性合作
15、新专辑。五、七选五阅读理解MuzakThe next time you go into a bank,a store,or a supermarket,stop and listen.What do you hear?1 Its similar to the music you listen to,but its not exactly the same.Thats because this music was especially designed to relax you,or to give you extra energy.Sometimes you dont even realise
16、 the music is playing,but you react to the music anyway.Quiet background music used to be called “elevator(电梯) music” because we often heard it in elevators.But lately we hear it in more and more places,and it has a new name “Muzak”.About one-third of the people in America listen to “Muzak” every da
17、y.The music plays for 15 minutes at a time,with short pauses in between.It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning,and between three and four in the afternoon,when people are more tired.2If you listen to Muzak carefully,you will probably recognise the names of many of the songs.S
18、ome musicians or songwriters dont want their songs to be used as Muzak,but others are happy when their songs are chosen.Why?3Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel.It has been proven that Muzak does what it
19、 is designed to do.Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background.4 Supermarket shoppers buy 38% more groceries.5 They say its boring to hear the same songs all the time.But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places.They say it hel
20、ps them relax and feel calm.One way or another,Muzak affects everyone.Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!A.Some people dont like Muzak.B.The music gives them extra energy.C.Music is playing in the background.D.Factory workers produce 13 percent more.E.Muzak tends to help people understand music better.F.They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.G.Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.答案1.C2.B3.F4.D5.A