1、课下能力提升(十六).阅读理解Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Stu
2、dents with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the streets.Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is musi
3、c.Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the youn
4、g people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would
5、 sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music (管弦乐), such as the symp
6、honies (交响乐) of Beethoven. There is opera (歌剧) for singers. There is ballet (芭蕾舞剧) for dancers like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China.1In what way can music be regarded as an international language?APopular music is what everyone enjoys.BThe songs that are sung or played by instrume
7、nts are so beautiful and understandable that everyone can enjoy them.CWhen music is played, it seems as if it were speaking to us.DMusic is so popular throughout the world that everyone can play it.解析：选B细节理解题。本文在开篇第一段即点明“音乐是国际语言”，主要标志就是世界各地的人都喜欢音乐。2What can we know about music and people in America?
8、AStudent drivers carry small radios with earphones when they drive on the streets.BStudents always listen to music before class, in class and after class.CAdult drivers listen to news as well as music when they drive to work.DAdult drivers never listen to music when they drive to work.解析：选C细节理解题。由第三
9、段的第一、二句可知C项正确，成年人在开车去上班时会听音乐或者新闻。3How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?ASix. BEight.CFive. DSeven.解析：选D细节理解题。共提到七种音乐：pop/popular, folk, western/country, orchestra, symphonies, opera和ballet。.阅读七选五I will be doing my first marathon in October, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ten years ago, I wa
10、s out of shape. _1_ Then I was encouraged to run. Later, I was running every day and had lost 60 pounds and have kept it off since._2_ However, when I saw many people who were running the full marathon having a good time, something inside me encouraged me to do the full marathon. It was like I was b
11、eing challenged by the marathon and I accepted it. Then I read a book on how to train for marathon and so far the training has been so simple.To me, being in a major event is such a joy and I want to experience it at its fullest. I remember there was a time in my life when I hated exercise, especial
12、ly running. When I was supposed to run a mile in a gym class, someone said to me, “If this person can run, you can, too.” The person he was referring to was overweight. _3_About 5 years after I started running to lose weight, I lost 60 pounds. _4_ Then I increased to 10K and eventually to the half m
13、arathon._5_ I am not afraid of it because I know my strong will will carry me through. For me the real joy of running comes not so much from trying to win the race, but the fact that I am able to finish, stay healthy and be a blessing to others.ASure enough I did it, but it was hard.BIn 2014, I ran
14、my first 5K and enjoyed it.CI had tried dieting for years but nothing worked.DI never thought that I would ever run a full marathon.EI have done everything wrong, running at night alone.FRemember it is easier to stay in shape than get into shape!GI feel like I am ready for the challenge and I know w
15、hat matters most.答案：15CDABG.完形填空I can remember daydreaming of mountains and skiing when I was a kid sitting in school. These were just a few things I _1_ doing. Over the years the daydreams have continued.I am often _2_ of the movie Cinderella when I _3_ the words “In my own little corner, in my own
16、 little chair, I can be whatever I want to be” sung by Leslie Ann Warren. We all have dreams and we need to _4_ to them because they give us the _5_ that keeps us moving forward constantly.I have been catching my dreams _6_ and working hard for years and now I am a Sheriff (郡长). My profession for th
17、e last 21 years _7_ a short break has been Law Enforcement (执法). During my _8_， I meet with many people who work not only for themselves but also for the ones they _9_ most. Among them those who have dreams lead a _10_ life than those who havent. I always try my best to help those who have lost thei
18、r dream to _11_ themselves.Why do most people only dream but unwillingly _12_ to do the same thing day in day out, week in week out, year in year out? The _13_ is that they only have dreams but they dont take _14_ to realize their dreams, or they hesitate to do so _15_ they do not have confidence. I
19、m here to tell you, you can _16_ it definitely, and you can get all you want as long as you feel _17_ about yourselves. Therefore, everything you need to realize your dreams is within _18_. You can start by putting the _19_ things into your mind to cheer yourselves up. Pull the dreams of the past ou
20、t and _20_ the dust off them. Write them down. Do get started today.语篇解读：作者通过自己的人生经历告诉我们，有梦想的人要比没有梦想的人过得幸福。所以我们要对自己有信心，坚持梦想并付出努力去实现它。1A.put off Bgave upCdreamed of Dset about解析：选C与首句中的daydreaming相互应，此处指前文提到的那些事情是作者梦想去做的。2A.tired BwarnedCcertain Dreminded解析：选D解析见下题。3A.hear BseeCsay Duse解析：选A根据语境，当作者听
21、到Leslie Ann Warren唱这些歌词的时候，作者时常想起电影Cinderella。4A.see BadmitCstick Dadjust解析：选C解析见下题。5A.wealth BknowledgeCtime Dhope解析：选D根据语境可知，“我们”都有梦想并且“我们”应该去坚持它们，因为梦想给予“我们”持续前行的希望。6A.hardly BtightlyCsecretly Dheavily解析：选B此处意为：作者一直紧紧地抓住他的理想。这符合前文。7A.for BofCexcept Dbefore解析：选C根据“for the last 21 years”可知，作者作为一个执法者
22、，持续工作了21年，除了短暂的休假。8A.work BtaskCrest Dstudy解析：选A解析见下题。9A.expect BneedCmiss Dlove解析：选D根据语境，在工作期间作者遇到许多人，这些人不仅是为了自己工作，也为他们最爱的人工作。10A.richer BeasierChappier Dbusier解析：选C根据语境，在这些人中间，有梦想的人要比那些没有梦想的人过得“更加幸福”。11A.satisfy BimproveCcontrol Dintroduce解析：选B根据语境，作者总是尽最大的努力帮助那些没有梦想的人去“提高”他们自己。12A.continue BplanC
23、expect Drefuse解析：选A此处意为：为什么大多数的人有梦想，却不情愿地日复一日，周复一周，年复一年地“继续”做着相同的事情？13A.business BtheoryCprogram Danswer解析：选D解析见下题。14A.goals BdecisionsCactions Dplans解析：选C作者此处是回答上句中的疑问，他的“答案”是那些人仅只有理想，而没有付出“行动”去实现它。15A.though BbecauseCif Dthus解析：选B此处意为：或者他们犹豫不决，“因为”没有信心。16A.make BgetCfeel Dchoose解析：选A根据后文“you can g
24、et all you want”可知，此处作者说你可以成功的。make it是习语，意为“成功，达到预期目标”。17A.sorry BgoodCill Dexcited解析：选B此处意为：你可以得到你想要的一切，只要你对自己有信心。feel good about yourselves表示“自我感觉良好；对自己有信心”。18A.rank BopportunityClimit Dreach解析：选D此处意为：因此，实现梦想所需的一切都是伸手可及的了。within reach“触手可及”。19A.big BinspiringCdifficult Dreal解析：选B根据后文“to cheer you
25、rselves up”可知，此处表示你可以把一些“鼓舞人心的”东西记到心里以使自己振作。20A.blow BbreakCpress Dpick解析：选A根据后文“the dust off them”可知，此处作者运用比喻，告诉读者“吹去”理想上的灰尘。.语法填空Britains Biggest Openair Music FestivalMusic festivals are a big part of British youth culture. Glastonbury Festival is the biggest and most 1.widely (wide) known of the
26、se festivals, and all the most popular music artists play here.The festival 2.takes (take) place in southwest England at Worthy Farm every year. The size and nature of the festival, held over three days in a huge field, with many people 3.staying (stay) in tents and motorhomes, has meant that the we
27、ather is important. People sleep in tents but some dont sleep for 3 days so they can listen to all 4.their (they) favorite or new bands!The festival is quite funny because often in England it is very 5.rainy (rain), and sometimes thousands of people end up wearing boots and even dancing in the rain!
28、There 6.is (be) a real focus at the festival on preserving the land and environment. Every trader has to use environmentally friendly plates and cutlery (餐具). In addition, they run a special petition (compete) every year to celebrate those 8.that/who go above and beyond what is required to be enviro
29、nmentally friendly. The prize for being the greenest is a free ticket for the next festival.9It is amazing that tickets for the festival always sell 10.out within an hour or two of going on sale each year!.短文改错I still remember what I became a good table tennis player.The first day I go to high schoo
30、l, I saw some of my classmate playing table tennis. Amazing at how skillful they were, I was determined to be just as good. Later on, I often watched them careful to learn their techniques. Then I was kept practising until I became confident enough to challenge the good players. At the end of the te
31、rm I became one of best players in my class.I am really proud for this experience, because it helps me realise that we all can achieve your goals through hard work. It also helps me better understanding the proverb “Practice makes perfect.”答案：第一句：whathow第二句：gowent; classmateclassmates第三句：AmazingAmazed第四句：carefulcarefully第五句：去掉was第六句：best前加the第七句：forof; yourour第八句：understandingunderstand