1、Module 3 课时跟踪检测(一)Introduction & Reading Pre-reading阅读理解AMary Allen was my best friend like the sister I ever had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, and horseback riding.When I was 13, my family moved away. Mary and I kept in touch through letters and we saw each other on
2、special occasions (场合) like my wedding and Marys. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back stamped “Address Unknown”Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren.
3、And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill.One day I was reading the newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman Marys married name
4、. “There must be thousands of Wagman.” I thought, but I wrote to her anyway.She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin！” she said excitedly. “Mary Allen Wagman” is my mother.Minutes later I heard a voice recognized immediately, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on eac
5、h others lives.Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And theres one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We dont lose each other again.语篇解读：文章讲了我与Mary是最好的朋友，一起上课，一起分享心情。后来失去联系，直到在报纸上获得信息，才重新恢复了联系。1. I want to find Mary _.Ato share my storiesBto share my sorrow Cto fill the empty in my heartDall
6、 of the above解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段“I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill.”可知，想分享的东西很多，涵盖A、B、C项。故选D。2Which of the following is TRUE
7、?A. We never see each other again when I moved away when I was 13. BI find my friend in the newspaper.CIt is 40 years since we last saw each other.DMy friends husband is Mr. Tobin.解析：选C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“I heard a voice recognized immediately, even after 40 years.”可知我们四十年没见。故选C。3The best title of the pas
8、sage is _.AMy Good FriendBFriend Like the Brother CAn Important FriendDFriends Again Forever解析：选D标题归纳题。文章讲了我与Mary 是最好的朋友，后来失去联系到重新恢复友谊的故事。故选D。BTo me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert
9、, or listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyones life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feelings, the moving plots and the greatest interests, be so exciting or dramatic？Im not sure a
10、bout it.Now we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning the kind of music we hear in the concert hall, we discover them in our everyday life too in the rhythm of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone, in some way or other. And, o
11、f course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.It is well said, “Through music a child enters a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and
12、makes his body strong.”4What does the writer say more about in the text?ALife full of music.BLife without music.CThe importance of music.DThe development of music.解析：选C推理判断题。文章一开始讲了音乐对于电影电视的作用，后面又提到我们的生活中充满了音乐，最后说音乐对孩子成长的作用，可见作者着重讲了音乐的重要性。5From the text, we learn that many people _.Adont realize the
13、 importance of musicBget along quite well without musicCgo to the concert instead of enjoying musicDthink music would be less exciting than films解析：选A细节理解题。由第一段可知，很多人没有意识到，音乐在生活中起着很重要的作用。6What does the underlined word “melody” in the second paragraph mean in the text?AFlying.BLooking.CSinging. DLivi
14、ng.解析：选C词义猜测题。本文主要讲的是音乐，且此处melody的意思应与rhythm并列，意为“(鸟儿的)歌唱”。7From the last paragraph, we learn that music _.Ais very important, especially for childrenBis very necessary for our everyday lifeCcan make our life exciting and dramaticDcan enter into another beautiful world解析：选A细节理解题。最后一段话主要讲了音乐对孩子的作用，因此
15、A项最贴切。CIsaac Stern was more than a great violin player. He was one of the most honored musicians in the world, an international cultural ambassador (大使). And he was also a teacher and activist. For more than sixty years, Mr Stern performed excellent music. He performed in concerts around the world a
16、nd on recordings. Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in Ukraine. His parents moved to California the following year. He began taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the instrument. Later, he began studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory. He progressed quickly. When he was sixteen, he p
17、layed with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The next year, he performed in New York and was praised by music critics (评论家)Isaac Stern became one of the busiest musicians of his day. He played more than one hundred concerts a year. He also became one of the most recorded musicians in history. Is
18、aac Stern also supported artistic development and freedom.In 1979, Isaac Stern visited China. He met with Chinese musicians and students. He taught them about classical Western music. His visit was made into a film. It is called From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China. It won an Academy Award for b
19、est documentary film (奥斯卡最佳纪录片奖)In 1984, Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture through music. He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life. He said music is an important part of a civilized (文明的) life. He said people need music as
20、 much as they need bread.Isaac Stern died in 2001 at the age of eightyone. He was a major influence on music in the twentieth century. He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了著名的小提琴演奏家Isaac Stern 的一些经历。8What did Isaac Stern think of music?ANecessary. BDifficult.CEntertaining.
21、 DInteresting.解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的最后两句话“He said music is an important part of a civilized (文明的) life. He said people need music as much as they need bread.” 可知答案。9The passage mentioned Isaac Sterns visit to China mainly to _.Aencourage people to develop the international relationshipBadvise the rea
22、ders to take up musicCintroduce more achievements of Isaac SternDshow he acted as an international cultural ambassador解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章的上下文以及文章第一段的第二句话可知答案。10From the passage, we can infer that _.AIsaac Stern influenced the culture in the 20th century a lotBIsaac Stern was one of the most active music
23、ians of his dayCIsaac Stern was so busy that he couldnt spare time to educate the youthDIsaac Stern led a rich life in his later life解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章中他的音乐经历可以推知，他是他所在的年代里最活跃的音乐家之一。11What will be the best title for the passage?AIsaac Stern and the awards he gotBIsaac Sterns life of pursuing musicCIsaac Stern: one of the most honored musiciansDIsaac Sterns visit to China解析：选C标题归纳题。根据文章第一段第二句(即主题句)以及全文所述可知C项最适合作标题。
