1、Unit 5Section .阅读理解Top Music FestivalsFestival season is just kicking off, and there is a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.Pitchfork Music FestivalAnyone who likes indie (独立的) music and upandcoming artists will have an amazing time at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicagos Union Park.
2、This is an indie rock heaven that explores more underground and lesser known bands than the other big Chicago summer festival, Lollapalooza.Date: July 1416Location: Chicago, Illinois, USAMusic Type: Indie rockPrice: $126$2,700Essence Music FestivalNo matter what time of the year it is, New Orleans i
3、s an amazing place if you love live music.The Essence Music Festival is a celebration of wellknown artists like Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and Mary JBlige.Date: June 29July 2Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USAMusic Type: R&B, soul, rockPrice: $75$365Sziget FestivalBudapest knows how to hold a party,
4、and Sziget is one of the biggest celebrations of music and culture in all of Europe.You can expect to find favorite artists like Bad Religion and Mac DeMarco playing here during this threeday festival.Date: August 911Location: Budapest, HungaryMusic Type: Eclectic, indie rockPrice: $70$296Flow Festi
5、valThe Flow Festival is a great excuse to explore the city of Helsinki.Artists including Lana Del Rey and The XX will be playing, among many others.Come to this festival to enjoy yourselves with an earthfriendly belief.Date: August 1113Location Helsinki, FinlandMusic Type: Rock, soul, jazzPrice: $10
6、6$199文章大意：本文是一则广告。文章介绍了四个顶级的音乐节。1What do the music festivals have in common？CAThey are given in the open air.BThey are held in the USACThey include rock music.DThey take place from July to August.解析：推理判断题。根据Music Type: Indie rock/ Music Type: R&B, soul, rock/ Music Type: Eclectic, indie rock/ Music
7、Type: Rock, soul, jazz可知，音乐节的共同之处是它们都包括摇滚乐。故选C。2Which music festival will last for the longest time？AAEssence Music Festival.BSziget Festival.CFlow Festival.DPitchfork Music Festival.解析：推理判断题。根据Pitchfork Music Festival中Date: July 1416/Essence Music Festival中Date：June 29July 2/Sziget Festival中Date: A
8、ugust 911/Flow Festival中Date: August 1113可知，Essence Music Festival音乐节持续时间最长。故选A。3What can we know about Budapest from the text？DAIt has the longest cultural tradition in Europe.BIt is the home of many wellknown bands.CIt is a city of high living cost in all of Europe.DIt is good at organizing entert
9、ainment events.解析：推理判断题。根据Sziget Festival中的“Budapest knows how to hold a party”可知，Budapest擅长组织娱乐活动。故选D。.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Rock music consists of many different styles. Even though there is a common spirit among all music groups, they make very different music.1.C At that ti
10、me the Beatles entered the world of music from Liverpool.After they were given an invitation to appear live on BBC, the Beatles quickly became famous in Britain with nationwide tours. By mid1963, the Beatles had been extremely popular in England. 2.B They held large concerts and performed at clubs.
11、They became the hottest thing on the pop music scene in England. They began as a modestly successful musician group and ended the year as show business legends( 传说). John Lennon and Paul McCartney were named composers of the year.3A They were not sure how the Americans would react to the new type of
12、 music. Beatlemania hit New York on February 7,1964. Hundreds of fans jammed the airport to greet them.4.G The concert was broadcast live and attracted the largest one night audience in the history of television up to that time.The Beatles were described as a British invasion(入侵) by local and nation
13、wide newspapers at that time. Their victory in America was still remembered as a major turning point in the history of rock and roll. Thanks to the Beatles, a lot of opportunities were opened up to new faces on the market.5.EAThey decided on a tour to the United States in 1964.BEven their hairstyles
14、 became major trends at that time.CRock music developed in the 1950s and the early 1960s.DHowever, their songs changed the lives of generations to come.EMany rock bands were able to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles.FThey appeared in the films A Hard Days Night(1964) and Help! (1965)GThey perfo
15、rmed their first concert in America at CBS televisions 53rd street studio.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了甲壳虫乐队的发展与兴盛以及他们对英美摇滚乐的影响。解析：1空格后面的“At that time”决定了该空一定要出现具体的时间，F项虽然有时间，但是是电影的时间，文章没有提及电影，故排除。答案从A项与C项中选择。再根据文章一开始出现的“Rock music”可知C项为正确答案。2由空格前一句“By mid1963, the Beatles had been extremely popular in England.
16、 ”可知，甲壳虫乐队在当时的英国相当受欢迎。接下来具体介绍：就连他们的发型都成了当时的流行趋势。3前面提到甲壳虫乐队在英国特别受欢迎。空后“They were not sure how the Americans would react to the new type of music.”意思是“他们不确定美国人对这种新型的音乐会有什么反应”。因此，A项“他们决定在1964年开始他们的美国之旅。”符合语境。G项是发生了的事情，用在此处在时间上不合适。4空后的“The concert was broadcast live and attracted the largest one night a
17、udience in the history of television up to that time.”与G项中的concert相呼应。5空前“Thanks to the Beatles，a lot of opportunities were opened up to new faces on the market.”中的new faces与E项中的follow相呼应。.完形填空(2021天津滨海新区高一期末检测改编)Ive always taught piano lessons in my spare time. Over the years I found that children
18、have 1.D musical abilities. Although Ive taught some gifted students, Ive also met socalled “musically a 2.A” pupils. One such student is Robby.Robby was already 11 years old when his mother sent him for his first 3.C lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age. I 4.C it to Robby, but he
19、said it had always been his mothers 5.B to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.Although Robby tried very hard, he didnt have the basic sense of music. However, he 6.A and he would always say，“My moms going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed 7.B，and I was disappointed by his slo
20、w progress. Then one day Robby didnt come. He telephoned me his mother was sick. I was glad that he stopped coming, since he was really a bad 8.B for my teaching!Several weeks later I was 9.A my students for the music show when Robby came and said，“Miss Handorf, I want to play.” I dont know what mad
21、e me 10.C him to do that. Maybe it was his 11.C that touched me.The night for the show came. It went well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was 12.D when he said he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. But I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys.
22、They even danced on the keys. He played so well that everyone was 13.B excitedly.In tears I ran up to stage. “Oh, Robby! How would you do it？”“Well, Miss Handorf, I kept on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? In fact she had cancer and passed away this morning. And she was born
23、14.D， she could never hear me play the piano, but tonight is the first time that she has ever heard me. I want to make it 15.A.”文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Robby为了母亲，克服困难努力学习弹奏钢琴并成功演奏乐曲的故事。1AstrangeBlowClocalDdifferent解析：由后文可知，作者教过的学生有在音乐方面有天赋的，也有在这一方面有困难的。由此可知，作者发现学生的音乐能力各不相同(different)。2AchallengedBbreathedC
24、encouragedDinspired解析：结合第三段的“he didnt have the basic sense of music”可知，作者的学生中有的在音乐学习方面有困难，即此处描写的musically challenged。3AdrawingBdanceCpianoDhandwriting解析：由本段的“hear him play the piano”可知，Robby去上的是钢琴(piano)课。4AexaminedBpromisedCexplainedDanswered解析：explain sth. to sb.向某人解释某事。此处指作者试图向Robby解释学钢琴要在早一点的年纪开
25、始。5AcommentBdreamChobbyDpersonality解析：由下一段的“My moms going to hear me play some day.”可知，听Robby弹钢琴是Robby的妈妈一直以来的梦想(dream)。6AcontinuedBcreatedCcontactedDcaught解析：虽然Robby没有乐感，但他还是继续(continue)学习。7AcarelessBhopelessChomelessDselfless解析：由空格后的“I was disappointed by his slow progress”可知，作者认为Robby在弹琴方面没有希望(ho
26、peless)。8ApositionBexampleCdistanceDschedule解析：作者很高兴Robby不再来了，因为作者认为他是作者教学的不好的例子(example)。9ApreparingBrentingCprotectingDregretting解析：prepare sb. for sth. 让某人为某事做好准备。作者当时正在让孩子们为音乐演出做准备。10AstrikeBselectCallowDforce解析：在作者看来，Robby在音乐方面没有能力，但当Robby提出要参加演出时，作者居然允许(allow)他这么做了。作者认为可能是Robby的决心打动了自己。allow s
27、b. to do sth.允许某人做某事。11AfunctionBsectionCdeterminationDmemory解析：解析见上题。12AlimitedBsatisfiedCcalmedDsurprised解析：在作者看来，Robby并无弹钢琴的天赋和能力，所以当作者得知Robby选了莫扎特最难的曲子之一时，作者感到很吃惊(surprised)。13AsittingBcheeringCwalkingDeating解析：由语境可知，Robby演奏的非常精彩，所以观众兴奋地欢呼喝彩(cheer)。14AshyBweakCblindDdeaf解析：由后文Robby所说的“她从未能听到我弹钢琴
28、，今晚是她第一次听到我的演奏”可知，Robby的妈妈失聪(deaf)。15AspecialBhumorousCsimilarDfamous解析：Robby认为，这是第一次妈妈能听到他，所以他想让这一切变得特别(special)一些。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When we read a poem, we often imagine what the poets 1.were_thinking(think) when they wrote or what they were doing at the time. These thoughts let
29、 us connect with the words better, as if wed created the poem 2.ourselves(we). Will a poem still mean as much if a computer writes it?By 3.using(use) algorithms(算法)，computers can now create all kinds of texts，including research papers, books, news, stories and even poems.Computer generated poems mig
30、ht be correct in both grammar and style,4.but/yet some say they still lack 5.creativity/creativeness (create)and true meaning.Australian researcher Oscar Schwartz created a website 6.called(call) “bot or not”. On his site，you can read poems and guess whether they 7.were_written/are_written(write) by
31、 a human or a computer. Schwartz recently gave a speech at TEDX Sydney, in 8.which he stated that some of the websites poems were able to 9.fool(foolish) 65 percent of human readers.He said that on his website, he hoped people would question the difference between humans and machines，and be able to
32、identify what it is 10.that makes us human.文章大意：本文是一篇议论文。介绍了人们对“人类写的诗歌与电脑写的诗歌是否具有相同的意义”这个问题的不同看法。解析：1考查时态。分析句子可知，本句为what 引导的宾语从句，主语为the poets，谓语动词为think。根据下文中what they were doing可知本句为过去进行时。2考查代词。分析句子可知，从句中主语为we，根据句意“就好像我们自己创作了这首诗一样”可知用相应的反身代词ourselves。3考查非谓语动词。by doing sth.“通过做某事”，为固定用法，所以用using。4考查
33、连词。句意：电脑生成的诗歌可能在语法和风格上都是正确的，但有些人说它们仍然缺乏创造性和真正的意义。分析句子可知，空格处缺少连词，而前后语意表示转折。所以用连词but/yet。5考查名词。lack为及物动词，后可直接接名词creativity/ creativeness作宾语。6考查非谓语动词。句意：澳大利亚研究员Oscar Schwartz创建了一个名为“bot or not”的网站。分析句子可知，a website与call 是被动关系。所以用过去分词called。7考查时态和语态。分析句子可知，本句为whether引导的宾语从句，主语they和谓语动词write之间为被动关系，时态为一般过
34、去时或一般现在时，故用一般过去时或一般现在时的被动语态。8考查定语从句。考查分析句子可知，Sydney为先行词，在定语从句中作地点状语，所以定语从句用关系副词where/in which引导。因空格前有介词in。故填which。9考查动词。be able to do sth.“能够做某事”，为固定用法，所以to后接foolish对应的动词fool。10考查强调句型。分析句子可知，本句为强调句型“Itis/was被强调部分其他”的变形，在句中作identify的宾语从句。.应用文写作(2021杭州高一检测)假如你是李华，你的笔友Tom发来电子邮件询问你的音乐喜好、你何时听音乐以及你在新年晚会上的
35、表现。请你给他回一封电子邮件，回答他的所有问题。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3电子邮件的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Tom，As you know, Im mad about music._ _By the way, do you like music as well?Yours，Li Hua参考范文：Dear_Tom，As_you_know,_Im_mad_about_music.Music is the universal language of mankind.Of all kinds of music, pop is my favorite.
36、I think its lyrics are really catchy and meaningful and I can learn to sing easily.Pop makes my life delightful and alive.However, I cant stand rock music.Its too loud and noisy.Although I dont have much spare time to enjoy music, I often listen to it on the MP3 player on my way to school.At home if I dont study, the music will be on all the time.At the New Year Party，I played the violin in the school orchestra.I think we played pretty well.The audience gave us a big round of applause.By_the_way，do_you_like_music_as_well?Yours，Li_Hua