1、能力提升题组训练(B).阅读理解A(2018四川自贡三诊)In the middle of a hot July afternoon,when the wet air came with slight waves of heat,I became a thief of some sorta thief of music.For the first time,I had created an original piano arrangement of one of my favorite songs.Not once had I looked for the help of premade sh
2、eet music or video courses on YouTube.Using only my ears and iPod,I had changed a mix of different sounds and complex melodies into the tones of a single instrument; I had created complex harmonies and voices into something I could perform with only two hands.No help,no guide: I had done it on my ow
3、n.Ive been a pianist since before my hands were big enough to reach an octave(八度音节): with a musician and composer for a father,I was all but born on the piano bench.For many years,my musical identity was defined by the notes that others had written in centuries past.This was why,when I added the fin
4、ishing touches to my piano version(版本) of a modern rock song,I was proud of myself: this arrangement was mine.What Id done seemed magical: an ability to take what had already existedto “steal” a song from my favorite bandand to change it into something different and all my own.I was a thief,but I wa
5、s also an artist.In music,as in other aspects of life,I believe that true originality rarely exists.Almost everything has,in one form or another,been done before.The most romance novel may very well be a slightly changed version of a play by Shakespeare,which is likely to be borrowed from the works
6、of Ancient Greece: same themes,different characters,different circumstances.But,the novel is no less deserving of praise just because its uniqueness is compromised.Adaptation is not a synonym for failure.The gift of creativity is the ability to do what I did on the piano: to find something beautiful
7、,to analyze and twist it and lose yourself in the mystery of its composition,and then to make it new.Such an act is not copying; it is finding inspiration and having the strength and the innovation(创新) to use it as fuel for your own masterpiece.The world is nothing more than collections of preexisti
8、ng partsscattered and often lost in the chaos of everyday life.I believe it is my job,as an artist,to rearrange this world into what I envision it to be.I refuse to live as if I were trapped within the walls of a museum: looking but never touching,afraid to ruin the so-called perfection of the artif
9、acts inside.Therefore,I will embrace my ability to be a thief,because if I dont steal what the world has to offer,Ill never have the tools to share with others a creation of my own.My life is my own arrangement,and because of that,anything is possible.1.Which word has the closest meaning with the un
10、derlined word “embrace”?A.adopt B.describe C.accept D.quit2.The reason why the author felt proud of himself was that .A.he became a real artist without others helpB.he could play the piano before he was shorter than the piano benchC.he has a father who was a musician and composerD.he changed one of
11、his favorite songs into a piano arrangement on his own3.Which of the following can be the best title?A.A music thief B.Changes from a thief to an artistC.The passion to create musicD.My piano arrangement语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。本文的小主人公是一位钢琴家。一个炎热的下午,她将一首另类摇滚乐改编成钢琴曲,因而获得了极大的满足。同时,她从这件事上获得了一个启迪:每个人都是自己人生的改编者,你
12、要善于和勇于利用前人留给你的东西,去谱写属于自己的人生乐章!答案及剖析:1.C猜测词义题。根据该句子中because if I dont steal what the world has to offer,Ill never have the tools to share with others a creation of my own.可判断,作者对自己的创作感到庆幸,欣然接受自己的能力。故选C项。2.D细节理解题。根据第四段可知,作者之所以感到自豪是因为她凭借一己之力生平第一次将自己最喜欢的一首歌改编成了原创钢琴曲。故D项正确。3.A主旨大意题。由文章第四段可知,作者从我最喜爱的乐队中“偷
13、”一首歌,将其改造成另一种完全不同的、只属于她自己的作品。结合第一段中I became a thief of some sorta thief of music可判断标题A music thief最为适合。B(2018广西普宁华侨中学摸底)Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a“language” that the whole world can understand.A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind.Like feeling
14、an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal,music has a spiritual effect on a person.Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.I have listened to music all my life.When I was twelve years old,the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up.Maybe young people
15、 today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America.Their influence changed the way we dressed,looked,acted and spoke.even our culture.The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy,which had put
16、America into a great depression.And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer.This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it.And the mu
17、sic can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world.Music has a great way of touching people.Music can make you laugh,cry or shout.Its also a great source of inspiration.Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea,sit on your sofa and play one of y
18、our favorite songs.Close your eyes,and soon youll find yourself creating vivid mental imagesmatching the music that you are listening to.4.Music has magical power because it .A.is a kind of language B.can be played much louder than wordsC.receives a personal radio signalD.can influence a persons spi
19、rit5.What can we learn about the Beatles from the passage?A.They were the biggest band in American history.B.They are not accepted by modern American people.C.They appeared at a special time in American politics.D.They represented the roots of American culture.6.Music influences people in the follow
20、ing ways except .A.connecting the listener and the composer mentallyB.transporting people from one place to anotherC.allowing people to express their emotionsD.touching and inspiring people7.What does the writer suggest people do in the last paragraph?A.Relax and listen to their favorite music.B.Enj
21、oy drinking in spare time.C.Create vivid pictures.D.Notice everything happening around.语篇解读:本文是一篇议论文。本文讲述的是音乐的魔力,音乐比语言更为有力,会以不同的方式影响着人们。答案及剖析:4.D细节理解题。根据第一段中A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind.Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal,music has
22、 a spiritual effect on a person.Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.可知,音乐会对人的身心产生影响,不同的音乐用不同的方式来影响人们,所以说音乐是有魔力的。5.C细节理解题。根据第二段中The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy,which had put America into a great
23、 depression.可知,披头士来美国的时候正值美国总统肯尼迪被暗杀三个月之后,美国当时正处在低落的情绪当中,故选C项。6.B细节理解题。第三段提到作曲家与听众精神相连(心意相同),还提到音乐可以激励人们,触动人的情感,由第三段倒数第二句可知,音乐允许人们表达情绪。只有B项没有提及。7.A细节理解题。文章最后一段作者提出建议:放松自己,欣赏自己最喜爱的音乐。.语法填空To me,life without music would not be exciting.I realize that this is not true for everybody.Many people get alon
24、g quite well 1. going to the concert,and listening to the record.But music plays 2. important part in everyones life,whether he realizes it or not.3. (try) to imagine,for example,what films or TV plays 4. (be) like without music.Would the feelings or 5. (move) plots still be so exciting or dramatic?
25、 Im not sure about it.Now,we have been speaking of music in its more common meaningthe kind of music we hear in the concert hall.But if we look at some parts of music more 6. (close),we discover them in our everyday life tooin the rhythm of the sea,the melody of a bird in the 7. (wood) and so on.So
26、music surely has meaning for everyone,in some way or other.And,of course,it has special meaning for those 8. have spent all their lives working on playing or 9. (compose) music.It is well said,“Through music a child enters into a world of beauty,expresses 10. (he) from his heart,feels the joy of doi
27、ng things alone,learns to take care of others,develops his mind and makes his body strong.” 答案及剖析:1.without考查介词。该句子句意与To me,life without music would not be exciting.句意相反,故用介词without。2.an考查冠词。play an important part in为固定短语,意为“在起非常重要的作用”。3.Try考查祈使句。这是一个祈使句,故用动词原形。4.would be考查虚拟语气。without music起虚拟条件句作用
28、,表示对现在事实虚拟,故句子谓语用would+动词原形。 5.moving考查形容词。修饰名词plots用moving(动人的)。6.closely考查副词。副词closely意为“认真地”,作动词look的状语。7.woods考查名词。复数形式的woods表示“树林”。8.who考查定语从句。those指“那些人”,为先行词,从句中缺少主语,故用关系代词who。posing考查非谓语动词。并列连词or连接两个v.-ing形式,故此处填composing。10.himself考查代词。express oneself意为“表达自己的意思”。.短文改错(2018甘肃天水第一中学高考模拟)Dear
29、Sir,Thank you for your offer of invite me to the summer English course in your school.As for your choice between the two courses, I prefer the four-weeks course for 60 hours of study.Because of this would allow me more time to do some travelling and make a few new friends either.Of all the subject I
30、m learning at school, I like English best.I had been learning English for 6 years but my spoken English remains poorly.So I hope to take this chance to improve it.If possible, Id like stay with a family for a couple of days in order to I can know some customs in England.I believe I will have a wonde
31、rful time this summer.Yours truly,Li Hua答案:Dear Sir,Thank you for your offer of me to the summer English course in your school.As for choice between the two courses, I prefer the course for 60 hours of study.Because this would allow me more time to do some travelling and make a few new friends .Of a
32、ll the Im learning at school, I like English best.I been learning English for 6 years but my spoken English remains .So I hope to take this chance to improve it.If possible, Id like stay with a family for a couple of days in order I can know some customs in England.I believe I will have a wonderful
33、time this summer.Yours truly,Li Hua剖析:介词of后面要接动名词作宾语。此处使用my和句子主语I保持一致。此处是“数词+名词”构成的复合形容词,作定语修饰名词course,尽管数词是大于1的,但名词仍用单数形式。连词because后面要接句子充当原因状语从句,而介词短语because of后面要接名词或名词短语作宾语。副词too“也”,用于肯定句中表示“也”,either用于否定句中表示“也”。本句是一个肯定句,所以使用副词too。名词subject“学科”是一个可数名词,其前有all修饰,故此处应用其复数形式。原文中使用了过去完成时,表示过去的过去。实际上本文并没有“过去的过去”的含义,而表示到目前为止已经完成的事情,所以使用现在完成时。remain为连系动词,此处作表语,故把poorly改为poor。would like to do.“喜欢做某事。”in order that.“为了”后面跟从句充当目的状语。