1、课时提能练(三十四)选修6Module 4MusicA:知识层面.语境语法填空()用所给词的适当形式填空Mr.Henry, head of a nursing house, found some elder people were suffering from 1.depression (depress)He, who was a responsible and 2.ambitious (ambition) person, wanted to help those people to 3.relieve (relief) pain and stress.After a bit of thoug
2、ht, he decided to issue a 4.regulation (regulate) that psychological consultants were regularly invited to the nursing house to assist the elder people in achieving 5.relaxation (relax)Soon great changes took place and few people were in a bad mood.()填入一个单词Musicians share their feelings and ideas 1.
3、with other people through music.They compose music and give life 2.to it because their music is usually connected 3.with what they have experienced in real life.Music is a universal language, which we can draw 4.on/upon to make contact 5.with people of different nationalities.Besides, music can reli
4、eve pain, anxiety and stress.6.To young people, music is food and water, which they cant live without.If there were no music in life all of 7.a sudden, they would find the world boring.Maybe this is true 8.of/for most elderly.根据提示补全句子1如果他能够把自己的才能和努力学习结合起来,应该会很有成就。(combine)If he can combine_his_abili
5、ty_with_hard_work,_he should be very successful.2除了这些安排以外,另增救护车值班至午夜。(in addition to.)In_addition_to_these_arrangements,_extra ambulances will be on duty until midnight.3令我非常欣慰的是,我们所有人都在这次重要的面试中取得了成功。(relief)Much_to_my_belief,all of us succeeded in the important interview.4有你和我们一起享受丰富多彩的日子我将深感荣幸。(ho
6、nour)It_will_be_my_honour to have you there with us, enjoying the colourful days.5托德的爸爸是个诚实的人,并且工作努力。托德也是这样。(its the same with .)Todds father is an honest man and works hard.It_is_the_same_with_Todd.B:能力层面.阅读理解(2020福建省质量检查测试)At Englands University of Plymouth,Professor Eduardo Miranda has been progr
7、amming pairs of robots to compose music.Mirandas robots have simple “vocal cords” (声带) and are programmed to sing and listen to each other.The robots unique warbling sounds (颤音) do not perfectly match the human voice,but each machine is exactly sharing music with the other in a new and unique way.Ea
8、ch robot is equipped with speakers,software that mimics the human voice,a mouth that opens as it “sings”,a microphone for ears,and a camera for eyes.The robots also move.Miranda hopes that by studying his robot vocalists,he can discover something about how and why humans create,perform,and listen to
9、 music.When the robots sing,the first robot makes six random sounds.Its partner responds with more sounds.The first robot analyzes the sounds to see if their sequences (顺序) are similar.If they are,it nods its head and commits the sounds to memory,and the second robot notices and “memorizes” the musi
10、cal sequence,too.If the first robot thinks the sounds are too different,it shakes its head and both robots ignore the sounds.Then the process continues.Miranda set up an experiment in which he left the two robots alone in his study for two weeks.When he returned,his little warblers had,by imitating
11、each other,not only shared notes but combined them.The product of their cooperation was far from symphonic,but the robots had begun to combine the notes into their own selfdeveloped “songs”With the help of his warbling robots,one of Mirandas goals is to create music that no human would ever compose.
12、Miranda believes the robots are ideal for this purpose because they would not be influenced by any existing musical styles or rules.【语篇解读】普利茅斯大学的教授Eduardo Miranda通过编写程序让一对机器人创作音乐。本文介绍了Miranda的实验过程以及他的目标等。1Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “mimics” in Paragraph 2?ASubstitutes.BInterr
13、upts.CControls. DCopies.D词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“a mouth that opens as itsings,a microphone for ears,and a camera for eyes”可知,“唱歌”时嘴张开、麦克风用作耳朵、摄像头用作眼睛。由此可推知,此处表示用来模仿人声的软件,故D项正确。A项意为“代替,取代”。2What did the two robots do during Mirandas experiment?AThey interacted with each other.BThey ignored the unique sound
14、.CThey learned to sing better than humans.DThey committed random sounds to memory.A细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句“When the robots sing,the first robot makes six random sounds.Its partner responds with more sounds”可知,当机器人唱歌时,第一个机器人发出六个随机的声音;它的同伴会发出更多的声音来回应。并结合该段其他内容可知,在唱歌时,机器人之间会互动,故A项正确。3What does Miranda want hi
15、s robots to do?ASing as well as humans do.BCreate new styles of music.CMemorize a variety of music.DPromote traditional musical forms.B细节理解题。根据尾段第一句“With the help of his warbling robots,one of Mirandas goals is to create music that no human would ever compose”可知,Miranda的目标之一就是凭借机器人的帮助创作出人类永远无法创作出的音乐
16、,即创造出新风格的音乐,故B项正确。4What is the text mainly about?AFuture robots.BSpecial songs.CMusic by robots.DExperiments by Miranda.C主旨大意题。通读全文可知,根据第一段第一句“At Englands University of Plymouth,Professor Eduardo Miranda has been programming pairs of robots to compose music”为全文的主题句,结合下文内容可知,本文主要介绍了Eduardo Miranda教授用
17、机器人创作音乐的实验过程。故C项正确。.阅读七选五(2020潍坊市模拟)If you have an iPod or a phone that plays music,the Sony Walkman may look like ancient history.But when it came out forty years ago,it completely changed how people listened to music. 1 Small portable(便携的) radios didnt sound good and usually came with just a small
18、 earphone that went in one ear.There were boom boxeslarge music players which sounded good and could be turned up loud.But they were huge and heavy.If people listened to music,it meant that everyone around them would have to listen to their music,too.In 1979,Sony introduced a product called the “Wal
19、kman”The “walk” part of the name was important. 2 These days,we are very used to that idea,but in 1979,it was pretty special.Another thing that was special was how good it sounded. Compared to that of the headphones we have now,the quality of the Walkmans sound wasnt great.But back then,the sound am
20、azed people. 3 Many people thought it wouldnt sell very well because it couldnt record music.However,the Walkman was hugely popular. 4 But whoever made such kind of devices,most people kept using the name “Walkman”On a phone or other music players today,you might have hundreds or thousands of songs.
21、But the selection on the Walkman was much more limited. 5 If you wanted to listen to a certain song,you would need to wind or rewind the tape to get to the song you wanted to listen to.The Cassette Walkman was a big success.It started the trend of “personal” music that led to the production of the i
22、Pod,the iPhone,and the other musicplaying devices we use today.AThe Walkman then could only play cassette tapes.BSoon other companies started to imitate Sonys device.CIt almost felt like the music was playing inside your head.DThe tape needed to be taken out and turned over to play the other side.EI
23、t meant that you could listen to your own music as you walked around.FThe first Walkman actually allowed you to share your music with a friend.GBefore the Walkman came out,there wasnt a good portable device to listen to music.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了40年前改变了人们听音乐方式的索尼随身听,将其与其他的听音乐方式进行了对比,介绍了它的名字的由来、音乐品质等特性。1G根据
24、设空处所在位置可推知,此处应为本段主旨句,起到引出下文的作用。根据下文的内容可知,本段列举了在索尼随身听上市之前的小型便携式收音机和大型手提录音机的不足之处,故G项(在随身听问世之前,还没有一种良好的便携式听歌设备)符合语境,引出下文对于其他音乐播放器的介绍。2E根据设空处前两句和设空处后一句中的“These days, we are very used to that idea”可知,此处介绍的是索尼随身听叫作“Walkman”的原因;再根据that idea可知,设空处应涉及某一观点或含义,故E项(这意味着你可以边走边听自己的音乐)符合语境。3C根据空前一句“Compared to tha
25、t of the headphones we have now, the quality of the Walkmans sound wasnt great. But back then, the sound amazed people.”可知,上文介绍了虽然与现在的头戴式耳机的音质相比,索尼随身听的音质并不能算好,但在当时,这种音质还是让人们为之惊叹。结合选项可知,C项(感觉就像音乐在你的脑海内播放)符合语境,进一步阐述了索尼随身听的音质效果。4B根据空前一句中的“the Walkman was hugely popular”可知,索尼随身听特别受欢迎;再结合空后一句“But whoever
26、 made such kind of devices, most people kept using the name Walkman”,尤其是其中表转折的连词But可知,设空处应与下文存在语义上的转折关系。故B项(很快,其他公司开始模仿索尼的设备)符合语境。5A根据设空前后的内容可知,用索尼随身听来听歌是受到限制的,如果你想听某首歌,你需要往前或往后倒磁带才能找到你想听的那首歌。结合选项可知,A项(当时随身听只能播放盒式磁带)符合语境。A项中的only可以对应上文中的limited;cassette tapes与下文中的tape相呼应。.语法填空New York is sampling so
27、me of the delicacies(佳肴)that pop up in the office,either when staffers return from China 1._when the goodies are cooked right here.There are the annual holiday servings of baozi and jiaozi and a 2._ (various) of treats containing bean paste.They all have unique tastes.This week I got to try somethin
28、g new: goji berries,also 3._(know) as wolfberries,along with cookietype treats based on the bright fruit.Hu He,one of China Dailys website editors currently 4._(work) in New York,gave me and other colleagues each a supply 5._goji berries.And I enjoyed the entire bottle in a few days.Goji has been re
29、garded as a 6._(tradition)health supplement by Chinese people.In recent years,the demand for goji has been rising and we 7._(see) increasing numbers of buyers from overseas. Why am I going on about goji berries? It turns out that they have many pretty good health 8._(benefit):They contain antioxidan
30、ts (抗氧化物) 9._ help fight cancer;they supposedly can help improve eyesight,reduce blood pressure,control cholesterol (胆固醇) and improve circulation.One other claim about goji berries 10._(be) that they can raise your metabolism(新陈代谢),which contributes to weight loss.【语篇解读】枸杞被中国人认为是一种传统的补品,对人的健康有巨大的好处。
31、近年来,枸杞的海外购买者的数量在不断增加。1or考查连词。分析句子结构以及句中的“either”可知,此处表示选择关系。故填连词or。2variety考查词性转换。根据空前的“a”和空后的“of”可知,此处应用名词,a variety of意为“各种各样的”。3known考查非谓语动词。此处表示枸杞浆果也被称为枸杞子,动词know与其逻辑主语goji berries构成动宾关系,故用其过去分词形式。4working考查非谓语动词。此处的“one of.in New York”作Hu He的同位语,动词work与其逻辑主语Hu He构成主谓关系,故用其现在分词形式。5of考查介词。a suppl
32、y of意为“一定量的”,为固定用法。6traditional考查形容词。此处所填的词修饰其后的名词词组“health supplement”,故应填形容词。7have seen考查时态和主谓一致。根据该句中的时间状语“In recent years”并结合语境可知,此处应用现在完成时,且主语为we,故填have seen。8benefits考查名词的单复数。根据空前的“many”以及空后所列举的好处可知,此处表示不止一个好处。故填名词的复数形式。9that/which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处引导定语从句,先行词为antioxidants,表示物,关系词在从句中作主语,故用that/which。10is考查时态和主谓一致。根据语境可知,此处为一般性描述,应用一般现在时,该句的主语为“One other claim”,为单数形式,谓语动词应用单数。故填is。