1、 单句语法填空1So far Peter _(not call) back. Shall we make a phone call to him again?答案:hasnt called2The boss _(stay) in New York for four days last week. Now he is working in China.答案:stayed3It is the third time that you _(come) to our school.答案:have come4Henry feels rather tired because he _(work) in th
2、e field for six hours.答案:has been working5She ought to stop working;she has a headache because she _(read) all day long.答案:has been reading6The unemployment rate in this district _(fall) from 6% to 5% in the past two years.答案:has fallen7Here he is! We _(wait) anxiously for him since last night.答案:ha
3、ve been waiting8Up to now, the gifted child _(win) three national prizes in music.答案:has won9I _(look) for my lost book for three days,but I still havent found it.答案:have been looking10The telephone _(ring) for minutes, but no one _(answer) it.答案:has been ringing;has answered 阅读理解I got a piano when
4、I was 26 years old.I had been longing to play the piano since I was a little girl. My grandmother had a piano in her house. But she gave it away to my aunt when I was still little. After I got married, someone offered a piano to us for $280.We bought it immediately, even though it meant that we had
5、to live off our food storage for a couple of months.Paying a teacher was out of the question, so I set out to teach myself the piano.First, I set out to learn to read music.I got any music I could find and played songs by looking at notes.The problem was that I couldnt play any piece of music if I d
6、idnt look at notes.I had always thought that playing the piano by ear was reserved for a few select pianists who were born with the gift. However, what a pianist told me changed my opinion. One day, I went to a concert. Luckily,after the concert, I could talk with the pianist for a while.He told me
7、that everyone could play the piano by ear if he or she tried hard enough.He meant that to learn to play the piano by ear, I would have to practice it.So I started playing jingles(短曲) from advertisements. Before long, I was able to pick out simple tunes of songs that were very familiar to me, and eve
8、n to add accompaniments(伴奏)When I started practicing playing by ear, I also realized that my sight of reading skills improved greatly. Its because rather than reading every note, I was able to put my fingers where they should be according to the feel of the music.Remember, you can learn to play the
9、piano by ear, too.【解题导语】作者讲述了她学习弹钢琴的经历。1After the author got married, she_Abought a new pianoBlived a very rich lifeCstill longed to play the pianoDhad no time for her hobbiesC解析:推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句可推断,作者结婚后仍然想学习弹钢琴。2What was the problem when the author played the piano at the beginning?AShe had a very
10、 poor memory.BShe couldnt read music well.CShe couldnt find much music to play.DShe couldnt play music without notes.D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句可知,作者所面临的问题是没有乐谱就不会弹钢琴。3At first the author considered playing the piano by ear was_AinterestingBchallengingCpopular DboringB解析:推理判断题。根据第三段的第一句可推断,作者觉得通过记忆声音弹钢琴很难。
11、4How does the author usually play the piano now?ABy looking at notes carefully.BBy looking at notes and remembering them.CBy playing the piano without looking at every note.DBy playing the piano without adding accompaniments.C解析:推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句可知,作者现在弹钢琴时不用完全对着乐谱了。 语法填空Gotan Project, came onto the
12、music scene in 1999 and their first album, La Revancha del Tango,1._(put) out two years later, helped them to achieve international fame.The band members are Philippe CohenSolal,a 2._(gift) French composer, Christophe Muller, a Swiss 3._(music) and Eduardo Makaroff, an Argentinian guitarist.Their so
13、und can 4._(describe) as a fusion(融合) of electronic music and tango.Philippe and Christophe are the founding members of the band, and first 5._(meet) in Paris in 1995.Philippe had already made a name for himself as a composer and had also worked in the film industry as a music consultant for leading
14、 European film directors.Christophe, 6._ background was in electronic music, had built up a reputation on the Swiss electronic scene.Both Philippe 7._ Christophe shared a love for electronic and Latin American music, and they became good friends 8._(quick)They went on to establish their own record l
15、abel and worked on 9._ number of projects together before 10._ (combine) their two favourite musical influences to form Gotan Project with Eduardo Makaroff, an Argentinian guitarist living in Paris.【解题导语】本文是一个乐队的介绍。1put解析:考查过去分词作定语的用法。La Revancha del Tango后跟定语,因put out与La Revancha del Tango之间是逻辑上的动宾
16、关系且put out所表示的动作已发生,故填put。2gifted解析:考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作French composer的定语且表示“有天赋的”,故填gifted。3musician解析:考查名词。设空处是Christophe Muller的同位语,解释说明Christophe Muller的身份,故填musician。4be described解析:考查被动语态。主语sound和describe之间是被动关系,且设空处前面有情态动词can,故填be described。5met解析:考查一般过去时。由in 1995可知,设空处描述的是过去发生的事情,故填met。6whose解析
17、:考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明Christophe,且在从句中作定语限定background,故填whose。7and解析:考查连词。both.and.意为“二者都”。8quickly解析:考查副词。设空处修饰became good friends,故填quickly。9a解析:考查不定冠词。a number of意为“许多,大量”。10combining解析:考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处在句中作介词before的宾语,且和逻辑主语They之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故填combining。 短文改错Yesterday, I visited a nursing ho
18、me and played the guitar for several old man. I played a piece calling Flight of the Eagle for the sick man. He said that he wanted to be as freely as the eagle after his recovery. Another man for who I played was a pianist when he was young, so we had “musical language” in common. I find him relaxe
19、d as I played, and then he fell asleep quiet.Later, they told to me how grateful they were for my coming. I was deeply rewarded by playing music for him, because my small action gave me a chance to take care the sick.答案:Yesterday, I visited a nursing home and played the guitar for several old . I pl
20、ayed a piece Flight of the Eagle for sick man. He said that he wanted to be as as the eagle after his recovery. Another man for I played was a pianist when he was young, so we had “musical language” in common. I him relaxed as I played, and then he fell asleep .Later, they told me how grateful they
21、were for my coming. I was deeply rewarded by playing music for , because my small action gave me a chance to take care the sick. 书面表达音乐是我们生活中不可缺少的一部分,听音乐好处多多,可以使我们放松,愉悦心情。有些同学甚至喜欢一边听音乐一边做作业,这样好吗?假设你是李华,你们就此展开了一项调查,以下是调查结果,请根据此结果给你的笔友Tim写一封邮件。内容须包括:180%的同学认为边听音乐边做作业会打扰我们完成作业,因为当我们做作业的时候,音乐会干扰我们的注意力;2
22、20%的同学认为边听音乐边做作业能够让我们放松,提高我们的效率;3询问对方的意见。注意:1.词数 100左右;2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_One possible version:Dear Tim,As we all know, music benefits us a lot.And some students even like listening to music while doing homework. Is it really good for us? Recently, we have done a survey about it.About 80% students thi
23、nk listening to music while doing homework will disturb us to finish homework, for it will distract our attentions. However, the rest hold that music can make us relaxed while doing homework, so that we can improve our efficiency. As for me, I am against listening to music while doing homework. What about you? Please tell me your opinion.Yours,Li Hua