1、Unit5SectionReadingandThinking.单句语法填空1_(give)moreattention, thetreecouldhavegrownbetter.2Lightningisoneofthenatural_(phenomenon), soyouneedntbeafraidofit.3Ifindthatdoingphysicalexerciseacoupleoftimesaweekmakesmefeelmore_(energy)4Accordingtomyownunderstanding, agoodteacherisalsoagood_(perform)inclass
2、.5Wehavereachedastage_wemusttakeeffectivemeasurestoprotecttheenvironmentfrombeingpolluted.6Itwasobvioustoallthathehadchangedhis_(origin)idea.7Hemadealotofmoneybydoingaparttimejob, _(enable)himtogoonwithhisstudy.8_isreported, theactivityisverysuccessful.9AfewmonthsafterhehadarrivedinChina, Mr.Smith_(
3、fall)inlovewiththepeopleandtheculturethere.10Eveniftheymet_thefirsttime, theytalkedasiftheyweregoodfriends.阅读理解AMusicismagic! Musicspeakslouderthanwordsanditisa“language”thatthewholeworldcanunderstand.Apieceofmusiccanproducearesponseintheheartandmind.Likefeelinganelectriccurrentorreceivingapersonalr
4、adiosignal, musichasaspiritualeffectonaperson.Differentkindsofmusicinfluencepeopleindifferentways.Ihavelistenedtomusicthroughmylife.WhenIwastwelveyearsold, theBeatlescametoAmericaandmywholeworldopenedup.MaybeyoungpeopletodaycannotunderstandtheinfluenceoftheBeatleswhentheirmusictookoffinAmerica.Their
5、influencechangedthewaywedressed, looked, actedandspoke, andevenourculture.TheBeatlesarrivedinAmericafromtheUKjustthreemonthsaftertheassassination(暗杀)ofPresidentJohnFKennedy, whichhadputAmericaintoagreatdepression(萧条期).AndthefreshnessandlivelyspiritoftheBeatleswereexactlywhatthecountryneededtorefresh
6、itself.Musiclinkstheheartofthehearerwiththatofthecomposer.Thismeansthatitmixesthespiritofthecomposerwithyourspiritwhenyoulistentoit.Andmusiccantakeyourspiritoutofyourbodyandtransportyoutoanotherworld.Musichasagreatwayoftouchingpeople.Musiccanmakeyoulaugh, cryorshout.Itsalsoagreatsourceofinspiration.
7、Trythisonedayandnoticewhathappens: makeyourselfacupoftea, sitonyoursofaandplayoneofyourfavoritesongs.Closeyoureyes, andsoonyoullfindyourselfcreatingvividmentalimagesmatchingthemusicthatyouarelisteningto.1Whydoesmusichavemagicalpower?ABecauseitisakindoflanguage.BBecauseitcanbeplayedmuchlouderthanword
8、s.CBecauseitreceivesapersonalradiosignal.DBecauseitcaninfluenceapersonsspirit.2WhatcanwelearnabouttheBeatlesfromthepassage?ATheyappearedataspecialtimeinAmericanpolitics.BTheyarenotacceptedbymodernAmericanpeople.CTheywerethebiggestbandinAmericanhistory.DTheyrepresentedtherootsofAmericanculture.3Howdo
9、esmusicinfluencepeople?ATouchingandinspiringpeople.BTransportingpeoplefromoneplacetoanother.CAllowingpeopletoexpresstheiropinions.DConnectingtheheartsofthelisteners.4Whatdoesthewritersuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?ACreatevividpictures.BEnjoydrinkinginthesparetime.CRelaxandlistentotheirfavoritemus
10、ic.DNoticeeverythinghappeningaround.BItsOKtosayyouveneverheardofGrimeunlessyourefromtheUK.ThatsbecausethismusictypewasinventedintheUKintheearly2000s.Tosomeonewhosnotfamiliarwithundergroundmusicculture, itseasytogetconfusedbetweenhiphopandGrimesincetheyarebothnoisy.Andmanypeopledidntbothertotellthema
11、part, untilearlierthismonthwhenGrimestarslikeStormzyledthisyearsMOBO“musicofblackorigin”awardnominations(提名)intheUK.JustlikeUKelectronicmusicandhiphop, bywhichGrimewasinfluenced, itmostlyreflectsthethoughtsofyoungpeople.Butdifferentfromhiphop, Grimesingerssingindialectswithstrongaccents, givingaspec
12、ialflavourtotheirsongs.LadyLeshurr, knownasthe“GrimeQueen”,saidthatsheoncetriedtohideheraccent, asshedidntwantpeopletojudgeher.Butoneday, sherealisedthatshedidntneedtochangeherselfjusttopleaseothers.AndtheresnodoubtthatthisisthemostbasicandimportantqualityofGrimemusic: beyourself.Alsodifferentfromth
13、ehiphopculture, whichusuallyfocusesonbeingrich, GrimesingerspaymoreattentiontosocialphenomenalikeEuropesrefugeeproblemandthegapbetweentherichandthepoor.Althoughstillquiteyoung, Grimeseemstobegettingfavouredbymoreandmorepeople.In2016, theEnglishGrimeartistSkeptawontheMercuryPrizewithhisalbumKonnichiw
14、a, beatingbignameslikeDavidBowieandRadiohead.However, nomatterwhetherGrimeisonedayacceptedbythemainstreammusicworldornot, onethingisforsure: inGrime, singersalwaysstaytruetothemselves.5WhatdohiphopandGrimemusichaveincommon?ATheyarebornintheUK.BTheymakealotofloudnoise.CTheychallengetraditionalculture
15、s.DTheyarefullofcreativeideas.6Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?AElectronicmusic.BHiphop.CGrimemusic.DBlackmusic.7WhatcanbelearntaboutGrimesingers?ATheycaretoomuchaboutthemselves.BTheyrefusetobejudgedbyothers.CTheytendtocareaboutsocialproblems.DTheyshowstrongindependencequalities.8Wh
16、atdoesSkeptassuccesssuggest?AGrimeisgraduallygettingrecognised.BSingersshouldtrytobethemselves.CGrimehasbecomemainstreammusic.DItiseasytowintheMercuryPrize.阅读七选五Howsimilararelanguageandmusic?Languageispartofourdailylife, nomatterwhereweliveintheworld.Itisthesamewithmusic, whetheryoulistentoitonthera
17、dioonyourdrivetoworkorsitbeforeanorchestra.Bothlanguageandmusicplayahugeroleinourculture._1_Bothlanguageandmusichaveawritingsystem.InEnglishwerecordlanguageusingthealphabet, whichisacollectionofletters.Similarly, weusenotestokeeparecordofmusic.Musiciansreadnotesandcreatemeaningintheformofmusic._2_By
18、writingpiecesoftextormusic, weareabletoshareexperiencesthroughtime.Wecanreadtheideasorhearthecompositionofsomeonewholivedhundredsofyearsago._3_Youcanmakeagoodguessatwheresomeoneisfrombylisteningtothelanguagetheyuse.Inthesameway, weknowthatstylesofmusicaredifferentaroundtheworld, givingustheopportuni
19、tytoexploremanydifferentculturesthroughtheirmusicandprovidinguswithmusicforeverysituation.Bothshareemotion._4_Ofcourseyoumaybeabletoseeitinmyface, butyouwillknowforsurethroughmywords.Similarly, musiccansoundangry, sadorhappy.Musiccanshowyouexactlyhowthecomposerwasorisfeeling, andallowsustoshareintha
20、temotion.Whenyoufeelhappy, youmightwanttosinganddancetoahappysongtocelebrateyourhappiness._5_.Ithinkwehaveallusedmusictoexpressorprocessouremotions, oftencombiningitwithlanguageintheformofsonglyrics.ABothareexpressive.BBothvarywithculture.CHerearesomeoftheirsimilarities.DHowdoyouknowthatIamangry?EWe
21、uselanguagetoexpressourthoughts.FSojustasyoureadEnglish, youcanreadmusic.GIncontrast, youprobablyalsolistentosadmusicwhenyouarefeelingdown.课时作业13.单句语法填空1Given2.phenomena3.energetic4.performer5.where6original7.enabling8.As9.fell10.for.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文介绍了音乐的魔力和音乐影响人们的多种方式。作者建议人们多听自己喜欢的音乐。1答案与解析:D细节理解题。由文
22、章第一段中的“Likefeelinganelectriccurrentorreceivingapersonalradiosignal, musichasaspiritualeffectonaperson.”可知,音乐会对人的精神产生影响。故选D。2答案与解析:A推理判断题。由文章第二段中的“TheBeatlesarrivedinAmericafromtheUKjustthreemonthsaftertheassassination (暗杀) ofPresidentJohnFKennedy, whichhadputAmericaintoagreatdepression (萧条期)”可知,甲壳虫乐
23、队是在肯尼迪总统遭杀害,美国进入一个大萧条时期时来到美国的。故选A。3答案与解析:A细节理解题。由文章第三段的内容可知,A项正确。4答案与解析:C推理判断题。由文章最后一段中的“Trythisonedayandnoticewhathappens: makeyourselfacupoftea, sitonyoursofaandplayoneofyourfavoritesongs”可知,作者建议人们放松并听一些自己特别喜欢的音乐。故选C。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了来自英国的一种音乐类型Grime。5答案与解析:B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Tosomeonewhosnotfami
24、liarwithundergroundmusicculture, itseasytogetconfusedbetweenhiphopandGrimesincetheyarebothnoisy.”可知,不熟悉地下音乐文化的人很容易混淆hiphop和Grime,因为它们都很吵。故选B项。6答案与解析:C词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“JustlikeUKelectronicmusicandhiphop, bywhichGrimewasinfluenced, itmostlyreflectsthethoughtsofyoungpeople.”可知,Grime受到英国电子音乐和嘻哈音乐的影响,它主要反映了
25、年轻人的思想。所以主语it指代的是Grime。故选C项。7答案与解析:C细节理解题。根据第五段中的“GrimesingerspaymoreattentiontosocialphenomenalikeEuropesrefugeeproblemandthegapbetweentherichandthepoor”可知,Grime歌手更多地关注诸如欧洲难民问题和贫富差距等社会现象。故选C项。8答案与解析:A推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句和第二句“Althoughstillquiteyoung, Grimeseemstobegettingfavouredbymoreandmorepeople.In201
26、6, theEnglishGrimeartistSkeptawontheMercuryPrizewithhisalbumKonnichiwa, beatingbignameslikeDavidBowieandRadiohead.”可知,Grime歌手Skepta凭借专辑Konnichiwa获得了水星奖,打败了像大卫鲍伊和电台司令乐队这样的知名音乐人。由此可推断出,Grime在逐渐被人们认可和接受。故选A项。.阅读七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了语言和音乐有哪些相同之处。1答案与解析:C根据上文“Bothlanguageandmusicplayahugeroleinourcultu
27、re.”可知,语言和音乐在我们的文化中扮演着重要的角色,下文介绍了语言和音乐的一系列共同点。C项(以下是它们的一些相似之处。)承上启下,符合语境。2答案与解析:F根据设空前两句可知英语和音乐都是可以被记录下来并且能读取的。F项(正像你可以读英语一样,你也能读音乐。)承接上文。故选F项。3答案与解析:B本空下段落的主要内容是音乐和语言都随着文化而变化。关键词是culture。故选B项。4答案与解析:D根据空后的“Ofcourseyoumaybeabletoseeitinmyface, butyouwillknowforsurethroughmywords.Similarly, musiccansoundangry, sadorhappy.”可知这里是说人们可以通过语言和音乐表达气愤和其他情绪,D项(你怎么知道我生气了?)符合语境。故选D项。5答案与解析:GG项中的sadmusic及feelingdown与空前一句中的happysong及feelhappy相对照,符合语境。故选G项。