1、Unit 5Music课时作业.阅读(2020广西柳州市高三上学期摸底考试)There is such a group of singers in the western musical circle at present, who enter the business as online celebrities (名人) and then become top idols and giant stars globally. They become popular for their videos online and then they are discovered by talent ag
2、ents and gradually cause huge storms in the musical circle. For example, Troye Sivan, a singer who is nicknamed “chuoye”， became popular on You Tube from an early age. As a popular video sharing website, YouTube has given rise to plenty of stars, creating a new celebrity culture. Providing a platfor
3、m where anyone can post videos, YouTube presents the opportunity for anyone to achieve fame by simply uploading a short video. Sivan has been making YouTube videos since he was 12 to show his singing talent. In the digital age, Sivan has already developed large devoted audience online and his sensit
4、ive video blogs have earned him extreme popularity. A survey has showed that US teenagers are more attracted with YouTube stars, which is a surprising result. YouTube stars are judged to be more attractive, outstanding and related than traditional stars. Looking at the survey comments and feedback,
5、teens enjoy a close and real experience with YouTube celebrities, who arent carefully directed by design. Teens also say they appreciate YouTube stars sense of humor and risktaking spirit, which are often limited by Hollywood stars. As a result, singers who make their first show in the traditional w
6、ay no longer have a complete advantage in front of the audience. Online platforms open up a lot of doors for people. They become the best place to be discovered. 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了与传统好莱坞明星不同的“线上明星”，其火爆程度丝毫不逊色于那些大明星，说明了新时代下人们对明星的新定义。1How do online celebrities become popular?ABy acting in Hollywood.
7、BBy writing blogs on the website. CBy posting their videos online to gain recognition. DBy meeting audience across the country.答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句可知，他们在网上的视频很受欢迎，然后他们被天才经纪人发现，逐渐在音乐圈引起巨大的风暴。故选C。2Why does the writer mention Troye Sivan in Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2? ATo give an example of becoming s
8、uccessful by working hard. BTo give an example of becoming a wellknown singer with the help of the website. CTo give an example of holding a successful concert. DTo give an example of sticking to great determination.答案：B推理判断题。第一段第一句是主题句，说明现在西方音乐界有这样一批歌手，他们以网络名人的身份进入这个行业，然后成为全球顶级偶像和巨星。以Troye Sivan为例，
9、是为了列举一个在网站帮助下成为知名歌手的例子，故选B。3What can we infer about Hollywood stars according to the last paragraph? AThey never give performances online. BThey are more outstanding than YouTube stars. CThey write less sensitive video blogs than YouTube stars. DThey are less humorous and risktaking than YouTube sta
10、rs.答案：D推理判断题。最后一段第四句可知，青少年们还说，他们欣赏YouTube明星的幽默感和冒险精神，而好莱坞明星受限于此，故选D。4What is the authors attitude towards online platforms like YouTube? APositive. BNegative. CUncaring. DDoubtful.答案：A推理判断题。最后一段最后两句说明在线平台为人们打开了许多大门。它们成为最好的被发现的地方。故可知作者对在线平台持积极的态度。【词汇积累】platform n. 平台devoted adj. 忠诚的；全心全意的give rise to
11、 使发生，引起【长难句分析】Looking at the survey comments and feedback, teens enjoy a close and real experience with YouTube celebrities, who arent carefully directed by design.从调查的评论和反馈来看，青少年们喜欢与那些没有经过精心设计的YouTube名人们亲密和真实地接触。分析：这是一个主从复合句。who引导一个非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词YouTube celebrities；Looking at the survey comments an
12、d feedback为现在分词短语作状语。.完形填空She is a 92yearold, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight oclock. Her husband of 70 years recently 1 ， making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting 2 in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled 3 when told her room was ready. As she
13、 walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true 4 of her tiny room, 5 the old sheets that had been 6 on her window. “I love it，” she said with the 7 of an eightyearold girl having just been 8 with a new puppy (小狗). She said, “Happiness is something you 9 ahead of time. Whether I like my room or no
14、t doesnt depend on how the furniture is 10 . Its how I arranged my 11 . I have already decided to love it. Its a decision I 12 every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open Ill 13 the new day and all the happy 14 . Ive stored away.” Mrs Jones was 15 happy in the nursi
15、ng home and she died at the age of 108. 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在疗养院遇到了92岁高龄的琼斯太太，琼斯太太讲述了自己对于幸福的理解，告诉我们：珍惜当下，享受每一天。1A.gatheredBsurvivedCsufferedDdied答案：D根据下文可知，琼斯太太搬去疗养院住，可推知她的丈夫去世了(died)。故选D。2A.anxiouslyBrudelyCpatientlyDcautiously答案：C根据下文“she smiled”可推知，此处指琼斯太太耐心地(patiently)等待。故选C。anxiously “焦急地，忧虑地”；rude
16、ly “无礼地，粗鲁地”；cautiously “慎重地，谨慎地”。3A.sadlyBsweetlyCfluentlyDdisappointedly答案：B结合上下文可知，琼斯太太是一位非常乐观的人，且上文提到她在大厅中等了很长时间都很有耐心，没有表露出消极情绪，因此sweetly “甜甜地”符合题意。故选B。4A.imaginationBthinkingCunderstandingDdescription答案：D结合文意，此处指作者向琼斯太太详细地描述了她小屋内的陈设。imagination “想象力”；thinking “思考，思想”；understanding “理解；谅解”；descr
17、iption “描述；刻画”。故选D。5A.includingBcontainingCequippingDlosing答案：A“the old sheets”显然是属于“her tiny room”的一部分，因此此处表示“包括”，故选A。contain指“作为组成部分而被包含或容纳在内”；include指“作为整体中的一部分而被包括进去”。6A.washedBhungCburnedDcleaned答案：B结合常识，此处指旧床单被挂在(hung)窗户上。故选B。7A.sadnessBsicknessChappinessDkindness答案：C上文提到“I love it”，显然琼斯太太很高兴地
18、说道。故选C。8A.mixedBpresentedCbannedDdecorated答案：B结合文意，此处指琼斯太太很开心，就像8岁的小女孩得到别人赠送(presented)的小狗一样开心。故选B。9A.decideBloseCdreamDallow答案：A根据上文可知，琼斯太太在还没有看到房间之前，就先表达出对房间的喜爱，再联系下文“I have already decided to love it.”可知此处指幸福是你事先决定好了(decide)的东西。故选A。10A.paintedBboughtCsoldDarranged答案：D根据文意，此处指家具的摆放，因此arrange “布置，整
19、理”符合文意。另外根据下文“Its how I arranged . ”也可得出选D。11A.mindBtimeCscheduleDtask答案：A根据上文可知，琼斯太太想表达的是是否喜欢自己的房间并不取决于家具如何摆放，而是取决于自己的思想(mind)。故选A。12A.takeBdoCgetDmake答案：Dmake a decision “做出决定；下定决心”。故选D。13A.go onBwork onCfocus onDcome on答案：Cgo on “继续，往前走”；work on “对起作用，忙于”；focus on “集中在”；come on “开始，赶快”。结合文意，此处指关注
20、新的一天。故选C。14A.appointmentBjourneyCdreamsDmemories答案：D根据下句“Ive stored away.”可知，此处指存留在脑海中的所有幸福回忆(memory)。故选D。15A.alwaysBseldomCneverDhardly答案：A结合文意，琼斯太太在疗养所一直(always)都很开心，直到108岁逝世。故选A。.七选五(2020浙江高考)Rock music consists of many different styles. Even though there is a common spirit among all music groups
21、, they make very different music. 1 At that time 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 They
22、held large concerts and performed at clubs. 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. 3 They were not sure how
23、the Americans would react to the new type of music. Beatlemania hit New York on February 7, 1964. Hundreds of fans jammed the airport to greet them. 4 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
24、as a British invasion (入侵) by local and nationwide 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 AThey decided on a tour to th
25、e United States in 1964.BEven their hairstyles 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 Har
26、d Days Night (1964)and Help (1965)GThey performed their first concert in America at CBS televisions 53rd street studio.篇章导读：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。1C空格后面的“At that time”决定了该空一定要出现具体的时间，再根据文章一开始出现的Rock music可知C项为正确答案。2B由空格前一句可知，甲壳虫乐队在当时的英国相当受欢迎。B项“就连他们的发型都成了当时的流行趋势”承接上文。故选B项。3A前面提到甲壳虫乐队在
27、英国特别受欢迎。由空格后一句可知，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。4G空格后一句与G项中的concert相呼应。5E空格前一句中的new faces与E项中的follow相呼应。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。In the busy city of New York, such an amazing thing ever happened. On a cold Friday night, a poor artist stood at the
28、gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The young violinist was a student at an Arts College named Joseph, who did so every day in order to earn his tuition fees. He planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna and had booked the flight the next morning. Though the music was great, people we
29、re quickly going home for the weekend. Joseph was playing his last chapter when a middleaged man looking pretty excited slowed down his pace and put 50 dollars into the hat, for which Joseph was grateful.The next night, the young artist came to the gate of the subway station as usual, and put his ha
30、t on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he began playing the violin.Before long, the young artist was surrounded with many passersby, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It
31、said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an unexpected thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it as soon as possible.”It caused a great excitement and curiosity. They were dying to know what the unexpected thing could be. After about half an hour, a middleaged man ran there i
32、n a hurry and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, “Yes, its you. You did come here. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.”The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr George Sang？”The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you los
33、e something？”“Lottery. Its lottery，” replied the man.The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sangs name was seen. “Is it？” he asked.George nodded promptly and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it, and then he danced with Joseph.The story turned out to be this: George Sang is an or
34、dinary office clerk. This was the scene just now. Out of curiosity, some passersby asked Joseph 写前导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位艺术学院的学生Joseph有一天在街上演奏小提琴赚取学费时，收到了一张50美元的钞票，同时也收到一个意想不到的东西。这会是一个怎样的故事呢？精彩范文The story turned out to be this: George Sang is an ordinary office clerk. He bought a lottery ticket the othe
35、r day. To his surprise, he was exactly the lucky dog. Overjoyed, George took out 50 dollars when hearing wonderful music on his way home. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown in. When Joseph was cleaning up his hat after ending a days work, he found the unexpected thing. Thinking the owner mu
36、st be anxious, he cancelled the flight and returned to where he was given the lottery ticket.This was the scene just now. Out of curiosity, some passersby asked Joseph why he didnt take it for himself since he was badly in need of money. Joseph answered, “It goes without saying that if I took it in a dishonest way, I would succeed temporarily. But in the long run, I am bound to be a loser.” Just as the saying goes, honesty is the best policy. Therefore we should bear in mind that being honest is what makes us a good man.