1、Unit 2课下题型练(二)Grammar and usage.阅读理解AListening to music can help me focus better.Since I discovered it two years ago, Ive used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively.Ive found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.I first noticed
2、 the good effects of music while playing video games.It was a few days before Christmas in 2008 and I was playing online video games.My parents had just given me a new MP3, so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played.After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style
3、of play.I was playing more naturally.The music relaxed me，and，to a certain extent，distracted me from the game，allowing my subconscious (潜意识的) talent to come through.The music also helped me block out the outside world.With those headphones on I was like a machine, moving from one task to the next wi
4、thout unnecessary thoughts or actions.Music can also have a great effect on mood.If Im in a bad mood at work, Ill listen to some of Bob Marleys and get down to business.It always takes my mind off what Im doing and makes me a happier person.The same is true for classic rock.One summer, I did a borin
5、g job collecting bottle openers by hand.Without a radio playing classic rock in the background, I would have hated life.Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts.But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tas
6、tes.Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks.By trial and error youll finally discover your best choice.Im always looking for new concentration aids，so Id love to know what type of music works best for me.1We can infer that the passage was written in _.A2005B2006C2010D20
7、08解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Since I discovered it two years ago .”可知，作者两年前发现了听音乐的好处；根据第二段中的“It was a few days before Christmas in 2008 .”可知，作者指的两年前是2008年，因此写这篇文章的时间是2010年。2The author first discovered the effects of music _.Afrom his parentsBby chanceCat workDwhen he was a child解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“.I was pla
8、ying online video games .After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play.”可知，作者在玩游戏时偶然发现听音乐的巨大作用。3The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to _.Atell us that life is dullBprove that music affects moodCtell us how to seek happinessDtell us bad mo
9、od can affect work解析：选B推理判断题。第三段的主题句为第一句，下面举的例子是为了证明这个观点的。4In order to get the greatest effect of music，you are advised to _.Alisten to some of Bob Marleys Bonly choose relaxing musicCtest all kinds of musicDlisten to classic rock解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Experiment with the types of music you listen to d
10、uring certain tasks.By trial and error youll finally discover your best choice.”可知，答案选C。BWhen Johnny Cash sings，people listen.His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and jukeboxes across North America.His records sell by the million.Country music fans everywhere know his big hits.They love songs l
11、ike Hey Porter，Ring of Fire，and Folsom Prison Blue.Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year.People like what they hearand what they see, too.Rugged and bigshouldered，the singer stands sixtwo without his black boots on.Hes a twohundredpound package of muscle and talent.And that scar (疤痕) on
12、his cheek? Its a bullet (子弹) hole, of course!In the minds of most people，Johnny Cash is “Mr.Tough (violent) Guy”Hes an exdrug addict (上瘾者) who was once put into prison.His grandmother was an Indian.To keep from starving，he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife.Som
13、e people say he even killed a man.In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just thata story.True, years ago he had a “drug habit” for a short time.He “popped” pills.But he never used heroin or other “hard” drugs.Sometimes hed go wild and get locked up for a few hours.But he never served a prison se
14、ntence.Theres no Indian blood in his veins.Hes been a killer only in song.As for the “bullet hole”，its an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst (囊肿)People who know Johnny Cash well say hes a “gentle guy”，a “generous guy”anything but a “tough guy”How did the stories get started? Some of them, l
15、ike the story about the “Indian grandmother”， he made up long ago to add excitement to his career.Others, like the “bullet hole”，simply got started.Now theres little the singer can do to change peoples minds.“They just want to believe it，” he says.5Johnny Cash is a favorite of many _.Aopera loversBc
16、ountry music fansChardrock fansDjazz music lovers解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“His records sell by the million.Country music fans everywhere know his big hits.”可知，他是一个乡村歌手。6In truth, Johnny Cash _.Ainvented the “Indian grandmother”Bused to kill rabbits for a livingChad a bullet hole on his cheekDserved a long
17、prison sentence解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段内容和最后一段中的“How did the stories get started? Some of them，like the story about the Indian grandmother，he made up long ago to add excitement to his career.”可知，答案选A。7In his private life, Johnny Cash is _.Amuch wilder than he looksBmuch smaller than he is on stageCmuch toug
18、her than he is in publicDmuch more gentle than most people suppose解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句话可知，了解他的人都知道他是一个性情温和的人，一个慷慨大方的人，并不是传说中的那样。8The passage shows us that many people believe _.Aonly what they seeBwhat they are sure is trueConly what they hearDwhat they find interesting解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，关于他的很多的传说都
19、不是真实的，但是歌手对此无能为力，再根据最后一句他说的话可推知，人们认为他们所知道的是正确的。.完形填空Several days ago, I went to visit a nursing home with my friends for the first time.Our _1_ was to keep the elderly company, so we made them cards and cookies, and prepared _2_ to keep them entertained such as songs and talk shows.To be honest, I d
20、idnt know what to _3_.It was hard to imagine the difference we could make to their life, as we were just a group of strangers giving them a visit.But now I know we shouldnt underestimate (低估) a strangers ability to _4_ anothers life because the effects can be great.I would have never known how amazi
21、ng the effects of my visit to the nursing home would be _5_ I hadnt experienced it myself.After _6_ the elderly and speaking to them oneonone, I was amazed by how much they _7_ my visit.Perhaps they felt lonely or abandoned before, but now tears of _8_ could be seen in their eyes.Maybe all that peop
22、le need is to know they are cared for, even by a stranger.Moreover, I was _9_ by the optimism (乐观) they had for their future, even at an old age.They were so active in spirit, regardless of their weak _10_.They were selfless enough to tell me to _11_ myself, even if they were the ones in wheelchairs
23、.It taught me that happiness could exist even at an old age, regardless of discouraging circumstances or health that is getting _12_.I _13_ that the rewards of volunteering are atwoway street.Volunteers can also _14_ a lot when they give their time to help others, whether a new opiniontowards life,
24、or a warm smile.Volunteer when you have time because it _15_ is a beauty.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者去敬老院参与志愿者活动时，老人们“身弱志犹坚”的快乐精神感染了他。1A.habitBdreamCrewardDtask解析：选D“keep the elderly company” 是作者他们去敬老院的“任务”。2A.giftsBperformancesCsuggestionsDnews解析：选B根据“such as songs and talk shows”可知，作者他们还准备了一些“表演”。3A.beli
25、eveBaskCexpectDstudy解析：选C根据上文“for the first time”可知，作者是第一次去，又根据“It was hard to imagine the difference we could make” 可知，他不知道会发生什么。4A.influenceBprotectCsaveDrecreate解析：选A根据后文作者给那些老人的生活带来了一定的影响可知，他在这里是说不要低估陌生人“影响”他人的能力。5A.thoughBsoCbecauseDif解析：选D作者去了那所敬老院，这里是在假设，表示“如果”没去，就不可能知道那种影响有多大。6A.teachingBgre
26、etingCguidingDcleaning解析：选B作者他们到了敬老院后，首先应该是跟那里的老人们“打招呼”。7A.hatedBmisunderstoodCappreciatedDmissed解析：选C根据后文的描述可知，老人们很“感激”作者他们能来。8A.painBsadnessCworryDjoy解析：选D老人们很欣喜作者他们能来看他们，他们流下了“喜悦”的泪水。9A.disappointedBpuzzledCboredDsurprised解析：选D根据空后“even at an old age”可知，作者对他们的乐观感到“惊讶”。10A.bodiesBdesiresCbreathesD
27、activities解析：选A老人们都很老了，“身体”应该不会很好，故选A。11A.get tired ofBtake care ofCget in touch withDlook down upon解析：选B虽然老人们才是行动不便的人，可他们却叮嘱作者要好好“照顾”自己。12A.largerBcloserCgreaterDworse解析：选D老人们都很老了，健康状况应该是每况愈下。13A.hopedBlearnedCexplainedDimagined解析：选B这里是指作者参加这次志愿者活动后所学到的东西。14A.loseBsufferCrememberDbenefit解析：选D根据空后“a
28、 new opinion towards life, or a warm smile”可知，志愿者通过帮助他人也可以“受益”颇多。15A.trulyBstrangelyCunluckilyDhardly解析：选A作者认为，当志愿者“确实”是件美丽的事情。.语法填空Now many singers and bands have little to do with good music.They know little about_1_good music means.What is the cause?Most of these singers so far_2_(see) music as a
29、 “job” because it is a good way of making money.And if you have a good _3_ (appear) and also original or expensive clothes to show off at your concerts then your voice is not as _4_ (importance) as it should be.The public will prefer to admire more the most interesting parts of your body and even fo
30、rget that you are there _5_ (show) your music skills, not your dancing, which is important, too, but not at such a high level.Therefore, many young girls on TV choose to wear the most provocative (挑逗性的) clothes to catch attention, but when it comes to _6_ (sing) they are in _7_ complete mess and one
31、 doesnt need to have an ear _8_ music to notice their lack of talent.However, the young generation should understand talent and a good voice matter more in their musical career.All the bands that have little to do with good music fail to _9_(view) as successful on stage.If a young man has a great vo
32、ice and wants to become a singer, he should take some special courses in this area，_10_ will help him improve singing abilities.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。如今很多乐队和歌手仅仅因为金钱而从事音乐事业，反而忘了音乐的真正含义。1what考查名词性从句。空处所填词引导宾语从句，并在从句中作means的宾语，表示“什么”，因此用what。2have seen考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句中的so far表明用现在完成时。且“Most of these singers”与se
33、e为主谓关系，故用have seen。3appearance考查词性转换。空前的a good表明这里应用名词appearance。4important考查词性转换。此处是as .as .结构，两个as之间用形容词或副词的原级，由空前的be动词is和句意可知，此处用形容词作表语。5to show考查非谓语动词。此处应用动词不定式to show .作目的状语。6singing考查非谓语动词。when it comes to (doing) sth表示“当谈及时”，为固定搭配，其中to是介词，故此处用动名词singing。7a考查冠词。in a mess表示“混乱，一团糟”，为固定搭配。8for考查介词。have an ear for表示“对有鉴赏力”。9be viewed考查非谓语动词。fail to do sth表示“未能做某事”，为固定搭配；再由view .as .(把看作)结构可知，the bands与view之间是动宾关系，故此处用被动形式be viewed。10which考查定语从句。先行词是some special courses，关系词在非限制性定语从句中作主语，故用which。7
