1、Unit 2 The universal language课时练12篇阅读1篇完形学生用书P395(单独成册) 阅读理解A(2020宿州高三诊断)Live at Leeds Festival, the United KingdomA weekend of indie music taking over Leeds for one day in May, Metronomy, Sundara Karma and Tom Grennan will headline, but theres a focus on the citys newer bands, with the festival aim
2、ing to bring new artists into the spotlight. Events take place across the city, with wristbands giving you access to all the places. And to go to this festival, you need to be over 14 years old.Time: 4 MayMidnight Sun Film Festival, FinlandAlmost a hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, Sodankyl
3、is where Finnish film director brothers Aki and Mika Kaurismki rock up every summer for their Midnight Sun Film Festival, a fivedayandnight celebration of new cinema. A mix of silent films, contemporary Finnish ones, recent festival hits and boxoffice classics are screened around the clock.Time: 121
4、6 JuneFuji Rock Festival, JapanThe first ever Fuji Rock Festival was held at the bottom of Mount Fuji back in 1997 and has brought in music and rock fans from all over the world. The 23rd Fuji Rock Festival is now held in the Naeba Ski Resort. The artists who perform arent all rockers. Your wristban
5、d has to be checked at the entrance. We offer facilities for children, but they cant be left unaccompanied.Time: 2628 JulyThe White Nights Festival, St. Petersburg, RussiaThe White Nights Festival is held at the citys famous Mariinsky Theatre and shows some of the worlds best opera and ballet. Its t
6、he best time to visit St. Petersburg because its held during the magical summer period when theres almost 24 hours of sunlight a day.Time: 11 May31 July【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了四个艺术类节日，包括英国的Live at Leeds音乐节，芬兰的午夜太阳电影节，日本的富士摇滚音乐节以及俄罗斯的白色夜晚节。1Which festival lasts the longest time?ALive at Leeds Festival.BM
7、idnight Sun Film Festival.CFuji Rock Festival.DThe White Nights Festival.D解析：细节理解题。根据题干关键词“lasts the longest time”定位至四个节日介绍的时间，由“Time: 4 May” “Time: 1216 June” “Time: 2628 July” “Time: 11 May31 July”可知，持续时间最长的是俄罗斯圣彼得堡的白色夜晚节，从五月十一日持续到七月三十一日，故D项正确。2Where will you enjoy a 24hour movie activity?AIn Leed
8、s, the United Kingdom.BIn Sodankyl， Finland.CIn the Naeba Ski Resort, Japan.DIn St. Petersburg, Russia.B解析：细节理解题。根据Midnight Sun Film Festival, Finland部分中的“A mix of silent films.are screened around the clock.”，并结合该部分其他内容可知，在芬兰的Sodankyl这个地方你能享受一个24小时的电影活动，故B项正确。3What do Live at Leeds Festival and Fuji
9、 Rock Festival have in common?AThey are of the same music style.BThey focus on new artists.CThey require entrance wristbands.DThey have age limits.C解析：细节理解题。根据Live at Leeds Festival, the United Kingdom部分中的“Events take place across the city, with wristbands giving you access to all the places.”可知，英国的
10、Live at Leeds音乐节入场需要带上腕带；根据Fuji Rock Festival, Japan部分中的“Your wristband has to be checked at the entrance.”可知，参加富士摇滚音乐节要在入口处检查腕带。据此可知，这两个节日的共同之处是观众需要带上腕带进场，故C项正确。B(2020昆明摸底调研)A study of 500，000 songs released(发行) in the UK between 1985 and 2015 showed that pop music had decreased in happiness and in
11、creased in sadness.In a report published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers at the University of California examined hundreds of thousands of songs and classified them by their mood. “Happiness is going down, sadness is going up, and at the same time, the songs are becoming more
12、danceable and more partylike，” coauthor Natalia LKomarova told The Associated Press.The study found songs in 2014 like Stay with Me by Sam Smith, Whispers by Passenger and Unmissable by Gorgon City have a “low happiness” trend. However, tracks from 1984 like Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen, Would I
13、Lie to You? by Eurythmics and Freedom by Wham! had a “high happiness” trend. “The public seems to prefer happier songs, even though more and more unhappy songs are being released each year，” the researchers wrote.Apart from the emotional trends, researchers discovered that dances and pop were the mo
14、st successful styles of music and that there was a “clear downward” trend, with the popularity of rock beginning in the early 2000s. “So it looks like, while the overall mood is becoming less happy, people seem to want to forget it all and dance，” Komarova wrote in an email.It was also found that th
15、e “maleness” of songsthe frequency of male singers in popular musichad decreased during the last 30 years. “Successful songs are characterised by a larger percentage of female artists compared to all songs，” they wrote.This discovery appears at a time when the conversation around sex equality in the
16、 music industry is at its height, with more male artists and songwriters.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了流行音乐表达的情绪的变化趋势。4The researchers examined lots of songs to _Afind songs for dances and partiesBchoose songs for a journalCrelease more songsDknow better about songsD解析：推理判断题。本文第二段介绍了加州大学的研究者们调查了成千上万的歌曲并把它们按情绪
17、分类，紧接着得出歌曲分类的结果，可见他们调查歌曲的目的是想对歌曲有更多的了解，故选D。A、C两项曲解文意；B项无中生有。5Whose music style tends to bring you more happiness?ANatalia LKomarovas.BSam Smiths.CGorgon Citys.DBruce Springsteens.D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“However, tracks from 1984 like Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen.had a high happiness trend.”可知D项正确。Natal
18、ia LKomarova为报道的合著者，而非歌手；Sam Smith、Gorgon City所演唱的歌曲有让人开心感降低的趋势，故排除。6What do we know about songs over the past three decades?ARock became popular in the early 2000s.BFewer unhappy songs came to light every year.CMale singers were better at performing pop music.DFemale artists were less skilled in wr
19、iting songs.A解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“with the popularity of rock beginning in the early 2000s”可知，摇滚乐在21世纪初开始流行，故A项正确。其余三个选项的内容均与文意不符。7What can be a suitable title for the text?APop Music Is Getting SadderBMusic Calls for Sex EqualityCPop Music Has a Long HistoryDMusic Industry Is Going DownA解析：标题归纳题。根据本文首段
20、总述及后续段落的描述可知，全文重点介绍了流行音乐正变得越来越伤感，故选A项。B项仅是本文中提到的一个细节；C项不是本文的重点；D项扩大外延，属过度概括，故排除。 完形填空(2020郑州高三第二次质量预测)My father was born in a small town in the US. He wasnt sure what he wanted from _1_， but something told him to _2_ and begin a new adventure.He began that adventure traveling to cities in the US bef
21、ore going on to Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. He took my mother and us three daughters with him and went wherever the road _3_ him.Its easy to feel _4_ when youre on the road. We made lots of new friends on our tripmost of them are mechanics, since we often _5_ hours in repair shops. B
22、ut that was a way much _6_ than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to _7_ when it was 40 outside.Getting along well sometimes seemed _8_. There were always a lot of _9_， especially among us back seat passengers about who had to _10_ in the middle. But even if it was hard, we learne
23、d a lot about _11_. When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hours drive but was nearly three thanks to bad roads and _12_ traffic. “Did you put our suitcases in the car？” my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back seat, we
24、saw her _13_ turn toward my father. “No，” she said. “I thought you did.” That was how a sevenhour car trip turned into a 16hour one, which was mostly spent in _14_On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were _15_ in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of
25、 the _16_. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and _17_ one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.This is why road trips were like _18_ universities to us. We _19_ our PhDs(博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in our old car.If we were _20_ given a s
26、econd chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time would I put the suitcases in the car myself.【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。小时候“我”随父母以及“我”的姐妹开车旅行，在此过程中，“我们”学会了忍让以及和别人相处。这个颠簸的旅程是一所移动的大学，让“我”受益匪浅。1A.moveBlifeCexperience DbeliefB解析：根据上文可知，“我”的父亲出生在美国的一个小镇上；结合该句中的“He wasnt sure what he wanted”以及下文叙
27、述的他带着全家开车旅行可推知，那时他不确定想从生活中得到些什么，故B项正确。2A.live up Bstruggle onCget out Dwalk aroundC解析：根据该句中的“begin a new adventure”可推知，他得到启示，要他走出去，去开启新的冒险经历。C项意为“离开，从出来”，故C项正确；B项意为“勉强维持”。3A.took BdroveCserved DcontrolledA解析：根据该句中的“wherever the road”并结合语境可知，他带着妈妈和“我们”这三个女儿，沿路旅行。A项表示“带去，引领”，符合语境，故A项正确。4A.anxious Bups
28、etChelpless DlonelyD解析：根据该句中的“when youre on the road”和下文介绍的沿路交朋友可推知，当在路上时，很容易感到孤独(lonely)。5A.wasted BworkedCspent DchattedC解析：根据语境可知，由于“我们”经常花费几个小时在修理店，所以“我们”交的朋友大部分是修理工。6A.better BeasierCsafer DclevererA解析：由于外面的温度达到40摄氏度，所以去修理店要比坐在马路边等候好得多。7A.break down Bcool offCclear up Dturn overB解析：根据该句中的“when
29、it was 40 outside”可知，外面气温高达40摄氏度；据此可推知，该处指等待发动机冷却下来；B项意为“使冷却下来”。故B项正确。A项意为“出故障”，C项意为“清理”，D项意为“翻转”，都与语境不符。8A.available BalternativeCnecessary DimpossibleD解析：根据下文中的“it was hard”并结合语境可知，有时友好相处似乎是不可能的(impossible)。9A.arguments BfightsCembarrassments DamusementsA解析：根据空后的“especially among us.in the middle”
30、可知，“我们”之间总是有很多争吵(arguments)，尤其是关于后座的“我们”谁坐(sit)在中间时。10A.settle BrestCsit DwatchC解析：参见上题解析。11A.sharing BrespectCcommunication DtoleranceD解析：根据该句中的“But”表达的语境可知，尽管这很难解决，但是“我们”学会了忍耐(tolerance)。12A.light BheavyClocal DfastB解析：根据该句中的“It should have been an hours drive but was nearly three”可知，本可以在一小时就完成的路程
31、，“我们”却花了将近三个小时。据此可推知，这里道路较差，交通拥堵，故B项正确。13A.suddenly BsensitivelyCcalmly DslowlyD解析：根据语境可知，“我们”在后座看到母亲慢慢地转过头对父亲说：“没有，我还以为你放了”。14A.silence BvainCpanic DdisappointmentA解析：根据上文可知，母亲忘记将手提箱放进车里；结合该句和下文中的“we had to learn to let go of our anger”可知，“我们”学会了控制自己的怒气，这个七小时的行程最终变成了十六小时的行程，我们大部分的时间都在沉默。15A.buried
32、BcrazyCstuck DimpatientC解析：根据语境可知，在像上文提到的情况下，“我们”必须控制自己的怒气，因为在接下来的旅程(journey)里“我们”和相同的人一起被困在(stuck)车里。16A.holiday BjourneyCexploration DmarchB解析：参见上题解析。17A.dragging BpushingChelping DsendingB解析：根据该句中的“I kept my feelings to myself”可知，“我”控制住了自己的情绪。据此可推知，此处表示有时“我”想要打开车门将“我”的一个姐妹推出车外。B项意为“推”，故B项正确。18A.u
33、nusual BcommonCfree DmobileD解析：根据该句中的“road trips”以及下文中的“We _ our PhDs(博士学位)”可知，对于“我们”来说，公路旅行就如可移动的(mobile)大学。19A.earned BexpectedCmissed DvaluedA解析：根据语境可知，就在这辆旧汽车里，“我们”获得了如何和他人相处的博士学位。A项意为“获得，赢得”，故A项正确。20A.somewhere BanytimeCsomehow DanywayC解析：根据语境可知，如果“我们”能以某种方式在人生中获得第二次机会的话，“我们”还会去旅行。C项意为“以某种方式”，故
34、C项正确。课时练22篇阅读1篇七选五1篇语法填空学生用书P397(单独成册) 阅读理解A(2020马鞍山质量预测)Kendrick Lamar hasnt had much luck when it comes to winning a Grammy. But thats OK：The US rapper has just won a Pulitzer Prize for his music.In 2014, in 2016, and again in 2018, Lamar was nominated(提名) for an album of the year Grammy. Each tim
35、e, he was beaten out, first by Taylor Swift, next by Daft Punk, and most recently by Bruno Mars.But the Pulitzer Prize committee was inspired enough by Lamars 2017 album, Damn., to award the Pulitzer Prize in music on April 16. Its an amazing album that documents the real life of modern AfricanAmeri
36、cans in South Los Angeles with wildly accomplished beats and rhythms.Lamars win is considered to be historical. The Pulitzers have long displayed their preference towards high art rather than the pop culture of the masses. So its not just that no rapper has ever won a Pulitzer: no pop music maker ha
37、s ever won one in the awards history.But Lamar is not just a singerhes clever at using language. Like the best writers, his music describes small moments that illustrate larger points. His songs are about his experience as a black man who grew up in California, struggled, got into trouble, and found
38、 his way out by working hard and making sense of the history and reality in the US.“Hes an artist who challenges ideas，” said Ryan Coogler, director of the blockbuster(大片) Black Panther, for which Lamar created music. “One big theme in our film is this idea of What does it mean to be African？ Lamar
39、in his music is very exactly and directly challenging that question.”Good artists entertain us, great artists make us think, and exceptional artists help us empathize(产生共鸣)There are a lot of good, great, even exceptional artists in rock, pop, country, and hiphop. But only Lamar has won a Pulitzer Pr
40、ize.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。美国说唱歌手Kendrick Lamar以说唱歌手的身份获得了普利策奖。1What is Lamars album Damn. about?AAfricanAmericans history and culture.BHardships of the AfricanAmerican artists.CThe ways the US government deal with problems.DThe lives of modern black people in South Los Angeles.D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Its an amaz
41、ing album that documents the real life of modern AfricanAmericans in South Los Angeles with wildly accomplished beats and rhythms.”可知，Lamar的这张专辑主要讲述的是生活在洛杉矶南部的当代美籍非洲人的真实生活。故选D。2Why is Lamars Pulitzer Prize win significant?AHe is the first filmmaker to win the prize.BIt is considered a milestone for
42、pop music.CHe is the first black person to win the prize.DHe has missed Grammy several times before.B解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的内容，尤其是“Lamars win is considered to be historical.”和“no pop music maker has ever won one in the awards history”可推知，Lamar获得普利策奖具有重大意义。故选B。3What can we learn from Ryan Cooglers words?ALam
43、ar drew inspiration from his own experience.BLamar has the courage to take on big challenges in life.CBlack Panther is well known because of Lamars music.DLamars music matches the theme of Black Panther well.D解析：细节理解题。根据第六段中Ryan Coogler说的话“One big theme in our film is this idea of What does it mean
44、to be African？ Lamar in his music is very exactly and directly challenging that question.”可知，Lamar的音乐与电影Black Panther主题相一致。故选D。B(2020桂林、崇左联合模拟)Jamey Turner often performs to large crowds in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. You can find him playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp(竖琴), nea
45、r Alexandrias historic waterfront.A glass harp is made up of differentsized drinking glasses, each containing water. Turner makes music by running his fingers over the tops of the glasses. By doing so, each glass makes a different musical sound.Turner is 78 years old now. He became interested in pla
46、ying the glass harp at the age of six, when he heard his father playing with a glass of water at the dinner table. He has been playing it for 50 years.Today Turner puts together his instrument by placing 60 different glasses on a wooden soundboard. He holds the glasses in place with rubber bands, wh
47、ich keeps them from breaking. He then adds different amounts of water to each one to create different musical notes. Adding or taking away just a little water will change the sound. Adding water to a glass will make a lower sound. The smaller bowls of water produce a higher sound, while the larger o
48、nes produce a lower, deeper sound.Turner always uses lowpriced glass because it sounds better than costly crystal(水晶) and he has more control over the sound. Before buying new glasses, he will test them in stores.The glass harp was popular 300 years ago when composers like Wolfgang Mozart wrote musi
49、c for the instrument. There have been about 400 pieces of music written just for the glass harp. But Turner plays all kinds of music, even popular music from China. Few people play the glass harp these days, but Turner says he sees videos of people experimenting with the instrument on the Internet.
50、He hopes the next generation will continue making their music. 【解题导语】杰米特纳经常在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大人群密集的地方演奏玻璃竖琴：敲击不同大小的盛水的玻璃杯，发出动听的乐声。他不仅能演奏玻璃竖琴专门乐曲，还能用它演奏中国流行音乐。4What do we know about Turner?AHe began playing the glass harp at six.BHe often teaches glass harp lessons online.CHe is a great master of the Chinese
51、language.DHe was inspired by his father to learn the glass harp.D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“He became interested in playing the glass harp at the age of six, when he heard his father playing with a glass of water at the dinner table.”可知，在六岁时，杰米特纳听到父亲在餐桌上用一玻璃杯水演奏音乐，开始对玻璃竖琴产生兴趣。据此可知，D项正确。5What does the author
52、say about the glass harp?AIts inventor is Wolfgang Mozart.BIt is made up of glasses of the same size.CIt appears to be gaining in popularity today.DIts sounds are affected by the amount of water in the glasses.D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第三、四句“He then adds different amounts of water to each one to create differe
53、nt musical notes. Adding or taking away just a little water will change the sound.”可知，杯子中的水量不同，产生的音调也不同；添加或去掉少量水就会改变声音。据此可知，玻璃竖琴的声音受杯子中水量的影响，故D项正确。6Why does Turner prefer to use cheap glass?ATo save money.BTo produce better sounds.CTo help recycle drinking glasses.DTo increase difficulty in performi
54、ng.B解析：细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“Turner always uses lowpriced glass because it sounds better than costly crystal(水晶) and he has more control over the sound.”可知，特纳总是使用低价玻璃杯是因为其声音听起来比昂贵的水晶杯好听，故B项正确。7What would be the best title for the text?AA Musician Pleases Crowds by Playing GlassesBPlaying the Glass Harp: a
55、New TrendCJamey Turners Dream Coming TrueDWonderful Music Has No BordersA解析：标题归纳题。根据第一段“Jamey Turner often performs to large crowds in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. You can find him playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp(竖琴), near Alexandrias historic waterfront.”并结合全文其他内容可知，本文主要讲述了一
56、位音乐家为人群演奏玻璃竖琴的故事。故A项最适合作本文标题。B项意为“演奏玻璃竖琴：一种新趋势”，与文章最后一段中的“Few people play the glass harp these days”不符；C项意为“杰米特纳的梦想实现了”，文章未提及；D项意为“美妙的音乐没有国界”，偏离主题。 七选五(2020济南模拟)About one hundred years ago many educated people learned and spoke French when they met people from other countries. Today most people spea
57、k English when they meet foreigners. 1._ There are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak English as a first language. Why is this?2_ One of them is that English has become the language of business. Another important reason is that popular American culture(like movi
58、es and music) has quickly spread throughout the world. 3._Is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? 4._ Its important to have a language that the people of the earth have in common. Our world has become very global and we need to communicate with one another. On the ot
59、her hand, English is a fairly complicated language to learn and it brings its culture with it. Do we really need that?Scientists have already tried to create an artificial language that isnt too difficult and doesnt include any groups culture. It is called Esperanto. 5._ Maybe the popularity of Engl
60、ish wont last that long either. There are more people in the world who speak Chinese than any other language. Maybe someday Chinese will be the new international language.APeople like English.BBut it hasnt become popular.CIt has brought its language with it.DThere is no doubt about the question.EThi
61、s is why English was widely spoken.FIt has become the new international language.GThere are many reasons why English has become so popular.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要分析了英语作为国际语言流行的原因及对未来可能流行的语言的预测。1F解析：根据第一段的前两句可知，大约一百年前很多有学问的人学习法语，并且在见到来自其他国家的人时说法语，现在大部分人见到外国人时说英语。由此可推知，英语已经成了新的国际性语言。故选F项。2G解析：承接上文“Why is th
62、is？”，并结合本段中的“One of them is”和“Another important reason is”可推知，此空表述英语流行有诸多原因，故选G项。3C解析：承接上文美国文化在全球的流行可知，它的语言也随之而来，故选C项。4D解析：承接上文的疑问句，并结合下文的肯定陈述“Its important to have a language that the people of the earth have in common.”可知，此处是表示英语在全世界的传播是一件好事，故选D项。5B解析：结合下文“Maybe the popularity of English wont last
63、 that long either.”可知，B项“但是它并没有流行起来”符合语境，衔接上下文。 语法填空(2020绵阳第一次诊断)Adam Braun established the organization Pencils of Promise in 2008. Its goal is 1._(make) sure all children have a chance for education.It all started when he was a college student. Adam Braun was visiting India when 2._ girl stopped h
64、im on the street and asked for money. He asked her what she desired 3._(much) of all in the world. Astonishingly, her answer was “a pencil”. The girl had never been to school before, and that was the 4._(real) for 57 million children around the world.After graduation, Adam Braun never forgot the gir
65、l and the problem of 5._(her). “We live in a world in which every single child can have access 6._ quality education. So I was determined to create schools in other places 7._children are hungry for education.” Adam Braun began to raise money for his project through social media.“We are working hard
66、 to make sure that the program is not just beautiful photos and videos of children, but that were 8._(actual) seeing amazing results in the classroom. Thats why our 9._(kid) in Pencils of Promise schools progress fast from one grade to the next，” Braun said.Since then, it 10._(help) more than 22，000
67、 children in Africa, Asia and Latin America.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了Adam Braun建立了一个旨在帮助所有孩子接受教育的组织。1to make解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：它的目标是确保所有的孩子都有机会接受教育。此处用不定式作表语。2a解析：考查冠词。句意：Adam Braun在印度游览时，一个女孩在街上拦住了他，向他要钱。girl为可数名词单数，且此处是第一次提到，故应用不定冠词a。3most解析：考查副词的最高级。句意：他问她在世界上她最想要什么。根据句意及空后的“of all”可知，此处表示“最想要”，故应用副词的最高级形式。4reali
68、ty解析：考查名词。句意：这个女孩从来没有上过学，这是全世界5 700万孩子的现状。此处定冠词“the”后应跟名词。故用reality，意为“事实，现实”。5hers解析：考查代词。句意：毕业后，Adam Braun从来没有忘记这个女孩和她的问题。介词of后应跟名词性物主代词，表示“她的”，故此处应用hers。6to解析：考查介词。此处考查固定搭配have access to sth.“有机会使用”，故应用介词to。7where解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词other places，且在从句中作地点状语，故应用where。8actually解析：考查副词。句意：我们努力确保这个项目不只是孩子们漂亮的图片和视频，还有我们真正地看到课堂上令人惊叹的成果。修饰动词应用副词actually。9kids解析：考查名词的单复数。句意：Braun说，这就是在Pencils of Promise学校的孩子们从一个年级到下个年级进步迅速的原因。根据句意及谓语动词progress可知，此处应用kid的复数形式。10has helped解析：考查动词的时态。句意：从那时起，它已经帮助了非洲、亚洲和拉丁美洲的22 000多个孩子。根据时间状语“Since then”可知，此处应用现在完成时。
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