1、Module 4 Music课时作业.阅读(2020甘肃省会宁一中高三第一次月考)There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didnt want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sin
2、g a song.The man said, “I dont sing.” But the customer was persistent (执着的). He told the bar manager, “Im tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing！” The manager shouted across the room, “If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing！”So he did. He sang a
3、song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And everyone was surprised by his song Mona Lisa. He got lots of applause (掌声) that night.He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such a chance, he may hav
4、e lived the rest of his life as a noname piano player in a noname bar. However, now he has become one of the bestknown singers in America.You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your “talent” is not as great as the singer above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills ca
5、n be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个人在酒吧弹钢琴，一天一个顾客非让他唱歌。在这样一个偶然的机会，他发现了他唱歌的天赋，后来他成为了一位著名的歌手。1Why did the man start to sing?ABecause he wanted to make more money.BBecause the bar manag
6、er said he liked his song.CBecause the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.DBecause he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for singing.答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing！”可知，这个人开始唱歌是因为经理让他应顾客的要求唱歌。故选C。2What do you
7、think of the bar manager?AHumourous.BRude.CStrict.DKind.答案：B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The manager shouted across the room, If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing！”可知，这位经理是“粗鲁的”。故选B。3What can we know from the passage?AThe man didnt get paid at last.BThe customers were unsatisf
8、ied with the song.CThe man became a singer later.DThe manager had to lay the man off.答案：C推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“However, now he has become one of the bestknown singers in America.”可知，这个人后来成了一名歌手。故选C。4What can we learn from the last paragraph?ASome people really have no skills or abilities.BSometimes throug
9、h effort we can know our talents.CNone of us is as great as the singer.DNo skills can be improved even if you try your best.答案：B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really
10、 have！”可知，通过努力我们可以提高我们的能力，通过尝试不同的事情，我们可以发现我们的才能。故选B。【词汇积累】perform v. 演出；表演 talent n. 天才；天资；天赋sit on 拖延；压着不办【难句分析】原文：Maybe your “talent” is not as great as the singer above, but it may be better than you think！也许你的“天赋”没有上面(提到的)那位歌手那么好，但也许比你想象的要好！(最后一段第二句)分析：本句为but连接的并列句。在第二个分句中，than引导比较状语从句。.完形填空(201
11、7江苏高考改编)For a long time Gabriel didnt want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, 1 across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, 2 at school for practice hours before anyone else had to be there. He swore to hims
12、elf to 3 music, as he hated getting to school extra early. 4 ， one day, in the music class that was part of his schools standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地) on the piano and found it 5 to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually 6 doing it. He tried to hide his
13、7 pleasure from the music teacher, who had wandered over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, 8 the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good 9 and suggested that Gabriel go into the music storeroom to see if any of the instruments there 10 him. There he decided to give the cello
14、(大提琴) a 11 . When he began practicing, he took it very 12 . But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was 13 to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.This 14 ， of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, 15 his heavy instr
15、ument case across the campus to the pitying looks of the nonmusicians he had left behind.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。故事的主人公Gabriel曾经总是用怜悯的目光看着那些学乐器的孩子背着乐器盒子步履艰难地走在校园里，并且发誓不学乐器。后来他偶然发现自己很有音乐才华，于是也成为琴童中的一员，接受他人怜悯的目光。1A.travellingBmarchingCpacingDstruggling答案：D由前面的“look pityingly at”和后面的“with their heavy instrument
16、cases”可知，这些学音乐的学生背着沉重的乐器盒子艰难地走过校园，故选struggle，表示“艰难地行进”。2A.rising upBcoming upCdriving upDturning up答案：D由空格后的“at school for practice hours”可知，这里是说他们背着沉重的乐器盒子去上课，因此用turn up，表示“出现”。3A.betrayBacceptCavoidDappreciate答案：C由本句中的“he hated getting to school extra early”可知，他发誓避开(avoid)音乐。4A.ThereforeBHoweverCT
17、husDMoreover答案：B结合上文说他逃避学音乐和下文说他发现自己喜欢音乐可知，上下文之间为转折关系。however “然而”，表转折，符合语境。5A.complicatedBsafeCconfusingDeasy答案：D前文提到Gabriel对乐器存在排斥心理，此处说他随意地弹奏钢琴，却发现分辨出曲调是一件很容易的(easy)事。6A.missedBdislikedCenjoyedDdenied答案：C文章第一段提到Gabriel曾对自己发誓要避免接触音乐，这里提到他有种不祥的感觉，由此可以推断出他意识到自己实际上喜欢(enjoy)弹钢琴。7A.transparentBobviousC
18、falseDsimilar答案：B根据上一句表述可知，他意识到他其实喜欢弹钢琴。由此可推断，此处指他努力在音乐老师面前把他那明显的(obvious)喜悦之情隐藏起来。8A.becauseBbutCthoughDso答案：A他可能在钢琴弹奏上没有做得特别好，因为音乐老师认为他有很好的辨音能力，建议他去学校存放乐器的房间选一款适合他的乐器。由此可知后面表示的是原因，因此选because引导原因状语从句。9A.earBtasteCheartDvoice答案：A根据上文叙述的Gabriel认为辨认曲调很容易，而辨认曲调是通过耳朵做到的。此处指老师夸他听力灵敏。ear意为“听力，辨音能力”，符合语境。1
19、0A.occurred toBtook toCappealed toDheld to答案：C根据上下文语境可推知，老师建议Gabriel去乐器室看看有没有什么乐器能吸引(appeal to)他。11A.changeBchanceCmissionDfunction答案：Bgive sth. a chance “给一个机会”，是固定搭配。此处是说Gabriel想试试大提琴。12A.seriouslyBproudlyCcasuallyDnaturally答案：C由后面But表示的转折含义可知，这里表示他开始的时候对大提琴这种乐器并不是很感兴趣，练习的时候也就很随意(casually)。13A.com
20、mittedBusedClimitedDadmitted答案：A他很快发现他喜爱拉大提琴，于是很投入地去训练，几个月之后，他果然演奏得很好了。be committed to “献身于，致力于”，是固定搭配，且符合语境。14A.provedBshowedCstressedDmeant答案：D这里与文章开头的叙述相呼应：Gabriel喜欢上了大提琴，那么这就意味着(meant)他也要和自己当初用同情的目光注视的那群人一样早早来到学校。15A.pushingBdraggingCliftingDrushing答案：B前文说了，那些学音乐的孩子背着沉重的乐器盒子早早地就艰难地来到学校，故填draggin
21、g，与struggling呼应，描述作者背着乐器盒子时步履的艰难。.七选五(2019浙江高考)Rock music consists of many different styles. Even though there is a common spirit among all music groups, 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
22、 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 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 mus
23、ician 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 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.
24、 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 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 i
25、n 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 the United States in 1964.BEven their hairstyles became major trends at that time.CRock music developed in the 1950s and the early 1960s.DHowever, the
26、ir 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 Hard 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。文章介绍了甲壳虫乐队的发展与兴盛
27、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。.应用文写作(2020四川省棠湖中学高三
28、期中考试)假设你是李华，你们社区将举办 “中国民间音乐节”。请你给在北京学习的英国朋友Jim 写封电子邮件，邀请他来参加此次活动。内容包括：1活动的时间、地点；2活动的内容；3邀请的理由。注意：1.词数不少于50；2开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇： 社区 community；中国民间音乐节 Chinese Folk Music FestivalDear Jim， Yours，Li Hua精彩范文Dear Jim，Im writing to invite you to attend the Chinese Folk Music Festival in our community nex
29、t weekend. At the festival, there will be various performances, such as the performances of folk musical instruments, folk songs, folk operas, folk dances and so on. Besides, several lectures will be given by professional artists and teachers on different aspects of Chinese folk music. Since you hav
30、e always been interested in Chinese folk music, I think this is a great chance for you to be exposed to the rich music atmosphere.So what do you think of the Music Festival? If youd like to come, feel free to contact me.Yours，Li Hua写作思路指导.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。Jane, s
31、o she was called, a sixteen year old, a perfect beauty of her age, was going to sleep. Once fallen on the bed she was fast asleep. Then she started dreaming. Jane had become a fairy, a beautiful fairy with wings. She was flying in the sky. She was seeing the world in her own perspective, beautiful m
32、ountains, lakes, plants, trees, flowers, fruits and so on. Aha, the world was so beautiful, she thought. Now the fairy thought it was time to take a landing.Jane landed in a beautiful garden, which was full of flowers. The flowers were so big that the fairy had trouble with her wings hitting the flo
33、wers. She was walking through the garden, and suddenly she saw an old man sitting near a tree. He appeared like a magician with a wand in his hand. Jane walked to him and he smiled at her. “What do you want, beauty？” He asked her. She shook her head and said, “No, I dont want anything.” There was a
34、lake near the tree. The magician touched her with the wand and she turned into a beautiful mermaid (美人鱼). The mermaid jumped into the lake and started swimming.As she was swimming, she met many other mermaids on the way. They swam together and her new friends took her to a magnificent palace. What a
35、 sight it was! A beautiful palace with lots of beautiful things inside. She was given a delicious lunch by her friends. She had such a wonderful time at the palace with her friends. Now it was time for Jane to return. She said goodbye to her friends and was on her way back home.On her way back, Jane
36、 felt that something was coming behind her. She turned back to see a big shark chasing her. Jane, the mermaid, was swimming as fast as she could, to escape from the shark. However, with all her efforts, she could not get rid of the shark.It caught her on her tail. Just then, Jane heard someone was c
37、alling her. 写前导读：本文是一篇记叙文。Jane在梦境中变成了一条美丽的美人鱼，然后却遭到鲨鱼的袭击。接下来会发生什么呢？精彩范文It caught her on her tail. Frightened, she made efforts to get rid of the shark, but failed. Then she turned to other mermaids for help, but those who treated her a delicious lunch at the palace disappeared. Feeling painful as if
38、 the shark bit her, Janes heart beat like a drum. She was almost out of breath. But she still had trouble escaping from the shark. She struggled to loose herself from the biting of the shark, but it seemed that her leg was grasped tightly. She felt despaired.Just then, Jane heard someone was calling
39、 her. Jane was very excited, because she could be saved at last. All of a sudden, she woke up. It turned out that she was dreaming a terrible dream and now it ended. She found her mom was pulling her leg to wake her up, because she heard Jane called for help when she was watering flowers at the garden.