1、课时作业13.单句语法填空1Robert was attracted by the poetic (poetry) quality of her painting and wanted to be one of her students.2Much depressed (depress) at the news, she stayed at home and wasnt willing to see anyone.3A(n) combination (combine) of talent, team spirit and good looks makes her stand out among
2、 so many students.4Susan has a great gift for music and she wants to be a musician. It is the same with Helen.5Alice isnt good at history so she is unable to answer the questions regarding (regard) the Civil War.6He is not used to making speeches in public; its so embarrassing.7The famous artist gav
3、e life to the painting by adding some flying birds in the sky.8Peter tried to make contact with Lucy over the phone, but he couldnt get through to her.9The spending of money on medical care in our country has gone up, and the same is true of education.10Most teenagers like to share feelings and idea
4、s with their friends rather than their parents.完成句子1Its my mother who gave_life_to me and brought me up.是我的母亲赋予我生命并把我抚养大。2Robert is a bright boy, but he must combine_his_talent_with_hard_work if he wants to succeed.罗伯特是一个聪明的孩子，但他想要成功，就必须把天赋和勤奋结合起来。3He is_ambitious_of_seize the opportunity and achiev
5、e the final success.他立志要抓住这个机会，取得最后的成功。4All are welcome to join the Yoga Club regardless_of age or sex.欢迎大家加入瑜伽俱乐部，不论年龄或性别。5He often makes_contact_with those famous people in order to write the articles about them.为了写关于那些名人的文章，他经常和他们来往。.串点成篇微表达李明和王林是亲戚(relative)。他们在同一所学校。李明聪明勤奋，王林也是如此(its the same w
6、ith.)。他们两个都有成为大学生的抱负(ambition)。他们两个都把学习和娱乐结合在一起(combine.with.)。每天下午到家时，他们都听音乐。在他们看来，没有音乐就没有生活。音乐可以使他们放松，给那些沮丧的(depressed)人以活力(give life to)。Li_Ming_and_Wang_Lin_are_relatives._They_are_in_the_same_school._Li_Ming_is_clever_and_he_also_works_hard;_its_the_same_with_Wang_Lin._Both_of_them_have_ambitio
7、ns_to_become_college_students._They_both_combine_study_with_recreation._Every_afternoon_when_they_get_home,_they_listen_to_music._In_their_view,_no_music,_no_life!_Music_can_help_them_relax_and_give_life_to_those_who_are_depressed.阅读理解A couple of years ago, music psychologist Elizabeth Margulis deci
8、ded to make some changes to the music of Luciano Berio. Berio was one of the most famous classical composers of the 20th century. After loading his most famous piece into a computer editing program, she just randomly started cutting.The idea behind this act was simple: Margulis wanted to see if she
9、could make people like Berios music more by making it more repetitive.Margulis knew that 90 percent of the music we listen to is music weve heard before. We return again and again to our favorite songs, listening over and over to the same musical riffs (重复乐段), which themselves repeat over and over i
10、nside the music, and shed become obsessed with understanding why repetition is so compelling (引人入胜的). This is why she was razoring the music of Beriobecause his music isnt at all repetitive.We are drawn to repetition. It surrounds us, not just in modern American pop music, Margulis says, but everywh
11、ere. “Musical repetitiveness isnt really an individual feature of music thats arisen over the past few hundred years in the West，” she says. “It seems to be a cultural universal. Not only does every known human culture make music, but also, every known human culture makes music in which repetition i
12、s a defining (典型的) element.”Why? One part of the answer is whats known as the mere exposure effect.Psychologists have found that people tend to start off wary (谨慎的) ofor even unfriendly tonew things, which makes sense from an evolutionary perspective. But then the act of mere exposure changes our fe
13、elings. We typically feel more warmly toward things we encounter again and again.So mere exposure is one of the reasons we respond so well to repetitionboth of music and in musicbut Margulis clearly doesnt think its the whole story. She says repetition also allows us to shift (转移) our attention arou
14、nd, from the surface aspects of the music to other aspects. So basically, part of what the repetition in music allows us to do is leave ourselves. In some small way, it allows us to shift and adjust our reality. And reality can often use some adjusting.本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了为什么我们在听音乐的时候，会发现音乐总是重复及重复的作用等。1Wh
15、y did Margulis change Berios music?ATo find the role of repetition.BTo show her talent in music.CTo make his music more famous.DTo test a computer editing program.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“if she could make people like Berios music more by making it more repetitive”和第三段的“shed become obsessed with understa
16、nding why repetition is so compelling (引人入胜的)”可知，她这样做的原因就是想了解音乐重复的作用。2If we hear new music again and again, we _.Acant deal with its sound betterBtend to be cautious of it very muchCmay expect something from it consciouslyDwont know when we have heard it答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“But then the.again and a
17、gain.”可知，如果我们反复听新的音乐，我们或许会有意识地从中期望一些东西。3From the last paragraph, we can infer the repetition makes us _.Aexperience the content of the songsBrespond to the whole music betterCremember the words of songs clearlyDshift our experience of reality around us答案：D解析：细节理解题。结合最后一段的“She says repetition.adjust
18、our reality.”可知，音乐中的重复会使我们从事情的表面看到其他的方面，以及暂时的逃离现实等。4What might be the most suitable title for the passage?ATo play music again and againBTo be exposed to music fullyCTo enjoy the beauty of musicDTo find the secret to musical effects答案：A解析：标题判断题。本文主要解释了为什么音乐中会有不断地重复，以及这种音乐的重复起着什么作用等情况，因此A项符合主题。.七选五Ha
19、ve you ever changed your mind, or even given up a dream because you were afraid of what someone else might think of you? If youre often worried about what friends, family, or even strangers in the street might think, then youre using up a huge amount of energy worrying. _1_ But the steps below shoul
20、d help.Step 1: Ask yourself what matters to you.Maybe you cant stand the gym, but your best friend works out every day. Its natural for people around you to have different values from you. _2_Step 2: _3_The truth is that Im not the centre of the world, and neither are you! Most of the people around
21、you are far too busy going about their own lives to think much about you.Step 3: Recognize that their opinions cant hurt you.There are a few cases where opinions will make a difference. _4_ But the people who really matter are going to love you for who you are.Step 4: _5_You cant control peoples tho
22、ughts. Youve got no idea what might go through their head, or why. You cant please everyone all of the time, and theres no need to try to.ADo whatever you want to do.BThis is a hard habit to get rid of.CSo just be clear and honest with yourself.DRemember that theyre not all watching you.EAccept that
23、 you cant control what people think.FYou should make everyone around you happy.GFor instance, your bosss opinion is usually important to you.本文是说明文。文章对过于顾及他人想法而浪费自己的时间、失去个人梦想的人给出了一些分析和建议。1B解析：上句提到的花费大量精力担心朋友、家人甚至路上的陌生人的想法，是一种难以去除的根深蒂固的习惯，故B项合适。2C解析：本段指出要知道自己在乎什么，你周围的人与你有着不同的价值观念，这很自然，要认清自己，忠于自己的想法，故C项合适。3D解析：由下文内容可知，你不是世界的中心，他人太忙不会关注你太多，所以要记住他人不会一直在观察你，故D项合适。4G解析：上句提到有些时候他人的看法很重要，空格处对这句话进一步解释，故G项合适。文中多次出现的 opinions 与G项相符。5E解析：由下文可知，你不可能控制他人的想法，不能一直取悦别人，也没有必要这样，要接受这种情况，故E项合适。
