1、课时作业10Starting out & Understanding ideasOn the night of the play，Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a suit of policemans clothes long _1_ the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right. He thought as he _2_ himself in the mirror.Then he suddenly felt nerv
2、ous. After all, it was his first time to _3_ a part in a play. _4_ could he face all those people watching the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to _5_ his lines(台词), but nothing _6_ to his mind.A knock on the door made him look _7_. He was to go on stage(舞台) in the second scene. “Have I
3、_8_ my part and ruined(破坏)the play for everybody？” he thought to himself. But _9_ was only the manager. She _10_ how nervous he was and _11_ he should stand near the stage _12_ he could watch and follow the play. It was a good _13_ of getting rid of his nervousness, she said. She was right；it seemed
4、 to _14_. In fact the more he watched the play, the _15_ he felt himself part of it.At last the _16_ came for him to appear on the stage. But suddenly the manager came to him again, _17_ worried as she placed a hand on his arm to _18_ him back. “Has anything gone _19_？” Jack asked. “Im afraid youre
5、going to be _20_，” she said. “Theyve jumped three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely.”本文是一篇记叙文，Jack第一次登台表演，在上台之前非常紧张，经理建议他走近舞台观看表演来消除紧张情绪，最终他不再紧张了。但就在他登台之前却被告知他的角色被跳过去了。1A.before BbyCafter Dat答案：A解析：考查介词。A.before 在之前；B.by到时为止；C.after在之后；D.at在时。Jack在第一幕结束之前就穿上了警察的服装，做好了表演的准备。故
6、A项正确。2A.looked BadmiredCshowed Denjoyed答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。A.looked看见；B.admired羡慕，钦佩，欣赏；C.showed展示，显示；D.enjoyed喜欢，享受。根据上句可知他已经穿上了表演的服装，他欣赏着镜子里的自己，突然就紧张了起来，因为这是他第一次参加表演。故B项正确。3A.make BjoinChave Dgive答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。A.make生产，制作；B.join加入；C.have有；D.give给予。他欣赏着镜子里的自己，突然就紧张了起来，因为这是他第一次在剧里有角色。B项join干扰较强，join表示参加某个
7、组织，成为其中的成员，与句意不符，故C项正确。4A.Where BWhyCWhen DHow答案：D解析：考查特殊疑问词辨析。A.Where何地；B.Why为什么；C.When 何时；D.How如何。这是他第一次登台表演，如何才能够面对观看戏剧的所有观众呢？故D项正确。5A.read Bremember Cunderstand Dlearn答案：B解析：考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A.read阅读；B.remember记得；C.understand理解；D.learn学会。他变得很紧张，双手捂住脸努力地记住台词，但是什么也没有进入他的大脑。B项与上下文语境一致，说明他紧张得已经记不住台词了。故B
8、项正确。6A.came Bwent Chappened Dgot答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。A.came来，进入；B.went走开；C.happened发生；D.got得到。他变得很紧张，双手捂住脸努力地记住台词，但是什么也没有进入他的大脑。根据句意可知A项正确。7A.away Bout Cdown Dup答案：D解析：考查上下文串联。根据上文第5空前“He put his head in his hands.”可知因为紧张忘记台词了，他双手捂脸。听见敲门声，他抬头向上看，所以使用look up抬头看。故D项正确。8A.passed Bleft Cmissed Dfailed答案：C解析：考查
9、动词辨析。A.passed经过；B.left离开；C.missed错过；D.failed失败。他很担心轮到他上台演出了，也很害怕自己会错过表演把整个戏剧毁掉了。故C项正确。9A.this Bthat Cshe Dit答案：D解析：考查代词用法。代词it可以指代前文说过的同一个事物，也可以指敲门的人。本句使用it指敲门的人是经理。故D项正确。10A.wondered Bimagined Cnoticed Dexamined答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。A.wondered想知道；B.imagined想象；C.noticed注意到；D.examined检查。经理敲门进来以后注意到Jack非常紧张并建
10、议他站在舞台旁边，在那里他可以看到表演并随着表演的节奏进入表演的内容。故C项正确。11A.agreed Bsuggested Cpersuaded Dencouraged答案：B解析：考查动词辨析。A.agreed同意；B.suggested建议；C.persuaded 说服；D.encouraged鼓励。经理敲门进来以后注意到Jack非常紧张并建议他站在舞台旁边在那里他可以看到表演并随着表演的节奏进入表演的内容。这是经理建议他所做的事情。故B项正确。12A.where Bwhen Cwhich Dthere答案：A解析：考查定语从句。本句是一个定语从句，先行词是the stage，后面定语从
11、句的结构很完整，因为the stage表示地点，所以应该使用关系副词where引导定语从句，修饰先行词。故A项正确。13A.way Bidea Cpath Dplan答案：A解析：考查名词辨析。A.way方法；B.idea主意，观点；C.path道路；D.plan计划。经理告诉他这是一个消除紧张情绪的好方法。的确这个方法很有效。故A项正确。14A.do Bwin Cwork Dact答案：C解析：考查动词辨析。A.do做；B.win赢；C.work工作，起作用，有效；D.act行动。经理告诉他这是一个消除紧张情绪的好方法。的确这个方法很有效，他变得不太紧张了。他越看，对自己在剧里的角色感觉越多
12、。故C项正确。15A.less Bharder Cbetter Dmore答案：D解析：考查形容词辨析。A.less更少；B.harder更困难；C.better 更好；D.more更多。的确这个方法很有效，他变得不太紧张了。他越看，对自己在剧里的角色感觉越多。故D项正确。16A.hour Bminute Cmoment Dperiod答案：C解析：考查名词辨析。A.hour小时；B.minute分钟；C.moment时刻；D.period时期。最后的时刻来临了，轮到他上台表演了。故选择C项。17A.feeling Blooking Csounding Dgrowing答案：B解析：考查动词辨
13、析。A.feeling感觉；B.looking看见，看起来；C.sounding听起来；D.growing成长。轮到他上台的时候了，但突然经理走了过来，看起来很担忧。故B项正确。18A.hold Btake Ccatch Dpush答案：A解析：考查动词辨析。A.hold握住；B.take带走；C.catch抓住；D.push推开。短语hold back阻碍。经理走了过来拦住了他。他就问经理出了什么事情。故A项正确。19A.bad Blate Cmad Dwrong答案：D解析：考查固定短语。go wrong意为“出毛病，发生故障”。句意：经理走过来拦住了他。他就问经理出了什么事情。故D项正确
14、。20A.frightened Bexcited Cdisappointed Dpleased答案：C解析：考查形容词辨析。A.frightened害怕的；B.excited兴奋的；C.disappointed失望的；D.pleased高兴的。经理告诉他“恐怕你要失望了，他们跳了三页内容，错过了你的角色”。根据句意可知Jack的角色被跳了过去，经理过来安慰他。故C项正确。AChickenshed is an inclusive theatre company that first began in 1974.Primarily based at our own purposebuilt dep
15、artment in North London, we create theatre for all ages and run successful outreach projects, education courses and membership programmes throughout the year. We are also a registered charity and rely heavily on the generous support of individuals, companies, trusts and funds in order to continue ou
16、r pioneering work.Performance: Entertaining and inspiringWe regularly present original and entertaining productions for young children, families and adults that showcase talent. We also create new work, inspired by the people around us, about personal and social issues that affect society today whic
17、h we then take on tour to theaters, community centers and schools across the UK. To date weve toured to over 200 schools, reaching 25,000 young people and rising.Visit our Whats On section to find out more.Education: Everyone has a rightChickenshed changes lives by bringing young people from all soc
18、ial and economic backgrounds, races and abilities together to study creatively alongside each other, many of whom have been ignored by society and excluded from mainstream educational settings. Chickenshed has established a network of partners that enables us to effectively target children and young
19、 people who would otherwise not be able to access our work. We also run Shedlinkan ongoing project that enables us to help community groups set up independent “Sheds” around the UK.Membership: Celebrating diversityOur work uses the stage to celebrate diversity and performance as a vehicle to solve t
20、opical social issues. We hold weekly workshops where young people can gain a newfound confidence and get the chance to perform in major inhouse productions. Visit the Membership section for more information.这是一篇广告布告类文章。文章介绍了一家叫作Chickenshed的综合性的戏剧公司。1We can learn from the text that Chickenshed is _.A
21、a theater with a history of over 50 yearsBa company located right at South LondonCa charity relying on support from the publicDa programme only intended for teenagers答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第一段的“We are also a registered charity and rely heavily on the generous support of individuals, companies, trusts and fun
22、ds in order to continue our pioneering work.”可知，我们也是一个注册的慈善机构，非常依赖个人、公司、信托和基金的慷慨支持，以继续我们的创业工作。结合选项可知，C选项正确。故选C。2What can we infer from the text?AChickenshed welcomes individuals from different backgrounds.BAll members should create original works to show their talents.CYou can enjoy performances of
23、Chickenshed in schools worldwide.DCommunity groups have no right to set up their own programmes.答案：A解析：推理判断题。由Education部分的“Chickenshed changes lives by bringing young people from all social and economic backgrounds, races and abilities together to study creatively alongside each other, many of whom
24、have been ignored by society and excluded from mainstream educational settings.”可知，Chickenshed公司改变了人们的生活，将来自各种社会和经济背景、种族和能力的年轻人聚集在一起，相互创造性地学习，他们中许多人被社会忽视，被排除在主流教育背景之外。结合选项可知，A选项正确。故选A。3Where is this text probably taken from?AA fashion magazine. BAn advertising poster.CAn official website. DA theater
25、 review.答案：C解析：推理判断题。由Performance部分的“Visit our Whats On section to find out more.”和Membership部分“Visit the Membership section for more information.”可知，更多信息请访问我们的Whats On栏目和会员部分。这篇文章有可能来自官方网站。结合选项可知，C选项正确。故选C。BJamey Turner often performs to large crowds in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. You can find h
26、im playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp (竖琴), near Alexandrias historic waterfront.A glass harp is made up of differentsized drinking glasses, each filled with water. Turner makes music by running his fingers over the tops of the glasses. By doing so, each glass makes a different mu
27、sical sound.Turner is 80 years old now. 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. He has been playing it for 52 years.Today Turner puts together his instrument by placing 60 different glasses on a woo
28、den soundboard. He holds the glasses in place with rubber bands, which 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. Th
29、e smaller bowls of water produce a higher sound, while the larger ones 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
30、popular 300 years ago when composers like Wolfgang Mozart wrote music 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
31、videos of people experimenting with the instrument on YouTube. He hopes the next generation will continue making their music.本文是记叙文。杰米特纳50多年来一直坚持用玻璃竖琴演奏美妙的音乐。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
32、 Chinese language.DHe was inspired by his father to learn the glass harp.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的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，特纳是受父亲的影响对玻璃竖琴产生了兴趣。故选D。5What does the author say about the gla
33、ss 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 water in the glasses.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的Adding or taking away just a little water will change the sound.可知，通过增加或减少玻璃杯中的水量，演奏者就可以演奏出不同的乐调。
34、故选D。6Why does Turner prefer to use cheap glass?ATo save money.BTo produce better sounds.CTo help recycle drinking glasses.DTo increase difficulty in performing.答案：B解析：细节理解题。从倒数第二段中的Turner always uses lowpriced glass because it sounds better than costly crystal (水晶) and he has more control over the s
35、ound.可知，特纳选用便宜的玻璃杯是为了演奏出更美妙的音乐。故选B。7What would be the best title for the text?AMusician Pleases Crowds by Playing GlassesBPlaying the Glass Harp: a New TrendCJamey Turners Dream Coming TrueDWonderful Music Has No Borders答案：A解析：标题判断题。在弗吉尼亚，游人可以看到杰米特纳的精彩表演，他使用玻璃竖琴演奏出美妙的音乐，故A项作标题可以概括文章主题。在空白处填入适当的内容(1个
36、单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。When I was 14 years old, my best friend _1_ (drag) me to an afterschool dance class, _2_ I enjoyed so much that I have been dancing ever since. After every dance class, however, I always have to stretch out my legs and back! It feels like as much exercise as _3_ (go) to the gymbut dan
37、cing is not _4_ (wide) considered to be a sport.Many dancers would argue that dancing is a sport, as it requires strong muscles and impressive flexibility. No matter what style of dance you are participating in, you will always be using all of _5_ (you) muscles while dancing and this can often be fo
38、r several hours a day.On _6_ other hand, many people argue that dance is an art form. Dances often exhibit emotion (情感), tell _7_ (story), etc. Dancing to music is creative and visually appealing to the eyes and ears, just like watching a play or a(n) _8_ (profession) band. The shining costumes, the
39、 stage makeup and the big hairstyles are artistic and imaginative.However, whether you consider dance to be an art _9_ a sport, the important thing is to enjoy it! Dancing is a great way _10_ (make) new friends and exercise!这是一篇议论文。作者阐述了不同的人对舞蹈的不同见解。1dragged解析：考查一般过去时。句意：当我14岁的时候，我最好的朋友带我去了一个课外舞蹈班，我
40、非常喜欢这个班，从那以后我就一直跳舞。分析句子可知，本句为when引导的时间状语从句。由从句用一般过去时，可以判断出主句时态为一般过去时，所以谓语动词为dragged。故填dragged。2which解析：考查关系代词。句意：当我14岁的时候，我最好的朋友带我去了一个课外舞蹈班，我非常喜欢这个班，从那以后我就一直跳舞。分析句子可知， dance class为先行词，在后面的非限制性定语从句中作enjoy的宾语。所以关系代词为which。故填which。3going解析：考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。句意：这感觉就像去健身房锻炼一样，但是跳舞并不被广泛认为是一项运动。as.as.在此表示“和一
41、样”，第二个as是介词，设空处在此作as的宾语，故填going。4widely解析：考查副词。句意：这感觉就像去健身房锻炼一样，但是跳舞并不被广泛认为是一项运动。设空处作状语修饰谓语，表示“广泛地”。故填widely。5your解析：考查代词。句意：无论你参加哪种类型的舞蹈，你都会在跳舞的时候用到你所有的肌肉，一天通常会持续几个小时。设空处修饰muscles, 表示“你的”，故填形容词词性物主代词your。故填your。6the解析：考查固定短语。句意：另一方面，许多人认为舞蹈是一种艺术形式。on the other hand 意为“另一方面”，为固定短语。故填the。7stories解析：考
42、查名词复数。句意：舞蹈通常会表达情感，讲故事等。story是可数词，其词前无任何修饰成分，所以用story的复数stories。故填stories。8professional解析：考查形容词。句意：随着音乐跳舞很有创意，对眼睛和耳朵有直观的吸引力，就像在看戏剧或专业乐队表演一样。设空处作定语修饰band，意为“专业的”。故填professional。9or解析：考查连词。句意：然而，无论你认为舞蹈是一门艺术还是一项运动，重要的是你得喜欢它！whether.or. 意为“不管还是”，引导让步状语从句。故填or。10to_make解析：考查形容词作定语的用法。句意：跳舞是结交新朋友和锻炼身体的好方法。way后常跟不定式作定语，表示“的方式”。故填to make。
