1、Unit 7 Art课时分层作业(三)(建议用时:35分钟).阅读理解ALouis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号).Some people called him Bagamo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag.Musicians often called him Pops,as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.Born in 1901 in New Orleans,he grew up poor,but liv
2、ed among great musicians.Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth.Armstrong often said,“Jazz and I grew up together.”Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号)at a boys home.In his late teens,Armstrong began to live the life of a musician.H
3、e played in parades,clubs,and on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River.At that time,New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians.Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.In 1922,he went to Chicago.Th
4、ere,the tale of Louis Armstrong began.From then until the end of his life,Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing American popular songs.His cornet playing had a deep humanity(仁爱)and warmth that caused many listeners to say,“Listening to Pop
5、s just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the bestknown and most admired people in the world.His death,on July 6,1971,was headline news around the world.【语篇解读】本文详细地介绍了爵士乐之父Armstrong的一生以及他对音乐的巨大贡献。1Armstrong was called Pops because he _Alooked like a mu
6、sicianBwas an influential on the world of musicCshowed an interest in musicDtravelled to play modern musicB细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Musicians often called him Pops,as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.”和第三段中的“In his late teens,Armstrong began to live the life of a musician.Armstrong lea
7、rned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.”可知,Armstrong之所以被称之为Pops,是因为他是具有世界影响力的音乐家,故选B项。2Paragraph 3 is organized_Aby spaceBby examplesCby time order Dby comparisonC细节理解题。第三段讲述了Armstrong在童年时显露出音乐天赋,在青少年时期开始过上音乐家的生活并从此成名。由此可知,这一段是按时间顺序写作的,故选C项。3From the passage,we can le
8、arn that_AArmstrongs tale began in New OrleansBArmstrong was born before jazz was inventedCArmstrongs music was popular with his listenersDArmstrong learned popular music at a boys homeC细节理解题。从文章最后一段“Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”和“He was the father of the jazz style and also
9、one of the bestknown and most admired people in the world.”可知,Armstrong的音乐作品受到了听众的喜爱和欣赏。故答案选C。4What is the best title for the text?AThe Invention of the Jazz MusicBThe Spread of Popular MusicCThe Making of a MusicianDThe Father of the Jazz StyleD标题归纳题。这篇文章讲述了Armstrong成为爵士乐之父的过程,短文的最后一段中的“He was the
10、father of the jazz style and also one of the bestknown and most admired people in the world.”点明了这篇短文的主题,所以最好的题目应该是:The Father of the Jazz Style,选D。BOctober 15th is the Global Handwashing Day.Activities are planned in more than 20 countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash th
11、eir hands with soap.For example,donators (捐赠者)will give 150,000 bars of soap to schools in Ethiopia.Experts say people around the world wash their hands every day,but very few use soap at socalled important moments.These include after using the toilet,after cleaning a baby and before touching food.G
12、lobal Handwashing Day is the idea of the PublicPrivate Partnership for Handwashing with Soap.Partners include the United Nations Childrens Fund,American government agencies,the World Bank and soap makers Unlever and Procter and Gamble.The organizers say all soaps are working well at removing disease
13、causing germs(细菌).They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap.Rub(揉搓)it into all areas,including under the fingernails(指甲).Rub for at least twenty seconds.Then rinse well under running water.Finally,dry your hands with a clean cloth or
14、wave them in the air.The Partnership for Handwashing says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend in washing hands.Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs.And it usually leaves a pleasant smell.The Partnership for Handwashing also says washing with
15、 soap before eating or after using the toilet could save more lives than any vaccine(疫苗)or medicine.Hand washing could also prevent the spread of other diseases.When people get germs on their hands,they can infect(感染)themselves by touching their eyes,noses or mouths.Then they can infect others.【语篇解读
16、】本文是一篇说明文。10月15号是“世界洗手日”,提倡人们用肥皂洗手,并且养成饭前便后洗手的好习惯。研究表明,洗手可以去除手上的细菌和病菌,减少传染病的发生概率;如果用肥皂的话,效果会更好。5Whats the best title for this passage?AHand Washing: so ImportantIt Gets a Day of Its OwnB.Find Out Why Washing Hands Carefully Is so ImportantCSay No to Washing Hands in the Wrong WayDWant to Live a Long
17、er Life?Wash Your HandsA标题归纳题。 洗手成了一件很重要的事,对于我们也很有必要,所以设立了一天专门宣传洗手“世界洗手日”。故选A。6The underlined word “rinse” in Paragraph 3 probably means _Ato dry your handsBto rub your hands carefullyCto wash away the soapDto clean your fingersC词义猜测题。上文中提到了在手上涂抹肥皂的注意事项,后面又说明怎样弄干手,因此这里是讲怎样把手上的肥皂冲洗掉。故选C。7The last par
18、agraph mainly tells us _Ahow to wash your hands correctlyBwhy washing hands with soap is so importantCthe dangers of washing hands without soapD.when we should especially wash our hands with soapB段落大意题。最后一段讲述了用肥皂洗手可以减少传染病的发病概率,效果好于用药物和疫苗。故选B。8In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read
19、 this passage?AAdvertisement. BPublic service.CMedical care. DHealth report.D文章出处题。文章讲了如何洗手、如何正确地用肥皂洗手的问题,并提到了“世界洗手日”,因此应该刊登在“健康报告”栏目中。Medical care医疗护理;Public service 公共服务;Advertisement广告;Health report健康报告。故选D。.读后续写阅读下面的材料,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。One winter Sunday,my little sister
20、,Colleen and I built the greatest snowman ever.We gave him a carrot nose,beautiful hat,cozy scarf and gloves.He was a masterpiece(杰作).The next morning when looking outside,we smiled lovingly at him over our meal.We gave him a highfive as we passed by on our way to school.A lot of kids went past our
21、house,so he was the hot topic at our school that morning.It was our pride! The day dragged on until finally we could rush home.But as our yard came into sight,we saw something wrong.The snowman was gone! We only found a broken stick here,a torn glove there and balls of snow everywhere.Worst of all,t
22、he snowmans onceproud carrot nose lay limp(无力的)and halfeaten.What had happened? We were both astonished and angry.But then,we were only kids,who wouldnt have anything taking away our happiness.Actually we knew only one thing: Our snowman would rise again.And so we rebuilt him.The next day we came ho
23、me to find another mess on the front lawn(草坪).For the rest of the week,the destruction was repeated daily.Each afternoon wed return to find our snowman had fallen apart,and then we built one again.By Saturday morning,we had a plan.We borrowed a really big bucket (水桶)from Mom,filled it with water and
24、 left it outside.The next morning,it was frozen solid.We packed snow all around the ice block as the base (底座)of the snowman.Then we built the other parts of it once again.The trap was set,and we waited for the snowman bullies(破坏者)to come.Paragraph 1:Monday morning,hiding behind the window,we soon s
25、aw what we were waiting for._Paragraph 2:Seeing their pained look,we couldnt help laughing._【参考范文】Paragraph 1:Monday morning,hiding behind the window,we soon saw what we were waiting for. It turned out that there were three of them from our school.They sneaked up on our snowman and sneered.Taking th
26、eir places on either side,they pulled back their legs to deliver powerful kicks.But the moment they hit the hard ice block of the base,sneers turned into shock,then agony and tears.They howled and cursed,gritting their teeth and stomping their feet.Paragraph 2:Seeing their pained look,we couldnt hel
27、p laughing.They were too funny as they hopped away holding their damaged feet.We just couldnt contain our happiness and excitement.With a hearty laugh,we came out of hiding and sprang into the yard from inside the house.“An eye for an eye! Justice done!” We yelled behind them.And that was the end of our problems with the snow bullies.Ever since then,our snowman was kept guarded and intact until it happily melted into spring water and finally wove into our sweetest childhood memories.