1、Unit 5 课时跟踪检测(一)Warming Up & Reading Pre-reading阅读理解A“If music is the medicine of the soul, let it play on，” said a famous person. I think he said so probably because he had got some help from music. Music has some strange functions. Medical scientists have found that a person who feels stressed can
2、 actually listen to a certain kind of music and become relaxed.Researchers said that since stress comes as a result of some events in life such as starting a new family, starting a new business and starting a new job, one can actually listen to good music and feel good because good music touches hum
3、ans in a positive way. Music helps you forget these events that make you worried and remember the important events that once happened in your life.Depression (抑郁症) is a disease caused by stress, smoking, social problems, etc. Depression is also caused by difficulties such as failure in business. Dep
4、ression may bring us weakness, headaches and loss of concentration. Good music makes one remember happy moments or days. If you play music about love, it makes you feel like falling in love again though you may have had several upset experiences. And such good feelings make you healthy.Anxiety is an
5、other health problem that can be controlled by music. Anxiety is side effects of some major health problems such as liver cancer and breast cancer. Good music makes you feel relaxed and relieves the pain caused by these diseases and you will feel better. Good music also makes you sleep better, and y
6、ou need to know that sleep puts your body in a healthy condition. Good sleep takes away the effects of stress, depression and anxiety from a person.语篇解读：在本文中作者指出了音乐在缓解抑郁、焦虑和压力等方面的积极作用。1According to the famous person in Paragraph 1, music can _.Atreat many kinds of diseasesBhelp you keep mentally hea
7、lthyCtake the place of medicine in treating illnessDmake you remember things that happened in the past解析：选B推理判断题。第一段中提到一位名人说音乐是治疗人的心灵的良药。由此可知，音乐有利于人的心理健康。故选B。2Good music helps people remove stress mainly by _.Aletting people have a good sleepBmaking people think positivelyCshowing something new to p
8、eopleDmaking people focus only on important things解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“because good music touches humans in a positive way”可知，好的音乐通过使人们积极正面地思考来消除压力。故选B。3Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?AThe benefits of listening to music to health.BStress can bring us many kinds of disea
9、ses.CSome diseases have something to do with music.DTips for us to live a healthy and comfortable life.解析：选A标题归纳题。本文主要讲了听音乐对健康的好处。故A项最适合当标题。BRock and roll music first became popular in the 1950s. There were many popular rock and roll singers during that time, but only a few of those singers are stil
10、l popular. Most people today are familiar to the singer named Elvis Presley.Elvis Presley sang different types of music. He sang country music and blues music. He also sang music that you might hear in church, but it was rock and roll music that made Elvis very popular. In fact, the songs of Elvis b
11、ecame so famous that people gave the singer a special name. Everyone started to call him “the King of Rock and Roll”. Today many people still call him “the King” for short.Other famous singers have also been given special names. Not everyone always agrees with their names, but many newspapers and ma
12、gazines use the names. For example, in the 1980s pop music became famous, and Michael Jackson was the most popular singer. People thought that the pop music was really just one kind of rock and roll music, so they did not want to call Michael Jackson “King”. Elvis was still the King. As a result, Mi
13、chael Jackson was given the name “the Prince of Pop”. However, Michael Jackson was not the only famous pop singer in the 1980s. Madonna was also very popular. She was given the name“the Queen of Pop”. More than one woman has been called “the Princess of Pop”. Two of the most famous “Pop Princesses”
14、are Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.It is interesting that no woman was ever named “the Queen of Rock and Roll”. There was a Queen of Disco and a Queen of Country Music, but never a Queen of Rock. Maybe in the years to come, a woman who is singing now will get that special name.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了几位著
15、名歌星及其称谓。4How many famous singers are mentioned in this passage?AThree.BFour.CFive. DSix.解析：选C细节理解题。文章提及了Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Britney Spears和Christina Aguilera 5位歌星。5Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?ARock and roll music was popular in the 1940s.BThere have b
16、een two Queens of Rock and Roll.CIt is certain that a woman singing now will be named “the Queen of Rock and Roll”DMany people once thought pop music was one type of rock and roll music.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段的第四句话可知选D。6From this passage we can learn that _.Apeople always agree on titles for these famous m
17、usiciansBthere has been only one Princess of PopCthere were many rock and roll singers in the 1950sDthere has never been a Queen of Country Music so far解析：选C推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知，在20世纪50年代有很多摇滚歌手，故选C。CPublic schools in Washington, D. C. provide students with musical instruments for free. When something go
18、es wrong with an instrument, Charles West and Larry Jernigan do the repairs. Both men approach their work with a passion (激情). For them, its important that students have a joyful experience with music.The two have worked together for almost 20 years. This year alone, theyve fixed about 450 instrumen
19、ts. Both men are musicians and music lovers, so learning to do repairs came naturally.“I have been a musician all my life，”says West. “I played in an orchestra here in the city. I majored in music in college. I played in an army band.”Jernigans musical interests are varied. “I was formerly trained i
20、n the piano and guitar. The alto sax and the flute, I picked up while working here.”In addition to fixing instruments, the two also go to schools to instruct teachers and students on how to make minor repairs on their own.West believes if children start early and stay involved with music, it enriche
21、s other areas of their lives.“I see that in other kids. I see it in myself. I have seen it hundreds of times and it works，” he says. “They learn teamwork. They learn patience and respect.”But West has concerns about the future of music in the electronic age.“This instant age has taken away from the
22、sitdown, the patience. And to learn to play an instrument, it takes patience, it takes diligence and it takes time.”Being able to enjoy music on the job is one of the benefits of the job. Both men agree their best rewards are the students performances.语篇解读：两个音乐爱好者的工作是为学生修理乐器，他们乐此不疲，享受着工作的乐趣。7Whats t
23、he job of West and Jernigan at school?ATeaching music.BWriting music.CMaking musical instruments.DRepairing musical instruments.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句和第三句的内容可知两人的工作是修理乐器。8They love the job because they can _.Aearn more money Blearn repair skillsCenjoy music Dwatch performances解析：选C细节理解题。第二段后半部分提到两人都是音
24、乐爱好者，再结合最后一段的第一句可知他们喜欢这个工作是因为可以享受音乐。9Which of the following is TRUE of the two men?AThey have fixed 450 instruments in the past 20 years.BThey can play and repair musical instruments.CJernigan used to play in an army band.DWest was trained to play the piano.解析：选B推理判断题。由第一段可知两人的工作是修理乐器，再结合第三段和第四段两人所说的话可知他们也能演奏。故B项正确。10According to West, what can people learn from music?ATeamwork and patience.BThe value of time.CThe truth of society.DDiligence and confidence.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第六段最后一句中的内容可知他认为人们从音乐中能学到团队合作与耐心。