1、-1-1-Section Task&Project-2-.阅读 From the blues to pop,完成下列题目1.What is this text mainly about?A.the development of jazz B.the development of pop musicC.the development of rock and rollD.the development of R&B2.How many kinds of music are mentioned in this passage?A.2 B.3C.4D.5-3-3.Louis Armstrong was
2、 one of the fathers of .A.jazzB.R&BC.rock and rollD.pop music4.Big Joe Turner recorded his first rock and roll song called .A.Rock Around the ClockB.Heartbreak hotelC.Burning LoveD.Shake,Rattle and Roll5.The Beatles helped make popular around the world.A.Early JazzB.R&BC.rock and rollD.Western pop m
3、usic答案:1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.D-4-.阅读 From the blues to pop,完成下列表格 TimesTypesOriginRepresentative1.5.7.TimesTypesOriginRepresentativeEarly 1930s-early 1950s2.6.8.In the early 1950s3.develop fromR&B9.1960s4.10.答案:1.Early jazz 2.R&B 3.Rock and roll 4.Pop music 5.The blues 6.African-American music 7.Louis A
4、rmstrong 8.Big Joe Turner 9.Big Joe Turner/Bull Haley and the Comets/Elvis Presley 10.the Beatles-5-1.His father was a successful composer and served as his first musical tutor.(Page 27)他父亲是一名成功的作曲家,也是他早期的音乐老师。serve as 担任,充当,起作用The operation could reasonably serve as a successful example of sudden a
5、ttacks.这次行动理所当然地堪称是突袭的成功范例。This punishment serves as a warning to you.这次的惩罚作为对你的警告。These philosophical views could serve as a guide in life.这些哲学观点可以作为生活中的指南。相关短语:act as 充当;function as 起的作用-6-单项选择When the former president died,he was appointed to CEO of the company.A.serve as B.take overC.make upD.tu
6、rn to解析:理解句意可知,前任董事长去世,当然应该是任命他担任公司的总裁,所以用 serve as“担任”。take over“接管”;make up“编造,弥补,打扮”;turn to“求助于”,不合题意。答案:A-7-2.At home,his mother sang folk songs,which helped develop his interest in music.(Page 27)母亲常在家唱民歌,这有助于培养他对音乐的兴趣。(1)这是复合句。which 引导非限制性定语从句,指上文整件事。(2)develop interest in.培养对的兴趣To develop in
7、terest in English study is not very hard.培养学习英语的兴趣并不难.You will never develop interest in a subject where no solid foundation has been laid for learning.学问没有根底,趣味很难滋生。-8-develop 在此意为“培养,养成”。还可以用 develop a habit of.养成的习惯;develop a sense of.培养的意识It is very important for a child to develop a good habit
8、of studying.孩子养成良好的学习习惯很重要。The children have developed a sense of duty.这些孩子已经具备了责任感。-9-单项选择(1)After graduating from college,I took some time off to go traveling,turned out to be a wise decision.A.that B.whichC.whenD.where解析:理解句意可知,“花了一些时间去旅游”这件事,结果证明是明智的决定,所以用 which 引导非限制性定语从句。答案:B-10-(2)One of the
9、best ways for people to keep fit is to healthy eating habits.A.growB.developC.increaseD.raise解析:保持身体健康的最好方法之一是养成良好的饮食习惯。根据句意,应该用 develop“培养”。grow“成长”;increase“增加”;raise“举起,抚养”。A、C、D 项均不能与 habit 构成合理的搭配。答案:B-11-3.During his time there,he wrote music for the piano,along with ballets,operas and symphon
10、ies.(Page 27)在那期间,他创作了钢琴曲,芭蕾舞曲,歌剧和交响曲。along with 和一起,连同Along with painkillers,this method also eases your pain.除了止痛片,这种方法也能减轻你的痛苦。along with 连接主语时,谓语动词的数由前面的主语决定。with,together with,as well as 用法也一样。He,along with his girlfriend,has been invited to the party.他以及他的女友已经被邀请去参加这个聚会。-12-单项选择The teacher,alo
11、ng with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class,visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.A.was B.wereC.had beenD.would be解析:along with 连接主语时,谓语动词的数由前面的主语决定。因此本题答案为 A 项。句意:当地震发生的时候,老师带着班上的 6 个女孩和 8个男孩正在参观一家博物馆。答案:A-13-4.He made friends with Art Garfunkel as a child,and they recorded their first song in 1
12、957,which was called Hey Schoolgirl.(Page 27)童年时期他结识了阿特加芬克尔,1957 年,他们录制了自己的第一首歌嘿,女学生。make friends with 和交朋友Never make friends with bad companions.永远别和坏人结交。I made no attempt to make friends with her.我没打算要和她做朋友。be friends with 对友好,与交上了朋友Alice found several girls to be friends with on the first day of
13、school.艾丽丝上学第一天就和几个女孩交上了朋友。-14-完成句子(1)我们乐意和来自各地的所有宾客交朋友。We are ready to from everywhere.(2)你又和我们的邻居吵架了吗?其实我们应该设法对她友好才对。Have you been exchanging words with our neighbour again?We really should try to .答案:(1)make friends with all guests(2)be friends with her-15-5.The album included the songThe Sound o
14、f Silence,which was a number one hit on the pop charts.(Page 27)这张专辑收录了寂静之声,这首歌是在流行音乐排行榜上排名第一的金曲。hit n.打击,击中;成功而风行一时的人或物 vt.打击,击中;碰撞;袭击;使遭受They got five hits and only one miss.他们五次击中,只有一次未中。A bullet hit her on the head.一颗子弹击中了她的头部。The ship hit a rock and wrecked.船触礁撞毁了。-16-A tornado hit the area on
15、Tuesday night.星期二晚上一场龙卷风袭卷了那个地区。The song,You and Me was quite a hit during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.歌曲我和你在 2008 年北京奥运会期间风行一时。The new movie is the hit of the year.这部新电影是本年度最叫座的。-17-1)翻译句子(1)The concert was quite a hit in Chicago.(2)We were all hit by the depression.(3)The area was hit by floods.(4)T
16、he plane hit a tall building and crashed.答案:(1)那场音乐会在芝加哥曾轰动一时。(2)我们都受到了经济不景气的影响。(3)这一地区遭到洪水袭击。(4)那架飞机撞上一幢高层建筑失事了。-18-2)单项选择The song was at once and its recording tape rose to No.1 on the best-seller list.A.a hit B.rangeC.reachD.a top解析:句意:这首歌立刻风行一时,它的录音带的销量升到畅销排行榜的第一名。答案:A-19-6.Simon and Garfunkel s
17、plit up in 1970.(Page 27)1970 年,西蒙和加芬克尔分道扬镳。split up 裂开;分开,吵架,离婚,断绝关系The party split up into small groups.该党分裂为若干小派系。Lets split up now and meet again at lunchtime.我们现在先分开,午饭时再集合。Did you know that they two had split up?你知道他们俩已经分道扬镳了吗?-20-split 和 spiltsplit 裂开;分裂 spilt 洒;溢出The new jeans split.那条新牛仔裤裂开
18、了。The beer spilt out of the cup.啤酒从杯子里溢出来了。-21-单项选择I hear that Mary and Jane have ,but they were close friends once.Its a pity.Its all because of trifles.A.ended up B.finished upC.split upD.given up解析:根据下文的“她们曾经是好朋友”和 but 的转折可知,现在她们已经断绝关系了,因此用 split up 表示此意。end up“结束,告终”;finish up“结束,完成”;give up“放弃”
19、。答案:C-22-7.While the blues was popular,as a musical format it lacked variety and was too sad and slow to dance to.(Page 30)尽管蓝调音乐非常受欢迎,但作为一种音乐形式,它缺少变化,而且太伤感、节奏太慢,不宜跳舞时伴奏。while 在此引导让步状语从句,表示部分同意或者接受某事,意为“虽然,尽管”。While she is a likeable girl,she can be extremely difficult to work with.她虽然是一个可爱的姑娘,但很难共事
20、。-23-(1)while 还可用作从属连词,意为“当时候”,只与延续性动词连用,这时如果 while 从句中的主语与主句的主语一致,且含有 be 动词的某种形式时,从句中的主语连同 be 动词可同时省略。They arrived while we were having dinner.他们来的时候,我们正在吃晚饭。He was so tired that he fell asleep while reading the newspaper.他疲惫不堪,看着报纸就睡着了。(2)while 还可用作并列连词,意为“然而”,表示转折或对比。That region has plenty of nat
21、ural resources while this one has none.那个地区自然资源丰富而这个地区却一点也没有。You like sports while I would rather read.你爱运动而我爱看书。-24-单项选择(1)I wonder how much you charge for your services.The first two are free the third costs$30.A.while B.untilC.whenD.before解析:答句句意:“前两项是免费的,而第三项需要 30 美元。”while 连接两个并列分句,表示对比。答案:A-25
22、-(2)In some places women are expected to earn money men work at home and raise their children.A.butB.whileC.becauseD.though解析:句意:有些地方,妇女被要求挣钱而男人在家里干活养育孩子。while 表示对比。答案:B-26-8.Thus,from the blues,there sprung up a faster,livelier kind of music called jazz.(Page 30)于是,从蓝调音乐发展出一种更轻松、更活泼的音乐形式,叫做爵士乐。spri
23、ng up 在此表示“突然兴起,迅速出现”。In recent years,new buildings have sprung up all over the city.这几年来,新建筑物如雨后春笋般在这座城市四处出现。A gust of wind sprang up as we were running.我们跑步时突然刮起了一阵风。Owners of personal computers now are springing up.拥有个人电脑的人数正在迅速增加。-27-完成句子(1)因为 MP3 播放器的流行,让人们购买 MP3 音乐的网站如雨后春笋般发展起来。Because of the
24、popularity of MP3 players,music websites have all over the Internet offering MP3 music for people to purchase.(2)新的城镇正迅速建起,以容纳不断增长的人口。New towns up to house the population.答案:(1)sprung up(2)are springing;increasing/growing-28-9.The ability to adapt the music while it is being played is one of the maj
25、or characteristics of jazz.(Page 30)能在演奏的过程中改编音乐是爵士乐的主要特点之一。be being done 正在被The broken bridge is being repaired.那座断桥正在被修理。A new cinema is being built here.They hope to finish it next month.这儿正在建一个新的电影院,他们希望下个月完工。I have to go to work by taxi because my car is being repaired.因为我的车正在修理,只好坐出租车上班。-29-I
26、dont suppose the police know who did it.Well,surprisingly they do.A man has been arrested and is being questioned now.我认为警察还不知道是谁做的。令人吃惊的是他们知道。有一个人已经被捕了,现在正在被审问。Have you handed in your schoolwork yet?Yes,I have.I guess it is being graded now.你交上作业了吗?是的,已经交上了。我猜现在正在被批阅。They cant move into the new hou
27、se as it is being decorated.他们还不能搬进新房子,因为正在装修。-30-单项选择Why dont we choose that road to save time?The bridge to it .A.has repairedB.is repairedC.is being repairedD.will be repaired解析:由答语可知通往那条路的桥正在被修,因此用现在进行时的被动语态。答案:C-31-10.From the early 1930s to the early 1950s,traditional jazz went into a gradual
28、decline,and was replaced by a new musical trend known as rhythm and blues,or R&B.(Page 30)从 20 世纪 30 年代早期到 20 世纪 50 年代早期,传统的爵士乐逐渐没落了,流行趋势被一种叫节奏布鲁斯或者 R&B 的新音乐取代。(1)gradual adj.逐渐的,逐步的;平缓的,不陡的a gradual increase in population 人口的渐增The process of recovery from the disease is very gradual.这种疾病的康复过程非常缓慢。g
29、radually adv.逐渐地-32-(2)decline vi.&vt.衰落;下降;婉言谢绝 n.衰落,衰败;减少;下降We asked her to come to our party,but she declined.我们请她来参加我们的聚会,但是她婉言谢绝了。The town fell/went into(a)decline after the mine closed.这个镇在矿井关闭后开始衰落。The birthrate is on the decline.出生率在下降。fall/go into(a)decline 开始衰退in decline 走下坡路,衰退decline an
30、offer/a proposal 谢绝帮助/建议decline to do sth.拒绝做某事-33-(3)trend n.趋势,动向There is a growing trend towards earlier retirement.提早退休者有增加的趋势。单项选择(1)In the good care of the nurses,the boy is recovering from his heart operation.A.quietly B.actuallyC.practicallyD.gradually解析:句意:在护士们的精心照料下,男孩在心脏手术后逐渐康复。gradually意
31、为“逐渐地”;quietly意为“平静地,静静地”;actually意为“实际上,事实上”;practically 意为“实际上,事实上,几乎,简直”。答案:D-34-(2)She my invitation because of an appointment.A.refusedB.rejectedC.declinedD.decreased解析:句意:因为有约会,她婉言谢绝了我的邀请。decline 表示“委婉的拒绝”。refuse 指“坚决、果断地拒绝”;reject“多指当面拒绝”;decrease“减少”。故最佳答案为 decline。答案:C(3)Many elderly people
32、 are now not used to the of modern living,which they consider is away from the old customs.A.direction B.tendC.trendD.treat解析:trend“趋势,趋向,潮流”,符合题意。direction“方向”;tend“趋向”;treat“招待”。答案:C-35-11.In the early 1950s,a record company owner from Memphis,Tennessee,Sam Philips,sought to bring rock music to wh
33、ite audiences.(Page 31)20 世纪 50 年代早期,田纳西州孟菲斯的一家唱片公司的主人萨姆菲利普斯试图把摇滚乐带给白人听众。seek vt.&vi.试图,设法;寻找,寻求Older people may seek their own friends rather than become too emotionally dependant on their children.老年人可以找自己的朋友而不是在情感上太依赖他们的子女。-36-(1)seek for 寻找(2)seek to do sth.试图做某事He is still seeking for another c
34、hance to go abroad.他还在寻找再次出国的机会。The poor girl sought to find some help.这可怜的女孩试图寻求帮助。单项选择Since your teeth ache so much,you should medical advice from your dentist and see how to deal with it.A.seek B.take C.follow D.adopt解析:“牙疼得厉害”当然要找医生征求意见,所以用 seek“征求”。take,follow 和 adopt 都表示采纳意见,与句意不符。答案:A-37-12.B
35、ecause of the prejudice and racial discrimination of the time,he knew that he had to use white singers or the records might not get played on the radio.(Page 31)由于当时的偏见和种族歧视,他知道他得使用白人歌手否则唱片也许不会在广播里播放。(1)prejudice n.偏见,成见 vt.使怀有(或形成)偏见I havent got one particle of racial prejudice.我丝毫没有种族偏见。There is l
36、ittle prejudice against workers from other EU states.对来自其他欧盟国家的劳工可以说并无偏见。One unfortunate experience prejudiced him against all lawyers.一次不幸的经历使他对所有的律师产生了偏见。-38-(2)discrimination n.歧视,区别对待;辨别力,鉴赏力the discrimination between right and wrong 分辨是非The furnishings in their house showed their taste and disc
37、rimination.他们家的室内陈设显示了他们的审美和鉴赏力。Is there racial discrimination in your country?你们国家是否存在种族歧视?-39-单项选择(1)Shes always the colleagues so she cant get on well with them.A.guarded against B.prejudiced againstC.reminded ofD.convinced of解析:be prejudiced against 表示“对有偏见”,符合题意。guard against意为“防止,提防”,不用于被动语态;r
38、emind.of 意为“提醒”,convince.of 意为“使信服”,二者都不符合题意。答案:B-40-(2)He showed great in his choice of friends.A.distributionB.disguiseC.disciplineD.discrimination解析:考查名词辨析。句意:他在择友方面颇具慧眼。discrimination 意为“辨别力,鉴赏力”,符合题意。disguise“伪装”;discipline“纪律”;distribution“分配,分布”。答案:D-41-13.,the British pop group known as the
39、Beatles was the supreme rock and roll band of the 1960s.(Page 31)英国流行组合甲壳虫乐队是 20 世纪 60 年代首屈一指的摇滚乐队。过去分词短语 known as the Beatles 在句子中作定语The boy dressed in blue is my son.这个穿蓝衣服的男孩是我儿子。Unboiled water is bad for your health.没有烧开的水对你的健康有害。The wounded soldier was lying on the ground.这个受伤的士兵躺在地上。The risen
40、sun is hanging over my head.升起的太阳高悬在头上。Instead of a stage curtain,there were decorated panels covered with red and gold.覆盖着红色和金色的装饰镶板代替了舞台帷幕。-42-过去分词(短语)除了用作定语,还可作表语、补语或状语。单项选择(1)The boy at the desk is Toms brother.A.sitting B.seatingC.seatedD.both A and C解析:seat 用作动词意为“使就座”,是及物动词,the boy 与 seat 为被动
41、关系,应用 seated;同时 the boy 与 sit 是逻辑上的主谓关系,因此也可以用 sitting。答案:D-43-(2)We finished the run in less than half the time .A.allowingB.to allowC.allowedD.allows解析:句意:我们用了不到规定时间的一半就跑完了。allowed 作定语,修饰 time。答案:C-44-14.Wherever the Beatles went,there was a phenomenon called Beatlemaniathousands of fans would sur
42、round them,screaming and going crazy trying to see them.(Page 31)不管甲壳虫乐队到哪里,都会有一种被称为“甲壳虫狂热”的现象数以千计的歌迷围绕着他们尖叫着、发疯般地想见他们。wherever 引导状语从句Ill go wherever you ask me to.你叫我到哪里去,我就到哪里去。Wherever you go in China,you will see some wonderful sights.无论你到中国什么地方,你都将看到美丽的风景。He always goes wherever I go.我去任何地方他都跟着
43、。-45-引导地点状语从句除了wherever外还有where,anywhere,everywhere等。We must camp where we can get good water.我们必须在能取到干净水的地方宿营。You can go anywhere you want.你去哪儿都行。Everywhere I go,he follows me.我去任何地方他都跟着我。-46-单项选择(1)he goes,there will be trouble.A.Wherever B.EverywhereC.AnywhereD.all the above解析:wherever,anywhere,e
44、verywhere 都可引导状语从句,且在此句中意义都合适。答案:D(2)you go,you are always welcome.A.Wherever B.WheneverC.HoweverD.Whether解析:句意:你无论到哪里都很受欢迎。答案:A-47-15.However,even though the Beatles broke up in 1970,no group since has ever come close to being as popular or selling as many records.尽管甲壳虫乐队在 1970 年就解散了,但是直到今天,没有一个乐队能
45、像它一样受欢迎或销售同样多张唱片。(1)这是复合句。even though 引导让步状语从句,意思是“尽管,即使”。Even though the learning is slow and painful,the result is wonderful.尽管学习过程是缓慢而艰苦的,可结果是美好的。Linda was quite sure that she was going to miss her train,even though she was not very far from the station.琳达非常肯定她赶不上火车了,即使她离车站没有多远。-48-(2)break up 解散
46、,解体,分手They decided to break up the partnership.他们决定终止合作关系。Sentences can be broken up into clauses.句子可分成分句。-49-break 常用短语归纳:break away(from)突然逃掉;脱离,背叛;抢跑break down(机器、车辆等)出故障,抛锚;(计划,谈判等)失败;(健康,精神等)垮掉;分解break in 突然进来,强行进入(不及物);插嘴,打岔break into 强行进入(及物);突然开始(笑、唱等)break off 停顿,突然中止;折断break out(火灾、战争等)突然发
47、生或爆发break through 作出新的重大发现;取得突破-50-(3)come close(to sth.)几乎达到;差不多Hed come close to death.他曾与死神擦肩而过。We didnt win but we came close.我们输了,但离赢只差了那么一小点儿。-51-单项选择(1)Allow children the space to voice their opinions,they are different from your own.A.untilB.even thoughC.unlessD.as though解析:意见不同和让他们陈述自己的观点之间
48、的关系应该是让步关系,应该用 even though“即使”。until 意为“到时,直到为止”,引导时间状语从句;unless 意为“除非”,引导条件状语从句;as though 意为“仿佛,好像”,不合句意。答案:B-52-(2)The peace talks because neither side would give in to each other.A.broke downB.broke outC.broke upD.broke away解析:句意:因双方都不会向对方让步,和平谈判失败。break down“(谈判、计划等)失败,中断”,符合题意。break out“爆发”;break up“分解,解散”;break away“逃脱”。答案:A-53-(3)The computer system suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.A.broke downB.broke outC.broke upD.broke in解析:根据句意可知,题干表示电脑系统出故障,所以用 break down“(机器、车辆等)出故障”。答案:A