1、外研版高中英语选修6 Module 4 Music一、阅读ASome of the worlds most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz m
2、usic, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures.Despite the celebrations, though, in the US the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.Its Jason Morans job to help change that. As the Kennedy Ce
3、ntres artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.“Jazz seems like its not really a part of the American appetite，” Moran tells National Public Radios reporter Neal Conan. “What Im hoping to accomplish is
4、 that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. Its actually colour, and its actually digital.”Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music cant be presented today t
5、he way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same，” says Moran.Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Wallers music for a dance party, “just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concer
6、t music，” says Moran. “For me, its the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion(情感) lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟) on how to talk about ourselves and how s omething as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Somet
7、imes we lose sight that the music has a wider context，” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.”DCCA1. Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?A. To remember the birth of jazz.B. To protect cultural diversity.C. To encourage people to
8、study music.D. To recognize the value of jazz.2. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Jazz becoming more accessible.B. The production of jazz growing faster.C. Jazz being less popular with the young.D. The jazz audience becoming larger.3. What can we infer about Morans opi
9、nion on jazz?A. It will disappear gradually.B. It remains black and white.C. It should keep up with the times.D. It changes every 50 years.4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Exploring the future of jazzB. The rise and fall of jazzC. The story of a jazz musicianD. Celebra
10、ting the Jazz Day二、七选五Choosingtherightpathtobea“better”personLife is a constant exercise in self-improvement. In the rush to achieve, the idea of being “better” can become lost sometimes. You may always wonder how to improve yourself and fulfill your dreams in an easier way. (1) Explore your talents
11、.Everybody has some outstanding skills or interests. So its often necessary to be patient and try many things before you find one that suits you.(2) For example, people loving adventure may not be interested in the quiet chess club, but someone who enjoys other quiet activities might be. Determining
12、 who you enjoy being around may help you know what youll enjoy.(3) No matter how much money you make, you will not be happy if you spend your entire life doing something you hate. Its important to at least devote some of your time to what makes you happy.If youre particularly unhappy at your job, co
13、nsider why. (4) If you feel your job isnt meaningful, or isnt in line with your values, consider finding another job.Experience something new.Research has shown that when were in our comfort zone, we arent as productive as we are when we step just beyond it. (5) Its important to seek out new experie
14、nces and interactions with others, even when those are a little scary. Doing so can help you achieve more.A. Do what you love.B. Here are some tips for you.C. Register in a class youre interested in.D. Humans adapt very quickly to positive events.E. Its possible that some changes may change your fee
15、ling.F. Similar types of people may be attracted to the same activities.G. Try not to allow yourself to focus so much on a certain aspect of your life.BFAED三、单词拼写（本大题共5小题，共5.0分）5. Dont worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.What a _(relieve)! Ill tell Dad theres nothing serious.答案：relief句意：
16、别担心妈妈，医生说只是流感。真轻松！我会告诉爸爸没什么严重的。根据句意和首字母提示可知这里使用名词relief意为宽慰，what a relief是感叹句，表示真是松了一口气。故填relief。6. He is very _(depress) because he failed his exam today.答案：depressed句意：今天他因为考试失败而很沮丧。说明被修饰语的感受，用过去分词变化来的形容词，作表语用形容词，depress“使沮丧”是动词。故填depressed。7. It takes talent to make a scientist and it also takes
17、_(ambitious) if you are to succeed.答案：ambition句意：成为一名科学家需要天赋，如果你一定要成功，也需要抱负。此处用名词作宾语，ambitious“有雄心的”是形容词，名词形式是ambition。故填ambition。8. There are lots of_(charm) little restaurants along the river.答案：charming句意：沿着这条河流，有许多不错的小餐馆。修饰名词restaurant用形容词，charm“魅力”是名词，形容词是charming“令人着迷的”。故填charming。9. Chris lik
18、es music and has a large _(collect) of albums and cassettes.答案：collection句意：Chris喜欢音乐，拥有大量的专辑和录音带。形容词修饰名词，由不定冠词a可知，用单数。故填collection。四、完成句子（本大题共15小题，共75.0分）10. She ought to have a rest;she has a headache because she _(read) all day long.答案：has been reading句意：她应该要停止工作。她头痛，因为她已经读了一整天了。根据时间状语all day lon
19、g可知此处强调的是动作的持续，应该用现在完成进行时态。又因为主语是第三人称单数she，故填has been reading。11. It is important_(combine) theory and practice in my job, which is the key to many difficult problems.答案：to combineit是形式主语，真正的主语是不定式短语_(combine) theory and practice in my job，故填to combine。12. I _(repair) the washing machine. You can us
20、e it now.答案：have repaired句意：我修好了洗衣机，你现在可以用了。由“You can use it now.”可推断，洗衣机修好了，表示过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响用现在完成时。故填have repaired。13. Smile has actually been shown _(relieve) tension and stress.答案：to relieve句意：微笑已经被表明可以缓解紧张和压力。“_(relieve) tension and stress”作目的状语，不定式常用作目的状语。故填to relieve。14. I couldnt sleep. I co
21、unted sheep, and I drank milk, but nothing helped.It seems you _(work) much too late. Try some sleeping pills. 答案：have been working句意：我睡不着，我数羊，喝牛奶，但是都不起作用。好像你工作的太迟了，尝试些安眠药。根据语境可知，第二个人说第一个人一直工作到太晚才导致睡不着，表示从过去开始一直持续到现在的动作用现在完成进行时。故填have been working。15. Sometimes Im busy and sometimes Im not. Its _(与的
22、情况相同) most jobs.答案：the same with/true of句意：有时候我很忙，有时候不忙，与大部分工作情况相同。the same with或者be true of都是表示“与的情况相同”。故填the same with/true of。16. _(突然间),she became energetic at the news.答案：All of a sudden/All at onceall of a sudden或者all at once都是表示“突然”的短语，置句首单词首字母大写。故填All of a sudden/All at once。17. The girl ref
23、used to dance because she cant _(伴着音乐跳舞) without a good rhythm.答案：dance to musicdance to music“伴随着音乐跳舞”，情态动词后接原形动词，故填dance to music。18. Marie Curie named it polonium _(出于对的敬意) her native country.答案：in honour of句意：出于对她的祖国的敬意，居里夫人给它命名为钋。in honour of“为了纪念；出于对的敬意”是固定短语。故填in honour of。19. I think youve_(
24、没听懂,不明白重点). Thats not the case.答案：missed the point句意：我认为你没弄明白，事实并非如此。miss the point“不得要领；没听懂”，由空格前的have推断句子使用现在完成时。故填missed the point。20. _(看到真令人宽慰) you are recovering.答案：It is a relief/What a relief to see句意：看到你正在恢复真的太令人宽慰了。不定式短语是真正的主语，用it作形式主语，relief“宽慰的事”此处用作可数名词，故填It is a relief；或者用what引导感叹句式，wh
25、at a relief“多么宽慰的事”，省略it is，it是形式主语，不定式短语是真正的主语。故填It is a relief/What a relief to see。21. The secretary_(一直在打字) documents all the afternoon and there are still two sheets to finish.答案：has been typing句意：这个秘书整个下午都在打文件，仍旧还有两张纸要完成。由时间状语all the afternoon以及下文there are still two sheets to finish可知，“type”这个
26、动作表示从过去开始，一直持续到现在的动作，有可能还要持续下去，且动作一直在进行，且主语第三人称单数，故填has been typing。22. _(很荣幸发表演说) about my dream.答案：Its an honour/I am honoured to give a speech句意：很荣幸发表关于我的梦想的演讲。give a speech“发表演讲”，it作形式主语，用不定式短语作真正的主语，honour“荣幸的事情”是可数名词，behonoured to do sth.“很荣幸做某事”是固定用法。故填Its an honour/I am honoured to give a sp
27、eech。23. He managed _(设法挤过人群) and get out to breathe some fresh air.答案：to push his way through the crowdmanage to do sth.“设法做某事”，push ones way through“从中挤过去”。故填to push his way through the crowd。24. Please_(认真对待他今天说的话). It will be of great help to you.答案：take what he said today seriouslytake.seriousl
28、y“认真对待”；what引导宾语从句，句子是祈使句，用动词原形。故填take what he said today seriously。25. 短文改错With the development of science and technology, intelligent robots will be wide used in the future. In families, robots will help people do some housework and taking care of the elderly, babies and patients. In addition to t
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