1.He plays ________ (古典的) music, as well as pp and jazz.
2.Legend has it that the rigin f the Dragn Bat Festival is t recall the ________ (靈魂) f Qu Yuan.
3.It is a ________ (有弦的) instrument that has triangular (三角形的) bdy and three strings.
4.A ________ (風(fēng)笛) is a kind f wind instrument.
5.It's a waste f time and ________ (精力).
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.Many peple in histry tried t create a cmmn ____________________ (通用語言) fr all peples f the wrld.
2.My friend and I like t ____________ (隨著……跳舞) music tgether, thugh ur tastes are nt the same.
3.D yu ____________ (想要) cming alng with us t the cncert tnight?
4.Music has the pwer that can ________________(觸動我的心靈).
5.Our teacher ____________________ after finishing the wrk.(允許我們回家)
Ⅰ.閱讀理解
A
D yu knw wh made the ABC sng? Sme peple say a man named Charles Bradlee created the sng. He was the first persn t say he wned it. That was in 1834. Bradlee called the sng “The Schlmaster”. A schlmaster in an ld name fr a teacher. N ne knws where it came frm. But we d have sme clues.
Sunds Like Anther Sng
The ABC sng sunds the same as “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. It has the same tune, r music. It sunds like “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, t. Try singing each sng. Sing them in a rw. Yu can hear fr yurself! The tune was first printed in 1761. It didn't have any wrds. N ne knws wh wrte it. Later, a wman wrte the wrds fr “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”. Her name was Jane Taylr. She lived in England. She wrte the wrds in 1806. Mzart was a very famus cmpser wh published a piece f music in 1785 which sunds a lt like the ABC sng!
We Learn Better Frm Sngs
When the ABC sng first became ppular, few children went t schl. Mst peple did nt learn hw t read. They did nt learn hw t write, either. As time went n, this changed. Mre peple needed t knw hw t read and write. Mre children started learning the ABC sng. It helped them remember the letters.
Why d we sing the ABC sng? We culd just read it quietly. Or we culd say it withut singing. Why is the sng partly imprtant? The answer is related t hw we learn. Children have always learned frm grwn-ups. But 200 years ag, mst peple culdn't read r write. Children had t remember things. They culd nt write dwn what they learned. They culd nt read abut it later. S it was imprtant t remember. Sngs helped peple remember. Peple sang sngs that tld stries. They taught their children what they knew thrugh sngs.
S, n ne really knws wh made the ABC sng. We d knw that this sng is ppular tday. Mst children wh learn t speak English will sing it. Then they will remember the letters!
1.Hw is the passage mainly develped?
A.By listing facts.
B.By cmparing.
C.By telling a stry.
D.By examining differences.
2.Wh made the ABC sng?
A.Charles Bradlee.
B.Jane Taylr.
C.Mzart.
D.N ne knws the answer exactly.
3.Why was making the alphabet int a sng imprtant?
A.Because the sng was written by a famus music writer.
B.Because the sng helps peple remember the letters.
C.Because the sng sunds like “Baa Baa Black Sheep”.
D.Because children always learn frm grwn-ups.
4.Why the Questin “Wh made the ABC sng?” is used in the beginning ?
A.T test the readers.
B.T intrduce a tpic.
C.T shw the sng is imprtant.
D.T analyze the cause and effect.
B
One f the mst famus buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall, the hme f classical and ppular music cncerts in New Yrk. Carnegie Hall is knwn nt nly fr its beauty and histry, but als fr its amazing sund. Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, wh paid fr its cnstructin. The cnstructin f Carnegie Hall began in 1890 and the fficial pening night was n May 5th, 1891.
The hall was wned by the Carnegie family until 1924 when it was sld t Rbert E Simn. The building became very ld and in 1960, the new wner made plans t destry it and build an ffice blck. Isaac Stem led a grup f peple wh fught t save Carnegie Hall and finally, the city f New Yrk bught it fr 5 millin dllars. It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995.
Advertisements and stries in newspapers abut hw Carnegie Hall needed help t recver its histry led peple t send in ld cncert prgrammes and infrmatin frm all ver the wrld. Over 12,000 cncert prgrammes were received and with these it was pssible t make a prper recrd f Carnegie Hall's cncert histry.
Carnegie Hall is actually made up f several different halls, but the Main Hall, nw called the Isaac Stem Auditrium, is the mst famus. The hall itself can hld an audience f 2,804 in five levels f seating.
Because the best and mst famus musicians f all time have played at Carnegie Hall, it is a dream f mst musicians wh want t be great t play there. This has led t a very ld jke which is nw part f Carnegie Hall's histry. Questin:“Hw d I get t Carnegie Hall?”Answer:“Practice, practice, practice.”
5.It can be inferred that peple wanted t save Carnegie Hall mainly because ________.
A.it made a lt f mney
B.it was wrth visiting
C.many imprtant cncerts were held at it
D.it made sme players becme famus
6.Hw did Carnegie Hall recver its cncert histry?
A.Thrugh newspaper reprts.
B.Thrugh ld cncert prgrammes.
C.Thrugh ld phtgraphs.
D.Thrugh ld jkes.
7.Why is the Carnegie Hall jke funny?
A.Because yu expect the answer t be directins but nt advice.
B.Because Carnegie Hall is a place where musicians practice a lt.
C.Because it is difficult t find yur way t Carnegie Hall.
D.Because yu dn't expect the answer t repeat the same wrd three times.
8.Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title f the text?
A.The Histry f Carnegie Hall
B.The Best Musicians Having Played at Carnegie Hall
C.A Jke Abut Carnegie Hall
D.The Dream f Mst Musicians
C
My daughter always has her nse in a bk. She even tk ne t read in the car n the lng drive t summer camp, which was where she lst the bk.
This is the first lst library bk in my life. My family has always been vereducated, but we were pr, pr, pr. I didn't wn bks and I brrwed bks. My library bks lived n a specific shelf n my headbard (床頭板) while they were mine, and it pained me when I had t slide them int the return place at the library. Hwever, my daughters have mre bks nw than I wned my whle childhd.
When Leeny realized she had lst the bk, she shrugged.
“Srry. I can't find it,” she said. “Dn't we just pay fr the bk?”
“Well, yes.”
“It's nly $20, right? What's the big deal?”
I felt the need t teach her a lessn, but I'm nt sure I made the impressin I meant t. T my great surprise, she agreed t help me clean the chicken huse in trade fr my paying the library fine.
I thught this idea was very clever because cleaning the chicken huse is a thing I had been aviding fr mnths. But my girl, my animal-lving, bk-crazyed like me, thught shveling (鏟) chicken waste was the mst fun she'd had n a Saturday mrning in a lng time. We laughed. We talked when wrking tgether there. Smetimes, I std, smewhat dumbfunded, watching her. Thinking:“Is it still a punishment if the thing turns ut t be kind f fun?”
It tk me a while t realize what had happened. Nw I dn't knw what she learned abut respnsibility, but I fund that I didn't care abut the bk anymre. We bnded ver that whle jb and spent quality time tgether: mther, daughter, and chicken waste.
9.What des the authr have in cmmn with her daughter?
A.They find the pleasure in reading bks.
B.They frm the habit f reading in the library.
C.They develp the hbby f reading bks.
D.They like sharing reading experience with thers.
10.Hw des the authr's daughter d t the lst bk?
A.She feels shameful fr it.
B.She desn't take it seriusly.
C.She thinks it isn't wrth s much.
D.She is afraid t tell her mther the truth.
11.The authr asked her daughter t clean the chicken huse t ________.
A.make her feel respnsible
B.let her get sme extra mney
C.encurage her t be energetic
D.get her t experience real life
12.What des the authr think highly f after wrking tgether with her daughter?
A.They tried t frget the painful past.
B.They felt cnfident in their future.
C.They made their relatinship strng.
D.They enjyed staying with each ther.
Ⅱ.七選五
Music prvides a wnderful backgrund fr yur life and yu can find increased enjyment frm what yu're ding while reducing stress frm yur day by listening t music. __1__, it makes things fun and, at the same time, desn't take time away frm yur busy plan. S it's necessary fr yu t learn t make full use f music in life.
__2__. Yu can wake yurself up with music and start yur day feeling great. By selecting the right music, yu can prepare yurself fr a lwer-stress day. Fr example, classical r instrumental music can help yu wake up while keeping yu calm. __3__, try smething that's energetic and makes yu want t dance and smile.
Eating at hme is a great way t make sure f healthy meals. __4__. At this time, if yu put n sme beautiful music yu enjy, cking becmes a fun activity rather than a chre (家務(wù)活). Yu'll find yurself relaxed and enjy yur dinner better.
Keeping a clean and rganized hme can really help reduce yur stress level. But cleaning itself is a chre that many busy peple dn't want t face after a lng day. Luckily, if yu put n sme music, yu can raise yur energy level and have fun as yu clean. __5__. In this way, yu may wrk better and faster. Wh knws, yu may even cme t lk frward t ding the jb!
A.Yu can use music t get ready in the mrning
B.If yu play music when ding yur regular activities
C.If yu have a busy day ahead that requires extra energy
D.Yu will be mre prepared t take n what waits fr yu
E.Listening t music can help yu eat less and stay healthy
F.Hwever, many peple feel t tired t ck nce they get hme
G.Als yu can think yu nly need t clean fr a certain number f sngs
Ⅲ.語法填空
When talking abut classical music, what can yu think f? Is it a big rchestra with an ld guy in a black suit 1.________ waves a stick in frnt? Yu are 2.________ (part) right. But there is a lt mre abut it. Classical music can be as simple as just ne singer singing a sng. It can als mean 3.________ rchestra with hundreds f musicians. Classical music can express an idea, explre a theme r cnvey emtins. It has its rts in the traditins f 4.________ (Eurpe) art and cncert music with a histry f mre than 1,000 years. Classical music is usually 5.________ (serius) than ther types f music. Listeners are suppsed 6.________ (stay) quiet and still.
Nwadays, mre and mre students are crazy abut classical music 7.________ (cmpser), such as Mzart, Chpin and Beethven. They think their music can make them calm dwn, sleep well 8.________ becme smarter. They can perfrm better in tests as well. Besides, accrding t 9.________ (they) musical preference, it is pssible t tell the types f their persnality. Prfessinals like teachers can use the persnality infrmatin t determine whether they have a particular talent fr music, which they never 10.________ (knw) befre.
課時作業(yè)(一) Listening and Speaking
必備知識基礎(chǔ)練
Ⅰ.單詞拼寫
1.classical 2.sul 3.stringed 4.bagpipe 5.energy
Ⅱ.完成句子
1.universal language 2.dance t 3.feel like 4.tuch my heart
2.答案與解析:D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“S,n ne really knws wh made the ABC sng.”可知,沒有人真正知道是誰創(chuàng)作了ABC這首歌。
3.答案與解析:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的最后兩句“Mre children started learning the ABC sng. It helped them remember the letters.”可知,其原因是因為歌曲可以幫助人們記住字母。
4.答案與解析:B 推理判斷題。通讀全文可知,短文第二段是通過某些線索來說明ABC歌曲是誰創(chuàng)作的;第三、四段主要講述唱ABC歌曲的原因;第五段是對全文的總結(jié)。所以判斷出第一段中的問題“D yu knw wh made the ABC sng?”是為了介紹主題,以此來引出后幾段的內(nèi)容,故B項正確。
9.答案與解析:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章的第一段的第一句“My daughter always has her nse in a bk.”和第二段倒數(shù)第二句“My library bks lived n a specific shelf n my headbard while they were mine, and it pained me when I had t slide them int the return place at the library.”可知,她們倆都喜歡閱讀,故答案選C。
10.答案與解析:B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的第六段的“It's nly $20, right? What's the big deal?”可推斷知她對此是不屑一顧的,故選B。
11.答案與解析:A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的第七段的首尾句“I felt the need t teach her a lessn”和“help me clean them in trade fr my paying the library fine”可推知作者是想讓她女兒可以對此事負(fù)責(zé)任。
12.答案與解析:C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段最后一句“We bnded ver that whle jb and spent quality time tgether:mther, daughter, and chicken waste.”可推知答案選C。
Ⅱ.七選五
【語篇解讀】 本文是說明文,主題語境是音樂。本文簡要介紹了如何充分發(fā)揮音樂在生活中的作用。
1.答案與解析:B 根據(jù)語境可知此處在說音樂在生活中的作用。結(jié)合上文的... find increased enjyment frm what yu're ding...和下文的makes things fun和desn't take time away frm yur busy plan可以推知,此處說:如果我們在做日?;顒訒r放點音樂,會使做事情變得更有趣,同時也不會占用我們的時間。
2.答案與解析:A 根據(jù)下文的wake yurself up with music可以推知,本段的主旨是在早晨做準(zhǔn)備時放音樂。
3.答案與解析:C 根據(jù)語境可知本段說不同類型的音樂對我們的不同的作用。根據(jù)下文的energetic和makes yu want t dance and smile可以推知,空格處填條件句:如果我們即將度過需要額外精力的繁忙的一天……。另外,選項C中的energy和下文的energetic相對應(yīng)。