Unit5 Section A Listening and Speaking
一、单词拼写
1.More wind power stations will spring up to meet the demand for clean ________ (能源).
2.May God have mercy on your ________ (灵魂).
3.The ________ (古典的) music makes me calm.
4.His words deeply t________ my heart, and I had to give in.
5.We need to take great care to avoid confusing the two t________ of plants.
二、单句语法填空
1.He arranged many ________ (tradition) folk songs for the piano.
2.For a long time I just wanted to play ________ (country) music.
3.She has a ________ (nature) ability to understand the motives of others.
4.I really put a lot of ________ (energy) into what I do.
5.Not ________ (allow) to enter the hall, they all stood in the rain waiting.
三、完形填空
One of the greatest concerts I ever attended never took place at all. Not quite, anyway.
Instead, a violent __1__, which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night, left the Saratoga Performing Arts Center without electrical power. The __2__ storm hit just minutes before the Philadelphia Orchestra (管弦乐队) was about to take the __3__ along with a guest soloist, the violinist Sarah Chang.
Forty-five minutes later, the audience were still __4__, hoping power would be restored and the __5__ would get under way. That's when Chang __6__ onto the stage, alone except for her __7__ and a couple of stagehands equipped with flashlights to __8__ her and her music.
The orchestra __9__ backstage. But Chang began playing Fritz Kreisler's Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice. Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and __10__ the grass. Maybe the thunder hadn't died away __11__ by distance. Chances are, though, no one __12__ that night could tell you there was anything at all in the air except the __13__.
The performance was __14__, but it was delivered with both skill and grace—a sort of “__15__” card for the audience's presence and patience. The applause was __16__. Then, several thousand music lovers __17__ through pouring rain and __18__ to their cars.
Maybe the story ends right there. But the then twenty year old musician's __19__ for the people coming to hear her music says something about the essential relationship between artist and audience. Maybe Sarah Chang understood that when she offered her music as a __20__ that night, without powered loudspeakers and in the near darkness of a summer evening storm.
1.A.flood B.earthquake
C.thunderstorm D.fire
2.A.global B.unexpected
C.regular D.uncertain
3.A.chance B.action
C.trouble D.stage
4.A.shouting B.struggling
C.waiting D.gathering
5.A.concert B.rain
C.dance D.sunlight
6.A.climbed B.stepped
C.jumped D.held
7.A.piano B.conductor
C.violin D.band
8.A.admire B.broadcast
C.circle D.light
9.A.remained B.occupied
C.hid D.appeared
10.A.flooding B.cleaning
C.irrigating D.destroying
11.A.either B.yet
C.ever D.just
12.A.screaming B.complaining
C.performing D.listening
13.A.violinist B.lightning
C.music D.cheering
14.A.brief B.successful
C.boring D.embarrassing
15.A.all right B.never mind
C.don't worry D.thank you
16.A.weak B.enthusiastic
C.frequent D.permanent
17.A.lost their control B.traveled
C.made their way D.looked
18.A.away B.down
C.out D.back
19.A.respect B.analysis
C.generosity D.tolerance
20.A.trick B.gift
C.relief D.mercy
四、阅读理解
It's OK to say you've never heard of grime—unless you're from the UK. That's because this music was invented in the UK in the early 2000s.
To someone who's not familiar with underground music culture, it's easy to get confused between hip-hop and grime since they are both noisy. And many people think it no use to tell them apart, until earlier this month when grime stars like Stormzy and J Hus led this year's MOBO Awards— “Music of Black Origin” —nominations (提名) in the UK.
Just like UK electronic music and hip hop, from which grime drew influence, it mostly reflects the thoughts of young people. But different from hip-hop, grime singers sing in dialects with strong accents, giving a special to their songs.
Lady Leshurr, known as the “Queen of Grime”, said that she once tried to hide her accent, as she didn't want people to judge her. But one day, she realized that she didn't need to change herself just to please others. And there's no doubt that this is the most basic and important quality of grime music: be yourself.
Also different from the hip hop culture, which usually focuses on being rich, grime singers pay more attention to social phenomena like the European refugee problem and the gap between the rich and poor.
Although still quite young, grime seems to be getting favored by more and more people. In 2016, the English grime artist Skepta won the Mercury Prize with his album Konnichiwa, beating big names like David Bowie and Radiohead. However, no matter whether grime is one day accepted by the mainstream music world or not, one thing is for sure: in grime, singers always stay true to themselves.
1.What do hip-hop and grime music have in common
A.They are originated in the UK.
B.They make a lot of loud noise.
C.They challenge traditional culture.
D.They are full of creative ideas.
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A.Electronic music. B.Hip hop.
C.Grime music. D.Black music.
3.What can be learned about grime singers
A.They care too much about themselves.
B.They refuse to be judged by others.
C.They tend to take social responsibility.
D.They show strong independence qualities.
4.What does Skepta's success suggest
A.Grime is gradually getting recognized.
B.Singers should try to be themselves.
C.Grime has become mainstream music.
D.It is easy to win the Mercury Prize.
一、单词拼写
1.energy
2.soul
3.classical
4.touched
5.types
二、单句语法填空
1.traditional
2.country
3.natural
4.energy
5.allowed
三、完形填空
1.C 由第四段第三、四句“Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and ... by distance.”中的rain和thunder可知选C。
2.B 由第二段第一句中的“pretty much out of nowhere”可知,这场雷暴来得非常突然,故B项unexpected “意想不到的”符合语境。
3.D 这场突如其来的雷暴就在费城管弦乐队携客座小提琴独奏家Sarah Chang登台演出前的几分钟来临了。take the stage “登台演出”,故选D。
4.C 由空后的现在分词短语“hoping power would be restored and the __5__ would get under way”可知,在雷暴突然来临且导致断电的情况下,观众依然在等候着(waiting),希望音乐会能开始进行。故选C。
5.A 根据语境可知,观众希望音乐会(concert)能开始进行。故选A。
6.B 此时,Chang迈上了(stepped)舞台。
7.C 此时,Chang迈上了舞台,带着她的小提琴(violin)。由上文中的“the violinist Sarah Chang”可知选C。
8.D 此处指舞台工作人员带着手电筒来给她和她的音乐照明(light)。
9.A 管弦乐队依然(remained)在后台。
10.A 或许大雨依旧在敲打着房顶,淹没着(flooding)草地。
11.B 或许远处雷声还(yet)没有消失。yet用于否定句和疑问句中,谈论尚未发生但可能发生的事。故选B。
12.D 空格前的“no one”指的是观众,也就是听音乐的人,故选D。
13.C 根据语境可知,那天晚上听音乐的人中没有一个人会告诉你除了音乐(music)以外还有其他声响。故选C。
14.A 演出时间很短,但它却技巧娴熟,风度翩翩。brief “短时间的,短暂的”,故选A。
15.D 这场短暂的演奏是对观众的出席和耐心的“感谢”卡。故选D。
16.B 根据语境可知,掌声很热烈(enthusiastic)。故选B。
17.C 然后,几千名音乐爱好者穿过倾盆大雨,回到他们的车上。make one's way “前往,费力气前进”,故选C。
18.D 此处表示返回他们的车上,back “回原处”,故选D。
19.A 但是,这位当时20岁的音乐家对来听她的音乐的人们的尊重(respect)诠释了艺术家和观众之间的关系。
20.B 或许那天晚上,当Sarah Chang把自己的音乐当作礼物(gift)送给观众的时候,就明白了这一点。
四、阅读理解
1.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“it's easy to get confused between hip-hop and grime since they are both noisy”可知,人们很容易把hip-hop和grime音乐弄混,因为它们都很吵,故hip-hop和grime音乐的共同之处在于它们的声音都很大,故选B。
2.C 指代判断题。根据本句中的插入语部分“from which grime drew influence”可知画线词it指的就是grime音乐,故选C。
3.C 推理判断题。由第五段中的“grime singers pay more attention to social phenomena like the European refugee problem and the gap between the rich and poor”可知,grime歌手更多地关注社会现象,比如欧洲的难民问题、贫富差距。因此grime歌手倾向于承担社会责任,故选C。
4.A 推理判断题。由尾段第一句可知,尽管grime音乐诞生时间不长,但它正在受到越来越多的人的认可与支持,grime歌手Skepta的成功证明了这一点,故选A。
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