2020-2021学年外研版英语七年级下册
Module 12 Western music单元练习
一、单项选择(下列题目的四个选项中只有一个是符合题意的。)
1.—Our class won first prize in today’s basketball match.
—________ exciting news it is! We’re all glad about it.
A.What B.What an C.How D.How an
2.—Would you like to go to the cinema with me this Friday
—I’d like to, but I’m going to see my grandparents. Let’s make it ________ day.
A.other B.the other C.another D.others
3.We will have two parties this autumn. One is at Halloween and ________ is at Thanksgiving.
A.other B.the other C.another D.the others
4.We have T-shirts in blue, yellow, red and black _______ only 20 yuan.
A.by B.in C.for D.with
5.—Is this iPad yours
—Yes. My parents bought ________ for my language learning.
A.it B.that C.one D.another
6.There are so many interesting games at the party. __________ great fun!
A.What B.How C.What a D.How a
7.Many people are in the zoo. Some are watching animals, and _________ are taking photos.
A.the other B.another C.others
8.—Excuse me! Is there a ________ near here
—Yes. Go along the street, and it’s on your left.
A.monitor B.musician C.museum D.machine
9.________ great fun it is to dance with our headmaster as morning exercises!
A.What B.What a C.How D.How a
10.— Why is everything all wet on the floor
— The rain poured ________ a hole in the roof(屋顶)last night.
A.by B.past C.across D.through
11.— Mr. Zhang has been made the most popular teacher in our school this year.
— He always has a way to make his class ________ and interesting.
A.lovely B.lively C.alive D.loving
12.Catherine has two cousins. One is quiet, and ________ is noisy.
A.another B.the other C.other
13.—How do you study for a test, Eric
—I study _____ working with a group.
A.by B.with C.in
14.— ________ interesting the storybook is!
— Yes. I have read it twice.
A.What an B.What C.How an D.How
15.—________ good news it is! The pandas are alive after the earthquake(地震).
—It’s so ________.
A.What a; excited B.What; exciting C.How a; excited D.How; exciting
二、完型填空
A Welcome Gift
Eric and his mother loved their new house. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them 16 at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud 17 filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, 18 , their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a note under their door. One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano. Eric’s mother asked the building superintendent (管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all 19 people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that.
“Maybe we could go and 20 everyone in person.” his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a 21 instead ” Eric asked.
They both loved the 22 . Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared delicious food 23 their guests. They also decorated their house.
Finally, the day of the party 24 . Their guests brought them different 25 . One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, presented Eric’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I 26 that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”
Eric’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “We should say sorry to you,” she said. “I didn’t 27 how late it was when we were playing.”
“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them, “These songs are not such 28 music.”
“These songs are beautiful music,” Eric’s mother said. “We will be happy to play them.”
“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Eric said. He was already looking forward to 29 the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of 30 and made him feel that they were home at last.
16.A.lay B.walked C.stood D.sat
17.A.ring B.cry C.music D.voice
18.A.however B.therefore C.instead D.otherwise
19.A.rich B.kind C.proud D.lucky
20.A.watch B.question C.visit D.follow
21.A.party B.concert C.show D.play
22.A.action B.performance C.idea D.experience
23.A.from B.for C.with D.to
24.A.arrived B.passed C.finished D.continued
25.A.cards B.dishes C.notes D.presents
26.A.agreed B.worried C.promised D.advised
27.A.remember B.accept C.realize D.understand
28.A.loud B.sweet C.funny D.soft
29.A.recording B.changing C.writing D.practicing
30.A.freedom B.warmth C.stress D.pride
三、阅读理解
Hip-hop dancing (街舞) is popular with many young people today. They like it because they can invent their own moves (动作). They use this dance to show their love for life. It also shows that they feel good about life, that they just want to be themselves and enjoy life, and that they are not afraid of challenges (挑战).
Hip-hop dancing has a history of more than 30 years. It first began in the 1980s in the US. In early times, it was seen in New York and Los Angles. At that time, many young black people often danced to the music in the street. They used their legs, arms, heads and even shoulders to dance. Many young people still use most of these moves today.
Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flash-dance. Some people performed Hip-hop dancing in the movie. People enjoyed their performance. They began to dance like them. Then it became popular. There are two kinds of Hip-hop dancing: new school and old school. More and more young people are learning Hip-hop dancing. People believe that it is a good way to exercise their bodies, and that it is good for their health.
31.Young people like Hip-hop dancing because ________.
A.it has a history of more than 20 years B.it first began in the US
C.they can invent their own moves D.many young black people often dance it
32.In the 1980s, people can see hip-hop dancing ________.
A.in the movies B.in the streets C.in old schools D.in new schools
33.The young black people used their ________ to dance at that time.
A.Legs B.heads C.arms and shoulders D.all of the above
34.Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of ________.
A.a movie B.its history C.its moves D.a famous dancer
35.Which of the following is true about Hip-hop dancing
A.It’s not a good way to exercise.
B.It shows that young people feel bad about life.
C.Young people use this dance to show their love for life.
D.It shows that young people are afraid of problems.
四、短文选词填空
make, enjoy, decide, be, interest, up, around, serious, talent, magic
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly 36.. It’s always 37. to watch other people show their talents. Today talent shows are getting more and more popular. First, there 38. shows like American Idol and America’s Got Talent. Now, there are similar shows 39. the world, such as China’s Got Talent.
All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting 40., the funniest actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But who can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully That’s 41. to you to decide. When people watch a show, they usually play a role in 42. the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.
However, not everyone 43. watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers are 44. up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors. However, if you don’t take these shows too 45., they are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people a way to make their dreams come true.
五、补全对话
A: Hi, Grace.
B: Hello, Paul.
A: 46.
B: It’s bad (糟的). I don’t like Wednesdays.
A: Why
B: 47.
A: Oh, you don’t like art, right
B: No, I don’t. 48.
A: Really I like music, too. I can play the piano (钢琴) well.
B: That’s great. We have a music festival at our school. 49.
A: Sure. 50.
B: Next month.
A: OK. Thank you for telling me about it.
A.My favorite subject is music.
B.Do you like music
C.When is the music festival
D.Who is your music teacher
E.How’s your day
F.Because I have art on Wednesday.
G.Do you want to play the piano at the festival
六、书面表达
根据提示,写一篇关于冼星海的简介。
冼星海,1905年出生于澳门,在巴黎上学,是中国伟大的古典和传统音乐作曲家之一。在1939年创作《黄河大合唱》The Yellow River,并以此闻名。1945年去世,被誉为“人民音乐家”。
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参考答案
1.A
【解析】
句意:——我们班在今天的篮球比赛中得了一等奖。——这是多么令人兴奋的消息啊!我们都很高兴。
考查感叹句。what是引导感叹名词的感叹句,how是引导形容词或副词的感叹句,news“消息”,是不可数名词,用what感叹,其结构是What+形容词+不可数名词+主语+谓语!故选A。
2.C
【解析】
句意:——这个星期五你愿意和我一起去看电影吗?——我很想去,但是我要去看我的祖父母。我们改天再谈吧。
考查代词辨析。other其他的;the other两者中的另一个;another三者及以上的另一个;others其他人/物。根据“I’d like to, but I’m going to see my grandparents. Let’s make it...day.”可知,此处表示“改天”,不局限于两者,用another修饰可数名词单数。故选C。
3.B
【解析】
句意:今年秋天我们将举行两次聚会。一次在万圣节,另一次在感恩节。
考查代词辨析。other其他的;the other(两者中的)另一个;another(三者及以上的)另一个;the others其余的。根据“We will have two parties this autumn. One is…”可知,此处构成“one…the other…”结构,意为“一个……另一个……”,故选B。
4.C
【解析】
句意:我们有蓝色、黄色、红色和黑色的T恤,只要20元。
考查介词辨析。by通过;in在……里;for为了;with带有,固定搭配“for+价格”表示“某样物品的价格”,故选C。
5.A
【解析】
句意:——这个iPad是你的吗?——是的。我父母买来它让我学习语言用的。
考查代词辨析。it它,指代上文提到的同一个事物;that那个;one一个, 指代的是与上文中提到的同类事物;another另一/再一,指代三者或三者以上中的一个。根据“Yes”和语境,可知本句指代上文提到的iPad,需用it代替,故选A。
6.A
【解析】
句意:晚会上有很多有趣的游戏。多有趣啊!
考查感叹句。句子中心词是不可数名词“fun”,此处符合“What+adj+不可数名词+(主谓)!”的结构,故选A。
7.C
【解析】
句意:许多人在动物园里。一些人在看动物,另一些人在拍照。
考查代词辨析。the other两者中的另一个;another三者及以上的另一个;others其他人。根据“Some are watching animals, and...are taking photos.”可知,此处是“some...others...”结构,译为“一些……另一些……”,故选C。
8.C
【解析】
句意:——打扰了!这附近有博物馆吗?——有。沿着这条街走,它就在你的左边。
考查名词辨析。monitor班长;musician音乐家;museum 博物馆;machine机器;根据“Is there...”和答语“Go along the street, and it’s on your left”可知此处填地点名词。故选C。
9.A
【解析】
句意:和校长跳舞做早操是多么有趣啊!
考查感叹句。what在感叹句中感叹名词,how在感叹句中感叹形容词或副词,fun“乐趣”,是不可数名词,此处用what感叹,其结构是“What+形容词+不可数名词+主语+谓语!”故选A。
10.D
【解析】
句意:——为什么地板上一切都是湿的?——昨晚大雨在屋顶冲出了一个洞。
考查介词辨析。by凭借;past经过;across穿过(平面);through穿过(立体空间)。根据语境,可知此处表示穿透了屋顶,应该是立体空间,故选D。
11.B
【解析】
句意:—— 张老师被评为今年我们学校最受欢迎的老师。—— 他总有办法使他的课活泼有趣。
考查形容词辨析。lovely可爱的;lively活泼的;alive活着的;loving忠诚的。根据“interesting”可知,课堂是活泼的,因此“lively”符合句意。故选B。
12.B
【解析】
句意:凯瑟琳有两个表兄妹。一个很安静,另一个很吵。
考查代词辨析。another另一个;the other两者中的另一个;other其他的。根据“Catherine has two cousins.”可知,是指两者中的另一个,因此“the other”符合句意。故选B。
13.A
【解析】
句意:——艾瑞克,你是怎么学习来准备考试的?——我通过与小组合作学习。
考查介词辨析。by通过;with和……一起;in在……里面。根据问句“How do you study for a test”可知,问的是备考的方式,答句空处用介词by表示方式。故选A。14.D
【解析】
句意:——这本故事书多有趣啊!——对。我读了两遍。
考查感叹句。此处是考查感叹句,storybook“故事书”,是名词单数,what感叹名词单数,其结构是What a/an+形容词+名词单数+主语+谓语!故选D。
15.B
【解析】
句意:——多好的消息啊!熊猫在地震后还活着。——太激动人心了!
考查感叹句和形容词辨析。excited激动的,修饰人;exciting令人激动的,修饰物。第一空所在句是感叹句,根据“good news it is”可知,本句符合感叹句“What+形容词+不可数名词+主谓!”的结构,所以第一空填what;第二空所在句中主语It指的是上文中的“good news”,修饰物用exciting。故选B。
16.D17.C18.A19.B20.C21.A22.C23.B24.A25.D26.B27.C28.A29.D30.B
【分析】
本文是记叙文,短文讲述了埃里克和母亲为改善和邻居的关系请邻居们参加晚会,一个女邻居送他们肖邦的钢琴曲答谢的故事。
16.
句意:那天晚上,他们两人坐在钢琴前。
lay躺;walked步行;stood站立;sat坐。根据下文“They played jazz music to celebrate their new home”,可知是坐在钢琴前面,故选D。
17.
句意:响亮的音乐充满了房间,使他们感到非常高兴。
ring戒指;cry喊;music音乐;voice嗓音。根据上文“They played jazz music”,可知ABD三项不合语境,故选C。
18.
句意:然而,第二天早上,他们的幸福消失了。
however然而;therefore因此;instead而不是;otherwise否则。根据上下文“and made them feel very happy…their happiness disappeared”,可知这里是语义转折,故选A。
19.
句意:但他说他们都是善良的人,他想象不出他们中有谁会那样做。
rich富有的;kind善良的;proud自豪的;lucky幸运的。根据下文“and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that”,结合上文提到有人抱怨琴声吵闹,可知是说他们都是好人,故选B。
20.
句意:“也许我们可以亲自去拜访每一个人。”他妈妈说。
watch观察;question提问;visit访问;follow遵循。根据题干“Maybe we could go and…everyone in person”,可知妈妈提议去拜访邻居们,故选C。
21.
句意:“如果我们邀请他们来这里参加一个聚会呢?”埃里克问。
party聚会;concert音乐会;show演出;play游戏。根据后文“Finally, the day of the party”,可知埃里克提议办个晚会,故选A。
22.
句意:他们都很喜欢这个主意。
action行动;performance表演;idea主意;experience经验。根据下文他们的准备“Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared delicious food”,可知是说埃里克的点子好,故选C。
23.
句意:在接下来的几天里,他们发出邀请,为他们的客人准备美味的食物。
from从;for为了;with和;to到。根据上文“they sent out invitations and prepared delicious food”,可知是为他们邀请的客人准备的,故选B。
24.
句意:终于,聚会的日子到了。
arrived到达;passed经过;finished完成;continued继续。根据下文“One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, presented Eric’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin”,可知是说到了聚会的那一天,故选A。
25.
句意:客人们给他们带来了不同的礼物。
cards卡片;dishes碟子;notes通知; presents礼物。根据下文“One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, presented Eric’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin”,可知是说客人带了礼物过来,故选D。
26.
句意:我还担心你每天晚上都像这样弹奏呢。
agreed同意;worried担心;promised承诺;advised建议。根据上文“The sounds woke me out of bed”,可知这里是说担心每晚弹钢琴,故选B。
27.
句意:我们弹奏的时候,我没有意识到已经这么晚了。
remember记得;accept接受;realize意识到;understand理解。根据上文“We should say sorry to you”,可知这里是说自己当时没有意识到天晚,故选C。
28.
句意:她指着她给他们的那本书说:“这些歌不是那么大声的音乐。”
loud大声的;sweet甜的;funny快乐的;soft柔软的。根据上文“I like what you play! Just not so loud at night”,可知她送的是轻音乐,后面三项不合语境,故选A。
29.
句意:他已经开始期待练习新音乐了。
recording记录;changing改变;writing写作;practicing练习。根据“looking forward to”,可知是期待弹奏新乐曲,前面三项不合语境,故选D。
30.
句意:这给了他一种温暖的感觉,使他觉得他们终于到家了。
freedom自由;warmth温暖;stress压力;pride自豪。根据下文“and made him feel that they were home at last”可知,宾至如归是一种暖暖的感觉,故选B。
31.C32.B33.D34.A35.C
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了街舞的历史,现在街舞受很多年轻人的欢迎,他们用舞蹈来表达他们对生活的热爱,越来越多的年轻人正在学习街舞。人们相信它是锻炼身体的好方法,这对他们的健康有好处。
31.
细节理解题。结合文中“They like it because they can invent their own moves (动作).”可知他们喜欢跳街舞因为他们能发明自己的动作,故选C。
32.
细节理解题。结合文中“It first began in the 1980s……many young black people often danced to the music in the street.”可知在那个时候,许多年轻的黑人经常伴着音乐在街道上跳舞,故选B。
33.
细节理解题。结合文中“They used their legs, arms, heads and even shoulders to dance.”可知腿、头、胳膊和肩膀都包括在内,故选D。
34.
细节理解题。结合文中“Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flash-dance.”可知街舞的流行是由于一部电影,故选A。
35.
细节理解题。结合文中“They use this dance to show their love for life.”可知人们跳街舞表达了对生活的热爱,故选C。36.talented
37.interesting
38.were
39.around
40.magicians
41.up
42.deciding
43.enjoys
44.made
45.seriously
【分析】
本文主要讲述了选秀节目的相关事情。
36.
句意:每个人都擅长某件事,但有些人确实很有天赋。根据“Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly...”结合备选词汇可知此处是指有的人确实很有天赋。talent“天赋”,是名词,此处需要一个形容词作表语。故填talented。
37.
句意:看着别人展示自己的才华总是很有趣的。根据“It’s always...to watch other people show their talents.”结合备选词汇可知此处是指看别人展示才华是很有趣的。interest“兴趣”,是名词,此处需要填其形容词形式interesting。故填interesting。
38.
句意:最初,有像《美国偶像》和《美国达人》这样的节目。根据“ First, there...shows like American Idol and America’s Got Talent”可知此处是there be句型,由First可知是最初,时态是一般过去时,主语是复数形式,故填were。
39.
句意:现在,世界各地都有类似的节目,比如中国达人秀。固定短语around the world“世界各地”,around是介词,故填around。
40.
句意:他们试图寻找最好的歌手,最有才华的舞者,最令人兴奋的魔术师。根据“They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting...the funniest actors and so on”结合备选词汇可知此处他们是在试图找最好的歌手,最有才华的舞者,最令人兴奋的魔术师,最搞笑的演员等等。magic“魔法的”,是形容词,此处应该用名词形式表示“魔术师”,且是复数形式,故填magicians。
41.
句意:那由你决定。固定短语be up to sb.“由某人决定”。故填up。
42.
句意:当人们观看一个节目时,他们通常在决定胜利者方面发挥作用。根据“That...they usually play a role in...the winner”结合备选词汇可知此处是指人们在看节目时,在决定胜利者方面发挥作用。decide“决定”,是动词,前面有介词in,动词使用动名词形式,故填deciding。
43.
句意:然而,并不是每个人都喜欢看这些节目。根据“However, not everyone...watching these show”结合备选词汇可知此处是指不是每个人都喜欢看这些节目。enjoy doing sth.“喜欢做某事”,enjoy是动词,主语是不定代词,动词用三单形式,故填enjoys。
44.
句意:有些人认为表演者的生活是虚构的。根据“ Some think that the lives of the performers are...up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but in fact they are just actors”可知有些人认为表演者的生活是编造出来的。固定短语make up“编造”,动词和主语之间是被动关系,用被动语态:be done。故填made。
45.
句意:然而,如果你不把这些节目看得太认真,它们是很有趣的。根据“. However, if you don’t take these shows too...they are fun to watch”结合备选词汇可知此处是指如果你不把节目太当真,她们还是很有趣的。serious“认真的”,是形容词,此处需要副词形式来修饰动词,故填seriously。
46.E47.F48.A49.G50.C
【分析】
本文是一篇对话,主要是两人在讨论音乐以及音乐节。
46.
根据“ It’s bad (糟的). I don’t like Wednesdays.”可知此处是在询问对方这一天过的怎么样,选项E“你的一天怎么样?”符合语境,故选E。
47.
根据“Why ”可知此处是解释原因。选项F“因为我星期三有美术课。”符合语境,故选F。
48.
根据“Really I like music, too.”可知此处是指喜欢音乐,选项A“我最喜欢的科目是音乐。”符合语境,故选A。
49.
根据“ I can play thepiano (钢琴) well.”以及“Sure”可知此处是和在音乐节上弹钢琴有关,选项G“你想在音乐节上弹钢琴吗?”符合语境,故选G。
50.
根据“Next month.”可知此处是在询问对方时间,选项C“音乐节是什么时候?”符合语境,故选C。
51.例文
Xian Xinghai was born in 1905, in Macao. He studied in Paris. He was one of the great composers of classical and traditional music. He wrote the song The Yellow River in 1939 and was famous for it. He died in 1945 when he was only 40 years old. He was called the People’s Musician.
【解析】
1、题干解读:该题目属于材料作文写作,写作时应先介绍冼星海的个人信息,然后介绍他创作了《黄河大合唱》,最后介绍他被誉为“人民音乐家”。可适当发挥。
2、写作指导:本文应该以第三人称来叙述内容;时态采用一般过去时为主;介绍冼星海的个人简介时,应详细具体,语句通顺,逻辑性强,保证条理清晰。