选必一 Unit 2 The Universal Language Project 课时作业

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选必一 U2 Project 课时作业
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So far, this year’ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s global music market has definitely been controlled by women: Beyonce Knowles, Taylor Swift, and Iggy Azalea are all making waves. And one hot name that adds more weight to the list is US singer Ariana Grande.
Almost exactly a ye ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ar ago, Grande released her first album, Yours Truly. And over the past 12 months, the 21-year-old former Nickelodeon (an American TV channel for kids and adolescents) star has transformed from a pop artist you might recognize to a superstar. She now boasts three top 10 singles in the current Billboard Hot 100 chart, an impressive opening performance at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, and millions of followers on social networking sites.21教育网
Her second alb ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )um, My Everything, which was released on Aug. 25th, is the latest sign of her coming dominance(优势). It ranked first on the Billboard 200 album chart this week, making her the only other female singer after Scotland’s Susan Boyle to have two No.1 albums in a row in a single year.www.21-cn-jy.com
OK, with all the gl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )itter and glory aside, let’s talk about Grande’s trump card—her powerful voice and wide vocal range(音域). Unlike Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato, Grande’s star power is rooted in the fact that she can really sing. More importantly, Grande knows how to control her voice, which is at once strong and sensitive, and use it to expand her musical territory.2·1·c·n·j·y
My Everything i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s the best example. In this album, Grande nearly tries her hand at everything: dance music(Break Free), R & B jams(Be My Baby), hip-hop tunes (Problem), power ballads (Why Try) and even 60s-inflected pop (Bang Bang).
While you can clearly ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sense her ambition as a singer, you will be impressed by how effortlessly she handles these different styles of music, especially if you have listened to Yours Truly, a more cohesive, 90s R & B-influenced project.
Of course, on ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e suggestion for Grande’s future music would be for her to display more personality instead of simply showing off her voice. But not to worry; based on what we’ve heard thus far, it’s safe to say Grande is well on her way to growing into her own.21·世纪*教育网
(D)1.The underlined ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )word “boasts” in Paragraph 2 is similar in meaning to “　　　　”. 【出处：21教育名师】
A.releases B.adopts
C.advocates D.possesses
(A)2.The author ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )takes Grande’s album, My Everything, as an example to 　　　　.
A.show her wide vocal range
B.show she is a superstar
C.show she is very popular with followers
D.show she sings better than other singers
(C)3.In the author’s opinion, Grande 　　　　.
A.should try her hand at more styles of music
B.is satisfied with just showing off her voice talent21cnjy.com
C.is sure to display more personality in her future performance2-1-c-n-j-y
D.is going to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lose her advantage for lack of change in her performance
【文章大意】 本文是一篇人物传记。 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )美国歌手爱莉安娜·格兰德(Ariana Grande)以其强大的嗓音和宽广的音域赢得了社交网站上的数百万追随者,她正朝着展现更多个性的方向发展。www-2-1-cnjy-com
1.词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“And o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ver the past 12 months, the 21-year-old…has transformed from a pop artist you might recognize to a superstar.”可知,Ariana Grande获得了巨大的成功,下一句讲的是成功的具体表现。“…three top 10 singles in the current Billboard Hot 100 chart, an impressive opening performance at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, and millions of followers on social networking sites.”是具体表现,因此boasts的意思应为“拥有”。
2.推理判断题。根据第四段中的“ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )…let’s talk about Grande’s trump card—her powerful voice and wide vocal range(音域)…More importantly, Grande knows how to control her voice, which is at once strong and sensitive, and use it to expand her musical territory.”及第五段中的“My Everything is the best example. In this album, Grande nearly tries her hand at everything: dance music(Break Free), R & B jams (Be My Baby), hip-hop tunes (Problem), power ballads (Why Try) and even ‘60s-inflected pop (Bang Bang).”可知,作者以Ariana Grande的专辑My Everything为例是为了展现Ariana Grande的宽广音域。21*cnjy*com
3.推理判断题。根据最后一段“Of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) course, one suggestion for Grande’s future music would be for her to display more personality instead of simply showing off her voice. But not to worry; based on what we ve heard thus far, it’s safe to say Grande is well on her way to growing into her own.”可知,在作者看来,Ariana Grande一定会在以后的演出中表现出更多的个性。【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
写作
第一节　应用文写作
假定你是李华。你的英国外教Mr Green非常喜欢中国民间音乐。请你给他写一封电子邮件,邀请他参加你校组织的中国民乐演奏会,内容包括:
1.发出邀请;
2.演奏会时间、地点、活动安排等;
3.表示期待。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr Green,
There will be a Chines ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e Folk Music Concert in our school with the aim of enriching our school life. 21世纪教育网版权所有

Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
One possible version:
Dear Mr Green,
There will be a Chi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nese Folk Music Concert in our school with the aim of enriching our school life. Knowing that you are interested in Chinese folk music, I’d like to invite you to attend it. 21·cn·jy·com
The concert ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )is to be held at 7:00 pm this Sunday in the lecture hall of our school, which features a lot of traditional Chinese folk music works. Some teachers and students will play many beautiful music pieces using traditional instruments such as erhu, pipa, Chinese zither and so on. I’m sure it’ll be a very impressive concert, through which you will learn more about Chinese folk music.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
Looking forward to your coming.
Yours,
Li Hua
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