Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to. 阅读理解专练（精编word版 带答案）

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Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.阅读理解专练
Name_________ Grade_________
第一节 理解理解。
根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
Ma Sicong was a Chinese violinist and composer. People call him the King of Violinists. His Nastalgia(《思乡曲》)composed in 1937 as part of the Inner Mongolia Suite(《内蒙组曲》)was considered as one of the most favorite pieces of the 20th century in China. Ma died in Philadelphia on May 20, 1987.
Xian Xinghai was one of the greatest composers of classical and traditional music. He was born in 1905. He is famous for the song Yellow River Cantata, which was written in 1939 in only six days. He used traditional Chinese music to introduce China to the rest of the world. He brought Western and Chinese music together. But he died young in 1945 when he was only 40 years old. He is called the People's Musician, and his songs have been popular for more than 60 years.
Lang Lang was born in Shenyang in 1982. He began to play the piano when he was 3. At the age of 5, he won the first place in a piano competition in Shenyang. From then on, playing the piano became the dream of Lang and his parents. When he was 9 years old, he went to Beijing to study the piano. His father even left his work to help him. Although he endured(忍受)great pressure, he never gave up his dream of becoming a pianist. When he was 17, he became famous after he played in a great concert in Chicago, USA. Now Lang is famous all over the world for his great performances.
( )1. People call Ma Sicong the________.
A. Greatest Pianist B. Father of Music
C. King of Violinists D. People's Musician
( )2. How old was Xian Xinghai when he wrote the song Yellow River Cantata
A. Twenty two. B. Thirty four. C. Thirty six. D. Forty.
( )3. Why did Lang Lang's father leave his work
A. Because he wanted to learn the piano.
B. Because he wanted a better job in Beijing.
C. Because he could find a better job in Shenyang.
D. Because Lang Lang needed his help to study the piano.
( )4. Which is NOT true according to the passage
A. Ma Sicong died in Philadelphia on May 20, 1987.
B. Xian Xinghai's music introduced China to the rest of the world.
C. Now Lang Lang is famous all over the world for his great performances.
D. At the age of 3, Lang Lang won the first place in a piano competition in Shenyang.
( )5. What is the best title for the passage
A. Ways to Love Music
B. A Great Musician, Lang Lang
C. Our Children Need Better Music
D. Some Famous Chinese Musicians
B
　Without doubt, A Little Red Flower directed by Han Yan was one of the most successful movies in China at the beginning of this year. The movie tells a story about two families fighting cancer(癌症).
　　Wei Yihang, a boy who has cancer, says he is able to “see days yet to come”. One day, he meets a cancer girl named Ma Xiaoyuan, who believes in “Parallel(平行的) World”. They fall in love with each other soon. With the help of their families, they fight against cancer bravely and long for(渴望) a beautiful life.
　　The movie tells us: Instead of something to fear, disease(疾病) and death are the common states in life. Just as Wei's mother Tao Hui tells him: “Everyone in life experiences loss, which we are all afraid of. Yet when it happens, the most powerful weapon we have against it is to live each moment to the fullest. Every second counts.”
　　The movie, which was put on for the first time on December 31, 2020, earned a total of 1.16 billion RMB as of January 17. Although something about the movie is not perfect, many people still love it. The movie scores 7.4 on Douban which is China's most popular film review platform(平台).
(　　)6.What does the second paragraph mainly tell us
A.The movie story. B.The lead roles. C.The movie review. D.The movie value.
(　　)7.What does the movie mainly tell us
A.Not to be afraid of cancer. B.To fight cancer bravely.
C.To live every minute to the fullest. D.To long for a beautiful life.
(　　)8.What does the underlined word “weapon” mean in Chinese
A.态度 B.观点 C.抵御 D.武器
(　　)9.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE
A.All the people in the two families have cancer.
B.Wei Yihang and Ma Xiaoyuan are the lead roles.
C.The movie only earns 1.16 billion RMB.
D.Everything about the movie is perfect.
(　　)10.In what part of a magazine can we find the passage
A.Entertainment. B.Culture. C.Lifestyle. D.Sports.
C
“Let’s go wrestling,Dad!”(《摔跤吧,爸爸!》)is one of the Top 10 movies recently.It tells a true story about an Indian man and his two daughters.His
name’s Mahavir.In real life,he is called “the father of Indian women wrestling” because thousands of girls across India have been supported to take up wrestling with his efforts.
A very famous Indian actor—Aamir Khan,played the role of Mahavir in the movie.It was an unusual experience for him.Aamir Khan was very serious about his character and he tried to make this character close to the true story.In order to act well,he needed to put on weight to be very fat and then did sports to be very strong in a short time.
Aamir Khan started to eat a lot every day before making the movie.He ate at least 5 meals a day including much junk food.He became too fat to run quickly.
It is simple to be fat but difficult to be strong.Aamir Khan invited many coaches to train him to lose weight and it took him a few months to be strong.He must eat less food and drink more water.Strength training is also important.This kind of physical training is very boring.He had to lift different weights and did it over and over again.Aamir Khan set a goal to himself day by day and the minute he made it,he fell down on the ground and could hardly stand up.In the end,he became the exact person the movie needed.
The role he played was very moving and he succeeded at last.As he says,the most important thing in life is not whether you can reach your goal but whether you have made the greatest efforts.
( )11.From the passage,what is Aamir Khan’s job
A.A teacher. B.An actor. C.A director. D.A coach.
( )12.Why is Mahavir called “the father of Indian women wrestling”
A.Because he is a very famous Indian player.
B.Because he played a role in the movie “Let’s go wrestling,Dad!”
C.Because he supported many Indian women to take up wrestling.
D.Because he became strong in a short time.
( )13.What does the underlined word “strength” mean in Chinese
A.力量 B.目标 C.疲劳 D.节食
( )14.What is the correct order of the following things about Aamir Khan
①He changed his eating habits and did sports to become strong.
②He was serious about the character and he needed to make great efforts.
③To be fat,he ate lots of food.
④Finally,he succeeded.
A.③②①④ B.②③④① C.②①④③ D.②③①④
( )15.Which of the following is NOT true about Aamir Khan from the passage
A.“Let’s go wrestling,Dad!” is a true story about Aamir Khan himself.
B.He became very fat at first and then lost weight in a very short time.
C.In order to act well,he trained so hard.
D.He tried to play a perfect role in the movie.
D
Lao She wrote Tea-house in 1957.The play shows audience life in China between 1898 and 1945.It takes place in a tea-house in old Beijing and it tells us the story of Wang Lifa and customers. It asks us to see the tea-house as the centre of the neighborhood. Finally, it says good bye to old Beijing and its people.
The story starts in 1898 during the Qing Dynasty. It continues in 1916, and finally, it brings the audience to the end of the Anti－Japanese War, in 1945.After the war, Wang loses the tea-house and dies.
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899.His parents sent him to the Teacher's School in Beijing and he learned to teach. From 1924 to 1929 he taught Chinese to the English in London. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories. He was named a “People's Artist” and a “Great Master of Language”. He was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century.
In Lao She's Tea-house today, waiters bring tea to the customers and sell them delicious Chinese food. If you like Beijing Opera, folk music, acrobatics or magic shows, you can enjoy them in the tea-house. Lao She's Tea-house gives a wonderful welcome to everyone from China and from all over the world.
( )16. What's the main idea of Paragraph 4
A. Lao She. B. Lao She's Tea-house.
C. The story of the tea-house. D. The play Tea-house.
( )17. How many years of life in China is shown in the play Tea-house
A. 57 years. B. 45 years. C. 98 years. D. 47 years.
( )18. When does Wang Lila lose the tea-house
A. In 1898. B. In 1916. C. Before 1945. D. After 1945.
( )19. Lao She was all of the following except ________.
a boss of the tea-house
B. a People's Artist
C. a Great Master of Language
D. one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century
( )20. Who are welcome to Lao She's Tea-house today
A. Only Chinese customers. B. Only foreign customers.
C. Every customer from home and abroad. D. Only Beijing Opera audience.
E
Margaret Porter is a violinist and music teacher. According to her, the best age to start learning the violin is between three and six. She says, “It's the time when you are learning about the world.” Margaret, who lives in London, likes to take pupils at three and four. However, she has made lots of exceptions for five-year-olds. She started teaching the violin in 1972 and she taught her children's five-year-old school friends at first.
Margaret's pupils have group lessons. Each group has about twelve pupils and each lesson takes an hour, once half a month. Each pupil also has one individual(个人的) lesson a week with her. Parents have to attend the classes. It is important that the parents take an interest in the lessons.
In Margaret's opinion, it's important for one to know why music sounds the way it does. Without knowing it, one can't become a great musician at all. So from the earliest lessons, pupils in her class learn to play by ear. They do not even try to read music until they have been playing for several years. Margaret says that her method is not meant to produce great violinists. She always suggests that pupils who perform very well should leave and study the violin using more traditional methods.
(　　)21.Margaret's first pupils were 　　　　.
A.her friends B.six-year-olds
C.her children's friends D.three-year-olds and four-year-olds
(　　)22.How many group lessons do the pupils have a month
A.1. B.2. C.3. D.4.
(　　)23.What does Margaret think of the excellent pupils in her class
A.They should practice harder.
B.They should go somewhere else to learn.
C.They will become music teachers like her.
D.They will become great violinists using her method.
(　　)24.What will Margaret probably say when she introduces her classes to parents
A.There are group violin lessons for your children—no more than 5 in each group.
B.Learn to play the violin with your children—2 lessons a week.
C.You will have to watch your children learn to play the violin.
D.I'll look after your children while you learn the violin.
(　　)25.What does the passage mainly talk about
A.When children should learn the violin.
B.What Margaret's teaching method is.
C.Why it is important to read music.
D.How Margaret learnt the violin.
F
Ray Charles,a black singer and pianist of the USA.He had won 12 Grammy Awards (格莱美奖) and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world.Many musicians called him simply “the Genius”.
Ray Charles was born into a poor family,without a father.When he was 5 years old,his younger brother died,and around the same time,Charles started to lose his sight.By the age of 7 he was completely blind.He had already been learning the piano for a year,and when he went blind,his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future.All his life,Charles remembered her saying: “Do it right,or don’t do it at all.”
Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children.There the teachers also encouraged him to study music.Sadly,while he was still at school,his mother died.He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players.He sang,played the piano and wrote music.
He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles.
In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made.The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx.The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles.After they had been playing together for two hour,Charles,then aged 73,jumped up and said: “He’s the one ...he can do it.” A year later Charles died aged 74.The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles’ music will live on.
(　　)26.What can we learn from Ray’s childhood story
A.His father died when he was 5 years old. B.He started to go blind at the age of 7.
C.He was born in a rich musician family. D.He started to learn the piano at the age of 6.
(　　)27.Ray Charles’ mother encouraged him to play music because　　　.
A.his father was a musician as well
B.it would help him get used to being blind
C.it was a good way for a blind person to get money
D.his teacher thought he was a genius
(　　)28.Ray Charles went to a school for 　　　.
A.normal children B.deaf and blind children
C.talented children only D.children without parents
(　　)29.Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx 　　　.
A.was the right person to play him in the film B.was a good film maker
C.was the wrong person to play him in the film D.was a good director
(　　)30.What is the main idea of the last paragraph
A.Becoming a musician. B.Childhood story.
C.The film of Ray’s life. D.Master of many styles.
G
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about how to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first cellphone.The 57 year old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their thirteenth birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.
“We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone.”He also said as a result his child often returned home from school complaining, “All the other kids have it.I'm the only one without it.It's so embarrassing.”
Asked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters' email and Facebook accounts (账号), Mr Gates has said that he doesn't for Jennifer, 16, who he says is “old enough”．
Besides their wealth Mr and Mrs Gates, who live in Lake Medina, have said that they want to raise their children as usually as possible.It is said that their kids have to do housework after school and aren't given much pocket money.
And in 2010 Mr Gates said that he wanted to give most of his $61 billion away rather than hand it down.“ That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society，” he said.
Mr Gates left Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart into charity.During the Today interview with host Matt Bauer, he said that helping others made him feel happy as creating software.
“What you really feel is what you've achieved.If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work done in better ways—that's exciting，” he explained.
( )31．How old is Phoebe
A．Maybe 11 years old. 　 B．Maybe 13 years old.
C．Maybe 15 years old. 　 D．Maybe 17 years old.
( )32．What do Mr Gates' children think of their not having phones
A．They feel it interesting. B．They don't think it exciting.
C．They feel it embarrassing. D．They think it funny.
( )33．Mr Gates doesn't keep a password to Jennifer's email because ________.
A．Jennifer doesn't like him to do so B．Jennifer is already sixteen years old
C．he thinks children should be free D．parents can't know kids' passwords
( )34．Which of the following is TRUE
A．Bill's children like his idea about a child's first cellphone.
B．Bill Gates is still working for Microsoft.
C．Bill's children have to do housework after school.
D．Bill's children are given much pocket money.
( )35．What's the passage mainly about
A．Bill Gates' school life. B．How Bill Gates is working for charity.
C．Bill Gates' work in Microsoft. D．How Mr and Mrs Gates raise their children.
H
From Nobody to Somebody
Brian was a funny student.He loved watching comedies (喜剧)best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.
When he heard about the talent show to be held at his school,Brian decided to take part in.He had never acted on stage before,and he was very excited.But some students laughed at him.“You are not funny but silly,” Ken,one of his classmates,said to his face.“No one will like what you do,” another boy also said to him,loudly.
Brian couldn’t understand why they were so unkind to him.For a moment,he thought about giving up the show.But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes,and also his teachers said he was very funny.So he decided to prepare for the show.
Brian did a great job at the talent show.Everyone loved his performance,and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud of him.Even so,Ken told Brian that he was not funny,and that he would never be successful.Brian didn’t understand why Ken said so,but he realized that it had nothing to do with him.He confidently continued to work towards his goal.
As the years went on,Brian met more people like Ken.“You’ll do a terrible job,” they said to him.Luckily,most people encouraged him and some helped him to become even funnier.He got a lot of opportunities to perform in movies.He was even invited to appear on television.His fans thanked him because his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.
Now Brian is a big comedy star! He is doing what he loves best.He never feels stressed like those unkind people,and he laughs all day long!
( )36.What did Brian love best when he was a student
A.Going to school. B.Helping classmates.
C.Watching comedies. D.Meeting new friends.
( )37.Brian decided to prepare for the show because 　　　.　
A.his friends liked his jokes B.he was invited by a TV station
C.he wasn’t busy acting in movies D.Ken was expecting his performance
( )38.After winning the first prize,Brian 　　　.
A.began to understand Ken B.became a teacher of acting
C.encouraged others to join him D.continued to work towards his goal
( )39.Brian’s fans thanked him because his comedies brought them 　　　.
A.success B.happiness C.luck D.pride
( )40.From the story we can know that 　　　.
A.all Brian’s classmates are friendly to him
B.Brian’s comedies aren’t interesting at all
C.Brian is a man who never gives up
D.not everyone loved Brian’s performance at the talent show
I
Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16，1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor，and life was difficult in London. Charlie，as he was called，used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old，Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years，he formed his own way of art. He developed the character of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s，Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times(1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British，he lived in the USA until 1953.But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin，his wife and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old，he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th，1975.
( )41. Chaplin used to ________ when his mother was ill.
A. look after her B. do the housework
C. do his mother's job D. do his father's job
( )42. From Paragraph 2，we can know that ________.
A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old
B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old
C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman
D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street
( )43. ________ Chaplin made his most famous films.
A. From 1889 to 1936 B. From the 1920s to the 1950s
C. From 1953 to 1975 D. From the 1950s to the 1980s
( )44. We can infer from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of ________.
A. his family B. his work
C. the US government D. the Swiss government
( )45. Chaplin won the Oscar for ________ when he was 83 years old.
A. the acting B. the art C. the film D. the music
Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.阅读理解专练
参 考 答 案
第一节 阅读理解。
根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
1-5 CBDDD 6-10 ACDBA
11-15 BCADA 16-20 BDDAC
21-25 CBBCB 26-30 DCBAC
31-35 ACBCD 36-40 CADBC
41-45 CABCD
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