Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet？
Section B
单词检测 1. _________________ n. 流行音乐 2. _________________ n. 摇滚乐 3. _________________ adv. 永远 4. _________________ adv. 在国外，到国外 5. _________________ n. 迷；狂热爱好者 6. _________________ adj. 南方的 7. _________________ adj. 现代的，当代的 8. _________________ n. 成功 9. _________________ v. 属于；归属 10. _________________ n. 笑，笑声 11. _________________ n. 美；美丽 12. _________________ n. 唱片；记录 v. 录制；录音 13. _________________ v. 介绍 14. _________________ n. 行；排
短语自测 1. a good way to wake up _______________________________ 2. number of people_______________________________ 3. used to do sth. _______________________________ 4. study abroad _______________________________ 5. make sb. do sth. _______________________________ 6. come to realize _______________________________ 7. ever since then _______________________________ 8. the southern states of America _______________________________ 9. belong to _______________________________ 10. be kind to each other _______________________________ 11. trust one another _______________________________ 12. the beauty of nature _______________________________ 13. have been to sp. _______________________________ 14. do some research on sth. _______________________________ 15. hope to do sth. _______________________________ 16. see sb. do sth. _______________________________ 17. the firs t line in the song_______________________________ 18. enjoy success in_______________________________ 19. at the end of the day_______________________________
重点句子 1. The Toms must be popular. 汤姆乐队一定很受欢迎。 2. When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. 当萨拉年少时，她几乎每一件事都要与她的家人争吵。 3. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. 这首歌让萨拉想起来她在美国的家人和朋友。 She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. 她逐渐意识到，事实上她是多么想念他们所有的人。 Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. 从那以后，她成了美国乡村音乐的一名歌迷。 6. He’s sold more than 120 million records. 他的唱片销量已经达到一亿两千多万张。
答案：
1. pop 2. rock 3. forever 4. abroad
5. fan 6. southern 7. modern 8. success 9. belong
10. laughter 11. beauty 12. record 13. introduce 14. line
短语：
1. a good way to wake up 醒来的一个好办法
2. number of people 人数
3. used to do sth. (过去)常常做某事
4. study abroad 在国外学习
5. make sb. do sth. 使某人做某事
6. come to realize 开始意识到
7. ever since then 自从那时起
8. the southern states of America 美国的南部地区
9. belong to 属于
10. be kind to each other 善待彼此
11. trust one another 互相信任
12. the beauty of nature 大自然的美
13. have been to sp. 去过某地
14. do some research on sth. 对……做研究
15. hope to do sth. 希望做某事
16. see sb. do sth. 看到某人做某事
17. the firs t line in the song歌曲的第一行
18. enjoy success in享受……的成功
19. at the end of the day傍晚的时候
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课后培优练
级练
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培优第一阶——基础过关练
单词填空
1．Many r________ fell down the mountain and hurt lots of people.
2．The first flight of C919 is a great s________ and all Chinese peple are proud of it.
3．The pens on the desk b________ to me.
4．Our English teacher i________ the new classmate Linda to us just now.
5．Sanya is a beautiful city in s________ China.
6．Lei Feng will live f________ in our hearts.
7．The famous singer’s song is so popular. He has already sold 100 million r________.
8．In m________ society (社会), almost every family has a computer at home.
9．Mei Lanfang was the first to i___________ Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful performances in foreign countries.
10．When we are waiting for the bus, we should wait in l________.
二、用所给单词适当形式填空
11．After reading the ________ (introduce), I learnt a lot about the project.
12．The writing competition was ________ (success) held in our school last month.
13．Wall Street is at the ____________ (south) end of Manhattan Island.
14．In Suzhou，you can feel the ________ (beautiful) of Chinese gardens.
15．There are three ________（million）young trees on the hill.
16．Nick was new here and was made to stand in the front of the classroom to introduce ______ (he) to all the classmates.
17．Practice makes perfect. You should practice as ______（much） as possible.
18．I looked through the window, but I didn’t ______ (actual) go in.
19．Children were full of ______ (laughter) at Peter’s birthday party.
20．Scientists found a small island which is made up of mud and many ______ (rock).
三、单项选择
21．Ms Yang felt so tired that she fell asleep ________ she lay down on the bed.
A．ever since B．unless C．as soon as D．even though
22．—I have great ________ finishing the work by myself. Could you help me
—No problem.
A．difficulty B．fun C．success D．advice
23．—Jasmine Flower is a traditional Chinese ________ song.
—My family all like this song.
A．folk B．modern C．secret D．strange
24．It’s said that the company (公司) ________ him a good job, but he refused it.
A．provided B．offered C．passed D．introduced
25．Hey, Nick. There comes the last bus! __________, or we’ll have to walk home.
A．Hurry up B．Get up C．Wake up D．Put up
26．My mother always tells me ________ my classmates at school.
A．don’t fight with B．not fight with C．not to fight with D．not to fight and
27．The Japanese book ________ belong to Julia. She is the only one who’s studying Japanese.
A．must B．can C．may D．might
28．I’d like to introduce you ________ James Stewart, the new manager of our department.
A．with B．to C．of D．on
29．—I’ve finished my homework ________. What about you
—Not ________.
A．already; yet B．already; still C．yet; yet D．yet; already
30．—Do you know the owner of that black bag
—Yes. It ______ my friend Amy. She will come back later to get it.
A．walks into B．depends on C．agrees with D．belongs to
四、完成句子
31．我开始意识到要教好她是多么地不容易。
I ________ ________ ________ how difficult it was to teach her well.
32．同马友友同台演出是我的梦想。
It is ________ ________ ________ play with Yo-Yo Ma one day.
33．你的文章使我回想起了伤心的往事。
Your article ________ ________ sad memories for me.
34．我过去在一家外贸公司做秘书。
I ________ ________ work as a secretary for a foreign trade corporation.
35．从那时起，我们就没有见过他。
We haven’t seen him ________ ________ ________.
36．卡尔去过几次长城？
How many times ______ Carl ______ ______ the Great Wall
37．让我先做一下自我介绍。
Let me __________ __________ first.
38．我们应该思考怎么把中国文化介绍给全世界。
We should think about _________ _________ _________ Chinese culture to the world.
39．这表演太精彩了，应该被录下来。
The show ________ ________ ________ because it is so amazing.
40．梅西是一位优秀的运动员。我是他的超级粉丝。
Messi is an excellent player. I’m ________ ________ ________ _________ him.
参考答案：
1．(r)ocks
【详解】句意：山上掉下来许多岩石，伤了很多人。根据“Many...fell down the mountain and hurt lots of people.”及首字母提示可知，应该是“岩石”落了下来，rock符合，“many”修饰可数名词复数。故填(r)ocks。
2．(s)uccess
【详解】句意：C919首飞取得巨大成功，所有中国人都为此感到自豪。根据“a great … and all Chinese peple are proud of it.”及首字母可知，取得了成功，所有人以此为傲，success“成功”，根据a可知，此空应填单数形式，故填(s)uccess。
3．(b)elong
【详解】句意：桌子上的钢笔是我的。根据“The pens on the desk b...to me.”可知，此处是belong to短语，意为“属于”，时态是一般现在时，主语是复数，动词用原形。故填(b)elong。
4．(i)ntroduced
【详解】句意：我们的英语老师刚才给我们介绍了新同学琳达。根据“i... the new classmate Linda to us”可推出用introduce sb. to sb.表示“把某人介绍给某人”；结合“just now”可知用一般过去时，此处用过去式introduced。故填(i)ntroduced。
5．(s)outhern
【详解】句意：三亚是中国南方一座美丽的城市。根据“Sanya is a beautiful city in...China.”结合常识可知，三亚在中国南方，southern“南方的”，形容词。故填(s)outhern。
6．(f)orever
【详解】句意：雷锋将永远活在我们心中。根据“Lei Feng will live … in our hearts”及首字母可知，永远活在心中，forever“永远”，故填(f)orever。
7．(r)ecords
【详解】句意：这位著名歌手的歌很受欢迎。他已经卖出了1亿张唱片。根据空前的“The famous singer’s song is so popular.”以及“has already sold 100 million”；和首字母可知，此空需填入record意为“唱片”。根据空前的“ 100 million”可知，此空需填入名词的复数形式。故填(r)ecords。
8．(m)odern
【详解】句意：在现代社会，几乎每个家庭都有一台电脑。根据“almost every family has a computer at home”结合首字母提示可知此处应用形容词“modern”修饰名词“society”，表示“现代的”。故填(m)odern。
9．(i)ntroduce
【详解】句意：梅兰芳是第一个把京剧介绍给外国人的人，在国外演出很成功。根据“Beijing Opera to foreigners”及首字母提示可知，此处指的是introduce“介绍”，是动词，空前有不定式符号to，动词用原形，故填(i)ntroduce。
10．line
【详解】句意：当我们在等公交车时，我们应该排队等候。根据“When we are waiting for the bus”和首字母提示可知，空格处表示“排队”，用“in line”。故填line。
11．introduction
【详解】句意：看完介绍后，我对这个项目了解了很多。定冠词the后应跟名词形式，introduce意为“介绍”，是动词，其名词为introduction，故填introduction。
12．successfully
【详解】句意：写作比赛上个月在我们学校成功举行。分析句子可知，空格处修饰动词held，应用副词形式，success意为“成功”，是名词，其副词为successfully，故填successfully。
13．southern
【详解】句意：华尔街位于曼哈顿岛的南端。此处修饰名词end，应填形容词，south的形容词形式为southern。故填southern。
14．beauty
【详解】句意：在苏州，你可以感受到中国园林的美。根据“feel the...of”可知冠词the后接名词，“beautiful”是形容词，其名词形式是beauty,不可数名词。故填beauty。
15．million
【详解】句意：山上有300万棵小树。表示具体的数量，要用“基数词+数词单数”形式，故填million。
16．himself
【详解】句意：尼克是新来的，被要求站在教室前面向所有同学介绍自己。根据“Nick was new here and was made…to introduce…to all the classmates.”可知，尼克是新来的，所以让他介绍他自己，he的反身代词为himself“他自己”。故填himself。
17．much
【详解】句意：熟能生巧。你应该尽可能多地练习。在“as... as...”结构中，第一个as后应用形容词或副词原级， as much as possible“尽可能”。故填much。
18．actually
【详解】句意：我透过窗户看了看，但我实际上没有进去。actual意为“真实的，实际的”，是形容词，副词形式为actually，actually意为“事实上，实际上”，根据“I looked through the window, but”可知，我虽然透过窗户看了看，但我没有进去。结合句意可知，此处应该用副词修饰动词短语“go in”作状语，表示“实际上没有进去”。故填actually。
19．laughter
【详解】句意：孩子们在彼得的生日聚会上欢声笑语。由空前的“were full of” 可知，空处应用名词：laughter为不可数名词，故填laughter。
20．rocks
【详解】句意：科学家们发现了一个由泥土和许多岩石组成的小岛。根据空前是many“许多”，后加可数名词复数形式，结合英文提示，rock“岩块”，为可数名词，复数为rocks。故填rocks。
21．C
【详解】句意：杨女士太累了，一躺在床上就睡着了。
考查连词辨析。ever since自从；unless除非；as soon as一……就……；even though即使。根据“she fell asleep …she lay down on the bed”可知，一躺在床上就睡着了，故选C。
22．A
【详解】句意：——我一个人完成这项工作很困难。你能帮我吗？——没问题。
考查名词辨析。difficulty困难；fun乐趣；success成功；advice建议。根据“Could you help me ”可知，因为有困难所以求助，故选A。
23．A
【详解】句意：——茉莉花》是一首中国传统民歌。——我的家人都喜欢这首歌。
考查形容词辨析。folk民俗的；modern现代的；secret秘密的；strange奇怪的。根据常识可知，《茉莉花》是一首中国传统民歌，故选A。
24．B
【详解】句意：据说那家公司给了他一份好工作，但他拒绝了。
考查动词辨析。provided提供；offered提供；passed传递；introduced介绍。根据“him a good job”可知，此处指给他一份好工作，offer sb sth“给某人提供某物”，故选B。
25．A
【详解】句意：嗨，尼克。末班车来了！快点，否则我们就得走路回家了。
考查动词短语。Hurry up快点；Get up起床；Wake up醒来；Put up张贴。根据“There comes the last bus!”可知，末班车来了，所以我们应该快点，故选A。
26．C
【详解】句意：我的妈妈总是告诉我在学校不要和我的同班同学打架。
考查tell和fight的用法。tell sb. to do sth.“告诉某人做某事”，其否定形式是直接在动词不定式前面加not，而fight with sb.意为“和某人打架”，故选C。
27．A
【详解】句意：这本日文书一定是朱莉娅的。她是唯一一个学习日语的人。
考查情态动词。must一定；can可以；may也许；might可能。根据“She is the only one who’s studying Japanese.”可知，这里是肯定的推测，且有很大的把握，故用must。故选A。
28．B
【详解】句意：我想把你介绍给我们部门的新经理詹姆斯·斯图尔特。
考查介词。with和；to向，表示方向；of……的；on在上面。根据句子中的“introduce”可知，这里用到短语introduce sb to...“把某人介绍给……”。故选B。
29．A
【详解】句意：——我已经完成我的作业了。你呢？——还没有。
考查副词辨析。already已经；yet还，到目前为止；still仍然。根据“I’ve finished my homework... What about you Not...”可知，我已经完成了作业，对方还没有完成，already用于肯定句中，yet用于否定句或疑问句中。故选A。
30．D
【详解】句意：——你认识那个黑色包包的主人吗？——是的。它属于我的朋友艾米。她稍后会回来拿。
考查动词短语。walks into走进；depends on依靠；agrees with同意某人的意见；belongs to属于。根据“She will come back later to get it”可知，她会回来拿，说明包是属于艾米的。故选D。
31． came to realize
【详解】根据中文意思可知本题考查短语come to do sth.“开始做某事，逐渐做某事”和动词realize“意识到”，根据“how difficult it was to teach her well”可知此处时态为一般过去时，故填came；to；realize。
32． my dream to
【详解】根据中文意思和句子结构可知句子为It is+n.+to do sth.“做某事是什么”的结构，其中it作形式主语，动词不定式为真正的主语，my dream“我的梦想”，故填my；dream；to。
33． brings back
【详解】根据中文意思可知本题考查短语bring back“使回想起”，根据语境可知时态为一般现在时，主语your article为第三人称单数，故填brings；back。
34． used to
【详解】“过去”应用动词短语used to do表示。故填used；to。
35． ever since then
【详解】根据中文意思可知本题考查短语ever since“自从”和单词then“那时”，ever since=since，ever since then“自从那时起”，作时间状语，故填ever；since；then。
36． has been to
【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空格处缺少“去过”，根据“How many times”可知去过已经回来，应用英文短语have/has been to，由主语“Carl”可知助动词应用has，故填has；been；to。
37． introduce myself
【详解】introduce“介绍”，此处是let sb do sth的结构，空处动词用原形；myself“我自己”；故填introduce；myself。
38． how to introduce
【详解】how to do sth“如何做某事”，introduce“介绍”，是动词，故填how；to；introduce。
39． should be recorded
【详解】应该：should；录下来：record；分析句子可知，主语“the show”和谓语“record”之间是被动关系，故此处应用含有情态动词should的被动语态：should be done。故填should；be；recorded。
40． a big fan of
【详解】这里是一个固定搭配，a big fan of...表示“……的超级粉丝”。故填a；big；fan；of。
培优第二阶——拓展培优练
五、完形填空
Do you like comics (漫画) Many of the world’s most popular comics ___41___ Japan. The drawing is excellent. The stories are interesting. ___42___ they are fun to read. ___43___, Japanese artists often have new ways of drawing. They influence artists in ___44___ countries.
These comics are often made into cartoons ___45___ are watched by millions of people in Asia, Europe and America. Also, toys are made from the comics. So you can see, it’s a very ___46___ business!
Each person ___47___ his own favorite comic. Some popular ___48___ are Black Jack, Conan, and Sakura. Many artists who draw comics become ___49___ in Japan. Some of them are like movie stars. People love and respect their ____50____.
41．A．come from B．is from C．starting in D．write in
42．A．If B．And C．Or D．But
43．A．One time B．The truth C．In fact D．How so
44．A．others B．another C．other D．the other
45．A．which B．so C．they D．what
46．A．small B．bad C．big D．lucky
47．A．have B．had C．has D．having
48．A．comic B．one C．ones D．artist
49．A．funny B．famous C．good-looking D．strange
50．A．job B．work C．story D．Movie
六、阅读理解
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Rock music is a kind of popular music that firstly came from “rock and roll” in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into different styles in the 1960s and later, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Rock music developed from the African-American blues（布鲁斯）and from country music. Later, rock music also learned from other kinds of music such as electric（电子的）blues, folk, jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered（以……为中心）on the electric guitar, usually group with electric bass（贝斯）and drums and one or more singers. By the late 1960s “classic rock” period some other rock music appeared, including blues rock, folk rock, country rock, jazz-rock and so on.
Like pop music, rock music is often about love, people lives or politics. It also shows changes in social attitudes to race, sex and drug use, and is often seen as an expression of youth revolt（反叛）against adult.
51．Rock music firstly came from “rock and roll” in ________ in the early 1950s.
A．the UK B．the USA C．China D．South Africa
52．Rock music developed into different styles in the 1960s especially in _________.
A．African countries B．the UK C．the USA D．both B and C
53．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Rock music developed from the American blues and from country music.
B．Later, rock music also learned from electric blues, folk, jazz, classical and other musical.
C．Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass and drums and only one singer.
D．By the late 1990s “classic rock” period, some other rock music appeared, including blues rock, folk rock, country rock, jazz-rock and so on.
54．What is rock music often about
A．Culture and customs. B．History and war.
C．Love, people’s lives and politics. D．Animals and nature.
55．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Music B．Rock music
C．Popular Music D．Musicians
B
American country music（乡村音乐）is famous all over the world, such as the songs of John Denver（约翰·丹佛）. Many people enjoy listening to the music in their free time. But still some people don’t know where it began.
Country music comes from folk music of the Appalachian Mountains（阿巴拉契亚山）in the east of America. There, people sing while playing the guitar and violin. They sing about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs are sometimes a little sad.
John Denver is one of the most popular country music singers. He is also quite famous to the Chinese. For John Denver, music is a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. They will understand each other through music. People are different in color and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body. All of them love music and can understand music.
The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his words and music will still live on.
56．American country music usually tells us about ________.
A．folk songs B．sad stories C．love and problems D．people’s happy life
57．The sentence “music is a language that could bring the world together” means people ________.
A．can sing songs together
B．from all over the world sing the same songs
C．know languages and music
D．can show feelings and understand each other better
58．From the passage we know that John Denver ________.
A．is an American country music singer
B．is not famous to the Chinese people
C．is good at playing the guitar and violin
D．can bring people to get together
59．People from different countries ________.
A．are always different in color
B．should speak the same language through music
C．must be the same in mind and body
D．can understand each other through music
60．Which of the following sentences is Right
A．Everybody knows where country music began.
B．John Denver’s music will live on in people’s hearts.
C．Country music comes from all kinds of music.
D．All the country music sounds a little sad.
七、短文填空
请用适当的词完成下面的短文。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Go Girls is a teenage band (青少年乐队) in Australia. There are four girls in the band, two pairs of sisters. The girls grew up in the same street and ____61____ to the same school. They spent most of their ____62____ making music together. Katya and Megan play the guitar. Suzie plays the drums and ____63____ sister Anna, the youngest of the four, sings. They were very ____64____ at school. Many of their classmates were their fans.
Months ago, the four girls decided to put some of their best songs ____65____. After a reporter heard their songs on the Internet, he fell in love ____66____ them and wrote an article about the band in an Australian newspaper. At that time, he called the band The Melbourne Four. John Barnard is ____67____ worker of a music company. He read the article and went on the Internet to ____68____ to their songs. He loved them too. He became their manager (经纪人) the next week. And he gave the new ____69____ Go Girls to the band.
Two months later, the band made their first album (专辑) ____70____ was starting to play around Australia. That is going so well that next year they are going to play in the USA and New Zealand.
八、补全对话
阅读下面对话，从7个选项中选出5个恰当的句子完成此对话。
A：Hello! Li Xiang. Long time no see.
B：Hello! Wang Lei. I have been a student of Bashu Middle School since last month.
A：Oh. It’s a great school. ____71____
B：Right. We will have a music festival next month. I’m learning to sing the song Hero. ____72____
A：No, I haven’t. ____73____
B：Well. I think it sounds nice. The song gives me a lot of inspirations.
A：Really ____74____
B：Of course not. It is from the singer Mariah Carey and it’s about giving people encouragement when they feel down.
A：That sounds exciting! May I borrow your CD
B：No problem. But I can only lend it to you after the music festival because I will sing this song at the festival.
A：OK. ____75____
B：Thank you.
A．Do you mind telling me something about it
B．I know that there are many wonderful after-school activities in your school.
C．Have you heard of it
D．No problem.
E．Millions of people like her very much.
F．Have fun!
G．How do you like the song
参考答案
41．A 42．B 43．C 44．C 45．A 46．C 47．C 48．C 49．B 50．B
【导语】本文介绍了日本的漫画在世界上非常流行，漫画家们深受人们的尊重。
41．句意：世界上许多最受欢迎的漫画都来自日本。
come from来自；is from来自；starting in开始；write in写入。根据“Many of the world’s most popular comics ... Japan.”可知，该句表示许多最受欢迎的漫画都来自日本；come from/be from“来自”，主语为复数，应用come from。故选A。
42．句意：这些故事很有趣，读起来也很有趣。
If如果；And和；Or或者；But但是。根据“The stories are interesting.”和“they are fun to read.”可知，前后句是递进关系，应用and连接。故选B。
43．句意：事实上，日本漫画家经常有新的绘画方法。
One time一次；The truth真相；In fact事实上；How so为何如此。根据“... Japanese artists often have new ways of drawing.”和上文可知，此处是进一步解释为什么日本的漫画如此有趣，原因在于日本艺术家经常有新的绘画方法；结合选项，in fact符合语境。故选C。
44．句意：他们影响其他国家的许多画家。
others后不能接其他的名词；another又一，修饰单数名词；other其他的，修饰复数名词；the other指两者中的另外一个。根据“countries”可知，此处要用other。故选C。
45．句意：这些漫画经常被制作成动画片，在亚洲、欧洲和美洲有数百万人观看。
which哪一个；so如此；they他们；what什么。分析句子可知，该句为定语从句；先行词“cartoons”指物，故关系词应用which。故选A。
46．句意：所以你可以看出，这是一个非常庞大的产业！
small小的；bad坏的；big大的；lucky幸运的。根据“... are watched by millions of people in Asia, Europe and America. Also, toys are made from the comics.”可知，这是一个很大的产业。故选C。
47．句意：每个人都有自己最喜欢的漫画。
have有，动词原形；had有，过去式；has有，have的第三人称单数；having有，现在分词/动名词。分析句子可知，此句缺少谓语动词，因为主语是“each person”，谓语动词要用单数形式，且全文的时态为一般现在时，故应用has，故选C。
48．句意：一些流行的是《怪医黑杰克》，《名侦探柯南》和《魔卡少女樱》。
comic漫画；one一个；ones一些，one的复数；artist艺术家。分析句子可知，此空缺少主语，又因后面是系动词“are”，因此该主语应用复数形式。故选C。
49．句意：许多画漫画的艺术家在日本出名。
funny滑稽的；famous著名的；good-looking好看的；strange奇怪的。根据下文“Some of them are like movie stars. People love and respect their ...”可知，许多漫画艺术家变得有名。故选B。
50．句意：人们热爱和尊重他们的工作。
job工作，可数名词；work工作，不可数名词；story故事；movie电影。根据“People love and respect their ...”可知，人们热爱并尊重他们的工作；选A项，要用复数形式，因此用不可数名词work。故选B。
51．B 52．D 53．B 54．C 55．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了摇滚乐的起源以及发展。
51．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Rock music is a kind of popular music that firstly came from ‘rock and roll’ in the United States in the early 1950s”可知，摇滚音乐起源于20世纪50年代美国的“rock and roll”。故选B。
52．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Rock music is a kind of popular music…and developed into different styles in the 1960s and later, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States”可知，摇滚在20世纪60年代以后主要是在英国和美国发展成不同的形式。故选D。
53．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Later, rock music also learned from other kinds of music such as electric blues, folk, jazz, classical and other musical styles.”可知，后来摇滚乐还学习了其他类型的音乐，如电子布鲁斯、民谣、爵士、古典和其他音乐风格。故选B。
54．细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Like pop music, rock music is often about love, people lives or politics.”可知，摇滚音乐歌曲主题是关于爱，人们的生活以及政治。故选C。
55．最佳标题题。本文主要讲述了摇滚乐的起源及发展，因此最佳标题应是Rock Music。故选B。
56．C 57．D 58．A 59．D 60．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了美国乡村音乐在世界各地都很有名，John Denver是最受欢迎的乡村音乐歌手之一。他说音乐可以把人们团结在一起，人们会通过音乐相互理解。
56．细节理解题。根据“They sing about everyday life, love and their problems.”可知，乡村音乐讲述日常生活、爱和发生的问题，故选C。
57．句意猜测题。根据后文“He says music can bring people together. They will understand each other through music.”可知，这句话表达的意思是，人们可以通过音乐互诉衷肠，互相了解，故选D。
58．细节理解题。根据“American country music is famous all over the world, such as the songs of John Denver.”以及“John Denver is one of the most popular country music singers.”可知，John Denver是一名美国乡村音乐歌手，故选A。
59．细节理解题。根据“People are different in colour and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body. All of them love music and can understand music.”可知，来自不同国家的人们可以通过音乐而互相理解，故选D。
60．细节理解题。根据“The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his words and music will still live on.”可知，John Denver的音乐会常驻人们的心间，故选B。
61．went 62．time 63．her 64．popular 65．online 66．with 67．a 68．listen 69．name 70．and
【导语】本文主要讲述了由四个女孩组成的乐队“Go Girls”成名的经历。
61．句意：这两个女孩在同一条街上长大，上同一所学校。根据“to the same school.”可知，去了相同的学校，go“去”，描述过去发生的事情，动词用过去式，故填went。
62．句意：她们大部分时间都在一起做音乐。spend time doing sth“花费时间做某事”，故填time。
63．句意：Suzie打鼓，她最小的妹妹Anna唱歌。此空指代Suzie，女性，此空修饰名词sister，应用形容词性物主代词her，故填her。
64．句意：她们在学校很受欢迎。were后接形容词作表语，根据“Many of their classmates were their fans”可知，在学校很受欢迎，popular“受欢迎的”，故填popular。
65．句意：几个月前，四个女孩决定把她们最好的一些歌曲放到网上。根据“After a reporter heard their songs on the Internet”可知，决定把歌曲放在网上，online“在网上”，故填online。
66．句意：一名记者在网上听到他们的歌曲后，他爱上了她们，并在澳大利亚的一家报纸上写了一篇关于乐队的文章。fall in love with“爱上”，固定搭配，故填with。
67．句意：约翰·巴纳德是一家音乐公司的员工。此处表示“一名员工”，表泛指，且worker是以辅音音素开头的，故填a。
68．句意：他看了这篇文章，就上网去听她们的歌。根据“to their songs”可知，此处指听歌曲，listen to“听”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形，故填listen。
69．句意：他给乐队起了个新名字“Go Girls”。根据“Go Girls to the band”可知，给这个乐队起了一个新名字，name“名字”，此空应填名词单数形式，故填name。
70．句意：两个月后，乐队制作了他们的第一张专辑，并开始在澳大利亚各地演出。“the band made their first album”与“was starting to play around Australia”是并列关系，用and连接，故填and。
71．B 72．C 73．G 74．A 75．D
【导语】本文是A和B的对话，谈及学校音乐节和歌曲Hero。
71．根据下文“We will have a music festival next month.”可知，此处讲述学校活动，选项B“我知道在你们学校有许多精彩的课后活动”符合语境。故选B。
72．根据上文“I’m learning to sing the song Hero.”和下文“No, I haven’t.”可知，此处应该询问有没有听过Hero这首歌曲，选项C“你听过吗”符合语境。故选C。
73．根据下文“Well. I think it sounds nice.”可知，此处询问对方觉得这首歌怎么样，选项G“你认为这首歌曲怎么样”符合语境。故选G。
74．根据下文“Of course not. It is from the singer Mariah Carey and it’s about giving people encouragement when they feel down.”可知，此处询问关于歌曲信息的问题，选项 A“你介意告诉我一些关于它的事情吗”符合语境。故选A。
75．根据上文“But I can only lend it to you after the music festival because I will sing this song at the festival.”可知，B愿意把CD借给A，但是要在音乐节之后借出去，选项D“没问题”符合语境。故选D。
培优第三阶——中考沙场点兵
一、单项选择
1．（2021·河北·统考中考真题）William ________ six books, and all of them are bestsellers.
A．will write B．is writing C．has written D．was writing
2．（2020·江苏南京·统考中考真题）Jenny just wondered ________Angela already knew about the event.
A．how soon B．how many C．how often D．how much
3．（2020·天津·统考中考真题）—The book is popular. ________ you ________ it yet
—Yes, I have.
A．Are; reading B．Were; reading C．Have; read D．Will; read
4．（2020·湖南益阳·统考中考真题）We all know that ________ birds fly to Dongting Lake in winter.
A．million B．millions C．millions of
二、阅读理解
（2020·四川内江·统考中考真题）Pippi Longstocking, the 9-year-old, red haired hero of children’s books, turned 75 on May 21, 2020.
Pippi Longstocking first came to life in 1941, when Astrid Lindgren’s daughter Karin was sick in bed for a long time. Karin suddenly said to her, “Tell me about Pippi Longstocking, Mum.”
Ms. Lindgren’s stories were about a wild but good-hearted young girl. She lived by herself in a house called Villa Villekulla. She lived with her horse and her monkey. But three years later, Ms. Lindgren began to write down the stories she had told her daughter. When she finished her book, she sent it to a famous publisher( 出版社 ), but the book was refused.
Ms. Lindgren kept working on the book. In 1945, Ms. Lindgren entered her book in a competition. Pippi Longstocking won first prize, and the book came out in November. Pippi Longstocking was quickly a hit with young readers. They laughed at her jokes, and admired her bravery. Who wouldn’t love a girl strong enough to lift a horse, and willing to risk her life to save children in a burning building Some adults felt like Pippi set a bad example to children. Pippi didn’t go to school. She lived by herself, and only followed the rules she liked. But with time, Pippi’s good heart won over readers of all ages.
Ms. Lindgren wrote many other books, including over 30 books for children. The three Pippi Longstocking books have been translated into over 75 languages.
So why is Pippi’s birthday celebrated on May 21 May 21 is the birthday of Ms. Lindgren’s daughter Karin, who first requested the stories all those years ago.
5．When did Ms Lindgren start writing the story about Pippi Longstocking
A．In 1941. B．In 1942. C．In 1944. D．In 1945.
6．What is Pippi like
A．Kind and brave. B．Smart but unfriendly.
C．Humorous and beautiful. D．Outgoing but weak.
7．How did some adults like pippi Longstocking at the beginning
A．It was too expensive. B．It was very interesting.
C．It wasn't fit for children. D．It was hard to understand.
8．What's the best title for the text
A．Ms. Lindgren, a popular writer B．Pippi, a popular hero
C．Pippi Longstocking, a popular book D．May21, a popular birthday
三、阅读填表
（2020·江苏扬州·统考中考真题）阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
The pilot, Antoine De Saint-Exupery, who wrote The Little Prince, died long ago, but the fictional pilot, who told the story, is as alive today as he was many years ago, along with his Prince, the fox, the rose and the snake.
This timeless tale touches upon childhood and growing up. It opens with the reminder: All grown-ups were once children—but few of them remember it. The pilot in this story loses that part of himself. After a stay in the desert with the little prince, he finds his inner child again. It is a simple story with life lessons. Here are some.
One only understands the things that one tames (驯服). Seeing the thousands of roses that look just like his rose makes the prince feel as if he was tricked by his flower. The fox shows him taming someone takes time. The prince understands the nature of relationships: the time he has wasted on his rose makes her so important.
The fox, as his parting gift, shares his secret with the prince: “One can see rightly with the heart. What is essential (very important and necessary) is invisible (not be seen) to the eye. ” When the pilot shows his picture about the snake eating the elephant, adults only see it as a hat. Adults can’t see what’s inside the snake. What is on the surface is not what matters. This truth sets the little prince free. He decides to join his rose back on his planet.
Has he returned to his planet and his rose The ending exists in the imagination of every reader as well as the pilot. After all, it is a book with something for everyone.
____9____ is The Little Prince a book for everyone
Reasons Supporting details
A timeless tale ●The Little Prince remains a classic novel of all ____10____. ●The book talks about childhood and growing up. The pilot forgets he was ____11____ a child as he grows up. After a stay with the little prince in the desert, he finds the_____12_____part of himself.
A simple story with life ____13____ ●One only understands the things that one tames. It takes time to tame someone. What really matters to the prince is his ____14____ because he has“wasted” time on her. ●What is essential is invisible to the eye. Adults ____15____ the pilot’s picture for a hat because they can’t look beyond the surface. What matters is what’s ____16____. After learning the ____17____, the prince decides to return to his planet.
An open-ended story It allows the reader and the pilot to_____18_____ their endings of the book.
参考答案：
1．C
【详解】句意：威廉写了六本书，都是畅销书。
考查现在完成时。根据“William…six books, and all of them are bestsellers.”可知，此处强调动作已经完成，用现在完成时，故选C。
2．D
【详解】句意：珍妮只是想知道安吉拉对这件事情知道多少了。
考查宾语从句引导词。how soon多快；how many多少，接可数名词；how often多长时间一次；how much多少，接不可数名词。动词wonder后面是宾语从句，根据“knew about the event”可知表达的是“知道多少”，表达的是抽象的概念，是不可数的，用how much。故选D。
3．C
【详解】句意：——这本书很受欢迎。你读过了吗？——是的，我读过了。
考查现在完成时。Are; reading构成现在进行时；Were; reading构成过去进行时；Have; read构成现在完成时；Will; read构成一般将来时。根据问句句尾的yet及答句“Yes, I have.”可知问句要用现在完成时。故选C。
4．C
【详解】句意：我们都知道冬天有数百万只鸟飞到洞庭湖。
考查数词的用法。million百万。当million前有具体基数词时，million用原形；当million前没有具体基数词时，用millions of短语表示“数以百万计的”。根据题干可知空前没有基数词，此处用millions of。故选C。
5．C 6．A 7．C 8．C
【分析】本文主要向我们介绍了《长袜子皮皮》这本书。
5．推理判断题。根据第二段中“Pippi Longstocking first came to life in 1941”和第三段中“But three years later, Ms. Lindgren began to write down the stories she had told her daughter.”可知，林德格伦是1944年开始写关于长袜子皮皮的故事的。故选C。
6．细节理解题。根据第四段中“They laughed at her jokes, and admired her bravery.”和“But with time, Pippi’s good heart won over readers of all ages.”可知，皮皮是勇敢且心肠好的。故选A。
7．推理判断题。根据第四段中“Some adults felt like Pippi set a bad example to children.”可知，起初成人们觉得长袜子皮皮是一个坏的榜样，所以不适合儿童。故选C。
8．最佳标题题。分析全文内容可知，本文主要向我们介绍了《长袜子皮皮》这本书。故选C。
9．Why 10．ages 11．once 12．lost 13．lessons 14．rose 15．mistake 16．inside 17．truth 18．imagine
【分析】文章大意：本文介绍了著名小说《小王子》为什么适合每个人阅读。
9．句意：为什么《小王子》是一本适合每个人的书
根据表格下面所表述的内容Reasons原因、Supporting details具体细节，结合____ is The Little Prince a book for everyone 可知此处是问“为什么《小王子》是一本适合每个人的书 ”疑问词用why，因其位于句首，所以首字母要大写，故答案为Why。
10．句意：《小王子》是一部历代的经典小说。
根据The pilot, Antoine De Saint-Exupery, who wrote The Little Prince, died long ago, but the fictional pilot, who told the story, is as alive today as he was many years ago,可知，《小王子》的作者安东尼·德·圣-埃克苏佩里(Antoine De Saint-Exupery)早已去世，但这本书所讲述的这个故事，仍然和许多年前一样被人们所喜爱。结合The Little Prince remains a classic novel of all ____. 可知《小王子》是一部历代的经典小说，all ages历代、所有年龄段，故答案为ages。
11．句意：随着年龄的增长，飞行员忘记了自己曾经是一个孩子。
根据All grown-ups were once children—but few of them remember it. 所有的成年人都曾是孩子——但很少有人记得这一点。结合The pilot forgets he was ___ a child as he grows up.可知飞行员在他长大后忘了自己曾经是一个孩子。设空处所表达是“曾经”once，故答案为once。
12．句意：在沙漠里和小王子呆了一段时间后，他找到了自己失去的部分。
根据The pilot in this story loses that part of himself. After a stay in the desert with the little prince, he finds his inner child again. 这个故事中的飞行员失去了自己的那一部分。和小王子在沙漠里呆了一段时间后，他又找回了内心的童真。结合After a stay with the little prince in the desert, he finds the___part of himself.可知是飞行员找到了自己失去的部分。lost失去的、丢失的，形容词，修饰后面的名词part，故答案为lost。
13．句意：一个简单的故事与生活教训。
根据It is a simple story with life lessons.以及本行后面所对应的内容，可知这是一个简单的故事与生活教训，life lessons生活教训，故答案为lessons。
14．句意：对王子来说，真正重要的是他的玫瑰，因为他在她身上“浪费”了时间。
根据The prince understands the nature of relationships: the time he has wasted on his rose makes her so important.王子了解关系的本质：他花在玫瑰上的时间让她变得如此重要。结合What really matters to the prince is his ____ because he has“wasted” time on her.可知王子在玫瑰上“浪费”了时间，所以对王子来说，真正重要的是他的玫瑰，故答案为rose。
15．句意：成年人误以为飞行员的画是一顶帽子。
根据When the pilot shows his picture about the snake eating the elephant, adults only see it as a hat.当飞行员展示他关于蛇吃大象的画时，成年人只把它看作是一顶帽子。结合Adults____ the pilot’s picture for a hat，可知成年人误以为飞行员的画是一顶帽子，mistake误以为、弄错，动词，句子时态为一般现在时，主语是复数，谓语动词用原形，故答案为mistake。
16．句意：重要的是内在的东西。
根据What is on the surface is not what matters. 表面上的东西并不重要。结合What matters is what’s ____. 可知表面的东西并不重要，重要的是内在的东西。inside内部的、里面的，故答案为inside。
17．句意：得知真相后，王子决定返回他的星球。
根据This truth sets the little prince free. He decides to join his rose back on his planet.结合After learning the ____, the prince decides to return to his planet.可知是小王子在得知真相后，决定返回他的星球，truth真理、真相，故答案为truth。
18．句意：它允许读者和飞行员想象这本书的结局。
根据Has he returned to his planet and his rose The ending exists in the imagination of every reader as well as the pilot. 他回到他的星球和他的玫瑰了吗 结局存在于每一位读者和飞行员的想象中。结合It allows the reader and the pilot to ____ their endings of the book.可知这本书允许读者和飞行员去想象它的结局，imagine猜想、想象，动词；allow sb to do sth.允许某人做某事；故答案为imagine。Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet？
Section B
单词检测 1. _________________ n. 流行音乐 2. _________________ n. 摇滚乐 3. _________________ adv. 永远 4. _________________ adv. 在国外，到国外 5. _________________ n. 迷；狂热爱好者 6. _________________ adj. 南方的 7. _________________ adj. 现代的，当代的 8. _________________ n. 成功 9. _________________ v. 属于；归属 10. _________________ n. 笑，笑声 11. _________________ n. 美；美丽 12. _________________ n. 唱片；记录 v. 录制；录音 13. _________________ v. 介绍 14. _________________ n. 行；排
短语自测 1. a good way to wake up _______________________________ 2. number of people_______________________________ 3. used to do sth. _______________________________ 4. study abroad _______________________________ 5. make sb. do sth. _______________________________ 6. come to realize _______________________________ 7. ever since then _______________________________ 8. the southern states of America _______________________________ 9. belong to _______________________________ 10. be kind to each other _______________________________ 11. trust one another _______________________________ 12. the beauty of nature _______________________________ 13. have been to sp. _______________________________ 14. do some research on sth. _______________________________ 15. hope to do sth. _______________________________ 16. see sb. do sth. _______________________________ 17. the firs t line in the song_______________________________ 18. enjoy success in_______________________________ 19. at the end of the day_______________________________
重点句子 1. The Toms must be popular. 汤姆乐队一定很受欢迎。 2. When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. 当萨拉年少时，她几乎每一件事都要与她的家人争吵。 3. It made Sarah think about her family and friends back in the US. 这首歌让萨拉想起来她在美国的家人和朋友。 She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them. 她逐渐意识到，事实上她是多么想念他们所有的人。 Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. 从那以后，她成了美国乡村音乐的一名歌迷。 6. He’s sold more than 120 million records. 他的唱片销量已经达到一亿两千多万张。
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课后培优练
级练
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培优第一阶——基础过关练
单词填空
1．Many r________ fell down the mountain and hurt lots of people.
2．The first flight of C919 is a great s________ and all Chinese peple are proud of it.
3．The pens on the desk b________ to me.
4．Our English teacher i________ the new classmate Linda to us just now.
5．Sanya is a beautiful city in s________ China.
6．Lei Feng will live f________ in our hearts.
7．The famous singer’s song is so popular. He has already sold 100 million r________.
8．In m________ society (社会), almost every family has a computer at home.
9．Mei Lanfang was the first to i___________ Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful performances in foreign countries.
10．When we are waiting for the bus, we should wait in l________.
二、用所给单词适当形式填空
11．After reading the ________ (introduce), I learnt a lot about the project.
12．The writing competition was ________ (success) held in our school last month.
13．Wall Street is at the ____________ (south) end of Manhattan Island.
14．In Suzhou，you can feel the ________ (beautiful) of Chinese gardens.
15．There are three ________（million）young trees on the hill.
16．Nick was new here and was made to stand in the front of the classroom to introduce ______ (he) to all the classmates.
17．Practice makes perfect. You should practice as ______（much） as possible.
18．I looked through the window, but I didn’t ______ (actual) go in.
19．Children were full of ______ (laughter) at Peter’s birthday party.
20．Scientists found a small island which is made up of mud and many ______ (rock).
三、单项选择
21．Ms Yang felt so tired that she fell asleep ________ she lay down on the bed.
A．ever since B．unless C．as soon as D．even though
22．—I have great ________ finishing the work by myself. Could you help me
—No problem.
A．difficulty B．fun C．success D．advice
23．—Jasmine Flower is a traditional Chinese ________ song.
—My family all like this song.
A．folk B．modern C．secret D．strange
24．It’s said that the company (公司) ________ him a good job, but he refused it.
A．provided B．offered C．passed D．introduced
25．Hey, Nick. There comes the last bus! __________, or we’ll have to walk home.
A．Hurry up B．Get up C．Wake up D．Put up
26．My mother always tells me ________ my classmates at school.
A．don’t fight with B．not fight with C．not to fight with D．not to fight and
27．The Japanese book ________ belong to Julia. She is the only one who’s studying Japanese.
A．must B．can C．may D．might
28．I’d like to introduce you ________ James Stewart, the new manager of our department.
A．with B．to C．of D．on
29．—I’ve finished my homework ________. What about you
—Not ________.
A．already; yet B．already; still C．yet; yet D．yet; already
30．—Do you know the owner of that black bag
—Yes. It ______ my friend Amy. She will come back later to get it.
A．walks into B．depends on C．agrees with D．belongs to
四、完成句子
31．我开始意识到要教好她是多么地不容易。
I ________ ________ ________ how difficult it was to teach her well.
32．同马友友同台演出是我的梦想。
It is ________ ________ ________ play with Yo-Yo Ma one day.
33．你的文章使我回想起了伤心的往事。
Your article ________ ________ sad memories for me.
34．我过去在一家外贸公司做秘书。
I ________ ________ work as a secretary for a foreign trade corporation.
35．从那时起，我们就没有见过他。
We haven’t seen him ________ ________ ________.
36．卡尔去过几次长城？
How many times ______ Carl ______ ______ the Great Wall
37．让我先做一下自我介绍。
Let me __________ __________ first.
38．我们应该思考怎么把中国文化介绍给全世界。
We should think about _________ _________ _________ Chinese culture to the world.
39．这表演太精彩了，应该被录下来。
The show ________ ________ ________ because it is so amazing.
40．梅西是一位优秀的运动员。我是他的超级粉丝。
Messi is an excellent player. I’m ________ ________ ________ _________ him.
培优第二阶——拓展培优练
五、完形填空
Do you like comics (漫画) Many of the world’s most popular comics ___41___ Japan. The drawing is excellent. The stories are interesting. ___42___ they are fun to read. ___43___, Japanese artists often have new ways of drawing. They influence artists in ___44___ countries.
These comics are often made into cartoons ___45___ are watched by millions of people in Asia, Europe and America. Also, toys are made from the comics. So you can see, it’s a very ___46___ business!
Each person ___47___ his own favorite comic. Some popular ___48___ are Black Jack, Conan, and Sakura. Many artists who draw comics become ___49___ in Japan. Some of them are like movie stars. People love and respect their ____50____.
41．A．come from B．is from C．starting in D．write in
42．A．If B．And C．Or D．But
43．A．One time B．The truth C．In fact D．How so
44．A．others B．another C．other D．the other
45．A．which B．so C．they D．what
46．A．small B．bad C．big D．lucky
47．A．have B．had C．has D．having
48．A．comic B．one C．ones D．artist
49．A．funny B．famous C．good-looking D．strange
50．A．job B．work C．story D．Movie
六、阅读理解
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Rock music is a kind of popular music that firstly came from “rock and roll” in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into different styles in the 1960s and later, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Rock music developed from the African-American blues（布鲁斯）and from country music. Later, rock music also learned from other kinds of music such as electric（电子的）blues, folk, jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered（以……为中心）on the electric guitar, usually group with electric bass（贝斯）and drums and one or more singers. By the late 1960s “classic rock” period some other rock music appeared, including blues rock, folk rock, country rock, jazz-rock and so on.
Like pop music, rock music is often about love, people lives or politics. It also shows changes in social attitudes to race, sex and drug use, and is often seen as an expression of youth revolt（反叛）against adult.
51．Rock music firstly came from “rock and roll” in ________ in the early 1950s.
A．the UK B．the USA C．China D．South Africa
52．Rock music developed into different styles in the 1960s especially in _________.
A．African countries B．the UK C．the USA D．both B and C
53．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．Rock music developed from the American blues and from country music.
B．Later, rock music also learned from electric blues, folk, jazz, classical and other musical.
C．Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass and drums and only one singer.
D．By the late 1990s “classic rock” period, some other rock music appeared, including blues rock, folk rock, country rock, jazz-rock and so on.
54．What is rock music often about
A．Culture and customs. B．History and war.
C．Love, people’s lives and politics. D．Animals and nature.
55．What’s the best title for the passage
A．Music B．Rock music
C．Popular Music D．Musicians
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American country music（乡村音乐）is famous all over the world, such as the songs of John Denver（约翰·丹佛）. Many people enjoy listening to the music in their free time. But still some people don’t know where it began.
Country music comes from folk music of the Appalachian Mountains（阿巴拉契亚山）in the east of America. There, people sing while playing the guitar and violin. They sing about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs are sometimes a little sad.
John Denver is one of the most popular country music singers. He is also quite famous to the Chinese. For John Denver, music is a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. They will understand each other through music. People are different in color and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body. All of them love music and can understand music.
The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his words and music will still live on.
56．American country music usually tells us about ________.
A．folk songs B．sad stories C．love and problems D．people’s happy life
57．The sentence “music is a language that could bring the world together” means people ________.
A．can sing songs together
B．from all over the world sing the same songs
C．know languages and music
D．can show feelings and understand each other better
58．From the passage we know that John Denver ________.
A．is an American country music singer
B．is not famous to the Chinese people
C．is good at playing the guitar and violin
D．can bring people to get together
59．People from different countries ________.
A．are always different in color
B．should speak the same language through music
C．must be the same in mind and body
D．can understand each other through music
60．Which of the following sentences is Right
A．Everybody knows where country music began.
B．John Denver’s music will live on in people’s hearts.
C．Country music comes from all kinds of music.
D．All the country music sounds a little sad.
七、短文填空
请用适当的词完成下面的短文。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Go Girls is a teenage band (青少年乐队) in Australia. There are four girls in the band, two pairs of sisters. The girls grew up in the same street and ____61____ to the same school. They spent most of their ____62____ making music together. Katya and Megan play the guitar. Suzie plays the drums and ____63____ sister Anna, the youngest of the four, sings. They were very ____64____ at school. Many of their classmates were their fans.
Months ago, the four girls decided to put some of their best songs ____65____. After a reporter heard their songs on the Internet, he fell in love ____66____ them and wrote an article about the band in an Australian newspaper. At that time, he called the band The Melbourne Four. John Barnard is ____67____ worker of a music company. He read the article and went on the Internet to ____68____ to their songs. He loved them too. He became their manager (经纪人) the next week. And he gave the new ____69____ Go Girls to the band.
Two months later, the band made their first album (专辑) ____70____ was starting to play around Australia. That is going so well that next year they are going to play in the USA and New Zealand.
八、补全对话
阅读下面对话，从7个选项中选出5个恰当的句子完成此对话。
A：Hello! Li Xiang. Long time no see.
B：Hello! Wang Lei. I have been a student of Bashu Middle School since last month.
A：Oh. It’s a great school. ____71____
B：Right. We will have a music festival next month. I’m learning to sing the song Hero. ____72____
A：No, I haven’t. ____73____
B：Well. I think it sounds nice. The song gives me a lot of inspirations.
A：Really ____74____
B：Of course not. It is from the singer Mariah Carey and it’s about giving people encouragement when they feel down.
A：That sounds exciting! May I borrow your CD
B：No problem. But I can only lend it to you after the music festival because I will sing this song at the festival.
A：OK. ____75____
B：Thank you.
A．Do you mind telling me something about it
B．I know that there are many wonderful after-school activities in your school.
C．Have you heard of it
D．No problem.
E．Millions of people like her very much.
F．Have fun!
G．How do you like the song
培优第三阶——中考沙场点兵
一、单项选择
1．（2021·河北·统考中考真题）William ________ six books, and all of them are bestsellers.
A．will write B．is writing C．has written D．was writing
2．（2020·江苏南京·统考中考真题）Jenny just wondered ________Angela already knew about the event.
A．how soon B．how many C．how often D．how much
3．（2020·天津·统考中考真题）—The book is popular. ________ you ________ it yet
—Yes, I have.
A．Are; reading B．Were; reading C．Have; read D．Will; read
4．（2020·湖南益阳·统考中考真题）We all know that ________ birds fly to Dongting Lake in winter.
A．million B．millions C．millions of
二、阅读理解
（2020·四川内江·统考中考真题）Pippi Longstocking, the 9-year-old, red haired hero of children’s books, turned 75 on May 21, 2020.
Pippi Longstocking first came to life in 1941, when Astrid Lindgren’s daughter Karin was sick in bed for a long time. Karin suddenly said to her, “Tell me about Pippi Longstocking, Mum.”
Ms. Lindgren’s stories were about a wild but good-hearted young girl. She lived by herself in a house called Villa Villekulla. She lived with her horse and her monkey. But three years later, Ms. Lindgren began to write down the stories she had told her daughter. When she finished her book, she sent it to a famous publisher( 出版社 ), but the book was refused.
Ms. Lindgren kept working on the book. In 1945, Ms. Lindgren entered her book in a competition. Pippi Longstocking won first prize, and the book came out in November. Pippi Longstocking was quickly a hit with young readers. They laughed at her jokes, and admired her bravery. Who wouldn’t love a girl strong enough to lift a horse, and willing to risk her life to save children in a burning building Some adults felt like Pippi set a bad example to children. Pippi didn’t go to school. She lived by herself, and only followed the rules she liked. But with time, Pippi’s good heart won over readers of all ages.
Ms. Lindgren wrote many other books, including over 30 books for children. The three Pippi Longstocking books have been translated into over 75 languages.
So why is Pippi’s birthday celebrated on May 21 May 21 is the birthday of Ms. Lindgren’s daughter Karin, who first requested the stories all those years ago.
5．When did Ms Lindgren start writing the story about Pippi Longstocking
A．In 1941. B．In 1942. C．In 1944. D．In 1945.
6．What is Pippi like
A．Kind and brave. B．Smart but unfriendly.
C．Humorous and beautiful. D．Outgoing but weak.
7．How did some adults like pippi Longstocking at the beginning
A．It was too expensive. B．It was very interesting.
C．It wasn't fit for children. D．It was hard to understand.
8．What's the best title for the text
A．Ms. Lindgren, a popular writer B．Pippi, a popular hero
C．Pippi Longstocking, a popular book D．May21, a popular birthday
三、阅读填表
（2020·江苏扬州·统考中考真题）阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
The pilot, Antoine De Saint-Exupery, who wrote The Little Prince, died long ago, but the fictional pilot, who told the story, is as alive today as he was many years ago, along with his Prince, the fox, the rose and the snake.
This timeless tale touches upon childhood and growing up. It opens with the reminder: All grown-ups were once children—but few of them remember it. The pilot in this story loses that part of himself. After a stay in the desert with the little prince, he finds his inner child again. It is a simple story with life lessons. Here are some.
One only understands the things that one tames (驯服). Seeing the thousands of roses that look just like his rose makes the prince feel as if he was tricked by his flower. The fox shows him taming someone takes time. The prince understands the nature of relationships: the time he has wasted on his rose makes her so important.
The fox, as his parting gift, shares his secret with the prince: “One can see rightly with the heart. What is essential (very important and necessary) is invisible (not be seen) to the eye. ” When the pilot shows his picture about the snake eating the elephant, adults only see it as a hat. Adults can’t see what’s inside the snake. What is on the surface is not what matters. This truth sets the little prince free. He decides to join his rose back on his planet.
Has he returned to his planet and his rose The ending exists in the imagination of every reader as well as the pilot. After all, it is a book with something for everyone.
____9____ is The Little Prince a book for everyone
Reasons Supporting details
A timeless tale ●The Little Prince remains a classic novel of all ____10____. ●The book talks about childhood and growing up. The pilot forgets he was ____11____ a child as he grows up. After a stay with the little prince in the desert, he finds the_____12_____part of himself.
A simple story with life ____13____ ●One only understands the things that one tames. It takes time to tame someone. What really matters to the prince is his ____14____ because he has“wasted” time on her. ●What is essential is invisible to the eye. Adults ____15____ the pilot’s picture for a hat because they can’t look beyond the surface. What matters is what’s ____16____. After learning the ____17____, the prince decides to return to his planet.
An open-ended story It allows the reader and the pilot to_____18_____ their endings of the book.
