Module 12 Western music
Unit 3 Language in use
一、单项选择
1. —The music is wonderful. ________ it
—Beethoven wrote it.
A. Who did write B. When did he write
C. Who wrote D. Why he wrote
2. —Which do you prefer, traditional Western music ________ pop music
—Pop music.
A. but B. as. C. or D. from
3. —________ fine weather it is!
—Yes. Look! ________ many people are walking around the park.
A. What; So B. How; So C. How; Such D. What a; So
4. —What made you so ________
—I didn’t pass the English exam.
A. happy B. sad C. happily D. sadly
5. —I enjoy listening to music in my spare time.
—________. It makes me relaxed.
A. Me too B. So I do C. Me neither D. I too
二、完形填空
We need to relax after hard work. Listening to or __1___ the music is a good way to relax.
Different people like different kinds of music. Some young people like rock music __2___ they think it’s exciting. But some people don’t like ___3__ music. They think ___4__ in it are too noisy. They like classical music written by famous ___5_ such as Mozart and Strauss. They wrote many pieces of __6__ music.
Some people like listening to beautiful songs or music, __7___ enjoy playing the piano, the guitar, or the ___8___. Some people are good at singing because they have sweet ___9__. They believe singing can make them happy, even very famous.
No matter (无论) what kind of music you like, it can help you ___10___.
1. A. learning B. searching C. playing D. checking
2. A. but B. so C. or D. because
3. A. pop B. rock C. famous D. Western
4. A. operas B. drums C. pictures D. colours
5. A. musicians B. teachers C. writers D. actors
6. A. sad B. bad C. perfect D. polite
7. A. the other B. others C. another D. other
8. A. light B. boat C. camera D. violin
9. A. noise B. hands C. voices D. teeth
10. A. relax B. sleep C. change D. return
三、阅读理解
Frederic Chopin was born in March, 1810, in Poland. He was one of the greatest musicians (音乐家) in the world. In 1831, when he went to Paris, he was still a young man. People in Paris didn’t know him but he could play the piano very well.
At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian pianist (钢琴家) Franz Liszt. One evening, at a concert (音乐会), Liszt went to the piano and the people shouted. When all the lights went out, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was very beautiful, and the listeners all enjoyed it very much. They kept praising (赞美) the pianist.
Suddenly, all the lights were on when the music was over. And there stood a young man. But he was not the famous Franz Liszt. He was Frederic Chopin.
Liszt planned to do that. When the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. With the help of Liszt and his own talent (才能), Chopin soon became famous.
1. Chopin was a(n) ________.
A. Polish musician B. French musician
C. English musician D. Hungarian musician
2. When Chopin went to Paris, ________.
A. he was famous B. he was young
C. people in Paris didn’t like him D. he couldn’t play the piano
3. From the passage we know that ________ made the plan.
A. Franz Liszt B. Frederic Chopin
C. Chopin’s father D. the audience of the concert
4. Chopin soon became famous because of ________.
A. the concert B. the help of Liszt
C. his own talent D. B and C
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT right
A. Chopin was Franz Listz’s student.
B. In 1831, people in Paris liked Franz Liszt very much.
C. At the concert, Chopin took Liszt’s place and played the piano.
D. Chopin was a great musician in the world.
参考答案与解析
一、单项选择
1. C
【解析】句意:——这音乐是精彩的。谁谱写的?——贝多芬写的它。
考查特殊疑问句。Who did write谁的确写了它,表示强调;When did he write 他什么时候写的它;Who wrote谁写的它;Why he wrote他为什么写。根据回答贝多芬写的它,可知询问写音乐的人,用疑问词who,后面直接跟动词过去式wrote,故选C。
2. C
【解析】句意:——传统的西方音乐与流行音乐,你更喜欢哪一个?——流行音乐。考查选择疑问句。A. but 但是;B. as由于;如同,像……一样。C. or 或者;D. from从。根据句意和语境可知选C。
3. A
【解析】句意:——多好的天气啊!——是的。看!这么多人在公园里散步。根据fine weather it is!可知这里考查了感叹句,本句的中心词是weather,它是一个不可数名词,fine是一个形容词,在这里修饰weather,根据What+形容词+可数名词复数/不可数名词+主语+谓语!可知,这里应该用what,故排除B、C、和D;再根据many people are walking around the park中的 many是个形容词,可知前面应该用so修饰,故答案选A。
4. B
【解析】句意:——什么使你那么难过?——我英语考试没有及格。
考查形容词和语境辨析。happy高兴的;sad难过的,是形容词,在句中作宾语补足语;happily幸福地,是副词,C不对;sadly难过地,是副词,修饰动词,不能作宾语补足语,D不正确。根据后一句我没有通过英语考试,可知这让我感到难过。句型“make+ sb.+adj.”中形容词作宾语补足语,说明宾语的状态,故选B。
5. A
【解析】句意:—我喜欢在空闲时间听音乐。—我也是。那使我放松。
考查特殊句式用法。Me too我也一样;So I do我真的做了,用于强调句;Me neither我也不,用于否定句;I too我也,代词不用主格,该项属于错误的。根据后一句它使我轻松可知,我也喜欢,延续前面的信息,故选A。
二、完形填空
【解析】当我们工作后劳累时,音乐能使我们放松,不同的人喜欢不同的音乐。年轻人喜欢摇滚乐,著名音乐家写的完美的古典乐令人喜欢,无论喜欢哪种音乐,都能让我们放松。
1. C
句意:听或者学习音乐是一个放松的好办法 。
考查动名词和语境辨析。learning学习;searching搜索;playing演奏;checking检查。根据常识可知,人们通常演奏音乐,故选C。
2. D
句意:一些年轻人喜欢摇滚乐因为他们认为那是激动人心的。
考查连词和语境辨析。but但是;so所以;or或者;because因为。根据句意可知,空格后面是喜欢摇滚乐的原因,所以用连词because引导原因状语从句,故选D。
3. B
句意:可有些人不喜欢摇滚乐。
考查形容词和语境辨析。pop流行的;rock摇滚的;famous著名的;Western西方的。上下文谈论的是摇滚乐,这里是转折,表示人们不喜欢摇滚乐,故选B。
4. B
句意:他们认为摇滚乐里面的鼓音太嘈杂了。
考查名词和语境辨析。operas歌剧;drums鼓声;pictures图片;colours色彩。根据常识吵闹的是鼓乐,故选B。
5. A
句意:他们喜欢一些像莫扎特和施特劳斯的著名音乐家写的古典音乐。
考查名词和语境辨析。musicians音乐家;teachers教师;writers作家;actors演员。写音乐的是著名的音乐家,故选A。
6. C
句意:他们谱写了很多首音乐。
考查形容词和语境辨析。sad悲伤的;bad坏的;perfect完美的;polite有礼貌的。上文提到人们喜欢他们写的音乐,可知是完美的音乐,故选C。
7. B
句意:一些人爱听优美的歌曲和音乐,另一些人演奏钢琴、吉他或者小提琴。
考查不定代词用法。the other另一个;others另一些;another另外的;other另外的,其他的。固定短语some … others …意为一些……另一些,根据句首的some可知这里用others,故选B。
8. D
句意:……另一些人演奏钢琴、吉他或者拉小提琴。
考查名词和语境辨析。light灯,光线;boat小舟;camera照相机;violin小提琴。该句说的是演奏的是乐器,the后跟乐器名词,故选D。
9. C
句意:有些人善于唱歌因为他们有好的嗓音。
考查名词和语境辨析。noise噪音;hands手;voices嗓音;teeth牙齿。根据生活常识可知,唱歌的人有优美的嗓音,故选C。
10. A
句意:无论你喜欢哪种音乐,它都会让你轻松。
考查形容词和语境辨析。relax放松;sleep睡觉;change改变;return返回。根据短文第一段第2句可知,音乐能让我们放松,故选A。
三、阅读理解
【解析】本文是记叙文。弗雷德里克·肖邦出生于波兰,是世界上最伟大的音乐家之一。在巴黎的一场音乐会上,著名匈牙利音乐家李斯特给他制造了一个表演的机会,他用出色的才能完成了音乐,从此闻名世界,人们非常喜欢他演奏的音乐。
1. A
细节理解题。根据短文第一段第1句“Frederic Chopin was born in March, 1810, in Poland.”可知,Chopin是一名波兰音乐家,故选A。
2. B
细节理解题。根据第一段第3句“In 1831, when he went to Paris, he was still a young man.”可知,他在1831年去巴黎时,还是年轻人,故选B。
3. A
细节理解题。根据第四段第1句“Liszt planned to do that.”可知,李斯特策划了整个过程,故选A。
4. D
细节理解题。根据短文最后一句“With the help of Liszt and his own talent (才能), Chopin soon became famous.”可知,在这次音乐会上,在李斯特的帮助下,加上他自己的才能,Chopin很快出名,肖邦出名的原因是李斯特的帮助和他的才能,包含B和C的两方面,故选D。
5. A
细节理解题。根据第二段第1句可知,人们那时候非常喜欢李斯特演奏的音乐,所以B叙述符合短文;第四段“Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place.”可知Chopin在音乐会上代替了李斯特演奏钢琴,C项叙述符合短文;根据第四段最后一句可知Chopin是有名的音乐家,D项符合短文。只有A项的他是李斯特的学生和短文的内容不符合,故选A。
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