Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.
第五课时 Section B(2a-2e)
基础训练
I.根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1. It's our turn to (表演)the show. Don't be nervous.
2. It's a (遗憾)that he missed my birthday party last weekend.
3. Their choices can usually (反映)their hopes and interests.
4. After the nurse cleaned the (伤口),he felt much better.
5. She is a (能手) of chess.
6.-What happened to Jack
-He fell off his bike and had a (疼痛) in his leg.
7. Wu Wei, a young artist, has received high (赞扬) from the art community for this sculptures.
Ⅱ.用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. The young girl's (beautiful) drew many people's attention.
2. The death of her son brings her endless (sad).
3. He learned a lot from the (pain)experiences in his early days.
4. At first, we didn't think it was a (move)movie.
5. The children (perform)a dance for the old people at Old People's Home.
Ⅲ.根据句意填空,每空一词。
1. There are about two hundred students total on the playground.
2. I am sure Cindy will be able to find the hotel-she has a pretty good
of direction.
3. It's a that I'm too busy to take part in their party.
4. Abing's father taught him to play many musical instruments, such
the drums, dizi and erhu.
5. When you meet a new word, you can it up in a dictionary.
Ⅳ.根据汉语意思完成句子。
1.很遗憾,他错失了那个机会。
he missed the chance.
2.他上个月共读了两本书。
He read two books last month.
3.她边看这部悲伤的电影边哭。
She cried the sad movie as she watched it.
4.如果你用这种方法工作,你很快就能完成这个任务。
You can finish the task if you work .
5.到上学期结束的时候,他能够说一些英语了。
last term,he could speak a little English.
能力提升
V.阅读理解。
By the time Rihanna was seventeen, she had released her first album(专辑) and had an international hit with her first single(单曲) Pon de Replay.
Rihanna was born in Barbados in 1988. She grew up there with her two younger brothers. As a child,she loved singing. She formed her first group with two friends when she was just fifteen. In 2004 her friends introduced the group to American record producer Evan Rogers, who was on holiday in Barbados.Rogers said Rihanna could be a big star in America,so she moved there to take up music at the age of 16.Rihanna lived with Rogers and his wife.
Later, she worked for Def Jam Recordings and started working on her first album, Music of the Sun. It came out in 2005 and got into the top ten.Over 69, 000 copies of the album were sold during the first week alone. It went on to sell over two million copies worldwide, and Rihanna quickly became a big star. Her second album, A Girl Like Me, came out a year later. In 2007, Rihanna released her third album,Good Girl Gone Bad. It had more dance music than the first two albums.
Rihanna sold more than fifteen million albums worldwide between 2005 and 2010. She also manages to find time for her charity work. She has performed in several concerts to raise money for charity. In 2006 she created her Believe Foundation to help sick children. She also took part in Gucci's activities to raise money for children in Africa.
( )1. What had Rihanna released before she was 17
A. An album but no singles.
B. A single but not an album.
C. An album and a single Pon de Replay.
D. Two albums and a single Pon de Replay.
( )2. Why did Rihanna move to America
A. To try to become a famous singer.
B. To form her first music group.
C. To meet the record producer Evan Rogers.
D. To record her album, A Girl Like Me with the help of Rogers.
( )3. Which of the following is TRUE about Rihanna's first album
A. Over two million copies were sold during the first week.
B. It sold 69,000 .copies in total.
C. It came out in 2006.
D. It made Rihanna become a big star soon.
( )4. What does the underlined word"It"refer to in the third paragraph
A. Pon de Replay. B. Music of the Sun.
C. Good Girl Gone Bad. D. A Girl Like Me.
( )5. From the last paragraph we know that Rihanna .
A. wants to start a charity to help sick children
B. has performed in several concerts to raise money for charity
C. sold five million albums worldwide between 2005 and 2010
D. is producing another album for her Believe Foundation
Ⅵ.完形填空。
Erquan Yingyue was written 1 Abing, a folk musician 2 was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893.His mother died 3 he was very young. Abing's father taught him4many musical instruments, 5 the drums, dizi and erhu, and by age 17, Abing was known 6 his musical ability. However,after his father died, Abing's life grew 7 .He was very poor. Not only that, he developed a 8 illness and became blind. For several years, he had no home. He lived on the streets and played music to make money.Even after Abing got 9 and had a home again,he continued to sing and play on the streets. He 10 in this way for many years.
Abing played music that could touch the 11 of people. When we listen to his music, we can sense 12 the beauty and sadness in it. It makes us think 13 the wounds and pain that we have experienced in the past. By the end of his life, he could 14 over 600 pieces of music. He wrote many of them himself. It is a pity that only six pieces of music 15 total were recorded for the future world to hear, but his popularity continues to this day.
( )1. A. in B.by C.for D. with
( )2.A.who B. when C. whose D. which
( )3.A.when B. who C.which D. what
( )4.A.play B.played C. to play D. playing
( )5.A. for example B. such as C.such D. as well
( )6. A. as B.for C. of D. to
( )7.A.bad B. badly C. worse D.worst
( )8.A. heavy B. serious C.strong D. careless
( )9.A. married B. marry C. marries D.marrying
( )10.A. perform B. performed C. performing D. performs
( )11.A.hearts B.heart C. hand D. hands
( )12. A. both B. each C. either D. neither
( )13.A.over B. up C. out D. about
( )14.A.plays B.play C. playing D. played
( )15. A. in B.at C. on D. of
Ⅷ.语篇填空。
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
recall, continue, pain, piece, total, lifetime, master,pity,treasure,he
Abing's amazing musical skills made him very popular during his 1 . By the end of his life, he could play 600 2 of music. Many of these were written by Abing 3 .It is a 4 that only six pieces of music in 5 were recorded for the future world to hear, but his popularity 6 to this day. Today, Abing's Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the great erhu 7 play and praise. It has become one of China's national 8 .Its sad beauty not only paints a picture of Abing's own life but also makes people 9 their deepest wounds from their own sad or 10 experiences.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. .
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. .
参考答案
I.1. perform 2. pity 3. reflect 4. wound 5. master 6.pain 7.praise
II.1.beauty 2. sadness 3. painful 4. moving 5.performed
III. 1. in 2. sense 3. pity 4. as 5.look
IV. 1. It's a pity that 2. in total 3. along with 4. in this way
5. By the end of
V. 1~5 CADCB
VI.1~5 BAACB 6~10 BCBAB 11~15 AADBA
VII. 1. lifetime 2. pieces 3.himself 4. pity 5. total 6. continues
7. masters 8. treasures 9. recall 10. painful