Module 2 Amazing things>Unit 5 Encyclopaedias单元检测题及答案解析

Unit 5 Encyclopaedias单元检测题
(时间：60分钟；满分：100分)
一、听力部分（每小题1分，满分20分）
（一）听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。(句子听一遍)（每小题1分）
1. A. The Blue Danube. B. Johann Strauss. C. Rap music.
2. A. Vienna. B. Paris. C. London.
3. A. Yes, I don’t. B. Yes, I do. C. Yes, I have.
4. A. In Austria. B. A composer. C. In 1756.
5. A. That’s right. B. All right. C. That’s all right.
（二）听对话，选择正确答案。(对话听两遍)（每小题1分）
6. How long has the boy been in the school orchestra
A. Two years and a half. B. Half a year. C. Two years.
7. What is Sally’s job
A. She is a teacher. B. She is a composer. C. She is a musician.
8. Where did Mozart come from
A. Austria. B. Australia. C. France.
9. Who can play the guitar
A. Tom. B. Tom’s brother. C. Tom’s father.
10. What does Jack’s father like
A. Pop music. B. Beijing Opera. C. Classical music.
（三）听对话，选择最佳答案。(对话听两遍)（每小题1分）
听第一段对话，回答11～12小题。
11. Where are they talking？
A. In a school. B. In a shop. C. At a bus stop.
12. How much is the CD？
A. Seven dollars. B. Nine dollars. C. Ten dollars.
听第二段对话，回答13～15小题。
13. Mary is .
A. watching TV
B. reading a newspaper
C. listening to music
14. Jack will return the video player .
A. at the end of the week
B. next week
C. at the end of the month
15. Mary doesn’t allow Jack to touch her CDs, does she？
A. Yes, she does.
B. No, she doesn’t.
C. We don’t know.
（四）听短文，回答下列问题。(短文听两遍)（每小题1分）
16. Mozart was a famous ________ .
A. inventor B. scientist C. musician
17. When was Mozart born
A. On 17 January, 1765. B. On 27 January, 1756. C. On 7 January, 1756.
18. When he was ________ , he wrote his first piece of music.
A. 15 B. 25 C. 5
19. Mozart and his sister played music for ________ .
A. kings and queens
B. other important people
C. both A and B
20. Mozart died when he was ________ .
A. 35 B. 36 C. 55
二、单项填空（每小题1分，满分15 分）
21.（2015·天津）Basketball is so exciting that ________ people play it for fun.
A. million B. two millions C. million of D. millions of
22. Don’t look the ________ windows in class; we must listen to the teacher carefully.
A. out of B. out C. into D. up
23. —Who helped you clean the classroom yesterday
—________ . I did it all by myself.
A. Someone B. Anyone C. Nobody D. Everyone
24. —English isn’t as ________ as Chinese.
—Maybe, perhaps it’s just because Chinese is your native language.
A. easy B. easily C. easier D. easiest
25. She sings very well, because she has a good ________ .
A. voice B. noise C. sound D. face
26. This morning I ________ some new restaurants on the Internet for I wanted to take Mia to a nice restaurant for her birthday.
A. picked up B. looked up C. cleaned up D. gave up
27. Many students work hard to make their dreams _______ true.
A. come B. came C. comes D. to come
28. She used to in the morning, but now she is used to at night.
A. read; read B. read; reading C. reading; read D. reading; reading
29. — ________ is it from the village to your farm
—About 10 minutes’ walk.
A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How far
30. Look at the man over there. He is ________ uncle.
A. Jim’s and Tim’s B. Jim’s and Tim
C. Jim and Tim D. Jim and Tim’s
31. It is very important for us ________ English well.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned
32. —How many students usually walk to school in your class
—_____ students do because most of us live near our school.
A. A number of B. The number of C. A little D. A few
33. —Jack, could you help me when the train will leave
—I’m sorry, my computer doesn’t work.
A. look for B. find C. look out D. find out
34. The moonlight goes _____ the window and makes the room bright.
A. across B. through C. over D. in
35. Would you like ________ tea？
A. some B. any C. many D. a
三、完形填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
George Gershwin’s first song came out when he was just eighteen years old. During the next twenty years, until his death, he 36 more than five hundred songs.
Many of George Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical 37 performed in theaters in New York City. These comedies, with plenty of 38 , were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and the 1930s.
Many songs that George Gershwin wrote for musical plays and movies have been as 39 as ever. Over the years, they have been sung and played in 40 possible way—from jazz to country music.
George Gershwin 41 in 1937，just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. 42 all over the world reported his death on 43 front pages. Everyone mourned the death of the man and all the music he had written. George Gershwin is still regarded as 44 of America’s greatest composers（作曲家）. His works are still performed by many singers and groups. They are 45 performed more often than any other serious American composer’s.
36. A. found B. wrote C. sang D. acted
37. A. plays B. articles C. books D. magazines
38. A. actors B. theaters C. people D. songs
39. A. expensive B. beautiful C. popular D. interesting
40. A. every B. one C. some D. a certain
41. A. worked B. retired C. died D. became famous
42. A. TV programs B. Radio programs
C. Advertisements D. Newspapers
43. A. its B. their C. these D. whose
44. A. one B. some C. any D. none
45. A. hardly B. possibly C. once D. never
四、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Once there was a piano player in a bar（酒吧）. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
“I don’t sing,”said the man.
But the lady told the waiter,“I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”
The waiter shouted across the room,“Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent（天赋）he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no?name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
46. The lady asked the player to sing a song because .
A. she had paid him for this
B. she knew him very well
C. she wanted to have a change
D. she enjoyed his singing
47. Nat King Cole succeeded because .
A. the lady helped him a lot
B. he caught the chance
C. he continued to play in the bar
D. he stopped playing the piano
48. The words“sit on”in the passage probably mean“ ”.
A. fail to realize B. forget to use
C. try to develop D. manage to show
49. From the story we know if you have some talent, you should .
A. hide it and wait
B. ask others for help
C. pay no attention to it
D. work hard to improve yourself
50. Which could be the best title （标题） for the passage？
A. Sing in the Bar
B. Achieve Success in Life
C. Never Lose Heart
D. Find Your Hidden Talent
B
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunchtime. Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her CD or tape. Some of the money from these CDs or tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
51. kinds of music are mentioned（提到）in the passage.
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
52. When pop singers , they will become national stars.
A. make much money
B. make a CD or tape
C. are loved by all the young people
D. are wanted to sing on the radio
53. American students like according to the passage.
A. popular music B. folk music
C. western music D. country music
54. From the passage we know that country music is about the .
A. common life of Americans
B. country life and love stories
C. life of cowboys
D. school life in America
55. Which of the following is TRUE
A. None of the students in America like popular music.
B. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving.
C. Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.
D. Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go.
五、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词（每小题1分，满分5分）
56. Shakespeare was b________ in England in 1564.
57. The computer is p________ the most important invention of the 20th century.
58. I said“Good morning”to her, but she didn’t e________ look at me.
59. Edison was one of the most famous ________ （发明家）in the world.
60. I have never doubted about her ________ （能力）.
六、根据汉语意思完成句子（每小题2分，满分10分）
61.从这里到伦敦要花费多长时间
________ ________ does it take to get to London from here
62.放学之后，我们想要看电视。
We ________ ________ to watch TV after school.
63.我认识他已二十多年了。
I have known him for ________ ________ twenty years.
64.饭后去散步有好处。
It is good to ________ ________ ________ ________ after dinner.
65.如果你不想看到有更多的动物灭绝，从现在开始保护环境。
Start protecting the environment now if you don’t want to see more animals ________ ________ .
七、用方框中单词的适当形式完成短文。（每小题1分，满分5分）
ability however nobody include suddenly
Niccolo Paganini was one of the most famous violinists of his time. He began to play the violin at the age of seven and showed great musical 66 .
In 1813, Paganini performed a concert in Milan. It was a great success. 67 , he was still not very well known in Europe until a concert tour in August 1828. This tour 68
every major European city. In his performance, Paganini played the violin in a new way and made it“cry”. 69 had played the violin in this way before. He 70 surprised the world. People have now found out more about Paganini’s techniques. In fact, most of them are still very difficult even by today’s standards.
八、书面表达（满分15分）
你们班要举行一个关于音乐的主题班会，请你写一篇有关音乐的短文，词数在80左右。内容包括：
1.几乎每个人都喜欢音乐，人们可以通过演唱或演奏乐器来创作音乐；
2.男女老幼都欣赏音乐；
3.听好的音乐可激发人们奋发向上的精神。
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Unit 5 Encyclopaedias检测题听力原文及参考答案
听力材料
（一）听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。(句子听一遍)
1. Who’s your favorite composer, Lily
2. What’s the capital of Austria
3. You don’t like pop music, do you
4. When was Mozart born
5. The Danube is the river in Vienna.
（二）听对话，选择正确答案。(对话听两遍)
6. W: Are you playing in the school orchestra
M: Yes, I have been in it for two and a half years.
7. W: Is your sister Sally a musician
M: Yes. She liked music when she was young.
8. W: Mozart was an Australian, wasn’t he
M: No, he was an Austrian.
9. W: Can you play the guitar, Tom
M: No, but my brother can.
10. W:Jack’s father doesn’t like classical music, does he
M: No, he doesn’t like. He likes Beijing Opera.
（三）听对话，选择最佳答案。（对话听两遍）
听第一段对话，回答11～12小题。
W: Oh, look. There is Michael Jackson’s CD.
M: Oh, yeah.
W: Do you like it
M: Yes, I do. Michael Jackson’s music is loud and energetic.
W: It’s only 10 dollars. I’ll take it.
听第二段对话，回答13～15小题。
M: Mary, what are you doing now
W: I’m reading today’s newspaper. What’s up, Jack
M: May I borrow your video player
W: For how long
M: Until the end of the week.
W: OK. I guess that would be all right.
M: Thanks. I’ll give it back to you soon. By the way, have you got any CDs
W: Yes, they are over there. Help yourself!
M: It’s very kind of you.
（四）听短文，回答下列问题。（短文听两遍）
Mozart was a famous composer. He was one of the greatest composers in the history of music. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, on 27 January, 1756. Mozart and his sister were both good at music.
Mozart began to play the piano when he was three. He liked music very much and his father never had to tell him to practise. He wrote his first piece of music at the age of five. Later, he and his sister travelled all over the Europe with their father. They played music for kings and queens and other important people.
Mozart had a very short life. He died when he was only 35, in 1791. Although he died young, Mozart left more than 600 musical works to the world. He was still composing shortly before he died.
1～5 BABCA 6～10 ACABB 11～15 BCBAA 16~20 CBCCA
21. D million意为“百万”，它通常有以下两种用法：一是million前面加基数词，表示确切的数字，如two million（两百万）；二是million加-s后再加介词of，表示不确切的数字，此时millions前不能加基数词。由上述用法可知A、B、C三项都应排除。millions of意为“数以百万计的”。故选D。
22. A 句意：在课堂上不要向窗外看，我们必须认真听老师讲课。look out of意为“向……外面看”，为固定短语，故选A。
23. C 问句句意：昨天谁帮助你打扫的教室？根据答语中的“I did it all by myself.(我自己打扫的。)”可知，没有人帮助“我”打扫教室。someone某人；anyone任何人；nobody没有人；everybody人人。故选C。
24. A as...as之间用形容词或副词的原级，排除C、D两项，在连系动词be之后应用形容词作表语。故选A。
25. A voice嗓音；noise嘈杂声；sound泛指一切声音；face脸。由前半句句意“她唱得很好”可知此处应填voice。
26. B pick up捡起；look up查找；clean up打扫干净；give up放弃。根据后句句意“因为我想带Mia到一家好餐馆过生日”可知，应该选looked up，表示“查找”新餐馆。故选B。
27. A make sb. do sth.意为“使某人做某事”。句意：许多学生努力学习，以使他们的梦想实现。故选A。
28.B used to do sth.意为“过去常常做某事”，为固定搭配，故排除C、D两项；结合选项可推知句意为：她过去常常在早上读书，但是现在她习惯于在晚上读书。be used to doing sth.意为“习惯于做某事”，为固定搭配，故选B。
29. D how often多久一次，常用来提问频率；how soon多久，常用来提问将来的时间；how long多长，常用来提问时间的长短或物体的长度；how far多远，常用来提问距离。根据句意可知是询问路程有多远，故选D。
30. D 句意：瞧那边那个人。他是_________叔叔。Jim’s and Tim’s表示吉姆和蒂姆各自的叔叔，后面要用复数名词；不存在Jim’s and Tim这种表达法；Jim and Tim不可直接作定语；Jim and Tim’s表示吉姆和蒂姆两人共同的叔叔，后用单数名词。故选D。
31. C It +be+adj.+for sb.+to do sth.意为“做某事对某人来说是……的”，为固定句式，故选C。
32. A “a number of+可数名词复数”意为“大量的……”，作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式；“the number of+可数名词复数形式”意为“……的数目”，作主语时谓语动词为单数形式；由答语中的do为原形可排除B项；a little“几个”，后接不可数名词；a few“几个”，后接可数名词复数，由students为可数名词的复数可排除C；由答语中的原因状语从句句意“因为我们大部分学生住在学校附近”可知主句意为：许多学生步行上学。故选A。
33. D 结合选项可知问句意为：杰克，你能帮我查明火车何时离开吗？“查明，弄清楚”应用find out。故选D。
34. B across意为“(从物体表面)穿过”；through意为“(从物体内部)穿过”；over表示“在……正上方”；in表示“在……内部”。“月光穿过窗户”是从窗户的内部穿过，应用through，故选B。
35. A tea是不可数名词，不能用many或a修饰；该句型是向对方提供建议，因此用some。
36. B 由后文可知，George Gershwin“写”了许多首歌曲。
37. A 由后面“performed in theaters”可知George Gershwin最初为音乐剧写歌曲。
38. D 带有大量歌曲的喜剧在当时是一种流行的娱乐形式。
39. C 由句意可知此处应填popular。
40. A 此处讲George所写的歌曲如何受欢迎——它们以每种可能的方式——从爵士乐到乡村音乐——被人们去唱或演奏。
41. C 从后文可知George于1937年“去世”，故用died。
42. D 全世界的报纸都在头版新闻中报道了他去世的消息。
43. B newspapers为复数，所以此处用their与之对应。
44. A one of...意为“……之一”。
45. B 此处表示可能性，故用possibly。
46. C 由第三段“But the lady told the waiter，’I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing！’”可知，这位女士已厌烦了听钢琴演奏，因此她想让钢琴演奏者唱歌，故选C。
47. B 由第六段中的“But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and...（但是一旦他偶然发现他能唱得好，他就继续努力工作并且……）”可知，Nat King Cole 的成功是因为他抓住了机会，故选B。
48. A 本文中sit on相当于fail to realize，意为“没有意识到”。文中最后一句意为“此外，如果你没有意识到你的天赋，你也许根本不会成功”。
49. D 由最后一段中的“With hard work, most skills can be improved.”可知，如果你有某种天赋，你就应该努力工作来提高自己。故选D。
50. D 通读全文知，本文主要讲述了要善于发现自己的天赋并能最大限度地发挥它，故本题选D，意为“找出你隐藏的天赋”。
51. B 通读全文可知，文章共提到了pop or popular music，folk music，western or country music这三种音乐。
52. C 由文章第三段中的“Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.”可知，应选C。
53. A 由文章第一段中的“Popular music in America is what every student likes.”可知答案。
54. B 由文章第四段中的“Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.”到最后可知答案。
55. B 由文章第一段中的“Students with cars buy large speakers and play music loudly as they drive on the street.”可知答案。
56. born 57. perhaps 58. even 59. inventors 60. ability
61. How long 62. would like 63. more than 64. go for a walk 65. die out
66. ability 67. However 68. included 69. Nobody 70. suddenly
One possible version:
Music
Almost everyone likes music. Everybody can make sounds in a way, by singing or playing a musical instrument. There are so many kinds of music for you to enjoy.Some excellent music will greatly interest you.
In different ways, music can be enjoyed by the old and the young, men and women. In our modern world, radios and televisions supply us with all kinds of music, making people happy or sad.
Listening to good music will promote your fighting spirit, encourage you to make progress and achieve great success.