Module 12 Western music 同步话题拓展阅读 2023-2024学年外研版七年级英语下册（含答案）

2023—2024学年外研版英语七年级下册
同步话题拓展阅读（For Module 12）
I.阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Are you interested in country music I like it very much! It will take me away for a while after I am tired. The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.
Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings. It’s the spirit(精神) of America, easy to understand, slow and simple.
Country music developed(发展) in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love, crops or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard, so the words in country music are often sad. At first, people played country songs on the radio, and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is famous and people still play it today.
1. Country music is usually about ________.
A. everyday life and feelings B. farmers’ feelings
C. the lives of workers D. the lives of school
2. Country music developed ________.
A. in John Denver’s city B. in the Southern United States
C. in the Northern United States D. in the southern China
3. People began to make country song records ________.
A. in the 1920s B. in 1920 C. in the 1970s D. in the 1980s
4. Why did Country music become popular in America
A. Because city people liked the music.
B. Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.
C. Because country music talked about city people’s lives.
D. Because country music talked about the school life.
5. Who is famous for the song “Take Me Home, Country Roads”
A. A farmer in the countryside. B. A person who moved to towns.
C. John Denver. D. Jackie Chan
II. 短文还原
My name is Lucy. If someone asks me: “ 1 ” I’m sure I will answer him or her: “Of course, I do,” because I think music is an important part of our lives.
2 For me, I like rock music because it’s so exciting. And my favorite rock hand, the “Foxy Ladies”(酷妹) is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music(爵士乐). 3
“I like dance music and rock very much,” says my brother, “because they are amazing.”
But my mother thinks rock is boring. she says, “I like some relaxing（轻松的）music,” 4
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. Different people have different ideas about music.
B. That’s why she likes country music, I think.
C. Do you like music
D. Do you know any musicians
E. She thinks jazz is really cool.
III.完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Do you know Mozart Probably. He is a famous 1 .
Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 and died in 1791. When he was very young, his father often 2 him around many different countries to play music for a lot of people. But some people didn’t believe that a little 3 could write so beautiful music. They asked Mozart to stay in a room by himself 4 a week. And someone 5 the room all the time. In that 6 , he finished a new piece of music. 7 that, people believed this little boy could write 8 music. During his 9 life, Mozart studied, taught ,wrote and played music. Though he didn’t have much money, his music made himself happy. And for more than 200 years his music has made others happy, 10 .
1.A. doctor B. teacher C. poet D. musician
2. A. took B. brought C. carried D. told
3. A. boy B. girl C. student D. bird
4. A. in B. of C. for D. from
5. A. saw B. watched C. looked D. listened
6. A. day B. year C. week D. month
7. A. Before B. After C. About D. With
8. A. beautiful B. sad C. worried D. fresh
9. A. long B. short C. lively D. rich
10. A. as well B. either C. too D. also
IV.词汇运用
阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。
An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and 1 (stay) with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes(画笔) and painted till evening. When it
2 (get) dark he went back to the farm and 3 (have) a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he would like 4 (give) some money to the farmer, but the farmer said," No, I don’t want 5 (some) money. But give me one of your 6 (picture). What’s money In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here."
The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for 7 (say) such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered," It’s not that. I 1 (have) a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show 9 (he) your picture, and he
10 (not want) to be an artist any more, I think."
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
V.阅读表达
阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。
Lucy sent a QQ message on her phone on Sunday evening. It read, “What a boring weekend! I stayed at home for two days. Tomorrow is Monday. And I don’t want to go to school. Tell me you did this weekend.”
Soon, she got two answers.
Bob: “I went to a farm and picked strawberries with Jenny. We had a lot of fun. Don’t envy (羡慕) us too much! I brought some strawberries back for you. I’ll take them to you tomorrow.”
Maria: “I had a really busy weekend — cleaning the house on Saturday, and helping my brother with his maths homework on Sunday. I feel so tired now.”
1. Where was Lucy at the weekend (根据短文内容回答问题)
2. What did Bob do (根据短文内容回答问题)
3. 在文中空白处填入一个适当的短语。
4. 将文中划线的句子译成汉语。
5. 给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
参考答案
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IV.1.stayed 2.got 3.had 4.to give 5.any 6.pictures 7.saying 8.have 9.him 10.won’t want
V. 1. She stayed at home. 2. He went to a farm and picked strawberries with Jenny. 3. what 4. 我给你带回一些草莓。5. The weekend activities