Module 12 Western music
Unit 1 It’s so beautiful!
A组 基础知识
一、根据音标写单词
1. /rk/ 2. /baI/
3. /b??θ/ 4. /?ppj?l?/
5. /?west?n/
二、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1． He told a very （生动的） story about his life in Africa.
2． It’s too （吵闹的） here. Let’s go somewhere quiet.
3． He knows a lot about （西方） cu-lture.
4． When you do silent reading（默读）, you do not make any （声音）．
5． I can play the （鼓）, but I can’t play them very well.
6． I like the song because it sounds （轻快的）．
7． Can you play the （小提琴）?
8． They want to watch the （歌剧）．
9． I （相信） that you can do it very well.
10． I want to know more about （现代的） history.
三、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. Do you know （something） about him?
2. Rock music is so （noise）. I don’t like it.
3. Mr Wang is our English teacher, and he likes （west） classical music.
4. （not play） the drums, please. My son is sleeping.
5. Beijing Opera is （difference） from pop music.
四、句型转换
1. Lingling comes from China,
? （完成反意疑问句）
2. I like rock music. （用light music改为选择疑问句）
you like rock music light music?
3. Mrs Yang is a beautiful teacher. （改为感叹句）
beautiful teacher Mrs Yang is!
4. You must tell him the news, Mary. （改为祈使句）
the news, Mary.
5. My brother enjoys rock music. （对画线部分提问）
music your brother enjoy?
B组 能力提升
一、完形填空
Elvis Presley was one of the most popular American 1 . He made the Rock & Roll music popular around the world. He 2 millions of records（唱片） and made many successful films. He sang so well and was 3 the King of Rock & Roll.
Elvis Presley was born 4 a poor family in 1935. 5 he was very young, his parents often took him to church. He learned to sing in church. In 1955, Elvis 6 some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and Western music, but it 7 a little like blues.
Later on, Elvis met his manager, Tom Parker. Tom Parker helped him 8 concerts. He also made new records for Elvis. Soon Elvis became 9 . Then Elvis went to Hollywood and began to play roles in films.
But unluckily, he died at the 10 of 42 because of his poor health.
（ ）1. A. singers B. writers C. musicians D. composers
（ ）2. A. buy B. sell C. bought D. sold
（ ）3. A. call B. called C. to call D. calling
（ ）4. A. at B. of C. with D. into
（ ）5. A. When B. Before C. Till D. Because
（ ）6. A. wrote B. sang C. recorded D. made
（ ）7. A. looked B. felt C. tasted D. sounded
（ ）8. A. buy B. send C. give D. take
（ ）9. A. angry B. serious C. famous D. strange
（ ）10. A. time B. year C. age D. number
二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
sound noise believe both by
1. Is the book Lu Xun or Mo Yan?
2. Daming thinks the drums in rock music are too .
3. Tony doesn’t that Daming doesn’t like rock music.
4. Betty likes traditional Western music and pop music.
5. Tony thinks the of Beijing Opera is very different from other music.
三、根据短文内容及汉语提示完成短文
The piece of music is called The Blue Danube. It’s 1 （西方的） music. The beautiful music is 2 （由……创作） Strauss, one of the greatest musicians all over the world, who was 3 （出生） in Vienna, the capital of Austria. The Danube is a river in Europe. It goes 4 （穿越） Vienna. The name of the music comes from it.
Betty is interested in both 5 （传统的） Western music and 6 （流行的） music. Lingling enjoys listening to pop music and she also likes Beijing 7 （歌剧）. She thinks Beijing Opera has fantastic 8 （声音）. It’s different from the other kinds of music. Tony likes rock music. But
Daming thinks it’s too 9 （嘈杂的） and it doesn’t give him a break. He 10 （意思是） this kind of music is too fast.
What kind of music do you like? Talk about it with your classmates.
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于2个单词）。
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small 1 （radio） with earphones and listen to music before class, 2 class, and at lunch. Adult drivers listen to the music on the car radio as they drive 3 （work）. They 4 listen to the news about sports, the weather and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes 5 （be） music. Music is so popular,
6 it?
Pop music 7 （sing） make much money. They make CDs or tapes which radio stations in many places broadcast. Young people buy the tapes of 8 （they） own favourite singer. Some of the money from these tapes9 （come） to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him 10 her. Now the singer has become a pop star.
五、任务型阅读
将下列Ⅱ栏中的作者与Ⅰ栏中的乐曲进行匹配。
Ⅰ
（ ）1. The Moonlight Sonata （《月光曲》）
（ ）2. Yellow River Cantata （《黄河大合唱》）
（ ）3. The Blue Danube （《蓝色多瑙河》）
（ ）4. Farewell （《再见》）
（ ）5. Die Zauberflote （《魔笛》）
Ⅱ
A. Haydn
B. Mozart
C. Beethoven
D. Strauss
E. Xian Xinghai
参 考 答 案
Module 12
Unit 1
【A组 基础知识】
一、1. rock 2. by 3. both 4. popular 5. Western
二、1. lively 2. noisy 3. Western 4. sounds 5.drums
6. lively 7. violin 8. opera 9. believe 10. modern
三、1. anything 2. noisy 3. Western 4. Don’t play 5. different
四、1. doesn’t she 2. Do, or 3. What a 4. Tell him 5. Which/What, does
【B组 能力提升】
一、1—5. ADBDA 6—10. CDCCC
二、1. by 2. noisy 3. believe 4. both 5. sound
三、1. Western 2. by 3. born 4. through 5.traditional
6. pop 7. Opera 8. voice 9. noisy 10. means
四、1. radios 2. after 3. to work 4. also 5. are
6. isn’t 7. singers 8. their 9. comes 10. or
五、1—5. CEDAB
Unit 2 Vienna is the centre of European classical music.
A组 基础知识
一、根据音标写单词
1. /s?d/ 2. /?mju?zIk/
3. /?sent?? ri/ 4. /?pз?fIkt/
5. /?j??r??pi??n/
二、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1． He’s one of the famous （音乐家）．
2． She is my （年长的） sister, and she often looks after me.
3． He’s a （作曲家） of pop music. I like his music a lot.
4． I love country music and some of the （古典的） music.
5． There isn’t enough food in some （贫穷的） areas.
三、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. He came back home early （cook） supper for his son.
2. What about （play） football after class?
3. Do you like （Europe） modern music?
4. The Smiths （be） here in two minutes.
5. We all know a Chinese soldier （call） Lei Feng.
6. Mozart was one of the most famous （music） in the world.
7. He was born in 1756, and （die） in 1791.
8. Strauss was （young） than Mozart.
9. Lingling likes （listen） to pop music.
10. The song made those young men （success） in 2012.
四、句型转换
1． The girl began to learn English at the age of five. （改为同义句）
The girl began to learn English she five years old.
2． She can speak both Chinese and English. （改为同义句）
She can speak Chinese English.
3． Lisa is two years younger than him. （改为同义句）
He is two years Lisa.
4. Do you like apples? （用bananas改为选择疑问句）
?
5． （上海中考）Our journey to Britain last summer was wonderful. （改为感叹句）
our journey to Britain last summer was!
B组 能力提升
一、完形填空
Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first 1 lesson. Robby said it was 2 mother’s dream to hear him 3 the piano. So I took him 4 my student.
Robby tried very hard, 5 he was not good at music. He learnt hard and 6 the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say, “My mum is going to hear me play one day.” But it seemed 7 to make his dream 8 . He didn’t have a talent for music.
One day, Robby 9 coming to our lessons. He told me that his mum was sick and 10 to take him to piano lessons, but he was still 11 . He told me he wanted to 12 my concert and I agreed.
The night of the concert came. The high school gym was filled with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then Robby came up on the stage, and began to play the piano.
He played 13 well!Everyone was on their feet, clapping（鼓掌） excitedly. In tears, I ran up on the stage, “Oh, Robby! 14 did you do it?”
“Well, Miss Green, do you remember I told you my mum was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and died this morning. And well...she was born deaf, so tonight was the best time for 15 to hear me play the piano. I wanted to make it special.”
（ ）1. A. football B. piano C. drum D. dance
（ ）2. A. his B. he C. him D. himself
（ ）3. A. play B. plays C. playing D. played
（ ）4. A. with B. for C. in D. as
（ ）5. A. and B. but C. or D. so
（ ）6. A. in B. by C. to D. at
（ ）7. A. hard B. easy C. possible D. cool
（ ）8. A. come true B. come back C. take place D. work out
（ ）9. A. began B. finished C. stopped D. started
（ ）10. A. unable B. able C. can D. may
（ ）11. A. looking B. waiting C. practising D. shouting
（ ）12. A. take part in B. taking part in C. takes part in D. took part in
（ ）13. A. so B. such C. even D. too
（ ）14. A. Why B. How C. What D. When
（ ）15. A. they B. he C. her D. we
二、根据短文内容及汉语提示完成短文
Franz Schubert（弗朗兹·舒伯特） was a famous 1 （音乐家） in the world. But he was very 2 （贫穷的） and often had nothing to eat.
One day he was very 3 （饥饿的） and went to a small restaurant, hoping he might meet some friends there to 4 （借） some money. He looked 5 （环绕） the restaurant but found nobody. Then his eyes fell on a 6 （张） of paper on one of the tables. On it was a short poem. He read the poem and liked it very much. So he sat down and 7 （开始） to write a piece of music for the poem. Then he 8 （带） his work to the owner of the restaurant. He only received a dish of beef and potatoes for it.
Thirty years after his death, this music of the poem 9 （由……创作） Schubert was worth 40,000 francs. It was played in many big theatres and all the people loved it. Schubert became 10 （著名的） all over the world.
三、语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于2个单词）。
Do you like playing the piano? Now there is a programme in Sydney 1 （call） “Play Me, I’m Yours”. People can play 2 piano in many places for free. As well as3 （let） people enjoy beautiful music, the programme also helps them talk with each4 .
People have placed thirty pianos in different5 （part） of the city. People can6 （clean） the words “Play Me, I’m Yours” on each 7 （piano）. People can play music or sing 8 （song） with the piano. Many people stop to watch or play happily.
Now lots of people 9 （sit） in front of computers and busy with 10 （they） work all day and they have no time to enjoy music. So the programme is to help them relax and make new friends.
四、任务型阅读
Jazz, a type of music, is one of the art forms. It started in the United States. Black Americans, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz.
Jazz is a mixture of African music, work songs, slave songs and religious（宗教的） music. Improvisation（即兴表演） is an important part of jazz. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different every time it is played.
Many jazz bands appeared in the late 1800s. They played jazz in bars and clubs in many towns and cities, especially in New Orleans. New Orleans is an international city and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to enjoy jazz.
Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could listen to jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls. Today, people from all over the world play jazz.
Jazz
Description（描述） of jazz
★It’s a mixture of African music, work songs, 1 and religious music.
★An 2 part of jazz is improvisation.
About jazz bands
★Many jazz bands appeared in the late 1800s.
★They played jazz in bars and clubs in many 3 .
Becoming popular
★By 4 , jazz was popular in the US.
★By the 1940s, you could listen to jazz in clubs, bars and 5 .
★Now, people from all over the world play jazz.
参 考 答 案
Unit 2
【A组 基础知识】
一、1. sad 2. music 3. century 4. perfect 5. European
二、1. musicians 2. elder 3. composer 4. classical 5. poor
三、1. to cook 2. playing 3. European 4. will be 5. called
6. musicians 7. died 8. younger 9. listening 10. successful
四、1. when, was 2. not only, but also 3. older than 4. Do you like apples or bananas
5. How wonderful
【B组 能力提升】
一、1—5. BAADB 6—10. DAACA 11—15. CAABC
二、1. musician 2. poor 3. hungry 4. borrow 5.around
6. piece 7. began 8. took 9. by 10. famous
三、1. called 2. the 3. letting 4. other 5. parts
6. clean 7. piano 8. songs 9. are sitting 10. their
四、1. slave songs 2. important 3. towns and cities 4. the 1920s 5. concert halls
Unit 3 Language in use
一、完形填空
Beethoven, a composer, was famous all over the world. He was born in Bonn, Germany 1 December 17th, 1770. His father was a singer, so Beethoven’s first 2 on the piano and the violin were from his father. He learnt so fast. He could give a concert 3 he was small.
In 1792 Beethoven went to Vienna. And he preferred 4 in the countryside in summer 5 he could enjoy the peaceful life there. He composed most of his music in Vienna and 6 left there.
Beethoven was poor all his life. As a musi-cian, he wasn’t 7 . He began to lose his hearing around 1800. However, he didn’t 8 composing music. Later he wrote his Ninth Sym-phony and some 9 piano sonatas. The Moon-light Sonata is one of them. He 10 on March 26th, 1827.
（ ）1. A. in B. at C. on D. of
（ ）2. A. music B. jazz C. lessons D. class
（ ）3. A. when B. what C. where D. why
（ ）4. A. stay B. stayed C. to stay D. stays
（ ）5. A. so B. because C. or D. but
（ ）6. A. never B. no C. all D. not
（ ）7. A. excellent B. good C. lucky D. unlucky
（ ）8. A. keep B. go on C. stop D. stop on
（ ）9. A. more B. many C. much D. his
（ ）10. A. die B. died C. dies D. dead
二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
perfect old through century voice
1. A clear river goes my town.
2. The girl’s is so beautiful!She wants to be a singer.
3. Do you know which the music came from?
4. The music is and I like it a lot.
5. The boy in a white shirt over there is my brother.
三、根据短文内容及汉语提示完成短文
Jack Johnson is a 1 （受欢迎的） singer-songwriter in the world. He was born2 （在） May 18th, 1975 in Hawaii. When he was young, he had an 3 （兴趣） in surfing, but an accident
4 （改变） his life. He started to practise 5 （演奏） the guitar in the hospital. After he entered the university, he wrote songs and 6 （唱） songs for his teachers and friends. His7 （第一） music album came out in 2001. Later, Jack had lots of 8 （音乐会） in and out of America. He became famous all over the world. Jack is 9 （成功的）. His music makes you feel like lying on the beach 10 （享受） the warm sunshine. In his songs we can find his secret of success.
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于2个单词）。
Do you know the famous pop singer, Han Geng? He 1 born on February 9th, 1984.
In fact, he is 2 （real） a handsome boy. He is 181cm 3 . He can dance,4 （sing） and do a little kung fu.
He is in the famous group—Super Junior. I think he sings best. He is my favourite 5 （sing）. He not only loves singing and dancing very much but 6 can dance 56 kinds of dances. And he also plays in the movies very 7 （good）.
He loves the stage very much and he loves his fans very much too. Everyone who knows8 （he） says he is really a kind boy. His best friend is Kim Heechul, who also belongs to（属于） Super Junior. They are the best 9 （friend） in the group.
He is 10 a good boy that we all love him. Do you like him?
五、书面表达
【话题呈现】
本模块以“西方音乐”为话题，介绍了一些举世闻名的音乐家。这是学生感兴趣的话题，也是中考的常考点。通过本模块的学习，学生不仅对音乐有所了解，还会增强对音乐的兴趣。
【佳句荟萃】
①What beautiful music!
多么美妙的音乐呀！
②His dance music made him famous all around Europe.
他的舞曲使他闻名于全欧洲。
③Do you like classical music or pop music?
你喜欢古典音乐还是流行音乐？
④He wants to be a musician in the future.
他将来想成为一名音乐家。
⑤He played not only the piano but also the violin. 他不仅弹钢琴还拉小提琴。
⑥This is Western music, isn’t it?
这是西方音乐，对吗？
⑦It’s so beautiful!真美妙动听啊！
⑧I also like Beijing Opera. Listen to this fantastic voice. 我还喜欢京剧，听这神奇的唱腔。
⑨I’m a fan of rock music.
我是摇滚乐迷。
⑩He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. 他写了数百部美妙的音乐作品。
【写作任务】
迈克尔·杰克逊（Michael Jackson）是继猫王之后西方流行乐坛中最具影响力的音乐家。其成就超过猫王，被誉为“流行音乐之王”。他的去世令无数音乐爱好者感到遗憾，他的粉丝们更是为他哀叹不已。请根据以下提示，向大家介绍这位伟大的音乐之王。60词左右。
提示：（1）出色的音乐才能；（2）唱片销量过亿；（3）在全球范围内拥有众多歌迷。是最受欢迎的艺术家之一；（4）一生为穷人捐款共计三亿美金。
参 考 答 案
Unit 3
一、1—5. CCACB 6—10. ACCAB
二、1. through 2. voice 3. century 4. perfect 5. elder
三、1. popular 2. on 3. interest 4. changed 5.playing
6. sang 7. first 8. concerts 9. successful 10. enjoying
四、1. was 2. really 3. tall 4. sing 5. singer
6. also 7. well 8. him 9. friends 10. such
五、One possible version:
Michael Jackson was one of the greatest musicians in the world. He was called the King of Pop. He was an excellent music genius. He could do well in both singing and dancing. Over a hundred million of his records were sold. He had a lot of fans and he was one of the most popular artists. He was also a kind man. He offered three hundred million dollars to the poor.
It’s really a pity that he died. People around the world will miss him forever.
