九年级英语（新目标）上册阅读与写作专题提升训练
Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.
一、阅读
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读下面的文章，然后回答文章后的问题。
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 lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive in 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 and radio stations use them in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people will buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these 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.lt tells stories about the common (普通的) life of Americans. Another is called Western or country music. It is about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl friend. They are very popular among young people.
1. How many kinds of music are mentioned (提到) in this passage?
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2. What's the meaning of "earphone” in Chinese?
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3. When will a singer become a national star?
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4. What is the country music about in America?
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5. What is the best title (标题) of the passage?
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B
读下面关于音乐的文章，然后回答文章后面的问题，正确的答案写T，错误的答案写F。请把T或F写在6～10题前的括号内。
We know music is very important in our daily life. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other places play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave. They think that the sound of Western classical（古典）music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without music, people spend even less.
Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. This makes people eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants can make more money in this way.
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you relax.
The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might influence the way you do things.
( ) 6. According to the text, we know that music plays an important part in our daily life.
( ) 7. Scientists believc that music can influence the way people behave.
( ) 8. Western classical music is often considered to be a sign of being richer.
( )9. Light music can make people work faster.
( )10. The habit of listening to music can make a student worry about studies.
C
读下面有关电影的文章，在每个标题下做简短的笔记。
While some people stick to only one kind of movie, I like to watch different kinds depending on how I feel that day.
When I'm down or tired, I prefer movie that can cheer me up. Comedies like Men In Black or cartoons like Kung Fu Panda have funny dialog and usually have a happy ending. The characters may not be perfect, but they try their best to solve their problems. After I watch them, my problems suddenly seem less serious and I feel much better again. Laughing for two hours is a good way to relax!
I don't watch dramas or documentaries when I'm sad or tired. Dramas like Titanic make me feel even sadder. Documentaries like March of the Penguins which provide plenty of information about a certain subject can be interesting, but when I'm tired I don't want to think too much. I don't mind action movies like SpiderMan when I'm too tired to think. I can just shut off my brain, sit back and enjoy watching an exciting superhero who always saves the world just in time.
Once in a while, I like to watch movies that are scary. They can be fun, but I'm too scared to watch them alone. I always bring a friend who isn't afraid of these kinds of movies, and it doesn't feel so scary anymore.
11. The general introduction of the article is about
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12. The language goal of the article is
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13. List two names of the comedies.
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14. When he or she is tired, he doesn't watch because
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15. The SpiderMan is about
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D
五选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入16～20小题横线上的最佳选项。
How important is music? Many people usually think that listening to music is nice but not very important. It is often only thought to be entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is wrong. 16.________
17.________ Music reflects the musicians' thoughts and ideas, and the social environment they came from. For example, just as Mozart's music represents a lifestyle, rock music also represents a lifestyle. George Gershwin's music is another example. He introduced jazz style into his music.
18.________ Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores emotional (情绪的) meanings. Such as sadness and happiness. People need every possible way to learn about our world.
Music shows people's thoughts. 19._________ we can"talk"to each other and exchange our thoughts in this amazing way. Through the language we express our feelings, discoveries, ideas and hopes. All of these can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive a good music education, we take them away from the meaning that music expresses. Our children are lacking in a wonderful part in their lives. 20._________
A. It's a special language
B. So music education is necessary for all students.
C. Music tells us who we are.
D. In fact, music education is much more necessary than people usually think.
E. Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way.
二、写作 大意总结
读下面有关阿炳的悲惨经历和音乐才能的文章，总结大意。你应该尽可能多地用你自己的话。（60词左右）
Last night one of my Chinese friends took me to a concert of Chinese folk music. The piece which was played on the erhu especially moved me. The music was strangely beautiful, but under the beauty I sensed a strong sadness and pain. The piece had a simple name, Erquan Yingyue (Moon Reflected on Second Spring), but it was one of the most moving pieces of music that I've ever heard. The erhu sounded so sad that I almost cried along with it as I listened. Later I looked up the history of Erquan Yingyue, and I began to understand the sadness in the music.
The music was written by Abing, a folk musician who was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893. His mother died when he was very young. Abing's father taught him to play many musical instruments, such as the drums, dizi and erhu, and by age 17, Abing was known for his musical ability. However, after his father died, Abing's life grew worse. He was very poor. Not only that, he developed a serious 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 married and had a home again, he continued to sing and play on the streets. He performed in this way for many years.
Abing's amazing musical skills made him very popular during his lifetime. By the end of his life, he could play over 600 pieces of music. Many of these were written by Abing himself. It is a pity that only six pieces of music in total were recorded for the future world to hear, but his popularity continues to this day. Today, Abing's Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the great erhu masters play and praise. It has become one of China's national treasures. Its sad beauty not only paints a picture of Abing's own life but also makes people recall their deepest wounds from their own sad or painful experiences.
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九年级英语（新目标）上册阅读与写作专题提升训练
参考答案
Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to.
一、A【主旨大意】音乐是一种世界性的语言，它为各地的人们历喜欢，本文介绍了美国的流行音乐和美国的乡村音乐。
1．Three．
2．耳机
3. Once a popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes.
4. About country life and the love between a country boy and his girl friend.
5．Music in Amerlca．
B【主旨大意】这篇短文讲述了音乐对人的行为的影响，例如不同的音乐可以对消费者的消费行为产生不同的影响；快节奏的音乐使人吃饭速度变快；音乐可以使人放松，更好的学习和思考等。
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C【主旨大意】这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了不同人对电影的不同看法以及同一个人在不同环境下对电影的喜好。
11. the influence of different kinds of movies
12. to express preferences
13. Men in Black,Mr.Bean
14. documentaries; he doesn't want to think too much
15. an exciting superhero who always saves the world just in time
D【主旨大意】短文饼了音乐是很重要的，它可以表达人们的思想和想法，让我们以不同方式了解世界，阐述了音乐是不可缺少的。
16 -20DCEAB
二、One possible version:
Abing who developed a serious illness and became blind played music that could touch the hearts of people. When people listen to his music, they can sense both the beauty and the sadness in it.It makes them think about the pain and wounds that they have experienced in the past. For this reason, many people praise him as the musician who has greatly influenced erhu music. So it is really a pity that not many pieces of his music were recorded.
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