2019-2020学年高一上学期训练卷
必修二 Unit5 Music
英 语 （一）
（本卷满分100分）
一、单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）
1. With the music played, he stood silently, tears _____________ (滚动) down his cheeks.
2. The new president has decided to make a ____________ (短暂的) visit to China next month.
3. We are _____________ (确信的) that the new record will be broke soon.
4. They talked a lot; ______________ (后来) they went into the living room for coffee and biscuits.
5. The _____________ (痛苦的) memory of the past only makes us braver.
6. His d_____________ to his job left him with very little free time.
7. If you ask my advice, I think you’d better not accept the i______________.
8. To my e______________, I got first place in the English contest.
9. Some plants and animals are very s____________ to the changes of their environment.
10. Shanghai is an a_____________ city, but maybe it’s not suitable for everyone.
二、单项选择（每小题1.5分，共15分）
11. Reading is an experience quite different from watching TV; there are pictures _______ in your mind instead of before your eyes.
A. to form B. form
C. forming D. having formed
12. Country music is familiar _________ Bush while his son is familiar _________ modern jazz.
A. to; with B. with; to
C. to; to D. with; with
13. The TV organizers ________ to find four musicians who could act as well as sing, but they could only find one who was good enough.
A. had planned B. were planning
C. have planned D. are planning
14. I’d like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and _____ in a quiet place.
A. in all B. above all
C. after all D. first of all
15. The little boy slipped into the classroom without ________ by the teacher.
A. noticing B. to notice
C. to be noticed D. being noticed
16. I received a letter from Jack __________ for advice on how to raise flowers.
A. asked B. asking
C. ask D. to ask
17. The boy pretended _______ when his mother entered.
A. reading B. to read
C. to be reading D. being read
18. I feel silly in these funny clothes. Everyone in our class will ________ me.
A. play a trick with B. make fun of
C. get away from D. take interest in
19. The computer system ____ suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.
A. broke down B. broke out
C. broke up D. broke in
20. The reason _______ he felt frustrated was ______ he lost his MP4.
A. why; that B. that; why
C. why; because D. that; because
三、翻译句子（每小题3分，共15分）
21. 这里如此嘈杂以至于我们无法听到自己说话。(so...that...)
It was _________________________ we couldn’t hear ourselves speak.
22. 昨天开会时，他假装自己做好了准备。(pretend that...)
He __________________________________________ when attending the meeting yesterday.
23. 因为森林正在被破坏，一些大象不断出现在村落中以获得食物。(as引导的原因状语从句)
Some elephants constantly turn up in the villages for food ________________________
_______________________.
24. 众所周知，四川有许多吸引世人的自然景观。(动词-ing形式作定语)
As is known to all, Sichuan has a number of natural scenes _______________________
_________________.
25. 我对这个我已经住了8年的城市很熟悉。
____________________________________________ I have lived for eight years.
四、阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共10分）
My violin is like a soul mate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, we’ve gone through both tears and happiness.
About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom. Many hours of boredom were spent practicing it. And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible hammer, striking on my heart. One day, I finally decided: I hate it!
By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa, wondering how those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma. I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.
A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow(琴弓) moved across it. It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray. A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I could hear children crying and men shouting. It was like an invisible claw had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable to beat.
That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin — I grabbed mine and never let it go. Before the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without hesitating, I picked it up, rosined(用松香擦) the bow, and began to play. Peace filled my heart.
My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when I’m deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes it away; when I’m walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn(庄严的) tunes calm me down. Gradually, it has become a part of my life.
My violin, shall I compare you to a summer’s day?
26. What further contributed to the author’s dislike of violin-playing?
A. Orders from mom.
B. Boredom of practice.
C. Loss of passion for violin.
D. Disappointment in the teacher’s eyes.
27. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
A. The author’s feeling was continuously influenced by the music.
B. The weather actually changed because of the tune.
C. The sudden change made the author’s heart unable to beat.
D. The scenery outside the room was quite attractive.
28. Why did the author pick up the violin again?
A. The invisible hammer and claw are gone.
B. The beautiful imagination changed his attitude.
C. A famous tune aroused his interest and passion.
D. He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohn’s works.
29. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Deep love for music. B. My dislike and like of violin.
C. An inspiring story of violin. D. Musical soul mate — violin.
五、七选五（每小题3分，共15分）
How to Organize a Music Festival
You love music and you always have. You want to carry out a music festival designed to attract music fans of all ages. Follow the steps and you’ll organize a successful one.
▲ Start by making a list of the local bands and artists that you like. You’ve taken this job because you love music, so put your taste to work for you. If you like these musicians, many of the local residents will also like them. 30. You need to have many kinds of music for all age groups.
▲ Find a great location that has much open space for outdoor festivals. You need to build a stage so the musicians can be seen from distances. 31. Not all towns need such license but it is a good idea to check before you start building. For an indoor location, you need to find a theater that is willing to give you enough space. 32.
▲ Hire sound and engineering people to give the musicians all the help they need. 33.___ You can’t expect the musicians to handle these problems because they are playing. Your sound and engineering experts will allow your stars to keep the music playing.
▲ 34. If you are planning your festival for families, the last thing you want is a beer-swilling crowd starting a huge brawl(斗殴). Security people need to be present to make sure that nobody gets the idea that they want to start any kind of ruckus(骚乱).
A. You need to find security people.
B. Bigger sports stadiums will be perfect as well.
C. We can find enough songs to get a lot of money.
D. People should have practiced many different songs.
E. But remember, you are trying to attract fans of all ages.
F. The last thing you want is that a group is on the stage but the speakers don’t work.
G. You can find a location by going to the local government and asking for permission.
六、书面表达（共35分）
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack觉得自己弹吉他的方法不对，在得知你擅长弹吉他后，来信询问一些关于提高吉他演奏水平的建议。请你用英语给他写一封回信，内容要点如下：
1. 提出建议；
2. 给予鼓励。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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2019-2020学年高一上学期训练卷
必修二 Unit5 Music
英 语（一）答 案
一、单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）
【答案】
1. rolling
2. brief
3. confident
4. afterwards
5. painful
6. devotion
7. invitation
8. excitement
9. sensitive
10. attractive
二、单项选择（每小题1.5分，共15分）
11.【答案】C
【解析】句意：阅读和看电视有很大的差异，阅读时画面直接呈现在脑海中，而不是在眼前。句中有谓语“there are”，所以本空应填非谓语动词，可排除B项。又因为“看书的同时就会形成”，排除A、D选项，故选C项作定语。
12. 【答案】A
【解析】考查固定短语搭配。句意：乡村音乐对布什来说很熟悉，而他儿子通晓现代爵士乐。be familiar to sb. 为某人所熟悉（被动关系）；be familiar with sth.熟悉，通晓某事（主动关系）。故选A。
13. 【答案】A
【解析】考查过去完成时的特殊用法。句意：电视制作人原打算找四个能唱能演的乐手，但是他们只能找到一个足够好的。had planed to原打算。“had+表示个人意志、打算、想法的动词的过去分词”表示“本来要做某事（暗含但是后来没有做成功）”的意思。故选A。
14.【答案】B
【解析】考查短语辨析。句意：我想要租个房子，现代化、舒适的，但最重要的是要在安静的地段。in all总共，总计；above all首先，最重要的是（强调重要性）；after all毕竟；first of all首先（强调顺序）。B项符合语境。
15. 【答案】D
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：这个小孩溜进了教室，没有被老师发现。“without”为介词，后接动词时需要用动名词，又因为“notice”与句子主语“the little boy”之间为被动关系，故用being noticed形式。故选D。
16.【答案】B
【解析】考查非谓语动词作定语。句意：我收到了杰克的一封信，征询如何养花的建议。“ask”与逻辑主语“a letter”之间是主动关系，故用现在分词形式。ask for advice征求建议。故选B。
17. 【答案】C
【解析】考查时态和动词的固定结构。句意：当妈妈进来的时候，这个小男孩假装正在读书。pretend to do sth.假装做某事，此句用不定式的现在进行时表示该动作正在进行。故选C。
18. 【答案】B
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我穿这套滑稽的衣服感觉傻傻的。班上的每个人都会嘲笑我。play a trick with捉弄；make fun of取笑；get away from摆脱，逃离；take interest in 对……感兴趣。结合句意，B项符合语境。
19. 【答案】A
【解析】考查动词短语的用法。句意：他正在网上查询信息时，这台电脑系统突然坏了。A. broke down机器坏了，身体垮了；B. broke out （战争疾病）爆发；C. broke up 分手，解体；D. broke in插嘴，强行闯入。根据句意，故选A。
20. 【答案】A
【解析】考查名词性从句的用法。句意：他郁闷的原因是他丢了他的MP4。The reason why…is/was that…意为：…….的原因是……。“why he felt frustrated”是定语从句修饰“the reason”而“that he lost his MP4”是表语从句。故选A。
三、翻译句子（每小题3分，共15分）
【答案】
21. so noisy that
22. pretended that he was well prepared
23. as the forest is being destroyed
24. attracting the whole world
25. I am familiar with the city in which
四、阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共10分）
【答案】26-29 DACD
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己小时候被妈妈要求学小提琴，后来由于无聊和失望而放弃，无意中因为一首名曲又有了学习的热情，一直坚持了12年到现在，小提琴已经成了生活的一部分，成了我的灵魂伴侣。
26. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible(隐形的) hammer, striking on my heart.”可知当我演奏出错时老师失望的眼神加剧了我对小提琴的厌烦，故选D。
27. 推理判断题。通过第四段中的“It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray.”这些对优美琴声的描写，表现了琴声对人心情的影响，人的心情会随着音乐而变化。故选A。
28. 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.”和第五段中的“That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin — I grabbed mine and never let it go.”可知Felix Mendelssohn的E-minor Concerto这首曲子让作者对小提琴又有了兴趣和热情，故选C。
29. 主旨大意题。文中作者讲述了自己小时候被妈妈要求学小提琴，后来由于无聊和失望而放弃，无意中因为一首名曲又有了学习的热情，一直坚持了12年到现在，小提琴已经成为了生活的一部分，成了灵魂伴侣。“Musical soul mate — violin”概括了全文意思，又能吸引读者，适合作为标题。故选D。
五、七选五（每小题3分，共15分）
【答案】30-34 EGBFA
【解析】本文属于说明文，为了成功举办音乐节提出了几点建议。
30. 上一句提到如果你喜欢一些音乐家，那么当地很多人也喜欢他们；下一句提到你需要为各年龄段的人准备多种音乐。因此，E项（但是要记住，你在努力吸引所有年龄段的粉丝）在此承上启下，切题，故选E。
31. 下一句提到不是所有的城镇都需要这样的许可但在搭建舞台前最好确认一下。G项（要找到这样一个地方，你可以去询问当地政府并征求许可）与下一句语意相通，故选G。
32. 上一句提到要想举办室内音乐节,可以去找能提供足够空间的剧院，B项（大一些的体育馆也是很理想的地方）紧承上文，提出了举办室内音乐节场地的另一种方案，切题，故选B。
33. 该段提出的建议是聘请音响和工程专家来协助自己，F选项（你最不愿意看到的事情就是音乐家在台上表演扬声器却坏了。）“the speakers don’t work”是音响和工程专家能解决的问题，切题，故选F。
34. 根据下文可知，为了音乐节顺利进行不出现骚乱，你需要聘请安保人员维持秩序。因此，A项符合该段主旨，“security people”是关键词，故选A。
六、书面表达（共35分）
【范文】
Dear Jack,
You have asked me for my advice on how to improve your guitar playing skill and I will try to give some useful advice. Here is what you need to do:
First, you should get excited as soon as you become aware of your problems in your guitar playing, because you are about to become a better guitar player! I suggest you work on one problem at a time. As a result, those problems will be solved one by one. Besides, I think you should find a truly experienced guitar teacher and study under his guidance to improve your guitar playing skill.
What’s more, stay patient and persevere. Focus on the end result you want to achieve in your guitar playing at all times and you’re sure to be successful.
Yours,
Li Hua
2019-2020学年高一上学期训练卷
必修二 Unit5 Music
英 语 （二）
（本卷满分100分）
一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共16分）
A
At first sight, Alma Deutscher, a twelve-year-old girl from England appears to be like any other typical pre-teen. She loves to skip rope, read and play with her younger sister. But this modest youngster(孩子), who composed her first musical work at age six, first short opera at age seven, and first full-length opera based on Cinderella at age ten, is anything but average. Though her parents downplay(对...轻描淡写) her extraordinary talent, young Alma is being described as “little Mozart” by the music world.
Alma’s operatic take on the classic fairy tale, which she began writing at age eight, has a slight twist. Her Cinderella is a musician who meets her Prince Charming through a song. “In my Cinderella, she sings the beginning of a ballad — but at midnight she flees. Eventually, the prince finds her after asking all the maidens of the land to sing the end of the ballad.”
The opera was first performed in Vienna, Australia on December 29, 2016, where the then eleven-year-old skillfully switched between the piano and the violin and receives enthusiastic reviews. The young genius has since performed two new piano works, once in Australia and the other in China.
While this may appear to be a lot for someone so young, Alma is not worried. She says, “of course I have to work hard. But all children have to work hard for exams, and at least when I work hard, I work hard for something incredibly exciting, like seeing my whole opera put on stage.
Alma’s musical talent first came to light before she could even talk. Her parents recall that as an 18-month-old toddler, she was able to hum a pitch perfect version of the children’s rhyme:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
However, Alma’s abilities only gained international attention in 2012, after a family friend posted a video online comparing her to Mozart. The family was suddenly swamped with media requested and Alma became an overnight star, dubbed “little Mozart”. This nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl. They would instead prefer her to be called “a composer and musician”.
Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either, saying, “There was only one Mozart, and I prefer to be little Alma.” Regardless of what she calls herself, the twelve-year-old is changing the world of music forever!
1. What do we know about Alma Deutscher?
A. She has shown great musical talent from a young age.
B. She comes from a famous musical family.
C. She regularly performs the classical music of Mozart.
D. She has adapted some famous works of classical music.
2. How did Alma get to be widely known?
A. By performing on television.
B. Through an online video.
C. By putting on an opera.
D. Through her parents’ promotion.
3. What is Alma’s attitude towards her success?
A. She is still unsatisfied with her performance.
B. She is modest about her musical achievements.
C. She is uncomfortable with so much pressure.
D. She is proud to have become a professional musician.
4. What can we infer about Alma’s parents?
A. They are very well-educated people.
B. They have made a good life plan for Alma.
C. They have pushed Alma to take up music.
D. They are protective of their daughter.
B
I like music so much that I believe I can’t live without it. I was once asked by a friend of mine why I took such a great interest in it. First I would like to go deep into my soul and find myself through the music I like. Actually, some people call it the process of looking for the purpose of life, but I consider it to find my own spirit rather than the purpose of life. And the other reason is that I can communicate with other people and share all the things we have with the help of music. In fact, the use of music as a communication tool has been kept by human beings for thousands of years.
My friend asked me for further explanation after hearing what I said. I told him that this can date back to the original time, and to the very beginning of the world. At the very beginning of human beings, our forerunners(先驱) already had a special hobby of music. You’ll know exactly what I mean if you happen to know the musical sentence when Adam, the first man, said to the first woman Eve, “Madam, I’m Adam”, which may have the meaning when you read from the end to the beginning. Later on, Adam and Eve and their children began to enjoy the sound of nature as a result of the special hobby of music. They found interest in listening to the sound of wind and rain, the singing of birds, the howls of beasts as well as the simple songs they themselves made.
As time went by, people started to form different kinds of music, such as Eastern music, pop music, rock and roll and light music. People became more skillful at enjoying the music. They were not just paying attention to the words and melodies, but they went deep into the soul of a piece of music. They began to know the relationship between music and their own life. They realized the power of music and started to use music to show their feelings and emotions. At the same time, people who listened to music and found the right way of enjoying it were going deeper and deeper into their soul and spirit through music. They got the whole colourful world which was surrounded by music. They began to communicate with others and share their feelings with the help of music. Music has become a kind of language since then.
Nowadays, people take a greater interest in music than ever before. More and more people begin to like music because they want to find their soul deep in their spirit and also because they have a need to share their life with other people. It is said that music has become an exactly international language today. It is even believed that if there are creatures on other planets and all other ways can’t help communicate with them, music will probably do!
5. The passage is intended to ___________.
A. show people how to enjoy music
B. persuade people to take interest in music
C. tell people the origin of music
D. present the reasons why the writer loves music
6. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to “___________”.
A. the explanation B. his love of music
C. music D. the history
7. In Paragraph 2 the example of Adam is meant to ___________.
A. arouse people’s curiosity
B. show music has a long history
C. reveal the real meaning of music
D. explain how music came into being
8. Which of the following does NOT agree with the writer according to the passage?
A. Music can serve as a means of communication.
B. People can associate music with their own life.
C. Music helps to find the purpose of life.
D. Music is a universal language in a sense.
二、七选五（每小题2分，共10分）
Why doesn’t the conductor face the audience? 9. As the only person with his back to the audience, the conductor is a figure who is bathed in the spotlight, but his complex work requires a high degree of musical skill, as well as an ability to extract(提炼) what he desires out of the group of artists he leads — his orchestra.
10. A person may become a conductor without graduating from the conducting department of a music school or studying in any kind of conductor’s training program. However, becoming the conductor of a famous orchestra requires a great deal more than what is needed merely to join an orchestra.
11. These naturally examine a conductor’s technique and musical interpretation while he conducts an orchestra through a prepared piece of music, but they also involve a sight-reading element. 12. The conductor then has to sit in a room and memorize the piece before coming out and leading the orchestra through the piece by memory. Not only does the conductor have to make his arm and hand motion properly, and signal all the entrances of each instrument, he has to point out intentional mistakes made by the orchestra members on the spot.
The least capabilities a conductor must have are: The ability to memorize an entire score. A good ear for distinguishing correct notes among the music of the entire orchestra. 13.
Of the conductors that meet these requirements, those with better musical insight and a higher level of charisma(魅力) will succeed.
A. The need for a common musical standard becomes necessary.
B. The ability to lead a group of professional musicians.
C. There are many conducting competitions.
D. For this, the score of music is given to the conductor on site(现场).
E. This is how the role of the conductor came to be established.
F. The role of the conductor is in fact not well understood.
G. There are no examinations for becoming a conductor.
三、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
Arts often lie at the bottom when students and parents are asked to rate subjects learned in school according to their importance. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not 14 . Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an ___15_ priority(最重要的事). This view is shortsighted. 16 , music education is 17 and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of human beings who ___18 it, it reflects their thinking and values, 19 the social environment it came from. Rock music shows a 20 just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their 21__ is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and 22 . It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of emotive perception(感知) that can 23 be shown in any other way. Science can just explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts, ___24 , explore emotive meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and 25 to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
In exploration of the world, the arts are as 26 as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the ___27 of civilization through which we 28 our fears, our curiosity, our hunger, our discoveries and our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be 29 with others. When we do not give children access(机会) to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, 30 , they miss an effective way to express themselves.
Science and technology do not tell us what it 31 to be human. The arts do. Through music, we express and 32 human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love.
So music education is far more necessary than people to 33 .
14. A. creative B. interesting C. important D. unique
15. A. education B. environment C. economy D. emotion
16. A. After all B. In fact C. For sure D. In general
17. A. boring B. disappointing C. necessary D. amusing
18. A. believe B. enjoy C. create D. discover
19. A. as long as B. as well as C. as far as D. as much as
20. A. hobby B. dream C. lifestyle D. hope
21. A. compositions B. life C. habits D. research
22. A. ages B. colors C. interests D. values
23. A. still B. also C. always D. never
24. A. anyhow B. however C. otherwise D. therefore
25. A. answer B. lead C. react D. get
26. A. simple B. strange C. difficult D. powerful
27. A. history B. language C. experiment D. result
28. A. express B. avoid C. develop D. hide
29. A. talked B. lived C. shared D. debated
30. A. in other words B. on one hand C. above all D. as a result
31. A. builds B. proves C. means D. leaves
32. A. experience B. desert C. escape D. strengthen
33. A. value B. realize C. express D. remember
四、单句语法填空（每小题2分，共24分）
34. If you intend to get along well with others, you must be honest ____________ them.
35. This is the famous singer about ____________ we are often curious.
36. This book describes the ____________ (pain) struggles of the villagers trying to dig a well.
37. His family ____________ (collect) many famous paintings in recent years.
38. His new job has several advantages, one of ____________ is a well-paid salary.
39. England is one of the countries ____________ people drive on the left.
40. The football team got there ahead of schedule so as to get familiar ____________ the weather and food as soon as possible.
41. ____________ (realize) that he hadn’t enough money for the gift, he decided to sell his watch.
42. The famous actor wears sunglasses. Therefore, he can go shopping without __________________ (recognize) by fans.
43. He had to read the passage over several times ____________ he could understand it.
44. He is very poor as a matter of fact but he acts as if he __________ a millionaire.
45. Make a plan for the party and write ________ invitation letter to your classmates.
五、单句改错（每小题2分，共20分）
46. The ice will break out when the spring comes.
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47. He suggested that our class must be divided into five groups.
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48. Once you settle down in a new place, take time to get familiar to your new neighborhood.
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49. The sunset is not as excited as sunrise, yet it is so quiet and attracts many people as well.
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50. There was a spring in the garden in which we got our water.
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51. At Halloween, people like to play jokes with each other but no one gets angry.
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52. A handshake is a message about your personality and confident in some degree.
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53. The wallet leaving on the table, he said, belonged to a new friend from Australia.
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54. This is the question about that we’ve had so much discussion.
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55. I can dearly remember the day on which we both spent in Paris visiting the Eiffel Tower.
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2019-2020学年高一上学期训练卷
必修二 Unit5 Music
英 语（二）答 案
一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共16分）
A
【答案】1-4 ABBD
【解析】文章介绍了一个很小就展现出色音乐天赋的小女孩Alma，以及她的突出成就。
1. 推理判断题。根据第一段“this modest youngster composed her first musical work at age six, first short opera at age seven, and first full-length opera based on Cinderella at age ten”可知Alma 在六岁时创作了她的第一部音乐作品，在七岁时创作了第一部短歌剧，在十岁的时创作了第一部以灰姑娘为原型的歌剧。由此可见她很小的时候就展现了出色的音乐天赋，故选A。
2. 细节推理题。根据倒数第二段“Alma’s abilities only gained international attention in 2012, after a family friend posted a video online comparing her to Mozart.”可知Alma被世界关注是因为2012年一个朋友在网上发布的一段视频，故选B。
3. 推理判断题。根据第四段“I have to work hard. But all children have to work hard for exams, and at least when I work hard, I work hard for something incredibly exciting, like seeing my whole opera put on stage.”和最后一段“Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either, saying, ‘There was only one Mozart, and I prefer to be little Alma.’ ”可知Alma认为自己要努力学习，以及不想和著名的艺术家Mozart进行比较。由此可见Alma个人非常努力，对取得的成就非常谦虚，故选B。
4. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“This nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl. They would instead prefer her to be called ‘a composer and musician’.”可知Alma的父母怕这个称呼给这个小女孩带来额外的压力，可见她的父母对Alma是保护的。故选D。
B
【答案】5-8 DCBC
【解析】本文为记叙文。本文主要说明了作者喜爱音乐的原因，并介绍了音乐在人们交流和抒发情感方面的作用。
5. 推理判断题。第一段“I like music so much that I believe I can’t live without it.... And the other reason is that I can communicate with other people and share all the things we have with the help of music.”可知，作者非常喜欢音乐，认为没有它简直活不下去，另一个原因是通过音乐可以和其他人交流，在音乐的帮助下分享我们所拥有的。接着下文对此进行了较详细的说明。由此可推断出本文主要介绍了作者喜欢音乐的原因。故选D。
6. 猜测词义题。根据画线词的上句“the use of music as a communication tool has been kept by human beings for thousands of years.” 可知，音乐作为一种交流工具已经被人类使用了数千年。划线的词语所在的句子“I told him that this can date back to the original time, and to the very beginning of the world”可知，这（音乐）可以追溯到人类最初的时代，也可以追溯到世界的开端。由此可得知，下文是对音乐的发展过程的介绍。从而可判断出划线词“this”指的是“音乐”。所以C正确。
7. 推理判断题。作者在举例前的一句“I told him that this can date back to the original time, and to the very beginning of the world. At the very beginning of human beings, our forerunners already had a special hobby of music.”讲述，音乐历史悠久，这可以追溯到人类最初的时代，也可以追溯到世界的开端。接着用亚当和和夏娃的例子旨在表明音乐有悠久的历史。故B项正确。
8. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“some people call it the process of looking for the purpose of life, but I consider it to find my own spirit rather than the purpose of life”（有些人称音乐是寻找生命目的的过程，但我认为这是要探寻自己的心灵，而不是生命的目的。由此可推断出作者不同意C项观点。故选C。
二、七选五（每小题2分，共10分）
【答案】9-13 FGCDB
【解析】本文主要介绍了乐队的指挥总是背对着观众，而不面向观众的原因，以及成为一名乐队指挥需要哪些方面的能力等。
9. 根据前面的“Why doesn’t the conductor face the audience”可知，人们对乐队指挥这一工作不甚了解，再根据本空后的内容推断应选F项。
10. 根据本空后面的“A person may become a conductor without graduating from the conducting department of a music school or studying in any kind of conductor’s training program”可知，乐队的指挥不需要毕业于音乐学校的“指挥系”或经过某种相关的专门训练，与G项的“不用考试”一致。
11. 根据空格后面的“These naturally examine a conductor’s technique and musical interpretation while he conducts an orchestra through a prepared piece of music”可知，应选C项。这里的These指的是C项中的competitions。
12. 根据后面的“The conductor then has to sit in a room and memorize the piece”可知应选D项，即把音乐的总谱现场给乐队指挥，然后指挥需要现场记忆。
13. 与上文的“The ability to memorize an entire score”中的“ability”与B项是并列的。故选B。
三、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）
【答案】14-18 CABCC 19-23 BCADD 24-28 BCDBA 29-33 CDCAB
【解析】文章介绍现在人们对音乐的不重视，然后作者从不同方面来论证自己的观点：艺术和科学从不同的角度来审视社会。音乐教育应该得到人们更多的关注。
14. 考查形容词。A. creative有创造力的；B. interesting 有趣的；C. important重要的；D. unique独一无二的。人们似乎都认为，音乐挺好的，但不太重要。“but”是关键词，故选C。
15. 考查名词。A. education教育；B. environment环境；C. economy经济；D. emotio情感。它常常被视为只是简单的娱乐方式，但肯定不是教育优先事项。故选A。
16. 考查词组。A. After all终究，毕竟；B. In fact事实上；C. For sure确信；D. In general一般而言。这个观点是目光短浅的，事实上，音乐教育对学生来说是必须的、重要的。故选B。
17. 考查形容词。A. boring令人厌烦的；B. disappointing令人失望的；C. necessary 必要的；D. amusing引人发笑的。事实上，音乐教育对学生来说是必须的、重要的。故选C。
18. 考查动词。A. believe相信；B. enjoy喜爱；C. create创造；D. discover发现。音乐告诉我们自己是谁，因为音乐是创造它的人类的一种表达方式，故选C。
19. 考查固定搭配。A. as long as 只要；B. as well as还，又；C. as far as 远到；D. as much as和... ...一样多。它反映了他们的思想和价值观，以及它所处的社会环境。故选B。
20. 考查名词。A. hobby业余爱好；B. dream梦想；C. lifestyle 生活方式；D. hope希望。摇滚乐中展示了一种生活方式就和舒伯特曲调中所流露的一样。故选C。
21. 考查名词。A. compositions艺术作品；B. life 生活；C. habits习惯；D. research研究。George?Gershwin?和其他音乐家引进到他们音乐中的爵士效果明显是美国式的,因为它源于美国的音乐传统。故选A。
22. 考查名词。A. ages年龄；B. colors颜色；C. interests兴趣；D. values价值。音乐表达我们的性格和价值观。故选D。
23. 考查副词。A. still仍然；B. also也；C. always总是；D. never从来没有。音乐提供了一种其他方式都无法媲美的情感感知方式。故选D。
24. 考查副词。A. anyhow无论如何；B. however 然而；C. otherwise 否则；D. therefore因此。然而，艺术却能探究这同种现象的情感意义。故选B。
25. 考查动词。A. answer回答；B. lead引导；C. react 反应；D. get得到。我们需要每一种可能的方式去发现并对我们的世界做出回应，是因为有一个简单但有力的原因：没有一种方式可以放诸四海而皆准。故选C。
26. 考查形容词。A. simple简单的；B. strange奇怪的；C. difficult困难的；D. powerful强大的。在探索世界时，艺术和数学、科学符号一样强大。故选D。
27. 考查名词。A. history 历史；B. language 语言；C. experiment 实验；D. result结果。它们是文明的语言，通过它们我们可以表达我们的担心、好奇心、渴望、发现和希望。故选B。
28. 考查动词。A. express 表达；B. avoid 避免；C. develop 发展；D. hide躲藏。它们是文明的语言，通过它们我们可以表达我们的担心、好奇心、渴望、发现和希望。故选A。
29. 考查动词。A. talked 谈论；B. lived 居住；C. share分享；D. debated辩论。艺术是我们思想和想象力形式的表达方式，以便于我们能够用这种方式与他人分享。故选C。
30. 考查词组。A. in other words 换句话说；B. on one hand 一方面；C. above all最重要的是；D. as a result结果。当我们没有给孩子们一个诸如音乐这样的表达他们自己的重要方式时，结果是，他们就错失了表达自己的有效方式之一。故选D。
31. 考查动词。A. builds创建；B. proves证明；C. means意味着；D. leaves离开。科学技术并没有告诉我们做人的意义。故选C。
32. 考查动词。A. experience 体验；B. desert遗弃；C. escape 逃脱；D. strengthen加强。通过音乐我们能表达和体验人类的苦难、庆祝、和平与爱的意义与价值。故选A。
33. 考查动词。A. value 珍惜；B. realize 意识到；C. express表达；D. remember记得。所以音乐教育比人们所以为的要重要的多。故选B。
四、单句语法填空（每小题2分，共24分）
34.【答案】with
【解析】考查介词。句意：如果你想和别人好好相处，你必对他们坦诚。be honest with sb.“对某人坦诚”，为固定搭配，故填介词with。
35.【答案】whom
【解析】考查定语从句。句意：这是那位我们时常对其感到好奇的著名歌手。空处引导定语从句，“whom”指代先行词“singer”并作介词“about”的宾语。故填whom。
36. 【答案】painful
【解析】考查形容词。句意；这本书描述了村民努力打井的艰难的奋斗经历。该空位于“struggles”名词之前，需用形容词形式，故填painful。
37. 【答案】has collected
【解析】考查时态。句意：近几年来，他家收藏了许多名画。由句中的时间状语“in recent years”可知此处用现在完成时，且主语为单数，故填has collected。
38. 【答案】which
【解析】考查定语从句连接词。句意：他的新工作有好几个优点，其中之一便是薪水高。“which”指代先行词“advantages”并作介词“of”的宾语。故填which。
39. 【答案】where
【解析】考查where引导的定语从句。句意：英国是人们靠左驾驶的国家之一。定语从句修饰先行词“countries”，并先行词在定语从句中作地点状语，故用表地点的关系副词where。
40. 【答案】with
【解析】考查介词。句意：足球队先于预定时间到达那里以便尽快熟悉当地的天气和食物。be/ get familiar with表示“熟悉……”。故填with。
41. 【答案】Realizing
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：意识到他没有足够的钱买礼物，他决定卖掉自己的手表。分析句子结构可知，本句已有谓语动词“decided”，且句中没有连词。“realize”与主语“he”是逻辑上的主谓关系，因此用现在分词Realizing。
42. 【答案】being recognized
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：那个著名的演员戴着墨镜，因此，他可以去购物而不被粉丝认出来。“without”是介词，后跟动词-ing形式，且“recognize”与主语“he”是逻辑上的动宾关系，因此用动词-ing形式的被动式。故填being recognized。
43. 【答案】before
【解析】考查从属连词。句意：他必须把这段文章读上几遍才能理解它。根据句意可知，空处表示“……之后才……”，故填before。
44. 【答案】were
【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意：事实上他很贫穷，但是他表现得好像自己是个百万富翁。从句表示与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，故从句中的谓语动词用一般过去时。若谓语动词是be动词，这时谓语动词要用were。故填were。
45. 【答案】an
【解析】考查冠词。句意：为这场聚会制订一个计划，并且写一封邀请函给你的同班同学。此处应用不定冠词泛指“一封”，且“invitation”的发音以元音音素开头，故填不定冠词an。
五、单句改错（每小题2分，共20分）
【答案】
46. out→up
47. must→should或去掉must
48. 第二个to→with
49. excited→exciting
50. 第二个in→from
51. with→on
52. confident→confidence
53. leaving→left
54. that→ which
55.删去on
