1、写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4考试结束后请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第I卷选择题 一、 阅读理解 A The Power of Sound The music of world-famous guitarist Gabriel Ayala can make you cheer or cry depending on the chords弦. As the winner of numerous musical honors, he said,” I love the power of sound. He was also recently named Native Ame
2、rican Music Awards Artist of the Year and he played at the inauguration就职典礼of President Barack Obama. “My concerts are a journey for both my audiences and myself,” he says. “Feelings and emotions are all over the board and I am the tool trying to convey those feelings, trying to paint a visual pictu
3、re through chord changes. Sound conveys power, whether its a well-performed craze or the wind blowing through the trees. Music isnt just a pretty melody also its a visual performance that captures moments in life and puts them to music.” Ayala also shares his gift with kids As a teacher with a maste
4、rs degree he serves as an advocate提倡者for youth education by being a ole model. He practices the philosophy of honoring elders, respecting women and loving children. He delivers a message lo youth that they can become whatever they dream of. The music man has recently launched a non-profit foundation
5、 to work more closely with youngsters “Ive been blessed in both my career and life and feel I need to give back lo pay my respect and hanks for the gift I have owned and I can do that through music,” he says. One of his experiences in giving back involved a nigh school class of some 200, which inclu
6、ded a special needs group. I used my guitar as a tool to capture their interest and once I began playing, the whole behaviors of the class changed in a positive way. This was especially so for one of the disabled students whose hands would not allow him lo even hold my costly guitar. When I put the
7、valuable guitar in his lap and he started beating the heck out of it as hard as he could, there wasnt a dry eye in the house. Thats the real reason I play music, not for fame or fortune but because music has he power to truly heal. The look on that boys face was priceless. 1In Ayalas eyes, music is
8、a _. A. role model B. visual performance C. natural gift D. famous painting 2Ayala plays music to _. A. earn money B. entertain the disabled C. become famous D. encourage the youth 3From the passage, we can learn that Ayala _. A. plays various instruments skillfully B. sends valuable guitars to disa
9、bled students C. devotes himself to delivering the power of music D. calls on children to walk into schools to learn music B The story of the movie Inside Out mostly takes place inside the mind of 11-year-old Riley as she moves from Minnesota to San Francisco. The main characters are Rileys emotions
10、-Joy, Sadness, Disgust Anger and Fear, which guide her decisions and often compete with one another for control of her brain. Fear is tall, thin, looks like a frayed焦燥的nerve and is purple. Not only that, this eyes are purple, too. Anger, which is red, looks like a brick and has red eyes. Disgust, wh
11、o is green, has green eyes. Sadness, not surprisingly, is completely blue, and even looks like a teardrop. But Joy, who is mainly yellow, has more than one color in her. She has blue eyes and blue hair. Why? Well, if blue represents sadness, then the message is clear: there is no such thing as “pure
12、 joy”. Instead, even in our most joyous times, there is often sadness mixed in. After all, one of the most joyous moments we can experience is a wedding, but it may end with the breaking of a glass. It reminds us that our world is still broken. In other words, even at our highest moments, there is a
13、lways a little sadness. 此卷只装订不密封 班级 姓名 准考证号 考场号 座位号 But the comfort is that the reverse is often true. Think about how you feel after crying. When you cry, your body is releasing some chemicals that often make you feel good. And thats why you feel at ease after a good cry. Indeed, Inside Out reminds
14、 us that even the emotions that appear “negative” have value.in other words, Inside Out shows us that the goal of life isnt “to be happy”. We will feel sad, angry or frightened. But we need our whole range of emotions for developing our sense of self and our relationship with others. 4According to t
15、he author, Joy is different in appearance because _. A. it is the leading character in our life B. that shows it is joyful for a reason C. that shows it doesnt just mean pure joy D. the director wants to make it prettier 5Why does a wedding end with the breaking of a glass?A. To remind the new couple not to overjoy B. To show the world we live in isnt perfect C. To remi
copyright@ 2008-2022 冰豆网网站版权所有
经营许可证编号:鄂ICP备2022015515号-1