学年高中英语Unit5Music单元质量评估Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、Besides pop music，there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans.One is called folk music.It tells stories about the common life of Americans.The other is called western or country music.This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.Today，any m

2、usic about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music.Music for instruments is called orchestra music，such as the symphonies（交响乐）of Beethoven.There is opera for singers，ballet for dance

3、rs like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China.【语篇解读】音乐无国界，是人类共同的语言。文章主要介绍了美国的几种音乐。1In what way can music be regarded as an international language?APopular music is what everyone enjoys.BThe wonderful songs are popular with the world people.CWhen music is played，it seems as if it were sp

4、eaking to us.DMusic is too popular for everyone to be able to play it. 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段可知“音乐是一种世界性的语言，它为各地的人们所喜欢”。答案：B2What can we know about music and people in America?AAdult drivers listen to news as well as music when they drive to work.BAdult drivers never listen to music when they drive to work.

5、CStudent drivers carry small radios with earphones when they drive on the streets.DStudents always listen to music before class，in class and after class. 根据第三段第一、二句可知A项正确。其他三项描述都不正确。3Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?AAll people in America like popular music.BPop sing

6、ers can get all the money from the tapes.CLiang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is a kind of pop music in China.DNow，western or country music is a little different from its beginning.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后两句可知如今的乡村音乐与过去是不同的。 当初它是牛仔唱给牛听的，但现在它是任何关于乡村生活或乡村青年爱情的音乐。 D4Whats the best title of the passage?AInternational l

7、anguage. BMusic in America.CPop music. DMusic listeners.主旨大意题。从文中各段的描述看，本文主要讲的是美国的音乐种类。故B项适合做标题。This may be music to your ears.Researchers P Jason Rentfrow and Samuel Gosling gave 3，500 people a personality quiz.Then they asked them to name their favourite kind of music.“We found that the musical st

8、yles people like are closely linked to their personalities，”Gosling says.RAP/HIPHOPKnown for their quick speech，some rappers can say more than 700 syllables （音节）a minute!If you like rap/hiphop，you are energetic（精力充沛的）and have a way with words.You_put_a_fresh_spin_on_things，whether its new moves on t

9、he dance floor or your hip style.CLASSICALIn the 18th century，classical musicians were like rock stars.Beethoven and Mozart，for example，played to packed concert halls.If you like classical，you are open to new ideas and like debating with friends.Creative and imaginative，you can easily spend many hou

10、rs scrapbooking，writing or painting.COUNTRYCountry music came from the folk songs of English，Scottish，and Irish settlers of the southeastern United States.If you like country，you express your opinions well，which makes you the ideal class president or team captain.Traditional and loyal，you enjoy spen

11、ding time with your family.POPPop music is designed to appeal to（吸引）almost everyone，and it does.Each year，the industry brings in about 30 billion dollars!If you like pop，you are attractive to your friends.You can make big things happen，like planning for a huge party or inspiring your team to victory

12、.ROCK/ALTERNATIVEIn the 1950s，rock music created a brandnew culture.Teenagers，for the first time，had an identity（身份）separate from adults and children.If you like rock/alternative，you are a risktaker who never accepts no for an answer.You rise to any challenge，like doing very well in a big exam or in

13、 the school play.If these personality profiles dont match you，thats OK.These are just for fun.【语篇解读】文章告诉读者，你所欣赏的音乐类型恰恰反映了你的性格。5What does the underlined part “You put a fresh spin on things” mean in the passage?AYou can express your idea in a clever way that makes it seem better than it really is.BYo

14、u have the ability to attract others attention.CYou are always willing to communicate with others.DYou are willing to express your thought to others all the time.通过上文“Known for their quick speech”及“have a way with words”可知此种性格的人善于表达自己。6If you like pop music，_Ayou are traditional and prefer to stay w

15、ith your familyByou are easy to accept new ideasCyou are welcome and your friends all like to be with youDyou have a quick speech and can say 30 words in a minute从文中POP下的第二段第一句：“如果你喜欢流行音乐，你对你朋友就很有吸引力。”可知答案。C7We can know from this passage that _Ain the 18th century，classical musicians were like pop s

16、tarsBcountry music came from the folk songs of the Native AmericansCpop music is liked by the largest number of people in the worldDeveryone can find his personality in this passage从第四段第一句可知A错误；从第六段可知乡村音乐不是起源于土著美国人的民歌，故B错误；从文章的最后一段可知D错误；从第八段第一句可知C正确。8Whats the best title for the passage?AWhen music

17、came into being.BWhat your favourite music says about you.CSome basic information about music.DHow to like music.第一段即揭示主题，调查研究发现人们对音乐类型的爱好反映了一个人的性格，故选B。Once upon a time, there was a king who had a wise advisor. The advisor followed the king everywhere and his favourite piece of advice to the king wa

18、s “Everything happens for the good.”One day the king went hunting and had a small accident. His foot was injured. Fortunately he was not badly injured but as always he was forced to ask his advisor what he thought about the accident, to which the advisor replied，“Everything happens for the good.”Thi

19、s time the king was really angry and put his advisor in prison. The king then asked his advisor，“Now，what do you think？” The advisor again answered，“Everything happens for the good.”About a week later the king went on another hunting trip. It turned out that the king was caught by some cannibals （食人

20、者） and taken to their camp where he would be prepared to be their evening meal. Before putting him into the cooking pot, he was examined and the cannibals realized that the kings foot was injured. They decided to throw him back into the forests. It is the tradition for the cannibals not to eat anyth

21、ing that was in any way injured.It is true that everything in our lives happens for a purpose, and most often for our own good. If you think about it, all our past experiences actually happened to bring us to where we are today and make us a better person. So whatever challenges that we may face tod

22、ay, consider it happening to bring us to the next level.【语篇解读】一位国王的顾问总是说“一切事情的发生都是好的”，国王也通过自己的一次经历认识到这句话的道理。本文告诉我们凡事都要看到它积极的一面。9When the advisor was put in prison, he was still_Anervous BangryCcalm Dupset从第三段的“The advisor again answered，Everything happens for the good.”可知，顾问在被关进监狱的时候，仍然坚持自己的观点，说明他很冷

23、静。10It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_Aeverything happens for its own reasonsBit is unnecessary for us to think about experiencesCchallenges will make you do anythingDour life experiences are our best teacher从最后一段的“all our past experiences actually happened to bring us to where we are

24、today and make us a better person”可知，作者认识到人生的经验是我们最好的老师。11By telling the story, the writer_Atells us the danger of huntingBwants us to think positivelyCasks us not to hunt any moreDwishes us to follow others advice作者通过讲述这个故事说明了顾问的那句话“Everything happens for the good”的正确性。作者希望我们在遇到事情的时候，要从积极一面来思考问题，故选

25、B。One of the most famous buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall, the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York. Carnegie Hall is known not just for its beauty and history, but also for its amazing sound. Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construct

26、ion. Construction of Carnegie Hall began in 1890 and the official opening night was on May 5，1891.The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1924 when it was sold to Robert E Simon. The building became very old and in 1960, the new owner made plans to destroy it and build an office block. Isaac

27、 Stem led a group of people who fought to save Carnegie Hall and finally, the city of New York bought it for $5 million. It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995.Advertisements and stories in newspapers about how Carnegie Hall needed help to recover its history led people to send in old concert pr

28、ogrammes and information from all over the world. Over 12，000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Halls concert history.Carnegie Hall is actually made up of several different halls, but the Main Hall, now called the Isaac Stem Auditorium，is the most famous. The