高中英语Unit5Music单元综合测评新人教版必修2.docx

1、高中英语Unit5Music单元综合测评新人教版必修2Unit 5 Music.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AAs you research music，you will find music that is familiar to you.You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do.You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.Music is an expressio

2、n of the people.As you research, you will find music at work and play.You will find music expressing love of the country, love of nature, and love of home.Music is also an expression of the composer (作曲家)The composer expresses his own musical ideas.He studies the materials of music and discovers way

3、s of using them.He looks for new kinds of musical expression.Music can suggest actions and feelings which we all share.We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.【语篇解读】音乐不仅是一段美妙的乐曲，还会向我们讲述周围的人和事，抒发人们对家人、对生活

4、、对国家、对自然的热爱。音乐还能表达人类共同的情感。1In the first paragraph, the author tells us to_Afind entertainment(娱乐) in musicBbe friendly to musicCexpress your feelings in musicDdiscover the things and places in music【解析】细节理解题。由第一段中“You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do.”可知答案A

5、正确。【答案】A2From the second paragraph，we know that_A. if we love music，we will love the country, nature and homeBmusic sings of the country，nature and homeCyou may listen to music at work or playDmusic can express how people live, work and think【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中“You will find music expressing love of the

6、 country ，love of nature，and love of home.”可知答案B正确。【答案】B3The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible_A. that the music can express actions and feelings we have in commonBto bring understanding between people of different times and placesCthat people can enjoy playing and singing music，danc

7、ing and listening to the music at the same timeDthat people of different times and places can get together【解析】细节理解题。由最后一段第一句话“Music can suggest actions and feeling which we all share.”可知答案A正确。【答案】A4Which of the following is NOT true? Music expresses_Athe feelings of our ownBpeoples love of the count

8、ryCthe composers feelingsDpeoples musical ideas【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中“The composer expresses his own musical ideas.”可知，音乐表达作曲家的音乐观点，而不是人们的音乐观点，故答案选D。【答案】DB(2016邢台二中高一检测)My father was a foreman of a sugarcane plantation(甘蔗种植园) in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed(耕) t

9、he cane fields. I would walk behind an ox(牛), guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be

10、on time every day and work as hard as I could. Ive never been late for any job. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didnt want to work.I was only six years old, but I

11、 was doing a mans job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a threeroom wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters.

12、This gave me selfesteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.When I was seven, I got work at a golf course(高尔夫球场)near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway(球道) and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I ne

13、ver missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered (用锤子敲打) an empty tin can i

14、nto the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the fieldexcept now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick. 【导学号：31530061】【语篇解读】作者第一份工作是赶着牛犁甘蔗地，感觉这

15、份工作没意思；但是这份工作教会了作者很多道理。5. The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means_Aeasy BboringCinteresting Dunusual【解析】推理判断题。根据上下文语境判断，作者的工作是跟在耕牛后用扫帚把赶牛。应该不累，但是持续时间长而且中途不能休息即使吃饭也不可以。因此可知这份工作很枯燥，故选B。【答案】B6. The writer learned that_from his first job.A. he should work for those who he liked mostBhe sho

16、uld work longer than what he was expectedChe should never fail to say hello to his ownerDhe should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for.”可知作者从他的第一份工作学会了对他的雇主要恭敬和诚实守信。故选D。【答案】D7_gave the wr

17、iter selfesteem.A. Having a family of eight peopleBOwning his own golf courseCBringing money back home to help the familyDHelping his father with the work on the plantation【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中“Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother，father，two brothers and three sisters.”可知把钱带

18、回家帮助家人给了作者自尊心。故选C。【答案】CC(2016辽宁铁路实验中学高一检测)Every year, I tell my sons what Id like for Mothers Day: a letter.Something written from the heart and offered freely rather than bought from a store and wrapped neatly.I dont always get my wish, nor do I always take the time to write to my own mother.This y

19、ear, my boys will be in two different states on Mothers Day.My mom and dad will be away together，and Ill be driving home from a writers workshop in Massachusetts.Thinking of the fact that many friends have already lost their mothers and that a few have lost children, I am deeply grateful that what s

20、eparates us, for now at least, is merely distance.It wont always be so, and there is no way to prepare for that fact other than to appreciate the moment that is.My sons know that they can please me on Sunday with a phone call or an email, and that is enough as I love their words.The very best gift t

21、hey can possibly give me is their own happiness, the very fact of their busy，full and welllived lives.Still, knowing that my years of staying with my sons are over, I do feel doleful.The truth is, I miss being the center of the universe to two little boys.And this holiday can be a bit painful.I wond

22、er if my own mother ever felt nostalgic for the passing of my childhood.I wonder if she realizes that she is still at the center of my universe and always has been.I dont often pause to think about it，but of course she is the one who has been right there, at my side from the moment I drew my very fi

23、rst breath.How to ever fully appreciate the woman whose presence and love and example have shaped me into the adult I am? How to describe even a small part of the sharing, sacrificing, and support she has given me over the years?【语篇解读】儿子离开了父母，在母亲节的时候作者最希望的是收到儿子的来信，作者回忆起自己的父母对自己的教育和照顾。8. The author m

24、ainly wants to tell us through the first paragraph that_A. she hopes to get her sons letters very muchBher sons dont often write to her on Mothers DayCMothers Day is the very date that she longs for mostDshe is very sorry not to write to her mother often【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“I dont always get my wish，

25、nor do I always take the time to write to my own mother.”可以判断她对自己没有经常给她母亲写信感到后悔，故D正确。【答案】D9. The author is deeply grateful for the present life because_A. her sons dont live far away from her homeBher parents and children are still aliveCher parents are coming to her house to spend Mothers DayDher s

26、ons can please her on Sunday with a phone call【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Thinking of the fact that many friends have already lost their mothers and that a few have lost children，I am deeply grateful that what separates us.”可知作者对现在的生活深深的感激是因为自己的父母和孩子都健在，故选择B项。【答案】B10. According to the author_Ayoung people now

27、adays tend to ignore their parentsBparents should not give their children too much freedomCchildrens happiness and success are the biggest comfort to parentsDparents are not the center of their childrens universe when children grow up【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句“The very best gift they can possibly give me

28、 is their own happiness，the very fact of their busy，full and welllived lives.”可知孩子的快乐和成功是对父母最大的安慰。故C正确。【答案】C11. What will the author probably tell about after the last paragraph?A. Shell tell the reader about her mothers present situation.BShell recall how her mother educated and cared for her.CShel

29、l describe the reunion of her family on Mothers Day.DShell tell the reader about her mothers achievements in her career.【解析】推理判断题。文章最后一段作者主要回忆自己的母亲对自己的教育和照顾，因此下一段可能讲述自己母亲是如何对自己教育和照顾的，故B正确。【答案】BDA mansion (豪宅) may symbolize the American dream.But the fact is, for most immigrants, the closest one they

30、 ever get to is the neighboring bushes.Such is the case with 63yearold Catalino Tabia, Calif.Hes a gardener with a 6th grade education.He came to America to make his dreams come true, but ended up fulfilling everyone elses. “I always wanted to be somebody，” Tabia said.“But now I just want the opport

31、unity to help others.”That is why, not long ago, Tabia started the Bay Area Gardeners Foundation.Its a charity aiming at helping smart kids like Noel Chavez, whose dream was to become the first in his family to graduate from college.Unfortunately, since Noel is still waiting for his citizenship，hes

32、not qualified for financial aid. And after just a few months of going to school fulltime and working fulltime, he was ready to give in.“Im working too much.Im not going to do it.Its impossible.But then you get some help, and thats my break.” The break was a $1，500 scholarship from the Gardeners Foundati