高中英语Unit5Rhythm单元综合测评北师大版必修2.docx

1、高中英语Unit5Rhythm单元综合测评北师大版必修2Unit 5 Rhythm.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A(2016全国丙卷)MusicOpera at Music Hall：1243 Elm Street.The season runs June through August，with additional performances in March and September.The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts.Phone：2412742.http：/www. cityopera. comCha

2、mber Orchestra：The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June.Call 7231182 for more information.http：/www. chamberorch. com.Symphony Orchestra：At Music Hall and Riverbend.For ticket sales, call 3813300.Regular season runs September thro

3、ugh May at Music Hall and in summer at Riverbend.http：/www. symphony. org/home.asp. College Conservatory of Music (CCM)：Performances are on the main campus(校园) of the university，usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater.CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the wellknown LaSalle Qua

4、rtet，CCMs Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music.Students with ID.cards can attend the events for free.A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 5564183.http ：/.Riverbend Music Theater：6295 Kellogg Ave.L

5、arge outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover (price difference)Big name shows all summer long! Phone：2326220.http：/www. riverbendmusic. com.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文广告。全文介绍了要举办的五场音乐演出。提供的信息包含音乐会的主题、电话以及网址等。此类广告具有条目清晰的特点，因此所设问题也是针对某项内容。1Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?A241274

6、2. B7231182.C3813300. D2326220.【解析】细节理解题。根据第一则广告中的The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts.Phone：2412742.可以得出，如果想看歌剧，应打2412742。其他四则广告都没有提到opera一词。【答案】A2When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?AFebruary. BMay.CAugust. DNovember.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二则广告中的.which offers several concerts f

7、rom March through June.可知，可以在三月至六月去听Chamber Orchestra举办的音乐会，因此May(五月)合适。February(二月)，August(八月)和November(十一月)都不在此范围内。【答案】B3Where can students go for free performances with their ID.cards?AMusic Hall.BMemorial Hall.CPatricia Cobbett Theater.DRiverbend Music Theater.【解析】细节理解题。根据第四则广告中的.usually at Patr

8、icia Cobbett Theater.和Students with ID.cards can attend the events for free.可知，有身份证的学生在Patricia Cobbett Theater可以免费看演出。A、B、D三项并未提身份证的问题，故可排除。【答案】C4How is Riverbend Music Theater different from the other places?AIt has seats in the open air.BIt gives shows all year round.CIt offers membership discoun

9、ts.DIt presents famous musical works.【解析】细节理解题。本题需要纵向地将五则广告进行比较。第五则广告Riverbend Music Theater提到了outdoor，而前四则广告中，这些举办音乐演出的场地都没有说是露天的，因此这是Riverbend Music Theater与众不同的地方。B项有一定的干扰性。从最后一则广告中的.all summer long！可知，B项中的all year round(一整年)表述错误，因此可以排除；C项表示给会员打折，这是第一则广告提及的内容；D项表示展现一些知名的音乐作品，在文中没有依据，不能说明Riverbend

10、 Music Theater与其他地方的不同。【答案】ABMusic is often thought of as “easy” or “play time”，but its not that at all.Music plays a very important part in our education.Students who learn music learn a lot of music history at school.This includes “modes(调式)”，which were used in churches during the development of m

11、usic.They are still used today.Students learn about the historical events that were taking place when the music they play was written.They learn what the music was used for.So much of our culture is in music and has been for centuries.Music also helps with science.Students use science to help them d

12、iscover what sounds good together and what doesnt.Students also need science to understand something called the “overtone series”，which is about how music is produced by vibration(颤动)and why.Students learn a lot about languages.Many songs are written in other languages，including ancient ones.Student

13、s must learn to translate these works to understand what they are singing about.Some songs are famous poems or short works set to music.Students learn a huge amount of coordination(协调) through music, so parts of the body can work better together.Students must use fine motor skills in order to play a

14、n instrument.Singers and players must learn breath control and be in good shape to play.Students learn about art.Some famous pieces were written about important works of art，and students learn about the artists and styles as theyre playing the music.Music education also brings higher thinking to our

15、 children.It allows them to think about complex patterns (How can I make my part sound better? How do this music and these different parts fit together？)Students have to know absolutely what every other musician does at all times.In that way，it develops teamwork.As one can see，music is very importan

16、t to education besides bringing us fun.【语篇解读】人们通常认为音乐只是学生们为了放松，玩玩而已，然而音乐对学生各门学科的学习有所帮助。5Learning music is helpful to the following subjects EXCEPT Ascience BlanguageCpolitics Dhistory【解析】细节理解题。第二段说明音乐在历史学科上的帮助；第三段说明音乐在自然科学方面的帮助；第四段说明音乐在语言方面的帮助。【答案】C6Students who learn music have to translate songs A

17、because they are learning the languageBbecause they must understand what they are singing aboutCbecause the songs are ancient onesDbecause they are famous poems【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知学生得把歌曲翻译过来，因为他们需要理解他们所唱的内容。【答案】B7Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AModes are still used in mod

18、ern music.BDifferent kinds of music show different cultures.CIts easier for athletes to learn to play an instrument.DA good musician should know the importance of teamwork.【解析】细节理解题。文章中没有提到运动员与学习乐器之间的关系。【答案】C8What is the main idea of the passage?AThe importance of music.BThe importance of music educ

19、ation.CWays to learn music well.DSkills music students should have.【解析】主旨大意题。全文重点说明了音乐对各门学科学习的帮助，故B项“音乐教育的重要性”十分切题。【答案】BC La Fille Mal Gardee，the oldest ballet (芭蕾舞剧)still being played to this day，is the story of a lively girl named Lisette.Lisette and her mother Madame Simone live on a large farm.L

20、isette loves Colin，a handsome but poor farmer. Her mother dislikes Colin, so Lisette doesnt dare spend much time with him.One day when Madame Simone catches Lisette talking to Colin，she fires Colin immediately and decides then and there that it is time for Lisette to marry someone else.It happens th

21、at next door is a farm whose rich owner has a boy named Alain.The neighbors agree that their children should marry. But Lisette does not like Alain，who is a silly boy. She has no choice.On the wedding(婚礼) day，there is a storm，so it cant continue.To keep Lisette away from Colin，Madame Simone orders h

22、er to stay in the house.Lisette notices Colin looking through the window. She asks Madame Simone to play the tambourine (铃鼓) so she can practice her dancing.Soon Lisettes mother becomes tired and falls asleep.As soon as she does，Colin goes into the house quietly and asks Lisette to marry him.Just th

23、en，her mother starts to wake up and Colin hides in the hayloft (干草棚) but he leaves a scarf behind. When Madame Simone finds the scarf，she knows that Colin has been there. She doesnt know where he is hiding so she decides to lock Lisette in the hayloft.Finally, Lisette comes out, holding Colins hand.

24、When Madame Simone sees how much they love each other，she cannot help but agree to the marriage.The wedding takes place after all，and Lisette and Colin live happily ever after.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了经典芭蕾舞剧关不住的女儿的故事情节。9The underlined part in the third paragraph shows Madame Simone is Aafraid BexcitedCangr

25、y Dnervous【解析】句意理解题。由第二段的“Her mother dislikes Colin”和第三段的“it is time for Lisette to marry someone else”可知，Lisette的妈妈看到她和Colin交谈，感到很生气，决定要把她嫁给某个人。【答案】C10What does Madame Simone think of Lisettes marriage to Alain?AShe doubts it.BShe agrees to it.CShe is worried about it.DShe is uncertain about it.【解析

26、】推理判断题。由第四段内容和第五段的“On the wedding(婚礼)day，there is a storm，so it cant continue.”可以推断，Lisette的妈妈同意Lisette和Alain结婚。【答案】B11What happens after Madame Simone wakes up?AShe discovers Colin has come.BAlain decides to marry Lisette.CColin asks Lisette to marry him.DLisette hides Colin in the hayloft.【解析】细节理解

27、题。由第六段的“When Madame Simone finds the scarf，she knows that Colin has been there.”可知，Lisette的妈妈醒来之后发现了Colin丢下的围巾，就知道他来了。【答案】A12This text is mainly to introduce Athe development of balletBa special wedding on the farmCa mothers love for her daughterDthe classical ballet La Fille Mal Gardee【解析】主旨大意题。本文主

28、要讲述了经典芭蕾舞剧关不住的女儿的故事情节。【答案】DDWhat do you know about the music called “the blues”？ Do you think it is the same thing as jazz？Well，in some ways the two types of music are related，but the blues has its own history and development that is quite different from that of jazz.The beginnings of the blues date

29、 back to the nineteenth century.After the Civil War，when the slaves were free in the South，life was hard.As African Americans came together and formed their own communities，the blues began to develop out of some of their earlier music.Songs usually expressed the feelings of their composers(作曲家) and

30、many were about the difficult times.Some people say Mississippi was the birthplace of the blues，but early blues singers were also found in Texas，Alabama，and several other Southern states.As time passed，the blues moved north.Chicago became an important blues center.What does the blues sound like? Str

31、inged instruments，especially the guitar，are important in blues playing.A piano is also often used.Piano players frequently get the sound they want by “crushing(挤压)”the keys，or playing two notes not quite at the same time.Many blues songs are built around three grouped lines.The first two lines are r

32、epeated，and then the third line is a sort of comment.Who were some legendary blues figures? Bessie Smith was an early female singer; Robert Johnson became famous for his special way of playing music.Later blues greats，such as Muddy Waters，had a direct influence on such groups as the Rolling Stonesin fact，until his death the