高中英语选修6课件配套学案课后阅读训练 十七 Unit 5 Period 1.docx

1、高中英语选修6课件配套学案课后阅读训练 十七 Unit 5 Period 1 课后阅读训练 十七Unit 5Period 1.阅读理解ADuke Ellington(18991974)may be Americas greatest composer.He led an orchestra, played the piano and composed over 2, 000 pieces of music.Duke began his life as Edward Kennedy Ellington in Washington, D.C.He was nicknamed by a classm

2、ate who admired him.This nickname was proper for Duke because of his elegant and proud manners.Even as a child, Duke had fans.Dukes parents got him in piano lessons when he was in primary school.Duke was very afraid of his lessons and preferred to play baseball instead.He grew bored with practising

3、and gave up his lessons.Duke didnt become interested in learning the piano again until he was a teenager.Duke often joked that he learned to play the piano to attract girls.While washing dishes for his summer job, Duke met a waiter who invited him to go and see ragtime(an early form of jazz)pianist,

4、 Harvey Brooks.Brooks played ragtime in a way that did not follow the rules of classical piano musiche had freedom to change the rules and express himself more freely.Duke discovered that he wanted to make his own music too and then he taught himself how to play the piano like Harvey Brooks.He pract

5、ised until his fingers could fly and even arranged melodies as he played.Soon Duke began playing for his high school dances.When he was 19, he started playing at parties and dance halls.Duke then moved to New York.There he played in different jazz clubs, saloons and dance halls.Soon he was leading h

6、is own band, the Washingtonians at the Kentucky Club, located in Times Square.In 1927, after giving a performance at the Cotton Club, he began to produce sophisticated(高水平的)arrangements of his own.He toured the world with his orchestra and composed thousands of songs.Duke led his orchestra until his

7、 death.【语篇概述】本文主要讲的是美国著名作曲家Duke Ellington(艾灵顿公爵)的生平。1.Duke is a proper nickname for Ellington because_.A.he was Americas greatest composerB.he had a lot of fansC.he was elegant and proud in his mannersD.he was a child【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知C项正确。2.When did Duke begin his piano lesson? A.When he was i

8、n his primary school.B.After he got his nickname Duke.C.When he was a teenager.D.When he was in his high school.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知Duke是在上小学的时候开始学钢琴的。3.What is the main idea of this passage? A.How the nickname Duke was formed.B.Duke and his teacher Harvey Brooks.C.A famous orchestra led by Duke.

9、D.The introduction to Americas greatest composer Duke.【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据第一段和其他各段段首可知, 本文主要是对美国著名作曲家艾灵顿公爵的简要介绍。BWhen my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks each summer in the countryside with our uncle. He was a geologist and loved to go on long walks to find stones to add to his collectio

10、n at the university. More often than not, we followed him.One day, we left early, and this time, our uncle had bought us backpacks.“You can help me carry the samples, ”he explained.Sure, why not? The whole day, we walked around the countryside, and every now and then, our uncle put stones in our bag

11、s. We were a bit surprised that he also took some stones out from our bags at times, but figured he had just found better samples than the ones we already had.Still, when we reached the house in the late afternoon, we were exhausted. The backpacks were so heavy that we gave a big sigh of relief when

12、 we put them on the ground. Yet our uncles backpack was half-empty.“Why did you give us so many stones? ”we asked.“I didnt. You did, ”he said, waiting for a while before continuing.“You did not know it, but I made you go through a little attitude test today.”“What do you mean an attitude test? ”we w

13、anted to know.“It is something someone once did to meand I shall always remember it. You see, I listened to every word you said. And whenever you complained about anyone or anything, I added a stone to your bags. And whenever you talked about something with an attitude of gratitude and positive thin

14、king, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”We did. They were full.“I hope you remember this little attitude test. You see, your negative thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mi

15、nd is. A positive thought, however, cancels out a negative one. So look at those bags and start paying attention to what you say and how you say things.”This little lesson was one of the most important I ever had. And I remember my uncle with great love for teaching us one of the most important less

16、ons in lifethe power of attitude.【语篇概述】本文是记叙文。讲述了作者的叔叔通过让作者兄弟两人跟着他捡石头让作者和弟弟明白了一个道理态度很重要。4.What did the author and his brother often do when staying with their uncle in the countryside? A.They often followed him to collect stones.B.They often followed him to his university.C.They often studied his collection of stones with him.D.They often took long walks to enjoy nature.