秋季高中英语 Unit 5 Music Period 1 Warming Up.docx

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秋季高中英语Unit5MusicPeriod1WarmingUp

Unit5MusicPeriod1WarmingUp&Reading

课后阅读训练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

The23-year-oldartisthasperformedatmanyfamousstages.HewasnamedthemostpopularartistgloballyonSpotifyin2014andwonBestBritishArtistattheBBCMusicAwards.X,hissecondstudioalbum,whichwasreleasedinJune,conqueredtheUKmusicchartsandwasnominated（提名）forthe57thGrammyAwards’AlbumoftheYear.

WhowouldbelievethiswasthesameBritishboywhoboughtaplaneticketfromEnglandtoLosAngelesinApril2010,withjustonedateinhisdiary—playingtheguitaratapoetrynight?

Alwaysshowingupinloosejeans,aT-shirtandahoodie（帽衫）,withnofancystage,whatmakesthisniceguystandoutishisgiftformusic.

EdSheeranwenttoanordinaryschoolinSuffolk,England.Helearnedtoplaytheguitaratayoungageandbegantowritesongsataround12.Theboy’searlieststagewashisschool’sconcerts.At16,Sheeranmadethedecisionofalifetime,todropoutofschoolandmovetoLondontopursuehismusiccareer.Hesleptonfriends’sofastosavemoneytorecordhissongsandperformedconstantlyforthreeyears.

Inearly2011,theyoungartistreleasedhisfirstEPNo.5CollaborationsProject,whichmadehimwell-knownoniTunesandbroughthimtheattentionofEltonJohn.SoonhesignedtoAsylumRecordsandhisdebutalbum（首张单曲）XwassoldfivemillioncopiesintheUK.

Hedoesn’ttrytobeanythingbuthimself.Sheeranexplainshisphilosophy（哲学）toTheIndependentas“beingselfish”.“Whybothertopleaseeveryone?

Pleaseyourself.Therestwillfollow.”

【文章大意】歌手艾德·希兰初登流行乐坛就大获成功;而如今,他已经成为英国乐坛的领军人物。

成功源于他不断的追求。

1.EdSheeranwonmanyawardsexcept_________.

A.themostpopularartistgloballyonSpotifyin2014

B.BestBritishArtistattheBBCMusicAwards

C.nominationforthe57thGrammyAwards’AlbumoftheYear

D.BritishRecordIndustryTrustAwards

【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据文章第一段可知他未获得全英音乐奖。

2.WhydidEdSheerantakeaflightfromEnglandtoLosAngeles?

A.Tostudymusic.

B.Toplaytheguitaratapoetrynight.

C.Toreceiveanaward.

D.Toshowoffhispoem.

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据文章第二段...playingtheguitaratapoetrynight可知B为正确选项。

3.WhatmadeEdSheeranstandout?

A.Histalentformusic.

B.Hisloosejeans.

C.AT-shirtandahoodie.

D.Fancystage.

【解析】选A。

细节理解题。

根据文章第三段最后...standoutishisgiftformusic可知A为正确选项。

4.What’stherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoEdSheeran?

a.Hebegantowritesongs.

b.HesignedtoAsylumRecords.

c.Helearnedtoplaytheguitar.

d.Hemadethedecisionofalifetime.

e.HereleasedhisfirstEPNo.5CollaborationsProject.

A.c.d,a,e,b　　　　　　B.c.a,d,b,e

C.c.a,d,e,bD.c,a,e,d,b

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据文章第四段、第五段可知C项正确。

c时间是年龄很小的时候;a的时间是12岁;d的时间是16岁;e的时间是2011年;b的时间是在发布EPNo.5CollaborationsProject之后。

B

Ateamofenergetic（精力充沛的）“ChineseDama”aregoingabroad（国外）toperformtheirneighborhood“squaredancing”onabiggerstagethisJuly.

ThetermDama,aChinesepinyinthattranslatedliterallyas“bigmamas”,referstothegroupofwomen,usuallymiddleaged,whogatherinparksandsquarestodanceinunisontooftendeafeningly-loudmusic.

Ottawamayorofficethisyearinvites30seniorpeoplefromGuangzhou,thecapitalcityofChina’sGuangdongProvincetoperformsquaredancingonCanadaDay.

AnofficialwithOttawaTourismBureausaidWednesdayatapressconferencethatmoreChineseelementswouldbeaddedtothisyear’sCanadaDaytomarkthefriendshipbetweenthetwocountries.

Ottawa,Canada’scapital,istheplaceforthecountry’sbiggestannualbirthdaycelebrationonJuly1everyyear.Peopledressedintheirbestredandwhiteoutfitsparticipateinparade,carnival,barbecuepartiesandoutdoorconcertsonthatday.

30seniorsfromGuangzhouareinvitedtoperformsquaredancingwithLittleAppleandTheHottestEthnicTrend,twoofthemostpopularfolksongsinChinaonthatdaytoo.

“Officialsfromthecity’stourismbureauwillattendthegrand‘WelcomeDinner’forChineseguestsonJune30,”saidtheofficial.

EveryChineseperformerwillbenamedhonorarycitizenofOttawaandreceiveacertificateissuedbytheMayor’sOffice,theofficialadded.AndallofthemareinvitedtothefireworkdisplaypartyonthenightofJuly1.

【语篇概述】提起中国的广场舞,人们可是津津乐道;再提起《小苹果》《最炫民族风》国人们几乎疯狂,这不中国大妈受邀将要去加拿大国庆日上表演广场舞了!

5.Whichcountrywill“ChineseDama”gotoperformneighborhood“squaredancing”onJuly1st?

A.Ottawa.　　　　　　　　B.China.

C.Canada.　D.America.

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

从第五段首句Ottawa,Canada’scapital,istheplaceforthecountry’sbiggestannualbirthdaycelebrationonJuly1everyyear.可知渥太华是加拿大的首都,故选C。

6.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“deafeningly-loud”ofPara.2?

A.轻柔的B.震耳欲聋的

C.粗犷的D.声音不大的

【解析】选B。

词义猜测题。

从第二段内容和我们对广场舞的常识（很多人认为广场舞扰民）可知,广场舞的音乐应当是声音很大的,故选B。

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUEabout“ChineseDama”?

A.30seniorpeoplefromGuangzhouwillperformsquaredancingonAmericaDay.

B.Ottawaistheplaceforthecountry’sbiggestannualbirthdaycelebrationonJune1everyyear.

C.EveryChineseperformerwillbenamedhonorarycitizenofOttawaandreceiveacertificateissuedbytheMayor’sOffice.

D.AndmostofthemareinvitedtothefireworkdisplaypartyonthenightofJuly1.

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

从末段首句EveryChineseperformerwillbenamedhonorarycitizenofOttawaandreceiveacertificateissuedbytheMayor’sOffice可知C项正确。

8.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Chineseseniorsareinvitedtoperform“squaredancing”onCanadaDay.

B.ChinesemiddleagedwomenwillgotosingthesongLittleApple.

C.ChineseseniorsfromBeijingwillgototheUSforbuyinggold.

D.Chinesemiddle-agedwomenwillliveinOttawaforalongtime.

【解析】选A。

主旨大意题。

本文主要讲了渥太华市长办公室今年邀请了30位来自广州的大妈到加拿大国庆日上来表演广场舞的事,故选A。

C

Sleepisabasichumanneed,asbasicastheneedforoxygen.Gettingagoodnight’ssleepisnotonlydirectlyrelatedtohowwefeelthenextday,buttoourlong-termhealthaswell.However,manyofussufferfrominsomnia（失眠）.Evenmoreofusreportatleastonenightofrestlesssleepperweek.Thisisaseriousproblem.

Well,howcanwemakesurethatwerestwellandstayhealthy?

Herearesomesuggestions.

Ifyoucan’tsleepinthemiddleofthenight,don’tgetup.Thebrightlightwillaffectyourbodyclockandworsenyourinsomnia.Stayinbed!

Avoidshortsleepduringtheday,exceptforabrieften-to-fifteen-minutesleepbetween2:

00and4:

00P.M.

Limityourtimeinbedtotheaveragenumberofhoursyou’veactuallysleptpernightlastweek.Don’ttrytomakeupforlostsleep.Itcan’tbedone.

Getregularexerciseeachday,butfinishatleastsixhoursbeforebedtime.Exercisingintheeveningcanhelpkeepyouawake.

Takeahotbathforthirtyminuteswithintwohoursofbedtime.Thebathwillwarmyou,relaxyou,andmakeyoufeelsleepy.

Keepourbedroomdark,quiet,andwellventilated（通风）.

Keeparegularschedulesevendaysaweek.Avoidsleepinglateonweekends.Althoughitmayfeelgoodwhileyou’redoingit,sleepinglateonweekendscanleadtoinsomniaduringtheweek.

Don’tdrinkalcohol（酒精）.Although,havingadrinkbeforebedmakesyousleep,alcohollosesitseffectsafterawhile.Thesecondaryeffectsofalcoholcanwakeyouupduringthesecondhalfofyournight’ssleep.

Keepthefaceoftheclockinyourbedroomturnedaway,anddon’tfindoutwhattimeitiswhenyouawakeninthenight.

【语篇概述】睡眠无小事,但怎样才能睡好呢?

本文给出了很多好办法。

9.Thefirstparagraphservesasa（n）_________.

A.comment　　　　　　　B.argument

C.explanationD.introduction

【解析】选D。

推理判断题。

根据第一段第一句“Sleepisabasichumanneed,asbasicastheneedforoxygen.”及后面的内容可知,第一段主要强调好的睡眠的重要性,引入本文主题。

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTadvisedforagoodnight’ssleep?

A.Don’texercisesixhoursbeforesleeping.

B.Preventingthewindfromblowingintoyourroom.

C.Stayinginbedafterfailingtosleep.

D.Don’tdrinkalcoholbeforesleeping.

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

第六段中的“Getregularexerciseeachday,butfinishatleastsixhoursbeforebedtime”,与A相符;第三段中的“Ifyoucan’tsleepinthemiddleofthenight,don’tgetup...Stayinbed!

”,与C相符;倒数第二段中的“Don’tdrinkalcohol”,与D相符。

B项与第八段中的“Keepourbedroomdark,quiet,andwellventilated”不符。

故选B。

11.Tosleepwell,youneedto_________.

A.sleepduringthedaysometimes

B.getuplateonweekends

C.avoidlookingatyourclock

D.haveabathinthemorning

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据最后一段中的“Keepthefaceoftheclockinyourbedroomturnedaway...”,可知C项正确。

12.Thetextismainlyabout_________.

A.someeffectsofbadnight’ssleep

B.someadvantagesofhavingagoodsleep

C.somereasonsforinsomnia

D.somekeystoabetternight’ssleep

【解析】选D。

主旨大意题。

本文介绍了获得好睡眠的办法。

Ⅱ.阅读填句

　　根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Haveyoueverplayedonateamwithsomebodywhohatedtolose?

Ormaybeyouhaveahardtimeifyouloseanything.Somekidsfindithardtolose,buteveryoneneedstolearnhowtodoit.　1　Youmightnotbeabletodoitatfirst,butovertimeit’llgeteasier.Andwhenyoucanhandlelosing,peoplewillcallyouagoodsportsman.

Anytimetwoteamsorkidsarefacingeachotherinagame,someonewilllose.　2　Adultsdon’tlikeiteither,buteveryonecanlearntocontrolhowtheyreacttoaloss.Forexample,whenyourteamloses,youdon’thavetobecrying,eventhoughyoufeelsad.

　3　Doyourushtotheotherteamandaccuse（指责）themofcheating?

No!

Thebestthingtodoistotrytocollectyourselfandgetinlinewithyourteammatessoyoucancheerthemup.Evenifyoufeellikecryinglateroryouwanttocomplainaboutthegame,youcandothatoffthefield.

　4　Forexample,bepolitetoeveryoneyouareplayingwithandagainst