英语课时分层作业十五UNIT5MUSIC必修第二册

课时分层作业(十五)Ⅰ.阅读理解AOneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthetwentiethcenturywasElvisPresley.Hemadetherock“n”rollmusicpopularallovertheworld.Hesoldmillionsofrecordsandmademanysuccessfulfilms，andhehelpedchangethedirectionofpopularmusicinthe1960s.ElvisPresleywasborninapoorfamilyin1935.Hisparentsweresimplecountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurch，wherehelearnedtosing，andheneverforgotthekindofsongsthatheusedtosinginchurchasachild.Whenhewasyoung，ElvismovedfromToledotoMemphisinTennessee，whereheattendedhighschool，buthewasnotagoodstudent，hisonlyrealinterestwassinging.Hebegantosinginthestylethatiscalled“countryandwestern”．In1955herecordedsomesongsforhismother'sbirthday.Thepeopleattherecordingstudiolikedhissingingandhismusic.Itwascountryandwesternmusic，butitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusicwhichblackpeopleusedtosingintheAmericanSouth.Itwascalled“blues”．Shortlyafterthat，ElvismetTomParker，whobecamehismanagerandarranged(安排)concertsforhimacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.SoonElvisbecamefamousaroundthecountry.LaterElviswenttoHollywoodandbegantoappearinfilmssuchasLoveMeTenderandKingCreole.ButElvisfounditdifficulttolivewithsuccess.Likemanyotherfamouspeople，hebegantotakedrugsandhishealthstartedtosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977，hismillionsoffanswereshocked，“TheKingIsDead！”thenewspapersaid.ButtodayhismemoryandhismusicliveonandwillalwaysberememberedastheKingofRock“n”roll.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了猫王ElvisPresley传奇的一生以及他对音乐的贡献。1．Fromthepassage，wecansee________．A．thechurchsongsdidn'thelpElvisdevelophisownstyleB．ElvisforgothischurchmusicatalaterageC．Elvisdidn'tgetanyhelpfromhisparentsD．thechurchsongshelpedElvis'developmentinhissingingD[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Hisparentsweresimplecountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurch，wherehelearnedtosing，andheneverforgotthekindofsongsthatheusedtosinginchurchasachild.”可知，Elvis的父母是淳朴的乡下人，经常带他去教堂，在那里他学会了唱歌，他永远不会忘记小时候在教堂里唱的那种歌。由此可知，他童年时期在教堂中学会的歌曲对他有很大的影响。故选D项。]2．WhowasTomParker?A．Amanagerofabank.B．Afamoussinger.C．Elvis'manager.D．Elvis'bestfriendsincechildhood.C[细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Shortlyafterthat，ElvismetTomParker，whobecamehismanagerandarranged(安排)concertsforhimacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.”可知，TomParker是Elvis的经纪人。故选C项。]3．WhatcausedElvis'death?A．Hissingingtoomucheveryday.B．Histakingdrugs.C．Thepressurefromhisparents.D．TomParker'spunishment.B[细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“...hebegantotakedrugsandhishealthstartedtosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977，hismillionsoffanswereshocked.”可知，由于吸毒，Elvis在42岁的时候就去世了。故选B项。]4．WhatwasElvis'musicstylelikemost?A．Onlycountryandwestern.B．Onlycountryandblues.C．Bothwesternandchurchmusic.D．Notonlycountryandwesternbutalsoabit“blues”．D[细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Itwascountryandwesternmusic，butitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusicwhichblackpeopleusedtosingintheAmericanSouth.Itwascalled‘blues’．”可知，猫王的音乐不仅仅是乡村和西部音乐，同时也和黑人的灵魂音乐“blues”很相似。故选D项。]BListeningtomusicisconsideredagoodthingforadults.Indeeditis.Scientificstudieshaveprovenit.Musichassomanygoodeffectsonourbody，mindandmoodthatthisworldwillcertainlynotbeagoodplacewithoutmusic.Then，ismusicgoodforchildren?Someparentsthinksoandlettheirchildrenlearnorlistentomusic.Butsomeparentsdon'tknowtheimportanceofmusictochildren.Herearesomereasonswhymusicisimportanttochildren.First，musicisgoodforchildren'sintelligence.Studieshaveprovedthatchildrenwholearnmusicarelikelytohavehigherintelligencethanthosewhohavenointerestinordislikemusic.Thisisbecausethebraingetsstimulated(刺激)bytherhythmandtoneofmusic.Musicalsohassoothing(抚慰的)effectonchildrenandhelpsremovetheirstress.Today'schildrenareunderalotofstressfromschoolwork.Beingundertoomuchstressimpairschildren'shealth.Luckily，listeningtomusiccanhelpthemfeelbetter.Musiccanimprovechildren'smoods.Somechildrenaresadbynature.Theyseemtobelostintheirownthoughtsanddon'ttakeinterestintheirsurroundings.Insuchcases，amethodknownas“musictherapy”comestotheirrescue.Itchangestheirmoodsandplacesanewkindofspiritinthem.Musicisalsoauniversallanguagethatchildrenoughttolearn.Ourworldhasbecomeaglobalvillage.Peoplearegettingmoreandmoreinterestedinotherculturesandcountries.Musiccanhelptheminunderstandingforeigncultures.Nowwecansaythatmusicisveryimportantnotonlytoadultsbutalsotochildren.Sochildrenshouldbeencouragedtolearnmusicorlistentomusic.【语篇解读】小孩子接触音乐对他们很有好处，父母应该多让他们接触音乐。5．BymentioningscientificstudiesinParagraph1，theauthorwantstoshow________．A．whyadultsshouldlistentomusicB．childrenshouldlistentomusicC．listeningtomusicisonlygoodforadultsD．whyscientistsareinterestedinmusicA[推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Listeningtomusicisconsideredagoodthingforadults.Indeeditis.Scientificstudieshaveprovenit.”可知，作者提到科学发现是为了表明听音乐对成人有益处，也就是为什么成年人应该听音乐。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impairs”inParagraph3mean?A．Harms. B．Changes.C．Improves. D．Shows.A[词义猜测题。根据“Luckily，listeningtomusiccanhelpthemfeelbetter.”可知，画线词所在的句子是指“太多压力会‘损害’孩子的健康”。]7．Thelastbutsecondparagraphshowsthatlisteningtomusicmeans________．A．learninglanguagesbetterB．understandingforeignculturesbetterC．acceptingthefastdevelopingworldeasilyD．showinggreaterinterestinotherculturesB[细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Musiccanhelptheminunderstandingforeigncultures.”可知，听音乐可以帮助孩子们更好地理解外国的文化。]8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyDoChildrenLoveMusic?B．HowtoChooseMusicforChildrenC．HowtoTeachChildrenMusicEasilyD．WhyIsMusicImportanttoChildren?D[标题归纳题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要是讲为什么音乐对小孩子很重要。]Ⅱ.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Jatinandhisyoungersister，Neha，livedwiththeirparentsinapoorneighborhood.Theirmotherwasverysickandtheirfatherwasstrugglingtofindajob，andtheyhadonlyalittlemoneywithwhichtobuyfood.Astheyhadnotpaidtherentforseveralmonths，thelandlordwasbreathingdowntheirnecks(盯着他们)．Oneday，JatintookNeha'sshoestoashoerepairmantobefixed，buthelostthemonthewayhome.Itwasn'tuntilhegothomethatherealizedhehadlosttheshoes.Hewasafraidthathisparentswouldbeangryanddisappointed，sohebeggedhissistertokeepitsecret.NehaagreedandthetwodecidedtoshareJatin'srunningshoes.Neha'sschoolhourswereinthemorning，soshewouldwearthemfirst.Afterschool，shewouldrushbackandgivethemtoJatin.Hecouldthenruntohisschool，whichbeganintheafternoon.Althoughheranasfastashecould，Jatinoftenarrivedlateandwaswarnedbytheschool.Alongdistanceracewasgoingtobeheldfortheboysinthecity.WhenJatinlearnedthatthethirdprizewasanewpairofshoes，hedecidedtotakepart.Heranhomeexcitedlyandpromisedhissisterthathewouldwinherthenewshoes.Thedayofracearrived.Jatinhadastrongstart，buthalfwaythroughtheracehebegantogettiredandhislegsbegantoache.GettingmoreandmoreexhaustedhethoughtonlyofNehaandhispromisetoher.Dreamingofthenewshoeshewouldwinforhissistergavehimstrength，andhestayedrightbehindthetwofastestrunners，determinedtofinishthird.Suddenly，asthefinishlinedrewnear，anotherrunnercollided(碰撞)withJatinfrombehindandJatincrashedtotheground.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式作答。Jatinlookedupandhesawtheotherboysrushingahead.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Filledwithpleasure，Jatinwalkedhomeinnotime._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[参考范文]Jatinlookedupandhesawtheotherboysrushingahead.Refusingtogiveupatth