2016-2017学年高中英语 unit 5 music新人教版必修2

1 Unit 5 Music Section Warming up & ReadingPrereading .阅读理解 A As your mom and dad always say：practice，practice ，practice！Thats how you get really good at something，and thats exactly what dancer Kaeli Ware has done for most of her 14 years.The Leesburg teen is on her first tour with the musical “Brothers of the Knight， ” which opens at Warner Theatre. “Ive been dancing since I was 2 years old， ” she said.“My mom is a dance teacher.At first I didnt really have a choice，but now I love it.Its what I want to do every day.” Three years ago，Kaeli was attending Harper Park Middle School in Leesburg.Then she started homeschooling in order to have more time to dance.“She works hard， ” said Adrienne DellasThornton，the artistic director at Kirov Academy in Washington，where Kaeli studies.Every day except Sunday，Kaeli gets up at 6 am to go to Kirov Academy.There she dances for three hours.After that she rests，eats and does schoolwork.At 4：30 pm，she starts dancing again at the Ashburn，studio where her mother teaches.She finally gets to bed around 11：30 pm after doing more homework.“Its a lot of work，but I just keep pushing， ” Kaeli said. Classical ballet (古典芭蕾舞 ) is a big part of Kaelis studies because，she says，ballet is the foundation for other types of dancing.But Kaeli misses doing other types of dancing，such as hiphop or tap.“Even in hiphop，you need correct posture (姿 势)， ” she says. She calls the way she dances in the show “lyrical (热情的)” ，in part because there are words that go with her dancing.“It is like ballet，but it is a lot more powerful.I think thats why I like it so much.” 语篇解读 本文是记叙文。文章介绍了一位年轻的舞蹈演员。 1The text mainly introduces_. Aa musical Ba young dancer Cthe fun of dancing Dthe key to success 解析： 主旨大意题。文章从 Kaeli 的巡回演出说起，介绍了她对舞蹈的热爱、学舞 的艰辛、学习的舞种等。 2 答案： B 2What do we know about Kaeli according to the text? AShe left school to dance. BShe learnt dancing from her mom. CShe loved dancing at an early age. DShe danced for her moms studio. 解析： 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的 Then she started homeschooling in order to have more time to dance 可知，Kaeli 为了有更多的时间练舞开始接受家庭教 育。 答案： A 3The underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refers to“_” Atap Bhiphop Chome schooling Dher dancing in the show 解析： 篇章结构题。根据文章最后一段的 she dances in the show 再结合第一段的 her first tour with the musical.可知，此处指代 Kaeli 在“Brothers of the Knight”中的舞蹈。 答案： D 4Kaelis success shows that_. Anothing is impossible Bpractice makes perfect Ca good beginning is half done Dfailure is the mother of success 解析： 推理判断题。从文章首句及文中对 Kaeli 刻苦练习舞蹈的描述可知。 答案： B B Perus Inca Indians first grew potatoes in the Andes in about 200 BC.Spanish conquerors brought potatoes to Europe， and colonists (殖民者) brought them to America.Today，Americans eat about 140 pounds of potatoes per person every year while Europeans eat twice as many. One of the favorite ways to eat potatoes is in the form of potato chips.While Benjamin Franklin was the US ambassador (大使) to France，he went to a big party where potatoes were prepared in 20 different ways.Thomas Jefferson，who succeeded (接替) Franklin as French ambassador，brought the 3 recipe for thickcut，Frenchfried potatoes to America.He served French fries to guests at the White House in 1802 and at his home，Monticello. On August 24,1853，at Moon Lake Lodge in Saratoga，New York，a nativeAmerican chef named George Crum created the first potato chips.He became angry when a diner complained that his French fries were too thick，so he cut the potatoes as thinly as possible，making them too thin and crisp to eat with a fork.The diner loved them，and potato chips were born.In 1860 Chef Crum opened his own restaurant and offered a basket of potato chips on every table. In the 1950s，in Ireland，Joe “Spud” Murphy and Seamus Burke，produced the worlds first seasoned (调味的) crisps，Cheese & Onion and Salt & Vinegar.In the United Kingdom and Ireland，crisps are what people in the US call potato chips while chips refer to French fries.Ketchup flavored chips are popular in the MidEast and Canada.Seaweed is popular in Asia，and Mexicans like chicken flavored chips. About 27 pounds of potato chips are produced from 100 pounds of potatoes.Americans eat 24 billion pounds of potato chips every year，and spend more than $7 billion a year on them. 语篇解读 本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了薯片的历史及其现状。 5What can we learn from the first paragraph? AIt was Americans who discovered potatoes. BPotatoes were first grown in the Andes of Peru. C.Europeans eat fewer potatoes than Americans. DPotatoes grow better in America than in Europe. 解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段的 Perus Inca Indians first grew potatoes in the Andes in about 200 BC 可知，土豆最初生长在秘鲁的安第斯山脉。 答案： B 6The author introduces the birth of potato chips by_. Ausing numbers Bmaking comparisons C.following the order of time Dfollowing the order of importance 解析： 写作手法题。根据第二、三、四段出现的 1802,1853,1860,1950s 可知，作者 按时间顺序介绍了薯片发明的过程。 答案： C 4 7What are potato chips called in the United Kingdom? AFries. BChips. CCrisps. DPotatoes chips. 解析： 细节理解题。根据第四段的 In the United Kingdom and Ireland，crisps are what people in the US call potato chips while chips refer to French fries 可知。 答案： C 8The text is mainly about_. Athe values of potatoes Bpotato chips past and present C.different kinds of French fries DFrench fries and American history 解析： 主旨大意题。本文旨在介绍薯片的历史及其现状，故 B 项符合本文主旨。 答案： B C The track star powered through the Mens Keirin Final to take gold in a final race at the Velodrome.Sir Chris Hoy now has more gold medals than any other British.Hes overtaken rowing legend Sir Steve Redgrave to go into the history books.Including his silver medal from 2000，hes got seven medals in totalthe same as fellow cycling champion Bradley Wiggins.This is Hoys fourth Olympic Games.During his career hes proven himself to be one of the greatest track sprinters (轨道短程赛选手) Sir Chris Hoy won his first cycling gold in 2004 at the Athens Olympics.Hoy said， “I wanted to win gold in front of my home crowd.I couldnt put into words what it meant to me.Its one of the greatest feelings I have ever had.” He added that his achievements at the London Games would be difficult to top and he was 99.9% sure he wouldnt be going to another Olympics.But it wasnt just Hoy getting the crowd on their feet.Laura Trott and Victoria Pendleton also took home medals on the final night of the track events.Laura Trott kicked off the evening with a gold medal in the Womens Omnium.She went into the last of six events in second place but stormed her way to gold in the final round of the time trials (计时赛)This was her first Olympic Games and she finished up with two gold medals. But it was a disappointment for Victoria Pendleton who settled for 5 silver.She lost out in the final to her old rival Aussie Anna Meares.It was a dramatic race for Victoria.She thought shed won her first round but was later ranked lower for breaking the rules. 语篇解读 本文向我们介绍了英国选手在伦敦奥运会上的最新奖牌收获。 9Who has the second most gold medals in Britain? AChris Hoy. BVictoria Pendleton. CSteve Redgrave. DBradley Wiggins. 解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段可知现在 Steve Redgrave 在奥运会上所夺得的金牌 数在英国排在了第二位。 答案： C 10What do we know about Chris Hoy? AHe was greatly discouraged at the Athens Olympics. BHe won gold medals in all of his Olympic Games. CHe is considered the greatest ever track sprinter. DHe has taken part in four Olympic Games. 解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段可知 Chris Hoy 已经参加了四届奥运会了。 答案： D 11From the passage we know that Laura Trott_. Ahas competed in two Olympics Bbroke the rules in the London Olympics Chas won two Olympic gold medals in total Dlost out to her old rival Aussie Anna Meares 解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段可知 Laura Trott 共获得了两块奥运会金牌。 答案： C 12The writer wrote this passage most probably to_. Aencourage readers to pay more attention to the London Olympics Btell the latest achievements by British athletes in the London Olympics Cshare the latest news about the medals won by athletes around the world Dtell what events the British athletes are good at in the London Olympics 解析： 作者意图题。通读全文，可知作者主要告诉我们英国运动员在伦敦奥运会上 的最新战绩，故选 B。 答案： B .七选五 Once I picked up a passenger in the middle of the night.She was a small 6 lady in her 80s，wearing a dress and a hat.She had a small suitcase in her hands. She told me the address and asked.“Could you drive through downtown？” _1_ “I know，but there is no rush，as I am on my way to a hospice (收容所) I have no family left.” I noticed tears in her eyes. _2_After two hours drive，she said， “Im tired；lets go now.” As soon as we arrived at the address she gave me，two men came out to greet._3_I helped her take her suitcase，while she was seated in a wheelchair.“Tell me，how much do I owe (欠) you？” she asked.I said that she owed me nothing.“But you have to make a living， ” she said.“There are other passengers， ” I replied and gave her a hug.She held onto me tightly.“Thank you for giving me those moments of joy， ” she said. _4_It sounded like the closing of a persons life.That day I did not pick up any more passengers.I just drove without any purpose，