2014-2015年选修6-Module-4-Music语篇提能练习题及答案解析6份4-4.doc

语 篇 提 能.完形填空Folk music is traditional melodies, words, and songs of the _1_ people that are often handed down from one generation to the next. _2_ music songs deal with almost every kind of human _3_.Folk music often expresses the _4_ of ethnic and social groups and sometimes a nation. It is the _5_ of the people. A folk song can _6_ political or religious beliefs, tell a _7_ or describe history，or just provide _8_. Folk music is usually learned by _9_ rather than by reading the notes or words. The music is _10_ from person to person，from place to place，and from generation to generation. Folk song sometimes changes either by accident or from a _11_ change. Folk song melodies and words often _12_ over time. Tunes are shortened or lengthened, pitches and rhythms are altered，and portions of one song may be _13_ with parts of another. Words of a song may also change over time.Folk song can often be _14_ into different types. The ballad, a song that tells stories often about _15_ events，is one of the main types of folk song. Ballads are in stanza(节) _16_， where a melody is _17_ for each of several verses，and may have a refrain that is repeated several times. Another type of folk song is those that deal with a _18_ activity，an occupation，or a set of circumstances. This group _19_ work songs, prison songs, war songs, and the like. There are also spiritual songs, songs for children, _20_ about lifes stages, and many songs are just for celebration，dance and enjoyment.1A.ancient Bcommon Cmagical Dromantic2A.Classic BFolk CPopular DModern3A.response Bexperience Cinterest Dactivity4A.nature Bquality Ccharacter Dposition5A.music Bimagination Cart Dhistory6A.express Breform Chold Dconfirm7A.lie Bstory Csecret Ddifference8A.message Bcommunication Camusement Dboredom9A.reading Bwriting Cspeaking Dlistening10A.created Bextended Cdistributed Dshared11A.purposeful Bmeaningful Cdramatic Dsignificant12A.develop Bweaken Cimprove Ddisappear13A.filled Bconnected Ccombined Dassociated14A.organized Barranged Cseparated Dclassified15A.real Bhistorical Cimportant Dspecial16A.style Bform Ctype Dnature17A.competed Bperformed Crepeated Dplayed18A.human Bcultural Csocial Dparticular19A.includes Bcontains Cpossesses Ddivides20A.stories Bsongs Cpoems Dfilms答案与解析：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了民间音乐的情况。文章对民间音乐的流传方式、民间音乐所涉及的内容以及民间音乐的类型作了介绍。1解析：由语境可知，此处表示民间音乐是普通人的音乐，因此答案选B“普通的”。ancient古代的；magical有魔力的；romantic浪漫的，均不符合句意。答案：B2解析：由上下文内容可知，文章通篇在介绍民间音乐，所以答案选B。答案：B3解析：依据下文内容可知，这里表示民间音乐涉及人们的各种活动，故答案为D，activity活动。response回应；experience经验；interest兴趣，均不符合语境。答案：D4解析：此处表示民间音乐反映族群、社会群体，甚至一个国家的特征(character)。nature自然；quality质量；position地位，均不符合句意。答案：C5解析：考查行文逻辑。“the music of the people”指人民的音乐。文中第一段有暗示。答案：A6解析：依据语境可知，此处表示“音乐可以表达政治或宗教信仰”，因此答案选A。其他选项不符合句意。答案：A7解析：这里表示“音乐可以讲述一个故事(tell a story)”，而不是tell a lie撒谎。tell a secret告诉一个秘密，tell a difference说出区别。答案：B8解析：此处意为“或者音乐只是为人们提供娱乐消遣”，因此答案为C，amusement消遣。message信息；communication交际；boredom厌烦，均不符合句意。答案：C9解析：由“rather than by reading the notes or words”可知，这里表示“民间音乐是通过听来学习的”，因此答案选D。答案：D10解析：依据“from person to person, from place to place, and from generation to generation”可推知，此处表示民间音乐是所有人共享(share)的，而不是create创造；extend延伸；distribute分发，散布。答案：D11解析：与前面的“by accident”对比可知，答案选A，purposeful有目的的。meaningful有意义的；dramatic戏剧性的；significant意味深长的，均不符合语境。答案：A12解析：依据“over time”可知，此处表示“民间音乐随着时间的流逝而发展变化”，因此答案选develop。下文“change over time”也有提示。答案：A13解析：be combined with与结合。答案：C14解析：be classified into被划分为，是固定用法。答案：D15解析：根据语境可知，民谣讲述的通常应该是一个“真实”事件，因此答案选A项。historical历史性的；important重要的；special特殊的，均不符合句意。答案：A16解析：由下文可知，此处表示“民谣是以节的形式呈现的”，in.form以形式。答案：B17解析：由下文“for each of several verses, and may have a refrain that is repeated several times”可知，答案选repeated。 答案：C18解析：根据下文内容可知，此处表示涉及一个特殊的事件，因此答案选D项。答案：D19解析：依据“work songs, prison songs, war songs, and the like”可知，答案选A，include包括；contain含有；possess拥有；divide划分，均不符合句意。答案：A20解析：由“spiritual songs, songs for children”可知，此处答案选B项。答案：B.阅读理解七选五Snowpack levels are very important to the people living in California._1_. Snowpack levels need to be checked and studied many times.Special people study the snowpack levels. These levels are checked in different ways. Sometimes people go to the snow to check the levels by hand._2_. Another way of checking it is by using a special device that is left in the Sierras all of the time.When winter was half over in 2006, the snowpack levels were studied. The information showed that some parts of the Sierra Nevada Mountains had a little less snow this year than they had in the past._3_.A man that was in charge of the project said that 2006 was a pretty normal year. He thought that it will stay that way._4_.It is important for people to study the snowpack measurements._5_. It also helps power companies figure out how much power they will be able to make by using water.AThis information will help them figure out how much water will be available to use later in the yearBBecause they might be threatened(威胁)by snow stormCScienti