【广东专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习 课时作业(十) Unit5 Music 新人教版必修2

1 课时作业课时作业 十十 必修必修 2 2 UnitUnit 5 5 Music Music 限时 30 分钟 完形填空 Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy 25 year old Hu Yanbin was born and grew up in Shanghai At the age of 15 he made a n 1 that he would make his own album before he was 18 Fortunately the 2 boy s dream came true His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword 3 in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to release a solo album in the mainland Hong Kong and Taiwan 4 at the same time The album 5 him to become a popular star His success is not only because of his excellent singing 6 but also because of his talent in song 7 Before his album was made Hu Yanbin s 8 company tried to invite someone else to write several songs for him None of them were as good as they d hoped Then Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs 9 everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to 10 them on his first album Some people would 11 this rising star with Jay Chou from Taiwan but Hu says his musical 12 is quite different from Jay Chou s even though he likes Jay Chou s music With many music awards already in his 13 Hu Yanbin seems to be 14 up with many of the superstars in the country Though some people don t like him and say 15 things about him he says that it doesn t matter All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans 1 A concert B devotion C invitation D wish 2 A clever B talented C confident D familiar 3 A came up B came over C sorted out D came out 4 A even B all C still D yet 5 A wanted B expected C pretended D helped 6 A skills B ideas C performances D devotions 7 A playing B making C writing D feeling 8 A concert B record C music D performance 9 A To his surprise B Above all C To be honest D Afterwards 10 A take B include 2 C contain D attach 11 A praise B perform C compare D cheer 12 A ability B taste C performance D style 13 A pockets B mind C sight D heart 14 A keeping B coming C catching D breaking 15 A nice B sensitive C extra D bad 阅读理解 A A The Beatles were the most influential band in pop history In their 8 year 12 album history Paul McCartney John Lennon George Harrison and Ringo Starr altered 改变 popular culture dramatically And it wasn t just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore that had such an impact but what they seemed to stand for The world saw them as the voice of a new generation one with a very different attitude to life Their influence was at its height in the 1960s but their music continues to stir listeners today However up until recently one aspect of the Beatles was struck in Yesterday The music had never been remastered 重新灌录 But on September 9 that situation came to an end with the release of the entire band s music in a digital makeover It is probably the biggest reissue 重新发行 in pop music history said British newspaper the Financial Times The albums were remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London the location where the band produced much of their work The cover of their last album Abbey Road of 1969 featured the four young men striding 大步行走 across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itself It is one of the most famous of all Beatles images Recently to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album hundreds of Beatles lovers gathered there to show their appreciation Pop groups come and go The boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will be forgotten the next But the Beatles are one of the few groups whose music seems to have endured 持久 Why Paul McCartney s biographer Barry Miles has an explanation They were the first rock band and they just happened to be the best They were the first band to play at stadiums to have their own products They were ground breaking in every way he says 16 Why did the Beatles change popular culture A Because of the suits and hairstyles of the four Liverpool boys B Because of their albums C Because of their different attitude to life D All the above 17 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second paragraph A The Beatles influenced people at its height in the 1960s B Their music Yesterday had never been remastered until September 9 C The entire band s music in a digital makeover will be remastered 3 D On September 9 their music came to an end 18 What is their last album A Yesterday B Abbey Road of 1969 C Come Together D In My Life 19 What is NOT the reason why their music can endure A That they were the first rock band B That they were the best one C That they were the first band to play at stadiums and to have their own works D That they wore special suits 20 What s the main idea of the passage A What are the Beatles B Legendary band stays on top in digital times C The origin of the Beatles D Why are the Beatles popular with people B B One of the world s richest men has taken a close interest in one of man s most basic functions visiting the toilet Bill Gates s charitable organization the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is looking for inventors to design the loo of the future which they hope would improve sanitation for millions of people around the world So what s wrong with the traditional flush toilet Firstly it wastes a huge amount of potential drinking water Secondly they are more likely to cause pollution This is a real problem in many areas of the developing world where according to United Nations estimates unsafe sanitation causes half of all hospitalizations Younger people are particularly at risk Illnesses which cause diarrhea are responsible for the deaths of about 1 5 million children a year Finally standard lavatories simply aren t practical in remote areas The challenge set by Bill Gates was to come up with a latrine which works without running water electricity or aseptic tank It also needed to operate for less than 5 cents 28 designs were displayed at the recent Reinvent the Toilet fair in Seattle USA Among them was one which turned human waste into electricity using microwaves another which converted human waste into charcoal and yet another which used urine for flushing But the winner was a solar powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity The team from the California Institute of Technology CIT picked up a prize of 100 000 But clearly Bill Gates doesn t feel he s flushing money down the toilet After the Seattle event he said We couldn t be happier with the response we ve gotten Gates has even pledged 370m 2 2 billion RMB more to the future toilet project They hope to field test more prototypes over the next three years 21 Why is Bill Gates paying people to invent new toilets A Because he wants to test people s sense of creativity B Because he wants to improve sanitation for many people C Because he thinks the traditional ones are out of fashion 4 D Because he can t design this kind of things himself 22 Which of the following is NOT a problem with the traditional flush toilet A They waste too much water B They might cause diseases C They are not always practical D They are too complicated to use 23 The underlined word latrine in the third paragraph might have similar meanings to the word in the text A loo B sanitation C diarrhea D prototype 24 The team from CIT won the prize because their design A can change human waste into electricity B can turn human waste into charcoal C can produce power with solar energy D can use urine for flushing 25 If someone flush money down the toilet they are A showing off their wealth B being angry with their working conditions C wasting money for nothing D expressing their great determination 5 课时作业 十 1 D that 后的句子描述的是他的一个愿望 由此可知答案 make a wish 固定词组 意为 在心中 许下一个心愿 2 B clever 聪明的 talented 有天赋的 confident 有信心的 familiar 熟悉的 联 系上下文可知 这个有天赋的男孩的梦想实现了 3 D come out 出版 发行 出来 此处的意思是 他的第一张专辑发行了 come up 出 现 流行 发生 come over 过来 sort out 分类 4 B all 完全 此处的意思是 在大陆 香港 台湾完全同步发行专辑 even 甚至 still 仍然 yet 仍 至今 5 D 这张专辑帮助他成为明星 6 A skill 技巧 7 C 考查句意理解 联系上下文可知 胡不仅在演唱上有天赋 在写歌方面也有一定的 造诣 8 B concert 音乐会 record 唱片 music 音乐 performance 表演 由常识可知应是 唱片公司 9 A to his surprise 令他惊讶的是 above all 首先 最重要的是 to be honest 说 实话 afterwards 之后 10 B 考查动词辨析 句意是 唱片公司决定把它们收录在他的第一张专辑内 include contain 的区别为 include 包含部分 而 contain 包含全部 contain 强调容量 include 强调范围 11 C compare with 拿 与 作比较 本句的意思是 有人会拿胡和台湾的 周杰伦作比较 12 D style 风格 时尚 文体 performance 表现 演出 taste 味道 品味 ability 能力 13 A 本句的意思是 胡获得许多个奖项 把奖项收入囊中 14 C 考查动词词组 catch up with 跟上 赶上 15 D 考查形容词辨析 本句的意思是 有些人不喜欢他 说他的坏话 A A 文章主要介绍 Beatles 至今仍然影响着人们 16 D 细节理解题 从文章第一段的 And it wasn t just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore that had such an impact but what they seemed to stand for The world saw them as the voice of a new generation one with a very different attitude to life 可知答案 17 D 细节理解题 从文章第二段 Their influence was at its height in the 1960s but their music continues to stir listeners today 可知 A 正确 由 However up until recently one aspect of the Beatles was struck in Yesterday The music had never been remastered 可知 B 正确 由 But on September 9 that situation came to an end with the release of the entire band s music in a digital makeover 可知 D 错误 由 It is probably the biggest reissue in pop music history said British newspaper the Financial Times 可知 C 正确 18 B 细节理解题 从文章第三段的 The cover of their last album Abbey Road of 1969 featured the four young men 可知答案 19 D 细节理解题 从文章最后一段的 They were the first rock b