高中英语必修二 5.4 Reading for writing 练习解析版

1、Unit 5MusicPeriod 4: Reading and Writing练习I. 单句语法填空1This evenings _ (表演) will begin at 8：00 pm.【答案】：performance2The loan _ (使用能力) Jan to buy the house.【答案】：enabled3She got great _ (满意) from helping people to learn.【答案】：satisfaction4It was impossible to make _ (假设) about peoples reaction.【答案】：assumpt

2、ions5_ (不知怎么地), I dont feel I can trust him.【答案】：Somehow6They were completely _ (吸收) in each other. 【答案】：absorbed7We all breathed a sigh of _ (宽慰) when he left.【答案】：relief8His music could stop his _ (疾病) from worsening. 【答案】：disease9You should draw up a plan or _ (概要/提纲) for the essay.【答案】：outline10

3、The rent is reasonable, and _ (而且), the location is perfect. 【答案】：moreover【解析】本题主要考察单词在语境中的适当形式。.单句语法填空1He was in great need of hospital _ (treat). 【答案】：treatment2There are _ (vary) types of the disease.【答案】：various3It must be a strange _ (be) from another planet.【答案】：being4What was Jeffs _ (react)

4、when you told him about the job?【答案】：reaction5I got no _ (satisfy) from the customer complain department.【答案】：satisfaction6.She went to London with the aim _ finding a job.【答案】：of【解析】本题主要考察综合运用语言的能力。.单句写作1她的眼睛因睡眠不足而隐隐作痛。Her eyes _ lack of sleep.【答案】：ached from2坐在长椅上，让我靠着你的膝。Sit on the bench and let

5、me _ your knees. 【答案】：lean on3从那时起，桃太郎和公主过上了快乐幸福的生活。_， the princess and Momotaro lived happily. 【答案】：From then on4我一做完我的工作，就加入到你们当中。When I _ with my work, I will join you.【答案】：get through5我们觉得被邀请参加展览会的开幕式是一种荣誉。We feel _ to be invited to attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition.【答案】：it an honour

6、【解析】本题主要考察短语在语境中的适当形式。IV阅读理解。AOn a dark winter day in Russia in 1896, Sergei Prokofiev sat by a piano next to his mother. She was helping him compose (作曲) his first piece of music. Sergei was only five years old. He had overheard his parents discussing a terrible famine (饥荒) in India. The picture Se

7、rgei had of those hungry people in his mind caused him to write a story, in the form of musical notes. Sergei could not read music, so he picked out a tune on the piano keys, and his mother recorded the notes. Sergei titled it “Indian Gallop”. Sergeis mother began giving him piano lessons for 20 min

8、utes a day, and his ability grew quickly. She had a great love for music, too, and Sergei often lay awake in bed at night and listened to her play the piano. Sergeis parents found a famous music teacher for him. The teacher shouted at Sergei when he didnt practice reading and playing music. Sergei l

9、ater wrote, “I wanted to compose great musical plays, and instead I was given all sorts of boring tasks. ” Yet he persisted with his studies and grew up to be a great composer. In 1936 a childrens theater asked Sergei to write music that would teach children about different instruments. He was happy

10、 and wrote the piece in a week, calling it PeterandtheWolf. Sergeis PeterandtheWolfwas enjoyed by children as well as adults. The first time Sergei played the piece on the piano, the children listening to it loved it so much that they made him play the ending three extra times. He was excited. Today

11、 Sergei Prokofiev is remembered not only for his contributions (贡献) to classical music, but also for his sense of fun. 1. When he was five, Sergei_. A. could read musicB. experienced a famineC. created his first compositionD. wrote a story about his parents【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“She was helping him co

12、mpose his first piece of music. Sergei was only five years old. ”以及第二段介绍Sergei完成他的作曲并将其命名为“Indian Gallop”可知, Sergei在五岁时就创作出他人生的第一支乐曲。2. The piece of music PeterandtheWolf_. A. was a great successB. was one of Sergeis early worksC. was written to teach children about the pianoD. was played three extr

13、a times when first played【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Sergeis PeterandtheWolf was enjoyed by children as well as adults. ”和“the children listening to it loved it so much that they made him play the ending three extra times”可推测, 彼得和狼这支乐曲大获成功。3. Whats the text mainly about?A. The greatest 20th-century compo

14、ser. B. Sergeis contributions to music. C. Musical plays in Russia. D. Sergeis musical stories. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。通读全文可知, 文章主要讲述了与Sergei的音乐有关的故事。BIggy Azalea doesnt look like a rapper(说唱歌手). On May 17, she attended the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, US, with pink hair and a blue coat. She look

15、ed like a model, but won big as a rapper. The 26-year-old Australian beat big names like Nicki Minaj and Drake to win the award for Top Rap Artist. Its a great achievement in many peoples eyes, but Azalea knew what she wanted from the beginning. At 15 she dropped out of high school because she was o

16、nly interested in art class. She worked as a house cleaner to save money for her dream the following year. Before her 16th birthday, Azalea left her home, a tiny town in Australia, for the US, making up her mind to become a rapper. Moving from Miami to Houston to Atlanta, she started rapping in the

17、Southern-style accent of her surroundings and her single IgnorantArt came out in 2011. From then on, she has never looked back. However, her style has caused lots of discussions. She might be one of the most polarizing(两极化的)artists. She raps with a southern American accent, even though she speaks wi

18、th an Australian one. Many people comment that she overuses black culture in her music. Her supporters are against it. American female rapper MC Lyte defended Azalea in an interview, saying she should not be judged because of where shes from. “Hip hop is universal, no color lines. ” MC Lyte said. Az

19、alea herself is proud of her music. “I really want to be focused on what Im doing, ” she said in an interview. “Thats really dangerous when youre trying to figure out ways to entertain people and make them happy. I dont want to be a part of that. ” 5. After leaving for America, Azalea _. A. went to

20、an art school for her dreamB. worked as a cleaner in the first yearC. never returned to her hometown in Australia D. developed her Southern-style accent rapping【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段Moving from Miami to Houston to Atlanta, she started rapping in the Southern-style accent of her surroundings可知D为正确选项。6. A

21、zaleas music style is questioned because _. A. she sings with Australian accentB. she looks Like a model herselfC. people think her music is of too much black styleD. people dont accept singers from southern America【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Many people comment that she overuses black culture in her musi

22、c. 可知C为正确选项。7. By saying “I dont want to be a part of that. ” Azalea means that _. A. shes unwilling to become popularB. her music is not for entertainment C. she refuses to learn from other RappersD. her music is not affected by others taste 【解析】选D。句意猜测题。根据最后一段Thats really dangerous. . . to entertain people and make them happy. 可知她不想让她的音乐受别人喜好的影