人教课标版高一英语必修二unit5单元过关检测(五)(含答案解析)

单元过关检测（五）

（时间：120分钟，满分：150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Howwillthewomangotothehospital?C．Bybus.C．Inarestaurant.CC．Bybus.C．Inarestaurant.C．Tracy.C．Acomputer.C．At6：30p．m.2．Whereisthemanprobablynow?A．Athome. B．Intheoffice.3．Whoiscomingfortea?A．Mark. B．John.4．Whatistheman’ssecondpresent?A．Awatch. B．Acar.5．Whenwillthemancallthewoman?A．At5：30p．m.B．At6：00p．m.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whatdayisitprobablytoday?C．Thursday.A．Tuesday. BC．Thursday.7．Whatwillthemandotonight?A．Prepareforatest.B．GooutwithAlice.C．Gotoalecture.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Atthebeginningofthenewterm.B．Duringthesummervacation.C．Attheendoftheterm.9．Whydoesthemancomehere?A．TosaygoodbyetoLily.B．Tomeetanewteacher.C．Toattendahistoryclass.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whatwastheman’spenpaldoingwhenhewastravelinginBeijing?A．StudyinginBeijing.B．Visitinghisfamily.C．TravelinginSichuan.11．OnwhichdaydidthemanvisittheSummerPlace?A．Thefirstday.B．Thesecondday.C．Thethirdday.12．Whatwastheweatherlikeonthethirdday?A．Sunny. B．Cloudy.C．Rainy.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatequipmentinthekitchenusesthemostenergy?A．Theelectriccooker.B．Thedishwasher.C．Therefrigerator.14．HowmanytreesdoesittaketoprinttheSundayTimes?A．75，000. B．15，000.C．10，000.15．Whichquestiondoesthewomananswerwrong?A．Thefirstone.B．Thesecondone.C．Thethirdone.16．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A．Shelikesreadingnewspapers.B．Shehasanenergy-savingcar.C．Shedidn’twintheprize.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Howlongwilleachstreetdanceclasslast?A．Onehour.B．Oneandahalfhours.C．Twohours.18．WhowillbeteachingtheLatindanceclass?A．AngelaStevenson.B．JanineDavis.C．Andrew.19．HowmuchdoeseachLatindanceclasscostperhour?A.^7.50.B.T0.50.Cf11.00.20．WhichclassisonSaturdaymorning?A．Streetdance. B．Latindance.C．Folkdance.答案：1—5.BBACA6—10.ACABC11—15.BCCAC16－20.CBBAC听力材料(Text1)W：Couldyoucallataxitotakemetothehospital?Ican’ttakeabusthislate.M：Noworries.Icandriveyouthereonmymotorcycle.①(Text2)M：Sorry,honey.SomethinghashappenedwiththeprojectandIhavetogoanddealwithit.Imaynotbebackhometillverylate.②W：It’sfine.It’snotthefirsttime,anyway.I’llasksomefriendstogototherestaurantwithmeinstead.②(Text3)W：John,isMarkcomingforteatomorrow?③M：Yes.Itoldyouyesterday,Tracy.W：Oh，didyou?Sorry.Imusthaveforgotten.(Text4)W：Happybirthday,Jimmy!Areyoureadyforthenextpresent?M：Youmeanthereismorebesidesthewatch?W：Comewithus—it’sinthecar.Now,hereweare!You’vebeentalkingaboutthisforamonth.M：Oh,it'sanewcomputer!④It'sjustwhatIwanted.Iamsohappy!Thankyousomuch,MomandDad.(Text5)W：Howabouteatingouttonight?M：That’sagoodidea.DoyoulikeFrenchfood?W：Idon’tknow,butI’dlovetotryit.Whattimeshallwego?M：About6p.m.I’llcallyouhalfanhourbeforehandtoremindyou.⑤(Text6)W：We’regoingtoseeamovieafterschool.Wanttogo?M：Afterschool?I’mafraidI’vegottopreparefortheEnglishtest.W：Thetestisn'tuntilFriday.It’sstillthreedaysaway.⑥Youhaveenoughtimetoprepareforit.Besides,testslikethatareapieceofcakeforyou.M：Er...Whattimeisthefilm?W：Sixfifteen.M：Ireallydon’tthinkIcanmakeit.Mr.James’lectureisat7：30,andIreallydon’twanttomissit.⑦W：Inthatcase,I’lljustgowithAlice.(Text7)W：Hello,Tom.Areyouhereforthefirstperiod?®M：Um...No.Ijustcametomeetthenewhistoryteacher,Mrs.Smith.®Iwasn'texpectingtoseeyouhere.W：Whynot?M：Well...Lily,tobehonest,thewholeclassistalkingabouthowyouwerereplacedbyMrs.Smith.W：Isthatso?Inaway,theyareright.IwasreplacedbyMrs.Smith—infact,youaretalkingtoMrs.Smith!Iwasn’tfired.Ijustgotmarriedoverthesummervacationandchangedmyname!(Text8)W：Hi,Adam.Longtimenosee.Wherehaveyoubeen?M：I’vebeentraveling.IwasinBeijing.W：Ah,Isee.DidyougotheretovisityourChinesepenpal?M：No.HewasnotinBeijingwhenIwasthere.HewastravelinginSichuanwithhisfamily.⑩W：SowhatdidyoudoinBeijing?M：IvisitedsomeofBeijing’smostfamousplaces—youknow,thosefamousculturalsites.W：Whichones?M：IvisitedtheForbiddenCityonthefirstday—fortunatelytheweatherwasreallynicethatday,soIspentthewholedaythereexploring.It’sreallylarge.Onthefollowingday,IvisitedtheSummerPalace.⑪It'sreallybeautiful.Iespeciallylikedthelakethere.Itwassobigthatittookmetwohourstowalkaroundit.W：DidyougototheGreatWall?M：Yes.Iwentthereonthethirdday,butunfortunatelyitrainedthatday.⑫W：Whatapity!(Text9)M：Goodevening,listeners,andwelcometoHowGreenYouAre.I’myourhost,Allen.Youcancallnowtotryyourluckatwinningacashprizeoftenthousanddollars!Let’smeetthefirstcallernow.Hello!W：Hi.I’mSally.M：Ithinkyoualreadyknowtherules：twoquestionsandthenonetrueorfalsequestion.Ifyoufirstcananswerallthequestionscorrectly,you'llwintheprize.⑯Ourfirstquestion:Whatequipmentinthekitchenusesthemostenergy?W：Isittheelectriccooker?No,it’sthedishwasher.No,no,it’stherefrigerator.⑬M：Right!Nextquestion:Besidesbuyinganenergy-savingcar,whatcanyoudotogothefarthestusingthesamegas?W：Youshouldn’tdriveyourcaroverthespeedlimit.Drivingfastwastesgas.M：That’sright!OK.NowI’llreadastatementandyoucantellmewhetherit’strueorfalse:Ittakes75，000treestoprinttheSundayTimes.W：False.M：Actually,that'strue.I'msorry,Sally.⑭⑯(Text10)Hello,everyone!ShimmersDanceClubwillbeofferingnewclassesthisspringduetopopulardemand.AngelaStevensonwillbebackthisterm,runningthestreetdanceclass.ThisclasswillbeonTuesdays,andinsteadofthenormalhoursfrom6：30to7：30,we’llberunningtheclassforanhourandahalf,⑰soitwillcontinueuntil8o'clock.Thismeanswehavetochargehigherfees,from君8.50to=€10.50.Next,JanineDaviswillstillbeteachingtheLatindance.⑱InsteadofbeingonMonday,theseclasseswillnowbeonWednesdaynightsfrom7：00to8：00.Thefeewillstillbe「7.50forthehour.⑲Lastbutnotleast,Andrewistakingoverthefolkdance.Thisclassisforearlyrisersasitstartsat8：30onSaturdaymorning⑳andfinishesat10：00.Thiswillcost电11.00.Alltheotherclassesremainthesameasonthewintertimetable.Wehopethere'ssomethingforallofyouatShimmers!第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AGetreadytocheerupwithsomeofthefinestbandsandsingersinIndianapolis，thecapitaloftheU．S.stateofIndiana.Herearesomeoftheconcertsthatyoushouldn’tmissthisseason.Panic!attheDiscoWhen—July23，7：30p．m.Where—TheLawnatWhiteRiverStateParkPanic!attheDiscoisanAmericanbandformedin2004.WiththeleadsingerBrendonUrieandthedrummerSpencerSmith,thebandisreadytofeelyourcheersandapplause.ThisbandwithhonorlikeMTVVideoMusicAwardsisgoingtoperformtheirbestsongs.LadyAntebellumWhen—July24，7：30p．m.Where—KlipschMusicCenterFormedin2006,LadyAntebellumisanAmericancountrymusicgroupwiththreemembers.SingersCharlesKelleyandHillaryScottalongwithguitaristDaveHaywoodhavegiventheworldofmusicmanyhits.WithmanysongstoppingtheBillboard,thesearethesongstolookforwardto：NeedYouNow,Downtown,IRunToYouandDancin’AwayWithMyHeart.LynyrdSkynyrdWhen—July31,7：00p．m.Where—IndianaStateFairgroundsEstablishedinthe1970’s，LynyrdSkynyrdisanAmericanrockbandknownfortheirdeeprockculture.Ifyouareadie-hardrockfan，makesuretocomeandenjoytheirsongs.MirandaLambertWhen—August16,7：30p．m.Where—KlipschMusicCenterMirandaLambert,bornin1983,isanAmericancountrymusician.Sheisknownforwinningfiveconsecutive（连续不断的）AcademiesofCountryMusic.【解题导语】本文是一篇应用文。对于音乐发烧友来说，七、八月份在Indianapolis地区举办的音乐会演出不容错过。21．WhenshouldyougototheconcertifyouareafanofPanic!attheDisco?A．OnJuly23. B．OnJuly24.C．OnJuly31. D．OnAugust16.A解析：细节理解题。根据Panic!attheDisco部分中的When—July23,7:30p.m.可知答案选A。22.WhatisthefeatureofLynyrdSkynyrd?A.Ithasthefewestmembers.B.Ithasthelongesthistory.C．Itisthemostpopularband.D．Itsconcertlastsfortwodays.B解析：细节理解题。通过比较文中所提到的乐队的成立时间可知，LynyrdSkynyrd乐队的历史最长。23．Whomaybepopularamongcountrymusiclovers?A．Panic!attheDiscoandLadyAntebellum.B．Panic!attheDiscoandLynyrdSkynyrd.C．LynyrdSkynyrdandMirandaLambert.D．LadyAntebellumandMirandaLambert.D解析：细节理解题。结合LadyAntebellum部分中的．..LadyAntebellumisanAmericancountrymusicgroup...和MirandaLambert部分中的MirandaLambert,bornin1983,isanAmericancountrymusician,可知,LadyAntebellum和MirandaLambert可能会受乡村音乐爱好者的欢迎。BStudentsinacollegeFrenchclasshavehelpedfilltheemptybookshelvesofaverypoorHaitian（海地的）schoolbywriting90books.AlthoughmanychildreninHaitispeakCreole（克里奥尔语）athome，Frenchistaughtinclassroomsandusedbythegovernment,andstudentsareaskedtoknowthelanguageinordertogetfurthereducation.Therefore,theclasshopedtoprovideresourcestohelptheyoungstudentslearnFrenchwell.Theproject,calledLittleFrenchBooks,washeadedupbyJenniferShotwell,aFrenchprofessoratRandolph-MaconCollegeinAshland,Virginia.ShotwellhadvisitedHaitiwithagroupofstudentsin2013tosupportaHaitianstudentandgivebookstoanewlibrary.Followingthetrip,Shotwellbroughttheexperiencebacktoherclassroom.“MystudentshaveachancetousetheFrenchlanguageinaspecialwaybywritingchildren’sbooks，”Shotwellsaid.“Thoughsomelearnersdon’tthinktheycanproducemuchwithanewlanguage,mystudentsarelearningtoexpressthemselvesandcreateentertainingstoriesthatwefinallysharewithdisadvantagedchildrenwhoarealsolearningFrench.”ShotwellhadsentFrenchbookstoHaitianschools,buttheywereprintedoncheappaperthatcouldbeeasilybroken.SoshestartedaKickstarter,whichcollectedmorethan$1，000tomakebookswithdurablecovers.Thebooks,whichincludedstoriesaboutprincesses,dinosaursandexcitingexperiences，weregiventotheSt.Gabriel’sschoolinLascahobas.“Eachtimeachildgetsintoanewbook,hewillnodoubtgetnewknowledgeandnewunderstanding.TheLittleFrenchBooksmeansalottoourstudents，”saidGardyMyrtil，ateacherattheschool.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。一个法语班的大学生们自己动手为落后的海地学校编写图书，帮助当地的学生更好地学习法语。24．WhydothecollegestudentscreatebooksforchildreninHaiti?A．TohelpthechildrenlearnFrench.B．Tofollowthegovernment’srequirements.C．TostopthechildrenfromspeakingCreole.D．Tomakethelibraryopenwithenoughbooks.A解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的．..tohelptheyoungstudentslearnFrenchwell可知，法语班的大学生们希望通过编写书籍来帮助海地的孩子学习法语。25．WhatcanwelearnabouttheLittleFrenchBooks?A．Itwasstartedin2003byastudent.B．ItisinchargeofJenniferShotwell.C．IthelpssetupmanynewlibrariesinHaiti.D．Itprovidestextbooksaswellasstorybooks.B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的第一•句可知,LittleFrenchBooks是由JenniferShotwell负责的。26．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“durable”inParagraph4?A．Strong. B．Colorful.C．Beautiful. D．Thin.A解析：词义猜测题。根据第四段的第一句可知，Shotwell曾经给海地学校寄过书，但是这些书的纸张质量很差，很容易破裂。由此可以推知，Kickstarter通过筹集资金后制作的图书的封皮更加耐用。durable意为“耐用的；持久的”，在文章中可以用strong来代替。27．WhatdoesGardyMyrtilwanttosayinthelastparagraph?A．Morelibrariesshouldbeopenforkids.B．Sheisgratefultotheprojectforitseffort.C．Kidsshouldreadmorebooksintheirfreetime.D．Themorebookskidsread,theclevererthey’llbe.B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，GardyMyrtil说明了读书对于孩子们的意义，并强调了LittleFrenchBooks项目对学生们的重要性。这位老师意在感谢这一项目在促进学生阅读方面提供的巨大帮助。CMoreAmericansexpecttoworkpasttheir65thbirthdaysandneverretire,saysarecentstudy.TheAssociatedPresswiththeNORCCenterforPublicAffairsResearchquestioned1，075people，whowereaged50andolder.One-fourthofthemsaidtheyneverplannedtoretire.Thatwaseventruerforlow-incomeearnersinthatagegroup.InAmerica,theageof65isthetraditionalagetoretire.60percentofthepeopleaged50to64saidtheyexpectedtoworkpasttheir65thbirthdays.Morethanhalfofthosewhowerealreadyolderthan65saidtheyplannedtokeepworking,too.Theysaidtheywereworkinganaverageof31hoursperweek.Those50yearsofageoroldersaidfinances（财务）werethemostimportantfactorinthedecisiononwhentoretire.Amajority（多数）ofolderworkers—especiallythosewhowere65andolder—plannedtochangeemployersormoveintoanentirelynewjob,astheyheadedintothelateryears.One-thirdofthepeopleearninglessthan$50，000ayearsaidtheywouldkeepworking.About20percentofthosewhoearnedmorethan$100，000saidtheywouldneverretire.Asbabyboomers—peoplebornbetween1946and1964—reachtheageof65,theUnitedStateswillhavemoreolderpeoplethaneverbefore.ThenumberofAmericanswhowere65yearsoldandolderjumped21percent—orto35.5million—between2002and2012.Thatnumberisexpectedtoreach92millionby2060.【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了一项对美国老年人退休态度的调查，结果是大多数人退休后想继续工作。28．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Americanswerenotsurewhentoretire.B．1，075peoplewhowere50tookpartinthestudy.C．High-incomeearnerswerenotwillingtoworkpast65.D．Low-incomeearnersweremorewillingtocontinueworking.D解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的Thatwaseventruerforlow-incomeearnersinthatagegroup.可知，人们挣得越少，越不想退休，越想继续工作。29．WhichofthefollowingmightaffectAmericans’retirementage？A．Theirdecision.B．31workinghours.C．Themoneythattheymake.D．Thetraditionalagetoretire.C解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的Those50yearsofageoroldersaidfinances（财务）werethemostimportantfactorinthedecisiononwhentoretire.可知，年纪大一•些的人他们自己的经济状况是他们决定什么时候退休的最主要的因素。30．Whatwouldhappeninthecareerofmostolderworkers?A．Theywouldbepaidless.B．Theywouldchangetheirjobs.C．Theywouldearnmoremoney.D．Theywouldhaveatalkwithemployers.B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的Amajority（多数）ofolderworkers…plannedtochangeemployersormoveintoanentirelynewjob...可知，美国大部分老年人退休以后都打算更换工作。31．Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?A．AmericaWillHaveMoreOlderPeopleB．OlderAmericansHavetoWorkPast65C．AmericanPeopleWillHaveNewJobsAfter65D．OlderAmericansMaybeExpectNevertoRetireD解析：标题归纳题。根据第一段的MoreAmericansexpecttoworkpasttheir65thbirthdaysandneverretire...可知，美国人或许永远都不想退休。DTheBlackCountryrefersto（指）anareaofEnglandinthewestMidlands—inthecentreofEngland.ItistothenorthandwestofthecityofBirmingham,but,veryimportantly,doesnotincludeBirmingham.TheBlackCountryincludestheboroughs（自治城镇）ofDudley,Sandwell,WalsallandtheCityofWolverhampton,withthetownofDudleybeingreferredtoastheBlackCountry’scapital.Thepopulationoftheareaisabout1.2millionpeople.So,whyisitcalledtheBlackCountry?Inthe19thcentury,theareawasheavilyindustrialised.Theironandsteelfactoriesallusedlocalcoaltofiretheirfurnaces（熔炉）.Andthisproducedalotofblacksmoke.Peoplealsosaythatthenamecamefromalltheblackcoalthatappearedonthesurfaceoftheground.Infact,therewassomuchcoalthatthesoil（土壤）lookedblack.TheBlackCountryismostlyfamousforitsassociation（联系）withtheIndustrialRevolution（betweenthe18thand19thcenturies）.TheBlackCountryLivingMuseuminDudleyrecreateslifeintheBlackCountryintheearly20thcentury,andisapopulartouristattraction.ThewriterJRRTolkienisalsoassociatedwiththearea,andhisparentswerefromBirmingham.ItissaidthatthelandofMordorfromTheLordoftheRingsnovelsisbasedontheheavilyindustrialisedBlackCountryarea.In“Elvish”language“Mor-Dor”means“DarkLand”andinthenovelsitissometimesreferredtoas“TheBlackCountry”．【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要向我们介绍了黑乡的相关情况。32．WhatdoweknowabouttheBlackCountry?A．Sandwellisitscapital.B．Itismadeupoffourareas.C．Twomillionpeoplearelivingthere.D．ItisinthenorthwestofBirmingham.B解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的TheBlackCountryincludestheboroughs（自治城镇）ofDudley,Sandwell,WalsallandtheCityofWolverhampton可知，黑乡由四个区域组成，故选B项。33.TheBlackCountrygotitsnameprobablybecauseofits.A．blackcoal B．blacksoilC．blackbuildings D．blackpeopleA解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的thenamecamefromalltheblackcoalthatappearedonthesurfaceoftheground可知，黑乡这一•名称的由来可能与当地的煤炭有关，故选A项。34．WhatconnectsJRRTolkienwiththeBlackCountry?A．Thelanguagehespeaks.B．Theplacehewasborn.C．Thebookhewrote.D．Hisfamily.C解析：细节理解题。由第三段中的thelandofMordorfromTheLordoftheRingsnovelsisbasedontheheavilyindustrialisedBlackCountryarea可知，JRRTolkien的小说《指环王》中的Mordor这一地名来源于黑乡，故选C项。35．What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Todiscuss. B．Toeducate.C．Towarn. D．Tointroduce.D解析：写作目的题。总览全文可知，作者主要向我们介绍了黑乡的相关情况，故选D项。第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Aseveryparentofyoungchildrenknows,failingtogetagoodnight’ssleepmakesyoufeeltired.36.Buttheeffectscanbefarmoreseriousthanthat,researcherssay.Theyhavefoundthatdisturbedsleepingpatterns（模式）canharmmemoryandreducethesizeofthebrain.Anyonewhosebodyclockisregularlyaffected,suchasnursingmothersandshiftworkers（轮班职工）,iseasytobehurt.37.Andathirdofthesepeoplesufferfromproblemscausedbyalackofregularsleep.Studieshavealsoshownthatweareallgettingfarlesssleepthanweusedto.38.Butpeoplesleptnearlyninehoursanightthirtyorfortyyearsago.Manyscientistsbelievethatirregularsleepingpatternsleadtoillnesses,fromachesandpainstoheartdisease.39.Workingnightshiftsincreasestheriskofdiabetes（糖尿病）.AndresearchersattheUniversityofSurreyhavefoundthatupsettingthebodyclockcankeeplevelsofglucose（葡萄糖）andfatintheblooddangerouslyhighafterameal.Asastudent,doyougetenoughsleepeverynight？Ifyoudon’t,paymoreattentiontoyoursleep.Don'tstayuplateplayingcomputergames.40.Gotobedearlyandriseearly.Itcandogoodtoyourhealth.A．Italsomakesiteasyforyoutobecomeangry.B．Manystudentslikestayinguplateatnight.C．Anddon’tstayuplateforyourstudy,either.D．Shiftworkersusuallyfailtogetenoughsleep.E．Around3.8millionBritonsnowworknightshifts.F．Theaveragepersonnowsleepsforsevenhoursanight.G．Suffererscangoontodeveloplong-termtirednessanddepression.答案：36—40.AEFGC第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。PopularMusicPopularmusicisalsocalledpop.Itisanytypeofmusicthatalargenumberofpeople41.Itisdifferentfromfolk（民间的）music,whichisthe42musicandsongsofcommonpeople.It's43differentfromclassical（古典的）music,whichisoftenmoreformalorartistic.Therearemanytypesofpopularmusic,44rock,country,rap,rhythmandblues（orR&B）,thebluesandjazz.Itisvery45forpopularmusictobepopularforonlyashorttime.Newsongsregularly46hitsongs.Even47ofpopularmusiclosepopularity.Thestylesofbigband,soul,anddiscoarenolongeraspopularastheyoncewere.48,somesongsandstyleshaveremainedpopularfor49.Popularmusicdevelopedoutofmanystylesofreligious（宗教的）,folk,andclassicalmusic.Inthe1800sconcertbandsandtravelingmusicalgroupsbrought50musictomoreandmorepeople.Inthelate1800sandearly1900stheUnitedStatesbecamea(n)51centerofpopularmusic.SongwritersinNewYorkCitywrotemanypopularsongs,52AfricanAmericanscreatedjazzandothernewformsofpopularmusic.Intheearly1900sphonographrecords(留声机唱片)appeared,sopeoplecould53musicintheirhomes.54thefirstradiostationsbeganplayingpopularsongs.Rockandroll,amixtureofcountryandbluesmusic,55inthe1950s.Itbecamewildlypopularwithyoungpeople.Rockis56thebest-knownformofpopularmusic.Inthelate20thandearly21stcenturies,radio,television,movies,andtheInternet57popularmusictogrowandtochange.These58madeitpossibleformillionsofpeopletohearasingle59atthesametime.Theyalsohelpedto60popularmusicintothehugebusinessthatitistoday.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了流行音乐的相关知识。B．enjoy41B．enjoyC．shareDC．shareB解析：根据上一句中的Popular可知，流行音乐为大多数人所“喜爱(enjoy)42．A.quiet B．lightC．serious D．traditionalD解析：根据该句中的代出(民间的)music可知，民间音乐是一些普通人所创作出的传统的(traditional)”乐曲。B．never43B．neverC．just D．alreadyA解析：根据上一•句中的Itisdifferentfrom代收民间的)music可知，此处接着说明流行音乐“也(also)”有别于古典音乐。44．A.exceptfor B．becauseofC．suchas D．insteadofC解析：该空后的rock,country,rap,rhythmandblues(orR&B),thebluesandjazz是列举的流行音乐的几种类型，因此填suchas。45．A.interesting B．commonC．difficult D．terribleB解析：根据常识可知，流行音乐流行时间不长实属“常见(common)”。46．A.improve B．influenceC．control D．replaceD解析：根据上一•句中popularmusictobepopularforonlyashorttime可知，新推出的歌曲经常会“替代(replace)”那些曾经的热门歌曲。47．A.players B．writersC．types D．concertsC解析：根据下一句Thestylesofbigband,soul,anddiscoarenolongeraspopularastheyonce0016.可知，甚至连流行音乐的“类型(types)”也可能会失去人气。48．A.However B．BesidesC．Moreover D．AnyhowA解析：上一•句中的nolongeraspopularastheyoncewere和该空后的haveremainedpopular之间是转折关系,因此填Howevero49．A.days B．weeksC．months D．yearsD解析：根据该段首句中的bepopularforonlyashorttime可知，较这些昙花一•现的流行乐曲不同的是，有的歌曲或类型会持续相当长的时间，因此填years才能表达此处的强烈对比。50．A.folk B．popularC．classical D．religiousB解析：根据上一句中的Popularmusic以及整篇文章主要介绍流行音乐可知，此处指19世纪时，一些管乐团和旅行音乐团体将“流行(popular)”音乐带给越来越多的群体。51．A.safe B．strangeC．important D．unusualC解析：根据下一■句中的SongwritersinNewYorkCitywrotemanypopularsongs,AfricanAmericanscreatedjazzandothernewformsofpopularmusic.可知，19世纪末20世纪初，美国是一个“重要的(important)”流行音乐中心。52．A.and B．butC．since D．soA解析：“纽约市的词曲作者写了很多广受欢迎的歌曲”与“非洲裔美国人创作出了爵士和其他形式的流行音乐”之间为并列关系，故填ando53．A.create B．recordC．turnup D．listentoD解析：根据该句中的phonographrecords(留声机唱片)appeared可知，留声机唱片的出现使得人们能够在家“听(listento)”音乐。54．A.Once B．SoonC．Recently D．FinallyB55．A.changed B．continuedC．increased D．appearedD解析：根据上下文介绍流行音乐的发展历程可知，“很快(Soon)”早期的广播电台开始播放流行歌曲。然后在20世纪50年代“出现了(appeared)”摇滚音乐。56．A.still B．onlyC．again D．evenA解析：根据上一■句Itbecamewildlypopularwithyoungpeople.和该句中的is可知，摇滚乐现在“仍然(still)”是众所周知的流行音乐的一种类型。57．A.taught B．expectedC．helped D．warnedC解析：在20世纪和21世纪交替之际，广播、电视、电影以及网络“促进了出6364)”流行音乐的发展和变化。58．A.examples B．inventionsC．advantages D．activitiesB解析：上一•句中的radio,television,moviesandtheInternet是“发明(inventions)”。59．A.word B．answerC．notice D．songD解析：根据全文介绍音乐的语境可知，数以百万计的人们可以在家同时收听同一首“歌(song)”。60．A.make B．bringC．introduce D．addA解析：根据我们日常生活中所见的媒体网络对于音乐的广泛宣传可知，这些发明也“成就了(make)”流行音乐这一巨大的产业。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheBeatleswasanEnglishrockmusicalbandformedinLiverpoolin1960.Thefourmembers—JohnLennon,PaulMcCartney,GeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarr—wereconsidered61.(be)thegreatestandmostinfluential(有影响的)artistsinrockmusic.TheBeatlesbuilttheirfameby62.(play)inclubsinLiverpoolandHamburgoverathree-yearperiod.Inlate1962,theyreleasedtheirfirsthitLoveMeDo,after63.theygainedgreatpopularityintheUnitedKingdom.Byearly1964,they64.(become)internationalpopstars，evenplayingabigpartintheUnitedStatespopmarket.From1965on，theBeatlesproduced65.manycriticsconsiderastheirfinestmaterial,includingthe66.(wide)influentialalbumsRubberSoul(1965),Revolver(1966),Sgt.Pepper’sLonelyHeartsClubBand(1967)，TheBeatles(1968)andAbbeyRoad(1969)．Aftertheirbreak-upin1970,theyenjoyed67.(success)musicalcareers,AlthoughLennon68.(shoot)byacrazyfanin1980,andHarrisondied69.cancerin2001,McCartneyandStarr,thesurvivingmembers,continuetoremainmusicallyactive.In2004,RollingStonemagazinerankedtheBeatlesasthegreatest70.(music)ofalltime.tobe解析：考查不定式作宾语补足语的用法。consider...tobe…意为"认为……是……”。playing解析：考查动词-ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作介词by的宾语，且TheBeatles与play之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填playing。which解析：考查关系代词。设空处所在分句为“介词(after)+关系代词”引导的定语从句，修饰先行词LoveMeDo,故填which。hadbecome解析：考查过去完成时。由Bye