高考北师大版英语大一轮复习能力提升题组训练Unit5Rhythm

Unit5Rhythm能力提升题组训练(A)Ⅰ.阅读(2019广东中山一中高三联考)Whenhewasyoung,LouisArmstrongwastakingwhatwascalled“Creolejazz”,whichwasalsocalleddancemusic,andbiningitwithtrumpeter(小号手)BuddyBolden,tocreatewhatwouldeventuallybeetoday’sjazz.Armstrongacplishedthiswithalmostnoformaltraining.HereceivedlittletrainingbeforehewasplacedintheNewOrleansColoredWaif’sHomeattheageof12,afterarunin(小争执)withthepolice.Thepunishmentturnedouttobeamixedblessing,forhealsohadtheopportunitytoplayinarealband.WhileattheWaif’s,Armstrongalsogotthechancetohearsomeofthecity’sfinestmusicians.CornetistFreddieKeppardperformedinanearbyclub.SodidtrumpeterandbandleaderKingJoeOliver,whotooktheboyunderhiswingandtaughthimhowtoreadmusicandworkonhisplayingtechnique.WhenOliverleftforChicago,ArmstrongchosetostayinNewOrleansandworkwithsomeoftheothertopmusiciansoftheday.InChicago,KingJoeOliverofferedhimaplaceinhisbandin1922.ItbecameArmstrong’sbiggestchallengeyet—thebandhadnopartswrittenfortrumpet,sohewasforcedtolistentoKingOliverandimprovise(即兴创作).Soon,Armstrong’sundeniabletalentwasgettingnoticed.Evenclassicallytrainedmusicianswouldetoheartheincrediblesoundsthisyoungmancreated.LilHardin,theband’spianoplayerandthefutureMrs.Armstrong,explainedthatOliverkeptArmstronginthesecondtrumpetchairsothatOliverwouldstillbe“King”.Hardinconvincedhimtoleavetheband.ArmstrongmovedtoNewYorkCityin1924tojoinFletcherHenderson’sbandandthenflewsolo.In1925,ArmstrongputtogethertheHotFive,expandinghispopularityevenmore.Armstrongrecordedhisfirstposition,CornetChopSuey,oneofthemostcopiedjazzsolosofalltime.Thismonumental1928recordingblends(混合)artistry,enduranceandshowmanshipthathasrarely,ifever,beenmatchedinjazz.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”refertointhesecondparagraph?A.Toplaydancemusic. B.ToworkwithBuddyBolden.C.Toplayajazzinstrumentwell. D.Tocreatemodernjazzmusic.2.WhotaughtLouisArmstronghowtoplaymusicintheearlytime?A.BuddyBolden. B.LilHardin.C.KingJoeOliver. D.CornetistFreddieKeppard.3.WhydidLouisArmstrongleaveKingOliver’sband?A.BecausehewantedtogetmarriedinNewYork. B.Becausehistalentcouldnotdeveloppletely.C.BecausehegotabetteropportunityinNewYork. D.Becausethemanforcedhimtoleavetheband.4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itasksreaderstoknowmoreaboutmodernjazz. B.Itintroducesoneofthegreatestjazzmusicians.C.Itintroducesthedevelopmentofjazz. D.Itdescribestheimportanceoftalentinplayingjazz.语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要是介绍了路易斯·阿姆斯特朗对音乐的追求情况。路易斯·阿姆斯特朗是爵士乐坛无人不知、无人不晓的人物,他从小就对音乐很感兴趣,后来他的才华慢慢显露,有了很高的成就。答案及剖析:·阿姆斯特朗年轻的时候他就创造了舞蹈音乐,后来他和号手巴迪·博尔登一起创造了爵士乐,阿姆斯特朗几乎在没有任何正规训练的基础上就完成了爵士乐的创造,故this指代“创造现代爵士乐”。故选D。2.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的SodidtrumpeterandbandleaderKingJoeOliver,whotooktheboyunderhiswingandtaughthimhowtoreadmusicandworkonhisplayingtechnique.号手兼领队的KingJoeOliver将阿姆斯特朗收入门下,并教他如何读懂音乐以及一些音乐技巧。故选C。3.B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的OliverkeptArmstronginthesecondtrumpetchairsothatOliverwouldstillbe“King”.Hardinconvincedhimtoleavetheband.可知,Oliver让阿姆斯特朗在第二号手的位置,那样的话阿姆斯特朗的才华得不到充分的发挥,因此Hardin劝说阿姆斯特朗离开乐队。故选B。4.B主旨大意题。文章主要是介绍了路易斯·阿姆斯特朗对音乐的追求情况。路易斯·阿姆斯特朗是爵士乐坛无人不知、无人不晓的人物,他从小就对音乐很感兴趣,后来他慢慢才华显露,有了很高的成就。故选B。Ⅱ.七选五(2020山东模考)TheHotelWakeupCallGetsPersonalHere’sawakeupcall:Thehotelfrontdeskwilldoonebetterthanringingyourphoneinthemorning.They’llsendanactualhumanbeingtoyourroom.Don’tworry.Theywon’teinandkissyougoodmorning.1.

Nevermindthatmosttravelersnowadayshavesmartphoneswithbuiltinalarmclocks.2.Herearesomeexamples.AttheWolcottHotel,ifawakeupcallisunanswered,theywillsendanemployeetoyourdoor.AtLasVentanasalParaiso,anemployeeshowsupatyourroomtowakeyouupwithtea,coffeeandbreakfastbread.AttheMandarinOriental,apersonratherthananautomatedsystemwillcalltowakeyouup.3.

Hotelshavealwaystakenthewakeupcallseriously.4.Ifyoudon’tgetyourcallwithinfiveminutesoftherequestedtime,youwon’thavetopayforyourroom.Travelers,too,stillwanttohaveanoptionofawakeupcall.Astudyof285guestsatCrownPlazafoundthat53%consideredawakeupcallveryimportant.

5.Inthelate1980s,hotelsturnedtoautomatedsystems.Thenallyou’dgetwasaringandsilence.Intheeverpetitiveraceforloyalcustomers,however,manyhotelsarenowgettingcreativewiththewakeupcall.Somehotelsevenhaverecordingsofcelebrityvoices.Andmorehotelswillgobacktotheoldinpersonsystemofwakeupcalls.

A.Buttheymightbringyoucoffee.B.Ifyoudon’tanswer,you’llgetawakeupknock.C.CrownPlaza,forinstance,hasawakeupcallguarantee.D.Butthewakeupcallbecamelesspersonalovertheyears.E.Thehotelgets15to30requestsforwakeupcallseachday.F.Thehumanwakeupcallisawaytopersonalizeaguest’sstay.G.Someguestssleepthroughthecall,whileothersturntheirphoneringersoff.答案:15AFBCDⅢ.完形填空Thestagelightsdimmed,andItookaquicklookfrombehindtheheavyblackcurtainsintotheaudience.Blindedbythelights,Iquickly1.Itseemsthatagreatnumberofeyeswerelookingatme.Itookadeepbreathasthemusicofmydancebegantoplay.Ienteredthestageandbeganmy2,thegraduationtestoftheclassicalIndiandance.

Afteradecadeoflearningthisartform,Ihad3beenconsideredreadytotakeonthemostdifficultact.Thetestisthemostimportanteventinadancer’slifeasitpays4toallthefactorsinone’slifethatdevelopthedanceform:one’scultureandfamily.

Theperformanceisundertakenonlybythemost5anddeterminedstudents.Itisadifficultprocessthatrequiresmuch6.Formorethansixmonths,Ispenttwotothreehourseveryday7thesedances.Manytimes,I8myselftomyphysicalandmentalbreakingpoint,butstillIwouldnotstop.Icouldnotgiveup.Therewasalwayssomuchmoretodoandsomuchmoreto9.

I10alotaboutmyselfinthosetiringhours.IlearnedthatIwasfartoo11togiveup,andIwastooproudtoprovemyselfwrongafterIhadsetanunrealisticgoal.Evenwithphysicalpainandmental12,Iforcedmyselftomeetmyexpectation.EvenwhenIwasattheendofmy13Fortunately,Imadeit.WhatIhaddone14thesuccess.ItwasinthosehoursthatIlearnedwhatadancertrulyis.ThosetimewasevidencethatIcould15somethingIsetouttodo.

1.A.reachedout B.setoff C.pulledback D.brokeawayon语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了“我”通过刻苦训练,顺利地通过了舞蹈毕业考试。通过这次经历“我”发现了自我,并学到了很多宝贵的人生道理。答案及剖析:1.C“我”去参加舞蹈毕业考试,感到非常紧张,看到台下那么多的观众,我不禁地往后退(pulledback)了几步。故选C。2.D“我”上台之后,就开始了表演(performance)。故选D。3.A经过了十年的学习之后,“我”终于(eventually)可以去参加这个最难的演出了。故选A。4.B这次考试致敬于(payrespectto)帮助舞者塑造舞蹈形式的所有生活因素,其中包括文化及家庭。5.B这次的表演只有那些最为专注的(focused)和坚定的学生才能承担。故选B。6.D这次表演并不容易,需要很多的投入(mitment)。故选D。7.C在过去的半年多的时间里,“我”每天都用两到三个小时练习(practicing)舞蹈。故选C。8.A很多次,“我”都会把自己推(pushed)向自己的极限。故选A。9.C“我”不能放弃,因为“我”还有很多事情要去做,很多东西要去学(learn)。故选C。10.A在那些让人疲惫不堪的时间里,“我”发现了(discovered)自己身上的很多东西。故选A。11.C“我”发现“我”过于固执(stubborn)而不愿去放弃,“我”也太过于骄傲,以至于在“我”制订了不切实际的目标之后,也不会去证明“我”自己是错误的。12.B即使是面对着身体上的疼痛和精神上的压力(stress),“我”也要迫使自己达到自己的预期。13.A即使是“我”处于自己极限(limit)的尾端,那里总有什么事情驱使“我”不断向前。故选A。14.B“我”所做过的一切都值得(deserved)这次成功。故选B。15.C那段时光也成为“我”能完成(acplish)一些我计划去做的事情的证据。故选C。能力提升题组训练(B)Ⅰ.阅读ASomepeoplelikemodernart,whileotherssaythatisrubbish.ButacleanerwhoworksintheTateGalleryinLondonisn’tabletotellthedifference.Thewoman,whosenameisn’tknown,mistookaworkofartbytheGermanpainterGustavMetzgerforabagofrubbish,andthrewitoutwithotherbags.Theplasticbag,whichcontainedpiecesofpaperandcardboard,waslaterrecoveredoutsidethegallery,buttheartistthoughtthatitwastoodamagedtobeputonshowagain.78yearoldMr.Metzgerexplainedthattheexhibit,whichhesaidwasacopyofasimilarworkhehadcreatedin1960,wasmeanttoshowthatallartistemporaryand“finite(有限的)”.Embarrassedofficialsatthemuseumsaidthattheyhadhadtocallameetingwithcleanerstoexplainwhichthingsshouldnotbetouched.TheywouldnotsaywhetherMr.Metzgerwouldbepaidanypensationfortheincident.However,tomakeabsolutelysurethesamethingwouldnothappenagain,theydecidedtocoverMr.Metzger’sworkeveryeveningwithacolouredcloth.Inthiswaythecleanersarrivingafterthegalleryhadbeenclosedtothegeneralpublicwouldrealizetheyshouldnottouchit.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatmuseumcleanershavehadtroubledistinguishingexhibitsfromrubbish.In2001,inanotherLondongallery,acleanerthrewawayaworkbythewellknownBritishartistDamienHirst.Itwasanarrangementofemptybeerbottles,coffeecups,andoverflowingashtrays,whichweremeanttoindicatethechaosinthelifeofanartist.However,cleanersdon’talwaysthrowthingsaway—sometimestheycleanthem!Thiswasthecasewithadirtybath,whichwasonshowinagalleryinGermany.Withoutaskingwhatthebathwasdoinginthegallery,thecleanerssimplyscrubbeditclean.1.TheofficialsofthemuseumcoveredMr.Metzger’sworksothat.

A.thevisitorscouldn’tgetcloseintheeveningB.itcouldgetrecoveredsoonC.thecleanerswouldn’tmakethesamemistakeD.theywouldreturntonormal2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsonmodernart.B.WearesurethatMr.Metzgerhasbeenpaidmuchpensation.C.AworkofDamienHirstwasthrownawaybyacleanerin2001.D.Somemodernworkisaboutthechaosofanartist’slife.3.Thelastparagraphiswrittentoshowthat.

A.cleanersoftenmakeexhibitsascleanaspossible B.cleanerscan’talwaysdifferexhibitsfromrubbishC.exhibitsareusuallydifficulttoclean D.exhibitsarenotalwayssobeautiful4.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CleanersMistakeModernArtforRubbish B.ModernArtShouldn’tBeCleanedC.WhatMakesaGreatWorkofArt D.CleanersDon’tAlwaysThrowThingsAway语篇解读:有些人喜欢现代艺术,而有些人不喜欢。本文介绍了在美术馆工作的清洁工错误地将现代艺术作品当成垃圾扔掉或误认为是很脏而擦干净的事。答案及剖析:1.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“However,tomakeabsolutelysurethesamethingwouldnothappenagain,theydecidedtocover...withacolouredcloth.”可知,他们这样做的目的是避免清洁工再次犯同样的错误,即C项正确。2.B细节理解题。根据第一段的第一句可知A项表述正确;根据第二段的第二句可知B项表述错误;根据第三段的第二句和最后一句可知C、D两项表述正确。故选B项。3.B推理判断题。最后一段通过讲述清洁工误把现代艺术作品当成脏东西而擦干净的事来说明,清洁工并不总是能分清现代艺术作品与垃圾,即B项正确。4.A标题归纳题。文章开头的前两句话点明了主题,然后全文都是围绕清洁工误把现代艺术作品当成垃圾展开,即A项正确。B(2019石家庄摸底)IfyouevervisitanEnglishvillage,makesuretolookoutformorrisdancing.UndoubtedlyasoneofthestrangesttraditionsofEnglishculture,morrisdancingisaformoffolkdancingthatdatesbacktothe15thcentury.Ifyouevergettheopportunity,youreallyhavetoseeit.Menandwomenwearingoldfashioned,tattered(破烂的)clothingdanceinthestreetoftownsandvillagesacrossthecountryduringtheholidayperiods.Womenwearlong,frilly(有褶边的)skirtsandmenwearshorttrouserswithbellsattachedtothem.Theydancetotraditionalfolkmusicwhichisoftenplayedontraditionalmusicalinstruments.Somegroupscarryheavyblackstickswithwhichtheybashagainsteachotherwhiletheydance.Othergroupswavehandkerchiefsintheairwhilsttheyperform.Thedancesareusuallyperformednearapubsothatwhenit’sover,thedancersandaudiencecansingsometraditionalfolksongsoverapintofbeer.Thefestivitieswilloftencontinuelongintothenight,bywhichpointmostpeoplearetoodrunktothinkaboutperformingagain.MorrisdancingisagreatEnglishtraditionbutit’sfacingabigcrisis.Astheyearsgoby,fewerandfeweryoungpeoplearejoiningmorrisdancinggroups.Thedancersaregettingolderandolderandeventually,ifnothingisdonetochangethistrend,thetraditionwilldieoutwithinthenextfewdecades.Ifyou’veeverhadthefortunetoseemorrisdancing,youmayunderstandwhyteenagersaren’trushingtosignup.Puttingitbluntly(直言地),it’snotexactlythecoolestthingforan18yearoldtobedoing.Whydressupinbellsandfunnycostumeswhenyoucouldbegoingclubbing?Orplayingsports?Ordoinganythingelse?However,itwouldbeagreatshametolosesuchafunandenergeticpartofEngland’shistoryandculture.It’simportanttolookaftersometraditionsandcustomsespeciallywhenit’ssomethingasharmlessandhappyasmorrisdancing.Sohere’satoasttothenextgenerationofwouldbemorrisdancers!Let’shopetheydon’tleaveitbehind.5.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.ThepopularityofmorrisdancingintheUK.B.TheoriginsofmorrisdancingintheUK.C.DifferentattitudestowardmorrisdancingintheUK.D.TraditionsanddevelopmentofmorrisdancingintheUK.6.Whatcanweknowaboutmorrisdancing?A.Dancersusuallywearlongdresseswithbellsattached.B.Peoplesingtraditionalfolkmusicwhiletheyaredancing.C.Dancersperformwithsticksorhandkerchiefsintheirhands.D.Peopleprefertodancetillnighttimenearpubsandthenstoptodrinkbeers.7.Whatisthepresentsituationofmorrisdancing?A.Thereisalackofprofessionaldancers. B.Itislosingappealamongyoungpeople.C.Itisaccusedoflackingfunandvariety. D.Itstraditionsandcustomshavebeenforgotten.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文,介绍了一种传统的舞蹈以及这种舞蹈所面临的现状。答案及剖析:5.D主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“morrisdancingisaformoffolkdancingthatdatesbacktothe15thcentury”可知,莫里斯舞是一种民间舞蹈,可以追溯到15世纪,并由此引出文章内容。下文对这种舞蹈进行了介绍,所以选D。6.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Somegroupscarryheavyblackstickswithwhichtheybashagainsteachotherwhiletheydance.Othergroupswavehandkerchiefsintheairwhilsttheyperform”可知,有些团体举着黑色的棍子,在跳舞的时候互相拍打,其他团体在表演的时候在空中挥动手帕,所以选C。7.B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Astheyearsgoby,fewerandfeweryoungpeoplearejoiningmorrisdancinggroups”可知,随着岁月的流逝,越来越少的年轻人加入莫里斯舞蹈团,所以选B。Ⅱ.语法填空(2020山东模考)Onthemorningofhergrandson’swedding,PegMcCormackreceivedsomebadnews.The91yearoldwasinthehospitalafterafallwhenshefoundoutshewouldbeunabletoattendthe1.(celebrate)inMadison,NewJersey.

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