2025版高考英语一轮总复习真题探究必修第二册Unit5Music

必修第二册Unit5Music(2021·新高考全国Ⅰ卷)Byday,RobertTittertonisalawyer.InhissparetimethoughhegoesonstagebesidepianistMariaRaspopova—notasamusicianbutasherpageturner.“I'mnotatrainedmusician,butI'velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariainherperformance.”MrTittertonischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemblebuthasbeenthegroup'sofficialpageturnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjobistositbesidethepianistandturnthepagesofthescoresothemusiciandoesn'thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingitthemselves.Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstrumentsonstage.“Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon'tturntwopagesatonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogobacktotherightspot,”MrTittertonexplained.Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor40minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsforrepeatpassages.Silentonstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof“nodding”toindicateapageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong.“Iwasturningthepagetogetreadyforthenextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncausedthesparepagestofalloffthestand,”MrTittertonsaid.“LuckilyIwasabletocatchthemandputthemback.”Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,althoughMsRaspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage.“Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,”shelaughed.“He'sinterestedinthemusic,feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay：‘Turn,turn！’RobertisthebestpageturnerI'vehadinmyentirelife.”1．WhatshouldTittertonbeabletodotobeapageturner?AA．Readmusic. B．Playthepiano.C．Singsongs. D．Fixtheinstruments.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“butI'velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMaria”可知，要想为钢琴家翻乐谱，必须能够识谱。故选A。2．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTitterton'sjobonstage？CA．Boring. B．Well-paid.C．Demanding. D．Dangerous.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段内容可推断，在台上为钢琴家翻乐谱这项工作看似简单，实则不然，是一份要求高的工作。故选C。3．WhatdoesTittertonneedtopractise？BA．Countingthepages.B．Recognizingthe“nodding”．C．Catchingfallingobjects.D．Performinginhisownstyle.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，舞台上的无声交流是很关键的，每位钢琴家都有属于自己风格的点头示意的方式，翻乐谱的人必须学会察言观色，才能与演奏者高度默契，而这需要双方经过大量的练习才能实现。故选B。4．WhyisMsRaspopova'shusband“theworstpageturner”？DA．Hehasverypooreyesight.B．Heignorestheaudience.C．Hehasnointerestinmusic.D．Heforgetstodohisjob.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可推断，Raspopova的丈夫其实很喜欢音乐，但是他在舞台上只顾欣赏每一个音符，忘记了自己的本职工作，所以妻子才不断提醒他，并称其“theworstpageturner”。故选D。理清脉络语言能力(一)高级词块1．up-and-comingadj.有前途的，前程似锦的2．scoren．乐谱，总谱3．standn．架，台4．noten．音符(二)长难句突破Silentonstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof“nodding”toindicateapageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.分析：此句是并列复合句，and