2024-2025学年高中英语课时作业11Module4MusicFunctionVocabularyReadingandGrammar含解析外研版选修6

Module4MusicⅠ.阅读理解Doyoulistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Greatchancesarethatyoudon't.Youprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthatthesongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently：people'smusictasteschangeastheyage,accordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Soit'slikelythatyourownmusicpreferencewillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents'whetheryoulikeitornot.Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonalityaretheonlyfactorsthataffectone'schoiceofmusic.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridge,UK，gathereddatafrommorethan250,000peopleoverthepast10years.Theynoticedthataspeopleage,theirsocialcircumstanceschange,andsodotheirmusictastes.Therearethreemusicalperiodsthatpeoplepassthroughastheymature—“intense”，“contemporary”and“sophisticated”．Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenageyears，duringwhichtimepeoplelikeintensemusicsuchaspunkandrockbecauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveandwanttoestablishtheiridentityasindependentindividuals.Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthood,theirlifestylechanges—theysocializemoreandwanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.Asaresult,theybecomefonderofcontemporarymusic,suchaspopandR&B,whichusuallymakespeoplehappyandisdanceableandisplayedatpartieswherepeoplehangouttogetherandchat.Whenmiddleagecomes,thingshavesettleddownformostpeople.Thisperiodwillbedominated(支配)bymoresophisticatedmusic,suchasjazzandclassicalmusic,aswellascatchiermusiclikecountry,folk，andblues.“Formany,thislifestageisfrequentlyexhaustedbyworkandfamily,andtherearerequirementsofrelaxing,emotive(有感染力的)music，”JasonRentfrow,amemberoftheresearchteam,toldTheTelegraph.Butyoumustbethinking,“Aren'tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillintorockmusic？”Ofcoursethereare.ButRentfrowexplainedthattheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechanged.“Weusemusicfordifferentreasons，”hesaid,andthusatthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouth.本文是一篇说明文，介绍了年龄对人们的音乐喜好的影响。1．Whydochildrenusuallylikedifferentsongsfromtheirparentsaccordingtothepassage?A．Childrenprefercoolmusic.B．Musictasteschangewithage.C．Parents'songsarealwaysdull.D．Parentshavebettersocialcircumstances.答案：B解析：考查细微环节理解。依据其次段中的“Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently：people'smusictasteschangeastheyage”可知，人们的音乐喜好随着年龄的增长而改变，故孩子和他们的父母喜爱不一样的音乐。2．Middleageisaperiodwhenpeople________.A．haveanaggressivegoalB．likepopandR&BC．desirecloseconnectionswithothersD．leadastressfullife答案：D解析：考查推理推断。依据倒数其次段中的“Formany，thislifestageisfrequentlyexhaustedbyworkandfamily，andtherearerequirementsofrelaxing，emotive(有感染力的)music”可知，对许多人来说，这个人生阶段常常为工作和家庭所累，故可推知中年人过着有压力的生活。3．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Oldpeopledon'tlikerockmusic.B．Musiccanserveasareminder.C．Rockmusicmakesoldpeopleyounger.D．Listeningtorockmusicneedsreasons.答案：B解析：考查推理推断。依据最终一段中的“‘Weusemusicfordifferentreasons，’hesaid，andthusatthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouth”可知，人们听音乐可能是为了使他们想起他们的青年时期，故可推知音乐可以令人回想起过去。4．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whydopeoplelikemusic?B．Howcanyouimproveyourmusictalent?C．Whatinfluencespeople'smusictastes?D．Whydodifferentpeoplelikedifferentmusic?答案：C解析：考查主旨大意。通读全文尤其是其次段中的“Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently：people'smusictasteschangeastheyage”可知，文章主要告知我们，人们的音乐喜好随着年龄的增长而改变。所以文章主要是围绕“什么影响了人们的音乐喜好”绽开的，故选C。Ⅱ.概要写作阅读下面短文，依据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。3Dprinting：thefutureoffoodproduction?3Dprintingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Peopleandbusinessesareabletocreatethethingstheyneedveryquicklyandeasilyusing3Dprinters.Butcanyouimagineprintingfood?Somescientistsaretryingtoupdatethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbecomeascommonplaceasthemicrowaveorblender(搅拌器).Scientistssaythatitiseasytouse：yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood‘inks’intotheprinter.Youcanalsoadjusttheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.Using3Dprinterstocreateyourmealswouldalsobesavingtheenvironment.Therewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealotmoreefficient.Printingfoodcouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromaswallowingdisorder.Theycouldprogramtheprintertoprintsofterversionsoftheirfavouritefoodssothattheywouldnothavetroubleswallowingthem.However,somepeoplethinkthat3D­printedfoodwouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthoseforgrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastesandtexturescouldbeprintedfromarawfood‘ink’.Likewise,traditionalcafésandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:isitreallypossibletogetthenutrientsweneedfromit?What'smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjo