人教版高中英语 必修第二册 Unit 5 Music单元检测卷（含答案）

UNIT5MUSIC

单元测试卷

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、DPI个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TopSummerMusicFestivalstoTravelto

Summeristhegreattimeofayearformusiclovers,especiallyifyoulovethe

outdoorconcerts.Thefestivalseasonisjustbeginning,andthereismuchtolook

forwardtointhecomingmonths.

PrimaveraSound

Tostartthesummer,theresnobetterplacethanBarcelona.Attheconcert,you'll

findbandslikeTheZombies,ArcadeFire,andBonIver.Thentaketimetotastethe

localfoodandwine.

May31-June4,Barcelona,Spain

MusicType:Rock,hip-hop

Price:$86—$323

GovernorsBall

OneofthegreatsummerconcertsinNewYorkCityisGovernorsBall,which

takesplaceinearlyJuneatRandall'sIslandPark.Someoftheplayingartistsinclude

Tool,Phoenix,Lorde,Flume,andWu-TangClan.

June2—4,NewYork,theUSA

MusicType:Rock,hip-hop,pop

Price:$l()5—$405

BonnarooMusicandArtsFestival

TheBonnarooMusicandArtsFestivalisanothersummereventthatattractsa

crowdofaround60,000eachyear.Someofthemostwell-knownmusicianswillbe

playingthisyear,includingU2,RedHotChiliPeppers,TheWeeknd,andChanceThe

Rapper.

June8—11,Manchester,Tennessee,theUSA

MusicType:Rock,hip-hop

Price:$210—$554

FireflyMusicFestival

Manypeoplehaven'tthoughtofgoingtoDelawareforasummervacation,but

mid-Juneisagreattimetoplanthistripifyoulovemusic.Bandsorartistsforthis

year'sshowareTheWeeknd,Muse,TwentyOnePilots,andChanceTheRapper.

June15——18,Dover,Delaware,theUSA

MusicType:Theblues,rock

Price:$179—$499

1.WhencanyouenjoyFlume'sperformance?

A.OnMay31.B.OnJune3.C.OnJune9.D.OnJune15.

2.Whatcanweknowfromtheintroduction?

A.Thesefourmusicfestivalsareheldformusiciansalone.

B.TheZombiesisamusicgameformusicstudentstoplay.

C.ChanceTheRapperwilljuststayinonecity.

D.SomefamousmusicianswilltakepartintheeventinManchester.

3.WhatisspecialabouttheFireflyMusicFestival?

A.Itincludestheblues.B.Itispopularwithtravelers.

C.Itisheldinsummer.D.Ithasmanyfamousmusicians.

B

Popstarshavetraditionallynotcomefromtheupperclassesofsociety.Eminem

grewupatatrailerpark（拖车式活动房屋停车场）.50Centisfromthedangerous

sheltersofNewYork.TheBeatlesgrewupinthepoorcityofLiverpool.

However,somemusicianshavecomefromthearmy.ElvisPresley,theKingof

RockandRoll,servedwiththeUnitedStatesArmyinGermany.Followingthat

traditioncomesaBritishhit,JamesBlunt.Hissingle,You'reBeautiful,wasahuge

success,andhisconcertshavesoldoutalloverthecountry.

JamesBlunt,bornonFebruary22,1974,comesfromafamilywithalong

traditionofmilitaryservice.Hisearlylifewasnotfilledwithmusic.Hisarmyofficer

fatherthoughtallmusic,evenclassicalmusic,wasunnecessarynoise.Hislifeseemed

certaintofollowthatofhisfather'sbeforehim—privateschools,agooduniversityand

acareerasanofficerintheBritishArmy.Thethoughtofpursuingacareerinmusic

hadneveroccurredtohimuntilheheardanolderboyplayinganelectricguitaratage

14.WhenhewassenttoKosovoin1999,hedidn'tjusttakehisgun,andhealsotook

hisguitar,attachedtothesideofhistank.Ashedrovethroughvillagesdamagedby

thewar,heusedtosingtheJohnLennon'ssongGivePeacea"Well,“helater

said,“wewerepeacekeepers.

In2003heleftthearmyandwenttoLosAngelestomakearecord.In2004,his

firstalbumBacktoBedlamwasreleased,andthesinglesHigh,WisemenandYou're

Beautifulhavebeengreatsuccesses.Forthesingingsoldier,puttingdownagunfora

guitarhasbeenagoodchoice.

4.WhatdoElvisPresleyandJamesBlunthaveincommon?

A.Theywerefromuppersocialclasses.

B.Theywerekingsofrockandroll.

C.TheyrosetofameinBritain.

D.Theyusedtoserveinthearmy.

5.WhatmadeJamesBlunttakeupmusic?

A.Hisfather'ssupport.

B.TheBeatles1influence.

C.Aguitarperformance.

D.Familytraditionofmusic.

6.WhatisJamesBluntsfirstalbum?

A.BacktoBedlam.B.GivePeaceaChance.

C.High.D.You'reBeautiful.

7.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Blunt'sjourneytotheUS.

B.Blunt'ssuccessasasinger.

C.Blunt'spracticeofsinging.

D.Blunt'sbest-sellingrecords.

C

EveryyearonJune21st,WorldMusicDayiscelebratedinover100countries,

includingitsbirthplaceofFrance,tohonorbothamateurandprofessionalmusicians.

Citizensofacityorcountryarepermittedandencouragedtoperformmusicoutsidein

theirneighborhoods,publicareas,andparksonWorldMusicDay.Freeconcertsare

alsoheld,wheremusiciansperformforthejoyofitratherthanforafee.

Inthe1970s,theAmericanmusicianJoelCohen,whowasthenworkingfora

Frenchradiostation,cameupwiththeideaofhavingmusiciansperformonthe

eveningofJune21sttocelebratethestartofsummer.Itwasfinallyacceptedby

France'sMinistryofCulturein1982.ThedaystartedinFranceandhassinceextended

tocountriessuchasBelgium,theUnitedKingdomandothers.It'stheidealtimeto

learnanewinstrumentorlistentosongsthatwouldn'tbeordinarilyincludedonthe

playlist.EverytypeofmusiciancancelebrateWorldMusicDaywithfriends,family,

andevenstrangers,whethertheyareyoung,elderly.new,orseasonedprofessionals.

Thepurposeistopromotemusic.

Itmakesnodifferencehowgoodyouarcatmakingmusic;everyonecandoit.

Thisdaycanbeusedbyeventhemosttone-deaffolkstosingtheirheartsoutand

appreciatethebeautyandpowerofmusic.Musicisnotonlyagreatwaytoexpress

yourself,butitmayalsobebeneficialtoyourhealth.Asongmightbringbackajoyful

memoryormakeyoufeelenergizedwhenyoulistentoit.

8.WheredidWorldMusicDaybegin?

A.France.B.America.C.Belgium.D.China.

9.Whyaresomeconcertsheldforfree?

A.Forreputation.B.Forfun.

C.Forexperience.D.Forcompetition.

10.WhatdoweknowaboutWorldMusicDay?

A.Thosewhoarenotexpertinmusicarenotwelcome.

B.JoelCohenputforwardtheideaofperformingmusicforfree.

C.Thepurposeofitistoinstructtone-deafpeopleinmusic.

D.Youcanlistentosomesongsnotusuallyincludedontheplaylist.

11.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsmusic?

A.Challenging.B.Critical.C.Positive.D.Doubtful.

D

Thearts,especiallymusic,shouldbepartofeveryschoofslessonsateverygrade

level.Studentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperience.They

couldimprovetheirclassroomskills,likepayingattentionandfollowingdirection.

Peopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusic.Makingmusicalsoletschildren

usetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.

Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudents,butalsogivesthemsomething

positivetodo.Inamusicprogram,childrencanbepartofaband.Parentscanenjoy

listeningtotheirchildren'smusicinsteadofseeingthemgluedtoacomputerorTV

screen.Inaschoolband,studentsgettobepartofateam.Theycangetalongwell

witholdfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusic.

Musicbuildsself-confidence,too.Itgiveschildrenasenseofachievementand

success.Makingmusicissomethingforthemtobeproudof,anditletskidspractice

performinginfrontofaudiences.Musicgiveschildrenanopportunityforself­

expression,andthathelpsdeveloptheirself-confidence.

Onceagain,musicisimportantbecauseitcanmakechildrenbetterstudents,give

themsomethingpositivetodo,andbuildtheircharacters.Thatiswhymusicshouldbe

offeredineverysinglegradeineveryschool.

12,Howcouldmusicmakestudentssmarter?

A.Byimprovingtheirmemoryandattention.

B.Byimprovingtheirclassroomskillsandimagination.

C.Bymakingthembrave,knowledgeableandmodest.

D.Bylearningmusic,makingmusicandtryingouttheirownideas.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“gluedto“inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Unwillingtoturnon.B.Willingtogiveup.

C.Unwillingtoleave.D.Willingtoturnoff.

14.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Musicbringschildrensuccess.

B.Musicgiveschildrenself-expression.

C.Musichelpschildrenachievetheirdreams.

D.Musicdevelopschildren'sself-confidence.

15.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?

A.MusicIsaMustasaCourseatSchool

B.MusicBuildsChildren'sSelf-confidence

C.MusicMakesStudentsMuchSmarter

D.LearningMusicIsVeryImportant

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有

两项为多余选项。

Shouldyoulistentomusicwhenyouwork?Somewillsaytheyloveit,saying

thatitimprovestheirperformance;otherswillsaytheycannotworkeffectivelywith

musicplayinginthebackground.16Itjustdependsonwhattypeofworkyoifre

doing.

Inarecentstudy,webroughtparticipantsintoourlabwithavarietyoftasks.

Theyincludedaneasytask—searchingthroughwordlistsandcrossingout删掉）

wordscontainingtheletter"a"andamoredifficulttask-memorizingwordpairs

andrecallingthepartnerofeachword.Someparticipantscompletedallofthetasksin

silence,whereasotherscompletedthetaskswithinstrumentalmusicthatwaseither

loudorsoft,andeithersimpleorcomplex,thelattermeaningmusicwithmore

instrumentaltracks.17

Wefoundthatparticipantswholistenedtosimplemusicornomusicperformed

aboutthesameontheeasytask.18Contrarily,participantsperformedworseon

themoredifficulttaskwhentheylistenedtoanymusic,regardlessofcomplexityor

volume（音量），comparedtothosewhodidn'tlistentoanymusic.

19Notsurprisingly,wetypicallyneedtousefewerofourmentalresources

whenweperformeasytasks,whereasdemandingtasksrequiremorebrainpower.

However,becausewemightbelessengaged（忙的）duringeasiertasks,there'sa

greaterriskofdriftingofftosleep.Musicmightgiveustheextraboostwcneedtoget

refreshed.20Listeningtomusiccanbecomeoverkill（过犹彳;及）.Sowehaveto

strikeabalancebetweenthetypeofmusicandthetypeofatask.

A.Howshouldweunderstandthesefindings?

B.Weconcludedseveralkeyfindingsfromourstudy.

C.However,difficulttasksalreadydemandalotofourmentalresources.

D.Ourresearchhasfoundthattheeffectsofworkmaydependonourpersonalities.

E.Wewanttodevelopamorecomprehensiveframeworkthatcouldbeappliedmore

broadly.

F.However,participantswholistenedtocomplexmusicperformedbestontheeasy

task.

G.Interestinglyenough,ourresearchhasfoundthatbothoftheseviewscanbetrue.

16.17.18.19.20.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

Foralongtime,Gabrieldidn'twanttobeinvolvedinmusicatall.Inhisfirstyear

ofhighschool,Gabrielwouldlookpityinglyatmusicstudents,21acrossthe

campuswiththeirheavyinstruments,22atschoolforpracticehours23

anyoneelsehadtobethere.Hesworetohimselfto24music,ashehatedgetting

toschoolextraearly.

25,oneday,inthemusicclassthatwas26ofhisschool'sstandard

curriculum,hewasplayingthepianoidly（无目的土也）andfoundit27topick

outtunes（曲子）.Withanupsetfeeling,herealizedthatheactually28doingit.

Hetriedtohidehisobviouspleasurefromthemusicteacher,whohad29over

tolisten.Hemightnothavedonethisparticularlywell,30theteachertold

Gabrielthathehadagood31butsuggestedthatGabrielgointothemusic

storeroomtoseeifanyoftheinstrumentsthere32him.Therehedecidedto

givethecello（大提琴）a33.Whenhebeganpracticing,hetookitverycasually.

Buthequicklyfoundthathelovedplayingthisinstrument,andwasdevotedto

practicingitsothatwithinacoupleofmonthshewasplayingreasonablywell.

This34,ofcourse,thathearrivedatschoolearlyinthemorning,dragging

hisheavyinstrumentcaseacrossthecampustothe35looksofthenon-

musicianshehadleftbehind.

21.A.traveIlingB.marching

C.pacingD.struggling

22.A.pickingupB.comingup

C.lookingupD.turningup

23.A.beforeB.after

C.untilD.since

24.A.betrayB.accept

C.avoidD.appreciate

25.A.ThereforeB.However

C.ThusD.Moreover

26.A.partB.nature

C.basisD.spirit

27.A.complicatedB.safe

C.contusingD.easy

28.A.missedB.disliked

C.enjoyedD.denied

29.A.runB.jogged

C.jumpedD.wandered

30.A.becauseB.unless

C.thoughD.so

31.A.earB.taste

C.heartD.voice

32.A.occurredtoB.tookto

C.appealedtoD.heldto

33.A.changeB.chance

C.missionD.function

34.A.provedB.showed

C.stressedD.meant

35.A.admiringB.pitying

C.annoyingD.teasing

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5第满分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。

Musiciseverywherenowadays.Musicplays36importantpartin37

(we)dailylivesandtherearedifferenttypesofmusicintheworld.

Musicis38greatuseinmanyfields.It39(use)inadvertising,radio,

TV,filmsandsupermarkets.Inthesupermarkets,peoplearealwaysattractedbythe

sweet-soundingmusic.So,youcanseethesupermarketsneedmusic40(make)

moremoney.

Whydosomanypeopleenjoymusic?Inmyopinion,41(usual),weprefer

expressingourfeelingsthroughmusic.Musicisoneofthemost42(wonder)

thingsinourlife.Whenwearetiredafterworkorwhenwearenervous,musicmakes

usfeel43(relaxed)andbetter.Listeningtomusic44(help)usfacethe

difficulties45wemeetinourlifeandmakesusforgetsomeproblems.Besides,

wecanlearnmoreabouttheculturesofdifferentcountriesandthenlearnaboutthe

worldbetter.

36.37.38.39.40.

41.42.43.44.45.

第三部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你的外教Sharon想找人教她唱中文歌曲,你想推荐你的朋友王

明教她唱歌。请你给Sharon写一封邮件，要点如下：

1.简单介绍王明2推荐他的两个理由。

注意:1.词数80左右2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的

短文。

“Whatwillwebesingingfbrthecontestthisyear?”astudentfrommyhigh

schoolchoir,asingingteam,askedeagerly.

Ihesitatedthismoment."Iwasthinking,1said."Maybewellskipthecontest

andjustworkhardontheconcertsthisyear.”

“NO!”thekidsprotested.

“We'vegottoenterthecontest!”

“InClassA.”

“It'stradition!^^

Thiswastrue.Awardslinedthefrontwallofthemusicroomfromthepast

successesoflarge,talentedclasses.Butachangeineducationalpolicies,withan

emphasisonacademicknowledge,hadreducedmychoirtoamerethirty-twostudents.

Mysectionleadershadgraduatedorbeenforcedtodropmusicclasses,leavingme

withyoung,inexperiencedkidswhocouldn'treadmusic,couldn'tholdtheirparts,and

couldsingonlyasimplemelodyorsong.

“MaybewecouldenterClassBthisyear,“Isuggested,knowingthateventhat

wouldbeanear-impossiblemission.

"No!"thekidsscreamed."ClassA!”

Ishookmyhead.4tClassAisextremelydifficult.^^

“Wecandoit!"theyshouted.<€Wecandoit!”

'Tilhavetothinkaboutit,“Isaid,hopingtheirenthusiasmwoulddieoffina

coupleofweeks.

Butthatdidn'thappen.Ifanything,theclassbecamemorefixed.Everydaythey

beggedandbeggedandtheyinsisted.BecauseIhadtoprotecttheirself-pride,I

couldn'ttellthemtheyweren'tgoodenough.Myeffortstopreventtheireagerness,by

showingthemadifficultpieceofmusicfromthecontestlist,simplyendedv/ith,"It's

okay,Mrs.Pliszka.We'llgetit.”

注意:续写词数应为15()左右。

Paragraph1:

Istruggledtomakeadecision.

Paragraph2:

Whenthecontestdayfinallyarrived,thekidsfeltreadytotakeontheworld!

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