新教材高中英語UNIT5MUSIC課時跟蹤檢測二ReadingandThinking新人教版必修第二冊

1、課時跟蹤檢測（二）Reading and Thinking一、語言基礎訓練I.單詞拼寫1. Judges are looking for good compositions （作品）,creativity and clear photographs.2. I decided to be an assistant in a photo studio （ 演播室）because I love takingphotos.3. Without saying a word, Wild Man walked to Zach and brought him to the center of the stag

2、e （舞臺）.4. We gave away 478 pieces of clothes and 256 pairs of shoes altogether （ 總共）.5. In my opinion, you have many advantages. First of all, you are a native and thus （因止匕）know your city very well.6. Nowadays （目前）many school children devote too much time to playing computer games.7. It is good bec

3、ause it is written in ordinary （ 普通的）language.8. These facts are enough to prove （ 證明）that she is right.9. . Its an interesting scientific phenomenon （ 現(xiàn)象）,but of no practical use whatever.10. Mozart was famous as both a performer and a compose 作曲家）. n.單句語法填空1. The performance finally （final） starte

4、d half an hour later.2. The Internet enables them to send （send） and receive emails.3. This tradition was originally （orginal） held on May Day, but its now held in April.4. This team writes plays for children, usually performing （perform） them in schools.5. Frost was_awarded （award） the Pulitzer Pri

5、ze for his poetry four times in his life.m.選詞填空fall in love with , join in , add to , come up with , on stage , together with1. His first appearance on stage was at the age of three.2. They came up with a good way to settle the problem at the meeting.3. What a beautiful place! I fall in love with it

6、 at the first sight.4. I am very busy at present, and I cant join_in_ your game.5. He works well together with them.6. The soldiers were extremely tired and the heavy rain added to their difficulty.W.完成句子1 .眾所周知，英式英語和美式英語有所不同。(as引導的定語從句)As_we_know,_British English is a little different from American

7、 English.2 .你還要半年才能從學校畢業(yè)。(graduate)It will be half a year before you graduate_from the school.3 .缺乏營養(yǎng)可能導致各種疾病。(lead to)Lack of nutrition may lead_to various diseases.4 .每天早上醒來看新聞已經(jīng)成為我們生活的一部分。(part)It has become part of_our_life to wake up and watch news every morning.5 .表演一出戲劇或一首歌來感謝幫助過你的人。(who引導的定語

8、從句)Perform a play or song to show your thanks to people who_have_helped you.V .課文縮寫填空Nowadays the virtual choir is popular with people. They have the opportunity1.to_sing (sing) together with hundreds of other people. Anyone can take part ina virtual choir from anywhere all you need is a video camer

9、a and 2.an Internet connection. They record themselves when 3.performing (perform) alone on video. These videos 4.are_uploaded (upload) onto the Internet, and then put together into one video. The virtual choir has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. Eric Whitacre, the cre

10、ator of thevirtual choir, fell in love 5.with musicin the university. In 1997, he received a masters degree in musical composition.Over the next 10 years, Whitacres original compositions began to become popular.This led to the 6.creation (create) of the virtual choir. In 2009, Whitacre received a vi

11、deo of a girl 7.who was singing one of his works. 8.Inspired (inspire), he founded his first virtual choir. Since then, the virtual choir 9.has_become (become) a worldwide phenomenon. The virtual choir is making the world a 10.better (good) place.二、語篇閱讀訓練I .閱讀理解Listening to music is considered a goo

12、d thing for adults. Indeed it is. Scientific studies have proved it. Music has so many good effectson our body, mindand mood that this world will certainly not be a good place without music. Then, is music good for children? Some parents think so and let their children learn or listen to music. But

13、some parents dont know the importance of music to children.Here are some reasons why music is important to children.First, music is good for childrens intelligence. Studies have proved thatchildren who learn music are likely to have higher intelligence than those who have no interest in or dislike m

14、usic. This is because the brain gets stimulated （刺激）by the rhythm and tone of music.Music also has soothing （撫慰的）effect on children and helps remove their stress. Todays children are under a lot of stress from schoolwork. Being under too much stress impairs childrens health. Luckily, listening to mu

15、sic can help them feel better.Music can improve childrens moods. Somechildren are sad by nature. They seem to be lost in their own thoughts and dont take interest in their surroundings. In such cases, a method known as “music therapy comes to their rescue. It changes their moods and places a new kin

16、d of spirit in them.Music is also a universal language that children ought to learn. Our world has become a global village. People are getting more and more interested in other cultures and countries. Music can help them in understanding foreign cultures.Nowwe can say that music is very important no

17、t only to adults but also to children. So children should be encouraged to learn music or listen to music.語篇解讀：兒童接觸音樂對他們很有好處，父母應該多讓兒童接觸音樂。1. By mentioning scientific studies in Paragraph 1, the author wants to show.A. why adults should listen to musicB. children should listen to musicC. listening to

18、 music is only good for adultsD. why scientists are interested in music解析：選 A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的Listening to music is considered a good thing for adults. Indeed it is. Scientific studies have proved it.” 可知， 作者是為了表明聽音樂對成人有益處，也就是為什么成人應該聽音樂。2. What does the underlined word aimpairs in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Ha

19、rms.B. Changes.C. Improves.D. Shows.解析：選 A 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Luckily, listening to music can help them feel better. ”可推知，畫線詞所在的句子是指“太多壓力會傷害孩子的健康”。3. The last but second paragraph shows that listening to music means.A. learning languages betterB. understanding foreign cultures betterC. accepting the fast devel

20、oping world easilyD. showing greater interest in other cultures解析：選 B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的Music can help them in understanding foreign cultures.可知，聽音樂可以幫助更好地理解外國的文化。4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Why do Children Love Music?B. How to Choose Music for ChildrenC. How to Teach Children Mus

21、ic EasilyD. Why is Music Important to Children?解析：選D標題歸納題。根據(jù)文章內容可知，本文主要是講為什么音樂對兒童很重要。 n.閱讀七選五Everyone has moments of forgetfulness from time to time, especially when life gets busy. _1_ , having a poor memory can be frustrating. However, research has shown that there are ways to improve your memory.

22、Get enough sleepSleeping well helps make episodic memories stronger._2_, especially relatingto learning motor skills, such as learning to play a musical instrument or ride a bike. Having a full nights sleep soon after gaining a new skill helps strengthen the processes involved.Believe to rememberPos

23、itive thinking appears to improve memoryperformance. Researchers found they could improve the performance of people aged 60 and above in memory tests by presenting them with positive age-related words such as wise, anda sharp-witted .E. Brain scans have shown differences in activity levels in brain

24、regions, according to whether individuals believe they have good recall abilities or not.4Memories can be weakened if the brain doesnt have enough downtime to strengthen them. More than a century ago, Germanscientists showed that people performed almost twice as well in memory tests if they took bre

25、aks.Stay social5. US scientists who asked people in their 50s and 60s to do memory tests every other year found there is a slower decline in recall abilities of the most sociable persons. Having good friends, volunteering and other forms of social engagement also protect memory.A. Take a breakB. Sta

26、y mentally activeC. Having an active social life delays memory loss as we ageD. Poor sleep is thought to have a significant effect on memoryE. Giving others words such as aforgettable and confused weakened their performanceF. While this can be a completely normal occurrenceG. There is evidence that

27、sleep plays a vital role in strengthening memories語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了提高記憶力的方法，包括保證充足的睡眠、相信自己、休息放松、積極參加社交活動。1 .選F根據(jù)空前一句可知，忙碌時忘記事情很常見；結合空處下文可知，記憶力差會讓 人沮喪；由此可推知，F(xiàn)項與此處匹配。2 .選G根據(jù)該段小標題“ Get enough sleep ”以及該段內容可知，該段主要描述睡眠對 提高記憶力的作用；結合空前一句可知，良好的睡眠有助于強化情節(jié)記憶；據(jù)此可推知， G項“有證據(jù)表明睡眠在增強記憶方面起著重要的作用”符合語境。3 .選E根據(jù)該段小標題“

28、Believe to remember可知，該段主要介紹“相信自己能記住” 這一提高記憶力的方法；結合空處上文可知，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，向 60歲及以上的人展示與 年齡相關的積極的詞匯能改善人們的記憶力；據(jù)此可推知，空處與此相對，一些諸如“容易遺忘”、“困惑的”等消極詞匯不利于記憶，故E項正確。4 .選 A 根據(jù)空處所在位置可知，空處為該段的小標題；通讀該段可知，該段第一句aMemories can be weakened if the brain doesnt have enough downtime to strengthen them.”為主題句，該段主要介紹了休息放松對提高記憶力的作用，故A項符合語境。5 .選C根據(jù)該段小標題“ Stay social ”可知，該段主要介紹了積極參加社交活動對提高 記憶力的作用，C項“當我們變老時，擁有積極的社交生活可以延緩記憶喪失”與