-新教材高中英語課時(shí)檢測20Unit5MusicPeriod4含解析新人教版必修第二冊

PAGEPAGE9課時(shí)素養(yǎng)檢測二十Unit5Period4Ⅰ.閱讀理解AOneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheUnitedStatesisCarnegieHall,thehomeofclassicalandpopularmusicconcertsinNewYork.CarnegieHallisknownnotjustforitsbeautyandhistory,butalsoforitsamazingsound.Ithasbeensaidthatthehallitselfisaninstrument.Ittakesthemusicandmakesitlargerthanlife.CarnegieHallisnamedafterAndrewCarnegie,whopaidforitsconstruction.ConstructiononCarnegieHallbeganin1890andtheofficialopeningnightwasonMay5,1891.ThehallwasownedbytheCarnegiefamilyuntil1924whenitwassoldtoRobertE·Simon.Thebuildingbecameveryoldandin1960,thenewownermadeplanstodestroyitandbuildanofficeblock.IsaacSternledagroupofpeoplewhofoughttosaveCarnegieHallandfinally,thecityofNewYorkboughtitfor$5million.Itwasthenfixedupbetween1983and1995.AdvertisementsandstoriesinnewspapersabouthowCarnegieHallneededhelptorecoveritshistoryledpeopletosendinoldconcertprogrammesandinformationfromallovertheworld.Over12,000concertprogrammeswerereceivedandwiththeseitwaspossibletomakeaproperrecordofCarnegieHall’sconcerthistory.CarnegieHallisactuallymadeupofseveraldifferenthalls,buttheMainHall,nowcalledtheIsaacSternHall,isthemostfamous.Thehallitselfcanholdanaudienceof2,804infivelevelsofseating.BecausethebestandmostfamousmusiciansofalltimehaveplayedatCarnegieHall,itisthedreamofmostmusicianswhowanttobegreattoplaythere.ThishasledtoaveryoldjokewhichisnowpartofCarnegieHall’shistory.Question:“HowdoIgettoCarnegieHall?”Answer:“Practise,practise,practise.”【語篇概述】這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了有號稱“世界一流音響設(shè)備”的卡內(nèi)基音樂廳,并講述它的歷史與輝煌。能在卡內(nèi)基音樂廳舉辦自己的音樂會,成為眾多音樂家的夢想。1.ItcanbeinferredthatpeoplewantedtosaveCarnegieHallmainlybecause________.

A.itmadealotofmoneyB.itwasworthvisitingC.manyimportantconcertswereheldinitD.itmadesomemusiciansbecomefamous【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段BecausethebestandmostfamousmusiciansofalltimehaveplayedatCarnegieHall,itisthedreamofmostmusicianswhowanttobegreattoplaythere.(因?yàn)闅v史上最優(yōu)秀、最著名的音樂家都曾在卡內(nèi)基音樂廳演奏過,所以大多數(shù)想成為偉大音樂家的人都夢想在那里演奏。)由此可知,它的歷史輝煌,因此當(dāng)它要被拆遷改建時(shí),人們才會極力挽救,故選C。2.HowdidCarnegieHallrecoveritsconcerthistory?A.Throughnewspaperreports.B.Througholdconcertprogrammes.C.Througholdphotographs.D.Througholdjokes.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段Over12,000concertprogrammeswerereceivedandwiththeseitwaspossibletomakeaproperrecordofCarnegieHall’sconcerthistory.(收到了超過12000個音樂會節(jié)目,有了這些節(jié)目,就有可能讓卡內(nèi)基音樂廳的音樂會歷史重現(xiàn)輝煌。)故選B。3.HowlongdidittakeCarnegieHalltobefixedup?A.9years. B.10years.C.11years. D.12years.【解析】選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Itwasthenfixedupbetween1983and1995.(然后在1983年至1995年間進(jìn)行了修復(fù)。)所以修復(fù)時(shí)間持續(xù)了1995-1983=12年,故選D。4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheHistoryofCarnegieHall.B.TheBestMusicianHavingPlayedinCarnegieHall.C.AJokeaboutCarnegieHall.D.TheDreamofMostMusicians.【解析】選A。主旨大意題。通過閱讀文章,可知這篇文章主要講了號稱有“世界一流音響設(shè)備”的卡內(nèi)基音樂廳的歷史與輝煌,故選A。BEveryoneistalkingaboutitinAmericanhighschools.Whethertheyarehip-hopfansorjuststudentsorteacherswholistentogoodmusicofanygenre(類型),theyallhaveonethingincommon:anobsessionwithHamilton,ahip-hopmusical(音樂劇)abouttheforgottenfoundingfatheroftheUnitedStatesonthe$10bill.Whatmakesthismusicalsodifferentfromalltheotherones?“Everybodyissoexcitedaboutit,”MarkMadama,associateprofessorofmusicaltheaterattheUniversityofMichiganThefulltitleoftheshowisHamilton:AnAmericanMusical,andittellsthestoriesofAlexanderHamilton’slife:fromahomelessorphantoWashington’srighthandman(得力助手),fromanunknowntoawarhero.TheideaofaBroadwaymusicalaboutafoundingfatherwithhip-hopmusichasgottenenoughattentiononitsown.Oneofthemostamazingdetailsofthisphenomenonisthatmostofthestudentshaveneverevenseenit.NazarethStudentsandteachersarefindingotherwaystofallinlovewithHamilton,whethertheydoitthroughlisteningtoitsmusic,watchingshortvideosonYouTubeorevenstudyingitintheclassroom.KatjaStonebraker,whoteachesAPUShistoryatCary-GroveHighSchool,describedthemusicalas“ateacher’sdream”.StonebrakerplanstouseHamiltonmoreinthefuturebecauseoftheinterestingperspectiveittells“Youseetheseolddeadguys,andtheyarewhoyouhavetomemorizeandlearnfrom,”Stonebrakersaid,“ButIthinkHamiltonmakeshistoryrealandrelatable.”【語篇概述】本文講述了一個關(guān)于被遺忘的美國建國之父——漢密爾頓的嘻哈音樂,它在學(xué)生當(dāng)中受歡迎。5.Theunderlinedword“obsession”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto“________”.

A.strongenthusiasm B.greatrespectC.lackofinterest D.totalsurprise【解析】選A。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段第二句中的“anobsessionwithHamilton,ahip-hopmusicalabouttheforgottenfoundingfatheroftheUnitedStatesonthe$10bill”及第二段第一句中的“Everybodyissoexcitedaboutit”可知,A項(xiàng)符合題意。6.Hamiltonisamusicalthatappealstostudentsbecause________.

A.itsstoryiscloselyrelatedtostudents’livestodayB.ituseship-hop,whichisverypopularamongstudentsC.ithasbeenspeciallydesignedtosatisfystudents’tastesD.ittellsinterestingstoriesfromthelifeofafoundingfatheroftheUS【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Itissomethingforthestudents.Hip-hopmusiciswhattheylistentowhentheyarewalkingdownthestreetandallofasudden,nowthatisalsothemusicthatisinmusicaltheater.”可知,故選B。7.TheexampleofMaddySchierisusedto________.

A.provethatHamiltonisverypopularamongstudentsB.giveanexampleofpeople’scommentsaboutHamiltonC.explorethecontroversiesbehindHamilton’spopularityD.showthatpeoplecanconnecttoHamiltonwithoutseeingit【解析】選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二句“NazarethHighSchooljuniorMaddySchierhasneverseentheshowlivebutsaidshestillrelatestoitdeeply.”可知,故選D。關(guān)鍵詞connect和relateto同義。8.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldStonebrakerprobablyagreewith?A.HamiltontellsHamilton’sstoryvividlyfromadifferentviewpoint.B.Hamiltonisthebestteachingmaterialshehaseverused.C.EverystudentwillbecomemoreinterestedinhistoryafterseeingHamilton.D.Therewillbemoremusicalsabouthistoricalfiguresinthefuture.【解析】選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句“StonebrakerplanstouseHamiltonmoreinthefuturebecauseoftheinterestingperspectiveittellsHamilton’sstoryfrom.”Stonebraker計(jì)劃在未來更多使用Hamilton,因?yàn)樗鼜囊粋€有趣的視角講述了Hamilton的故事,故選A。Ⅱ.完形填空IwasinvitedtoattendapresentationattheKentuckySchool.ThateveningIfoundgratitudehadamazingTheyoungmusicianMrPatrickwas2ontothestageinhiswheelchairandbegantoplaythepiano.Hisfingersdanced3thekeysashemadebeautifulmusic.Hethenbegantosingasheplayed,anditwaswonderful.Butwhatshockedmemostwashis4smile.

MrPatrickwasbornwithnoeyesandanillnessinthelegs,whichlefthimlameforlife.However,asachild,hewas5artificialeyesandplacedinawheelchair.Beforehisfirstbirthday,hediscoveredthepiano.6hismomhitanynoteonthepiano,andwithinoneortwotries,he’dgetit.Byhissecondbirthday,hewasplaying“Twinkle,Twinkle,LittleStar.”Hisfatherwas7.“Wemightnotplaybaseball,butwecanplaymusictogether.”

WhenPatrickwasattheUniversityofLouisville,hisfather8classeswithhim.Hewasalsoapartofthe214-membermarchingband!Hewasablind,wheelchair-boundtrumpetplayer;andheandhisfatherdidittogether.Hisfather9thenightshift(夜班)inordertoaccompanyhisdaytimebandpractice.Patricksays,“Mydadismy10.”

Butevenmorethanhisunbelievablemusicaltalent,itwasPatrick’s“attitudeofgratitude”that11mysoul.Onstage,betweensongs,hetalkedtotheaudienceabouthislifeandabouthow12hewaswithagreatfather.Whenhisperformancewasover,Patrickandhisfatherwereonthestagetogether.Thecrowdrosetotheirfeetand13foroverfiveminutes.

Weallfacemisfortuneinourlives.However,it’snotthehardshipbuthowwe14toitthatwilldeterminethejoyandhappinessinourlives.Duringtoughtimes,dowespendtoomuchtimefeeling15forourselves,orcanwe,withgratitude,learnhowtodanceintherain?

1.A.knowledge B.qualityC.wisdom D.power【解析】選D?？疾槊~辨析。knowledge知識;quality質(zhì)量;wisdom智慧;power力量。句意:那天晚上,我發(fā)現(xiàn)感恩有驚人的力量可以改變我們的態(tài)度和生活。由下文可知,Patrick先生雖然身體殘疾,但是很有音樂天賦,而Patrick先生對爸爸心懷感恩,這種情感讓作者非常感動。所以作者發(fā)現(xiàn)感恩有驚人的力量可以改變我們的態(tài)度和生活。故選D。2.A.rolled B.held C.allowed D.dragged【解析】選A。考查動詞辨析。rolled滾,推;held召開;allowed允許;dragged拖。句意:年輕的音樂家Patrick先生坐著輪椅被推上了舞臺,開始彈鋼琴。由“inhiswheelchair”可知,Patrick先生是坐著輪椅被推上了舞臺。故選A。3.A.through B.to C.across D.at【解析】選C。考查介詞辨析。through通過;to對于;across橫穿;at在……。句意:他的手指在琴鍵上跳動,奏出優(yōu)美的音樂。琴鍵在一個平面上,手指在平面上橫穿才可以彈奏相關(guān)的琴鍵。所以across符合句意。故選C。4.A.strange B.magic C.bitter D.friendly【解析】選B?？疾樾稳菰~辨析。strange奇怪的;magic神奇的,迷人的;bitter味苦的;friendly友好的。句意:最令我震驚的是他那迷人的微笑。Patrick雖然有諸多的先天性缺陷,但是能奏出優(yōu)美的音樂,且很樂觀,所以最令作者震驚的是他那迷人的微笑。故選B。5.A.fittedwith B.filledwithC.curedof D.remindedof【解析】選A。考查短語辨析。fittedwith安裝;filledwith充滿;curedof治愈;remindedof被提醒關(guān)于某事。句意:然而,當(dāng)他還是個孩子的時(shí)候,他被安裝上了人造眼睛,并坐上了輪椅。由前文可知,Patrick先生出生時(shí)沒有眼睛,所以被裝上了人造眼睛。befittedwith“安裝”符合句意。故選A。6.A.Before B.When C.Since D.Until【解析】選B。考查從屬連詞辨析。before在……之前;when當(dāng)……時(shí)候;since既然;until直到……。句意:當(dāng)他媽媽在鋼琴上敲到任何一個音符時(shí),他只要嘗試一兩次,就學(xué)會了。分析句子可知,本句為when引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句。故選B。7.A.confused B.amusedC.interested D.overjoyed【解析】選D。考查形容詞辨析。confused困惑的;amused愉快的;interested感興趣的;overjoyed欣喜若狂的。句意:他的父親非常高興。父親看到自己殘疾的兒子有音樂的天賦,所以非常高興。故選D。8.A.listed B.found C.attended D.organized【解析】選C?？疾閯釉~辨析。listed列出;found發(fā)現(xiàn);attended參加;organized組織。句意:Patrick在路易斯維爾大學(xué)讀書時(shí),他的父親和他一起上課。attendclasses“上課”符合句意。故選C。9.A.worked B.foundC.refused D.canceled【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~辨析。worked工作;found發(fā)現(xiàn);refused拒絕;canceled取消。句意:他的父親上夜班是為了白天陪他在樂隊(duì)練習(xí)。由后面的inordertoaccompanyhisdaytimebandpractice可知,他的爸爸workthenightshift“上夜班”。故選A。10.A.dream B.hero C.music D.song【解析】選B?？疾槊~辨析。dream夢想;hero英雄,偶像;music音樂;song歌曲。句意:爸爸是我的偶像。父親陪兒子上課,陪兒子練習(xí),晚上上夜班。所以Patrick很感激父親,在他的心中,父親就是榜樣,就是偶像。故選B。11.A.touched B.calmedC.freed D.felt【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~辨析。touched感動;calmed冷靜;freed使自由;felt感到,感覺。句意:但是,除了他令人難以置信的音樂天賦之外,更讓我感動的是Patrick“感恩的態(tài)度”。本句為強(qiáng)調(diào)句式,就是Patrick“感恩的態(tài)度”讓作者感動。所以touch“感動”符合句意。故選A。12.A.satisfied B.concernedC.blessed D.laughed【解析】選C?？疾樾稳菰~辨析。satisfied滿意的;concerned關(guān)心的;blessed神圣的;有福的;愉快的;laughed笑。句意:舞臺上,在歌曲之間,他向觀眾講述了他的生活,以及他是多么有福氣有這樣一個偉大的父親。父親為自己的兒子付出了很多,使兒子變得自信,所以兒子很感激自己的父親,認(rèn)為自己很幸運(yùn),很有福氣擁有這么一個偉大的父親。故選C。13.A.cheered B.whisperedC.shouted D.laughed【解析】選A?？疾閯釉~辨析。cheered歡呼;whispered低語,耳語;shouted喊叫;laughed笑。句意:人們站起來,為他們歡呼了五分多鐘。由“Thecrowdrosetotheirfeet”可知,人們站起來,他們用歡呼聲來表達(dá)對這對父子的敬意。故選A。14.A.see B.react C.agree D.put【解析】選B?？疾閯釉~辨析。see看到;react應(yīng)對;agree同意;put放。句意:然而,決定我們生活中快樂和幸福的不是困難,而是我們?nèi)绾螒?yīng)對困難。reactto“對……做出反應(yīng)”。故選B。15.A.great B.sorry C.hopeful D.proud【解析】選B?？疾樾稳菰~辨析。great偉大的;sorry難過的;hopeful有希望的;proud驕傲的。句意:在困難時(shí)期,我們是花很多的時(shí)間顧影自憐,還是懷著感激之情,學(xué)會在雨中跳舞?besorryfor“對……感到難過”符合句意。故選B。書面表達(dá)假如你是李華,你校將舉辦一次音樂周(MusicWeek)活動,請你以學(xué)生會主席的身份邀請外教MrSmith參加音樂周的開幕式。內(nèi)容包括:1.時(shí)間和地點(diǎn):本周六晚上六點(diǎn)半學(xué)校體育館2.活動內(nèi)容:演唱流行歌曲和器樂演奏等注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增