20192020學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)Module4MusicBorninAmerica課時(shí)跟蹤檢測(cè)(一)(含解析)外研版選修7

課時(shí)追蹤檢測(cè)（一）Introduction&Reading—Pre-reading閱讀理解AThecrowdcheeredandcheered.Themanwiththehornwavedandsmiledhisgreat,happysmile.“More!More！”criedthecrowd.AndLouisArmstrongtookhishornandbegantoplayagain.HerehewasinEngland.Nowasafamousman,hewasrich.Heknewmanyimportantpeople.Whereverhewent,peopleknewhisname.Theywantedtohearhismusic.AsLouisplayedthesad,slowsongs,hethoughtofhishomeinNewOrleans.Helivedthereasaboy.Howmanyyearsagowasit?Itwasabusy,excitingwenttoschool.OneofLouis'teachersaskedhimtobeintheschoolband.“Thishornisyoursuntilyouleaveourschool，”histeachersaid.Louis'musicwasjazzandhelovedit.Herememberedallthemusicheheard.Hedidn'tlearntoreadmusicuntilhewasaman.Whenheleftschool,heplayedinmanybands.Helovedhisworkandpeoplelovedanddowntheriver.Heplayedinlittletownsandinbigcities.Louis'shornhadasmanysoundsastenhorns—sometimesslowandsweet;sometimesfastandhot,highandlow.Hismusicwasalwaysstrongandexciting.“Hedoesmakewonderfulmusic，”saidthemanwholistenedhappily.“Yes，”saidanotherman，“hemakesthathornspeak.”Thenthemusicendedandthecrowdcheered.LouisArmstrongspokewithtearsinhiseyes，“Ithink,myfriends,youcanlistentoasmuchjazzasIcanplay.Ithoughtjazzwasmymusic,butnowIunderstanditisours.Isn'titbeautifulhowmusicbringsustogether？”語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文主要介紹了音樂家Louis和他的樂器。1．WhatmusicdidLouisplay?A．Jazzmusic.B．Classicalmusic.C．Rockmusic.D．Popmusic.分析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的“Louis'musicwasjazzandhelovedit.”可知他演奏的是爵士樂。2．WhendidLouislearntoreadmusic?A．Whenhewaslessthan14yearsold.B．Whenhewasintheschoolband.C．Afterhebecameagrown-up.D．Afterhewenttoschool.分析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段的最后一句話“Hedidn'tlearntoreadmusicuntilhewasaman.”可知直到成年他才會(huì)識(shí)曲譜。3．WhatwasLouisArmstrongmostfamousfor?A．Hisgreathappysmile.B．Hissadandslowsongs.C．Hiswonderfuljazzmusic.D．Hisbeautifulspeech.分析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題?？v觀全文可知，Louis是以爵士樂而有名的。4．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?A．MusicianB．ABeautifulHornC．SweetSmilesD．TheManwiththeHorn分析：選D標(biāo)題概括題。依據(jù)本文主題以及第一段中的“Themanwiththehornwavedandsmiledhisgreat,happysmile.

”和第二段中的“...hemakesthathornspeak.

”可知本文主要突出了音樂家和他的樂器，故

D項(xiàng)正確。BImmigrantstothecoastofsouthernAppalachianMountainsofNorthAmericabroughtthemusicandinstrumentsoftheOldWorldalongwiththemfornearly300years.Theybroughtsomeoftheirmostimportantvaluableswiththem.Tomostofthemthiswasaninstrument.EarlyScottishsettlersenjoyedtheviolinbecauseitcouldbeplayedtosoundsadorlively.TheIrishviolin,theGermandulcimer(揚(yáng)琴),theItalianmandolin,theSpanishguitar,andtheWestAfricanbanjowerethemostcommonmusicalinstruments.Thecommunicationamongmusiciansfromdifferentethnicgroups(族群)producedmusicuniquetothisregionofNorthAmerica.Appalachianstringbands(弦樂隊(duì))oftheearly20thcenturyprimarilyconsistedoftheviolin,guitar,andbanjo.Thisearlycountrymusicalongwithearlyrecordedcountrymusicisoftenreferredtoasold-timemusic.AccordingtoBillMaloneinCountryMusicUSA,countrymusicwas“introducedtotheworldasasouthernphenomenon”.IntheSouth,folkmusicwasacombinationofculturaltypes,combiningmusicaltraditionsofavarietyofethnicgroupsintheregion.Forexample,someinstrumentalpiecesfromAnglo-Celticimmigrantswerethebasisoffolksongsandballadsthatformwhatisnowknownasold-timemusic,fromwhichcountrymusicdescended.ItiscommonlythoughtthatBritishandIrishfolkmusicinfluencedthedevelopmentofoldtimemusic.BritishandIrisharrivalstotheSouthernUSincludedimmigrantsfromScotland,Wales,Ireland,andEngland.Whenmanypeoplethinkorhearcountrymusic,theythinkofitasacreationofEuropean-Americans.However,agreatdealofstyle—andofcourse,thebanjo,amajorinstrumentinmostearlyAmericanfolksongs—camefromAfrican-Americans.OneofthereasonscountrymusicwascreatedbyAfrican-Americans,aswellEuropean-Americans,isbecauseblacksandwhitesinruralcommunitiesinthesouthoftenworkedandplayedtogether.

as語(yǔ)篇解讀：美國(guó)的農(nóng)村音樂有名于世，文章向我們介紹了農(nóng)村音樂在美國(guó)的初期發(fā)展。5．Wheremightthe

immigrants

live

300yearsagoaccording

tothe

first

paragraph?A．Inthemountains.

B．Nearthesea.C．Alongthelakes.D．Bytherivers.分析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段第一句“ImmigrantstothecoastofsouthernAppalachianMountainsofNorthAmerica...”可知，初期移民主要住在阿巴拉契亞山脈南部的海邊。6．WhydidearlyScottishsettlersliketoplaytheviolin?A．Becausetheviolincouldproducesoundsadorcheerful.B．Becausethesettlersalwayshadnothingtodo.C．Becausethesettlerswantedtowinthecompetitionsamongthem.D．Becausetheviolincouldbringabouthappyfeelingsinthesettlers'life.分析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段第四句可知，之所以初期的蘇格蘭移民喜愛拉小提琴，是由于這類樂器既能夠發(fā)出讓人傷心的聲音，也能夠發(fā)出令人快樂的聲音，這樣他們就能夠表達(dá)自己的各樣感情。7．Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?A．AccordingtoBillMalone,countrymusicwasintroducedfromAfrica.B．Folkmusicwasindependentamongavarietyofethnicgroupsintheregion.C．ThebasisofballadswasmadeupofsomeinstrumentalpiecesfromAnglo-Celticimmigrants.D．BritishandIrishfolkmusicinfluencedthedevelopmentofmodernmusic.分析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段“Forexample,someinstrumentalpiecesfromAnglo-Celticimmigrantswerethebasisoffolksongsandballads...”可知，

C項(xiàng)正確。8．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhereandHowEarlyImmigrantstotheUSLived?B．AfricanInstrumentsInfluencedAmericanCountryMusicC．WhyEarlyImmigrantsProducedFolkSongs?D．TheEarlyHistoryofAmericanCountryMusic分析：選D標(biāo)題概括題。通讀全文可知，本文主要講了美國(guó)農(nóng)村音樂的初期歷史。CJennyLind,thedaughterofateacheroflanguages,wasborninStockholm,Sweden,in1821.Sheissaidtobeabletorepeatasongthatshehadheardonlyonceattheageofthree.Attenyearsofageshesangchildren'spartsontheStockholmstage.Afterturning12yearsofage,heruppernoteslosttheirsweetness,andforfouryearsshedidnotdomuchsinging.Herloveformusiccontinuedandshespenttheseyearsstudyinginstrumentalmusicandcomposition.AttheendofthisperiodhervoicehadreturnedtoitsnormalconditionandforayearandahalfshewasthestaroftheStockholmopera.Next,shegaveaseriesofconcertsandwenttoParisforfurtherstudy,buttheFrenchteacherdidnotappreciateherpowersandJennyreturnedtohernativecity.Whenshewas23yearsold,JennywenttoDresdenandwhenQueenVictoriavisitedthatcitythefollowingyear,shesangatthefestivalsheldinthequeen'shonour.ThisopenedthewaytoamazingsuccessinotherGermancities.In1847shewenttoLondonandwaswarmlyreceived.Thereshesangforthefirsttimeinconcert.JennyLindtravelledtoParistostudywithManuelGarcia,afamousSpanishcoach,whofinallyagreedtotrainher.Herhusband,OttoGoldschmidt,wasafamousGermanpianistwhotrainedwithMendelssohn;theymarriedinBostonwhileontourintheUS.Afterhermarriage,shesometimesappearedonthestageandusuallyatconcertsgivenforcharitablecauses(慈善事業(yè)).Shewasdeeplyinterestedinthesecharitablecausesandwecaneasilyaddtohertitleofsingerthatofphilanthropist.HerlateryearswerespentinLondonwhereshediedin1887.Herlifeandsongsareasweetmemoryformodernpeople.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文介紹了珍妮·林德的平生、她在歌唱事業(yè)上的成就及在慈善事業(yè)上的貢獻(xiàn)。9．JennyLinddidn'tsingmuchasateenagerbecause________.A．shewasbusywithherhomeworkB．shedidn'tunderstandpopularmusicC．therewassomethingwrongwithhervoiceD．shelikedinstrumentalmusicandcomposition分析：選

C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句可知，

12歲至

16歲時(shí)她的嗓音出現(xiàn)了問題，所以那段時(shí)間她唱歌不多。10．Inordertogainmoreknowledgeaboutmusic,JennyLindwentto________.A．ParisC．Boston

B．DresdenD．London分析：選

A

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第二段第二句中的“

Next,

shegaveaseries

ofconcertsandwenttoParisforfurtherstudy

”可知，為了學(xué)習(xí)更多的音樂知識(shí)，她去了巴黎。11．Theunderlinedword“philanthropistwho________.A．earnsal