英語(yǔ)課時(shí)分層作業(yè)十三UNIT5MUSIC必修第二冊(cè)

課時(shí)分層作業(yè)(十三)Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1．Newtechnologyhasenabled(使可能)thedevelopmentofanonline“virtuallibrary”．2．I'dliketotakethisopportunity(機(jī)會(huì))tothankmycolleaguesfortheirsupport.3．Themajorityofcitizensconsideranordinary(普通的)jobboringorevenvalueless.4．He'smuchthinnernowadays(現(xiàn)在)thanheusedtobe，Ithinkhe'sbeenill.5．Ithasbeenproved(證明)thateatingvegetablesdoesgoodtochildren.6．Shestudiedhard，thus(因此)shegothighmarks.7．Tosaveenergy(能源)，we'dbetterrecyclethesewastebottles.8．Mysisterprefersperforming(表演)theinstrumentlivetoplayinginarecordingstudio.9．Altogether(共計(jì))therewere12scientistspresentattheinternationalmeeting.10．Hisgoal-keepingwonhimthemanofthematchaward(獎(jiǎng))．Ⅱ.閱讀理解AAtEngland'sUniversityofPlymouth，ProfessorEduardoMirandahasbeenprogrammingpairsofrobotstocomposemusic.Miranda'srobotshavesimple“vocalcords”(聲帶)andareprogrammedtosingandlistentoeachother.Therobots'uniquewarblingsounds(顫音)donotperfectlymatchthehumanvoice，buteachmachineisexactlysharingmusicwiththeotherinanewanduniqueway.Eachrobotisequippedwithspeakers，softwarethatmimicsthehumanvoice，amouththatopensasit“sings”，amicrophoneforears，andacameraforeyes.Therobotsalsomove.Mirandahopesthatbystudyinghisrobotvocalists，hecandiscoversomethingabouthowandwhyhumanscreate，perform，andlistentomusic.Whentherobotssing，thefirstrobotmakessixrandomsounds.Itspartnerrespondswithmoresounds.Thefirstrobotanalyzesthesoundstoseeiftheirsequences(順序)aresimilar.Iftheyare，itnodsitsheadandcommitsthesoundstomemory，andthesecondrobotnoticesand“memorizes”themusicalsequence，too.Ifthefirstrobotthinksthesoundsaretoodifferent，itshakesitsheadandbothrobotsignorethesounds.Thentheprocesscontinues.Mirandasetupanexperimentinwhichheleftthetworobotsaloneinhisstudyfortwoweeks.Whenhereturned，hislittlewarblershad，byimitatingeachother，notonlysharednotesbutcombinedthem.Theproductoftheircooperationwasfarfromsymphonic，buttherobotshadbeguntocombinethenotesintotheirownself-developed“songs”．Withthehelpofhiswarblingrobots，oneofMiranda'sgoalsistocreatemusicthatnohumanwouldevercompose.Mirandabelievestherobotsareidealforthispurposebecausetheywouldnotbeinfluencedbyanyexistingmusicalstylesorrules.【語(yǔ)篇解讀】普利茅斯大學(xué)的教授EduardoMiranda通過(guò)編寫程序讓一對(duì)機(jī)器人創(chuàng)作音樂(lè)。本文介紹了Miranda的實(shí)驗(yàn)過(guò)程以及他的目標(biāo)等。1．Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“mimics”inParagraph2?A．Substitutes. B．Interrupts.C．Controls. D．Copies.D[詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫線詞所在句中的“amouththatopensasit‘sings’，amicrophoneforears，andacameraforeyes”可知，“唱歌”時(shí)嘴張開、麥克風(fēng)用作耳朵、攝像頭用作眼睛。由此可推知，此處表示用來(lái)模仿人聲的軟件，故D項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)意為“代替，取代”。]2．WhatdidthetworobotsdoduringMiranda'sexperiment?A．Theyinteractedwitheachother.B．Theyignoredtheuniquesound.C．Theylearnedtosingbetterthanhumans.D．Theycommittedrandomsoundstomemory.A[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一、二句“Whentherobotssing，thefirstrobotmakessixrandomsounds.Itspartnerrespondswithmoresounds”可知，當(dāng)機(jī)器人唱歌時(shí)，第一個(gè)機(jī)器人發(fā)出六個(gè)隨機(jī)的聲音；它的同伴會(huì)發(fā)出更多的聲音來(lái)回應(yīng)。并結(jié)合該段其他內(nèi)容可知，在唱歌時(shí)，機(jī)器人之間會(huì)互動(dòng)，故A項(xiàng)正確。]3．WhatdoesMirandawanthisrobotstodo?A．Singaswellashumansdo.B．Createnewstylesofmusic.C．Memorizeavarietyofmusic.D．Promotetraditionalmusicalforms.B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)尾段第一句“Withthehelpofhiswarblingrobots，oneofMiranda'sgoalsistocreatemusicthatnohumanwouldevercompose”可知，Miranda的目標(biāo)之一就是憑借機(jī)器人的幫助創(chuàng)作出人類永遠(yuǎn)無(wú)法創(chuàng)作出的音樂(lè)，即創(chuàng)造出新風(fēng)格的音樂(lè)，故B項(xiàng)正確。]4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Futurerobots.B．Specialsongs.C．Musicbyrobots.D．ExperimentsbyMiranda.C[主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，根據(jù)第一段第一句“AtEngland'sUniversityofPlymouth，ProfessorEduardoMirandahasbeenprogrammingpairsofrobotstocomposemusic”為全文的主題句，結(jié)合下文內(nèi)容可知，本文主要介紹了EduardoMiranda教授用機(jī)器人創(chuàng)作音樂(lè)的實(shí)驗(yàn)過(guò)程。故C項(xiàng)正確。]BKidsinprimaryschoolsinBellaire，Ohio，havesomethingtosingabout.Forthepasteightyears，publicprimaryschoolsinthattowndidn'toffermusicclasses.Theydidn'thavethemoneytopayforthem.Buttheschooldistrictgotsomesupporttobringbackmusicthisschoolyear.Manyschoolofficialsacrossthecountrysaymusicclassesgetstudentsexcitedaboutgoingtoschool.Andstudieshaveshownthatmusicclassesmayboostbrainpower.Forexample，researchersfromtheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniarecentlyreleasedtheresultsofafive-yearstudy.Theyfoundthatthebrainsof10-and11-year-oldswholearnedtoplayamusicalinstrumentdevelopedfasterthanthebrainsofkidswhodidn't.Thoughmostpeoplearen'tagainstteachingmusicinschool，noteveryonesaysit'snecessary.Manyschoolofficialsargue(爭(zhēng)論)thatlearningmusicmeanslesstimespentonmaths，writing，andscience，allofwhichmaybemoreusefultostudentslaterinlife.Here'swhattwoofourreadersthink.Musicshouldbetaughtinschoolforthesimplereasonthatitmakeslearningmorefun.Wehavemusicclassesatmyschool，andIlovethem!Takingmusiclessonscanalsobuildcharacter.In2015，aresearchcompanycalledGrunwaldAssociatesdidasurveyonmusiceducation.Morethan60percentofparentswhosekidstookmusicclassesinschoolssaidtheirchildbecamemorefocused(集中注意力的)．－NoahFalcon，NewJerseyAtmyschool，wedon'thavemusicclasses.Ithinkthat'sOKbecauseitgivesusmoretimetofocusonmainsubjects，likereadingandmaths.It'smoreimportanttolearnthesesubjectsthanitistolearnhowtoplayaninstrumentorsing.Ifsomeonewantstotakemusiclessons，heorshecandoitoutsideofschool.OnceItookamariachiclassafterschool，soitdidn'ttaketimeawayfrommyotherclasses.—SophiaSalazar，California【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是議論文。文章探討了兒童是否應(yīng)該在學(xué)校上音樂(lè)課。5．WhatchangehashappenedinprimaryschoolsinBellairethisyear?A．Musicclassesareoffered.B．Theschoolyearisshortened.C．Singingisallowedinschools.D．Kidscangetprizesiftheylearnmusic.A[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“Forthepasteightyears，publicprimaryschoolsinthattowndidn'toffermusicclasses.”和“Buttheschooldistrictgotsomesupporttobringbackmusicthisschoolyear.”的對(duì)比可知，該地區(qū)的小學(xué)今年開設(shè)了音樂(lè)課。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Create. B．Prevent.C．Increase. D．Discover.C[詞義猜測(cè)題。由第二段中介紹的研究結(jié)果可知，音樂(lè)課可以促進(jìn)腦力的開發(fā)。]7．WhatdoesNoahFalconthinkofmusiceducation?A．Itisunnecessary.B．Itisveryimportant.C．Itisawasteofmoney.D．Itiseasytocontinue.B[推理判斷題。由NoahFalcon表達(dá)的觀點(diǎn)“itmakeslearningmorefun”和“Takingmusiclessonscanalsobuildcharacter.”可知，他認(rèn)為音樂(lè)教育很重要。]8．WhatcanwelearnaboutSophiaSalazar?A．Shedidn'tlikemusicatall.B．Musicbringshermorefun.C．Musichelpsherkeepfocused.D．Shetookamusicclassafterschool.D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由SophiaSalazar自述的“Itookamariachiclassafterschool”可知答案。]Ⅲ.閱讀七選五Musicispartofourlife.1Itisthebesttooltousewhenyou'vehadahardday.Therearesomeothergreatusesforyourcollectionofslowtracks.Pregnancy(孕期)2Sincefetal(胎兒)braindevelopmentbeginsinthefifthweek，itmightbeagreatideatotrytogetyourbabyinarelaxedstateearlyon.Somemothersdothisbyputtingearphonesovertheirbellies.HighStressTasks3Thetendencyofrelaxingsoundstoslowyoudownmayreallybegoodforyouevenifyouaretryingtopushyourselftomeetadeadline.Slowingdownmeansyouhaveabetterchanceatworkingmorecarefullyandpreventingbigmistakes.4Goingtoseethedoctororthedentistcanbesomewhatscaryexperiences.Youmightthereforewanttorequestsomecalm