英語必修第二冊：UNIT 5 Music Section Ⅱ

SectionIIReadingandThinking(1)

閱讀理解

A

ViennaisabeautifuloldcityontheRiverDanubeinthecentreof

Europe.It'sthecapitalcityofAustriaandthecentreofEuropean

classicalmusic.Inthe18thcenturyalotofmusicianscametostudyand

workinVienna.

IntheStraussfamily,thereweretwocomposerscalledJohann

Strauss:afatherandason.Thefather,JohannStrausstheelder,wroteand

playedmusicfortraditionaldances,calledthewaltz.Hisdancemusic

madehimfamousalloverEurope.Theson,JohannStrausstheyounger,

wasalsoverysuccessfulandpopular.Hewroteover150waltzes.In1867

hewroteTheBlueDanubewaltz.

Mozartwasanotherveryimportantcomposer.Hewasbornin

Austriain1756.Beforehewassix,heplayednotonlythepianobutalso

theviolin.HisfamilytookhimaroundEuropeandhegaveconcertsin

manycities.Hewrotehundredsofwonderfulpiecesofmusic.Buthe

becameverypooranddiedin1791whenhewasonly35.LikeJohann

Strauss,thefatherandtheson,hewasagreatEuropeanmusician,and

manypeoplestillthinkhismusicisperfect.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutViennafromparagraph1?

A.It'sabeautifulnewcity.

B.It'sontheRiverDanube.

C.IfsinthecentreofAustria.

D.It'sthecentreofEuropeanpopmusic.

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句"Viennaisabeautifulold

cityontheRiverDanubeinthecentreofEurope.”可知，維也

納在多瑙河畔。

答案：B

2.WhatwasJohannStrausstheelderfamousfor?

A.Thedancemusic.B.Hisson.

C.TheBlueDanube.D.Theconcerts.

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句"Hisdancemusicmadehim

famousalIoverEurope."可知，老施特勞斯因舞曲而著名。

答案:A

3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutMozartfromthepassage?

A.Hewasstupidandlazy.

B.Hewascleverbutlazy.

C.Hewasstupidbuthard-working.

D.Hewascleverandhard-working.

解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段可知，莫扎特在很小的時候就會彈鋼

琴、拉小提琴、開音樂會,并且還譜的數(shù)百首，由此推斷莫扎特非常聰

明且努力。

答案：D

4.Thispassagecanbefoundmostprobablyinthepartofina

newspaper.

A.NewsB.Recreation（娛樂）

C.AdD.Sport

解析：推理判斷題。本篇文章主要介紹了三個著名的作曲家，均與新

聞、廣告和體育無關(guān)，應(yīng)該能在報紙娛樂版面讀到這篇文章。

答案：B

B

Countrymusicisoneofthemostpopularkindsofmusicinthe

UnitedStatestodaybecauseitisaboutsimplebutstronghumanfeelings

andevents—love,sadness,goodtimes,andbadtimes.Ittellsreal-life

storiesandsoundsthewaypeoplereallytalk.Aslifebecomesmore

complicated（復(fù)雜的），itisgoodtohearmusicaboutordinarypeople.

Countrymusic,sometimescalledcountry-western,comesfromtwo

kindsofmusic.Oneisthetraditionalmusicofthepeopleinthe

AppalachianMountainsintheeasternUnitedStates.Theotheris

traditionalcowboymusicfromtheWest.Thesingersusuallyplaythe

guitars,andinthe1920stheystartedusingelectricguitars.Atfirstcity

peoplesaidcountrymusicwaslowclass.Itwaspopularmostlyinthe

South.ButduringWorldWarII,thousandsofsouthernerswenttothe

NortheastandMidwesttoworkinthefactories.Theytooktheirmusic

withthem.Soldiersfromtherestofthecountrywenttoarmycamps（軍

營）intheSouth.Theylearnedcountrymusic.Slowlyitbecamepopular

alloverthecountry.

TodaycountrymusicisalsopopulareverywhereintheUnitedStates

andCanada-insmalltownsandinNewYorkCity,amongblackand

white,andamongeducatedanduneducatedpeople.About1,200radio

stationsbroadcastcountrymusictwenty-fourhoursaday.Englishstars

singitinBritishEnglish,andpeopleinothercountriessingitintheir

ownlanguages.Themusicthatstartedwithcowboysandsouthernersis

nowpopularallovertheworld.

5.Wheredoescountrymusiccomefromaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheNortheastandMidwest.

B.FactoriesandarmycampsintheSouth.

C.TheAppalachianMountainsandtheWest.

D.Real-lifestoriesinsmalltowns.

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段可知它起源于兩個地方——阿巴

拉契亞山及西部，故選C。

答案：c

6.WherewascountrymusicmainlypopularbeforeWorldWarII?

A.IntheSouth.

B.IntheNorth.

C.IntheMidwest.

D.IntheNortheast.

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段"ItwaspopularmostIyinthe

South."可知二戰(zhàn)之前鄉(xiāng)村音樂主要在南部流行，故選Ao

答案：A

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Countrymusicisabouthumanfeelingsandevents.

B.CountrymusicissungbystarsallinEnglish.

C.Countrymusicispopularamongcitypeopletoday.

D.Citypeopledidn'tlikecountrymusicatfirst.

解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段"EngIishstarssingitinBritish

English,andpeopIeinothercountriessingitintheirown

languages.”可知鄉(xiāng)村音樂并不是全用英文歌唱的，故選B。

答案：B

C

MichaelJacksonwasontheroadofperformingwhenhewasfive

yearsold.Asisknowntoall,theroadtofameandfortuneisalong,hard

one.

Michaelremembersthoseearlyyearswhenhewasyoung."My

fatherwasamachineoperator,“heexplained,4tandheworkedatasteel

plant.MymotherworkedatSears,abigdepartmentstore.Buttheywere

bothmusicians.^^

Michael'sfatherJoeJacksonrealisedhissonshadalotoftalent,and

heknewhecouldtrainthemtobecomefinemusicians.Inthosedays

therewereplentyofmusicgroupsandsomeofthemwereverygood.He

knewifhissonsweretostandout,theywouldhavetobethebest.

Practicemakesperfect.AndtheJacksonboyspractised!Gradually

thegrouptookshape.Thenwordofthisgroupbegantogetaround.Thus

Michaelgotachancetodosomesolosongs.Inthefollowingyears,

Michaelwasalwaysonthetop.Onemillionrecordsofhisweresoldin

NewZealand,whichhasonlyatotalpopulationofthreemillion!

WhenMichaelwaseighteen,heenteredanotherfieldofhis

career（生涯）一acting."Iplantostarinmovies,“hetoldhisfriends,tcbut

ofcourse,myfirstloveismusic.^^

Michaelwrotealotofhisownsongs."Songscameaboutinthe

strangestways,“hesaid.'Tiljustwakeupfromsleepingandthereisa

wholesongcomingintomyhead.AndthenIputitdownonthepaper.”

Still,withallhissuccess,Michaelmanagedtokeephisheadcalm.

“Ijustdoadifferentjobfromotherpeople,“hesaid,“butitdoesn'tmake

methinkI'mbetterthanotherpeople.^^

Tobequitehonest,hisfansjustlovetohearandwatchhim!

8.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.MichaelJackson'sparentsenjoyedmusicalot.

B.Michael'smotherworkedinafactorywhenhewasyoung.

C.Michael'sfatherspentalotoftimeindrinking.

D.Michaelbegantoearnmoneywhenhewasonlyfouryearsold.

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的"Buttheywerebothmusicians."

可知，MichaeIJackson的父母非常喜歡音樂。

答案：A

9.WhatdidJoeJacksonrealise?

A.Hischildrendidn'tneedmuchpractice.

B.Hischildrenhadlittletalenttobemusicians.

C.Hischildrencouldn'tbecomefamousiftheyweren'tthebest.

D.Therewereasmallnumberofmusicgroupsinthosedays.

解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中"Heknewifhissonsweretostand

out,theywouldhavetobethebest."可知，JoeJackson意識到

如果他的孩子們不能做到最好就很難出名。

答案：C

10.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.HowMrJacksontrainedhischildren.

B.HowtheJacksonsbecamesuccessful.

C.WhyMichaelissopopularallovertheworld.

D.HowMichaelbecomessopopularallovertheworld.

解析：主旨大意題。從整篇文章來看，文章主要講述的是Michael

Jackson如何從一個孩子一步一步走向成功的。故選D。

答案：D

D

Fivetipsforsaferunning

Weallknowthatexerciseisgoodforourhealth.Butsomekindsof

exercisemaybebetterthanothers.Running,forexample,mayhelpto

protectagainstheartdiseaseandotherhealthproblems.

Runningisgoodexercise,butitcanbehardonthebody.11

Takeiteasy.Donotruntoomuch,toosoonortoofast.Mostpeople

getrunninginjurieswhentheypushthemselvestoobad.Thebodyneeds

timetogetusedtoincreasesindistanceorspeed.12

Listentoyourbody.Mostrunninginjuriesdonotcome

unexpectedly.13Theymayincludebodyaches,soremuscles（肌肉

酸痛）andpainthatdoesnotgoaway.

14Thereisnosinglebestshoeforeveryrunner.Youshould

findtheshoesthatofferthebestfitandsupportforyourfeet.More

importantly,youshouldreplaceyourshoesevery500to800kilometres.

Takegoodnotes.Taketimeaftereachruntowritedownwhatyou

didandhowyoufelt.Lookforpatterns,thingsthathappenoverandover

again.Thesenoteswillhelpyoufindthebestexerciseforyou.

Crosstrain.Aswesaidearlier,runningishardonyourbody.So

physicalfitnessexpertssuggestsomeformsofcrosstrainingtoimprove

musclebalanceandtohelpyoustayinjuryfree.Theysayswimming,

yoga,andridingabicyclearegoodexercisestocombinewithrunning.

15

A.Getgoodrunningshoes.

B.Usually,therearewarningsigns.

C.Runningmayalsohelpyoulivelonger.

D.Theseexercisesareeasieronthebody.

E.Musclesandjoints(關(guān)節(jié))needtimetorecover.

F.AsadvertisementsfortherunningshoesNikesay,“Justdoit.”

G.Herearefiveideastoreducetheriskofinjuries.

答案：11.G12.E13.B14.A15.D

ReadingandThinking(2)

［基礎(chǔ)測評］

I.單句語法填空

1.His(perform)inthetestwasnotgoodenough.

2.Johnhasgonetohospitalforspecial(treat).

3.Listeningtomusicenablesus(feel)relaxed.

4.Thedifficultywashowhecouldprovehisideasother

scientists.

5.Our(origin)planwastogotoSpain,butitwastoo

expensive.

6.Heshowedhistickettothe(conduct)andgoton.

7.1usetheshort-waveradiotogetthe(late)news.

8.This(compose)iswritingabeautifulsong.

9.Theseoceanwavesareamongtheearth'smostcomplicatednatural

_____________(phenomenon).

10.Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworld

(sing)withonevoice.

答案：1.performance2.treatment3.tofeel4.to

5.original6.conductor7.latest8.composer

9.phenomena10.tosing

n.用方框內(nèi)所給短語的適當(dāng)形式填空

comeupwith,hundredsof,takepartin,fallinlovewith,

forthefirsttime,graduatefrom,leadto,morethan

1.TheyalldresseduptotheNewYear'sparty.

2.Anunexpecteddiscoverymakesmedeeplythisplace.

3.Studentsoftentravelmilestogethere.

4.Severalofthememberssuggestionsoftheirown

already.

5.IwillPekingUniversitywithamaster'sdegreein

Juneofthisyear.

6.Theytalkedonthephoneforanhour.

7.Toomuchworkandtoolittlerestoftenillness.

8.Helookedatmewithoutspeaking,andIcouldsee

thepridethatfilledhim.

答案：1.takepartin2.fallinlovewith3.hundredsof

4.havecomeupwith5.graduatefrom6.morethan

7.leadsto8.forthefirsttime

HI.語法填空

Imagine1.(have)theopportunitytosingtogetherwith

2.(hundred)ofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.You

candothisinavirtualchoir.Virtualchoirmembersrecord3.

(they)whiletheyperformaloneonvideo.Thesevideosareuploaded

4.theInternet,andtheyareputtogetherintoonevideo

5.youcanseeonline—avirtualchoir.Anyonecantakepart

inavirtualchoirfromanywhere-allyouneedisavideocameraandan

Internet6.(connect).Youdon'tevenneedastudio.Avirtual

choirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.It7.(enable)

themtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartof

the8.(globe)community.It9.(prove)tobe

apositiveinfluenceon10.livesofmanypeoplesinceitwas

created.

答案：1.having2.hundreds3.themselves4.onto

5.that6.connection7.enables8.global

9.hasproved10.the

［提升測評］

IV.閱讀理解

Ateachersaysmusiceducationinschoolshaskindofturnedinto

amusement.Classroomlessonsfocusheavilyonpopwhileunderstanding

theclassicalartformanditshistoryshouldbepaidattentionto.

AprofessorinmusicandmusiceducationattheUniversityofNSW,

RobertWalker,arguesthatallstudentsshouldstudytheworksofWestern

classicalcomposerssuchasHaydnandTchaikovsky.

ProfessorWalkersaysstudentsaremissingoutonanimportantpart

oftheculturalheritagebecausetheyfailtostudyclassicalmusic,asthe

littlemusicthatchildrenlearnatschoolismainlypop.Thelackofmusic

teachingisserious,especiallyingovernmentschoolswheretherearenot

enoughspecialistmusicteachers.

Anationalreviewin2005made15suggestions,butProfessor

Walkersaiditstillfailedtodealwiththelackofclassicalmusictaughtin

schools.

'Tmnotagainstpopmusic,butit'sverysimple,andnotdifficult

eithertoplayortosing,“ProfessorWalkersays."Butclassicalmusicis

challengingandalthoughitispartofAustralia'sculturalheritage,most

childrenlearnitonlythroughHollywoodfilms.”

“Atleastchildrenoughttoknowwhat'shappeninginWestern

culture.Ifspartoftheculturalheritage,hesays."Asianstudentsknow

moreaboutWesternclassicalmusicthanmostchildrenintheWest.”

ProfessorWalkerhastaughtmusicandmusicteachersinBritain,

CanadaandAustraliaandisaformerchiefexaminerfortheInternational

Baccalaureateandaformerchairmanoftheresearchcommitteeofthe

InternationalSocietyforMusicEducation.ProfessorWalkersaysno

schoolcurriculum（課程）inAustralialistsapieceofmusicthatchildren

shouldstudy,suchastheMendelssohn's.

“Thislackofstandardtextsmeansthatsomechildrencanbebrought

uptotallyonWesternclassicalmusic,othersonElvisPresley,oronany

musictheteacherwantstoteach.Thesituationshouldbechangedassoon

aspossible,hesays.

1.WhafstheprobleminmusiceducationinProfessorWalker'sopinion?

A.Childrenknownothingabouttheirculturalheritage.

B.Classicalmusiceducationisn'tvaluedinschools.

C.Popmusicissimpleandnotdifficulttoplayandsing.

D.Australianschoolsneedmorespecialistmusic

teachers.

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后一句“…theclassicalartform

anditshistoryshouIdbepaidattentionto."可知RobertWalker

教授的觀點是重視古典音樂。故選B。

答案：B

2.Whyshouldstudentsstudyclassicalmusicaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itispartoftheculturalheritage.

B.Itisgoodfortheirgrowingup.

C.Itisdifficulttoplayandsing.

D.ItispopularonlyinAsia.

解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段第一句“…saysstudentsaremissing

outonanimportantpartoftheculturalheritage…”可知，

學(xué)生應(yīng)當(dāng)重視并學(xué)習(xí)古典音樂，因為它是文化遺產(chǎn)的一部分。故選A。

答案：A

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneisdifferentfromtheotherthree?

A.Haydn.B.Tchaikovsky.

C.Mendelssohn.D.ElvisPresley.

解析：推理判斷題。由最后一段中"…othersonElvisPresley,or

onanymusictheteacherwantstoteach.”可判斷，ElvisPresley

不同于其他三位作曲家。故選D。

答案：D

V.完形填空

FollowEveryRainbow

ShirleyAllenlovedtosingandplaythepiano.Shestudiedmusicin

collegeandher]wastobecomeaconcertpianistorbluessinger.

Everything2whenshewas20yearsold.Shebecamesick

withwhatdoctors3wastyphoidfeverandshealmostdied.Doctors

gavehermedicinetohelphergetwell,butthemedicine4herto

become5deaf.Shecouldnolongerhearthemusicwhichshehad

always6.

Shirleywouldnevergiveupplayingthepiano,7shedid

decidetochange8.ShetransferredtoGallaudetUniversityand

studiedEnglish.In1964,ShirleygraduatedfromGallaudetandlookedfor

a9.Shewantedtobe10andworkfull-time.

Forthreeyears,ShirleyworkedasaclerkinWashingtonDC.11

in1967shewasaskedtoworkatGallaudetUniversityasadorm

supervisor(宿舍監(jiān)管員).Shirleysupervisedyoungwomenwho12

intheuniversityduringtheschoolyear.ShealsotaughtEnglish.Some-

howshefoundtimeto13graduateschoolatHowardUniversityin

Washington,DC.In1972,ShirleyreceivedherMAdegree.

Always14anewchallenge,in1973Shirleybecamea

professoratNationalTechnicalInstitutefortheDeaf(NTID),which

15deafandhard-of-hearingstudentstechnicalandprofessional

training.

This16womanbecamethefirstblackdeaffemaleinthe

worldtoreceiveherPhD.Shemade17in1992,18she

receivedthehighestdegreeineducationfromtheUniversityofRochester

inNewYork.

DrShirleyJeanneAllenhastravelledmanyroadsand19many

rainbowssearchingforherdream.Withcourageand20,shenever

gaveup.

1.A.jobB.interestC.dreamD.duty

解析：由上一句可知Shirley喜歡唱歌、彈鋼琴，故成為鋼琴家或歌

手是她的夢想。

答案：C

2.A.changedB.disappearedC.stoppedD.ended

解析：根據(jù)后文她幾乎死去、耳朵失聰可知，一切發(fā)生了變化。change

改變；disappear消失；stop停止；end結(jié)束。

答案：A

3.A.saidB.agreedC.foundD.thought

解析:根據(jù)下文醫(yī)生給她吃藥結(jié)果卻使她失聰可知，是醫(yī)生誤診，醫(yī)生

本來以為是傷寒引起的發(fā)燒。

答案：D

4.A.allowedB.causedC.encouragedD.enabled

解析：causesbtodosth使某人做某事。這里指藥使她完全失聰

了。

答案：B

5.A.almostB.totallyC.actuallyD.gradually

解析：根據(jù)下文她再也聽不見音樂可知，藥使她完全失聰了。almost

幾乎；totally完全地;actually事實上；gradually逐漸地。

答案：B

6.A.playedB.lovedC.performedD.remembered

解析：文章一開始就提到Shirley喜歡音樂以及她的夢想，故此處選

B項。

答案：B

7.A.andB.soC.butD.evenif

解析：上句說她不愿放棄彈鋼琴，下句又說決定改變并改學(xué)英文，前后

意思轉(zhuǎn)折,故選buto

答案：C

8.A.careerB.interestC.life