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Unit5MusicⅠ.阅读理解AMusicisaboomingandrespectedindustryintoday?sworld.Karaoke,concerts,music-basedgameshowsandonlinestreamingallgiveusaccesstothisextremelyimportantformofentertainment.Themusicawardsareaceremoniouseventthatcommemorates(庆祝)artistsandsingersontheiroutstandingmusic-basedperformanceoverthepastyear.Bands,popidols,andmusicallegendsareallcelebratedduringaluxurymusicalevening.Theawardsceremonyrecognizesandcongratulatesdifferentartistsandtheircontributiontothemusicindustry.Artistsandsingerscreateandcomposealotofnewmusicinthehopeofbeingrecognizedandnominated(提名)forthisadmiredevent.Therearedifferentawardsthataregivenoutatthesemusicalceremonies.Basedonthedifferentmusicgenres(流派)andthedifferentgeniusesthatareinthisindustry,therearediversecategory-basedawardsgivenout.Musicawardsgiveouttrophies(奖杯)andrecognitionforthebestalbumoftheyear,thebestnewartistaswellasthebestsongsinthedifferentmusicalcategories.Boybands,iconsandpopsingersallhaveanopportunitytowinaprizeatthisevent.Thevotingandnominationprocesscanbequitelaborious.Firstofall,thecommitteeinchargeofhostingtheeventneedstodeterminewhichsingersmeetthecriteriafortheawards.Thecriteriaincludethetypeofsongstheysing,howsuccessfultheirsongsareandhowwellknowntheyaretothepublic.Afterchoosingasmallernumberofartistsforeachcategory,thenamesaregiventothepublicwhothenvotefortheirfavouritewithineachcategory.Thevotingprocessendsjustbeforethemusicawards,wherethevotesarecountedandtheresultsarefinalized.1.Whocannotgetthechancetobehonouredatthemusicawards?A.Karaokeidols.B.Popsingers.C.Musiccomposers.D.Musicbands.2.Whichofthefollowingisthelaststepofthevotingprocess?A.Countingthevotes.B.Finalizingtheresults.C.Choosingsomeoftheartists.D.Announcingthelistofcandidates.3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thepopularsongsinthemusicalcategories.B.Differentmusicgenresanddifferentartists.C.Music,aboomingandrespectedindustry.D.Anintroductiontomusicawards.BTheguzhengisatraditionalChinesemusicalinstrument.Itbelongstothezither(齐特琴)familyofstringinstruments.Itistheparentofmanymusicalinstrumentsofsomeothercountries.Theguzhengshouldnotbeconfusedwiththeguqin,anotherancientChinesezitherbutwitnhoutbridges.Nowtheguzhengisthezitherwithmovablebridgesandusually21strings,althoughitcanhavefrom15~25strings.Theguzheng?sstringswereformerlymadeofsilk,thoughmostplayersusedmetalstringsbythe20thcentury.Sincethemid-20thcenturymostperformersusesteelstrings.Theguzhenghasalargeresonantcavity(共振腔).TheguzhenghasexistedsincetheWarringStatesperiodandbecameespeciallypopularduringtheQinDynasty.Thenumberofstringsontheguzhenghasalwaysfluctuated.Therewereasfewas6toasmanyas23stringsduringtheTangDynasty.TheearliestrecordoftheguzhengbelongedtothehistorianSimaQian.Until1961,thecommonguzhenghad16strings,althoughbythemid-20thcenturythe18-stringguzhengwasalsoinuse.In1961,MiaoJinlin,togetherwithWangXunzhi,introducedthefirst21-stringguzhengaftertwoyearsofresearchanddevelopment.In1960,theyalsoinventedthe“S-shaped”leftstringrest,whichwasquicklyadoptedbyallguzhengmakersandisstillusedtoday.Thiscurveallowsforgreatereaseintuningthestringsand,combinedwithstringsofdifferentthickness,allowsforgreaterresonanceinboththedeeperandthehigherpitch(音调)ranges.The21-stringguzhengisthemostcommonlyusedone,butsometraditionalmusiciansstillusethe16-stringone.4.WecaninferfromParagraph1that . A.theguzhengisamusicalinstrumentoriginatingfromJapanB.thereisonlyonekindofstringinstrumentinChinaC.therearemanykindsofguzhengintheworldD.manymusicalinstrumentsinothercountriesarerelatedtotheguzheng5.WhichofthefollowingmaterialsmayNOThavebeenusedtomakethestringsoftheguzhengprobably?A.Silk.B.Steel.C.Wood.D.Copper.6.Theunderlinedword“fluctuated”inParagraph3canbereplacedby“ ”. A.jumpedB.changedC.flowedD.waved7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheguqinisanancientChinesezitherwithbridges.B.TheguzhengbecameespeciallypopularintheTangDynasty.C.Allmusiciansdon?tusethe21-stringguzheng.D.MiaoJinlininventedthe“S-shaped”leftstringresthimself.Ⅱ.语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。KBG84isaone-of-a-kindgirlbandinJapanconsistingof33singinganddancinggrannies,withanaverageageof84.Theoldestmember,HamYamashiro,is97yearsold!Thenewband,1. (base)intheremoteislandofKohamainOkinawa,is2. hugehitinthecountry.Manypeoplearerathershockedbytheir3. (succeed). Theirlyricsareabouttheislandandnature.Theseelderlywomenareextremelyattractiveand4. (energy)whentheyperform.Theirenergyandenthusiasmisamazing,5. (consider)theirage.Infact,nooneundertheageof806. (allow)intotheband. Okinawanislandershaveoneofthe7. (high)lifeexpectancies(预期寿命)intheworld.Theirdietchieflyconsistsofvegetablesandlocalsweetpotatoes,withnopracticallyaddedsugar.ButMenakasayssheisn?tparticular8. herdiet.Shekeepsfitbydoinghousework. nKBG84istheinventionofJapanesemusicianKikuoTsuchida,9. haslivedinKohamafor20years.Thebandrecentlysignsarecorddeal,andperforms10. (wonder)—afullhouseforeveryperformance.Theseniorsareconstantlyfollowedaroundbycameracrews,buttheyprefertositaroundchattingaboutlife. Ⅲ.短文改错WhenIwasinhighschool,Iwantedtogetascholarshiptoauniversity.Ilikedsinging,soItryoutforascholarshipformusic.ButIfailedtogetone.Iwasrealupset.Ifeltlikefailure.Ijustkeptfeelingsorryforme.However,afterafewday,IdecidednottoletonesinglelosstokeepmefromdoingwhatIloved.ButIcheeredupanddevotedmyselftosingagain.Ithinkthatacceptingfailureisthatweneedtodofirstbeforewesuccesseventually.Ⅳ.书面表达假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Paul告诉你他对中国文化很感兴趣,希望了解中国古典音乐。请你给他回复一封邮件,内容包括:1.简单介绍中国古典音乐(乐器、音乐风格、和西方音乐的不同等);2.你会送他一张二胡音乐的CD。参考词汇:古典音乐classicalmusic;乐器musicalinstrument;西方音乐westernmusic注意:1.词数100左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。DearPaul,Howiseverythinggoing? Yours,LiHuan课时作业(十)Ⅰ.A【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要对音乐奖项的产生进行了简要的介绍。1.A 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句和最后一句并结合选项可知,只有A选项没有机会获得音乐奖项,故选A。本题可用排除法。2.B 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句可知,投票过程的最后一步就是把结果定下来。故选B。3.D 主旨大意题。根据对文章的整体理解可知,本文是一篇说明文,主要对音乐奖项的产生进行了简要的介绍,故选D。B【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了中国的传统乐器古筝的历史、发展和种类。4.D 推理判断题。根据第一段第三句可推知,许多其他国家的乐器和古筝有联系,故选D。5.C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的内容可推知,人们曾用丝绸、金属做琴弦,后来用钢,并没有提到用木头做琴弦,故选C。6.B 词义猜测题。根据第三段第三句可推知,“Thenumberofstringsontheguzhenghasalwaysfluctuated.”的意思是“古筝琴弦的数量一直在改变”,故选B。7.C 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知,并不是所有的音乐家都用21弦的古筝,故选C。Ⅱ.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要对日本老年女子乐队KBG84做了简要的介绍。1.based 考查非谓语动词。base和句子谓语is之间没有连词,故用非谓语,且和句子主语thenewband构成逻辑上的被动关系,故用过去分词作后置定语。2.a 考查冠词。hit在此处是名词,且第一次在文章中出现,故用不定冠词修饰。3.success 考查词性转换。与形容词性物主代词their呼应可知,此处用名词形式,即success。4.energetic 考查词性转换。根据语境and提示可知,此处与attractive呼应,故用形容词形式,在句子中作表语。5.considering 考查介词。此处considering是介词,意为“鉴于”,后跟名词作宾语,符合语境。6.isallowed 考查动词时态和语态。allow和句子主语noone构成逻辑上的被动关系,且表示客观的描述,故用一般现在时的被动语态形式。7.highest 考查形容词最高级。根据语境oneof提示可知,此处表示最高级的含义,修饰名词lifeexpectancies。8.about 考查介词。beparticularabout意为“对……挑剔”,符合语境,故用介词about。9.who 考查定语从句。who引导非限制性定语从句,在从句中作主语,修饰先行词JapanesemusicianKikuoTsuchida。10.wonderfully 考查词性转换。副词修饰动词、副词、形容词或者整个句子,在句子中作状语,故用副词wonderfully修饰动词perform。Ⅲ.WhenIwasinhighschool,Iwantedtogetascholarshiptoauniversity.Ilikedsinging,soItryoutfora┬triednscholarshipformusic.ButIfailedtogetone.Iwasrealupset.Ifeltlike∧┬afailure.Ijustkeptfeelingsorryfor┬reallyme.However,afterafewday,IdecidednottoletonesinglelosstokeepmefromdoingwhatIloved.But┬myself┬days┬SoIcheeredupanddevotedmyselftosingagain.Ithinkthatacceptingfailureisthatweneedtodofirstbefore┬singing┬whatwesuccesseventually.┬succeedⅣ.Onepossibleversion:DearPaul,Howiseverythinggoing?I?msogladtoknowyouadoreChineseculture.Withoutdoubt,Chineseclassicalmusicisoneofthetypicalsymbols.Actually,inChina,Chineseclassicalmusicisneveroutofdate.ItisoftenplayedbymanygiftedmusicianswhoplaytraditionalChinesemusicalinstrumentslikeguzheng,theyangqin,thepipa,xiaoandsoon.Differentfromwesternmusic,ChinesetraditionalmelodyisconnectedtoChinesepoetry,whichmakesitmorecharming.Whenyoulistentoit,youmustbepersonallyonthescene,justlikecommunicatingwiththecomposer.Inordertoletyouknowmoreaboutit,IwillsendyouaCDofmusicplayedbyerhu.Afteryouexperienceelementsfromdifferentcultures,youwillknowthepowerandthebeautyofthemusic.Hopefullyyouwillenjoyit!Yours,LiHua