2018_2019学年高中英语module4music课下能力提升（十四）外研版 6页

Module4课下能力提升（十四）Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式1．Perhapsthemostimportantcharacteristic(特征，特性)ofrapmusicisthewaythattheartistssing.2._Regarding(关于)thepunishment,whatwouldyouadvise?3．CharlesChaplinhashisownwayof_interpreting(诠释)lifeoflittlepeopleincities.4．Jimtookitintohisheadtogiveuphisgoodjobandgooffforaholidaywitharelative(亲戚)．5．SuchpoetsasKeatsandShellywroteromanticpoetry(poetic)．6．Hefeltgreatlydepressed(depress)atthenewsthathehadbeenturneddownbythecompany.7．Therearethreebasicwaysofcommittinglanguagetowriting,andallknowngraphicsystemsuseoneoracombination(combine)ofthese.8．OldTom’ssonwasambitious(ambition)tobeafamouspainter.Ⅱ.选词填空giveconcerts，graduatefrom，thesamewith，inpublic，betrueof，regardlessof，berelativeto，makecontactwith1．Wehaven’tgottoseeourteachersincewegraduated_fromtheschool.2．Thisismyfirsttimetohaveaspeechin_public,_soIamabitnervous.3．Oneshouldspeakclearlyandthesameis_true_ofwriting.4．Bygiving_concertswithotherfamouspianists,hecollectedenoughmoneyforsavingthedyingboy.5．I’vetriedtomake_contact_withthem,butthey’vebrushedmeoff.6．Themanisconsideredtobe_relative_tothemurder.7．Heservesthepublicwholeheartedly,regardless_ofhispersonalgainorloss.8．Mycousinlikesplayingcomputergamesbutworkshard.It’sthe_same_withmybrother.Ⅲ.完成句子1．她不喜欢古典音乐，她姐姐也是如此。Shedoesn’tlikeclassicalmusic.Soit_is_the_same_with_her_sister.2．把你的知识和技术结合起来，你就能把它做得很完美。nCombine_your_knowledge_withyourskillsandyou’lldoitperfectly.3．相对于地球表面而言，这颗卫星位置固定。Thesatelliteremainsinonespotrelative_to_the_earth’s_surface.4．徐悲鸿擅长画马，他似乎赋予了马生命一样。XuBeihongwasgoodatdrawinghorsesandheseemedtohavegiven_life_tothem.5．有时候我们需要拥抱、大笑，与我们的家人、朋友甚至我们的宠物分享我们的感受与想法。Sometimes,weneedtohug,laugh,andshare_feelings_and_ideas_withourfamily,friends,andevenourpets.Ⅳ.阅读理解AMarcYu,anineyearoldboyfromCalifornia,hasachievedmorethanmostmusiciansdointheirwholelife.Hehaslearnedtwomusicalinstruments,playedthepianoatthemostfamousUSconcertsandwonacoupleofmusicalscholarship.Marcwasanunusualchildevenasababy.Atjustsixmonthsofage,hewouldsitthroughatwohourclassicalmusicconcert.BythetimehewastwohestartedtoreadandsingBeethovensymphonies(交响曲)．Whilehismotherthoughtthiswasunusual,shedidnotrealizehismusicalgiftsuntilhewasatafriend’spartyandstartedtoplayanurseryrhymeonthepiano.Withlessonsfromhismomandthenaprofessionalteacher,Marc’sskillsimprovedalot.Bythetimehewasfive,hehadlearnedanothermusicalinstrument—thecello(大提琴)．Whenhewasjustsixandahalf,hepickedupafamousprize—theDavidsonFellowshipinMusic,whichisusuallygiventomusicians18orolder.Aftermakinghisorchestradebut(初次演出)attheageofsix,therehasbeennolookingbackforthismusicalgenius.Heisalwaystraveling,eithertoperformatconcertsorforpianolessons.OnAugust31st,MarcwillperformattheRoyalAlbertHallinLondon,England,oneoftheworld’smostfamousconcerthalls.HewillbeplayingthepianoalongsideLangLang,aclassicalpianist,whohasperformedattheopeningceremonyofthe2008BeijingOlympicGames.WhileMarc,whoishomeschooled,likehismusicverymuchandpractices5－6hoursaday,heisbynomeansabookworm(书呆子)．Helovestoplaysoccerwithhisfriendsandhasagreatsenseofhumor.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章介绍了一位九岁的音乐天才。n1．WhichofthefollowingistheCORRECTordertodescribeMarc’smusiccareeraccordingtothetext?a．Hebegantolearnthecello.b．Hemadehisorchestradebut.c．HewontheDavidsonFellowshipinMusic.d．HestartedtoreadandsingBeethovensymphonies.e．Hecouldsitthroughatwohourclassicalmusicconcert.A．eabdc　　　　　　　B．edabcC．bcedaD．edacb解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二、三、四段中的时间点“sixmonthsofage,hewastwo,hewasfive,hewasjustsixandahalf,attheageofsix”可知答案为B。2．AfterMarc’sfirstperformance,he________.A．ispopularallovertheworldB．haswonamusicalscholarshipC．startstolearnfromLangLangD．oftentravelstoperformorlearnpiano解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Heisalwaystraveling,eithertoperformatconcertsorforpianolessons”可知。3．Accordingtothetext,Marc________.A．isskilledatplayingtwomusicalinstrumentsB．performedwellattheRoyalAlbertHallC．nowlearnsmusicfromhismotherD．hasagiftforsocceraswell解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Hehaslearnedtwomusicalinstruments”可知，他擅长两种乐器。BPeoplehavewrittenandrecordedhundredsofsongsaboutautumn.Mostofthesesongsexpresssadnessthatsummerisover.Somesongsaboutautumnalsoexpressthesadnessoflostlove.MaryDawson,inherInternet“WritingJournal”，writesthatthisseasoninfluencedsongwriterstowritesomeofthegreatestsongsofalltime.Herearesomeofourfavouritesongsaboutautumn.·SeptemberSongbyKurtWeillisoneofthemostwellknownandsaddestsongsnabouttheseason.Itwasintroducedbackin1938intheBroadwaymusicalKnickerbockerHoliday.Manypeoplehaverecordedthissong.Probablythemostfamousversion(版本)issungbyFrankSinatra.·AnotherfamoussongaboutthisseasonisAutumnLeaves.Thissongalsoexpressessadfeelings.ItwasfirstintroducedinaFrenchmoviein1946.Later,thefamousAmericansongwriterJohnnyMercerwasaskedtowriteEnglishwordstothemusic.Sincethen,manyartistshaverecordedit.ThereisalovelyversionbyEvaCassidyfromheralbum,Songbird.·TheMoodyBluesisaBritishrockbandthatfirstbecamefamousinthe1960s.Theyalsorecordedasongaboutfallenleaves,darkdaysandlostlove.ItiscalledForeverAutumn.·TheformerrockgroupTheWhiteStripeshasasongcalledDeadLeavesandtheDirtyGround,fromtheiralbumWhiteBloodCells.JackWhitesingsaboutawomanwhodidnotwaitforhimwhilehewasaway.·Butnotallthesongsaboutautumnaresad.Hereisamorehopefulsong—JamesTaylor’sOctoberRoad.Itisaboutleavingthebigcityforthecountrysideandgoinghomeagainafteralongtimeaway.语篇解读：有关秋天的歌曲大部分都是哀伤的，当然也不乏欢快的、让人充满希望的歌曲。4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Autumnoftenbringssongwriterssadfeelings.B．Sadsongsaboutautumnaresoonforgotten.C．MaryDawsonisafamoussongwriter.D．Autumnbringspeoplemuchhope.解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一段可知，多数关于秋天的歌曲表达的都是哀伤的情怀，因此对歌曲创作者而言，秋天通常是带给人们哀伤的季节，因此A项正确。5．AllthefollowingsongsaboutautumnaresadEXCEPT________.A．SeptemberSongB．ForeverAutumnC．OctoberRoadD．DeadLeavesandtheDirtyGround解析：选C　细节理解题。最后一段说明不是所有关于秋天的歌曲表达的都是哀伤的情怀，OctoberRoad就是一首能带给人们希望的歌曲，因此C项正确。6．WecaninferfromthepassagethatJackWhitemight________.A．beasingerofthegroupTheWhiteStripesnB．haveanunhappymarriageC．liketravellingalongwithouttellinghiswifeD．hateautumnverymuch解析：选A　推理判断题。文章倒数第二段提到了乐队TheWhiteStripes(白色条纹)及这个乐队演唱的关于秋天的歌曲。结合JackWhite后面的sings可以推知，他是这个乐队的一名成员，演唱了关于秋天的歌曲DeadLeavesandtheDirtyGround。7．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Someadviceonlisteningtothesongsaboutautumn.B．Themusicalstylesofthesongsaboutautumn.C．Thesingersofthesongsaboutautumn.D．Thesongsaboutautumn.解析：选D　主旨大意题。结合全文内容，特别是第二段最后一句可知，本文主要介绍了关于秋天的歌曲。很多关于秋天的歌曲传达的是哀伤的情怀，但也不乏欢快的、让人充满希望的关于秋天的歌曲。Ⅴ.阅读七选五MusicMusicisagroupofsoundsthatpeoplehavearrangedinapleasingormeaningfulway.Allculturesoftheworldmakesomeformsofmusic.Musiccanbesimple—forexample,onepersontapping(轻敲)outabeatonalogdrumorsingingachildren’ssong.__1__Allmusicincludesbasicelements,orparts.Themainelementsofmusicarerhythm,melody,harmony,andform.__2__Themostimportantpartofrhythmisthebeat.Whenyoutapyourfoottoasongyoulike,youaretappingoutthebeat.Thespeedofthebeatsiscalledthetempo(速度).Thepatternofthebeatsiscalledthemeter(节拍)．Melodyisaseriesofdifferenttones,orsounds,inapieceofmusic.Thetonesareplayedoneafteranothertomakeupasong.__3__Thehighnessorlownessofatoneiscalleditspitch(音高).MusiciansdescribedifferenttoneswiththelettersA,B,C,D,E,FandG.Harmonytakesplacewhenpeopleplaymorethanonetoneatthesametime.Groupsoftonesplayedtogetherarecalledchords(和弦).__4__Formisthewaypeopleputrhythm,melody,andharmonytogether.__5__Repeatingashortmelodyisoneofthesimplestforms.Forexample,inthesongMaryHadaLittleLamb,eachverserepeatsthesamemelody.Asymphonyisamorecomplexform.Inansymphony,differentgroupsofinstrumentsmayplaydifferentmelodiesatthesametimeoraseriesofharmonies.A．Thetonesinamelodymaybeloworhigh.B．Rhythmdescribesthelengthofmusicalsounds.C．Therearemanydifferenttypesofmusicalforms.D．Thetempomaybefastorslowatdifferentpoints.E．Harmonyalsodescribesthewaychordsgoalongwithamelody.F．Drumshelpotherinstrumentsandvoiceskeeptherhythminmanysongs.G．Musiccanalsobecomplex—forexample,hundredsofinstrumentsplayingtogetherforhours.语篇解读：文章主要介绍了音乐的四大要素：节奏、旋律、和声和形式。1．解析：选G　由该空前的“Musiccanbesimple...singingachildren’ssong”可知，G项“音乐也可能会复杂，例如，成百上千种乐器一起演奏数小时”符合此处语境。2．解析：选B　由上文中的“Themainelementsofmusicarerhythm,melody,harmony,andform”和该空后的“Themostimportantpartofrhythmisthebeat”以及下文的描述可知，本段介绍节奏是什么，B项描述符合此处语境。3．解析：选A　由该空前的“Thetonesareplayedoneafteranothertomakeupasong”和该空后的“Thehighnessorlownessofatoneiscalleditspitch”可知，A项内容“一个旋律中的音调可能高或低”符合此处语境。4．解析：选E　E项中的Harmony和chords与该段中的Harmony和chords相呼应。5．解析：选C　由该空前的“Formisthewaypeopleputrhythm,melody,andharmonytogether”和该空后的描述可知，有很多不同类型的音乐形式。Ⅵ.课时书面表达训练(根据汉语提示完成下面小作文)LiMingandWangLinare_relatives(亲戚).Theyareinthesameschoolandalways_share_feelings_and_ideas(分享感受与想法)witheachother.LiMingiscleverandhealsoworkshard;it’sthe_same_with(也是如此)WangLin.Bothofthemarefilledwithambition_to_become(立志成为)collegestudents.Theybothcombine_study_and_recreation(把学习和娱乐结合在一起).Everyafternoonwhentheygethome,theylistentomusic,folk_songs(民歌)inparticular.Intheirlife,nomusic,nolife!Musiccanhelpthemrelaxandgive_life_to(赋予活力)themwhentheyare_depressed(沮丧)．