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Module 3 Music
.单词拼写
1.When someone ________ (创作) a piece of music, he/she writes it.
2.The player was given hardly any opportunities to show off his ________ (才华).
3.He became my best friend and ________ (影响) me deeply.
4.He ________ (记录) everything that happened during his travel.
5.If two or more substances ________ (混合), they combine and become a single substance.
6.The film's plot was so ________ (复杂的) that I couldn't follow it.
7.He ________ (巡回演出) America for nearly two years.
8.My mother ________ (失去) all her money at cards so she was not happy.
9.His speech won the applause of the ________ (观众).
10.Mozart's ________ (音乐的) compositions include symphonies and operas.
答案:1.composes 2.talents 3.influenced 4.recorded 5.mix 6.complex 7.toured 8.lost 9.audience 10.musical
Ⅱ.单项填空
1.By the time Mr Wang returned home from Beijing, his son's wedding ________.
A.endedB.has ended
C.had been ending
D.had ended
答案:D 考查动词的时态。句意:王先生从北京回到家的时候,他儿子的婚礼已经结束了。by+过去时间作时间状语,主句要用过去完成时;by+将来时间作状语,主句要用将来完成时will have done。故选D。
2.—May I play computer games now?
—________. I think you should concentrate on your study and give them up.
A.No problem
B.Out of question
C.No doubt
D.No way
答案:D 考查交际用法。A、B两项表示“没问题”;C项表示“毫无疑问”;D项表示“不可能”,相当于out of the question。根据空后面的内容可知,第二个说话者不允许对方打电脑游戏。故选D。
3.It is not how much money you will give us but that you are present at the ceremony ________ really matters.
A.which
B.it
C.what
D.that
答案:D 考查强调句。此题干是强调句,即it+is+被强调部分(not how much money you will give us but that you are present at the ceremony)+that+其他。此处的被强调部分由not...but...连接。
4.—I hear John was badly injured in the accident.
—________,let's go and see him.
A.If not
B.If so
C.If necessary
D.If possible
答案:B 考查状语省略。句意:——我听说约翰在这次事故中伤得不轻。——如果这样的话,咱们去看看他。if so如果这样的话,符合句意。
5.He ________ the lecture given by the famous professor.
A.did B.made
C.recorded
D.listened
答案:C 句意:他录下了那位著名教授做的演讲。record此处用作动词,意为“录音”,符合题意。listen为不及物动词,后接宾语时需要加to。
6.He showed a great ________ for languages.
A.power
B.appearance
C.talent
D.character
答案:C show a talent for“表现出……天赋”,为固定搭配。power“力量”;appearance“外表”;character“性格”。
7.________ my grandpa grows
old, he becomes more and more peaceful.
A.Unless
B.If
C.As
D.Though
答案:C 考查连词。句意:随着祖父年龄越来越大,他变得越来越安静了。as在此引导时间状语从句,表示前后两个情况同时发生,意思为“随着;一边……一边……”。
8.The ________ of Confucius on the Chinese culture is very great, as you know.
A.improvement
B.influence
C.entrance
D.anxiety
答案:B 考查名词辨析。improvement 提高;influence
影响;entrance 入口;anxiety 焦虑。句意:你们知道的,孔子对中国文化的影响是很大的。
9.As is well known, Edison was one of the greatest scientists ________.
A.all the time
B.all time
C.of all time
D.of all the time
答案:C 句意:众所周知,爱迪生是有史以来最伟大的科学家之一。of all time为固定搭配,意为“有史以来”。
10.We can ________ a note of what the teacher says in class and ________ notes afterwards.
A.take; make
B.compare; take
C.make; compare
D.make; take
答案:C 句意:我们可以上课时记下老师讲的,下课后再交换意见。make/take a note of“把……记下来”;take/make notes“记笔记”;compare notes“对笔记;交换意见”。
11.The band are currently ________ to promote their new album.
A.walking
B.running
C.spending
D.touring
答案:D 考查动词辨析。句意:为了推销他们的新专辑,这个乐队目前正在巡回演出。tour 巡回演出。
12.She couldn't bear the thought of children ________ hungry so she hurried home to prepare lunch.
A.falling
B.fall
C.going
D.go
答案:C go hungry挨饿。此处children going hungry是v.ing形式的复合结构作think of的宾语。
13.________ number of people are fond of ________ talent shows.
A.A; /
B.The; the
C.A; the
D.The; /
答案:A 考查冠词。第一个空填a,是因为此处为“很多人”的意思,a number of 许多;the number of...……的数量。第二空不填冠词,talent shows泛指“才艺演出”。
14.They claimed that the police ________ valuable time in the early part of the investigation, which caused great loss.
A.spent B.failed
C.used
D.lost
答案:D 考查动词辨析。句意:他们声称在调查的初期,警察浪费了很多宝贵的时间,这造成了巨大的损失。lose在此表示“浪费”。
15.I think the secret of staying young was to ________ with younger people.
A.combine
B.compare
C.mix
D.mind
答案:C 考查动词辨析。句意:我认为保持年轻的秘诀就是与年轻的人交往。mix with sb.与某人交往。
Ⅲ.完形填空
On a cold January morning, a man sat at a subway station in Washington DC and started to play the violin. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. Since it was rush hour, it was __1__ that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes __2__ and a middleaged man noticed the musician playing. He slowed his __3__ and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his __4__. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the hat and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone __5__ against the wall to listen to him, but then the man looked at his watch and started to walk again.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3yearold boy. His mother __6__him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard, __7__ the child continued to walk __8__ his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without __9__, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He __10__ $32. When he finished playing and silence __11__, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any __12__. No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate (复杂的) pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell __13__ at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged $1, 000.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell's incognito (隐姓埋名的) playing in the subway station was __14__ by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about __15__ and taste of people. The __16__ were: in a commonplace environment at a(n) __17__ hour, do we realize beauty? Do we stop to __18__ it? Do we recognize the talent in unexpected surroundings?
One of the possible __19__ from this experience could be: if we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we __20__?
这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。美国《华盛顿邮报》安排一个著名的音乐家在一个寒冷早晨的上班高峰期,到华盛顿的地铁站演奏小提琴,很少有行人驻足欣赏音乐家的“演出”。于是作者发出感慨:假如我们没有时间停下来聆听世界上最优秀的演奏家演奏世界上最优美的旋律,不知道还有多少美好的东西从我们身边溜走呢!
1.A.assumedB.calculated
C.told
D.imagined
答案:B 从语意的连贯判断选B。故事发生在一月份的一个寒冷的早晨,因为是上班的高峰期,因此在地铁站进出的人估计有数千人,大部分都是赶着去上班的人。这里用calculate表示“估计,估算”。
2.A.put off
B.set aside
C.brought forward
D.went by
答案:D 这个人在华盛顿的地铁站拉小提琴,演奏巴赫的作品,三分钟过去了,此时有个中年人注意到他的演奏。用go by表示“(时间)流逝”;put off“推迟”;set aside“省出,留出”;bring forward“提议;将……提前”。
3.A.pace
B.way
C.distance
D.route
答案:A 他放慢脚步。这里用pace表示“(一)步,速度,节奏”。
4.A.standard
B.procedure
C.schedule
D.expectation
答案:C 从叙述看,这个人停下脚步片刻就又匆匆离开赶时间去了,选C项,表“时刻表,日程安排”;standard“标准”;procedure“程序,步骤”;expectation“期待”;都不符合语境。
5.A.leaned
B.bent
C.crashed
D.pressed
答案:A 有个人靠在墙上听他演奏。用lean against表示“靠,倚靠”;bend“弯曲,屈身”;crash“碰撞”;press“按,压”。
6.A.seized
B.followed
C.carried
D.fetched
答案:B 下文说这个孩子的母亲狠推了他一把(pushed hard),可见妈妈跟在孩子后面,因此选B,表示“跟随,跟从”。
7.A.nevertheless
B.therefore
C.thus
D.besides
答案:A 从语意的连贯判断选A,用表示转折关系的副词nevertheless“可是,然而”,即孩子的母亲推着孩子继续赶路,可是孩子却不断地回头看这个音乐家演奏。
8.A.turning
B.circling
C.shaking
D.nodding
答案:A 参见上题的解析。四个选项的主要含义:turn“转动,扭转”;circle“环绕,盘旋”;shake“摇动,抖动”;nod“点头”;语境说“孩子继续走”,可见这个孩子走远了,还在回头张望。
9.A.suspicion
B.question
C.exception
D.discrimination
答案:C 其他好几个孩子都和他一样,边走边回头张望,而那些孩子的父母们无一例外地(without exception)推着孩子赶路。
10.A.awarded
B.contributed
C.donated
D.collected
答案:D 这里讲述音乐家在演奏的时候赚到32美元,用collect表示“获得,收到”;award“奖励”;contribute“捐助”;donate“捐赠”,都不符合语境。
11.A.settled down
B.came out
C.went about
D.took over
答案:D 从语意的连贯看,他停止了演奏,于是周围一片寂静,用take over表示“接手,接管”;安静代替了先前的音乐。settle down“定居下来”;come out“出现;开花”;go about“开始做”。
12.A.recognition
B.sense
C.advantage
D.significance
答案:A 他的音乐演奏完毕,周围恢复寂静,然而并没有人注意到;既没人鼓掌喝彩,也没有人赞美。这里用recognition表示“表扬,表彰”。sense“感官”;advantage“优点,有利条件”;significance“意义;重要性”。
13.A.assigned
B.performed
C.behaved
D.showed
答案:B 从所给四个动词的主要含义和语境看,本空选B。就在他在这个地铁站演奏的前两天,贝尔在波士顿一家歌剧院演出,座位票的平均售价是1000美元!四个动词的主要含义:assign“委派”;perform“表演,演出”;behave“表现”;show“展出”。
14.A.represented
B.developed
C.introduced
D.organized
答案:D 他在华盛顿地铁站演奏是《华盛顿邮报》一手策划的。这里用organize表示“组织”。
15.A.approach
B.access
C.awareness
D.arrangement
答案:C 联系上下文可知,此处意为测试一下人们的意识和品味。四个名词中,只有C项“意识”符合语境。approach“接近,临近”;access“通道,入口”;awareness“意识”。
16.A.dots
B.marks
C.points
D.stains
答案:C 结合选项的含义判断选C,point表示要求证的“论点”。这个社会调查要探究的问题是:在普通公共场合不合适的时间里,我们是否能意识到美呢?
17.A.important
B.precious
C.inappropriate
D.convenient
答案:C 从前面的叙述看,音乐家贝尔是在大清早人们赶着上班的时候在地铁站里演奏音乐的,可谓时间和地点都不适宜。
18.A.appreciate
B.criticize
C.envy
D.celebrate
答案:A 我们是否会停下匆匆的脚步来欣赏这样的美呢?用appreciate表示“欣赏”。
19.A.courses
B.conclusions
C.circumstances
D.conditions
答案:B 从下文的叙述可知,作者在此下结论了,因此选B表示“结论”。course“课程,讲座”;circumstance“环境”;condition“条件”。