必修2 Unit5 Music（核心素养过关练）-2021年高考英语一轮复习学与练

必修2 Unit 5 Music
基础练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1. Peter earned three hundred dollars last summer holiday, with which he bought a new ­speed bike.
2. Forming good bedtime habits will surely do you more good than taking sleeping pills.
3. The dance performed (perform) by the disabled actors is really a hit, but years ago no one could Some great musicians are good at playing all kinds of musical instruments.
4. It was for the reason that his mother had fallen ill that he would not accept our invitation.
5. During the busiest seasons like National Day and Spring Festival, the traffic company provides extra buses for the travellers.
6. have imagined they were to achieve such great success.
7. The study shows that women have a better sense of smell than men and are also more sensitive (敏感的) to emotions.
8. While attending an interview, Jessica pretended (假装) to be calm, but she was really nervous.
9. The police asked passers-by (过路人) if they had seen the traffic accident.
10. They started to play their own instruments (乐器) and wrote their own songs like a real band.
11. Having survived that night, we were confident (自信的)that everything else would be all right.
12. He did it so well to win a good fame (名声) rather than money.

Ⅱ.单句填空
1. —Are you familiar with the music?
—Yes. The music is very familiar to me, but I can’t remember when and where I heard it.
2. Few people are able to devote themselves fully to their careers. Once they are devoted to them, their devotion must bring them a big success.(devote)
3. He has a sense of humour. As soon as he came back from his holiday, he gave a humorous account of his trip to America. (humor)
4. The Great Wall is a famous tourist attraction, whose scenery is very attractive, and it attracts a large number of tourists every day.(attractive)
5. He pretended to be reading (read) aloud in the study when he heard his father open the door.
6. Would you please keep silent? The weather report is being broadcast (broadcast) and I want to listen.
7. The teacher wants the children to have confidence (confident) in asking questions when they don’t understand.
8. My back is so painful (pain) that I cannot stand upright anymore.
9. He gave a humorous (humour) account of their trip to Spain.
10. If you receive a bunch of roses on Valentine’s Day, do you know what the hidden meaning is attached (attach) to it?
11. After a brief pause, he began to end the meeting briefly with only a few words. (brief)
12. The musician has a great talent for classical music, whose musical ability conquered all the audience. (music)

Ⅲ.短语检测
1. The big country broke up (解体) in the 1990s and was divided into more than ten small countries.
2. People attached too much importance to (认为……重要) economic forecasts.
3. Little children should go to school to learn something. Above all(首先,最重要), they should learn how to behave well in social life.
4. To be honest (老实说), I don’t believe what you said just now.
5. The shop charges less if the customer pays in cash (用现金).
6. The boys played jokes on (戏弄)Tom. They hid his shoes and he couldn’t find them.
7. It took me quite a long time to sort out (分类) the books, magazines and notebooks.
8. They would finish their studies in college next month, so they decided to break up (解散) their band.
9. Don’t rely on (依赖,指望) going abroad for our holiday; we may not be able to afford it.
10. In addition to (除了) speaking English well, she can speak four other languages. Amazing!
11. We won’t go wrong, because I am familiar with (熟悉) the streets here.

Ⅳ.重点句型
1. The visitors said that they had never dreamed of there being (be) such a beautiful scenery.
2. To be (be) honest, my father never tells lies, but to be honest, I don’t think it a good way to live.
3. The bell rang before we finished (finish)all the exercises on the paper.
4. It’s three years since my brother joined the army and it will be ten days before he comes back to see our parents.
5. 【2013重庆】John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of whom (大多数) are family members.
6. 【2014全国II卷书面表达】By then I will be 28 years old. I may have a beautiful wife and even a lovely child, both of whom (他们两个) I would love very much.
7. According to the regulation of the meeting, anyone cannot leave ahead of time without permission / being permitted (没有得到允许).

Ⅴ.课文语法填空
If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of 1.becoming (become) famous sometimes in our lives, for we attach great importance 2.to becoming rich and famous. Most 3.musicians (music) often meet and form a band. They may start 4.as a group of high-school students. They may play in the street to passers-by first and then in pubs or clubs, not only to earn some extra money but also to have a chance to rise to 5.fame (famous). However, the Monkees was a band 6.started (start) in a different way. The band began as a TV show, and the musicians, not so expert, just pretended 7.to sing (sing).They played jokes on each other as well as played music, most of 8.which was loosely based on the Beatles. Their humorous and attractive performances were copied by other groups. Later, they took their band 9.seriously (serious), playing their own instruments and writing their own music. Though it broke up about 1970, it reunited in 10. the mid-1980s and it is still popular today.







必修2 Unit 5 Music
提升练
I. 阅读理解
A
【2014广东卷】 Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata(奏鸣曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.
Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.
Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me— I hear the notes and can bear them in mind— each and every note,” says Samuel.
Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently, “It’s all about super memory— I guess I have that gift.”
However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.
Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.
【文章大意】本文主要讲述了一位音乐天才的事情，在不懂乐谱，也从来没有上过钢琴课的情况下就能够演奏很难的乐曲。而且他有超强的记忆力，他就是Samuel Osmond。
1. What is special about Samuel Osmond?
A. He has a gift for writing music. B. He can write down the note he hears.
C. He is a top student at the law school. D. He can play the musical piece he hears.
【答案】D
【解析】细节题。根据第一段第三句However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them.得知他在听完一个乐曲几分钟以后就可以立刻演奏这些很难学的乐曲。说明他的记忆力和音乐才能很突出。故D正确。
2. Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he ___________.
A. received a good early education in music B. played the guitar and the piano perfectly
C. could play the piano without reading music D. could play the guitar better than his father
【答案】C
【解析】细节题。根据第三段2,3行About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons.得知他在不理解乐谱也不去上音乐课的情况下，就会弹钢琴，这让人们非常惊讶。故C正确。
3. What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?
A. He became famous during a special event at his college.
B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.
C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.
D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.
【答案】B
【解析】推理题。根据第四段最后一句Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.” 他很自信地说：这是关于超级记忆，我认为我有那个天赋。本句说明他很自豪自己有这样的能力。故B正确。
4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. The Qualities of a Musician B. The Story of a Musical Talent
C. The Importance of Early Education D. The Relationship between Memory and Music.
【答案】B
【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一位音乐天才的事情，在不懂乐谱，也从来没有上过钢琴课的情况下就能够演奏很难的乐曲。他就是Samuel Osmond。故B正确。
B
【2017全国I卷】 Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures.
Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.
It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.
“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan. “What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital.”
Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost.
“The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran.
Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, “just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran. “For me, it’s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion(情感) lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟) on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.”
【文章大意】为提高人们对于爵士乐的重视程度，UNESCO把4月30日定为国际爵士日，然而这一行为还是没能挽救爵士乐。Jason Moran认为时代在进步，为了将老一代人和年轻一代人连接起来，爵士乐也应该不断进步。
5. Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?
A. To remember the birth of jazz. B. To protect cultural diversity.
C. To encourage people to study music. D. To recognize the value of jazz.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段中的UNESCO( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合) voice across cultures. 可知UNESCO把4月30日定为国际爵士日是为了让 人们重视爵士乐，意识到它的重要性以及它作为连接各文化的纽带之声的潜在功能,也就是为了让 人们意识到爵士乐的价值。故选D。
6. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Jazz becoming more accessible. B. The production of jazz growing faster.
C. Jazz being less popular with the young. D. The jazz audience becoming larger.
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题 。根据前文Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations可知尽管UNESCO为爵士乐设了纪念日，但美国的爵士乐听众依然在减少，并且年龄在老化，爵士乐没能将年轻一代人连接起来。再结合It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that(Jason Moran的工作帮助改变了那一~情况)可推测that指代的是前文中爵士乐在年轻一代人中失去吸引力的现象。故选C。
7. What can we infer about Moran’s opinion on jazz?
A. It will disappear gradually. B. It remains black and white.
C. It should keep up with the times. D. It changes every 50 years.
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中的The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same可知Moran认为现在爵士乐不能以1908或1958年的方式来呈现，因为世界已经不同了，所以爵士乐必须不断进步，说明随着时代的发展，爵士乐也要跟上时代才不会被年轻一代所抛弃。故选C。
8. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Exploring the Future of Jazz B. The Rise and Fall of Jazz
C. The Story of a Jazz Musician D. Celebrating the Jazz Day
【答案】A
【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要讲UNESCO为提高人们对爵士乐的重视而设立爵士日，但实际因此本文主收效甚微。有人认为爵士乐应随着时代的进步而进步,否则它将失去对人们的吸引力，要是探索爵士乐的未来，故选A。
C
【2020辽宁实验中学高三五月模拟】Strangely enough, music is no fun at all for some people. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic”. People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes. Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.
As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music set them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic.
By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.
Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other non-musical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colours.
Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed. For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say, ‘No, thanks, I am amusic,’”says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”
【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是世界上有一群天生不喜欢听音乐的人,他们被称为amusic。这些人听力上没有任何问题,只是不喜欢听音乐,也无法欣赏音乐,很多人在之前都因此而苦恼,现在有了科学的解释,他们可以摆脱那种尴尬、不自在的处境了。
9. Amusics have the following characteristics except that ________.
A. they are born without the ability to recognize musical notes
B. they hate music and often keep off places where there is music
C. they are set apart from others as they fail to enjoy music
D. they prefer to make metal noise rather than listen to music
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段中“People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes.”以及第二段中“Their inability to enjoy music set them apart from others.”和“That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music.”可知,A,B,C是amusics的特点。故选D项。
10. How do scientists finally identify the unusual condition of amusics?
A. By sorting documents and data.
B. By studying people with amusic.
C. By making a lot of experiments.
D. By drawing on research results of others.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.”可知,科学家通过研究没有音乐天赋的人最终确定这一异常状况。故选B项。
11. What does the underlined word most probably mean in the passage?
A. Detective. B. Acute. C. Imperfect. D. Artificial.
【答案】C
【解析】词义猜测题。该段前两句讲的是不爱听音乐的人和喜欢听音乐的人是不同的,他们之间的区别很复杂,后一句又讲到了这些不爱听音乐的人在理解其他非音乐的声音或者说话的时候是没有问题的,目的是强调其听力是正常的,即没有什么缺陷。由此推知,画线词的意思是“有缺陷的”。故选C项。
12. In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that ________.
A. she were seventeen years old rather than seventy
B. she hadn’t felt embarrassed about her problem
C. her problem with music had been diagnosed earlier
D. there could be a better name for her condition
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段中“I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.” 可知,玛格丽特希望自己在十七岁的时候就学会这样说,而不是到了七十岁才学会。据此推断,玛格丽特表达了她的愿望,即她的音乐问题早一点儿被诊断出来该有多好啊。故选C项。
D
【2020高考桂林市、崇左市联合模拟】 Jamey Turner often performs to large crowds in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. You can find him playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp(竖琴), near Alexandria’s historic waterfront.
A glass harp is made up of different-sized drinking glasses, each containing water. Turner makes music by running his fingers over the tops of the glasses. By doing so, each glass makes a different musical sound.
Turner is 78 years old now. He became interested in playing the glass harp at the age of six, when he heard his father playing with a glass of water at the dinner table. He has been playing it for 50 years.
Today Turner puts together his instrument by placing 60 different glasses on a wooden soundboard. He holds the glasses in place with rubber bands, which keeps them from breaking. He then adds different amounts of water to each one to create different musical notes. Adding or taking away just a little water will change the sound. Adding water to a glass will make a lower sound. The smaller bowls of water produce a higher sound, while the larger ones produce a lower, deeper sound.
Turner always uses low-priced glass because it sounds better than costly crystal (水晶) and he has more control over the sound. Before buying new glasses，he will test them in stores.
The glass harp was popular 300 years ago when composers like Wolfgang Mozart wrote music for the instrument. There have been about 400 pieces of music written just for the glass harp. But Turner plays all kinds of music, even popular music from China. Few people play the glass harp these days, but Turner says he sees videos of people experimenting with the instrument on the Internet. He hopes the next generation will continue making their music.
【文章大意】杰米•特纳经常在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大人群密集的地方演奏玻璃竖琴：敲击大小不同的盛水的玻璃杯，发出动听的乐声。他不仅能演奏玻璃竖琴专门乐曲，还能用它演奏中国流行音乐。
13. What do we know about Turner?
A. He began playing the glass harp at six.
B. He often teaches glass harp lessons online.
C. He is a great master of the Chinese language.
D. He was inspired by his father to learn the glass harp.
【答案】D
【解析】考查细节理解。根据第三段第二句“He became interested in playing the glass harp at the age of six, when he heard his father playing with a glass of water at the dinner table”可知，在六岁时，杰米•特纳听到父亲在餐桌上用一玻璃杯水演奏音乐，开始对玻璃竖琴产生兴趣。据此可知，D项正确。
14. What does the author say about the glass harp?
A. Its inventor is Wolfgang Mozart.
B. It is made up of glasses of the same size.
C. It appears to be gaining in popularity today.
D. Its sounds are affected by the amount of water in the glasses.
【答案】D
【解析】考查细节理解。根据第四段第三、四句“He then adds different amounts of water to each one to create different musical notes. Adding or taking away just a little water will change the sound”可知，杯子中的水量不同，产生的音调也不同；添加或去掉少量水就会改变声音。据此可知，玻璃竖琴的声音受杯子中水量的影响，故D项正确。
15. Why does Turner prefer to use cheap glass?
A. To save money.
B. To produce better sounds.
C. To help recycle drinking glasses.
D. To increase difficulty in performing.
【答案】B
【解析】考查细节理解。根据第五段第一句“Turner always uses low-priced glass because it sounds better than costly crystal(水晶) and he has more control over the sound”可知，特纳总是使用低价玻璃杯是因为其声音听起来比昂贵的水晶杯好听，故B项正确。
II. 阅读七选五
【2019浙江卷】Rock music consists of many different styles. Even though there is a common spirit among all music groups, they make very different music. 16 At that time the Beatles entered the world of music from Liverpool.
After they were given an invitation to appear live on BBC, the Beatles quickly became famous in Britain with nationwide tours. By mid-1963, the Beatles had been extremely popular in England. 17 They held large concerts and performed at clubs. They became the hottest thing on the pop music scene in England. They began as a modestly successful musician group and ended the year as show business legends(传说). John Lennon and Paul McCartney were named composers of the year.
18 They were not sure how the Americans would react to the new type of music. Beatlemania hit New York on February 7, 1964. Hundreds of fans jammed the airport to greet them. 19 The concert was broadcast live and attracted the largest one night audience in the history of television up to that time. The Beatles were described as a British invasion(入侵)by local and nationwide newspapers at that time. Their victory in America was still remembered as a major turning point in the history of rock and roll. Thanks to the Beatles, a lot of opportunities were opened up to new faces on the market. 20
A. They decided on a tour to the United States in 1964.
B. Even their hairstyles became major trends at that time.
C. Rock music developed in the 1950s and the early 1960s.
D. However, their songs changed the lives of generations to come.
E. Many rock bands were able to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles.
F. They appeared in the films A Hard Day’s Night(1964)and Help！(1965).
G. They performed their first concert in America at CBS television’s 53rd street studio.
【答案】16-20 CBAGE
【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文中讲述了披头士的发展和影响，引领了一种潮流趋势。
16. C 第一段讲述摇滚音乐，根据空后的at that time可知前句提到了时间，而且与rock music有关，选项中只有C 项讲的是摇滚音乐，并且讲述了其发展的时间，故选C。
17. B 空前后都是讲述披头士的出名程度，根据空前extremely popular in England, 以及后文的they became the hottest thing可知此处描述了他们的影响，选项B （甚至他们的发型在那时也成为了一种潮流）符合文意，且关键词even是一个提示，故选B。
18.A 根据空后They were not sure how the Americans would react to the new type of music.（他们不确定美国人怎样反应），可知他们首次来美国演出，所以A项（决定首次到美国开巡回演出）符合文意，故选A。
19. G 根据空后The concert was broadcast live…可知前句中应该出现concert，选项G中的关键词their first concert 前后呼应。故选G。
20. E 根据空前（由于披头士，市场上出现了很多机会），E项（很多新乐队（新面孔）都是模仿披头士），符合逻辑。故选E。
III.完形填空
【2017江苏卷改编】 For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, 21 across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, 22 at school for practice hours 23 anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to 24 music, as he hated getting to school extra early.
25 , one day, in the music class that was part of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly(随意地) on the piano and found it 26 to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually 27 doing it. He tried to hide his obvious pleasure from the music teacher, who had 28 over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, because the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good 29 and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there 30 him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a 31 . When he began practicing, he took it very 32 . But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was committed to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.
This 33 , of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, 34 his heavy instrument case across the campus to the 35 looks of the non-musicians he had left behind.
21. A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling
22. A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up
23. A. before B. after C. until D. since
24. A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate
25. A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover
26. A. complicated B. safe C. confusing D. easy
27. A. missed B. disliked C. enjoyed D. denied
28. A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered
29. A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice
30. A. occurred to B. took to C. appealed to D. held to
31. A. change B. chance C. mission D. function
32. 5A. seriously B. proudly C. casually D. naturally
33. A. proved B. showed C. stressed D. meant
34. A. pushing B. dragging C. lifting D. rushing
35. A. admiring B. pitying C. annoying D. teasing
【答案】21-25 DDACB 26-30 DCDAC 31-35 BCDBB
【文章大意】文章描述了主人公Gabriel从不喜欢音乐到喜欢的过程。每个人都应该发现自己的兴趣所在，并为其投入时间和精力。
21. D 考查动词辨析。根据“with their heavy instrument cases”可知，每天上学的时候，Gabriel总是同情地看着背着沉重的乐器的同学们艰难地穿梭于校园中，struggle努力，艰难地行进，符合语境。
22. D 考查动词短语辨析。根据“ 22 at school for practice hours 23 anyone else”可知，学习音乐的同学需要比不学音乐的早到学校几个小时，为了练习弹奏乐器，turn up原意“调高(音量)”，在此意为“出现”，符合语境。
23. A考查连词。“anyone else’指不学音乐的学生，学习音乐的更比规定的到树时间早到几个小时，before anyone else’ had to be there比规定的到校时间早几个小时，这也是Gabriel不想学习音乐的原因之一。
24. C 考查动词辨析。本题需要结合语境进行选择。根据as he hated getting to school extra early可知，Gabriel讨厌过早到校，因此他对自己发誓“不学”音乐，A背叛; B接受;C避免，避开; D欣赏。注意单词在文章中的灵活翻译，只有c项符合语境。
25. B 考查副词辨析。本段讲Gabriel在一次音乐课上意外发观自己很喜欢音乐，与上一段是转折关系，故选
26. D 考查形容词辨析。根据下句“actually... tried to hide... pleasure”等词或词组可以看出，Gabriel在音乐中找到了乐趣，并试图隐藏这份愉悦，由此可知，第23空的意思是“演奏音乐很容易”。只有D项符合语境。
27. C 考查动词辨析。根据actually可知，Gabriel对音乐的看法有了变化，他实际上是喜欢音乐的，A/B/D都是有否定倾向的词，不符合语境。
28. D 考查动词辨析。A.run 跑，经营；B.jogged慢跑；C.jumped跳；D.wandered漫游，闲逛，徘徊。音乐老师在教室里来回走动，听到Gabriel弹奏钢琴的声音，就走过来聆听。wander符合语境。
29. A 考查名词辨析。老师认为Gabriel有着很好辨音能力，并建议他去挑一件称心的乐器。ear辨音力，灵敏的听力；taste鉴赏力，欣赏力，指对作品的欣赏能力。由于Gabriel没有经过专业的训练，不能说他有很好的音乐鉴赏能力，taste不符合语境。
30. C 考查动词短语辨析。A.occur to sb某人突然想起；B.take to开始喜欢；C.appeal to有吸引力，引起兴趣；D.hold to抓住。老师让Gabriel找一件自己喜欢的乐器。
31. B考查名词辨析。A.change改变,零钱; B.chance机会,可能性; C.mision任务; D.function功能。Gabriel 准备试一下大提琴。给大提琴一次机会,即尝试拉一下大提琴，其余不符合语境。
32. C考查副词辨析。根据But可知，前后是转折关系，下句说Gabriel发现自己很喜欢大提琴;说明前一-句是说他只是随便拉一下。
33. D考查动词辨析。本段与第一段呼应。 学习音乐意味着早到学校，要把沉重的乐器背来背去，meant 在此意为“意味着”，构成句型ItThis means that. .这就意味着.. ..
34. B考查动词辨析。开始学习音乐之后，Gabriel 不得不拖着沉重的乐器早早地到学校练习拉琴。drag指吃力地拖、拉某物，符合语境。
35. B考查形容词辨析。根据non-musicians可知，这里指不学音乐的学生的表情，根据第一段可知，不学音乐的学生对学音乐的投去同情的目光，故选pitying。