2021学年Unit 5 Music课后练习题

课时分层作业(十九)　

[高考题型练习提能力]

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

One of the most famous buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall，the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York.Carnegie Hall is known not just for its beauty and history，but also for its amazing sound.Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie，who paid for its construction.Construction of Carnegie Hall began in 1890 and the official opening night was on May 5，1891.

The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1924 when it was sold to Robert E．Simon.The building became very old and in 1960，the new owner made plans to destroy it and build an office block.Isaac Stem led a group of people who fought to save Carnegie Hall and finally，the city of New York bought it for $5 million.It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995.

Advertisements and stories in newspapers about how Carnegie Hall needed help to recover its history led people to send in old concert programmes and information from all over the world.Over 12，000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Hall's concert history.

Carnegie Hall is actually made up of several different halls，but the Main Hall，now called the Isaac Stem Auditorium，is the most famous.The hall itself can hold an audience of 2，804 in five levels of seating.

Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall，it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there.This has led to a very old joke which is now part of Carnegie Hall's history.Question：“How do I get to Carnegie Hall？” Answer：“Practise，practise，practise.”

【语篇解读】　本文主要介绍了有号称“世界一流音响设备”的卡内基音乐厅，并讲述它的历史与辉煌。

1．It can be inferred that people wanted to save Carnegie Hall mainly because        ．

A．it made a lot of money

B．it was worth visiting

C．many important concerts were held in it

D．it made some players become famous

2．How did Carnegie Hall recover its concert history?

A．Through newspaper reports.

B．Through old concert programmes.

C．Through old photographs.

D．Through old jokes.

3．Why is the Carnegie Hall joke funny?

A．Because you expect the answer to be directions but not advice.

B．Because Carnegie Hall is a place where musicians practise a lot.

C．Because it is difficult to find your way to Carnegie Hall.

D．Because you don't expect the answer to repeat the same word three times.

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．The History of Carnegie Hall

B．The Best Musician Having Played in Carnegie Hall

C．A Joke about Carnegie Hall

D．The Dream of Most Musicians

B

Three years ago when I was just a freshman in the high school，the busy spring season was coming quickly.When I was preparing to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) in my school's music group for the Music Year，players who prepared for the softball tryouts (选拔赛) were just around the corner.

It was only the second day of our training，a Tuesday.The players were hitting balls as training.The field of training was poorly set up.However，two lines were formed in both the right and the left field as the players hit the ball from the line towards the center field.And then the only thing that I could remember when I woke up was that I was hit by the ball.And I had lost my front tooth.As one could imagine，I was scared.With the Music Year only four days away，it was vexatious．

I felt so disappointed on the way home and planned to give up for I didn't know whether I could play the saxophone well without my front tooth.Then I met my lovely neighbor，Kathy.She was a kind girl.After she knew what I was worrying，she encouraged me to go on my way to the Music Year.And she said I needed to go to the dentist and she would go along with me.

After going to the dentist and getting my tooth fixed，I went home and went to bed after taking the medicine.The following days，I practised the saxophone with other members.I could also do well as before，and I expected I would perform well in the Music Year.By the way，Kathy was the one I needed to say two words for her encouragement.

【语篇解读】　因门牙掉了而打算放弃参加音乐年表演的作者在邻家女孩的鼓励下重拾信心。

5．According to the passage，we know that         ．

A．the author did well in all the school subjects

B．the author was good at playing the saxophone

C．the spring season always made people feel lazy

D．the author practised softball at the corner

6．The underlined word “vexatious” in Paragraph 2 means        ．

A．moving　　　　　　 B．interesting

C．puzzling   D．annoying

7．Why did the author plan to give up taking part in the Music Year?

A．Because he was hit by the coach.

B．Because he was knocked onto the ground.

C．Because he lost his front tooth.

D．Because he was hit by a football player.

8．The two words that the author would say to Kathy might be “        ”．

A．Forget it.   B．Don't worry.

C．Thank you.   D．Come on.

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

For many years，people have been making the same old statements about video games，but it turns out many times，they're wrong.  1

They're making us smarter.

  2   More surprising，these games can increase attention.But only some video games have these effects.Playing Candy Crush or Angry Birds won't provide any of these benefits.

  3 

Top­selling games such as Call of Duty tend to be marketed to men，and 15  percent of men describe themselves as “gamers” compared with 6 percent of women.But the latest  information  shows  that  40 percent of players are women.There are also more adult women players than boys younger than 18 who play.

Violent games cause real­life violence.

The American Psychological Association did find a connection between violent video games and short­term increases in aggression (好斗)．  4   Frustration (挫败) or competition，rather than violent pictures，might be leading to the feelings of aggression，these researchers say.

They're bigger than movies.

It was reported that Pac­Man had made about U．S.$ 1.2  billion—three times as much as Star Wars.True，but that doesn't include how much is spent on DVDs or TV channels that show movies.Plus，when Grand Theft Auto V made U．S.$1 billion，only 20 million people  bought  the  game.When  The Force Awakens made U．S.$1 billion，100 million tickets were sold.  5 

A．They're for men.

B．People cannot stop playing them.

C．Now，let's put an end to some of them.

D．But many scholars don't agree with these findings.

E．So，movies are still more popular and come out ahead.

F．They were too violent and taught children not to value life.

G．Studies have found that “action games” improve hand­eye movement.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。都说玩游戏可以使人变得更聪明，都说只有男性才玩游戏……其实不然。

Ⅲ.语法填空

Hershey Park is full of fantastic rides，shows and 1.         (attract) for families.Of course，Hershey Park is also famous for its chocolate.When you first enter Hershey Park，the smell of chocolate 2.         (make) your mouth water.It opens 3.         (day) from 9：00 a．m. to 6：00 p．m. except Christmas Day.Tickets cost $ 42 for adults，$ 20 for kids under 13 and $ 90 for 4.         family of 2 adults and 1 child.There are many wonderful and exciting  rides 5.         (choose)．You  can  also 6.        (entertain) by many bands' 7.         (perform) for free on Music Street every Sunday.In Music Box Way，you can enjoy the show An American Life every Friday，and 8.         is about family life.For anyone who loves the sea，you should attend our show at Minetown to learn about sea life.It is on at 4：00 pm on Saturdays.If you are looking for a place 9.         kids will enjoy，Hershey Park is the place you should go to on 10.        (you) next vacation.

【语篇解读】　好时公园有神奇的游乐设施，那里的巧克力也很有名，是孩子们的天堂。