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Unit 10 The Swedish rock band

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　　The Swedish rock band Passage 1

　　阅读理解一

　　The Man with the Horn

　　The crowd cheered and cheered. The man with the horn waved and smiled."More! More!" cried the crowd. And Louis Satchmo Armstrong took his horn and began to play again. Here he was in England. Now a famous man, he was rich. He knew many important people. wherever he went, people knew his name. They wanted to hear his music. As Louis played the sad, slow songs, he thought of his home in New Orleans. It was a busy, exciting city. But Louis' family was very poor. He went to work to help his mother. He also went to school. One of his teachers asked him to be in the school band. Louis' music was jazz and he loved it. He remembered all the music he heard. He didn't learn to read music until he was a man.

　　When he left school, he played in many bands. He loved his work and people loved him. They knew he had a wonderful talent. They thought he could make the horn speak. Music brought people together.

　　注释

　　1、crowd n.群，人群

　　2、cheer v.欢呼，高呼

　　3、wave v.挥手

　　4、wherever无论在哪里，无论到哪里

　　5、think of想起，记得

　　6、talent n.天才，才能根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　()1where was Louis from? He was from New Orleans .

　　A、in JapanB、in AmericaC、in AustraliaD、in Canada

　　()2What kind of family was he born into? .

　　A、A poor familyB、A rich family

　　C、A good familyD、A music family

　　()3Who knew Louis?

　　A、Some boysB、Some young people

　　C、Many peopleD、Many important people

　　()4What music did he play? .

　　A、The hornB、The pianoC、The violinD、The flute

　　()5When did he learn to read music? .

　　A、When he was a boyB、When he was at school

　　C、After he became a manD、After he left school

　　Passage 2

　　阅读理解二

　　Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

　　Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.

　　Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

　　There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the commom life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.

　　注释

　　1、earphone n.耳机

　　2、radio station广播电台

　　3、national adj.国家的

　　4、folk n.民间

　　5、common adj.普遍的

　　6、western adj.西部的

　　7、clowboy n.牛仔根据短文内容选择正确答案

　　()1 kinds of music are mentioned(提到) in this passage.

　　A、TwoB、ThreeC、FourD、Five

　　()2When pop singers , they will become national stars.

　　A、make much moneyB、make a CD or tape

　　C、are loved by all the young peopleD、are wanted to sing on the radio

　　()3From the passage we know that country music is about the .

　　A、common life of AmericansB、country life and love stories

　　C、life of cowboysD、school life in America

　　()4Which of the following is true according to this passage? .

　　A、Most students in America like popular music

　　B、Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving

　　C、Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving

　　D、Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go

　　()5What would be the best title(标题) for this passage? .

　　A、American MusicB、Popular Music

　　C、History of MusicD、Western Music

　　Passage 3

　　完形填空

　　Basketball is 1 American game. A man named James Naismith made it up in 1891. He wanted a game to play 2 in the winter. The first real game was played in 1892. Naismith put up two peach baskets. There were nine players on 3 side. The players tried to 4 the ball into the baskets. There were 5 holes in the bottom of the baskets. When a ball went into the 6, it stayed there. The game had to stop. A player climbed up to 7 the ball. It was a 8 game. After a while, people used net baskets. They cut the bottoms out of the baskets.

　　At first, many persons could play. Now only 9 team members play the game. There are five 10 on each side. Basketball today is a very popular game.

　　注释

　　1、peach n.桃子，adj.桃色的

　　2、hole n.洞

　　3、net n.网

　　通读短文选出一个最佳答案

　　()1A、anB、theC、aD、/

　　()2A、withB、ofC、outsideD、inside

　　()3A、bothB、eachC、allD、one

　　()4A、haveB、catchC、throwD、put

　　()5A、noB、twoC、oneD、some

　　()6A、othersB、basketC、holeD、room

　　()7A、takeB、putC、getD、throw

　　()8A、badB、goodC、fastD、slow

　　()9A、nineB、twelveC、tenD、eleven

　　()10A、playersB、ballsC、basketsD、children

　　Passage 4

　　判断正误

　　A star is usually someone who has become famous in sports, films, or pop music. One of the stars is the singer Machael Jackson. In the 1980s, Machael Jackson made a famous record, which quickly became the most popular recording in the history of music. This made him a bright star.

　　Muhammed Ali is one of the bright sports stars in the United States. When he was a young man, he won a gold medal in the Olympic Games as a boxer. Soon he was known as one of the greatest and most famous boxers in sports history. Everyone knows his name.

　　Like the stars in the sky, a bright star will lose his brightness as time passes. He is loved by lots of people today, but will be forgotten tomorrow.

　　注释

　　1、pop music流行音乐

　　2、gold medal金牌

　　3、recording n.唱片，录音的磁带

　　4、history n.历史根据文章内容判断正误

　　()1The text mainly(主要)talks about bright stars.

　　()2Michael Jackson is famous for his gold medal.

　　()3Muhammed Ali is a singer in America.

　　()4The word "boxer" mean "拳击手" in chinese.

　　()5People will remember the bright stars for ever as time goes by.

　　参考答案

　　Passage 1

　　1、B这是一道常识题，New Orleans是美国的一个洲名。

　　2、A第一段介绍他出生在一个贫穷的家庭。

　　3、C此答案就包括文中提到的年轻人和重要的人物。

　　4、A文章重点介绍他是一位号手，演奏的乐器是horn。

　　5、C第一段最后一句话说"直到他长大，才开始学乐谱"，所以选C。not...until意思是直到……才。

　　Passage 2

　　1、BPop music, folk music和western or country music三种。

　　2、C第二段最后两句提到歌手受到年轻人的欢迎就是明星了。

　　3、B文章最后一句告诉我们任何有关乡村生活和乡村男女的爱情的音乐叫乡村音乐。

　　4、B从文中第一段最后一句可以看出，美国有车的学生喜欢开车时听音乐。

　　5、A从整篇文章看，此文介绍的是美国音乐。

　　Passage 3

　　1、A元音读音开头的单词前用an。

　　2、D根据句意，冬天要发明一项室内的活动，所以选inside。

　　3、B因为side为单数，所以选each。

　　4、C此句应该是"他们努力朝篮子里扔篮球"。

　　5、A根据下文的内容判断，开始篮子底部没有洞。

　　6、B根据上下文判断，此处"球进的是上句提到的篮子"。

　　7、C因为篮子底部没洞，所以一个人要爬上去取球。

　　8、D因为每次要上去取球，所以这是个较慢的比赛。

　　9、C根据下句，每队五人，所以判断两队十人比赛。

　　10、A每队肯定是五个队员，所以两个队十人。

　　Passage 4

　　1、T据短文内容，此句句意正确。

　　2、F第一段介绍了Jackson是歌星，不会是因金牌闻名。

　　3、FAli是著名的"拳击手"。

　　4、T此句表述正确。

　　5、F最后一段内容说明此题句意错误。

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