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unit 11 The sounds of the world

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　　预测

　　预测是读者在对字、词、句的识别加工时，对它们蕴含的意义以及后面的内容的估测和预见。我们在阅读过程中，自始至终都在理解、揣测作者的意图，以达到心灵的沟通。预测是一种高级的、积极的阅读方法。

　　我们在阅读一篇文章前，可根据文章的标题、文章后面的理解问题以及问题中出现频率较高的词语等，预测该文可能要涉及到的内容或文章的主旨大意。预测并不只用在阅读之前，它还必须贯穿在整个阅读过程之中，让大脑一直处于兴奋状态，积极主动地思维。一个积极主动的阅读者，往往读了前一句话，就会预测下一句话的内容，并不断根据下文来判断自己的预测是否正确，借此来调整自己的阅读思路，从而达到准确理解所阅读文章的目的。

　　Passage A

　　阅读理解

　　Americans have contributed(做贡献) to many art forms, and jazz, a type of music, is one of the art forms that were started in the United States. Black Americans, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz.

　　Jazz is a mixture of music of Africa, the work songs, the slaves sang, and religious(宗教的) music. Improvisation (即兴演奏) is an important part of jazz. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.①

　　Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s.② They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.

　　Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.

　　根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

　　1. What can be the best title of the passage?

　　A. American Art FormsB. The Development of Jazz

　　C. The Music of Black Americans D. The Birthplace of Jazz

　　2. From the text we can learn that____ .

　　A. New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced

　　B. the American people are all jazz lovers

　　C. jazz is merrily sung by black people when working

　　D. jazz may become less popular as time goes on

　　3. It took about ____ years to make jazz popular in the United States.

　　A.200 B.120C.80D.40

　　难句注释

　　①This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.

　　这就是爵士乐演奏每次听起来都有所不同的原因。

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　　②in the late 1800s 在十九世纪末

　　Passage B

　　阅读理解

　　One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley.① He made the Rock & Roll music popular around the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

　　Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935. His parents were simple country people who often took him to church,② where he learned to sing and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

　　When he was a teenager, Elvis moved from Tulepo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.

　　In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother's birthday. The people at the recording studio(录音棚) liked his singing and his music. There was something different about it. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music, which black people used to sing in the American South, music known as “blues”.

　　Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged(安排)concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis rose to fame③ all over the country. Later, Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films like Love Me Tender and King Creole.

　　But Elvis found it hard to live with success, like many other entertainment personalities (娱乐圈内的人士)④ .He began to take drugs and his health began to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977, his many millions of fans were shocked. “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said. But today his memory and his music live on and he will always be remembered as the King of Rock & Roll.

　　根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

　　1. Which is the right order of Elvis Presley's life?

　　a. Elvis went to high school in Memphis.

　　b. Elvis was born in Tulepo, Mississippi.

　　c. Tom Parker became Elvis's manager.

　　d. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother's birthday.

　　e. Elvis learned to sing at church.

　　f. Elvis gave concerts all across America.

　　A. b, e, a, d, c, f

　　B. b, e, a, c, d, f

　　C. a, b, e, d, c, f

　　D. f, a, b, e, d, c

　　2. Judging from the passage, we may conclude____ .

　　A. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age

　　B. his church songs helped his development in his singing

　　C. Elvis didn't get any help from his parents in singing

　　D. his church songs didn't help develop his own style

　　3. What was Elvis's style of singing like most probably?

　　A. Only country and western.

　　B. Only country and blue.

　　C. Both western and country.

　　D. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”.

　　难句注释

　　① Elvis Presley艾尔维斯?普雷斯利(1935-1977)，又称“猫王”，是第一位将乡村音乐和布鲁斯音乐融进摇滚乐中的白人歌星。

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　　② took him to church 带他去做礼拜

　　③ rose to fame 名声鹊起

　　④ But Elvis found it hard to live with success, like many other entertainment personalities.

　　但是和其他很多娱乐圈内的人士一样，艾尔维斯自己很难溶入成功人士的生活。

　　Passage C

　　阅读理解

　　To me, life without music would not be exciting. I realize that this is not true for everybody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concert or listening to the record. But music plays an important part in everyones life, whether he realizes it or not.① Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music.② Would the feelings, the moving plots (情节), and the greatest interests, be as exciting or dramatic (富有戏剧性的)? Im not sure about it.

　　Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning — the kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life too — in the rhythm (旋律) of the sea, the melody of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meanings for everyone in some way or other.③ And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.

　　Once a great man said, “Through music a child enters a world of beauty, expresses himself from his heart, feels the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong.”

　　根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

　　1. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. Life full of music.B. Life without music.

　　C. Importance of music.D. Development of music.

　　2. From the text, we know that many people____ .

　　A. dont realize the importance of music

　　B. get along quite well without music

　　C. go to the concert instead of enjoying films

　　D. think music would be less exciting than films

　　3. In the writer's opinion, if there was no music in films or TV plays,____ .

　　A. the cinema and theatre would be quiet

　　B. we would lose some of the audience

　　C. everything would be as exciting as before

　　D. it would be hard to imagine the result

　　4. What does the underlined word “melody” mean in the text?

　　A. flying.B. looking.C. singing.D. meaning.

　　难句注释

　　① whether he realizes it or not

　　不论他是否意识到这一点

　　② Try to imagine, for example, what films

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　　or TV plays would be like without music.

　　例如，试想一下没有音乐的电影或电视剧会怎么样。

　　③ in some way or other 以这种或那种方式；在某方面

　　Passage D

　　完形填空

　　One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I were 1 our way home happily through the 2 street. We had been to a musical(音乐喜剧)and was 3 about the people we had seen and heard in it.

　　“The show 4 him a star overnight.”① said my friend about one of them, “He was completely 5 before. And now thousands of people 6 him gifts and letters.” “I thought him quite good,” I said, “but not 7 thousands of letters. As a matter of 8 , one of his songs gave me a shock(震惊). It was too noisy.” “What was that?” my friend asked me. “ 9 it to me.” I began to sing. “Do be quiet. You will give everybody a shock and 10 them up for miles 11;besides, there will be a policeman in front of us.” My friend gave me a 12 look.

　　“Never mind. I dont care. What is the matter?” I said and went on singing at the 13 of my voice.

　　Before long there came a policeman,② 14 in front of me, his notebook 15.“ 16 , sir.” he said, “You have a very good voice, if I 17 say so. Who taught you singing? I'd very much 18 to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. Would you be 19 to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would 20 on you and we could discuss it.”

　　根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

　　1. A. makingB. goingC. findingD. losing

　　2. A. calm B. crowded C. silent D. quiet

　　3. A. thinking B. talking

　　C. rememberingD. discussing

　　4. A. called B. turned C. named D. made

　　5. A. famous B. forgotten C. strangerD. unknown

　　6. A. show B. write C. send D. brought

　　7. A. worthy B. worth C. receivedD. accepted

　　8. A. fact B. facts C. a fact D. the fact

　　9. A. Read B. Sing C. Say D. Tell

　　10. A. call B. pick C. wake D. join

　　11. A. long B. far C. around D. away

　　12. A. surprised B. happy C. angry D. worried

　　13. A. end B. foot C. most D. top

　　14. A. running B. going C. standingD. walking

　　15. A. closing B. closed C. open D. opened

　　16. A. Wait a minute B. Shut up

　　C. Im sorryD. Excuse me

　　17. A. may B. can C. must D. dont

　　18. A. prefer B. want C. like D. eager

　　19. A. brave B. kind enoughC. willingD. honest

　　20. A. try B. visit C. invite D. call

　　难句注释

　　① The show made him a star overnight.

　　这场演出让他一夜成名。

　　② Before long there came a policeman.

　　不久便来了一个警察。

　　Passage A

　　爵士乐于19世纪末20世纪初诞生于美国的新奥尔良，它吸取了布鲁斯和拉格泰姆的特点，以丰富的切分和自由的即兴为其赢得了流行音乐“王者”的地位。本文简要介绍了黑人音乐爵士乐从诞生到逐渐成为主流音乐的发展过程。

　　1. B. 通读全文可知，文章主要介绍爵士乐的发展过程。

　　2. A. 从文章第三段可知，爵士乐主要起源于十九世纪末的New Orleans。

　　3. D. 爵士乐诞生于十九世纪末，二十世纪二十年代在美国盛行，所以选项D正确。

　　Passage B

　　“猫王”永远地改变了流行音乐的模式，他的唱片销售量超出历史上任何一位歌手，至今已超出一百亿张。本文按时间顺序，介绍了这位在六十年代美国极负盛名的摇滚歌王的生平以及他为摇滚音乐所做出的杰出贡献。

　　1. A. 依据事情的发生顺序，答案不难得出。

　　2. B. 依据第二段最后一句话，可以推断出小时候在教堂唱歌对他后来的歌唱有影响。

　　3. D. 依据第四段可知，他将乡村音乐和布鲁斯音乐融进摇滚乐中。

　　Passage C

　　音乐无处不在。本文讲述了音乐在人们日常生活中的重要意义。

　　1. C. 从上下文可知，音乐在人们日常生活中起着重要的作用。

　　2. A. 从第一段一、二两句可知，并非人人都意识到音乐的重要性。

　　3. D. 从第一段可知，如果没有音乐，很难想象电影或电视剧会给人刺激或富有戏剧性。

　　4. C. 从第二段可知，我们在聆听音乐时，会发现音乐中有来自大自然的声音，如海浪声，鸟叫声等。

　　Passage D

　　本文讲述了两位朋友看戏归途中由于评论戏中演员的声音过响而招来警察的故事。

　　1. A. 短语make ones way home “回家”。

　　2. D. 作者和他的朋友穿过宁静的街道，高高兴兴地回家去。quiet意为“宁静的；安静的”。

　　3. B. 谈论剧中人物。

　　4. D. “make sb. a star”意为“使某人成为明星”。

　　5. D. 根据句意这个成名的明星以前不被人所知。

　　6. C. “send sb. sth.” 意为“给某人送某物”。

　　7. B. worth在这里意为“值得”。

　　8. A. “as a matter of fact”是固定搭配，意为“事实上”。

　　9. B. 从下文“began to sing”可推断出答案。

　　10. C. “wake sb. up”是常用短语，意为“把某人吵醒”。

　　11. C. 意为“方圆几英里之内”；miles away意为“几英里之外”或“几英里远”。

　　12. A. “我”的朋友给了“我”一个吃惊的眼神。

　　13. D. “at the top of ones voice”是固定搭配，意为“高声地；扯着嗓子喊叫”。

　　14. C. “站在我面前”，现在分词短语作伴随状语。

　　15. C. open是形容词， his notebook open是独立主格结构作状语。

　　16. D. Excuse me是礼貌地引出话题的常用语。

　　17. A. if I may say so 语气比较婉转。

　　18. C. Id very much like to do sth. “我非常想做某事。”

　　19. B. Would you be kind enough to do...? 意为“请您干……好吗？”

　　20. D. 常用短语call on意为“拜访”。

　　1. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played. 这就是爵士乐演奏每次都听起来都有点不同的原因。(Line 8, Passage A)

　　表示感官的系动词，如look, feel, taste, sound, smell 等，后面常接形容词作表语。

　　That dog looks dangerous. 那只狗看起来很危险。

　　The cloth feels soft. 这布料摸起来很柔软。

　　The dish tastes good. 这菜味道不错。

　　Your plan sounds quite reasonable. 你的计划听起来很有道理。

　　Roses smell sweet. 玫瑰闻起来很香。

　　注意此时这些动词没有被动语态。

　　2. Do be quiet. 务必要当心。(Line 8, Passage D)

　　英语中可用助动词do ，does 或did 来强调谓语动词。

　　Do come often. 务必常来。Do be still! 请安静！

　　I do want to leave. 我确实想走。He does work hard. 他的确很努力。

　　They did tell me about it yesterday. 他们昨天的确告诉了我这件事。

　　3. Then my wife and I would call on you and we could discuss it. 那么我和我妻子就会拜访你并讨论这件事。(Last line, Passage D)

　　本句中的短语动词call on是“拜访”的意思。动词call是一个搭配能力很强的动词，常见的call短语还有：

　　Please call me up this evening. 请今晚给我打电话。

　　Ill call you back soon. 我会很快给你回电话的。

　　In the letter he was asked to call at the station. 信中说要他到警察局去一下。

　　Someone is calling for help. 有人在大声呼救。

　　Lets go to the cinema together, and Ill call for you.

　　咱们一起去看电影吧，到时候我来叫你。

　　The police were called in. 警察被召来了。

　　The meeting has been called off. 会议取消了。

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