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(三十四)MusicⅠ.阅读理解AOneofthemostsignificantpartsofmyhighschoolcareerwouldbeplayingintheorchestra.IrememberwhenIfirststartedplayingtheviola中提琴inmyschoolsprogramasaninexperiencedfourthgrader.AsmyinterestinmusicgrewIdecidedtofindaprivateinstructor.DuringmyfirstlessonIwassurprisedatwhatDr.Twasteaching—howtoholdtheviolaandplayopenstrings!TomethesewerebasicconceptsIhadlongagomastered.HoweverthefollowingweekwhatIthoughtIhadlearnedwaspletelydisproven.WithsuchhighexpectationsDr.Tcriticizedmanyaspectsofmypostureintonationandbowing音准和弓法.ButasIbecamemorefamiliarwithmyviolaDr.Tstartedassigningmeactualpositions.MeanwhileIbecamemoreandmoreinterestedinourschoolsensemble合奏组.Ifirstdecidedtobeeasectionleaderinmiddleschoolwhenweweregiventheopportunitytotryoutforourensemblesfirstandsecondchairs.DuringthefirstclassourconductorMrs.Vintroducedustoasectionleadersresponsibilities.Thesedutiesincludedhelpingotherswiththeconcertmusicandsettingagoodexample.AfterdiscussionIdecidedtotryoutandstartedpreparingtheassignedpiece.EverydayIwouldpracticeforatleast45minutes.Needlesstosaythiswaseasiersaidthandone.Itrequiredalotofconcentrationandwillpower.RegardlessbytheendoftheweekIhadbeemorefamiliarwiththemusic.Tomysurprisetheaudition试听processwasmorepleasantthanIhadimagined.AsIunpackedmyviolaIstartedtodoubtmydecision.HoweverwhenIenteredMrs.VshomelyofficeIfeltmorerelaxed.BytheendofmyauditionMrs.VsaidthatIhadagoodchanceofbeingtheprincipalviolist!ThenextdayduringorchestraIlearnedthatindeedIhadbeeoursectionsfirstchair.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文作者介绍了自己的音乐之路1.BeforetheauthorstudiedunderDr.Tshe________.A.hadneverplayedtheviolaB.hadexpressedinterestinmusicC.hadwrittensomepositionsD.hadbeenapromisingyoungartist解析选B 细节理解题由第一段的“AsmyinterestinmusicgrewIdecidedtofindaprivateinstructor.”可知,在师从Dr.T之前,作者就已经对音乐产生了浓厚的兴趣2.Theunderlinedword“disproven”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“________”.A.lazy B.wrongC.foolishD.surprised解析选B 词义猜测题由第二段的“thesewerebasicconceptsIhadlongagomastered”和“Dr.Tcriticizedmanyaspectsof...”可知,Dr.T批评并纠正了作者以前学过的关于如何拉中提琴的知识,这让她意识到以前学的完全是错误的3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthorA.Unusualandscholarly.B.Selfcenteredandproud.C.Independentandoptimistic.D.Hardworkinganddetermined.解析选D 推理判断题由第三段的“EverydayIwouldpracticeforatleast45minutes...Itrequiredalotofconcentrationandwillpower.”可知,为了成为学校合奏组的首席中提琴手,作者以坚强的意志刻苦练习4.Whenattendingtheauditiontheauthor________.A.feltconfidentofsucceedingB.receivedsomecareersguidanceC.leftagoodimpressiononMrs.VD.rememberedherfirstviolainstructor解析选C 推理判断题由最后一段的“BytheendofmyauditionMrs.VsaidthatIhadagoodchanceofbeingtheprincipalviolist!”可知,试听过程中作者给Mrs.V留下了好印象BTherehavebeensomeamazingquotesaboutmusicovertheyearsbutmyfavouriteesfromVictorHugo.ThefamousFrenchpoetoncesaid“Musicexpresseswhatcannotbeputintowords.”MostpeopleIknowlovelisteningtomusicbutnoteveryoneisbraveenoughtotryandplayit.Imamongthem.RegardlessofmyfearofperforminginpublicIstillwantedtolearnaninstrument—sowhenIwastenyearsoldIgotstarted.Imcertainthiswillhelpmeinotheraspectsofmylife.Iveoftenwonderedabouttheimpactmusichadonotherkids.IwasrecentlyluckyenoughtochatwithKristiWhitefromPensacolaFlorida.“Musicspeakstostudentsinawaythatothersubjectscannot;toputitsimplymusichastheabilitytokeepsomeuninterestedkidsinschool.Manystudiesshowthatinvolvementinmusicleadstopositivepersonalsocialandmotivationaloutes,”shesaid.Iwassurprisedtohearthatmusicwasthesolesubjectkeepingsomekidsinschool.AccordingtoastudybytheCentreforMusicResearchatFloridaStateUniversitystudentsatriskofnotsuccessfullypletingtheirhighschooleducationscitetheirparticipationintheartsasamajorreasonforstayinginschool.InmychatwithKristiIwasdisappointedtolearnaboutaworryingtrendthatmusicprogramsarebeingneglectedinschoolsaroundtheworld.Kristisaid“InrecentyearsIvewitnessedmanyschoolspletelyabolishingtheirmusiceducationprograms.Thisisabigmistake!Schoolsarelosingnotonlyanenrichingsubjectbutasubjectthatcanenrichstudentslivesandeducation.”Thisneedstochangequickly.Musicisagift;itbringspeopletogetherandclearlyplacesouryouthontherightpathgivingusthetoolstocopewithmanyoflifeschallenges.Itmakesabsolutelynosensethatsomeschoolsaretakingitoutoftheircurriculum.语篇解读音乐对学生的积极作用远超过我们的预想然而,一些学校却对此不重视,甚至有取消的趋势,这让作者大为失望5.ByquotingfromVictorHugotheauthormeans________.A.musicismorenecessarythanwordsB.thepowerofmusicishardtodescribeC.musicconveyssomeemotionwordscantD.asongleaveslistenerspletelysensitive解析选C 推理判断题根据第一段中的“Musicexpresseswhatcannotbeputintowords.”可推断出,音乐可以表达一些用语言无法表达的内容,故选C6.AccordingtoKristiWhitemusic________.A.enableskidstobesmarterB.buildsupstudentsconfidenceC.shouldbeamajorsubjectinschoolD.contributestosomepositiveoutes解析选D 细节理解题根据第三段中的“Manystudiesshowthatinvolvementinmusicleadstopositivepersonalsocialandmotivationaloutes”可知选D7.Astomusiceducationsbeingneglectedtheauthor________.A.turnedtoKristiforideasB.wonderedaboutthereasonsC.feltdisappointedattheunexpectedD.warnedteachersofthedisadvantages解析选C 细节理解题根据第五段第一句“InmychatwithKristiIwasdisappointedtolearnaboutaworryingtrendthatmusicprogramsarebeingneglectedinschoolsaroundtheworld.”可知选C8.ForwhatpurposeisthetextwrittenA.Totellreaderstheimportanceofmusic.B.Toexpresstheauthorsviewsonmusic.C.Toappealtochangestohappen.D.Tocriticizesomedoingsaboutmusic.解析选C 写作意图题根据最后一段中“Thisneedstochangequickly...”可知C项符合题意Ⅱ.阅读七选五Allaroundtheworldpeopleareworkinghardtomaketheircitiessaferandmorepleasantforpedestrians.Citieshavepaintedcrosswalksontheirstreetsmadestreetsnarrowerputintrafficlightsandspeedbumps减速带andmadeplanstohelpmorekidswalkorbiketoschool.ManypeoplehavelearnedfromamanfromBrisbaneAustralianamedDavidEngwicht.HisbookReclaimingOurCitiesandTownshasasimplemessage.__1__Kidsplayedthereandneighborsstoppedtheretotalk.Butnowstreetsarejustforcarsandtrucks.Peoplestayinsidetogetawayfromthenoiseanddangeroustrafficandwelosecontactwithourneighbors.__2__Peopleneedtotakebacktheirstreets.Engwichttravelsaroundtheworldhelpingpeoplethinkdifferentlyaboutpedestriansstreetsandneighborhoods.__3__HehasworkedinneighborhoodsfromHonolulutoScotland.WhileEngwichtwaswritinghisbookhelearnedhowneighborsinthecityofDelftintheNetherlandsstoppeddangeroustrafficontheirstreet.Theyputoldcouchestablesandplantersinthestreet.__4__Whenthepolicearrivedtheysawhowtheseillegalactionsmadethestreetssafer.Sooncityofficialsstartedplanningwaystomakecarsslowdownand“calm”thetraffic.Engwichtsaysweshouldthinkaboutstreetsasour“outdoorlivingroom”.__5__Inthefuturestreetswillbesafeplacesforchildrenagainandourneighborswillbeeourfriends.A.Carsandpedestrianscrowdedthestreet.B.Calmingthetrafficisjustthebeginning.C.Carscouldstillpassbuttheyhadtodriveslowly.D.Hesaysthatinthepaststreetsbelongedtoeverybody.E.Itshardtotakemeasurestosolvethetrafficproblems.F.Besideshisbooksandarticleshegivesmanyspeeches.G.Engwichtsaysthatweshouldusestreetsformorethanjusttransportation.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文澳大利亚人Engwicht倡导回收街道,解决交通问题,使街道成为家庭和邻里交往更安全的地方1.选D 下文的“Kidsplayedthereandneighborsstoppedtheretotalk.”是对D项中的“streetsbelongedtoeverybody”的解释2.选G 由下文的“Peopleneedtotakebacktheirstreets.”和Engwicht所做的努力可知,Engwicht认为街道不仅仅只是交通通道,还蕴含着更多的意义3.选F Engwicht致力于改善城市街道环境,由他四处宣讲他的想法可知,他不仅写书,还做演讲,并在社区中做工作故选F项4.选C 由下文的“madethestreetssafer...makecarsslowdown”可知,虽然Delft的市民在街道上放了很多东西,汽车仍可通行,但需要减慢速度5.选B 由上文Engwicht说的“streetsasour‘outdoorlivingroom’”可知,减缓汽车的通行速度仅仅只是开始,最终目的是让街道成为人们的“户外客厅”。