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单元测试-Unit4Wildlife protection题号―，二三总分得分
一、阅读理解AFor somepeople,music isno funat all.About tourpercent of the populationis whatscientistscall“amusic,Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes音调.Amusicpeopleoftencannot tellthe differencebetween twosongs.Amusics canonly hearthe differencebetween twonotes ifthey arevery farapart on themusical scale.As aresult,songs soundlike noiseoan amusic.Many amusicscompare thesound ofmusictopieces ofmetalhitting eachother.Life canbe hardfbr amusics.Their inabilityto enjoy music sethem apartfrom others.Il canbe difficultfbr otherpeopleto identifywith theircondition.In fact,most peoplecannot beginto graspwhat itfeels liketobe amusic.Just goingtoa restaurantora shoppingmall canbe uncomfortableor evenpainful.That iswhy manyamusics intentionallystay awayfrom places where thereismusic.However,this canresult inwithdrawal andsocial isolation.I usedto hateparties,“says Margaret,a scvcnty-ycar-old womanwhoonlyrccenilydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsarcdifierentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusic.Thedifferenceis complex,and itdoesnt involvedefective hearing.Amusics canunderstand othernoninusical soundswell.They alsohave noproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcantseecertaincolors.Manyamusicsarehappywhentheircondition isfinally diagnosed.For years.Margaret feltembarrassed abouther problemwith music.Now sheknows thatshe isnot alone.Thereis anameforher condition.Thatmakes iteasierforhertoexplain.When peopleinvitemetoaconcert,Ijust say,*Nothanks.Im amusic,1says Margaret.w Ijust wishI hadlearned tosay thatwhen I was seventeenand notseventy.M
1.Which of the followingis trueof amusicsA.Listening to music isfar fromenjoyable forthem.B.They loveplaceswherethey arelikely tohear music.C.They caneasilytell twodifferent songsapart.D.Tlieir situationis wellunderstood bymusicians.
2.According toparagraph3,a personwith“defective hearing“is probablyone who.A.dislikes listeningto speechesB.can hearanything nonmusicalC.has ahearing problemD.lacks acomplex hearingsystem
3.In thelast paragraph.Margaret expressedher wishthat.A.her problemwith musichad beendiagnosed earlierB.she wereseventeen yearsold rather than seventjC.her problemcould beeasily explainedD.she were able tomeet otheramusics
4.What is the passagemainly concernedwithA.Amusicsstrangebehaviours.B.Somepeoplesinabilitytoenjoyinusic.C.Musicaltalentandbrainstruclure.D.Identificationand treatmentof amusics.BPublicschoolsinWashington.D.C.providestudentswithmusicalinstrumentsforfree.Whensomethinggoeswrongwithaninstrumenl.Charles West and LarryJernigan do（he repairs.Both inenapproach theirwork witha passion（激情）.For them,its importantthatstudents havea joyfulexperience withinusic.The twohave workedtogether foralmost20years.This yearalone,theyve fixedabout450instruments.Bothmenaremusiciansandmusiclovers,solearningtodorepairscamenaturally.Ihavebeenamusicianallmylife.saysWest.Iplayedinanorchestrahereinthecity.Imajoredinmusicincollege.Iplayedinanarmyband.Jernigansmusicalinterestsarc varied.Iwasformerly trainedin the piano andguitar.The altosax,and theflute,I pickedup whileworking here.In additiontofixing instruments,the Iwoalso goto sch（x）ls loinsiruct teachersand studentson howlo makeminor repairson theirown.Westbelieves ifchildren startearly andstay concernedwith music,it enrichesother areasof iheirlives.see thatin otherkids.I seeitin myself.I haveseen ithundreds of times andit works,nhe says.They learnteamwork.They learnpatience andrespect.But Westhasconcerns aboutthe futureof musicin（he electronicage.This instantage hastaken awayfrom thesit-down,the patience.Andto learnto playan instrument,it takespatience,it takesdiligence,it takestime.M Beingable toenjoymusic onthe job isone ofthebenefits ofthe job.Both menagree theirbest rewardsare thestudents performances.
5.Whats thejob ofWestandJernigan atschoolA.Teaching music.B.Writing music.C.Making musicalinstruments.D.Repairing musicalinstruments.
6.They lovethejobbecause theycan.A.earn moremoneyB.learn repairskillsC.enjoy niusicD.watch performances
7.Which ofthe followingis trueofthetwo menA.They havefixed450instruments in the past20years.B.They canplay andrepair musicalinstruments.C.Jernigan usedto playinan armyband.D.West wastrained to play the piano.
8.According toWest,what canpeople learnfrom musicA.Teamwork andpatience.B.The valueoftime.C.The truthof society.D.Diligence andconfidence.
9.What ismainly talkedabout in the textA.How torepair musicalinstruments.B.Learning experiencesof tworepainnen.C.How toprepare amusical perfonnance.D.Theenjoyable jobof twomusic lovers.cSamuelOsmondisai9-ycar-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydilTicullmusical piecesbymusicians suchas Chopinand Beethovenjust afewminutes afterhe hearsihem.He learnsapiece ofmusicby listeningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksabouthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata奏鸣曲byBeethoven.Hesurprised everyonearoundhim.Amazedthatherememberedthis longanddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssay Samuel is unbelievable.They sayhis abilityis veryrare,but Samueldoesnt evenrealize thatwhat hecan dois special.Samuelwantedo becomea lawyeras itwas the wish of his parents,but musicteachers toldhim heshould studymusic instead.Now.he studieslaw and music.Samuel cantunderstand whyeveryone isso surprised.I grewup withmusic.My motherplayed thepiano andmy fatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago.Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons,itconieseasilytome-ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind—eachandeverynote.saysSamuel.Recently,Samuelperibnnedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingpcrfonnancc.He isnow learninga piecethat isso difficultthat manyprofessional pianistscant playit.Samuel saysconfidently.Its allaboutsupermemory—Iguess Ihavethatgift.However.Samuelsabilitytorememberthingsdoesntstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysayshatevenwhen he was ayoung boy.Samuel heardsomeone reada story,and thenhe couldretell thestory wordfor word.Samuelisstill onlyateenager.He doesntknow whathewants todointhefuture.For now,he isjust happyoplaybeautiful music andcontinue hisstudies.
1.Whal isspecial about Samuel OsmondA.He has a giftfor writingmusic.B.He canwrite downthe notehe hears.C.He isatop studental thelaw school.D.Hecan playthemusical piecehe hears.
11.What canwe learnfrom Paragraph2A.Samuel choselaw againstthewishof hisparents.B.Samuel plannedto bea lawyerratherthana musician.C.Samuel thinksofhimself as a manof greatmusical ability.1）.Samuel studieslawandmusiconthe adviceofhisteachers.
12.Everyone aroundSamuel wassurprised becausehe.A.received agood earlyeducation inmusicB.played the guitar and thepianoperfectlyC.could play thepianowithout readinginusicD.could playtheguitarbetter thanhis father
13.What canwe inferaboutSamuelin Paragraph4A.He becamefamous duringa specialevent athis college.B.He isproud ofhis abilityto rememberthings accurately.C.He playsthepiano betterthan manyprofessional pianists.D.He impressedthe audienceby playingall themusical pieces.
14.Which ofthe followingisthebest titleofthepassageA.TheQualitiesofaMusicianB.TheStoryofaMusicalTalentC.TheImportanceofEarlyEducationD.TheRelationshipbetweenMemoryand Music.
二、完形填空The famouscomposer（作曲家），Albert Roussel,didnt havea gotxistart inthis career.However,he achieveda greatdeal ofsuccessasaresult ofa
15.Roussels parentsdied whenhewaseight andhe wentto livewith his
16.As alittle boy,he fellinlove withmusicand17himself aboutit byreading throughthe familycollection（hat hismother kept,18which therewerealot ofrelatedbooks.Three yearslater,Roussels grandfatherdied,and hismothers sisterdecided to19him.Her husbandwas akind manand20for youngRoussels musiclessons.One summervacation ata Belgianseaside addeda second21to his life-the sea.Then hestudiedto bea navalcadet（海军学员），but stillmade time to study
22.In theFrench Navy,he andtwo friendsfound tlictimeto23a band,playing theworks ofBeethoven andother
24.Roussel also began composing.On Christmasday
1892.he hadhis firstchance to25asacomposer,which turnedoul（obea success.Tliat success26Roussel towrite awedding march（婚礼进行曲），and oneofhis navyfriends27to showit toa famousconductor.Edouard Colonne.When Rousselsfriend28with themanuscript（手稿），he reportedthat Colonnehad advisedRoussel to29his navalcareer anddevote hislife tomusic.Not long
30.atthe ageof
25.Rousseldecided to31Edouard Colonnesadvice.He gavehis heartand soulto hiscomposing and32a majorforce intwentieth centuryFrenchmusic.Because ofEduoard Colonnesinspiring33,Roussel devotedhislifetomusic-but Roussels34friend lateradmitted that he hadmadeit up.He saidhe hadnever evenshown Rousselsmanuscript to the famousconductor.
15.A.jokeB.lieC.guessD.hope
16.A.ncighborB.auntC.leacherD.grandfather
17.A.taughtB.choscC.improvedD.asked
18.A.amongB.betweenC.withinD.before
19.A.missB.catchC.raiseD.leave
20.A.paidB.appliedC.looked!）,waited
21.A.pageB.loveC.wishD.job
22.A.artB.EnglishC.danceD.music
23.A.deal withB.make forC.set upD.take away
24.A.leachersB.proiessorsC.composcrsD.singers
25.A.perfonnB.produccC.studyD.publish
26.A.foundB.encouragedC.forbadeD.wanted
27.A.cameB.broughtC.refusedD.offered
28.A.wentB.returnedC.leftD.ran
29.A.give upB.keep toC.begin withD.focus on
30.A.howeverB.thereforeC.afterwardsD.then
31.A.repeaiB.changeC.correctD.follow
32.A.bevamcB.rcplaccdC.improvedD.grasped
33.A.willB.rcquestC.orderD.advice
34.A.schoolB.navyC.musicD.work
三、语法填空
35.There wasonce aKing wholiked musicso muchthathesearched theworld forthe⑴（good）instrumentthere was.One day,a wizard（巫师）offered theKing aharp（竖琴）.The Kingtook⑵tothepalace.but⑶he startedplayingit.the harpwas outof tune曲调.Many other4music triedit.and theyagreed thatthe harpwas uselessandtheKing hadbeencheated.Theharp5throwoutasrubbish.Apoorlittlegirllaterfound theharpand⑹decidetohaveatryeventhoughshedidntknowhowtoplay.Sheplayedandplayed,hewholedaythrough,formonthsandyears,alwayswiththeharpoutoftune,butplayingbetterand better.Then oneday,⑺sudden,the harpstarted toplaythemost beautifultunes.It was⑻magic harp,and couldonly beplayedwell bysomeone willingto putinthenecessary interestand effort.The Kingheard themusic fromhis window,and summoned传唤ihcgirltothepalace.WhentheKingsawtheharpplaying,hewas9fillwithjoy.Atthatmomenthemadethegirlhisownprivatemusician,10giveher andher familymany riches.1⑺89101~4•【答案】A、C、A、B5~
9.【答案】D、C、B、A、D
1074.【答案】D、B、C、B、B I5~
34.【答案】B、D、A、A、C、A、B、D、C、C、A、B、D、B、A、C、D、A、D、B
35.【答案】【小题1】best【小题2】il【小题3】when【小题4】musicians【小题5】was thrown【小题6】decided【小题7】suddenly【小题8】a【小题9】filled【小题10]giving。
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