Unit5 Music.閱讀理解AMusicisaboomingandrespectedindustryintodaysworld.Karaoke,concerts,music-basedgameshowsandonlinestreamingallgiveusaccesstothisextremelyimportantformofentertainment.Themusicawardsareaceremoniouseventthatcommemorates(慶祝)artistsandsingersontheiroutstandingmusic-basedperformanceoverthepastyear.Bands,popidols,andmusicallegendsareallcelebratedduringaluxurymusicalevening.Theawardsceremonyrecognizesandcongratulatesdifferentartistsandtheircontributiontothemusicindustry.Artistsandsingerscreateandcomposealotofnewmusicinthehopeofbeingrecognizedandnominated(提名)forthisadmiredevent.Therearedifferentawardsthataregivenoutatthesemusicalceremonies.Basedonthedifferentmusicgenres(流派)andthedifferentgeniusesthatareinthisindustry,therearediversecategory-basedawardsgivenout.Musicawardsgiveouttrophies(獎(jiǎng)杯)andrecognitionforthebestalbumoftheyear,thebestnewartistaswellasthebestsongsinthedifferentmusicalcategories.Boybands,iconsandpopsingersallhaveanopportunitytowinaprizeatthisevent.Thevotingandnominationprocesscanbequitelaborious.Firstofall,thecommitteeinchargeofhostingtheeventneedstodeterminewhichsingersmeetthecriteriafortheawards.Thecriteriaincludethetypeofsongstheysing,howsuccessfultheirsongsareandhowwellknowntheyaretothepublic.Afterchoosingasmallernumberofartistsforeachcategory,thenamesaregiventothepublicwhothenvotefortheirfavouritewithineachcategory.Thevotingprocessendsjustbeforethemusicawards,wherethevotesarecountedandtheresultsarefinalized.1.Whocannotgetthechancetobehonouredatthemusicawards?A.Karaokeidols.B.Popsingers.C.Musiccomposers.D.Musicbands.2.Whichofthefollowingisthelaststepofthevotingprocess?A.Countingthevotes.B.Finalizingtheresults.C.Choosingsomeoftheartists.D.Announcingthelistofcandidates.3.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thepopularsongsinthemusicalcategories.B.Differentmusicgenresanddifferentartists.C.Music,aboomingandrespectedindustry.D.Anintroductiontomusicawards.BTheguzhengisatraditionalChinesemusicalinstrument.Itbelongstothezither(齊特琴)familyofstringinstruments.Itistheparentofmanymusicalinstrumentsofsomeothercountries.Theguzhengshouldnotbeconfusedwiththeguqin,anotherancientChinesezitherbutwithoutbridges.Nowtheguzhengisthezitherwithmovablebridgesandusually21strings,althoughitcanhavefrom1525strings.Theguzhengsstringswereformerlymadeofsilk,thoughmostplayersusedmetalstringsbythe20thcentury.Sincethemid-20thcenturymostperformersusesteelstrings.Theguzhenghasalargeresonantcavity(共振腔).TheguzhenghasexistedsincetheWarringStatesperiodandbecameespeciallypopularduringtheQinDynasty.Thenumberofstringsontheguzhenghasalwaysfluctuated.Therewereasfewas6toasmanyas23stringsduringtheTangDynasty.TheearliestrecordoftheguzhengbelongedtothehistorianSimaQian.Until1961,thecommonguzhenghad16strings,althoughbythemid-20thcenturythe18-stringguzhengwasalsoinuse.In1961,MiaoJinlin,togetherwithWangXunzhi,introducedthefirst21-stringguzhengaftertwoyearsofresearchanddevelopment.In1960,theyalsoinventedthe “S-shaped” leftstringrest,whichwasquicklyadoptedbyallguzhengmakersandisstillusedtoday.Thiscurveallowsforgreatereaseintuningthestringsand,combinedwithstringsofdifferentthickness,allowsforgreaterresonanceinboththedeeperandthehigherpitch(音調(diào))ranges.The21-stringguzhengisthemostcommonlyusedone,butsometraditionalmusiciansstillusethe16-stringone.4.WecaninferfromParagraph1that.A.theguzhengisamusicalinstrumentoriginatingfromJapanB.thereisonlyonekindofstringinstrumentinChinaC.therearemanykindsofguzhengintheworldD.manymusicalinstrumentsinothercountriesarerelatedtotheguzheng5.WhichofthefollowingmaterialsmayNOThavebeenusedtomakethestringsoftheguzhengprobably?A.Silk.B.Steel.C.Wood.D.Copper.6.Theunderlinedword “fluctuated” inParagraph3canbereplacedby “”.A.jumpedB.changedC.flowedD.waved7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheguqinisanancientChinesezitherwithbridges.B.TheguzhengbecameespeciallypopularintheTangDynasty.C.Allmusiciansdontusethe21-stringguzheng.D.MiaoJinlininventedthe “S-shaped” leftstringresthimself.語法填空閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。KBG84isaone-of-a-kindgirlbandinJapanconsistingof33singinganddancinggrannies,withanaverageageof84.Theoldestmember,HamYamashiro,is97yearsold!Thenewband,1.(base)intheremoteislandofKohamainOkinawa,is2.hugehitinthecountry.Manypeoplearerathershockedbytheir3.(succeed).Theirlyricsareabouttheislandandnature.Theseelderlywomenareextremelyattractiveand4.(energy)whentheyperform.Theirenergyandenthusiasmisamazing,5.(consider)theirage.Infact,nooneundertheageof806.(allow)intotheband.Okinawanislandershaveoneofthe7.(high)lifeexpectancies(預(yù)期壽命)intheworld.Theirdietchieflyconsistsofvegetablesandlocalsweetpotatoes,withnopracticallyaddedsugar.ButMenakasayssheisntparticular8.herdiet.Shekeepsfitbydoinghousework.KBG84istheinventionofJapanesemusicianKikuoTsuchida,9.haslivedinKohamafor20years.Thebandrecentlysignsarecorddeal,andperforms10.(wonder)afullhouseforeveryperformance.Theseniorsareconstantlyfollowedaroundbycameracrews,buttheyprefertositaroundchattingaboutlife.短文改錯(cuò)WhenIwasinhighschool,Iwantedtogetascholarshiptoauniversity.Ilikedsinging,soItryoutforascholarshipformusic.ButIfailedtogetone.Iwasrealupset.Ifeltlikefailure.Ijustkeptfeelingsorryforme.However,afterafewday,IdecidednottoletonesinglelosstokeepmefromdoingwhatIloved.ButIcheeredupanddevotedmyselftosingagain.Ithinkthatacceptingfailureisthatweneedtodofirstbeforewesuccesseventually.書面表達(dá)假定你是李華,你的美國朋友 Paul 告訴你他對中國文化很感興趣,希望了解中國古典音樂。請你給他回復(fù)一封郵件,內(nèi)容包括:1.簡單介紹中國古典音樂(樂器、音樂風(fēng)格、和西方音樂的不同等);2.你會(huì)送他一張二胡音樂的 CD。參考詞匯:古典音樂classicalmusic; 樂器musicalinstrument; 西方音樂westernmusic注意:1.詞數(shù) 100 左右;2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫;3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearPaul,Howiseverythinggoing?Yours,LiHua課時(shí)作業(yè)(十). A【文章大意】 本文是一篇說明文,主要對音樂獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的產(chǎn)生進(jìn)行了簡要的介紹。1.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句和最后一句并結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知,只有A選項(xiàng)沒有機(jī)會(huì)獲得音樂獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng),故選A。本題可用排除法。2.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段最后兩句可知,投票過程的最后一步就是把結(jié)果定下來。故選B。3.D主旨大意題。根據(jù)對文章的整體理解可知,本文是一篇說明文,主要對音樂獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的產(chǎn)生進(jìn)行了簡要的介紹,故選D。B【文章大意】 本文是一篇說明文,主要介紹了中國的傳統(tǒng)樂器古箏的歷史、發(fā)展和種類。4.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第三句可推知,許多其他國家的樂器和古箏有聯(lián)系,故選D。5.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的內(nèi)容可推知,人們曾用絲綢、金屬做琴弦,后來用鋼,并沒有提到用木頭做琴弦,故選C。6.B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段第三句可推知,“The number of strings on the guzheng has always fluctuated.”的意思是“古箏琴弦的數(shù)量一直在改變”,故選B。7.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句可知,并不是所有的音樂家都用21弦的古箏,故選C。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇說明文,主要對日本老年女子樂隊(duì)KBG84做了簡要的介紹。1.based考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。base和句子謂語is之間沒有連詞,故用非謂語,且和句子主語the new band構(gòu)成邏輯上的被動(dòng)關(guān)系,故用過去分詞作后置定語。2.a考查冠詞。hit在此處是名詞,且第一次在文章中出現(xiàn),故用不定冠詞修飾。3.success考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。與形容詞性物主代詞their呼應(yīng)可知,此處用名詞形式,即success。4.energetic考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)語境and提示可知,此處與attractive呼應(yīng),故用形容詞形式,在句子中作表語。5.considering考查介詞。此處considering是介詞,意為“鑒于”,后跟名詞作賓語,符合語境。6.is allowed考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)和語態(tài)。allow和句子主語no one構(gòu)成邏輯上的被動(dòng)關(guān)系,且表示客觀的描述,故用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)形式。7.highest考查形容詞最高級。根據(jù)語境one of提示可知,此處表示最高級的含義,修飾名詞life expectancies。8.about考查介詞。 be particular about意為“對挑剔”,符合語境,故用介詞about。9.who考查定語從句。who引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句,在從句中作主語,修飾先行詞Japanese musician Kikuo Tsuchida。10.wonderfully考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。副詞修飾動(dòng)詞、副詞、形容詞或者整個(gè)句子,在句子中作狀語,故用副詞wonderfully修飾動(dòng)詞perform。.When I was in high school, I wanted to get a scholarship to a university. I liked singing, so I try out for a triedscholarship for music. But I failed to get one. I was real upset. I felt like a failure. I just kept feeling sorry for reallyme. However, after a few day, I decided not to let one single loss to keep me from doing what I loved. But myself days SoI cheered up and devoted myself to sing again. I think that accepting failure is that we need to do first before singing whatwe success eventually. succeed.One possible version:Dear Paul, How is everything going? Im so glad to know you adore Chinese culture. Without doubt, Chinese classical music is one of the typical symbols. Actually, in China, Chinese classical music is never out of date. It is often played by many gifted musicians who play traditional Chinese musical instruments like guzheng, the yangqin, the pipa, xiao and so on. Different from western music, Chinese traditional melody is connected to Chinese poetry, which makes it more charming. When you listen to it, you must be personally on the scene, just like communicating with the composer. In order to let you know more about it, I will send you a CD of music played by erhu. After you experience elements from different cultures, you will know the power and the beauty of the music. Hopefully you will enjoy it!Yours,Li Hua