1、Section Reading and Thinking (1) 阅读理解 A Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the centre of Europe. Its the capital city of Austria and the centre of European classical music. In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna. In the Strauss family, there were t
2、wo composers called Johann Strauss: a father and a son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150
3、 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz. Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pie
4、ces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, the father and the son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect. 1. What do we know about Vienna from paragraph 1? A. Its a beautiful new city. B. Its on the Ri
5、ver Danube. C. Its in the centre of Austria. D. Its the centre of European pop music. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第一句细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Vienna is a beautiful old Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the centre of Europe.city on the River Danube in the centre of Europe.”可知可知, ,维维 也纳在多瑙河畔。也纳在多瑙河畔。 答
6、案：答案：B 2. What was Johann Strauss the elder famous for? A. The dance music. B. His son. C. The Blue Danube. D. The concerts. 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第三句细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“His dance music made him His dance music made him famous all over Europe.famous all over Europe.”可知可知, ,老施特劳斯因舞曲而著名。老施特劳斯因舞曲而著名。 答案：答案：A 3. Wha
7、t can be inferred about Mozart from the passage? A. He was stupid and lazy. B. He was clever but lazy. C. He was stupid but hard-working. D. He was clever and hard-working. 解析：解析：推理判断题。根据第三段可知推理判断题。根据第三段可知, ,莫扎特在很小的时候就会弹钢莫扎特在很小的时候就会弹钢 琴、 拉小提琴、 开音乐会琴、 拉小提琴、 开音乐会, ,并且还谱曲数百首并且还谱曲数百首, ,由此推断莫扎特非常聪由此推断莫扎特
8、非常聪 明且努力。明且努力。 答案：D 4. This passage can be found most probably in the part of in a newspaper. A. News B. Recreation(娱乐) C. Ad D. Sport 解析：解析：推理判断题。本篇文章主要介绍了三个著名的作曲家推理判断题。本篇文章主要介绍了三个著名的作曲家, ,均与新均与新 闻、广告和体育无关闻、广告和体育无关, ,应该能在报纸娱乐版面读到这篇文章。应该能在报纸娱乐版面读到这篇文章。 答案：B B Country music is one of the most popular
9、 kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and eventslove, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂的), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
10、 Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from two kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play the guitars, and in the 1920s they star
11、ted using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War , thousands of southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country we
12、nt to army camps(军 营) in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country. Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canadain small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1,2
13、00 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and southerners is now popular all over the world. 5. Where does country music come from acco
14、rding to the passage? A. The Northeast and Midwest. B. Factories and army camps in the South. C. The Appalachian Mountains and the West. D. Real-life stories in small towns. 解析：解析： 细节理解题。 根据文章第二段可知它起源于两个地方细节理解题。 根据文章第二段可知它起源于两个地方阿巴阿巴 拉契亚山及西部拉契亚山及西部, ,故选故选 C C。 答案：C 6. Where was country music mainly
15、popular before World War ? A. In the South. B. In the North. C. In the Midwest. D. In the Northeast. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第二段细节理解题。根据第二段“It was popular mostly in the It was popular mostly in the South.South.”可知二战之前乡村音乐主要在南部流行可知二战之前乡村音乐主要在南部流行, ,故选故选 A A。 答案：A 7. Which of the following is NOT true according
16、 to the passage? A. Country music is about human feelings and events. B. Country music is sung by stars all in English. C. Country music is popular among city people today. D. City people didnt like country music at first. 解析：解析：推理判断题。根据最推理判断题。根据最后一段后一段“English stars sing it in English stars sing it
17、 in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages.own languages.”可知乡村音乐并不是全用英文歌唱的可知乡村音乐并不是全用英文歌唱的, ,故选故选 B B。 答案：B C Michael Jackson was on the road of performing when he was five years old. As is known t
18、o all, the road to fame and fortune is a long, hard one. Michael remembers those early years when he was young. “My father was a machine operator,” he explained, “and he worked at a steel plant. My mother worked at Sears, a big department store. But they were both musicians.” Michaels father Joe Jac
19、kson realised his sons had a lot of talent, and he knew he could train them to become fine musicians. In those days there were plenty of music groups and some of them were very good. He knew if his sons were to stand out, they would have to be the best. Practice makes perfect. And the Jackson boys p
20、ractised! Gradually the group took shape. Then word of this group began to get around. Thus Michael got a chance to do some solo songs. In the following years, Michael was always on the top. One million records of his were sold in New Zealand, which has only a total population of three million! When
21、 Michael was eighteen, he entered another field of his career(生涯)acting. “I plan to star in movies,” he told his friends, “but of course, my first love is music.” Michael wrote a lot of his own songs. “Songs came about in the strangest ways,” he said. “Ill just wake up from sleeping and there is a w
22、hole song coming into my head. And then I put it down on the paper.” Still, with all his success, Michael managed to keep his head calm. “I just do a different job from other people,” he said, “but it doesnt make me think Im better than other people.” To be quite honest, his fans just love to hear a
23、nd watch him! 8. What can we know from the passage? A. Michael Jacksons parents enjoyed music a lot. B. Michaels mother worked in a factory when he was young. C. Michaels father spent a lot of time in drinking. D. Michael began to earn money when he was only four years old. 解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的细节理解题。
24、根据第二段中的 “But they were both But they were both musicmusicians.ians.”可知可知,Michael Jackson,Michael Jackson 的父母非常喜欢音乐。的父母非常喜欢音乐。 答案：A 9. What did Joe Jackson realise? A. His children didnt need much practice. B. His children had little talent to be musicians. C. His children couldnt become famous if th
25、ey werent the best. D. There were a small number of music groups in those days. 解析：解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中推理判断题。根据第三段中“He knew if his sons were to He knew if his sons were to stand out, they would have to be the best.stand out, they would have to be the best.”可知可知,Joe Jackson,Joe Jackson 意识到如果他的孩子们不能做到最好就很难
26、出名。意识到如果他的孩子们不能做到最好就很难出名。 答案：C 10. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. How Mr Jackson trained his children. B. How the Jacksons became successful. C. Why Michael is so popular all over the world. D. How Michael becomes so popular all over the world. 解析：解析：主旨大意题。从整篇文章来看主旨大意题。从整篇文章来看, ,文章主要讲述的是文章主要
27、讲述的是 Michael Michael JacksonJackson 如何从一个孩子一步一步走向成功的。故选如何从一个孩子一步一步走向成功的。故选 D D。 答案：D D Five tips for safe running We all know that exercise is good for our health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health p
28、roblems. Running is good exercise, but it can be hard on the body. 11 Take it easy. Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push themselves too bad. The body needs time to get used to increases in distance or speed. 12 Listen to your body. Most running i
29、njuries do not come unexpectedly. 13 They may include body aches, sore muscles(肌肉 酸痛) and pain that does not go away. 14 There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoes that offer the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly, you should replace your shoes every 5
30、00 to 800 kilometres. Take good notes. Take time after each run to write down what you did and how you felt. Look for patterns, things that happen over and over again. These notes will help you find the best exercise for you. Cross train. As we said earlier, running is hard on your body. So physical
31、 fitness experts suggest some forms of cross training to improve muscle balance and to help you stay injury free. They say swimming, yoga, and riding a bicycle are good exercises to combine with running. 15 A. Get good running shoes. B. Usually, there are warning signs. C. Running may also help you
32、live longer. D. These exercises are easier on the body. E. Muscles and joints(关节) need time to recover. F. As advertisements for the running shoes Nike say, “Just do it.” G. Here are five ideas to reduce the risk of injuries. 答案：11. G 12. E 13. B 14. A 15. D Reading and Thinking (2) 基础测评 . 单句语法填空 1.
33、 His (perform) in the test was not good enough. 2. John has gone to hospital for special (treat). 3. Listening to music enables us (feel) relaxed. 4. The difficulty was how he could prove his ideas other scientists. 5. Our (origin) plan was to go to Spain, but it was too expensive. 6. He showed his
34、ticket to the (conduct) and got on. 7. I use the short-wave radio to get the (late) news. 8. This (compose) is writing a beautiful song. 9. These ocean waves are among the earths most complicated natural (phenomenon). 10. The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world (sing) with o
35、ne voice. 答案： 1. performance 2. treatment 3. to feel 4. to 5. original 6. conductor 7. latest 8. composer 9. phenomena 10. to sing . 用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空 come up with, hundreds of, take part in, fall in love with, for the first time, graduate from, lead to, more than 1. They all dressed up to the New Yea
36、rs party. 2. An unexpected discovery makes me deeply this place. 3. Students often travel miles to get here. 4. Several of the members suggestions of their own already. 5. I will Peking University with a masters degree in June of this year. 6. They talked on the phone for an hour. 7. Too much work a
37、nd too little rest often illness. 8. He looked at me without speaking, and I could see the pride that filled him. 答案：1. take part in 2. fall in love with 3. hundreds of 4. have come up with 5. graduate from 6. more than 7. leads to 8. for the first time . 语法填空 Imagine 1. (have) the opportunity to si
38、ng together with 2. (hundred) of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record 3. (they) while they perform alone on video. These videos are uploaded 4._the Internet, and they are put together into one video 5. you can see onlinea virtual
39、choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhereall you need is a video camera and an Internet 6. (connect). You dont even need a studio. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. It 7. (enable) them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the 8
40、. (globe) community. It 9. (prove) to be a positive influence on 10. lives of many people since it was created. 答案：1. having 2. hundreds 3. themselves 4. onto 5. that 6. connection 7. enables 8. global 9. has proved 10. the 提升测评 . 阅读理解 A teacher says music education in schools has kind of turned int
41、o amusement. Classroom lessons focus heavily on pop while understanding the classical art form and its history should be paid attention to. A professor in music and music education at the University of NSW, Robert Walker, argues that all students should study the works of Western classical composers
42、 such as Haydn and Tchaikovsky. Professor Walker says students are missing out on an important part of the cultural heritage because they fail to study classical music, as the little music that children learn at school is mainly pop. The lack of music teaching is serious, especially in government sc
43、hools where there are not enough specialist music teachers. A national review in 2005 made 15 suggestions, but Professor Walker said it still failed to deal with the lack of classical music taught in schools. “Im not against pop music, but its very simple, and not difficult either to play or to sing
44、,” Professor Walker says. “But classical music is challenging and although it is part of Australias cultural heritage, most children learn it only through Hollywood films.” “At least children ought to know whats happening in Western culture. Its part of the cultural heritage,” he says. “Asian studen
45、ts know more about Western classical music than most children in the West.” Professor Walker has taught music and music teachers in Britain, Canada and Australia and is a former chief examiner for the International Baccalaureate and a former chairman of the research committee of the International So
46、ciety for Music Education. Professor Walker says no school curriculum(课程) in Australia lists a piece of music that children should study, such as the Mendelssohns. “This lack of standard texts means that some children can be brought up totally on Western classical music, others on Elvis Presley, or
47、on any music the teacher wants to teach. The situation should be changed as soon as possible,” he says. 1. Whats the problem in music education in Professor Walkers opinion? A. Children know nothing about their cultural heritage. B. Classical music education isnt valued in schools. C. Pop music is s
48、imple and not difficult to play and sing. D. Australian schools need more specialist music teachers. 解析：解析： 细节理解题。细节理解题。 由第一段最后一句由第一段最后一句“ the classical art form the classical art form and its history should be paid attention to.and its history should be paid attention to.”可知可知 Robert Robert WalkerW
49、alker 教授的观点是重视古典音乐。故选教授的观点是重视古典音乐。故选 B B。 答案：B 2. Why should students study classical music according to the passage? A. It is part of the cultural heritage. B. It is good for their growing up. C. It is difficult to play and sing. D. It is popular only in Asia. 解析：解析： 细节理解题。细节理解题。 由第三段第一句由第三段第一句“ says students are missing says students are missing out on an important part of out on an important part of the cultural heritage the cultural heritage ”可知可知, , 学生应当重视并学习古典音乐学生应当重视并学习古典音乐, ,因为它是文化遗产的一部分。 故选因为它是文化遗产的一部分。 故选 A A。 答案：A 3. According to the passage, which one is different from the
