1、Section Discovering Useful Structures 一、句型转换 1.As she was absorbed in her game,she forgot to have lunch. ,she forgot to have lunch. 2.As he was encouraged by his parents,the boy decided to try again. ,the boy decided to try again. 3.Although he had been reminded two times,he still forgot his homewor
2、k. ,he still forgot his homework. 4.When it is seen from the hill,the city looks more beautiful. ,the city looks more beautiful. 二、完成句子 1.被这里的美所吸引,他们决定再待一周。 ,they decided to stay for another week. 2.因为对结果很失望,他决定放弃研究。 ,he decided to give up the research. 3.听说你要来中国,我非常高兴。 I that you will come to China
3、. 4.他在踢足球时,摔断了左腿。 While he was playing football,his left leg . 5.被狗咬了两次,这个邮递员拒绝再进入这个村子。 ,the postman refused to enter the village again. 三、阅读理解 A As the saying goes,“Without music,life would be a mistake.” Music is very important in our lives and here are four of the greatest musicians in history. L
4、udwig van Beethoven(1770-1827) Born in Bonn,Germany,Beethoven never held an official position in Vienna.He supported himself by giving concerts,teaching the piano,and the sale of his compositions(作 曲).The last 30 years of Beethovens life were filled with a lot of hard times,the first of which was hi
5、s deafness.Beethovens music greatly influenced the next generation of musicians. Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750) Bach,“the father of modern music”,was born in Eisenach,Germany.His parents died when he was nine years old,and in 1695 he went to live with his brother Johann Christoph,who was an organi
6、st(风琴手) in Ohrdruf.He stayed there until 1700.Seven years later,he moved back to Weimar,where he served as court(宫廷) organist for nine years.His music greatly influenced classical music. Frederic Chopin(1810-1849) Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola,Poland.He showed a talent for the piano at a very you
7、ng age.Chopin began composing when he was still a child,but some of his early works have been lost.He gave his first public concert in 1818.Chopin was considered as the leading musician of his time. Franz Schubert(1797-1828) Schubert was born and died in Vienna.Unlike most of his predecessors(前辈),Sc
8、hubert was not a great performer.He never had much money but he was very productive.He wrote his first masterpiece when he was only sixteen.However,he died young,before his talents had even been known. 1.Beethoven did not make a living by . A.teaching students B.giving concerts C.selling his works D
9、.doing business 2.Bach worked as an organist in Weimar until . A.1765 B.1707 C.1750 D.1716 3.Who is called “the father of modern music”? A.Beethoven. B.Bach. C.Chopin. D.Schubert. 4.What do we know about the four musicians? A.They all lived a hard life at their old age. B.They were all good at playi
10、ng the piano. C.They became famous at a young age. D.They were all talented musicians. B Tonight,my piano concert was the most important thing in my family.My grandparents were coming by plane to hear me play.Even my busy Aunt Dianne who is on TV every night reading the news,was coming. But one thin
11、g was for sure.I would never win an award for my piano playing.And thats just because the more I practised,the more nervous I got.So there I was,on stage,in my beautiful dress,and I sat down at the piano.But when I started to play,I hit a wrong note.I told myself to start over.But then I hit the wro
12、ng note again.It was as if I hadnt practised at all. Finally the disaster was over.I ran off the stage.I couldnt understand why people were applauding.But they were.My mom and my dad had flowers for me,and we were all supposed to go out for a nice dinner,but I couldnt.I just wanted to go home and cr
13、y and never go anywhere again.After we went back home,Aunt Dianne just came in and sat down on the side of my bed. “It was my first night on the air,” she said.“I had never been on television before,and I made a mistake.I mispronounced my name and the name of the news show.And you know what?No one e
14、ven noticed but me.Just like tonight,no one noticedjust you.” Aunt Dianne was right.I think we are harder on ourselves than anyone else is.Maybe I will leave my room.And maybe,Ill play the piano again. 5.The underlined part “the disaster” in Paragraph 3 refers to . A.the loud cheer of the audience B
15、.the laughs from the audience C.the authors piano performance D.the authors long dress 6.We can infer from the text that . A.music played a big role in the authors life B.the author enjoyed staying with her family C.piano practice made the author fell confident D.the author got support from her fami
16、ly 7.What did the author learn from her piano performance? A.Dont be too hard on yourself. B.Things seldom go as well as people expect. C.No one will care what others have done. D.Never think much of a matter. 8.What would be the best title for the text? A.My Piano Lesson B.My Family and I C.My Aunt
17、 Dianne D.A Piano Concert Disaster 四、七选五阅读理解 When I was young,my friends and I often played baseball in an alley(小巷) behind our home.A woman named Mrs Shinas owned a tiny house nearby,and she used to watch us play from her window. 1 We all thought that she was mean. She had a big trained dog and whe
18、never one of our baseballs rolled in its direction,Mrs Shinas would send the dog to catch it. 2 Soon we ran out of balls. In those days,I used to water our lawn each day.One day as I stood watering our small lawn,I noticed that Mrs Shinas lawn looked a little dry.It took only a few more minutes to w
19、ater it,so I did it. 3 When autumn came that year,I also helped gather up the leaves on Mrs Shinas yard.As I was doing this one day,she invited me to sit in her living room.She gave me a cookie and a glass of milk.As I sat there eating the cookie,she showed me her collection of paintings. 4 That sur
20、prised me a lot.It was the first conversation I had ever had with her. 5 She went into her kitchen and returned with a box.In it were all the balls that her dog had taken.She handed me the box,said “thank you” and smiled.I realised she had a kind heart.I also learned that when we serve others,we are
21、 showing them that we love them. A.We wanted to buy a new ball. B.But the dog wouldnt return the ball to us. C.Her next action even changed my opinion of her. D.Then she thanked me for taking care of her lawn. E.Soon I found myself watering her lawn each day. F.She rarely came out of her house and n
22、ever smiled. G.What delighted me most was that she was a great painter. 五、语篇填空 American popular music is played all over the world.People of all ages in all countries enjoy 1. (listen) to it.The reasons for 2. popularity are its fast pace and rhythmic beat.The music has many origins in the United St
23、ates.Country music,3. (come) from the rural areas in the southern United States,is one source.Many people appreciate this music because of the emotions 4. (express) by country music songs. A second origin of American popular music is the blues.It described 5. (most)sad feelings reflecting the diffic
24、ult lives of American blacks.It is usually played and sung by black musicians but it is popular with all Americans. Rock music is a newer form of music.This music style was known 6. rock and roll in the 1950s.Since then there 7. (be) many forms of rock music,hard rock,soft rock,punk rock,disco music
25、 and others.Many 8. (perform) of popular rock music are young musicians. People hear these songs 9. (sing) in their original English or sometimes translated to other languages.The words may differ 10. the enjoyment of the music is universal. 六、短文改错 My friend Luo Ming had a disappointing look today.W
26、hen I asked her the reason,she said that the winter vacation was going to be over soon and that she has to go back to school.Luo Ming doesnt do well in her studies but she isnt interested on studying.I guess thats how she doesnt want go back to school.But I look forward to go back to school.I enjoy
27、studying very much.It helps enrich her knowledge.After relaxing for more than twenty day in the cold winter,now I was full of a energy and cant wait to study in the classroom again.I hope Luo Ming will one day find the fun of studying,too. 答案： 一、1.Absorbed in her game 2.Encouraged by his parents 3.R
28、eminded two times 4.Seen from the hill 二、1.Attracted by the beauty here 2.Disappointed at the result 3.am delighted to hear 4.got broken 5.Bitten by the dog twice 三、1.D 根据文中的“He supported himself by giving concerts,teaching the piano,and the sale of his compositions.”可知选 D项。 2.D 根据文中的“He stayed ther
29、e until 1700.Seven years later,he moved back to Weimar,where he served as court organist for nine years.”可知选 D项。 3.B 根据文中的“Bach,the father of modern music,was born in Eisenach,Germany.”可 知选 B项。 4.D 根据第一段的“Music is very important in our lives and here are four of the greatest musicians in history.”以及
30、下文的具体介绍可知,这四位都是有才华的音乐家。故选 D 项。 5.C 根据第二段最后四句可知,作者认为自己的钢琴表演是很糟糕的,所以说这个灾难 终于结束了。故选 C 项。 6.D 根据第一段内容可知,作者的家人是支持作者的。 7.A 根据最后一段倒数第三句“I think we are harder on ourselves than anyone else is.”可 知,作者认为从今以后不要对自己太苛刻,要给自己留有余地。 8.D 根据全文的介绍可知,作者讲述了自己认为很糟糕的一次钢琴表演,称之为:灾难,但 在姑姑的开导下,作者从中学到了重要的道理。故选 D项。 四、1.F 2.B 3.E
31、 4.D 5.C 五、1.listening 2.its ing 4.expressed 5.mostly 6.as 7.have been 8.performers 9.sung 10.but/yet 六、 My friend Luo Ming had a look today.When I asked her the reason,she said that the winter vacation was going to be over soon and that she to go back to school.Luo Ming doesnt do well in her studie
32、s she isnt interested studying.I guess thats she doesnt want go back to school.But I look forward to back to school.I enjoy studying very much.It helps enrich knowledge.After relaxing for more than twenty in the cold winter,now I was full of energy and cant wait to study in the classroom again.I hope Luo Ming will one day find the fun of studying,too.
