1、Unit5 Music 单元综合能力测评卷单元综合能力测评卷 时间：100 分钟满分：120 分 选择题部分 第二部分第二部分阅读理解阅读理解(共两节，满分共两节，满分 40 分分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The crowd cheered and cheered. The man with the horn waved and smiled his great, happy smile. “More! More！” cried the crowd. And Louis Arms
2、trong took his horn and began to play again. Here he was in England. Now as a famous man, he was rich. He knew many important people. Wherever he went, people knew his name. They wanted to hear his music. As Louis played the sad, slow songs, he thought of his home in New Orleans. He lived there as a
3、 boy. How many years ago was it?It was a busy, exciting city. But Louis family was very poor. He went to work to help his mother. He also went to school. One of Louis teachers asked him to be in the school band. “This horn is yours until you leave our school，” his teacher said. Louis music was jazz
4、and he loved it. He remembered all the music he heard. He didnt learn to read music until he was a man. When he left school, he played in many bands. He loved his work and people loved him. They knew he had a wonderful talent. Louis played on the boats that sailed up and down the river. He played in
5、 little towns and in big cities. Louiss horn had as many sounds as ten hornssometimes slow and sweet; sometimes fast and hot, high and low. His music was always strong and exciting.“He does make wonderful music， ” said the man who listened happily. “Yes，” said another man, “he makes that horn speak.
6、” Then the music ended and the crowd cheered. Louis Armstrong spoke with tears in his eyes, “I think, my friends, you can listen to as much jazz as I can play. I thought jazz was my music, but now I understand it is ours. Isnt it beautiful how music brings us together？” 1What music did Louis play? A
7、Jazz music.BClassical music. CRock music.DPop music. 2When did Louis learn to read music? AWhen he was less than 14 years old. BWhen he was in the school band. CAfter he became a grownup. DAfter he went to school. 3What was Louis Armstrong most famous for? AHis great happy smile. BHis sad and slow s
8、ongs. CHis wonderful jazz music. DHis beautiful speech. 4Which of the following is the best title for this text? AMusicianBABeautiful Horn CSweet SmilesDThe Man with the Horn B It was around the 4th grade when I started noticing that I didnt fit in that well with a lot of kids in my grade. While the
9、 other girls were starting to wear makeup， style their hair, and only wear fashionable clothing, I stayed the same. At first I didnt care, but then I started to feel a little worried. I was afraid that the other girls wouldnt like me. I wanted to be like them, but I really hated that. After I entere
10、d the 5th grade my mom found a local vocal studio. I had always loved to sing, and taking lessons seemed like fun. I was thrown into a brilliant world of music. Something inside me just clicked，and I had finally found where I belonged. Music gave me a place of my own in the world. Starting voice les
11、sons was the first of many times that music has changed my life. In the 7th grade, I really didnt fit in at middle school. Being an athlete is what made you popular, and I was not super athletic. Music saved me again. Every day I knew I could come home from school and sing. I would become someone el
12、se. I would let the music fill my body and shine its light in the darkest corners. The light gave me strength. I became friends with other people who were into music. Music also gave me courage. Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “Life without music would be a mistake.” This is true for me. Without musi
13、c, my life would be a mistake. Maybe I would have found another hobby, but I doubt that it would help and change me the way music did. I know that music had changed my life. 5What was the problem that faced the author in the 4th grade? ANo one around her liked her. BShe had no fashionable clothing.
14、CShe didnt know how to dress up. DShe didnt fit in well with others. 6Taking music lessons made the author most probably _. AworriedBdisappointed CcheerfulDsurprised 7When the author was in middle school, she _. Afell in love with sports Bbecame very popular at school Cdecided to become a great athl
15、ete Dmade friends with those who loved music 8What would be the best title for the text? AMusic Changed MeBMy Young Life CI Found MyselfDMy Hobbies C Americans Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar stole the show, and most of the awards, at the 2018 Grammys. Mars provided the nights big upset, taking the al
16、bum of the year trophy that most critics assumed would go to Lamars rap tour de force, Damn. Alessia Cara won best new artistmaking her the only female artist to win a major prize. Stars like Lady Gaga, Kesha, Lorde and SZA were overlooked, with only 17 awards (out of a total of 86) going to women o
17、r femalefronted bands. Ed Sheeran, who could not attend the ceremony, won two prizesbest pop vocal performance for Shape Of You and best pop album for Divide. Mars left with six trophies in all, including the three biggest prizes: album of the year, song of the year and record of the year. Speaking
18、onstage, he paid tribute to his fellow nominees ，saying, “You_guys_are_the_reason_why_Im_in_the_studio_pulling_my_hair_out”. His victory robbed Kendrick Lamars more urgent, political album of the nights main prizesbut the Comptonborn star still took home five trophies, including best rap album, best
19、 rap song and best rap performance. He also opened the ceremony with a provocative ，politicallycharged performance that featured contributions from U2 and Dave Chapelle. JayZ won none of his eight nominations and chose not to perform at the threehour show. But Lamar tipped his hat to the elder star,
20、 declaring “Jay for president！” as he collected the best rap album award. 9What is the biggest surprise at the 2018 Grammy? ALady Gaga got nothing. BLama got the best rap performance. CJayZ declared to run for president. DMars got the album of the year. 10Who won the best pop album? ALady Gaga.BEd S
21、heeran. CAlessia Cara.DKesha. 11The underlined sentence shows Mars_. Ablamed other singers for their pressure on him Bexpressed his dissatisfaction towards other singers Cpraised other nominees for their great performance Dcomplained about getting no help from other singers 12What is Lamars album Da
22、mn about? APolitics.BLove. CPeace.DViolence. D Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere. Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before clas
23、s, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the streets. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people. M
24、ost of the radio broadcast is music. Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Whe
25、rever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star. There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. T
26、his was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called or
27、chestra music， such as the symphoniesW2of Beethoven. There is opera for singers. There is ballet for dancers like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China. 13In what way can music be regarded as an international language? APopular music is what everyone enjoys. B The songs that are sung or
28、 played by instruments are so beautiful and understandable that everyone can enjoy them. CWhen music is played, it seems as if it were speaking to us. DMusic is so popular throughout the world that everyone can play it. 14What can we know about music and people inAmerica? AStudent drivers carry smal
29、l radios with earphones when they drive on the streets. BStudents always listen to music before class, in class and after class. CAdult drivers listen to news as well as music when they drive to work. DAdult drivers never listen to music when they drive to work. 15How many kinds of music are mention
30、ed in the passage? ASix.BEight. CFive.DSeven. 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有 两项为多余选项。 How similar are language and music? Language is part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world. _1_ Both language and music play a huge role in our culture and here are
31、 some of their similarities. Both language and music have a writing system. In English we record language using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. Similarly, we use notes to keep a record of music. Musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music. _2_ By writing pieces of te
32、xt or music, we are able to share experiences through time. We can read the ideas or hear the composition of someone who lived hundreds of years ago. _3_ You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, we know that styles of music are differ
33、ent around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation. Both share emotions. _4_ Of course you may be able to see it on my face, but you will know for sure through my words. Similarly, music can sound ang
34、ry, sad or happy. Music can show you exactly how the composer was or is feeling, and allow us to share in that emotion. When you feel happy, you might want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness. _5_ I think we have all used music to express or process our emotions, often comb
35、ining it with language in the form of song lyrics. ABoth are expressive. BBoth vary with cultures. CHow do you know that I am angry? DWe use language to express our thoughts. ESo just as you read English, you can read music. FSimilarly, music is part of many peoples lives. GIn contrast, you probably
36、 also listen to sad music when you are feeling down. 第三部分第三部分语言运用语言运用(共三节，满分共三节，满分 40 分分) 第一节完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项。 Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born in Texas in 1981. She _1_ singing and dancing and quickly developed the _2_ that would make
37、her an international superstar. Her talents were _3_ by her dance teacher _4_ she was a church choir soloist.She took Beyonce to local talent competitions, _5_ she won no fewer than 30 of them. Beyonce decided to form a singing _6_. She asked her best friend LaTavia Roberson to _7_ her. She also inv
38、ited along a cousin and a friend and together they _8_ a quartet (四重唱组) called “Destinys Child”. Beyonces father saw their potential and _9_ his wellpaid job to become the groups manager. They shot to fame as the most _10_ female group of all time. _11_ was touch and go (草率行事) at the beginning _12_
39、or not her fathers financial risk would _13_. In 1997, they signed with Columbia Records and _14_ debut (首次) single, Killing Time, was the soundtrack _15_ the filmThe Men In Black. They recorded _16_ and won dozens of awards. Beyonce went solo in 2000 and her _17_ continued to take off. Knowles won
40、five awards at the 2004 Grammy Awards and a BRIT Award for International Female Solo _18_. She has recorded with the biggest names in _19_. Her career also went off in different _20_. She became the first singer ever to model for Sports Illustrated magazine and appeared in many movies.In April 2008,
41、 she married her longtime sweetheart, rapper JayZ. 1A.grew upBcheered up Cgave upDgot up 2A.questionsBquantities CqualitiesDquotes 3A.discouragedBdiscovered CcreatedDconcealed 4A.becauseBthough CbeforeDwhile 5A.whereBwhich CwhenDwherever 6A.groupBschool CconcertDclub 7A.teachBjoin ChelpDinvite 8A.co
42、piedBdismissed CvisitedDformed 9A.gotBcreated CquitDcontinued 10A.successfulBbeautiful CintelligentDpowerful 11A.ThisBIt CThatDOne 12A.ifBwhere CwhetherDwhen 13A.pay offBput off Cset offDtake off 14A.itsBhis CherDtheir 15A.withBto CfromDby 16A.little by littleBday by day Chit after hitDall in all 17
43、A.careerBcare CconcernDpioneer 18A.PainterBArtist CDirectorDAthlete 19A.scienceBpainting CmusicDpoetry 20A.speedsBstyles CwaysDdirections 非选择题部分 第二节语篇语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形 式。 Here is a story about a wise man. One day, the wise man was on his way to teach a
44、 village. _1_ (interest) in his ideas, each person in the village had made great preparations, thinking about _2_ questions he or she might ask the wise man. The wise man finally arrived. _3_ (take) into a large room, he found himself surroundedwith people who gathered to ask their questions. There
45、were great expectation and _4_ (excite) all around. The wise man walked around the room, _5_ (sing) a sweet and soft song. One by one, people _6_ (follow) up the song. Soon everyone was singing along with the wise man. As people became comfortable with his song, the wise man started to dance _7_ the
46、 sweet and soft music. He danced everywhere in the room, and one by one, people danced with him. Soon everyone in the whole village was dancing _8_ (wild) together. Later in the night, the wise man gradually slowed the dance and eventually brought it to _9_ stop. He looked into everyones eyes and sa
47、id gently, “I trust that I _10_ (answer) all of your questions.” 1_2._3._4._ 5_6._7._8._ 9_10._ 第四部分第四部分写作写作(满分满分 40 分分) 第一节应用文写作（15 分） 假设你是某中学高二学生李华，请你以“I want to be a musician”为题，为全 班同学做一次演讲。 内容包括： 1自幼喜欢听音乐、弹奏乐器，梦想成为音乐家； 2说明听音乐的好处(如使人放松、振奋、有益身心健康等)； 3通过演奏音乐给人们带来快乐。 注意：1.词数 100 左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
48、； 3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 I want to be a musician Dear classmates， Im glad and excited to be given the chance to share something about music here. I hope you will join me one day. Thanks for listening! 第二节故事续写（25 分） 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 When Karen was pregnant again, she tried her best to help h
49、er 3yearold son, Michael,_to prepare for a new brother or sister. They found out that the new baby was going to be a girl,_and day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in Mommys tummy (肚子). Hebelieved that his little sister could hear his songs. Then the day came when Karen was g
50、oing to give birth to the baby. After a few hours, Michaels little sister was finally born. But she was in serious condition. With sirens (警报器) ringing in the night, the ambulance rushed the baby to the neonatal ICU (新生儿重症监护室) at St. Marys Hospital. The days went slowly by. The little girl became wo
