1、Unit 2课下题型练(二)Grammar and usage.阅读理解AListening to music can help me focus better.Since I discovered it two years ago, Ive used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively.Ive found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.I first noticed
2、 the good effects of music while playing video games.It was a few days before Christmas in 2008 and I was playing online video games.My parents had just given me a new MP3, so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played.After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style
3、of play.I was playing more naturally.The music relaxed me，and，to a certain extent，distracted me from the game，allowing my subconscious (潜意识的) talent to come through.The music also helped me block out the outside world.With those headphones on I was like a machine, moving from one task to the next wi
4、thout unnecessary thoughts or actions.Music can also have a great effect on mood.If Im in a bad mood at work, Ill listen to some of Bob Marleys and get down to business.It always takes my mind off what Im doing and makes me a happier person.The same is true for classic rock.One summer, I did a borin
5、g job collecting bottle openers by hand.Without a radio playing classic rock in the background, I would have hated life.Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts.But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tas
6、tes.Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks.By trial and error youll finally discover your best choice.Im always looking for new concentration aids，so Id love to know what type of music works best for me.1We can infer that the passage was written in _.A2005B2006C2010D20
7、082The author first discovered the effects of music _.Afrom his parentsBby chanceCat workDwhen he was a child3The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to _.Atell us that life is dullBprove that music affects moodCtell us how to seek happinessDtell us bad mood ca
8、n affect work4In order to get the greatest effect of music，you are advised to _.Alisten to some of Bob Marleys Bonly choose relaxing musicCtest all kinds of musicDlisten to classic rockBWhen Johnny Cash sings，people listen.His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and jukeboxes across North America.
9、His records sell by the million.Country music fans everywhere know his big hits.They love songs like Hey Porter，Ring of Fire，and Folsom Prison Blue.Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year.People like what they hearand what they see, too.Rugged and bigshouldered，the singer stands sixtwo wit
10、hout his black boots on.Hes a twohundredpound package of muscle and talent.And that scar (疤痕) on his cheek? Its a bullet (子弹) hole, of course!In the minds of most people，Johnny Cash is “Mr.Tough (violent) Guy”Hes an exdrug addict (上瘾者) who was once put into prison.His grandmother was an Indian.To ke
11、ep from starving，he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife.Some people say he even killed a man.In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just thata story.True, years ago he had a “drug habit” for a short time.He “popped” pills.But he never used heroin or other “ha
12、rd” drugs.Sometimes hed go wild and get locked up for a few hours.But he never served a prison sentence.Theres no Indian blood in his veins.Hes been a killer only in song.As for the “bullet hole”，its an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst (囊肿)People who know Johnny Cash well say hes a “gentl
13、e guy”，a “generous guy”anything but a “tough guy”How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the “Indian grandmother”， he made up long ago to add excitement to his career.Others, like the “bullet hole”，simply got started.Now theres little the singer can do to change peoples m
14、inds.“They just want to believe it，” he says.5Johnny Cash is a favorite of many _.Aopera loversBcountry music fansChardrock fansDjazz music lovers6In truth, Johnny Cash _.Ainvented the “Indian grandmother”Bused to kill rabbits for a livingChad a bullet hole on his cheekDserved a long prison sentence
15、7In his private life, Johnny Cash is _.Amuch wilder than he looksBmuch smaller than he is on stageCmuch tougher than he is in publicDmuch more gentle than most people suppose8The passage shows us that many people believe _.Aonly what they seeBwhat they are sure is trueConly what they hearDwhat they
16、find interesting.完形填空Several days ago, I went to visit a nursing home with my friends for the first time.Our _1_ was to keep the elderly company, so we made them cards and cookies, and prepared _2_ to keep them entertained such as songs and talk shows.To be honest, I didnt know what to _3_.It was ha
17、rd to imagine the difference we could make to their life, as we were just a group of strangers giving them a visit.But now I know we shouldnt underestimate (低估) a strangers ability to _4_ anothers life because the effects can be great.I would have never known how amazing the effects of my visit to t
18、he nursing home would be _5_ I hadnt experienced it myself.After _6_ the elderly and speaking to them oneonone, I was amazed by how much they _7_ my visit.Perhaps they felt lonely or abandoned before, but now tears of _8_ could be seen in their eyes.Maybe all that people need is to know they are car
19、ed for, even by a stranger.Moreover, I was _9_ by the optimism (乐观) they had for their future, even at an old age.They were so active in spirit, regardless of their weak _10_.They were selfless enough to tell me to _11_ myself, even if they were the ones in wheelchairs.It taught me that happiness co
20、uld exist even at an old age, regardless of discouraging circumstances or health that is getting _12_.I _13_ that the rewards of volunteering are atwoway street.Volunteers can also _14_ a lot when they give their time to help others, whether a new opiniontowards life, or a warm smile.Volunteer when
21、you have time because it _15_ is a beauty.1A.habitBdreamCrewardDtask2A.giftsBperformancesCsuggestionsDnews3A.believeBaskCexpectDstudy4A.influenceBprotectCsaveDrecreate5A.thoughBsoCbecauseDif6A.teachingBgreetingCguidingDcleaning7A.hatedBmisunderstoodCappreciatedDmissed8A.painBsadnessCworryDjoy9A.disa
22、ppointedBpuzzledCboredDsurprised10A.bodiesBdesiresCbreathesDactivities11A.get tired ofBtake care ofCget in touch withDlook down upon12A.largerBcloserCgreaterDworse13A.hopedBlearnedCexplainedDimagined14A.loseBsufferCrememberDbenefit15A.trulyBstrangelyCunluckilyDhardly.语法填空Now many singers and bands h
23、ave little to do with good music.They know little about_1_good music means.What is the cause?Most of these singers so far_2_(see) music as a “job” because it is a good way of making money.And if you have a good _3_ (appear) and also original or expensive clothes to show off at your concerts then you
24、r voice is not as _4_ (importance) as it should be.The public will prefer to admire more the most interesting parts of your body and even forget that you are there _5_ (show) your music skills, not your dancing, which is important, too, but not at such a high level.Therefore, many young girls on TV
25、choose to wear the most provocative (挑逗性的) clothes to catch attention, but when it comes to _6_ (sing) they are in _7_ complete mess and one doesnt need to have an ear _8_ music to notice their lack of talent.However, the young generation should understand talent and a good voice matter more in thei
26、r musical career.All the bands that have little to do with good music fail to _9_(view) as successful on stage.If a young man has a great voice and wants to become a singer, he should take some special courses in this area，_10_ will help him improve singing abilities.CBBCBADB语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者去敬老
27、院参与志愿者活动时，老人们“身弱志犹坚”的快乐精神感染了他。1-5 DBCAD6-10BCDDA11-15BDBDA作者认为，当志愿者“确实”是件美丽的事情。语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。如今很多乐队和歌手仅仅因为金钱而从事音乐事业，反而忘了音乐的真正含义。1what考查名词性从句。空处所填词引导宾语从句，并在从句中作means的宾语，表示“什么”，因此用what。2have seen考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句中的so far表明用现在完成时。且“Most of these singers”与see为主谓关系，故用have seen。3appearance考查词性转换。空前的a good表明这
28、里应用名词appearance。4important考查词性转换。此处是as .as .结构，两个as之间用形容词或副词的原级，由空前的be动词is和句意可知，此处用形容词作表语。5to show考查非谓语动词。此处应用动词不定式to show .作目的状语。6singing考查非谓语动词。when it comes to (doing) sth表示“当谈及时”，为固定搭配，其中to是介词，故此处用动名词singing。7a考查冠词。in a mess表示“混乱，一团糟”，为固定搭配。8for考查介词。have an ear for表示“对有鉴赏力”。9be viewed考查非谓语动词。fail to do sth表示“未能做某事”，为固定搭配；再由view .as .(把看作)结构可知，the bands与view之间是动宾关系，故此处用被动形式be viewed。10Which学科网（北京）股份有限公司
