1、Unit 2课下题型练(一)Welcome to the unit & Reading.阅读理解AMusicOpera at Music Hall：1243 Elm Street.The season runs June through August,with additional performances in March and September.The Opera honors enjoy the arts membership discounts.Phone：2412742.http：/.Chamber Orchestra：The Orchestra plays at Memoria
2、l Hall at 1406 Elm Street,which offers several concerts from March through June.Call 7231182 for more information.http：/.Symphony Orchestra：At Music Hall and Riverbend.For ticket sales,call 3813300.Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall and in summer at Riverbend.http：/www.symphony.
3、org/home.asp.College Conservatory of Music (CCM)：Performances are on the main campus (校园) of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater.CCM organizes a variety of events,including performances by the wellknown LaSalle Quartet,CCMs Philharmonic Orchestra,and various groups of musicians prese
4、nting Baroque through modern music.Students with ID cards can attend the events for free.A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 5564183.http：/www.ccm.uc.edu/events/calendar.Riverbend Music Theater：6295 Kellogg Ave.Large outdoor theater with the closest seat
5、s under cover (price difference)Big name shows all summer long! Phone：2326220.http：/.1Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?A2412742.B7231182.C3813300.D2326220.2When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?AFebruary.BMay.CAugust.DNovember.3Where can students go for free perfo
6、rmances with their ID cards?AMusic Hall.BMemorial Hall.CPatricia Cobbett Theater.DRiverbend Music Theater.BHis talent and charm have made him the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world.He played in the grand Beijing Olympic opening ceremony in 2008, watched by a TV audience of 5 billion.Lang Lan
7、g is the first Chinese pianist to play with the worlds top orchestras, making his debut at the Carnegie Hall in New York at 18, while still a student.Lang Langs charm and fondness for sharp clothes make him a natural fit to represent Chinas new international image.According to the British newspaper
8、the Times, “The Lang Langs effect” is responsible for driving 36 million Chinese children to learn the piano.Now in China children are learning Chopin and Western orchestras are playing soldout tours across Chinese cities.But can China introduce its own music to the west? Lang is trying. His coopera
9、tion with the London Symphony Orchestras this month includes a performance of Dragon Songs, an album of traditional Chinese classics.Behind the international recognition, however, is a fascinating story of a gifted child.Lang grew up with his fathers own musical ambition and high expectations.It is
10、not hard to imagine how boring it must be to practice the piano every day.Lang said that he once hated his hands and the piano.He injured his right hand six years ago and had to rest.“That was the best month，” he says, without hesitation.“I had a date.I saw a Broadway show and saw Britney Spears in
11、concert.”4Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lang Lang is the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world?AHe has as many as 5 billions fans in China.BHe played in the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony.CHe is the first Chinese pianist to play with the worlds top orchestras.DHe plays the pian
12、o so well and has a good international image.5The underlined word “debut” in the second paragraph probably means “_”Afirst classBfirst performanceCfirst planDfirst choice6From the passage we can learn that _.ALang is making efforts to promote Chinese music to the worldBLang didnt play the piano well
13、 when he was littleChe was happy to practice the piano every dayDhe injured his right hand carelessly six years ago7Whats the main idea of the last paragraph?AThe sad story of Langs father.BLangs gift from his father.CLangs special childhood life.DLangs date with his girlfriend.C“I Sing Beijing” is
14、an art exchange program which aims to train Western opera students to sing Chinese opera.It also gives them the opportunity to work with top Chinese opera singers in Beijing each summer.The program was started in 2010 by soloist (独唱者), Tian Haojiang, who performed with the Metropolitan Opera (大都会歌剧院
15、) for two decades.“I Sing Beijing” is now going to US schools to let students understand the art of Chinese opera.“I think its so important that people, especially Western people, know that this form of Chinese opera is possible and an option to follow.And its not even just an option, but one where
16、I think classical music is going，” said the singer, Meghan Picemo, who took part in the exchange program last summer.She said that after spending six hours a day studying Chinese for four weeks，then performing on Beijings performance stage，her life had changed forever.During her time with “I Sing Be
17、ijing”， Picemo discovered “a completely new world of classical music” where there were “endless opportunities” she could not have imagined before.The experience of daily life in China was also valuable, she said.“I Sing Beijing” will perform at Lincoln Centers Alice Tully Hall.“This is truly a histo
18、ric event，” Tian said.The performance will be the first in New York for Western singers trained in modern Chinese.At the same time, auditions (试唱) for I Sing Beijings third summer in Beijing will begin in three US cities, and the talent search will continue in Europe and China.The program will admit
19、 20 Western singers and 10 mainland Chinese singers for this years exchange.8According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?A“I Sing Beijing” is the name of a song.B“I Sing Beijing” is the name of a program.CThe opera program is to train Chinese students to sing opera.DUS students will have
20、 Chinese opera as their school subject.9According to the passage，Tian Haojiang _.Ateaches Western students to sing Chinese opera every summerBhas worked with Chinese opera singers for 20 yearsCstarted the program in 2010Dlearned to perform in the Metropolitan Opera10How does Meghan Picemo like the p
21、rogram?AShe hasnt shown her idea in the passage.BShe dislikes it.CShe has no idea of it.DShe thinks highly of it.11From the last paragraph we know that _.A“I Sing Beijing” admits as many people as it canBmany performers have been trained in modern Chinese in a few Western countriesC“I Sing Beijing”
22、wants modern Chinese people to attend itDTian thinks the performance at Lincoln Centers Alice Tully Hall is a historic event.阅读七选五It is perhaps the most performed song in the world.A birthday party wouldnt be complete without participants joyously belting out the song around a big birthday cake._1_2
23、_ But if someone wants to do it in movies or TV shows or in any other commercial activities, he needs to pay the Warner Music Group for the right._3_4_ According to an August 4 The New York Times story, a class action lawsuit has been filed by a group of independent artists.Lawyers in the case said
24、they had found evidence in the pages of a nearly centuryold songbook that proves the songs copyright first issued in 1935 is no longer valid.A federal judge may rule on the case in the coming weeks, reported The New York Times.If the song becomes part of the public domain (范围), then the Warner Music
25、 Group will lose millions of dollars in licensing fees in the future._5_ These people think it is unfair that Happy Birthday to You has long since survived anyone involved in its creation, but is still owned by a corporation than charges for its use.AYet Happy Birthday to You is private property and
26、 protected by copyright.BAccording to a report, Happy Birthday to You is believed to be netting the company D|S2 million fees a year.CIt is fine if you sing it by yourself.DIts common to sing this song personally.EBut this unreasonable situation could soon be changed.FLegally, it is supposed to be p
27、aid for the right of using this song.GIt would also be a victory for those who see the song as highlighting the copyright problems.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了要举办的五场音乐演出。提供的信息包含音乐会的主题、电话以及网址等。ABCABAC 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国著名歌唱家田浩江发起的“我唱北京”这一艺术交流活动。该活动旨在培训西方学歌剧的学生学唱中国歌剧。B C D D语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章就祝你生日快乐这首歌曲是否是一家公司的私有财产进行了描述。1选A2选C3选B4选E5选G学科网（北京）股份有限公司
