1、Unit 5 Mucis第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABallet Shoesby Noel Streatfeild(Nosy Crow)This classic story introduces the Fossil sistersPauline, Petrova and Posy. At Madame Fidolias school in London, the three sisters learn all the skills theyll need for a c
2、areer (事业) on the stage. Posy is a wonderful dancer and Pauline shines at acting, but Petrovas talents lie in a very different direction .No Ballet Shoes in Syriaby Catherine Bruton(Chicken House)In this award-winning book, Aya and her family have just arrived in Britain, looking for asylum (避难所) fr
3、om the war in Syria. When Aya discovers a local ballet class, the teacher notices her talent at once, but how can Aya follow her dream of ballet when her family has to fight to stay in the country? This is a wonderful story of friendship and wonderful performances.Dance Dreamsby Malaika Rose Stanley
4、(Tamarind)Thirteen-year-old Keisha is excited to have the chance to join the Birchwood School for Dance, although following her dreams isnt going to be easy. Going to Birchwood will mean leaving behind her best friends. Is Keishas dance dream about to turn into a bad dream?The Nutcracker and Other S
5、toriesby Emma Adams(Puffin Books)Discover the attractive story behind some of the most famous ballets of all time, including “The Nutcracker”, “Swan Lake” and “Sleeping Beauty”. With six beloved ballet stories, this beautiful summary makes for the most wonderful gift whether youre a reader, a dreame
6、r or a dancer.21. Which of the following books tells a story about three girls?A.The Nutcracker and Other Stories.B.No Ballet Shoes in Syria.C.Dance Dreams. D.Ballet Shoes.22. What doNo Ballet Shoes in SyriaandDance Dreamshave in common?A. They both are friendship-related.B. They both describe the c
7、ost of war.C. They both are printed by the same company.D. They both introduce the Birchwood School for Dance.23. Whose book collects different stories?A. Emma Adams. B. Noel Streatfeilds.C. Catherine Brutons. D. Malaika Rose Stanleys.BJoshua Countryman, the Henry Sibley High School choir director,
8、was invited by his school to make a video to cheer up sheltered-at-home students this spring. After asking the teachers in his school to record themselves singing Cyndi Laupers “True Colors,” Countryman turned the voices and videos into a virtual choir posted on YouTube.Then he let his school choirs
9、 go virtual, too: not with just one song but with all 13 songs they had been practising for their spring performance. In the end, he created a special concert. “I dont like to lose,” said Countryman. “To give up on a concert experience, to me, that felt like a loss. It was important that we could ge
10、t a win.”During the coronavirus pandemic (冠状病毒流行病), virtual choirs have been popping up all over Minnesota. Singers sing at home, with their voices and faces all edited together and shown in online videos. Colleges have made virtual choir videos. Childrens Theatre made one of“Tomorrow”from the music
11、al“Annie”, its postponed (推迟的) spring show.“It was stressful at first. I overthought a lot of things,” said choir student Tamit Weldeyesus. “I probably had to record the first song 20 or 25 times, and I kept telling myself that this had to be perfect because if it was not, everyone could hear my mis
12、takes. After Mr. Countryman showed us what to do, my problems were all solved. It was a lot easier than I had expected.”After spending half the spring conducting online classes and organizing the virtual choir concert, Countryman said,“The virtual choir creates an excellent opportunity to really mak
13、e assessments (评价) for each student. Even if we go back to school every day, the virtual component (组成部分) is going to have to be important at least in my class because of that huge risk of increased virus transmission (病毒传播) in the choir.”24. What did Countryman do for the high school where he works
14、?A. He composed a new song.B. He made a video for the teachers.C. He created a virtual choir concert.D. He helped his students win a competition.25. What happened in Minnesota during the pandemic?A. Musicians and colleges worked together to cheer up people.B. Childrens Theatre put on the musical “An
15、nie” online.C. A new type of virtual music came into being.D. Virtual choirs became statewide popular.26. What can we learn about Weldeyesus?A. She is very humorous.B. She tried to achieve perfection.C. She knows herself very well.D. She paid little attention to her mistakes.27.What did Countryman w
16、ant to say about the virtual choir in the last paragraph?A. It was a valuable teaching tool.B. It sometimes wasted a lot of time.C. It required great organizational abilities.D. It was useful mainly during the pandemic.CThrough many years, a few musicians have changed the way jazz piano is played. M
17、cCoy Tyner, who died earlier this year in his New Jersey home at age 81, belonged to this group of musicians.Before him, no jazz pianist had created such powerful and magical music. If you werent looking at the keyboard when Tyner was at work, you would have thought that two pairs of hands were givi
18、ng it everything they had.Technically, he changed much of what had been created before him, giving up the melodic keyboard playing of earlier pianists to produce great swirls (旋涡) of sound. Yet the music proved so exciting to experience that listeners widely took to Tyners art.This music was known i
19、n Philadelphia, a jazz city where Tyner met saxophonist John Coltrane. Tyner toured and recorded with Coltrane in the 1960s, and he picked up the saxophonists strong love of music.“John practiced all the time,” Tyner told me in 2015.Coltranes devotion reached its highest point with the masterwork al
20、bumA Love Supreme, with Tyner at the piano. The recording gave Tyner a measure of jazz immortality (不朽).The pianist managed to make an identity apart from Coltrane, who died of liver cancer in 1967. Tyners music such asPassion DanceandBlues on the Cornerbecame part of the jazz repertoire (轮演剧目), whi
21、le his pianism influenced a lot of people. Some of Tyners most exciting work happened with his Big Band. When he led that show at the Chicago Jazz Festival in 2003, neither a rain nor the Petrillo Music Shells acoustics (音响效果) coulddampenthe power of his music. As the years went by, Tyner lost some
22、of the power of his playing but never its purpose.28. What did Tyner add to the field of music?A. He created a lower priced piano.B. He made a new type of keyboard.C. He spread the classic style of jazz.D. He changed the way jazz piano was played.29. What did listeners think of Tyners style?A. They
23、widely accepted it.B. They were not used to it.C. They showed their strong dislike.D. They did not have any interest in it.30. What influence didA Love Supremehave on Tyner?A. It marked his highest achievement.B. It made him popular in the field of jazz.C. It encouraged him to move to Philadelphia.D
24、.It made him and Coltrane work closer together.31.Which can best replace the underlined word “dampen” in the last paragraph?A. Need.B. Show. C. Weaken.D. Discover.DThis week, Parisians have been treated to the sight of ecotaxis, transporting people up and down the river Seine. They are called SeaBub
25、bles and are being tested ahead of the decision to introduce them into the Parisian transport network. The SeaBubble is still in its early testing period, using technological know-how from several industries. The boat sits in the water as the passengers get on and off but once the door is closed the
26、 boat starts moving at 12 kmh (7.5 mph) along the surface. It is 100% electric.The foils (箔) they use are not new technology; they date back to 1898 and an Italian engineer called Enrico Forlanini. The Germans tested foil boats in the 1940s, the first hydrofoil ferry (水翼渡船) was used between Switzerl
27、and and Italy in the 1950s and by 1965, a hydrofoil boat was good enough for the James Bond baddie in Thunderball. What has changed, however, is the technology, which has improved to the point where it can now succeed in dealing with some of the shortcomings which prevented their widespread use.The
28、company has big goals; it wants to use the worlds waterwaysand not roadsto transport people from A to B, and it wants to do so with“zero wave, zero emission (排放), zero noise.”The SeaBubbles would travel at the same speed as cars and the goal is to provide these at the same cost as a taxi, with custo
29、mers ordering them through an app as they would an Uber.Anders Bringdal, SeaBubbles CEO, told Associated Press that he hopes to change the way people move about cities. SeaBubbles are one more example of how shared public transport can change the mobility of large cities, much like shared bikes are
30、now doing. People are increasingly looking to rivers as a means of moving around large cities to compete with the subway or buses in London, travel cards are now accepted on river boats.32. What do we know about the SeaBubble?A. It has been used in Paris.B. It moves as fast as a car.C. It is under w
31、ater when it moves.D. It uses knowledge from other industries.33. Why did the author list the events about foils in paragraph 2?A. To give special importance to the breakthrough of foils.B. To explain the reasons for creating the SeaBubble.C. To point out the disadvantages of foils.D. To show how th
32、e SeaBubble works.34. What is the companys future plan?A. To put traditional taxis out of business.B. To work with Uber to transport more people.C. To transport people on waterways worldwide.D. To make environment-friendly inventions at low prices.35. What can we infer about the SeaBubble from the l
33、ast paragraph?A. It may have an important place in public transport.B. It has been widely accepted by many countries.C. It will make the company world-famous.D. It still needs more tests.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。One persons birthday is being celebrated for a
34、 year! Who might that be? Da-Da-Da-DUM . Beethoven!36And they will continue until Dec. 17, 2020. Why? Because Ludwig van Beethoven was baptized (施洗礼) on Dec. 17, 1770. And his actual birthday is unknown.Where can you celebrate the life of this musician?37Each year the city holds the Beethovenfest Bo
35、nn, where famous international artists play his music.An International Choir Festival is also planned for this fall. Choirs will attend workshops and perform together as well as join a choir flash mob (快闪).38In Dresden, a pianist plans to perform Beethovens piano concertos (协奏曲). And from Vienna, a
36、cruise (乘船游览) down the Danube River has been organized.Why is the celebration held for Beethovens birthday? His works continue to capture (启发) the imagination of millions even 250 years later.39The playing time for a CD was set at 74 minutes because it would fit the longest recordings of BeethovensN
37、inth Symphony. This allowed people to enjoy the musical masterpiece in its entirety on one CD.BeethovensSixth Symphonyhas become the rallying music of environmental activists because the work expresses a love of nature.40The United Nations and others planned it to help to protect the climate.A. Most
38、 people enjoy a birthday celebration.B. His birthday festivities began on Dec. 16, 2019.C. The trip includes concerts at landmarks along the way.D. Concerts are also planned in Dresden, Prague and Vienna.E. One place is the city of Bonn, Germany, the musicians birthplace.F. Last November a concert w
39、as held in an elephant park in Thailand.G. BeethovensNinth Symphonyinfluenced music listening in the 20th century.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Derek Paravicini is lucky to be alive. Born three and a half months early, he weighed only 0.6 kilograms
40、and almost41three times while he was in hospital.42, Dereks early birth left him with some disabilities (残疾)he is blind; he cant tell left from right; he can43count to ten.Yet Derek is a44genius (天才). The 41-year-old remembers every one of the thousands of pieces of music he has ever heard and can p
41、lay them without45on the pianoeven if he only heard the song once, years ago. Because he is blind, he cannot46music. All of the music he plays is contained (包含) within his47. His brain has been described as a perfectly programmed musical48. When he hears a chord (和音) with ten notes in it, he can eve
42、n49all ten, while most professional musicians can only identify about five.Derek was two years old before his family discovered his50. When he was given an old keyboard, he51his family by reproducing the songs he had heard outside. His family then arranged for him to go to a school for the52, where
43、he met a university professor who helped him to53his musical talent.By the age of nine, Derek had54at a major concert hall in London with a famous orchestra (管弦乐队). Since then, he has appeared on TV shows and travelled the world55performances. He has recorded his own CDs and there is even a book abo
44、ut his life.41. A. smiled B. cried C. died D. survived42. A. Strangely B. Quickly C. Secretly D. Unluckily43. A. almost B. hardlyC. still D. even44. A. math B. future C. musical D. natural45. A. words B. numbers C. mistakes D. sounds46. A. read B. access C. create D. hear47. A. head B. hands C. eyes
45、 D. mouth 48. A. bank B. hospitalC. community D. computer49. A. count B. send C. identify D. leave50. A. voice B. talent C. book D. illness51. A. moved B. inspired C. shocked D. annoyed52. A. blind B. poorC. needy D. sick53. A. discoverB. turn C. end D. develop54. A. hosted B. lectured C. served D.
46、performed55. A. recording B. givingC. improving D. measuring第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Musical instruments in China were 56._ (traditional) classified (分类) into eight groups, according to the materials (材料) that were used 57._ (create) them. The eight material groups were metal, stone, silk, bamboo, gourd, clay / earth, skin and wood.Bambooinstruments mainly refer to woodwind (木管乐器) such as Sheng, Dizi and Xiao. Zhong, Luo and Bo are good 58._
