1、Unit 5 MusicPart I 课文语法填空课文语法填空 Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks THE VIRTUAL CHOIRImagine having the opportunity_（sing）together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone.You can do this in a virtual choir.Virtual choir members record _(them)while they perform alone on v
2、ideo.These videos _(upload)onto the Internet,and then they are put together into one video_you can see online a virtual choir.Anyone can take part_a virtual choir from anywhere _you need is a video camera and_Internet connection.You do not even need a studio.to singwhat themselvesAll/Whatare uploade
3、daninthat/whichPart I 课文语法填空课文语法填空 A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together.Many people do not have close friends or contacts_have the same interest in music.Many others do not have the chance_(join)a local choir.A virtual choir enables them_(add)their voices to those of other _(indivi
4、dual)and become part of the global community.It has proved to be a positive influence _ the lives of many people.As one virtual choir member said,“Music helps me to.forget my problems.With music,I become someone else.”to joinwho/thatonto add individualsPart I 课文语法填空课文语法填空 The virtual choir was the i
5、dea of award _(win)composer and conductor Eric Whitacre._(birth)in the USA on 2 January 1970,Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988.He fell in love_ Mozarts classical music when he sang for the university choir._(move)by this music,he said,“It was like seeing color for the
6、 first time.”He graduated _ university in 1995,and then received a masters degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997.Over the next 10 years,Whitacres _(origin)compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers.This led to the _(create)of the virtual
7、 choir.winningMovedwithBornfromoriginalcreationPart I 课文语法填空课文语法填空 In 2009,Whitacre received a video of a girl _ was singing one of his works._(inspire)，he asked his fans to make videos,_he then joined together into one performance.His first virtual choir,“Lux Aurumque”，had 185 singers from 12 diffe
8、rent countries.It has received millions of views on the Internet.Since then，the virtual choir _(become)a worldwide phenomenon.Whitacres next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF,_ was first seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK.Altogether，2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in_(si
9、ng)Whitacres song“What If”The virtual choir is a _(wonder)way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a _(good)place.Inspiredwhowhichhas becometo singwonderfulwhichbetterPart II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.事实证明
10、，虚拟合唱团对许多人的生活产生了积极的影响。prove vt.证明；展现vi.证明是He proved that its not what happens to us that determines our lives its what we make of what happens.他(的经历)证明了，决定我们生活的，不是发生在我们身上的事情，而是我们如何看待发生的事情。Some harmlesslooking plants,though tasty,prove to be poisonous.有些植物看起来无害，吃起来美味，但证明是有毒的。It is proved that you wil
11、l succeed faster if you feel yourself happy.据证明，如果你感觉自己幸福的话，你会成功地更快。prove sth.to sb.向某人证明某事prove oneself to be.证明自己是prove that.证明prove(to be)n./adj.证明是；结果是It is proved that.据证明；据证实However,the railway quickly proved _(be)a great success and within six months,more than 25,000 people were using it ever
12、y day.It will be a good opportunity to prove _(he)to his family.to behimselfPart II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解The virtual choir was the idea of awardwinning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre.虚拟合唱团是获奖作曲家兼指挥埃里克惠塔克的创意。award vt.授予n.奖品The headmaster awarded the winner a gold medal.校长给获胜者颁发了一枚金牌。He was awarded the
13、 Contemporary Chinese Outstanding Multiethnic Poet Poetry Award for his fruitful work.他因卓有成效的工作被授予中国当代杰出民族诗人诗歌奖。(2020江苏高考)Wilson received several international awards for his great contributions.威尔逊因其巨大的贡献而获得了好几项国际奖项。Part II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解Part II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解(1)award sb.sth.for.因而奖励某人某物be awarded
14、sth.for.因而被授予某物award sb.sth.award sth.to sb.奖励/授予/颁发给某人某物(2)win/get the first award 获得一等奖(1)单句语法填空My brother won an award_his bravery.Our government will award a lot of money _whoever bravely saves the lives of others.fortoPart II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解He fell in love with Mozarts classical music when he sa
15、ng for the university choir.在大学合唱团期间，他痴迷于莫扎特的古典音乐。fall in love with 爱上A few months after he had arrived in China,Mr Smith fell in love with the people and culture there.史密斯先生到中国几个月后，就爱上了那里的人和文化。It reminds her that children dont enter life afraid to take risks or unwilling to try again when they fall
16、 down.这提醒她，如果害怕冒险或跌倒后不愿意再次尝试，那么孩子们就没有进入生活。He lay down on the sofa and soon fell asleep.他躺在沙发上，很快就睡着了。Part II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解fall asleep睡着fall apart 崩溃；土崩瓦解；破碎fall down 摔倒fall behind 落后fall ill 生病(1)单句语法填空Jack was ill for several weeks and fell _ with his schoolwork.After an hour of waiting outside,th
17、e house _(fall)apart and lay in ruins.fellbehindPart II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解Whitacres next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF,which was first seen on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK.惠塔克的第二个壮举是打造联合国儿童基金会“虚拟青年合唱团”，该团于2014年7月23日在英国首次登台演出。stage n(发展或进展的)时期；阶段；(多指剧场中的)舞台He said he became just as ner
18、vous as those playing instruments on stage.他说他变得和舞台上演奏乐器的那些人一样紧张。Once you reach that stage,a new challenge arises.当你到达那个阶段的时候，新的挑战就会出现。We have to say that this type of research is at an early stage.我们不得不说这类研究仍处在初级阶段。Part II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解on stage在舞台上reach/get to a stage 到达某一阶段go through a stage 经历某一
19、阶段an early/a late stage 初期/后期Their child is at the stage _ she can say individual words but not full sentences.Due to the application of this medical technology,some diseases can be treated _ an early stage.atwherePart II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解Altogether,2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sin
20、g Whitacres song“What If”总共有来自80个国家的2 292名青年参与演唱惠塔克的歌曲假如。altogether adv.(用以强调)全部；总共Altogether there are some ten thousand of these volcanoes on Earth,all but a few hundred of them extinct.地球上总共有大约一万个这样的火山，除了几百个以外，其余的都不存在了。I am not altogether happy about the decision.我对这个决定并不十分满意。The food was good an
21、d we loved the music.Altogether it was a great evening.食物不错，并且音乐我们也喜欢。总之，这是一个非常愉快的夜晚。Part II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解It was an interesting job,and we learnt that many new things;altogether,we saw nothing to regret.all in allThe train went slower and slower until it stopped pletely(2)完成句子We have invited fifty
22、people altogether.我们总共邀请了五十人。The results were not altogether surprising.结果并不完全出人意料。Part II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解As one virtual choir member said,“Music helps me to.forget my problems.With music,I become someone else.”一位虚拟合唱团成员说道：“音乐帮助我忘记自己的问题。音乐，让我脱胎换骨。”As one virtual choir member said为非限制性定语从句，as指代整个主句的内容
23、。关系代词as引导非限制性定语从句，从句可放在主句前、主句中或主句后，常用逗号与主句隔开。as意为“正如”，其后的谓语动词多是see,know,expect,say,show等。Part II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解常见表达：as you can see 正如你所看见的as we have expected 正如我们所预料的那样as is mentioned above 正如上面所提到的as is well known/as we all know 众所周知as is often the case 情况总是如此as is reported 正如所报道的那样as has been said
24、 before 正如前面所述as the old saying goes 正如谚语所说Part II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解As you can imagine,the trip is no piece of cake.正如你可以想象到的，这次旅行不是件容易的事。He was late for class,as is often the case.他上课迟到了，他经常这样。The air quality in the city,as is shown in the report,has improved over the past two months.正如报告所显示的，在过去的两个月里
25、，这个城市的空气质量已有所改善。As is mentioned above,the number of the students is increasing.正如上面所提到的，学生的数量正在增加。As the old saying goes,“Where there is a will,there is a way.”正如谚语所说，“有志者，事竟成。”Part II 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解Born in the USA on 2 January 1970，Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988.惠
26、塔克于1970年1月2日生于美国，1988年进入内华达大学学习音乐。句中Born in the USA on 2 January 1970为过去分词短语作时间状语。(1)过去分词短语作状语Asked why he was late(When he was asked why he was late，表示时间),he kept silent.被问到他为什么迟到时，他保持沉默。Given another hour(If I am given another hour，表示条件),I can also work out this problem.如果再给我一个小时，我也能把这道题算出来。Part I
27、I 课文知识点详解课文知识点详解Beaten by the opposite team(Though we were beaten by the opposite team，表示让步),we didnt lose heart and encouraged each other.虽然被对方的队打败了，但我们并没有灰心并且相互鼓励。The woman scientist entered the lab，followed by her assistants.(表示伴随)这位女科学家进入了实验室，后面跟着她的助手。(2)过去分词(短语)还可以作表语He looked astonished at the news.对这个消息他看起来很惊讶。From now on I will not be much too discouraged at failures.从现在开始，对于失败我不会太气馁。
