2023届新教材高考英语全程一轮复习 课时天天练11 Unit 5 Music 新人教版必修二册.docx

1、课时天天练(十一)必修第二册UNIT 5MUSIC.阅读理解A2022泉州市高三质量监测(一)Eliana Yi dreamed of pursuing piano performance in college, never minding that her fingers could barely reach the length of an octave (八度音阶). Unable to fully play many works by Romanticera composers including Beethoven and Brahms, she tried anywayand in

2、 her determination to spend hours practicing a Chopin concerto (协奏曲), wound up injuring herself. The efforts of Professor Carol Leone from the Southern Methodist University (SMU) have changed all that: Twenty years ago, the school became the first major university in the U.S. to introduce smaller ke

3、yboards into its music program, leveling the playing field for Yi and other piano majors. Yi, 21 years old, tried one of the smaller keyboards, “I remember being really excited, because my hands could actually reach and play all the right notes，” she said. For decades, few questioned the size of the

4、 traditional piano. For those with small hand spans (掌距), its difficult to properly play many works of Beethoven and Brahms. Those who attempt to play them either get used to skipping notes or risk injury with repeated play. Leone is familiar with such challenges. Born into a family of musicians, sh

5、e favored classical music and pursued piano despite her small hand spans and earned a doctor in musical arts. The idea of smaller keyboards first met resistance from some traditionalists. Leone also said that when she raised the issue with one Viennese professor, he told her there were already too m

6、any pianists anyway.Though such resistance is fading, there are some very traditional people who think of piano as a competitive thing. Leone said, “This is art. Its not sport. Its about making as much beautiful art as possible, and we should give everybody the opportunity to do that.”1Why did Elian

7、a Yi find it hard to play a Chopin concerto well? AHer fingers got injured. BIt was timeconsuming. CHer hand spans were small. DThe traditional piano was out of tune.2What is Paragraph 4 intended to do?ASummarize the previous paragraphs.BProvide some advice for pianists.CIntroduce a new topic for di

8、scussion.DAdd some background information.3What is the Viennese professors attitude towards smaller keyboards?AUnclear. BObjective.CDisapproving. DPositive.4Which is the most suitable title for the text? AA Hardworking SMU Professor BThe Story Behind Smaller Keyboard PianosCTraditional piano: a Comp

9、etitive ThingDYis Road to a Brilliant ArtistB2022贵阳市高三适应性考试二If dropping two studio albums within five months in 2020 wasnt enough of a surprise, American singersongwriter Taylor Swift is now serving her fans a third one. Fearless (Taylors Version), released on April 9th, is a remake of her 2008 coun

10、try album Fearless, which follows in the wake of the singers contract battle with her former label Big Machine back in 2019. Upon its release, the album sold 205，000 digital copies in China in less than five minutes and instantly topped the charts on Chinese song streaming platforms, including QQ Mu

11、sic and NetEase Cloud Music.The rerecorded Fearless, a composition of 19 tracks from the songwriters original album and 6 additional “From the Vault” songs, represents the retrieval of her past memories and love stories. The same brisk (轻快的) and bright lyrics and melodies are presented in a mellower

12、 (醇美的) and warmer voice and have received tons of praise and celebration among Chinese Swifties the nickname for Taylors fans in the country.“A break with the past to start all over again that needs good faith and a strong heart，” read one comment on Tencents QQ Music. “So dulcet and earcatching. If

13、 you missed the 19yearold Taylor, the 31yearold Taylor will guide you to begin again，” a fan declared boisterously in NetEase Cloud Musics comments section. Taylor Swift has now taken the crown as the bestselling artist of all time on major Chinese music streaming platforms, with her studio recordin

14、gs earning more than combined 159 million RMB as of April 14, outselling many famous Chinese singers. The American singers huge success in China is derived from her nevergooutofstyle artistry and inexhaustible creativity, while also being a product of her enormous fan base, which has succeeded with

15、Chinas booming music industry. Taylor boasts about 10 million followers on Chinas Weibo, a microblogging platform, and has more than 9.3 million and 4.9 million followers on QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music, respectively. Apart from their frequent trending on social media platforms, her songs have a

16、lso repeatedly appeared in music competition shows and in the promos (广告短片) for popular films, such as Detective Chinatown, a Chinese comedymystery series.5What can we learn about Fearless released on April 9th? AIts a 2008 country album.BIts labelled Big Machine. CIts a composition of 19 songs.DIts

17、 an album of 25 songs.6What does the fan in Tencents QQ Music think of Taylor Swift? AFashionable. BProductive.CCreative. DDetermined.7What does the fan in NetEase Cloud Music think of Taylor Swifts songs?AThey are full of artistry and creativity. BThey are dulcet and earcatching. CThey have brisk a

18、nd bright melodies. DThey are popular in the Weibo platform.8What can we infer from the last paragraph?ATaylor took part in the music competition in China.BTaylors fans made Chinas booming music industry.CTaylor benefits from Chinas music industry.DTaylor starred in Detective Chinatown.完形填空2022南京市高三

19、第三次模拟考试Fatima grew up in rural Ghor Province, where there was no schooling available to girls. But she insisted on listening to radio, which she could _1_ when high enough in the hills.“My sisters were forced to get married. I decided that I would not continue in their _2_. That was why I decided to

20、 _3_，” Fatima says. She joined social media groups for history fans. _4_ of people who only related Afghanistan to conflicts, Fatima started writing _5_ about places that foreigners might not know about. Fatima started getting _6_ from online friends. A man reached out to her saying he was going to

21、_7_ in Afghanistan and asking whether she was interested in showing him around in Herat. She said yes. Later, he recommended her to someone else and _8_ Fatima came to the attention of a travel agency. The company _9_ her in late 2020, and she became her countrys first female _10_ tour guide. Of cou

22、rse, being a _11_ is never easy. Fatima says many people have told her that its too dangerous for a woman to work, especially if it means _12_ with men oneonone. Fatima says that the _13_ of her employers and the people she has met through giving tours is what keeps her _14_. Theres also the implica

23、tion (暗示) of what could happen if she does _15_. “If I give up, then other women will never start.”1A.take up Bpick up Cturn up Dbuild up2A.tradition Bchoice Clife Dbusiness3A.work Blive Cstudy Dtravel4A.Afraid BConvinced CCertain DTired5A.posts Bletters Cnovels Dspeeches6A.responses Bdonation Cless

24、ons Dguidance7A.teach Bset Ctravel Dserve8A.similarly Bobviously Chopefully Deventually9A.promoted Binstructed Chired Dtrained10A.intelligent Bdevoted Cefficient Dprofessional11A.researcher Bpioneer Cspecialist Dcelebrity12A.playing Binteracting Cexploring Dcooperating13A.support Bpatience Cprotecti

25、on Dcontribution14A.refreshed Brecognized Cinformed Dmotivated15A.relax Bskip Cquit Dinsist.语法填空2022烟台市高考诊断性测试Busy Colombians living in a city can be pressured. But there is a place for people to relieve stress in Bogota. 1._ (sit) at the top of Monserrate Hill, east of the city, the place is a prot

26、ected park for hummingbirds. The area contains a forest that has turned into a peaceful and 2._ (harmony) world for both people and birds.With the hummingbirds flying from flower to flower, some people study them through binoculars (双筒镜) and 3._ (other) take pictures with cameras or phones.“Sometime

27、s it doesnt seem real because we are close to a city of eight million residents 4._ generate noise every day，” says Camilo Cantor, a caretaker in the park, whose job is to mix water and sugar and put it in bird feeders along a 300meter path. “The park is 5._ (true) a special place, like an oasis (绿洲

28、). It is a place where people can go 6._ (ease) stress, forget about troubles and get 7._ break from busy city life，” he added.Ten years ago, the hill 8._ (destroy), mercilessly and completely, meaning there were no trees left on it. But workers began to replant local trees and flowers to bring the

29、forest back 9._ life. Presently, visitors to the park can see over 100 species of birds there.Hummingbirds can 10._ (find) only on the American continent and Colombia is home to many different kinds.课时天天练(十一).阅读理解A语篇类型：夹叙夹议文主题语境：人与社会音乐小琴键钢琴【语篇解读】Eliana Yi因为掌距太小，刻苦训练也无法覆盖整个八度音阶的音键。SMU大学的Carol Leone教授

30、引进了小琴键钢琴，帮助她实现了弹奏钢琴的梦想。1答案与解析：C考查推断的能力。根据第一段中的“她的手指几乎不能达到八度音阶的长度”，第二段中的“引进了更小的琴键”，第三段中的“实际上手能够触摸到并演奏出所有的音符”以及第四段中的“小掌距很难弹奏贝多芬和勃拉姆斯的很多作品”。由此可推知，Eliana Yi因她的掌距小而无法很好地弹奏肖邦协奏曲。故C项正确。2答案与解析：D考查理解目的的能力。根据第四段内容“数十年来，很少有人质疑传统钢琴的大小，小手掌很难弹奏名家作曲，Leone了解这一情况，引进了缩小版的钢琴”可知，第四段的目的是介绍Leone引进小琴键钢琴的背景信息。故D项正确。3答案与解析：

31、C考查理解观点、态度的能力。根据第五段第二句可知，当Leone提出小琴键钢琴的问题时，Viennese教授说：“无论如何都已经培养出了太多的钢琴家了。”由此可知，他不赞成引进小琴键钢琴。A项意为“不清楚的”；B项意为“客观的”；C项意为“不赞成的”；D项意为“积极的”。故C项正确。4答案与解析：B考查理解文章主旨要义的能力。本文主要讲述Eliana Yi使用了被引进的小琴键钢琴后，实现了弹奏钢琴的梦想的故事。故B项正确。B语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会文化艺术美国歌手Taylor Swift发行新专辑【语篇解读】美国创作型歌手Taylor Swift发行新专辑Fearless以回馈粉丝，这

32、是对2008年乡村音乐专辑Fearless的重制，在中国大受欢迎。5答案与解析：D考查理解具体信息的能力。根据第二段中的“The rerecorded Fearless, a composition of 19 tracks. 6 additional From the Vault songs”可知D项正确，C项错误。干扰项分析由第一段中的“Fearless (Taylors Version), released on April 9th, is a remake”可知A项错误，专辑是重制的；B项表示新专辑属于Big Machine，文中意义则相反。6答案与解析：D考查理解具体信息的能力。由第

33、三段中的“A break with the past to start all over againthat needs good faith and a strong heart”可推出答案为D，此处表示Taylor Swift是一个意志非常坚定的人。7答案与解析：B考查理解具体信息的能力。由第三段中的“So dulcet and earcatching. If you missed the 19yearold Taylor, the 31yearold Taylor will guide you to begin again”可知答案为B。8答案与解析：C考查推断的能力。根据最后一段中的“

34、The American singers huge success in China. with Chinas booming music industry”可知，Taylor Swift的成功得益于中国繁荣的音乐产业。.完形填空语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与自我女性独立阿富汗第一位女导游【语篇解读】Fatima在阿富汗Ghor省农村长大，虽然无法上学，但是她通过收音机学习知识，撰写介绍阿富汗鲜为人知的地方的文章，这件事引起了一家旅行社的注意，旅行社后来聘用了她。Fatima成为阿富汗第一位女导游。考点分布：动词(短语)6个，名词5个，形容词3个，副词1个。1答案与解析：B考查语境推断。根据该

35、句中的“when high enough in the hills”可知，在山上足够高的地方她能听到收音机的声音。B项意为“听到”。故B项正确。A项意为“占据，学着做，开始从事”；C项意为“调高(音量)，偶然出现”；D项意为“创建；开发”，都与语境不符。【易错分析】该题容易错选成C项，选错的原因是考生将radio和“调大声音”联系在一起，忽略了该句的语境和pick up一词的含义。考生应当注意一些高频短语的生义。2答案与解析：C考查语境推断。根据空处上句“My sisters were forced to get married”可知，她的姐妹们被迫结婚了；结合该句中的“I would not

36、 continue in”可以推知，她不希望继续她的姐妹们的生活；C项意为“生活”。故C项正确。3答案与解析：A考查语境推断。根据下文第三段第一、二句可知，Fatima开始参加社交团体，向外国人介绍他们可能不知道的阿富汗的一些地方；结合该句中的“That was why I decided to”可以判断，看到自己的姐妹们被迫结婚后，Fatima决定参加工作，不再继续她的姐妹们的生活。4答案与解析：D考查常识推断。根据该句中的“Fatima started writing”和“people who only related Afghanistan to conflicts”并结合常识可知，Fa

37、tima厌倦了那些只把阿富汗和冲突联系在一起的人，开始写作。tired of为固定搭配，意为“厌倦；厌烦”。故D项正确。5答案与解析：A考查语境推断。根据下句中的“online friends”可知，Fatima通过写作认识了许多网友；结合该句中的“about places that foreigners might not know about”可以判断，Fatima在网上写帖子向外国人介绍阿富汗一些鲜为人知的地方。A项意为“帖子”。故A项正确。6答案与解析：A考查语境推断。根据该句中的“from online friends”再结合上文内容可以推知，通过写文章介绍阿富汗当地一些鲜为人知的地

38、方，Fatima开始收到网友的回复。A项意为“回答，答复”。故A项正确。7答案与解析：C考查语境推断。根据该句中的“and asking whether she was interested in showing him around in Herat”可知，这位男士问她是否有兴趣带他去赫拉特转转；据此可以推知，该男子将去阿富汗旅游，C项意为“旅行”。故C项正确。8答案与解析：D考查语境推断。根据前半句“Later, he recommended her to someone else”可知，后来，他把她推荐给了别人；结合下半句“Fatima came to the attention of

39、a travel agency”可知，Fatima终于引起了一家旅行社的注意。故D项正确。9答案与解析：C考查语境推断。根据下句中的“she became her countrys first female”和“tour guide”可知，Fatima成了阿富汗的第一个女导游，据此可以推知，这家公司随后聘用了她。10答案与解析：D考查语境推断。根据该句中的“countrys first female”可知，空处与此对应，说明她得到了一家旅游公司的聘用，成了专业的导游。D项意为“专业的”。故D项正确。11答案与解析：B考查语境推断。根据该句中的“is never easy”和前文描述的“Fati

40、ma成为阿富汗第一个女性导游”可以推知，成为先锋并非易事。B项意为“先锋”。故B项正确。12答案与解析：B考查常识推断。根据该句中的“with men oneonone”，并结合常识可以判断，对于女性来说，在阿富汗工作太危险了，尤其是与男性一对一地交流。B项意为“沟通；交流”，符合语境。13答案与解析：A考查语境推断。根据该句中的“of her employers and the people she has met through giving tours is what keeps her”可知，Fatima的雇主和她通过当导游遇到的人的支持使她保持动力。A项意为“支持”。故A项正确。14

41、答案与解析：D考查常识推断。根据该句中的“her employers and the people she has met through giving tours”并结合常识可以推知，Fatima的雇主和她通过当导游时遇到的人的支持使她保持动力。D项意为“主动的，积极的”。故D项正确。15答案与解析：C考查同义复现。根据下句中的“give up”可知，空处与此对应，说明没有人知道Fatima退出后会发生什么事情。quit与give up为同义词。故C项正确。.语法填空语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会社会文化蜂鸟公园的过去和现在的情况【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了能给忙碌的哥伦比亚人带来宁静的蜂

42、鸟公园过去和现在的情况。1答案与解析：Sitting考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空格处应用非谓语动词；动词sit与其逻辑主语“the place”之间构成主动关系，此处应用现在分词作伴随状语。故填Sitting。注意首字母大写。2答案与解析：harmonious考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，空格处应用形容词修饰名词，和peaceful一起作“world”的定语。故填harmonious。3答案与解析：others考查词性转换。此处指一些人用双筒镜来研究蜂鸟，其他人用相机或手机为它们拍摄照片。分析句子结构可知，空格处作句子的主语，所以此处应用代词。others意为“其他人”，符合句意。故

43、填others。4答案与解析：that/who考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导定语从句，先行词是“residents”，指人，且关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词that/who引导该从句。故填that/who。5答案与解析：truly考查词性转换。句意为：这个公园真是个特殊的地方，就像一座绿洲。分析句子结构可知，此处应用副词作状语，修饰系动词“is”。故填truly。6答案与解析：to ease考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空格处应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to ease。7答案与解析：a考查冠词。此处泛指“得到休息”，且“break”是读音以辅音音素开头的单词，应用不定冠词

44、a修饰。故填a。8答案与解析：was destroyed考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，动词destroy与主语“the hill”之间构成被动关系，应用被动语态；根据时间状语“Ten years ago”可知，此处讲述的是过去发生的事情，时态应用一般过去时；且主语“the hill”为第三人称单数，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填was destroyed。9答案与解析：to考查介词。bring.back to life是固定搭配，意为“使复活”。故填to。10答案与解析：be found考查动词的语态和情态动词的用法。分析句子结构可知，动词find与主语“Hummingbirds”之间构成被动关系，应用被动语态；且情态动词can后应接动词原形。故填be found。