UNIT 5 MUSIC Section I Listening and Speaking 一、单句语法填空 1.I was woken by the sound of a (string)instrument at midnight 2.A terrible earthquake happened in that country last month, (cause) thousands of deaths 3.A dancer must throw herself heart soul into every performance. 4.Although he was old,he was always full energy. 5.There is some (classic)music playing in the background. 二、完成句子 1.这些孩子喜欢跟着嘻哈音乐跳舞。 The kids enjoy 2.你的音乐使我觉得我好像插上了翅膀在飞。 Your music makes me 3.是什么使得这个地方对你来说很特别？ What makes this place 4.一些摇篮曲听起来宁静、美丽。 Some lullabies 5远处传来的海鸟的叫声让我想起我的家乡。 There came songs of sea birds from far away,. 三、句型转换 1.Looking at the picture,I couldn't help missing my middle school days →When at the picture,I couldn't help missing my middle school days. 2.Tony came into the room,and he was singing and dancing. -Tony came into the room,_ 3.The secretary worked late into the night.He was preparing a long speech for the president -The secretary worked late into the night, _a long speech for the president. 4.The students entered the room quietly and they looked around in a curious way -The students entered the room quietly, in a curious way. 5.His son seems to be an energetic child -His son seems to be a child. 四、阅读理解
UNIT 5 MUSIC Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 一、单句语法填空 1.I was woken by the sound of a (string) instrument at midnight. 2.A terrible earthquake happened in that country last month, (cause) thousands of deaths. 3.A dancer must throw herself heart soul into every performance. 4.Although he was old,he was always full energy. 5.There is some (classic) music playing in the background. 二、完成句子 1.这些孩子喜欢跟着嘻哈音乐跳舞。 The kids enjoy . 2.你的音乐使我觉得我好像插上了翅膀在飞。 Your music makes me . 3.是什么使得这个地方对你来说很特别? What makes this place ? 4.一些摇篮曲听起来宁静、美丽。 Some lullabies . 5.远处传来的海鸟的叫声让我想起我的家乡。 There came songs of sea birds from far away, . 三、句型转换 1.Looking at the picture,I couldn’t help missing my middle school days. →When at the picture,I couldn’t help missing my middle school days. 2.Tony came into the room,and he was singing and dancing. →Tony came into the room, . 3.The secretary worked late into the night.He was preparing a long speech for the president. →The secretary worked late into the night, a long speech for the president. 4.The students entered the room quietly and they looked around in a curious way. →The students entered the room quietly, in a curious way. 5.His son seems to be an energetic child. →His son seems to be a child . 四、阅读理解
Country singer Gary Allan has been making records since the mid 1990s.But his album,Set You Free,is his first to hit number one on Billboard's top two hundred albums chart(排行榜). The song Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)is the lead single (from Gary Allan's new copies and is number one on Billboard's country music chart.It has risen faster than any other single in the California native's career.Gary Allan says Every Storm is about hope,the common idea throughout the new album. "You can expect a lot of songs about life.It's going to roll you through a breakup and it's going to roll you through the anger and the pain and make you as good as new.So what I think you can expect is something a little bit different musically out of this." Gary Allan says his favourite song on Set You Free is One More Time.He says he wrote it after his father died. The country singer is supporting the album with concerts around the United States for most of the rest of the year.He says the shows are full of energy "We play hard and they have a very strong impact on the audience.I think that's why people love to come and see us.We're giving it everything that we have every night.” Set You Free is Allan's 9th album.In an interview with Broadway's Electric Barnyard,Allan spoke about co-writing with women for the new album.It was the first time in his career he had done so,and he described it as an interesting experience. 1.What's the topic of the passage? A.Gary Allan's new album Set You Free B.The life of American singer Gary Allan C.The development of American country music D.A young musician's hard struggle for success 2.Gary Allan likes One More Time most probably because A.it's different musically from his other songs B.it helped him find courage after failure C.it was written in honour of his father D.it has sold more copies than any other single 3.What can we learn about Gary from the passage? A.He lived an unhappy life in his childhood B.He was born in the state of California. C.He began music career in the late 1990s. D.His concerts are mostly made up of light music. 4.The album Set You Free marked the first time A.Gary had made a record in his music career B.Gary had a word with Broadway's Electric Barnyard C.Gary's albums had appeared on Billboard's music chart
Country singer Gary Allan has been making records since the mid 1990s.But his album,Set You Free,is his first to hit number one on Billboard’s top two hundred albums chart (排行榜). The song Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain) is the lead single (单曲) from Gary Allan’s new copies and is number one on Billboard’s country music chart.It has risen faster than any other single in the California native’s career.Gary Allan says Every Storm is about hope,the common idea throughout the new album. “You can expect a lot of songs about life.It’s going to roll you through a breakup and it’s going to roll you through the anger and the pain and make you as good as new.So what I think you can expect is something a little bit different musically out of this.” Gary Allan says his favourite song on Set You Free is One More Time.He says he wrote it after his father died. The country singer is supporting the album with concerts around the United States for most of the rest of the year.He says the shows are full of energy. “We play hard and they have a very strong impact on the audience.I think that’s why people love to come and see us.We’re giving it everything that we have every night.” Set You Free is Allan’s 9th album.In an interview with Broadway’s Electric Barnyard,Allan spoke about co-writing with women for the new album.It was the first time in his career he had done so,and he described it as an interesting experience. 1.What’s the topic of the passage? A.Gary Allan’s new album Set You Free. B.The life of American singer Gary Allan. C.The development of American country music. D.A young musician’s hard struggle for success. 2.Gary Allan likes One More Time most probably because . A.it’s different musically from his other songs B.it helped him find courage after failure C.it was written in honour of his father D.it has sold more copies than any other single 3.What can we learn about Gary from the passage? A.He lived an unhappy life in his childhood. B.He was born in the state of California. C.He began music career in the late 1990s. D.His concerts are mostly made up of light music. 4.The album Set You Free marked the first time . A.Gary had made a record in his music career B.Gary had a word with Broadway’s Electric Barnyard C.Gary’s albums had appeared on Billboard’s music chart
D.Gary had worked together with women in writing songs 五、七选五阅读理解 Beijing Opera represents the finest combination of literature,music,dance,kung fu,fine arts and many other arts.Its way of performing is different from opera and drama.1 Beijing Opera is a kind of art that pays equal attention to singing,speaking,acting and fighting.2 Meanwhile,Beijing Opera provides the opportunity to appreciate the pleasing artistic balance of the dance,the strength and music,even from only one act. 3 According to the historical record,it dates back to the middle period of the Qing Dynasty.In the 55th year ruled by the Emperor Qianlong,the most famous four theatrical groups in Anhui went to Beijing to show their opera performance and then got a great success.Then,based on"Anhui Opera"and "Han Opera",and also mixed with characteristics of Beijing dialect,Beijing Opera was formed.4 Beijing Opera was officially formed after the 20th year of the Emperor Daoguang (1840).At that time,the forms of each kind of arias()and the language characteristic of Beijing Opera originally came into being New changes appeared in Beijing Opera's roles.5 Later,the first generation of the opera actors also appeared. A.Beijing opera is a kind of modern opera. B.Actually Beijing Opera has its own characters C.Many roles of the Beijing Opera had appeared D.Because it was popular in Beijing,it spread nationwide. E.Many people wonder what is the origin of Beijing Opera F.It enables the audience to be inspired by language,music and fine arts G.Although it was formed in Beijing,it didn't have its origins in Beijing totally 答案： 1.stringed 2.causing 3.and 4.of 5.classical 1.dancing to hip-hop music 2.feel like flying with wings 3.special to you 4.sound peaceful and beautiful 5.reminding me of home 1.I looked 2.singing and dancing 3.preparing 4.looking around 5.full of energy 四、1.A主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，本文是在介绍加里.艾伦的专辑《Set You Free》. 2.C推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句He says he wrote it after his father died.” 可知，这是他父亲死后他写的歌。由此可以推知，这首歌是为了怀念他的父亲而 作
D.Gary had worked together with women in writing songs 五、七选五阅读理解 Beijing Opera represents the finest combination of literature,music,dance,kung fu,fine arts and many other arts.Its way of performing is different from opera and drama. 1 Beijing Opera is a kind of art that pays equal attention to singing,speaking,acting and fighting. 2 Meanwhile,Beijing Opera provides the opportunity to appreciate the pleasing artistic balance of the dance,the strength and music,even from only one act. 3 According to the historical record,it dates back to the middle period of the Qing Dynasty.In the 55th year ruled by the Emperor Qianlong,the most famous four theatrical groups in Anhui went to Beijing to show their opera performance and then got a great success.Then,based on “Anhui Opera” and “Han Opera”,and also mixed with characteristics of Beijing dialect,Beijing Opera was formed. 4 Beijing Opera was officially formed after the 20th year of the Emperor Daoguang (1840).At that time,the forms of each kind of arias(唱腔) and the language characteristic of Beijing Opera originally came into being.New changes appeared in Beijing Opera’s roles. 5 Later,the first generation of the opera actors also appeared. A.Beijing opera is a kind of modern opera. B.Actually Beijing Opera has its own characters. C.Many roles of the Beijing Opera had appeared. D.Because it was popular in Beijing,it spread nationwide. E.Many people wonder what is the origin of Beijing Opera. F.It enables the audience to be inspired by language,music and fine arts. G.Although it was formed in Beijing,it didn’t have its origins in Beijing totally. 答案： 一、1.stringed 2.causing 3.and 4.of 5.classical 二、1.dancing to hip-hop music 2.feel like flying with wings 3.special to you 4.sound peaceful and beautiful 5.reminding me of home 三、1.I looked 2.singing and dancing 3.preparing 4.looking around 5.full of energy 四、1.A 主旨大意题。阅读全文可知,本文是在介绍加里·艾伦的专辑《Set You Free》。 2.C 推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“He says he wrote it after his father died.” 可知,这是他父亲死后他写的歌。由此可以推知,这首歌是为了怀念他的父亲而 作
3.B推理判断题。根据第二段中的It has risen faster than any other single in the California native's career.”可知，加里·艾伦出生在加利福尼亚州。 4.D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“.Allan spoke about co-writing with women for the new album.It was the first time in his career he had done so'可知，这是他职业 生涯中第一次和女性合作新专辑。 五、1~5 BFEGC
3.B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“It has risen faster than any other single in the California native’s career.”可知,加里·艾伦出生在加利福尼亚州。 4.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“...Allan spoke about co-writing with women for the new album.It was the first time in his career he had done so”可知,这是他职业 生涯中第一次和女性合作新专辑。 五、1~5 BFEGC