（整理版高中英语）Module3Music.doc

Module 3 Music.阅读理解A词数 260 难度系数 建议用时 7(·河西区检测)Isaac Stern was more than a great violin player.He was one of the most honored musicians in the world，an international cultural ambassador.And he was also a teacher and activist.For more than sixty years，Mr.Stern performed excellent music.He performed in concerts around the world and on recordings.Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in Ukraine.His parents moved to California the following year.He began taking violin lessons after hearing a friend play the instrument.Later，he began studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory(旧金山音乐学院)He progressed quickly.When he was sixteen，he played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.The next year，he performed in New York and was praised by music critics.Isaac Stern became one of the busiest musicians of his day.He played more than one hundred concerts a year.He also became one of the most recorded musicians in history.Isaac Stern also supported artistic development and freedom.In 1979，Isaac Stern visited China.He met with Chinese musicians and students.He taught them about classical Western music.His visit was made into a film.It is called From Mao to Mozart：Isaac Stern in China.It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.In 1984，Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture through music.He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life.He said music is an important part of a civilized life.He said people need music as much as they need bread.Isaac Stern died in at the age of eighty­one.He was a major influence on music in the twentieth century.He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.一、新新单词ambassador/æm'bæsd/ n大使instrument/'Instrmnt/ n器具，仪器critic/'krItIk/ n评论家；评论员二、常用短语play a part in在中发挥作用be made into被制成三、靓点句式He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life.句中that引导定语从句。句意：他表达了关于音乐在生活中所起的作用的想法。语篇解读：本文主要介绍了著名的小提琴演奏家Isaac Stern的一些经历。1What did Isaac Stern think of music?ANecessary.BDifficult.CEntertaining. DInteresting.解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的最后两句话可知答案。答案：A2The passage mentioned Isaac Stern's visit to China mainly to _.Aencourage people to develop the international relationshipBadvise the readers to take up musicCintroduce more achievements of Isaac SternDshow he acted as an international cultural ambassador解析：细节理解题。根据文章的上下文以及文章第一段的第二句话可知答案。答案：D3Which of the following statements is TRUE about Isaac Stern?AHe was born in California in the 1920s.BHe had visited many countries to advertise his recordings.CHe played less than one hundred concerts in all.DHis excellent music life lasted over 60 years.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第一句话可知A项不正确；根据文章第一段第二句可知他访问了很多的国家是为了国际之间文化的交流，而不是为了宣传自己的专辑，所以B项不正确；根据文章第三段的第二句，可知C项不正确；根据上下文可知，他从16岁的时候就开始表演，81岁的时候去世，所以他的音乐人生经历了60多年，所以D项是正确的。答案：D4From the passage，we can infer that _.AIsaac Stern influenced the culture in the 20th century a lotBIsaac Stern was one of the most active musicians of his dayCIsaac Stern was so busy that he couldn't spare time to educate the youthDIsaac Stern led a rich life in his later life解析：推理判断题。根据文章中他的音乐经历可以推知他是他所在的年代里最活泼的音乐家之一。答案：B5What will be the best title for the passage?AIsaac Stern and the awards he gotBIsaac Stern's life of pursuing musicCIsaac Stern：one of the most honored musiciansDIsaac Stern's visit to China解析：主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第二句(即主题句)以及全文所述可知C项最适合作标题。答案：CB词数 250 难度系数 建议用时 6(·质检)Music died here last spring，or rather，it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored the importance of music and drama as part of the high­school curriculum.The committee decided that teaching students how to take a standardized test is more important than a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics.Because the school system is running out of funding，it needs to make sure that students pass the mastery test or even more money will be lost.If students fail the state standardized test，it is not the fault of drama and music classesthey are failing because the “academic classes are not sufficient.It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing，acting，and playing instruments because school programs are no longer offered.Many families cannot afford private music lessons，and many potential musicians and artists may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in school.The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete，well­rounded people.It blocks the natural sense to create and express feelings through artthere is more to life than the analytical thinking that math and English provide.What happens after a test？Sure，a student might graduate，but they will have limited knowledgecertainly not a good preparation for the real world.一、新新单词curriculum /k'rIkjlm/ n课程well­rounded /'wel'randId/ adj.全面开展的，多才多艺的二、常用短语be exposed to暴露于shape.into.把塑造成三、靓点句式The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.句中“that the school committee.investment是fact的同位语从句，“the arts are not worth the investment为thinks 的宾语从句。句意：校委会认为音乐课不值得去投资这一事实无疑会让一些学生认为音乐课不值得他们去花费时间学习而且这一循环将会继续。语篇解读：音乐课在校委会的决定下已成为美好的回忆。不管的初衷如何，课程设置中能缺少音乐课吗？6Music and drama are not included in the high­school curriculum mainly because _.Athe school committee pays no attention to themBthe school is afraid of losing financial supportCthe students are not interested in both of themDthe state standardized test is more important解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句的内容可知之所以取消音乐课和戏剧课主要是因为担忧失去经济支持。答案：B7Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe sufficiency of the classes determines students' performance in the mastery test.BQuite a few students are discouraged from learning music and art in today's school system.CStudents can be musicians and artists only if they can afford private music lessons.DThe school committee completely influences students' attitude towards the arts.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的内容可知在当今教育体制下许多学生被劝阻不要学习音乐和艺术，因为不再开设这些课程了。答案：B8We can learn that music and art can _.Amotivate students in creativity and expressionBmake students round­shaped people in futureCprovide students with analytical thinkingDprevent students graduation from high school解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句的内容可知音乐和艺术可以激发学生的创造性和对思想情感的表达。音乐和艺术只是促使学生全面开展的一个方面，所以B项不恰当；C项明显与文章内容不符；D项在文章中没有信息支持。答案：A9The best title of the passage can be _.A“Who killed music and drama？B“Can curriculum go without music？C“Why is music so important？D“How to prepare for the real world？解析：主旨大意题。本文是针对取消音乐课而发表的个人见解，陈述如此做的弊端，所以B项作为标题最适宜。答案：B.短文改错I often quarrel about my mother over whether I can watch TV afterschool. She holds view that senior three students have to make fully use of every minute to work hard at their lessons. It seems to me that once I am allowed to do that, I'll unable to control myself and forget all about my study. She also thinks it is bad for my eye. But I really can't accept her ideas. In my opinion, watch TV can set my mind at rest after a day's hard works.Besides, it is important for us to know what had happened at home and at abroad. Thus, we shouldn't be forbidden to watch TV.答案：第一句：aboutwith第二句：view前加the；fullyfull第三句：meher；unable前加be第四句：eyeeyes第六句：watchwatching；workswork第七句：hadhas；删除at