Module 4　Music

　　Ⅰ.單詞拼寫

　　1．The thought of having to take the exam again ________(使沮喪)poor Jackie，who was not good at his lessons.

　　2．The US dollar has gone down against the RMB.________(因此)，Chinese goods are more expensive for Americans.

　　3．Good teaching methods should ________(結(jié)合)education with pleasure.

　　4．It is necessary that you should ________(控制)your speed while running in a match.

　　5．When his influence began to ________(減小)，his wealth also decreased.

　　6．Much to his mother's surprise，the boy's ________(抱負(fù))is to become a pilot.

　　7．She has said nothing ________(關(guān)于)your requset.

　　8．The computer centre ________(贈送)a cheque for ￡500 to cancer research.

　　9．It is a great ________(安慰)to have rain after a long time of drought.

　　10．We were ________(吸引)by the friendliness of the local people.

　　答案：1.depressed　2.Therefore　3.combine　4.regulate　5.shrink　6.ambition　7.regarding　8.presented　9.relief　10.charmed

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．____________________ (突然), a dog barked and charged at us.

　　2．You've grown up and should __________________ (依靠) yourself.

　　3．The plot of the TV play is dull and so __________________ (表演也一樣)．

　　4．They ______________ (與……取得聯(lián)系) the local police.

　　5．Disney ______________ (賦予活動) characters of cartoon.

　　答案：1.All of a sudden　2.depend on　3.it is with the acting

　　4．made contact with　5.gave life to

　　Ⅲ.單項填空

　　1．(2024·武漢高三聯(lián)考)To the great ________ of the citizens, no one else was infected with H1N1 except the 12 confirmed cases.

　　A．relaxation　 B．disappointment

　　C．surprise

　　D. relief

　　答案：D　詞義辨析。句意為：“讓市民們放心的是除了12例確診患者外，沒有其他人感染H1N1病毒。”

　　2．________more than 1,500 years of Chinese music，Twelve Girls Band mixes this rich tradition with classical，folk and contemporary sounds.

　　A．Drawing up

　　B．Drawing upon

　　C．Drawing in

　　D．Drawing out

　　答案：B　句意：憑借中國1 500多年的音樂文化，“女子十二樂坊”將這濃厚的傳統(tǒng)與古典、民族與現(xiàn)代聲音巧妙融合。draw

　　upon憑借，符合句意。draw up起草，制訂；draw in(白晝)漸短；draw out(白晝)變長。

　　3．As is known, Xu Beihong ________ to horses in his paintings.

　　A．led a life

　　B．spent life

　　C．started life D．gave life

　　答案：D　句意：眾所周知，徐悲鴻在他的畫中賦予了馬活力。give life to“賦予活力”，符合題意。

　　4．I played table tennis for an hour, making me feel ________.

　　A．relaxing

　　B．relaxed

　　C．relax

　　D．relaxation

　　答案：B　句意：我打了一個小時的乒乓球，這使我感到很輕松。relaxed“感到輕松的”。

　　5．(2011·泰安模擬)Flags were flown at half-staff ________ those who lost their lives in the disaster.

　　A．in favour of

　　B．in need of

　　C．in the hope of

　　D．in honour of

　　答案：D　句意：降半旗紀(jì)念那些在這次災(zāi)難中死去的人。in honour of“為了紀(jì)念”；in favour of“支持，贊成”；in need of“需要”；in the hope of“懷著……的希望”。

　　6．Experts believe that large number of cancer cases in this area are directly ________ nuclear power station.

　　A．relative to

　　B．relate to

　　C．relevant with

　　D．connected in

　　答案：A　句意：專家認(rèn)為這個地區(qū)的很多癌癥病例與核電站有直接關(guān)系。be relative to “與……有關(guān)”。B項應(yīng)為be related to；C項with應(yīng)改為to；D項in應(yīng)用with。

　　7．There is always a strange ________ of runners in the London Marathon.

　　A．gathering

　　B．hide

　　C．collection

　　D．a(chǎn)ccumulation

　　答案：C　名詞辨析題。gathering“聚集，集會”；hide“隱蔽處”；collection“一批、一類人/物”；accumulation“積累”。

　　8．(2011·銀川一中高三月考)One of the collectors collected some seeds from a tree that had ________ him.

　　A．interest in

　　B．a(chǎn)ppealed to

　　C．been attracted

　　D．drew attention of

　　答案：B　句意：其中一個搜集者從一棵吸引他的樹上搜集了一些種子。appeal to表示“吸引”。假如選擇A項，應(yīng)該去掉in，同時把interest改為interested；倘若選擇C項，需去掉been。

　　9．(2011·福建莆田一中學(xué)段考試)Don't forget to insure against theft ________ you have things stolen.

　　A．in case of

　　B．in case

　　C．in the case

　　D．in any case

　　答案：B　句意：不要忘記加入失竊保險以防東西被偷。in case of是介詞短語，不可跟陳述句；in the case“在……情況下”；in any case“無論如何”。

　　10．If your knowledge can be in some ways ________with my experience，we are sure to succeed.

　　A．joined

　　B．united

　　C．connected

　　D．combined

　　答案：D　句意：如果你的知識能在一定程度上與我的經(jīng)驗相結(jié)合的話，我們肯定會成功的。combine“結(jié)合”，符合句意。join連接；unite聯(lián)合；connect連接。

　　11．Dr. Johnson loves music but doesn't like jazz and ________.

　　A．neither is his wife

　　B．so is his wife

　　C．so his wife is

　　D．it is the same with his wife

　　答案：D　句意：約翰遜博士喜歡音樂但不喜歡爵士樂，他妻子也是一樣。it is the same with...“……也一樣”。

　　12．Babies need a lot of sleep and this is particularly ________ the newborn.

　　A．sure about

　　B．sure of

　　C．true about

　　D．true of

　　答案：D　句意：嬰兒需要大量的睡眠，新生兒尤其如此。be true of/for...“對……也一樣”；be sure of/about...“對……有把握”。

　　13．The ________ flights between mainland of China and Taiwan will benefit more travelers.

　　A．common

　　B．normal

　　C．a(chǎn)verage

　　D．regular

　　答案：D　考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：中國大陸和臺灣之間的定期航班將使更多的游客獲益。regular定期的，有規(guī)律的；符合語境。

　　14．—Did you remember to give Jenny the money?

　　—Yes.________I saw her，I'm sure.

　　A．So long as

　　B．So far as

　　C．The moment

　　D．Any time

　　答案：C　句意：——你記著給Jenny錢了嗎？——是的。一見到她就給她了，我確定。the moment“一……就……”，符合句意。

　　15．________a cure for the disease，very few advances have been made in the last few years.

　　A．Considering

　　B．Regarding

　　C．Supposing

　　D．Providing

　　答案：B　句意：在過去的幾年里，在這種疾病的療法方面，取得了很少的進(jìn)步。regarding在句中為介詞，表“關(guān)于”；符合語境。considering考慮到；supposing假如；providing假如。

　　Ⅳ.完形填空

　　When we visit another country, differences in music and dance are __1__ some of the first things that we notice. Every culture has __2__ its own types of music and dance, which are very different from those of other societies.

　　Each type of music usually has a distinctive rhythm and a special sound, __3__ on the kinds of instruments that are used to produce it. The most common type of instruments are __4__ instruments, such as guitars and violins; wind instruments, including horns and flutes. Many different kinds of musical sounds __5__ be created by using different combinations of instruments.

　　The human voice is a very special kind of instrument, __6__ it can produce a great number of different sounds with different __7__， ranging from loud to soft. Singing is very popular in most cultures because it allows us to __8__ words and ideas with music.

　　Societies coordinate body movements with musical rhythms to create __9__. Sometimes people dance for fun and individual expression. Dances can also be used to __10__ ideas to the audience. Hawaiian dancers, __11__， use arm and hand movements to express the meaning of a song. In the same way, many societies use dances in religious ceremonies __12__to tell about important events.

　　Music and dance are passed from one__13__ to another and thus become a permanent part of the society and __14__ culture. Of course, as cultures come __15__ contact with each other, the music and dance of one society may be accepted by other societies, or the different styles may be combined to __16__ a new kind of music or dance. Some Latin American music, for example, has taken __17__ from Indian cultures and mixed them with those from European and African cultures. __18__， popular music from England and the US can be heard in countries __19__ the world, __20__ it has had an influence on musical tastes, especially among young people.

　　當(dāng)我們到另一個國家或另一種文化當(dāng)中的時候，我們首先注意到的恐怕就是它的舞蹈和音樂了。不同的文化幾乎都有自己獨(dú)特的音樂與舞蹈，人們用這些音樂與舞蹈來表達(dá)思想。而不同文化之間的融合也使音樂、舞蹈逐漸發(fā)展與變化。

　　1．A.unlikely

　　B．probably

　　C．likely

　　D．surely

　　答案：B　根據(jù)文章表達(dá)的意思，此處應(yīng)該是十分肯定的語氣，因此應(yīng)該用副詞probably，likely是形容詞，surely太絕對。句意為“我們可能首先注意到的是……”。

　　2．A.installed

　　B．developed

　　C．meant

　　D．established

　　答案：B　每種文化都形成了它自己獨(dú)特的音樂和舞蹈，develop“形成，發(fā)展”。

　　3．A.depending

　　B．relying

　　C．playing

　　D．resting

　　答案：A　depend on“取決于，依靠”。每種音樂都有其獨(dú)特的節(jié)奏和聲音，這取決于演奏的樂器。rely on“依靠”。

　　4．A.thread

　　B．cord

　　C．string

　　D．band

　　答案：C　通過后面列出的樂器(吉他、小提琴)可以知道這些樂器是弦樂器，故用string, string instrument“弦樂器”。

　　5．A.can

　　B．might

　　C．must

　　D．should

　　答案：A　根據(jù)“很多不同的樂聲能夠通過不同的樂器組合產(chǎn)生出來”可知，can表示“能夠”，符合題意。

　　6．A.when

　　B．since

　　C．a(chǎn)fter

　　D．a(chǎn)lthough

　　答案：B　根據(jù)語境我們可知此處是表示原因的，since“因為，由于”，句意為“因為人的嗓音能夠發(fā)出不同的聲音，所以說人的嗓音是很特別的樂器”。

　　7．A.heights

　　B．sizes

　　C．volumes

　　D．tones

　　答案：C　根據(jù)后面的ranging from loud to soft可知，此處表示的是聲音的音量從高到低，故選C，volume“音量”。

　　8．A.express

　　B．explain

　　C．provide

　　D．compose

　　答案：A　歌唱之所以在大多數(shù)文化里受歡迎是因為它能夠讓人將話語和想法通過音樂的形式表達(dá)出來，故用express。

　　9．A.sounds

　　B．songs

　　C．dances

　　D．moves

　　答案：C　通過前面的coordinate body movements with musical rhythms和后一句的Sometimes people dance for fun and individual expression.可知此處應(yīng)該是dance。

　　10．A.give

　　B．perform

　　C．translate

　　D．communicate

　　答案：D　句意為“舞蹈也能將人的想法傳遞給觀眾”，根據(jù)上一段最后一句可推知答案。communicate“傳達(dá)，傳遞，傳播”，符合題意。

　　11．A.for example

　　B．such as

　　C．that is

　　D．on the contrary

　　答案：A　根據(jù)前面一句的內(nèi)容可知，本句通過舉例子的形式來說明這個觀點(diǎn)，因此用for example。

　　12．A.just

　　B．a(chǎn)s

　　C．or

　　D．only

　　答案：C　此處表示的是兩種不同的情況，故用or表示選擇。

　　13．A.country

　　B．people

　　C．generation

　　D．time

　　答案：C　音樂和舞蹈能夠代代相傳。from one generation to another“從一代傳到另一代”。

　　14．A.their

　　B．the

　　C．this

　　D．its

　　答案：D　根據(jù)語境“音樂和舞蹈成為了社會和社會文化的永久的一部分”可知，its此處代表前面的society。

　　15．A.to

　　B．into

　　C．for

　　D．with

　　答案：B　come into contact with“與某人/某事有接觸、打交道”。句意為“隨著文化的相互融合，一個社會的音樂和舞蹈可能會被別的社會接受”。

　　16．A.join

　　B．show

　　C．become

　　D．form

　　答案：D　不同的風(fēng)格可能會相互融合形成一種新形式的音樂或舞蹈。form“形成，構(gòu)成”，符合語境。

　　17．A.advantages B．styles

　　C．features

　　D．origins

　　答案：C　前面講到的是不同文化之間的音樂、舞蹈的融合，此處通過舉例來說明這個觀點(diǎn)，句意為“一些拉丁美洲的音樂都具有印度文化的特點(diǎn)……”。feature“特征，特色”，符合語境。

　　18．A.However

　　B．Moreover

　　C．Besides

　　D．Similarly

　　答案：D　通過上下文可知，此處表示的是相似的事情，故用similarly“同樣地，類似地”。語意為“同樣地，不同文化的音樂的融合使英美的流行音樂能讓全世界的人都聽到”。

　　19．A.over

　　B．a(chǎn)cross

　　C．through

　　D．a(chǎn)long

　　答案：B　across the world“全世界，世界各地”。

　　20．A.where

　　B．when

　　C．which

　　D．what

　　答案：A　where此處引導(dǎo)定語從句，where在從句中作狀語。句意為：“這種流行音樂對人們的音樂品味有影響，尤其會影響年輕人”。

　　Ⅴ.閱讀表達(dá)

　　[1]We had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to brave the small rain to get my car which was parked at my office three streets away.