2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 4 Music 单元质量检测（四）（含解析）外研版选修

-1-EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.单元质量检测(四)(时间：100分钟满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A“Hey,howareyoudoing?I’mCourtney.Whatgradeareyouin?What’syourfavoritebook?ElephantandPiggy?Yeah,Igotit.”Ifyouthoughtyou’dwalkedintoalibrarywithagreetinglikethat,youwouldn’tbetoofaroff.Infact,you’veenteredtheworkplaceofCourtneyHolmes,theStorybookBarber.Twoyearsago,Dubuque,Iowa,helditsfirstyearlyBacktoSchoolBash,offeringneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfreeresourcesinthecommunity(社区).Holmesagreedtoparticipate.Saturdaywashisbusiesthaircuttingday,buthechosetodonatehistimeandgivefreehaircutstounderprivilegedkidssothey’dlooksharponthatfirstdayofclasses.Butthenhehadalightbulbmoment(突然醒悟的一瞬)：“Thekidsshouldearntheirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktome.”Holmessaid.Theideawassopopularthathecontinueditforthenexttwoyears.Five­toten­year­oldboyswouldgrabafavoritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloudwhileHolmescuttheirhair.Iftheystuttered(结结巴巴地说)overaword,Holmeswastheretohelp.Afterthehaircut,they’dreviewthebook,fromthecharactersandvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.Holmesadmitshe,too,benefitsfromthefreesnip­and­reads.“Therewasthisseven­year­oldBob,whostruggledthroughhisbook,stutteringoverwordseventhoughhedidn’thaveastutter，”saidHolmes.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeandpractice.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater,“Hereaditwithnoproblems.Thatinspires(鼓舞)me.”HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedfromDubuquetoaChicagosuburb.Whentheygetsettled,heplanstocontinuehisroleastheStorybookBarber.“Thewaytheworldistodaywithgunsandviolence，”hesays,“it’sasafehaven(避风港)forthekids,tocometothebarbershopandreadbooks.”篇解读：美国爱荷华州迪比克市的一名理发师为那些给他阅读故事的孩子们提供免费理发服-2-务。1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“underprivileged”inParagraph3mean?A．Unruly.B．Poor.C．Intelligent.D．Unusual.解析：选B词义猜测题。由画线词前的“...offeringneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfreeresources”和“donatehistimeandgivefreehaircuts”可知，Holmes选择给贫困的儿童免费理发。由此可推断，underprivileged意为“贫困的，贫穷的”。2．WhatdidHolmessayaboutBob?A．Hefiredhisenthusiasm.B．Hegiftedhimanewbook.C．Hepreferredtoreadalone.D．Hehadalanguagedisability.解析：选A推理判断题。由倒数第二段的描述以及“Thatinspiresme”可知，这个七岁男孩的变化极大鼓舞了Holmes。3．WhatcanweinferaboutHolmesfromthelastparagraph?A．Heshowedgreatconcernforkids.B．Hefacedseriousmoneyproblems.C．Hehadanexcellentsenseofhumor.D．Hebuiltashelterforhomelesskids.解析：选A推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Thewaytheworldistodaywithgunsandviolence”和“it’sasafehavenforthekids,tocometothebarbershopandreadbooks”可知，Holmes特别关爱孩子们。4．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．GreatmindsinspiregreatdeedsB．AnewwaytomakereadingfunC．AnunusuallibraryinDubuque,IowaD．Barbergetskidsreadingwithfreehaircuts解析：选D标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了美国爱荷华州迪比克市的一名理发师为那些给他阅读故事的孩子们提供免费理发服务的故事，D项作标题能概括文章主旨。BIgotapianowhenIwas26yearsold.IhadbeenlongingtoplaythepianosinceIwasalittlegirl.Mygrandmotherhadapianoinherhouse.ButshegaveitawaytomyauntwhenIwasstilllittle.AfterIgotmarried,someoneofferedapianotousfor＄280.Weboughtitimmediately,eventhoughitmeantthatwehadtoliveoff-3-ourfoodstorageforacoupleofmonths.Payingateacherwasoutofthequestion,soIsetouttoteachmyselfthepiano.First,Isetouttolearntoreadmusic.IgotanymusicIcouldfindandplayedsongsbylookingatnotes.TheproblemwasthatIcouldn’tplayanypieceofmusicifIdidn’tlookatnotes.Ihadalwaysthoughtthatplayingthepianobyearwasreservedforafewselectpianistswhowerebornwiththegift.However,whatapianisttoldmechangedmyopinion.Oneday,Iwenttoaconcert.Luckily，aftertheconcert,Icouldtalkwiththepianistforawhile.Hetoldmethateveryonecouldplaythepianobyearifheorshetriedhardenough.Hemeantthattolearntoplaythepianobyear,Iwouldhavetopracticeit.SoIstartedplayingjingles(短曲)fromadvertisements.Beforelong,Iwasabletopickoutsimpletunesofsongsthatwereveryfamiliartome,andeventoaddaccompaniments(伴奏)．WhenIstartedpracticingplayingbyear,Ialsorealizedthatmysightofreadingskillsimprovedgreatly.It’sbecauseratherthanreadingeverynote,Iwasabletoputmyfingerswheretheyshouldbeaccordingtothefeelofthemusic.Remember，youcanlearntoplaythepianobyear,too.语篇解读：作者讲述了她学习弹钢琴的经历。5．Aftertheauthorgotmarried,she________.A．boughtanewpianoB．livedaveryrichlifeC．stilllongedtoplaythepianoD．hadnotimeforherhobbies解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句可推断，作者结婚后仍然想学习弹钢琴。6．Whatwastheproblemwhentheauthorplayedthepianoatthebeginning?A．Shehadaverypoormemory.B．Shecouldn’treadmusicwell.C．Shecouldn’tfindmuchmusictoplay.D．Shecouldn’tplaymusicwithoutnotes.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句可知，作者所面临的问题是没有乐谱就不会弹钢琴。7．Atfirsttheauthorconsideredplayingthepianobyearwas________.A．interestingB．challenging-4-C．popularD．boring解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段的第一句可推断，作者觉得通过记忆声音弹钢琴很难。8．Howdoestheauthorusuallyplaythepianonow?A．Bylookingatnotescarefully.B．Bylookingatnotesandrememberingthem.C．Byplayingthepianowithoutlookingateverynote.D．Byplayingthepianowithoutaddingaccompaniments.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句可知，作者现在弹钢琴时不用完全对着乐谱了。CChinesepianistLangLangwontherespectedSpanishPremiosOndasawardonTuesdayinBarcelona，Spain,becomingthefirstChinesetoreceivethehonor.ThecommitteesaidLanggottheawardinrecognitionofhisachievementsinbringingclassicalmusictothewholeworldandesp