课时作业(十) [必修2 Unit5 Music](限时：30分钟) Ⅰ.完形填空NicknamedtheGoldenMusicBoy,25yearoldHuYanbinwasbornandgrewupinShanghai.Attheageof15,hemadea(n)__1__thathewouldmakehisownalbumbeforehewas18.Fortunately,the__2__boy'sdreamcametrue.HisfirstalbumAdeptwithBothPenandSword__3__in2022andhebecamethefirstmainlandartisttoreleaseasoloalbuminthemainland,HongKong,andTaiwan__4__atthesametime.Thealbum__5__himtobecomeapopularstar.Hissuccessisnotonlybecauseofhisexcellentsinging__6__，butalsobecauseofhistalentinsong__7__．Beforehisalbumwasmade,HuYanbin's__8__companytriedtoinvitesomeoneelsetowriteseveralsongsforhim.Noneofthemwereasgoodasthey'dhoped.ThenHuYanbincameintotheofficewithaguitaronhisbackandplayedseveralsongs.__9__，everyoneintheofficereallylikedthesetunesandtheydecidedto__10__themonhisfirstalbum.Somepeoplewould__11__thisrisingstarwithJayChoufromTaiwan,butHusayshismusical__12__isquitedifferentfromJayChou's,eventhoughhelikesJayChou'smusic.Withmanymusicawardsalreadyinhis__13__，HuYanbinseemstobe__14__upwithmanyofthesuperstarsinthecountry.Thoughsomepeopledon'tlikehimandsay__15__thingsabouthim,hesaysthatitdoesn'tmatter.Allheplanstodoisfocusingonhismusicandbringingoutmoreandbettersongsforhisfans.1．A.concertB．devotionC．invitationD．wish2．A.cleverB．talentedC．confidentD．familiar3．A.cameupB．cameoverC．sortedoutD．cameout4．A.evenB．allC．stillD．yet5．A.wantedB．expectedC．pretendedD．helped6．A.skillsB．ideasC．performancesD．devotions7．A.playingB．makingC．writingD．feeling8．A.concertB．recordC．musicD．performance9．A.TohissurpriseB．AboveallC．TobehonestD．Afterwards10．A.takeB．include6\nC．containD．attach11．A.praiseB．performC．compareD．cheer12．A.abilityB．tasteC．performanceD．style13．A.pocketsB．mindC．sightD．heart14．A.keepingB．comingC．catchingD．breaking15．A.niceB．sensitiveC．extraD．badⅡ.阅读理解ATheBeatleswerethemostinfluentialbandinpophistory.Intheir8year,12albumhistory,PaulMcCartney,JohnLennon,GeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarraltered(改变)popularculturedramatically.Anditwasn'tjustthesuitsandchanginglengthsofhairthefourLiverpoolboysworethathadsuchanimpact,butwhattheyseemedtostandfor.Theworldsawthemasthevoiceofanewgeneration,onewithaverydifferentattitudetolife.Theirinfluencewasatitsheightinthe1960s,buttheirmusiccontinuestostirlistenerstoday.However,upuntilrecentlyoneaspectoftheBeatleswasstruckinYesterday:Themusichadneverbeenremastered(重新灌录).ButonSeptember9thatsituationcametoanend,withthereleaseoftheentireband'smusicinadigitalmakeover.Itisprobablythebiggestreissue(重新发行)inpopmusichistory,saidBritishnewspapertheFinancialTimes.ThealbumswereremasteredatAbbeyRoadStudiosinLondon,thelocationwherethebandproducedmuchoftheirwork.Thecoveroftheirlastalbum,AbbeyRoadof1969,featuredthefouryoungmenstriding(大步行走)acrossazebracrossingonAbbeyRoaditself.ItisoneofthemostfamousofallBeatlesimages.Recently,tocelebratethe40thanniversaryofthealbum,hundredsofBeatlesloversgatheredtheretoshowtheirappreciation.Popgroupscomeandgo.Theboybandpursuedbyscreamingfansoneyearwillbeforgottenthenext.ButtheBeatlesareoneofthefewgroupswhosemusicseemstohaveendured(持久).Why?PaulMcCartney'sbiographerBarryMileshasanexplanation.“Theywerethefirstrockband…andtheyjusthappenedtobethebest.Theywerethefirstbandtoplayatstadiums,tohavetheirownproducts.Theyweregroundbreakingineveryway，”hesays.16．WhydidtheBeatleschangepopularculture?A．BecauseofthesuitsandhairstylesofthefourLiverpoolboys.B．Becauseoftheiralbums.C．Becauseoftheirdifferentattitudetolife.D．Alltheabove.17．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A．TheBeatlesinfluencedpeopleatitsheightinthe1960s.B．TheirmusicYesterdayhadneverbeenremastereduntilSeptember9.C．Theentireband'smusicinadigitalmakeoverwillberemastered.6\nD．OnSeptember9,theirmusiccametoanend.18．Whatistheirlastalbum?A．Yesterday.B．AbbeyRoadof1969.C．ComeTogether.D．InMyLife.19．WhatisNOTthereasonwhytheirmusiccanendure?A．Thattheywerethefirstrockband.B．Thattheywerethebestone.C．Thattheywerethefirstbandtoplayatstadiumsandtohavetheirownworks.D．Thattheyworespecialsuits.20．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．WhataretheBeatles?B．Legendarybandstaysontopindigitaltimes.C．TheoriginoftheBeatles.D．WhyaretheBeatlespopularwithpeople?BOneoftheworld'srichestmenhastakenacloseinterestinoneofman'smostbasicfunctions:visitingthetoilet.BillGates'scharitableorganization,theBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,islookingforinventorstodesignthelooofthefuture,which,theyhope,wouldimprovesanitationformillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.So,what'swrongwiththetraditionalflushtoilet?Firstly,itwastesahugeamountofpotentialdrinkingwater.Secondly,theyaremorelikelytocausepollution.Thisisarealprobleminmanyareasofthedevelopingworld,where,accordingtoUnitedNationsestimates,unsafesanitationcauseshalfofallhospitalizations.Youngerpeopleareparticularlyatrisk.Illnesseswhichcausediarrheaareresponsibleforthedeathsofabout1.5millionchildrenayear.Finally,standardlavatoriessimplyaren'tpracticalinremoteareas.ThechallengesetbyBillGateswastocomeupwithalatrinewhichworkswithoutrunningwater,electricityoraseptictank.Italsoneededtooperateforlessthan5cents.28designsweredisplayedattherecentReinventtheToiletfair,inSe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that后的句子描述的是他的一个愿望，由此可知答案。makeawish固定词组，意为“(在心中)许下一个心愿”。2．B clever聪明的；talented有天赋的；confident有信心的；familiar熟悉的。联系上下文可知，这个有天赋的男孩的梦想实现了。3．D comeout出版，发行；出来。此处的意思是：他的第一张专辑发行了。comeup出现，流行，发生；comeover过来；sortout分类。4．B all完全。此处的意思是：在大陆、香港、台湾完全同步发行专辑。even甚至；still仍然；yet仍，至今。5．D 这张专辑帮助他成为明星。6．A skill技巧。7．C 考查句意理解。联系上下文可知，胡不仅在演唱上有天赋，在写歌方面也有一定的造诣。8．B concert音乐会；record唱片；music音乐；performance表演。由常识可知应是唱片公司。9．A tohissurprise令他惊讶的是。aboveall首先，最重要的是；tobehonest说实话；afterwards之后。10．B 考查动词辨析。句意是：唱片公司决定把它们收录在他的第一张专辑内。include，contain的区别为：include包含部分，而contain包含全部。contain强调容量，include强调范围。11．C compare…with…“拿……与……作比较”，本句的意思是：有人会拿胡和台湾的周杰伦作比较。12．D style风格，时尚，文体；performance表现，演出；taste味道，品味；ability能力。13．A 本句的意思是：胡获得许多个奖项(把奖项收入囊中)。14．C 考查动词词组。catchupwith跟上，赶上。15．D 考查形容词辨析。本句的意思是：有些人不喜欢他，说他的坏话。Ⅱ.A文章主要介绍Beatles至今仍然影响着人们。16．D 细节理解题。从文章第一段的Anditwasn'tjustthesuitsandchanginglengthsofhairthefourLiverpoolboysworethathadsuchanimpact,butwhattheyseemedtostandfor.Theworldsawthemasthevoiceofanewgeneration,onewithaverydifferentattitudetolife.可知答案。17．D 细节理解题。从文章第二段Theirinfluencewasatitsheightinthe1960s,buttheirmusiccontinuestostirlistenerstoday.可知A正确；由However,upuntilrecentlyoneaspectoftheBeatleswasstruckinYesterday:Themusichadneverbeenremastered.可知B正确；由ButonSeptember9thatsituationcametoanend,withthereleaseoftheentireband'smusicinadigitalmakeover.可知D错误；由Itisprobablythebiggestreissueinpopmusichistory,saidBritishnewspapertheFinancialTimes.可知C正确。18．B 细节理解题。从文章第三段的Thecoveroftheirlastalbum,AbbeyRoadof1969,featuredthefouryoungmen…可知答案。19．D 细节理解题。从文章最后一段的Theywerethefirstrockband…andtheyjusthappenedtobethebest.Theywerethefirstbandtoplayatstadiums,tohavetheirownproducts.可知答案。20．B 主旨大意题。从全文可知答案。B6\n文章主要介绍了比尔·盖茨提出为了改善世界成千上万的人们的环境卫生，让人们发明出既不用水、电，也不用无菌马桶的公厕，由比尔·盖茨基金会提供奖金。加州理工学院的一个团队拿到10万美元的大奖，他们的设计是用太阳能产生能量。他们希望通过更多的实验，在三年的时间里见雏形。21．B 细节理解题。从第一段的…theyhope,wouldimprovesanitationformillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.看出，是想改变人们的环境卫生。22．D 细节理解题。从第二段的Firstly,itwastesahugeamountofpotentialdrinkingwater.Secondly,theyaremorelikelytocausepollution.和Finally,standardlavatoriessimplyaren'tpracticalinremoteareas.看出A、B和C项是文章中提到的。23．A 词义猜测题。从本句中alatrinewhichworkswithoutrunningwater,electricityoraseptictank看出latrine是指“公共厕所”。从第一段的…designthelooofthefuture,which,theyhope,wouldimprovesanitationformillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.看出，loo也是指“公共厕所”。24．C 细节理解题。从第四段的…thewinnerwasasolarpowereddesignwhichgeneratedhydrogengasandelectricity.看出他们的设计是用太阳能产生能量。25．C 细节理解题。因为原来的公厕是用水冲的，每天会浪费掉很多的水，浪费水就等于白白的浪费钱。比尔·盖茨的设想如果成功，他感觉到是不会浪费钱的。6
