Module 4　Music

　　Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　1．The thought of having to take the exam again ________(使沮丧)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 ________(结合)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 ________(减小)，his wealth also decreased.

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

　　7．She has said nothing ________(关于)your requset.

　　8．The computer centre ________(赠送)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 __________________ (表演也一样)．

　　4．They ______________ (与……取得联系) the local police.

　　5．Disney ______________ (赋予活动) 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.单项填空

　　1．(2024·武汉高三联考)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　词义辨析。句意为：“让市民们放心的是除了12例确诊患者外，没有其他人感染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：凭借中国1 500多年的音乐文化，“女子十二乐坊”将这浓厚的传统与古典、民族与现代声音巧妙融合。draw

　　upon凭借，符合句意。draw up起草，制订；draw in(白昼)渐短；draw out(白昼)变长。

　　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：众所周知，徐悲鸿在他的画中赋予了马活力。give life to“赋予活力”，符合题意。

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

　　A．relaxing

　　B．relaxed

　　C．relax

　　D．relaxation

　　答案：B　句意：我打了一个小时的乒乓球，这使我感到很轻松。relaxed“感到轻松的”。

　　5．(2011·泰安模拟)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：降半旗纪念那些在这次灾难中死去的人。in honour of“为了纪念”；in favour of“支持，赞成”；in need of“需要”；in the hope of“怀着……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：专家认为这个地区的很多癌症病例与核电站有直接关系。be relative to “与……有关”。B项应为be related to；C项with应改为to；D项in应用with。

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

　　A．gathering

　　B．hide

　　C．collection

　　D．accumulation

　　答案：C　名词辨析题。gathering“聚集，集会”；hide“隐蔽处”；collection“一批、一类人/物”；accumulation“积累”。

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

　　A．interest in

　　B．appealed to

　　C．been attracted

　　D．drew attention of

　　答案：B　句意：其中一个搜集者从一棵吸引他的树上搜集了一些种子。appeal to表示“吸引”。假如选择A项，应该去掉in，同时把interest改为interested；倘若选择C项，需去掉been。

　　9．(2011·福建莆田一中学段考试)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：不要忘记加入失窃保险以防东西被偷。in case of是介词短语，不可跟陈述句；in the case“在……情况下”；in any case“无论如何”。

　　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：如果你的知识能在一定程度上与我的经验相结合的话，我们肯定会成功的。combine“结合”，符合句意。join连接；unite联合；connect连接。

　　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：约翰逊博士喜欢音乐但不喜欢爵士乐，他妻子也是一样。it is the same with...“……也一样”。

　　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：婴儿需要大量的睡眠，新生儿尤其如此。be true of/for...“对……也一样”；be sure of/about...“对……有把握”。

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

　　A．common

　　B．normal

　　C．average

　　D．regular

　　答案：D　考查形容词词义辨析。句意：中国大陆和台湾之间的定期航班将使更多的游客获益。regular定期的，有规律的；符合语境。

　　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：——你记着给Jenny钱了吗？——是的。一见到她就给她了，我确定。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：在过去的几年里，在这种疾病的疗法方面，取得了很少的进步。regarding在句中为介词，表“关于”；符合语境。considering考虑到；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.

　　当我们到另一个国家或另一种文化当中的时候，我们首先注意到的恐怕就是它的舞蹈和音乐了。不同的文化几乎都有自己独特的音乐与舞蹈，人们用这些音乐与舞蹈来表达思想。而不同文化之间的融合也使音乐、舞蹈逐渐发展与变化。

　　1．A.unlikely

　　B．probably

　　C．likely

　　D．surely

　　答案：B　根据文章表达的意思，此处应该是十分肯定的语气，因此应该用副词probably，likely是形容词，surely太绝对。句意为“我们可能首先注意到的是……”。

　　2．A.installed

　　B．developed

　　C．meant

　　D．established

　　答案：B　每种文化都形成了它自己独特的音乐和舞蹈，develop“形成，发展”。

　　3．A.depending

　　B．relying

　　C．playing

　　D．resting

　　答案：A　depend on“取决于，依靠”。每种音乐都有其独特的节奏和声音，这取决于演奏的乐器。rely on“依靠”。

　　4．A.thread

　　B．cord

　　C．string

　　D．band

　　答案：C　通过后面列出的乐器(吉他、小提琴)可以知道这些乐器是弦乐器，故用string, string instrument“弦乐器”。

　　5．A.can

　　B．might

　　C．must

　　D．should

　　答案：A　根据“很多不同的乐声能够通过不同的乐器组合产生出来”可知，can表示“能够”，符合题意。

　　6．A.when

　　B．since

　　C．after

　　D．although

　　答案：B　根据语境我们可知此处是表示原因的，since“因为，由于”，句意为“因为人的嗓音能够发出不同的声音，所以说人的嗓音是很特别的乐器”。

　　7．A.heights

　　B．sizes

　　C．volumes

　　D．tones

　　答案：C　根据后面的ranging from loud to soft可知，此处表示的是声音的音量从高到低，故选C，volume“音量”。

　　8．A.express

　　B．explain

　　C．provide

　　D．compose

　　答案：A　歌唱之所以在大多数文化里受欢迎是因为它能够让人将话语和想法通过音乐的形式表达出来，故用express。

　　9．A.sounds

　　B．songs

　　C．dances

　　D．moves

　　答案：C　通过前面的coordinate body movements with musical rhythms和后一句的Sometimes people dance for fun and individual expression.可知此处应该是dance。

　　10．A.give

　　B．perform

　　C．translate

　　D．communicate

　　答案：D　句意为“舞蹈也能将人的想法传递给观众”，根据上一段最后一句可推知答案。communicate“传达，传递，传播”，符合题意。

　　11．A.for example

　　B．such as

　　C．that is

　　D．on the contrary

　　答案：A　根据前面一句的内容可知，本句通过举例子的形式来说明这个观点，因此用for example。

　　12．A.just

　　B．as

　　C．or

　　D．only

　　答案：C　此处表示的是两种不同的情况，故用or表示选择。

　　13．A.country

　　B．people

　　C．generation

　　D．time

　　答案：C　音乐和舞蹈能够代代相传。from one generation to another“从一代传到另一代”。

　　14．A.their

　　B．the

　　C．this

　　D．its

　　答案：D　根据语境“音乐和舞蹈成为了社会和社会文化的永久的一部分”可知，its此处代表前面的society。

　　15．A.to

　　B．into

　　C．for

　　D．with

　　答案：B　come into contact with“与某人/某事有接触、打交道”。句意为“随着文化的相互融合，一个社会的音乐和舞蹈可能会被别的社会接受”。

　　16．A.join

　　B．show

　　C．become

　　D．form

　　答案：D　不同的风格可能会相互融合形成一种新形式的音乐或舞蹈。form“形成，构成”，符合语境。

　　17．A.advantages B．styles

　　C．features

　　D．origins

　　答案：C　前面讲到的是不同文化之间的音乐、舞蹈的融合，此处通过举例来说明这个观点，句意为“一些拉丁美洲的音乐都具有印度文化的特点……”。feature“特征，特色”，符合语境。

　　18．A.However

　　B．Moreover

　　C．Besides

　　D．Similarly

　　答案：D　通过上下文可知，此处表示的是相似的事情，故用similarly“同样地，类似地”。语意为“同样地，不同文化的音乐的融合使英美的流行音乐能让全世界的人都听到”。

　　19．A.over

　　B．across

　　C．through

　　D．along

　　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此处引导定语从句，where在从句中作状语。句意为：“这种流行音乐对人们的音乐品味有影响，尤其会影响年轻人”。

　　Ⅴ.阅读表达

　　[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.