Module 4 Music单元测试题 1.docx
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Module4Music单元测试题1
Module4Music
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(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
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Carpool
Shareyourridetoworkwithoneormoreothercommuters.Youcanchoosetocarpooldailyorjustafewdaysaweek,whateversuitsyourschedule(日程表)best.
Vanpool
Usingyourvantoshareyourridewithfourormorepeoplewillsaveyouevenmoreoncommutingcosts.RegionalShare-Your-Rideisavailabletohelpyoukeepyourvanrunningsmoothlyandfilledwithriders.Accordingtostatelaw,vanpoolsarepermittedtotravelinspecialhigh-occupancyvehicle(HOV)lanes(车道)locatedonhighwaysinurbanareasthroughouttheregion.
Matching
Visitourwebsiteat .Typeinyourlocation,destination,andworkschedule.Oursystemwillproducealistofothercommuterswhoserouteandschedulematchyours.Thewebsitealsohasmapsoftheregiontohelpyouplanthemostefficientrouteforyourcommute.Theseareavailableforfreedownload.
Contact
Contactthecommutersonthelist,andarrangearide-sharingscheduleandroutewiththem.Youcanalsodiscusshowyouwanttosharetheresponsibilityofdriving.Whenyouhavearrangedacarpoolorvanpoolgroup,returntoourwebsiteandregister(登记)yourgroupwithus.
Benefits
RegisteredparticipantsinRegionalShare-Your-Ridecansignuptoreceivedailytrafficandweatherreportsbye-mail.Asaparticipant,youcanusetheUrgentRideservice,whichprovidesyouwithfreetransportationtoyourhouseincaseyouoryourcarpoolorvanpooldrivershaveanemergency(紧急情况).
21.WhatdoweknowaboutShare-Your-Ride?
A.Itprovidescheapservice.
B.Itsavescommutersmoney.
C.Itaimstosolveairpollution.
D.Ithelpsusersavoidrush-hourtraffic.
22.Whatshouldcommutersfirstdoiftheywanttocarpool?
A.Downloadafreemap.
B.Plantheircommuteroute.
C.Formandregistertheirgroup.
D.Registerinformationonthewebsite.
23.Whatcanregisteredparticipantsget?
A.E-maileddailynews.
B.Emergencyassistance.
C.FreeUrgentRideservice.
D.AchancetotravelinHOVlanes.
B
“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,buthechosetodonatehistimeandgivefreehaircutsto underprivileged kidssothey'dlooksharponthatfirstdayofclasses.Butthenhehadalightbulbmoment (突然醒悟的一瞬):
“Thekidsshouldearntheirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktome,” Holmessaid.
Theideawassopopularthathecontinueditforthenexttwoyears.Five-toten-year-oldboyswouldgrabafavoritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloudwhileHolmescuttheirhair.Iftheystuttered(结结巴巴地说)overaword,Holmeswastheretohelp.
Afterthehaircut,they'dreviewthebook,fromthecharactersandvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.
Holmesadmitshe,too,benefitsfromthefreesnip-and-reads.
“Therewasthisseven-year-oldBob,whostruggledthroughhisbook,stutteringoverwordseventhoughhedidn'thaveastutter,”saidHolmes.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeandpractice.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater,“Hereaditwithnoproblems.Thatinspires(鼓舞)me.”
Holmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedfrom Dubuque toa Chicago suburb.Whentheygetsettled,heplanstocontinuehisroleastheStorybookBarber. “Thewaytheworldistodaywithgunsandviolence,” hesays, “it'sasafehaven(避风港) forthekids,tocometothebarbershopandreadbooks.”
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“underprivileged”inParagraph3mean?
A.Unruly.
B.Poor.
C.Intelligent.
D.Unusual.
25.WhatdidHolmessayaboutBob?
A.Hefiredhisenthusiasm.
B.Hegiftedhimanewbook.
C.Hepreferredtoreadalone.
D.Hehadalanguagedisability.
26.WhatcanweinferaboutHolmesfromthelastparagraph?
A.Heshowedgreatconcernforkids.
B.Hefacedseriousmoneyproblems.
C.Hehadanexcellentsenseofhumor.
D.Hebuiltashelterforhomelesskids.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.Greatmindsinspiregreatdeeds
B.Anewwaytomakereadingfun
C.Anunusuallibraryin Dubuque, Iowa
D.Barbergetskidsreadingwithfreehaircuts
C
Ragtimeisafastandcomplexkindofmusicthatwaspopulararoundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.ScottJoplinisnowconsideredtobethemostimportantAmericanragtimecomposerandpianoplayer.Duringhislifetime, Joplin onlyenjoyedabriefperiodofprofessionalsuccessintheearly1900s.However,hisworkhadanimportant,lastingeffectonaudiences,aswellasothercomposers.
Whenragtimefirstappearedinthelatenineteenthcentury,itwasconsideredalowformofcheapentertainment,notaseriousmusicalmovement.Thenin1899, Joplin wrotearagtimesongcalled MapleLeafRag.ThesongshowedJoplin'screativeblend(融合)ofAfrican-Americanrhythm(节奏)andmoreestablishedEuropean-Americanmusicalstyles.Itwasahugesuccessandhelpedtomakeragtimepopularwiththegeneralpublic. MapleLeafRag wasthefirstinstrumentalcompositiontoselloveronemillioncopiesofsheetmusic.ItwasalsothefirstmusicbyanAfricanAmericantofindalargeaudienceamongEuropeanAmericans.
Althoughthegeneralragtimestylealreadyexistedbefore Joplin begancomposing,hisworkattractedalotofattentionfromotherragtimecomposersofhistime.SongslikeMapleLeafRag influencedthesecomposersmostlybecausetheywereverypopularwiththepublic.Andmanyofthemstartedtoaddsimilarfastandcomplexrhythmtotheirmusic.Later,composerscametoappreciatethehighqualityofJoplin'smusic,whichhascontinuedtocapture(引起)theimaginationofmanycomposersandmusiciansuptothepresentday.Forexample,manylaterjazzmusicianswereinfluencedby Joplin'scomplexAfrican-stylerhythm.Jazz,inturn,wentontoinfluencemanymorepopularmusicstyles.Theseincludetheblues,rockandroll,soul,andevenhip-hop.Asaresult,manymusichistoriansnowlist Joplin'sworkasanearlybasisofallmodernpopularmusic.
28.Whatdowelearnaboutragtime?
A.Itoriginatedin Europe.
B.Itwasstartedby Joplin.
C.Itdisappearedaroundtheyear1900.
D.Itwasmostpopularduring Joplin'stime.
29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEregarding MapleLeafRag?
A.Itwasnotseriousmusic.
B.Itmaderagtimecheaper.
C.Itwasamixofmusicalstyles.
D.Itfailedtoentertainaudiences.
30.Howdidothercomposersfeelabout Joplin'smusic?
A.Itwastop-class.
B.Itwashardtoplay.
C.Itwasslowandsoft.
D.Itlackedimagination.
31.What'sthefocusofthistext?
A.Thelifestoryof Joplin.
B.Theriseofragtimecomposers.
C.Thedevelopmentofjazzmusic.
D.Theinfluenceof Joplin'smusic.
D
Theterm “laughingstock” referstoaperson,thingorsituationthatisridiculed.Althoughtheexactoriginofthistermisunknown,it'sbelievedtohavebeenderivedfrom(起源于)thestocksinwhichcriminalswereplacedtobesubjectedtopublicridicule.
Duringthetimethisphrasewasfirstseeninprint,oneofthepreferredmethodsofpunishmentforlessseriouscrimewasputtingindividualsinstocks.Stockswerewoodenstructuresthatwouldholdapersonimmobileforlongperiodsoftime,usuallybysecuringtheperson'sheadandhandsintheholescutbetweentwoboardsthatweremountedonapole.Thephysicalaspectofbeingheldinstockscausedpain,andtheywerecommonlyplacedinpublicareassopassers-bycouldridiculethosewhowerebeingpunished.Itwascommonforpeoplewhowereinstockstobehitwithmud,rottenfoodsandevenanimalexcrement(粪便)thatwasthrownbythepassers-by.Thiscouldhaveledtotheuseof“laughingstock” inoldEnglishsayings.
Anothertheorybehindthephraseisamoreliteralinterpretation(字面解释).Theword “stock” canmeanablockofwoodthatprovidessupport.Astockalsocanbethebuttend(根端)ofastructureortool,suchasagun.Whenapersonoranactionbecomesthebaseofajoke,itcanbesaidtheyarethebuttofthejoke,orthe“laughingstock.”
Thetermisoftenusedinmoderntimes.Ifanideacanbelaughedat,theideacanbethe“laughingstock”.Thistermisseeninprintmediaandheardonradioandtelevision,andithasfoundawayintomostdictionariesandotherreferencebooksthatlistcommonexpressions.
Althoughthetermmightbederivedfromthepublichumiliation(羞辱)ofactualcriminals,theactofputtingpeopleinstocksissometimesdoneinmoderntimesforfunandpublicbenefit.Forexample,atsomefundraisingeventsorcarnivals,avolunteerorwillingworkermightbeplacedinstocks,andotherpeoplecanpayforthespecialrightofthrowingwaterballoons,creampiesorothersoft,wetthingsatthefaceofthepersoninthestocks.Thisisdonetoraisemoney
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