Unit 2 Section Ⅲ
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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William Butler Yeats，a most famous Irish writer，was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865.His childhood lacked the harmony(和睦) that was typical of a happy family.Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”．In fact，he inherited(继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters.But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧)and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements.He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s.His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning.He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice.The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging.Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them.As his literary life progressed ，his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public lift since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923.Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life.Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40，he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75.After Yeats’s death in 1939，W.H.Auden wrote, among others, the following lines：
Earth, receive an honoured guest： William Yeats is laid to rest. Let the Irish vessel(船) lie Emptied of its poetry.
1．Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family？__D__ A．It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter. B．It was shocked by Yeats’s choice. C．It was a typically wealthy family. D．It had an artistic atmosphere.
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“In fact，he inherited excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters.”可知，叶芝的家庭里具有艺术氛围。
2．According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats’s life？__C__
A．Yeats founded the first Irish theatre. B．Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.
C．Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s. D．Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Nobel Prize.
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“...was born in Dublin on June 13,1865.”以及最后一段中的“...who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75.”可知C项正确。
3．What kind of feeling is expressed in W．H.Auden’s lines？__D__ A．Envy. C．Emptiness.
B．Sympathy. D．Admiration.
解析：推理判断题。诗歌的第一行把Yeats尊称为“贵宾”，表达了作者对叶芝的敬仰之情，故选择D项。诗歌译文：泥土呵，请接纳一位贵宾，威廉·叶芝已永远安寝；让这爱尔兰的大船歇下，既然他的诗已尽倾洒。
4．What is the passage mainly about？__A__ A．Yeats’s literary achievements. C．Yeats’s artistic ambition.
B．Yeats’s historical influence. D．Yeats’s national honor.
解析：主旨大意题。由文章的体裁和内容可知，本文主要介绍了叶芝在文学方面的巨大成就。A项可涵盖文章的主要内容，其他选项都只是文中的部分信息。
B
Many people don’t realize the importance of music education in the schools today.A new study showed, however, music education is extremely important.
In college, music education is one of the largest programs.Teachers have to learn general education materials and techniques.They must learn to play every instrument; they must learn music history and music theory; they must learn instrument repair and teaching methods; they must learn conducting and so much more.At the same time, much of our culture and tradition is absorbed in music.
Music plays a very important role in our education.
Music helps with math and science.Students learn to count, and how to multiply and divide.Students also use science to help them discover what sounds good together and what doesn’t.Students also need science to understand something called the “overtone series”， which is about how music is produced by vibration (颤动) and why.
Students learn a lot about languages through music.Many songs are written in other languages, including ancient ones.Students must learn to translate these works to understand what they are singing about.A song is likely to be a famous short work set to music; so students are
exposed to __that very often while singing. Students learn a huge amount of cooperation (协作) of body parts through music, so parts of the body can work better together.Students must use motor (肌肉运动的) skills in order to play an instrument.Singers and wind (管乐器) players must learn breath control and be in good shape to play.
Students learn about art.Some famous pieces were written about important pieces of art, and students learn about the artists and styles as they’re playing the music.Music education also brings higher thinking to our children.It allows them to think about complex patterns.Students have to be aware of what every other musician does at every time.In that way, it develops cooperation, as well.They tend to develop more ability for learning.
As one can see, music is very important to education.
文章大意：本文讲到许多人没有意识到音乐教育的重要性。一项新的研究表明，音乐教育是十分重要的。
5．What can we infer about learning music in college？__C__ A．It is an easy task without much effort. B．It attracts more and more people to learn. C．It is such a challenging job to finish. D．It has no value to our future life.
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知，在大学里，音乐是最大的科目之一，老师需要学习音乐材料与技术，学会各种乐器，学习音乐历史，乐器修理等，可见在大学里学习音乐很有挑战性。所以选C项。
6．Music benefits us a lot in many ways except for __A__ . A．making us a scientist later B．improving language ability C．bettering cooperation of body parts
D．making us think more about how to learn well
解析：推理判断题。根据文中提到Music helps with math and science(音乐能帮助学习数学与科学)，Students learn a lot about languages through music(通过音乐学习语言)，Students learn a huge amount of cooperation (协作) of body parts through music, so parts of the body can work better together(音乐学习过程中学会协作)，可知B、C、D三项都包含在内，所以选A项。
7．The underlined word “that” in Para.5 refers to “__B__ .
A．the music C．the culture
B．the work D．the language
解析：代词指代题。根据第五段提到 A song is likely to be a famous short work set to music; so students are exposed to __that very often while singing.一首歌曲可能是与音乐有关的著名的小作品，因此学生们在唱歌时应多接触这个著作，所以选B项。
8．What can we know from the passage？__D__
A．A good achievement of science is vital to music learning. B．Learning music to a higher level on one’s own is impossible. C．People have long known the importance of music to our growth. D．Music has benefits to the all-around development of human beings.
解析：细节理解题。本文通过Music helps with math and science(音乐能帮助学习数学与科学)，Students learn a lot about languages through music(可以通过音乐学习语言)，Students learn a huge amount of cooperation (协作) of body parts through music(通过音乐学习身体的协作)，Music education also brings higher thinking to our children(音乐教育能帮助孩子带来更好的思维)，从各个方面来阐明音乐的重要性，所以选D项。
Ⅱ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用(\\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I think have at least one good teacher is very important.He or she can give them motivation to do well, even in a subject we may not always find easy.If we get on well our teachers, learning will become a fun.On the other hand, if we find it hard to like our teachers, life at school will be awful but we’ll feel we can’t succeed at anything, no matter what hard we try.The teacher who helps me most was my English teacher, Mrs Kelly.She always made the lessons interested.I remember we laughed a lot in her classes and looked forward to them.I hope that I could be a good teacher just as her in the future.
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Ⅲ.书面表达
假如你校要举办一场主题为“How to communicate with friends”的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇演讲稿。要点如下：
1．尊重并信任朋友； 2.常与朋友交流； 3.换位思考问题。 注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
__Hello, everyone! As we all know, friends are the people who can share our happiness and sorrow.It’s necessary to keep a good relationship with them.Here are my ideas on how to communicate with friends. __Firstly, we should respect and trust our friends.Don’t be rude to them even if they offend us on some occasions.Secondly, if we often communicate with them, our friendship will be strengthened.Thirdly, if sometimes we don’t agree with each other over some minor things, we should try to put ourselves in their shoes. __I hope everyone will have a good friend to communicate with.Thank you for listening.__
新素养导学同步人教英语选修六练习：nit 2 ection Ⅲ 含解析
