课后限时作业(八)
限时/40分钟 (见课时作业P15)
Ⅰ.单句语法填空(建议用时：7分钟)
1．Don't have the lights __burning__(burn) all night. It will waste too much electricity. 2．It was __astonishing__(astonish) that the shy girl stood up and answered the question. 解析 句意：令人惊奇的是，那个害羞的女孩站起来回答了那个问题。astonishing令人惊讶的。
3．With the temperature __rising__(rise), the leaves and grass began to appear. 4．There is a lot of evidence __showing__(show) that staring at the computer for a long time does harm to our eyes.
解析 句意：有很多证据表明长时间盯着电脑对我们的眼睛有害。evidence与show之间为主谓关系，故用现在分词形式作后置定语。
5．When I was on my way to school this morning, I saw two women __arguing__(argue)． 解析 句意：今天早上在去上学的路上，我看到两个妇女在争论。see sb doing sth看见某人正在做某事。
6．When the little girl found so many people __surrounding__(surround) her, she felt very nervous.
7．They should not leave us __wondering__(wonder) what they will do next. 解析 此处为“leave＋宾语＋宾补”结构，wonder与us为主谓关系，故用现在分词形式作宾补。
8．They are planning to build a __swimming__(swim) pool for the kids. 9．When I saw the dog __being beaten__(beat) by several boys, I came up to stop them. 10．His favorite sport is __playing__(play) basketball. Ⅱ.阅读理解(建议用时：7分钟)
Some of the world's most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying(联合的) voice across cultures.
Despite the celebrations, though, in the U．S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.
It's Jason Moran's job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center's artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its
history and culture.
“Jazz seems like it's not really a part of the American appetite，” Moran tells National Public Radio's reporter Neal Conan. “What I'm hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. It's actually color, and it's actually digital.”
Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music can't be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same，” says Moran.
Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller's music for a dance party, “Just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music，” says Moran. “For me, it's the recontextualization(语境重构). In music, where does the emotion lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight(感悟) on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context，” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster(促进)．”
语篇导读 本文为说明文，讲述了联合国教科文组织为了挽救爵士乐，把4月30日定为国际爵士日以及Moran为重振爵士乐所做的努力。
1．Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day? A．To remember the birth of jazz. B．To protect cultural diversity. C．To encourage people to study music. D．To recognize the value of jazz.
解析 D 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，联合国教科文组织把4月30日定为国际爵士日是为了让人们认识到爵士乐的重要性和潜力，故选D项。
2．What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A．Jazz is becoming more accessible. B．The production of jazz is growing faster. C．Jazz is becoming less popular with the young. D．The jazz audience is becoming larger.
解析 C 代词指代题。根据第二段可知，美国的爵士乐听众依然在减少，并且年龄在趋向老化，爵士乐没能与年轻一代人连接起来，据此可推测that指代的是上文中爵士乐在年轻一代人中失去吸引力的现象，故选C项。
3．What can we infer about Moran's opinion on jazz? A．It will disappear gradually. B．It remains black and white.
C．It should keep up with the times. D．It changes every 50 years.
解析 C 推理判断题。根据第五段第二句中Moran所说的话可知，Moran认为世界运转的方式不同，爵士乐必须继续前进才行，即爵士乐也要跟上时代，故选C项。
4．Which can be the best title for the passage? A．Exploring the Future of Jazz B．The Rise and Fall of Jazz C．The Story of a Jazz Musician D．Celebrating the Jazz Day
解析 A 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要探索爵士乐的未来，故选A项。 Ⅲ.七选五(建议用时：8分钟)
By keeping your daily habits healthy, you can add years to your life. Here are some tips for living longer.
Keep daily habits healthy.
Many of us are set in our daily habits. We eat the same meal, wear the same clothes, take the same route to work and do the same old job. But what we sometimes fail to recognize is the huge influence that our daily habits can have on our health. It is very important for us to keep our daily habits healthy. __1__ Take some exercise every day.
Daily exercise does improve our health. In fact, studies show that daily exercise can add three years to our life. Opportunity for exercise is everywhere—just be creative. Whenever we can, walk to work. __2__ It's really that simple.
Eat a healthy breakfast.
Researchers have found that those who eat an early morning meal are less likely to be too fat and get diseases compared with those who don't. __3__ All in all, eating breakfast is a great and healthy way to start our day.
Have enough sleep.
__4__ Failing to get at least seven hours of sleep appears to increase the risk of major illnesses including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and many more.
Get chances to communicate.__5__Any social communication can positively affect our physical and mental well－being because we can have more time and chances to communicate with others. All of these can add years to our lives.
A．A lack of quality sleep can shorten our life. B．Exercise also helps us keep away from illnesses. C．If we live or work in a tall building, just take the stairs.
D．Breakfast－eaters also report feeling better both mentally and physically. E．There's an old saying that says a good friend is cheaper than treatment.
人教高中英语必修四同步作业：nit 3 A tate of Englih hmor课后限时作业8 含答案
