2024_2024学年新教材高中英语UNIT5MUSICSectionⅠListeningandSpeaking

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Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking

—Comprehending

Ⅰ 阅读理解

Our grandparents tell us stories of their years over and over again．Until finally we have heard them tell the stories so many times that we wonder why they keep on repeating these old times．Unconsciously(无意识地)，this is the way our minds work to pass history on．There was a time when writing, reading,

books, radio, TV and electronics of today were not present at all．Few things could be used to record and pass information on to the next generation．People would only sit around the campfire or the kitchen table, sharing stories of the past．This is called the “oral(口述的) tradition”．

Children listened endlessly to families sharing stories of their youth．Memories are put in the minds of young people forever so they could later recall and tell them to their children and grandchildren．Can you recall any of this? I can．How could life of the past be able to survive for centuries without this telling of stories and information to the listening ears of the youth?

Just the other day, our Uncle Martin came to visit with his two kids．As we sat around the kitchen table sharing stories and family remembrances, Uncle Martin’s laughter filled the room．He recalled several times that he was lucky to have not been hit by the falling trees．Each person in the room listened and enjoyed his details and humor．

We all can continue to share stories with our children, telling of those good old days．Children do listen and want to hear true, sincere, funny and scary tales dug up from the past and then they tell their friends．So oral tradition goes on and on．

【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。在书写、广播、电视等被发明之前，人们是靠口头流传的形式传承历史故事的。今天，孩子们依然喜欢让大人们给他们讲故事。

1．According to the text, how did people pass on messages in the past? A．By using electronics．

B．By telling stories orally． C．By recording them in books．

D．By reading books to the next generation．

B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的People would only sit around the campfire or the kitchen table, sharing stories of the past．．．可知，过去人们主要是以口头讲故事的方式来传递信息的。

2．What will happen if the stories are repeated many times? A．They can make the children feel bored． B．They can make the children’s minds clear． C．They can improve the children’s creativity． D．They can give the children a deep impression(印象)．

D 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的Memories are put in the minds of young people forever．．．可知，反复地给孩子讲故事可以加深他们的记忆，让他们以后能清晰地回忆起来。由此可知，故事重复许多次可以给孩子留下深刻的印象。

3．What will the children probably do after they listen to the stories from the old?

A．Dig up more stories in the past． B．Share them with their friends． C．Write them down carefully． D．Tell them to their parents．

B 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Children do listen and want to hear true, sincere, funny and scary tales dug up from the past and then they tell their friends．可知，孩子们想听到真实的、真诚的、有趣的和恐怖的故事，然后他们会给朋友们讲这些故事。

4．What may be the author’s attitude to oral tradition? A．He/She values it． B．He/She is against it． C．He/She thinks it’s outdated． D．He/She thinks it’s unreliable．

A 解析：推理判断题。通读文章并结合倒数第二段中Uncle Martin到作者家讲故事，大家其乐融融的事例可知，作者认为oral tradition是一个很好的传统，作者很重视它。

Generally, the blues are often associated with unhappy things．For example, if you lose your job, you might want to listen to the blues．Although the blues often deal with unhappy personal things, the music itself goes far beyond self-pity．The

blues is also about overcoming hard luck, saying what you feel, ridding yourself of sadness, making you relaxed, and simply having fun．

The blues has deep roots in American history, particularly African-American history．The blues began in Southern plantations(大农场) in the 19th century．Its inventors were slaves, ex-slaves and the children of slaves—African-American sharecroppers(佃农) who sang as they worked in the cotton and vegetable fields．

The blues grew up in the Mississippi Delta just upriver from New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz．Blues and jazz have always influenced each other, and they still influence each other in many ways today．Unlike jazz, the blues didn’t spread out quickly from the South to the Midwest until the 1930s and 1940s．When the Delta blues made their way up the Mississippi to urban areas, the music developed into electrified Chicago blues, other regional blues styles, and various jazz-blues hybrids．About ten years later, the blues gave birth to rhythms(节奏) ‘n’ blues and rock ‘n’ roll．

No single person invented the blues, but many people said they had discovered different styles of the blues．For example, a bandleader, W．C．Handy insisted that the blues was first shown to him in 1903 by a street guitarist at a train station in Tutwiler, Mississippi．

During the middle to late 1800s, the Deep South was home to hundreds of important bluesmen who helped to shape the music．Unfortunately, much of this original music followed these sharecroppers to their graves．But the music of these earliest blues pioneers can still be heard in the recordings of 1920s and 1930s from Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and other Southern states．

【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了蓝调音乐的起源和发展历史。 5．What can we know about the blues? A．It can be very loud music．

B．It often tells sad personal stories． C．It can bring sad feelings to people． D．It is mainly about overcoming hard luck．

B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的Although the blues often deal with unhappy personal things．．．可知，蓝调音乐常常讲述伤感的个人经历。

6．What’s the relationship between the blues and jazz? A．The blues gave birth to jazz． B．They have influenced each other．

C．They usually have the same rhythm．

D．Jazz made the blues popular in the Mississippi Delta．

B 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的第二句可知，蓝调音乐和爵士乐互相影响。 7．What happened to the Delta blues after entering urban areas? A．It became less popular then． B．It developed into different styles． C．It created many different rhythms．

D．It was replaced by other regional musical styles．

B 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的倒数第二句可知，当蓝调音乐传到城市之后，发展了很多不同的风格。

8．What is the passage mainly about? A．The history of the blues． B．The changes of the blues． C．The pioneers of the blues． D．The invention of the blues．

A 解析：主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要介绍了蓝调音乐的起源和发展历史。 Ⅱ 完形填空

I was born into a middle-class family and I have two elder sisters．Four years ago, my eldest sister got married, __1__ $20，000．This year, it’s my second elder sister’s turn．But money became a __2__．We only had $10，000．So Mom __3__ her gold belongings secretly．__4__，I pursued my master degree in the best engineering college and my father spent $7，000 for me．We spent all the money of our family．My parents often got __5__ about how we could make a living in the coming days．

I was in the final year of college and I tried to find a job to __6__ my family．You may not believe I had so good __7__ that I could easily attract a room of people during a(n) __8__．Then in one company, I passed 5 rounds of interviews with ease．However, I was __9__ in the sixth round．That day was the __10__ in my life．But I was a little __11__ and never gave up easily, so I managed to __12__ that day and prepared for another company．Then, on Feb．6, 2024, I __13__ a company that was nearest to my hometown after learning about its profile(概况) and finding it __14__ for me．Finally, I __15__all rounds of the interviews excellently．

That was my proudest day in my life __16__ I made it at last．When I called my mother and told her the good news, she started crying with __17__，and so did my father．My parents finally saw the __18__ of life for they knew that their son would

get __19__ from July this year．__20__ the condition where we always made ends meet every month, our family would start saving up for our future．

【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者生于中等家庭，他的父母为他和两个姐姐花光了所有的积蓄。现在作者终于快要大学毕业，并设法找到了一份好工作。他为能帮助家庭解决困难而感到自豪。

1．A．earning C．raising

B．wasting D．spending

D 解析：根据语境可知，作者的大姐结婚，应该是花费了(spending)两万美金。 2．A．topic C．goal

B．gift D．problem

D 解析：根据后文的We only had $10，000．可知，轮到二姐结婚时，作者家里只有一万美金，钱成了一个问题(problem)。

3．A．sold C．hid

B．lent D．donated

A 解析：根据语境可知，为了攒够钱，作者的母亲将自己的金饰品偷偷卖了(sold)。 4．A．However C．Instead

B．Besides D．Therefore

B 解析：根据后文的I pursued my master degree in the best engineering college and my father spent $7，000 for me．可知作者的两个姐姐出嫁，家里花了很多钱，此外(Besides)，作者上大学也花了家里不少钱。