课时跟踪检测（二） Reading and Thinking
一、语言基础训练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Judges are looking for good compositions (作品), creativity and clear photographs. 2．I decided to be an assistant in a photo studio (演播室) because I love taking photos.
3．Without saying a word, Wild Man walked to Zach and brought him to the center of the stage (舞台)．
4．We gave away 478 pieces of clothes and 256 pairs of shoes altogether (总共). 5．In my opinion, you have many advantages. First of all, you are a native and thus (因此) know your city very well.
6．Nowadays (目前) many school children devote too much time to playing computer games.
7．It is good because it is written in ordinary (普通的) language. 8．These facts are enough to prove (证明) that she is right.
9．It's an interesting scientific phenomenon (现象), but of no practical use whatever.
10．Mozart was famous as both a performer and a composer (作曲家)． Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．The performance finally (final) started half an hour later. 2．The Internet enables them to_send (send) and receive emails.
3．This tradition was originally (orginal) held on May Day, but it's now held in April.
4．This team writes plays for children, usually performing (perform) them in schools. 5．Frost was_awarded (award) the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry four times in his life. Ⅲ.选词填空
fall in love with， join in， add to， come up with， on stage， together with 1．His first appearance on_stage was at the age of three.
2．They came_up_with a good way to settle the problem at the meeting. 3．What a beautiful place! I fall_in_love_with it at the first sight. 4．I am very busy at present, and I can't join_in_ your game. 5．He works well together_with them.
6．The soldiers were extremely tired and the heavy rain added_to their difficulty.
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Ⅳ.完成句子
1．众所周知，英式英语和美式英语有所不同。(as引导的定语从句)
As_we_know,_British English is a little different from American English. 2．你还要半年才能从学校毕业。(graduate)
It will be half a year before you graduate_from_the_school. 3．缺乏营养可能导致各种疾病。(lead to)
Lack of nutrition may lead_to_various_diseases. 4．每天早上醒来看新闻已经成为我们生活的一部分。(part)
It has become_part_of_our_life to wake up and watch news every morning. 5．表演一出戏剧或一首歌来感谢帮助过你的人。(who引导的定语从句)
Perform a play or song to show your thanks to people who_have_helped_you. Ⅴ.课文缩写填空
Nowadays the virtual choir is popular with people. They have the opportunity 1.to_sing (sing) together with hundreds of other people. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere — all you need is a video camera and 2.an Internet connection. They record themselves when 3.performing (perform) alone on video. These videos 4.are_uploaded (upload) onto the Internet, and then put together into one video. The virtual choir has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. Eric Whitacre, the creator of the virtual choir, fell in love 5.with music in the university. In 1997, he received a master's degree in musical composition. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre's original compositions began to become popular. This led to the 6.creation (create) of the virtual choir. In 2009，Whitacre received a video of a girl 7.who was singing one of his works. 8.Inspired (inspire), he founded his first virtual choir. Since then, the virtual choir 9.has_become (become) a worldwide phenomenon. The virtual choir is making the world a 10.better (good) place.
二、语篇阅读训练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Listening to music is considered a good thing for adults. Indeed it is. Scientific studies have proved it. Music has so many good effects on our body, mind and mood that this world will certainly not be a good place without music. Then, is music good for children? Some parents think so and let their children learn or listen to music. But some parents don't know the importance of music to children. Here are some reasons why music is important to children.
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First, music is good for children's intelligence. Studies have proved that children who learn music are likely to have higher intelligence than those who have no interest in or dislike music. This is because the brain gets stimulated (刺激) by the rhythm and tone of music.
Music also has soothing (抚慰的) effect on children and helps remove their stress. Today's children are under a lot of stress from schoolwork. Being under too much stress impairs children's health. Luckily, listening to music can help them feel better.
Music can improve children's moods. Some children are sad by nature. They seem to be lost in their own thoughts and don't take interest in their surroundings. In such cases, a method known as “music therapy” comes to their rescue. It changes their moods and places a new kind of spirit in them.
Music is also a universal language that children ought to learn. Our world has become a global village. People are getting more and more interested in other cultures and countries. Music can help them in understanding foreign cultures.
Now we can say that music is very important not only to adults but also to children. So children should be encouraged to learn music or listen to music. 语篇解读：儿童接触音乐对他们很有好处，父母应该多让儿童接触音乐。
1．By mentioning scientific studies in Paragraph 1, the author wants to show ________. A．why adults should listen to music B．children should listen to music
C．listening to music is only good for adults D．why scientists are interested in music
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第一段的“Listening to music is considered a good thing for adults. Indeed it is. Scientific studies have proved it.”可知，作者是为了表明听音乐对成人有益处，也就是为什么成人应该听音乐。 2．What does the underlined word “impairs” in Paragraph 3 mean? A．Harms. C．Improves.
B．Changes. D．Shows.
解析：选A 词义猜测题。根据“Luckily, listening to music can help them feel better.”可推知，画线词所在的句子是指“太多压力会‘伤害’孩子的健康”。 3．The last but second paragraph shows that listening to music means ________. A．learning languages better
B．understanding foreign cultures better
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2019-2020学年新教材高中英语UNIT5MUSIC课时跟踪检测二ReadingandThinking
