新教材新人教版高中英语必修第二册同步训练
Unit 5 Section Ⅲ Discovering Useful Structures
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．[2017·全国卷Ⅱ]In their spare time, they are interested (interest) in planting vegetables in their garden.
2．We all felt excited (excite) that Wu Dajing won the first gold medal for our country at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
3．We feel honoured (honour) to have you here in our English Week Activities. 4．Greatly touched (touch) by the teacher's words, he did a lot of things to help classmates.
5．Hearing (hear) the bell, the students began to enter the classroom. 6．Divided (divide) into three groups, the students began to discuss the topic left over last time.
7．Offered (offer) an important role in a new movie, Andy has a chance to become famous.
8．Supported (support) by his brothers, he could continue his study in the university.
9．Seen (see) from the top of a thirty-storey building, Beijing looks more splendid.
10．Given (give) enough water and sunlight, the plant will grow to three metres. 11．Faced (face) with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
12．Judging (judge) from the number of cars, there were many people at the meeting. Ⅱ.阅读理解
Pharrell Williams takes a breath and considers how the past years have developed for him: ten Grammy Awards and a number of hit singles including a song that has caused countless fans to express how they are “happy”．
And the key, says the 43-year-old known simply as Pharrell, has been taking advantage of audiences' (听众的) need for heartfelt personal stories.
“I think we've entered a new singer-song writer time，” said the American singer and producer. “People want a story. They want a story they can connect to.
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It's not about what you have or what you don't have; it's more about your journey and your viewpoint that's important to people.”
Pharrell said he noticed a change in audiences'tastes over the past year in particular with the sudden success of his song Happy, which received little fanfare upon its release but has turned into an international hit. Countless videos populate sites like YouTube with people from Portugal and China to Abu Dhabi and Iran singing and dancing along to the song.
After seeing how far his song travelled, the singer broke down in tears during a televised interview with the famous talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
“It's just encouraging to people who have something to say, something to express，” he said.
The success has made Pharrell realize that people are searching for personal and emotional links (情感纽带), perhaps as a means of getting away from the modern technological world we're living in today.
“People want to feel. There's too much thinking to deal with，” the singer said. “We're different from what we were 15 years ago. The only thing we have left that reminds (提醒) us that we are humans is feeling. It's the most important thing ever.”
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了美国歌手、音乐制作人法瑞尔·威廉姆斯。
1．What's the key to successful music according to Pharrell? A．Writing happy songs. B．Following your heart. C．Telling moving stories. D．Sharing personal experiences.
答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“And the key... has been taking advantage of audiences'need for heartfelt personal stories.”和第三段中“... it's more about your journey and your viewpoint that's important to people.”可知，Pharrell认为音乐成功的关键在于要将个人的故事或观点赋予音乐中。
2．What can we learn about Pharrell's song Happy? A．It received a cold welcome. B．It became popular overnight.
C．It changed audiences' tastes in music.
D．It received different responses at home and abroad.
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答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“... his song Happy，which received little fanfare upon its release...”可知，这首歌曲发行初期遭冷遇。
3．How did Pharrell feel about the success of his song? A．It was caused by good luck. B．It was within his expectations. C．It gave him hope and confidence. D．It prevented him giving up making music.
答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“It's just encouraging to people who have something to say，something to express...”可知，Happy这首歌的大获成功给了Pharrell希望和信心。
4．Why do people want to be connected to others emotionally? A．They need someone to talk to. B．They need others to help them think. C．They are tired of their own personal life. D．They feel less human in the technological world.
答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“...a means of getting away from the modern technological world we're living in today...”以及最后一段中的“People want to feel”和“The only thing we have left that reminds us that we are humans is feeling.”可知，人们想相互之间建立情感纽带等联系是因为在虚拟的世界中感受甚少，觉得缺少人情味。
Ⅲ.完形填空
In mid-January the weather stayed clear and cold for several days. Jess had to __1__ a week of school to stay home and __2__ his father to manure (给……施肥) the fields. This was his bad __3__， for he would have to make up his lessons as best as he could. It wasn't __4__， though. All the boys and girls at Pumpkin Hollow School were often kept home when they were needed.
Jess __5__ manuring, but he couldn't get out of it. Filling the wagon (马车) with heavy manure was a tiring __6__. With a full load (装载), his father drove over the fields; Jess stood in the back and spread the manure.
After several days at this job, both Jess and his father grew __7__ and impatient. It seemed as though life was too __8__ to stand. They fell into bed at night worn out, with nothing to __9__ but another day of the same hard work. Jess was even __10__ with it. “Why does brother Ben stay in a warm prison while I myself tried to do his work? It's not __11__！” Jess thought.
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新教材新人教版高中英语必修第二册同步训练：Unit5 Music SectionⅢ
