1、学业分层测评.完成句子1这是一个我们讨论了很多次的课题。This is a subject _.【导学号:97892052】2她只有一元八角七分钱用来给丈夫吉姆买一件礼物。She had only 1.87 yuan _, her husband, a present.3他提到一本书,书名我忘了。He mentioned a book, _.4这人是一位工程师,我是从他那里得到这个消息的。The man, _,is an engineer.5他们来到一处农舍,前边坐着一个小男孩。They arrived at a farm house, _.【答案】 1.about which we have
2、 talked a lot2with which to buy Jim 3.the title of which Ive forgotten 4.from whom I learned the news 5.in front of which sat a small boy.阅读理解ABackground music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, sho
3、ps and restaurants in the US. But it soon spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music.To begin with, “muzak”(音乐广播网 ) was intended simply to create a soothing (安慰) atmosphere. Recently, however, its become big b
4、usinessthanks in part to recent research. Dr.Ronald Milliman,an American marketing expert, has shown that music can boost sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.However,it has to be light music. A fast one has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts by 38%. Th
5、is is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they like to buy. Yet, slow music isnt always the answer. Dr. Milliman found, for example, that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owner
6、s might be well advised to play up tempo music to keep the customers movingunless of course, the resulting indigestion (消化不良) leads to complaints!【语篇解读】 背景音乐作为一种常见的音乐形式,已经渗透到人们生活的方方面面。不同的背景音乐可以产生不同的效果。1. The reason why background music is so popular is that_.Ait can have a powerful effect on those w
7、ho hear itBit can help to create a soothing atmosphereCit can boost sales or increase factory production everywhereDit can make customers eat their meals quickly【解析】 细节理解题。由第一段中的 it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it 可知答案。并不是所有的背景音乐都能让人感到安慰,所以排除 B项;C 项表述过于绝对;D 项不是背景音乐流行的原因。【答案】 A2. Back
8、ground music means_.A. light music that customers enjoy mostBfast music that makes people move fastCslow music that can make customers enjoy their mealsDthe music you are listening to while you are doing something【解析】 词义猜测题。选项中的前三项均只是背景音乐中的一部分,只有 D 项是完整的概括。【答案】 D3. Restaurant owners complain about s
9、low music because_.Ait results in indigestionBit increases their salesCit keeps customers movingDit decreases their sales【解析】 细节理解题。由文章最后一段可以看出,如果播放慢速背景音乐,客人的就餐时间就会变长,这样就会导致营业额的整体下滑。这样的结果餐馆老板自然要抱怨。【答案】 D4. We can know from the text that_.A. background music was first used in big department storesBpr
10、oper music can increase the selling of goodsClight music has a bad effect on productionDrestaurant owners had better play slow music to comfort their customers【解析】 推理判断题。由第二段中的 has shown that music can boost sales可知,恰当的音乐可以促进销售。【答案】 BBCarol Vaness, the wellknown American opera singer, was born in Sa
11、n Diego and began her professional performance in San Francisco. She has sung at many of the major opera houses in the world.Unlike other worldfamous male opera singers, she was particularly known for her Mozart operatic roles.At the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she often sings, Carols
12、voice must be loud enough to be heard by four thousand people. It must reach every person in the theater, without a microphone, even when shes singing softly. The reason Carol can project her voice that far is the way she breathes.“When you breathe, its like a swimmer taking a deep breath before goi
13、ng underwater, ” Carol explains. “You have to take a lot of air into your lungs.”According to Carol, the main difference between pop singing and opera is how you breathe, how much air you take in, and how you control it coming out. Regular singing is more like speaking, and its a lot softer.Ever sin
14、ce she started piano lessons at the age of ten, Carol has loved music.As she got older, she decided to become a music teacher. When she went to college, she took singing lessons as part of her studies. Her voice teacher discovered that nineteenyearold Carol had an exceptionally beautiful soprano(女高音
15、)voicethe highest singing voice for women.Today, Carol performs throughout the United States and Europe and she has sung for almost twenty years. But she has never forgotten why she started singing in the first place. “Put your heart into your singing and enjoy it, ” says Carol, “because singing is
16、a great joy. Thats why I sing. In fact, thats why everybody sings.”【语篇解读】 文章介绍了 Carol Vaness,美国著名的歌剧歌手,在很大的歌剧院里即使没有话筒她也可以高声歌唱。根据凯罗尔的演唱,流行歌曲和歌剧的主要区别是如何控制气息。凯罗尔在美国和欧洲演出,她已经唱了将近二十年了,她始终觉得歌唱很美好很享受。5What is the best title for this passage?AThe Way a Star SingsBAn Opera StarCOpera Singing and Pop SingingD
17、Singing without a Microphone【解析】 主旨大意题。文章介绍了 Carol Vaness,美国著名的歌剧歌手。故选 B。【答案】 B6Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. A pop singer breathes more deeply than an opera singer when he or she sings.BOpera singing is more like speaking.CA pop singer takes in much more air than an opera singer when
18、 singing.DAn opera singer breathes differently from a pop singer when singing.【解析】 推理判断题。根据文章的第四段 According to Carol, the main difference between pop singing and opera is how you breathe, how much air you take in, and how you control it coming out. Regular singing is more like speaking, and its a lo
19、t softer.可知一个歌剧歌手在歌唱时与一个流行歌手唱歌有不同的呼吸。故选D。【答案】 D7From the passage you can conclude all the following EXCEPT that _.A. Carol once learned to play the pianoBCarol has been singing opera for 20 years or so CCarol worked as a music teacherDCarol is popular with Americans and Europeans【解析】 推理判断题。根据文章的描述可知
20、,Carol Vaness 并未担任音乐老师。故选 C。【答案】 C.语法填空Once there lived a rich man 1._ wanted to do something for the people of 2._ (he) town.But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.In the centre of the main road into the town,he placed 3._ very large stone.Then he hid 4._ a tree and waited.S
21、oon an old man came along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the centre of the road? ”said the old man,but he did not try to remove the stone.Instead,with some 5._(difficult) he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and a
22、nother. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6._.Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 7._(say) to himself: “The night 8._ (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”Then he began to move the s
23、tone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it, only 9._ (find) a bag of money under the stone. Imagine how 10._ (surprise) he was!【语篇解读】 文章讲述一个有钱人想帮助别人,但是想看看这些人值不值得帮助,他用一块大石头试探人们。1who there lived 是句子的谓语动词,所以后面是一个定语从句,a rich man 是先行词,定语从句中缺主语,故填 who。2his 空缺处后面是名词,故用形容词性物主代词。3a 泛指一块大石头,a
24、 large stone, “他在城镇主要街道放了一块大石头”,所以此处填 a。4behind “躲在树后” ,英语是“hide behind a tree”,故填 behind。5difficulty with some 后用名词形式,所以用 difficulty。6it 作宾语。7saying saw 是谓语动词,所以后面的 say 是非谓语动词,用现在分词表示伴随状态,故填 saying。8will be 从后面“一些邻居晚些时候将会从这里走过,将会被绊倒” ,可知此处用一般将来时态“晚上将会很黑” 。故填 will be。9to find “only to do”表示 “结果”是固定用
25、法,故填 to find。10surprised 此处用于修饰 he,故填 surprised。.短文改错Dear Brad,I am high school girl.Last month my whole family moved and I had to switch school.I love this new school, where has a large playground and a library with lots of book.Also it has well equipping classrooms and several modern labs.Therefor
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