人教版（2019）必修第二册Unit5Music—DiscoveringUseful Structures同步练习（有答案0

1、第9页（共9页）Unit 5 MusicDiscovering Useful Structures一、语法填空1. More importantly, it is also a good opportunity _ (express) your best wishes to our school. 2. An inspiring speech on reading _ (origin) books was given by a professor from Peking University. 3. Andrea Ghez _ (award) the Nobel Prize in Physic

2、s in 2020. 4. When we climbed _ the top of the tower, a wonderful view of the lake came into our sight. 5. A healthy person can always be _ (energy) and enjoy his life. 二、阅读理解One of the most famous buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall, the home of classical and popular music concerts in N

3、ew York. Carnegie Hall is known not just for its beauty and history, but also for its amazing sound. It has been said that the hall itself is an instrument. It takes the music and makes it larger than life. Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construction. Construction on

4、Carnegie Hall began in 1890 and the official opening night was on May 5, 1891. The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1924 when it was sold to Robert ESimon. The building became very old and in 1960, the new owner made plans to destroy it and build an office block. Isaac Stern led a group o

5、f people who fought to save Carnegie Hall and finally, the city of New York bought it for $5 million. It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995. Advertisements and stories in newspapers about how Carnegie Hall needed help to recover its history led people to send in old concert programmes and infor

6、mation from all over the world. Over 12, 000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Halls concert history. Carnegie Hall is actually made up of several different halls, but the Main Hall, now called the Isaac Stern Hall, is the most famous

7、. The hall itself can hold an audience of 2, 804 in five levels of seating. Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall, it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there. This has led to a very old joke which is now part of Carnegie Halls h

8、istory. Question: “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” Answer: “Practise, practise, practise. ”1. It can be inferred that people wanted to save Carnegie Hall mainly because _. A. it made a lot of moneyB. it was worth visitingC. many important concerts were held in itD. it made some musicians become famo

9、us2. How did Carnegie Hall recover its concert history?A. Through newspaper reports. B. Through old concert programmes. C. Through old photographs. D. Through old jokes. 3. How long did it take Carnegie Hall to be fixed up?A. 9 years. B. 10 years. C. 11 years. D. 12 years. 4. Which of the following

10、would be the best title for the text?A. The History of Carnegie HallB. The Best Musician Having Played in Carnegie HallC. A Joke about Carnegie HallD. The Dream of Most Musicians三、读后续写When the boys and girls got on the bus early in the morning, they noticed Vingo, who sat in front of them, staring a

11、t a photo, completely in silence. At noon, the bus pulled into Howard Johnson s, a service area, and everybody got off the bus except Vingo. The youngsters began to wonder about him. When they came back, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. “Want some drink? ” she asked. Vingo smi

12、led and thanked her and became silent again. Late in the afternoon, they stopped at another Howard Johnson s, and this time Vingo went out. The girl insisted that he join them. He followed them to a restaurant and ordered a cup of black coffee and some cookies. When they returned, the girl sat with

13、Vingo again. After a while, slowly and painfully, he began his story and told her that he had been in prison for the past four years, and now he was going home. “Are you married? ” asked the girl. “I don t know, ” he said softly. “You don t know? ”“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife, ” he

14、 said, “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, and if it hurt her too much, she could just forget me. I d understand. I told her she didn t have to write to me. And she didn t. Not for three and a half years. ”“An

15、d you re going home now, not knowing? ”“Yeah. Well, last week, I wrote to her again. We used to live in Brunswick and there s a big oak (橡树) tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she didn t have a new man and if she d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree and I

16、 d get off and come home. If she didn t want me, forget itno handkerchief and I d go on through. ”“Wow, ” the girl burst out, “Wow! ”She told the other youngsters, and soon all of them were in it. 注意: 续写词数应为150左右。Vingo handed the photo to the youngsters. _Vingo sat there, staring at the oak tree as

17、a statue. _一、语法填空1.to express2.original3.was awarded4.onto5.energetic二、阅读理解1.C。推理判断题。根据最后一段Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall, it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there. (因为历史上最优秀、最著名的音乐家都曾在卡内基音乐厅演奏过, 所以大多数想成为伟大音乐家的人都梦想在那里演奏

18、。)由此可知, 它的历史辉煌, 因此当它要被拆迁改建时, 人们才会极力挽救, 故选C。2.B。细节理解题。根据第四段Over 12, 000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Halls concert history. (收到了超过12 000个音乐会节目, 有了这些节目, 就有可能让卡内基音乐厅的音乐会历史重现辉煌。)故选B。3.D。细节理解题。根据第三段It was then fixed up between 1983 an

19、d 1995. (然后在1983年至1995年间进行了修复。)所以修复时间持续了1995-1983=12年, 故选D。4.A。主旨大意题。通过阅读文章, 可知这篇文章主要讲了号称有“世界一流音响设备”的卡内基音乐厅的历史与辉煌, 故选A。三、读后续写Vingo handed the photo to the youngsters. Studying the photo, they saw a beautiful young woman in the middle, hugging the lovely kids and a smiling Vingo. With Brunswick approaching, they returned the photo to Vingo. He put it in his pocket and buried