Unit 2 能力提升练习1-高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第一册VIP

Unit2能力提升练习一一、阅读理解ATopmusicfestivalsThefestivalseasonisjustkickingoff,andthereisalottolookforwardtointheupcomingmonths.PitchforkMusicFestivalAnyonewholikesindie(独立的)musicandup­and­comingartistswillhaveanamazingtimeatthePitchforkMusicFestivalinChicago'sUnionPark.Itisanindierockheavenwhereyoucanexploremoreundergroundandlesser­knownbandsthanattheotherbigChicagosummerfestival,Lollapalooza.Date:July14—16Location:Chicago,Illinois,USAMusicType:indierockPrice:$126～$2,700EssenceMusicFestivalNomatterwhattimeoftheyearitis,NewOrleansisanamazingplaceifyoulovelivemusic.TheEssenceMusicFestivalisacelebrationofwell­knownartistslikeDianaRoss,ChakaKhan,andMaryBlige.Date:June29—July2Location:NewOrleans,Louisiana,USAMusicType:R&B,soul,rockPrice:$75～$365SzigetFestivalBudapestknowshowtoholdaparty,andSzigetisoneofthebiggestcelebrationsofmusicandcultureinallofEurope.YoucanexpecttofindfavouriteartistslikeBadReligionandMacDeMarcoplayinghereduringthisthree­dayfestival.Date:August9—11Location:Budapest,HungaryMusicType:eclectic,indierockPrice:$70～$296FlowFestivalTheFlowFestivalisagreatexcusetoexplorethecityofHelsinki.ArtistsincludingLanaDelReyandTheXXwillbeplaying,amongmanyothers.CometothisfestivaltoenjoyyourselveswithanEarth­friendlybelief.Date:August11—13Location:Helsinki,FinlandMusicType:rock,soul,jazzPrice:$106～$1991.Whatdothemusicfestivalshaveincommon?A.Theyaregivenintheopenair. B.TheyareheldintheUSA.C.Theyincluderockmusic. D.TheytakeplacefromJulytoAugust.2.Whichmusicfestivalwilllastforthelongesttime?A.EssenceMusicFestival. B.SzigetFestival.C.FlowFestival. D.PitchforkMusicFestival.3.WhatcanweknowaboutBudapestfromthetext?A.IthasthelongestculturaltraditioninEurope.B.Itishometomanywell­knownbands.C.ItisacityofhighlivingcostinallofEurope.D.Itisgoodatorganizingentertainmentevents.BIggyAzaleadoesn'tlooklikearapper(说唱歌手).OnMay17,sheattendedthe2015BillboardMusicAwardsinLasVegas,US,withpinkhairandabluecoat.Shelookedlikeamodel,butwonbigasarapper.The26­year­oldAustralianbeatbignameslikeNickiMinajandDraketowintheawardforTopRapArtist.It'sagreatachievementinmanypeople'seyes,butAzaleaknewwhatshewantedfromthebeginning.At15shedroppedoutofhighschoolbecauseshewasonlyinterestedinartclass.Sheworkedasahousecleanertosavemoneyforherdreamthefollowingyear.Beforeher16thbirthday,Azalealeftherhome,atinytowninAustralia,fortheUS,makinguphermindtobecomearapper.MovingfromMiamitoHoustontoAtlanta,shestartedrappinginthesouthern­styleaccentofhersurroundingsandhersingleIgnorantArtcameoutin2011.Fromthenon,shehasneverlookedback.However,herstylehascausedlotsofdiscussions.Shemightbeoneofthemostpolarizing(两极化的)artists.SherapswithasouthernAmericanaccent,eventhoughshespeakswithanAustralianone.Manypeoplecommentthatsheoverusesblackcultureinhermusic.Hersupportersareagainstit.AmericanfemalerapperMCLytedefendedAzaleainaninterview,sayingsheshouldnotbejudgedbecauseofit.“Hiphopisuniversal,nocolourlines.”MCLytesaid.Azaleaherselfisproudofhermusic.“IreallywanttobefocusedonwhatI'mdoing，”shesaidinaninterview.“That'sreallydangerouswhenyou'retryingtofigureoutwaystoentertainpeopleandmakethemhappy.Idon'twanttobeapartofthat.”4.AfterleavingforAmerica,Azalea.A.wenttoanartschoolforherdreamB.workedasacleanerinthefirstyearC.neverreturnedtoherhometowninAustraliaD.developedhersouthern­styleaccentrapping5.Azalea'smusicstyleisquestionedbecause.A.shesingswithAustralianaccentB.shelookslikeamodelherselfC.peoplethinkhermusicisoftoomuchblackstyleD.peopledon'tacceptsingersfromsouthernAmerica6.Bysaying“Idon'twanttobeapartofthat”，Azaleameansthat.A.she'sunwillingtobecomepopularB.hermusicisnotforentertainmentC.sherefusestolearnfromotherrappersD.hermusicisnotaffectedbyothers'tastes7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeIggyAzalea?A.Kindandeasy­going. B.Determinedandconfident.C.Honestandserious. D.Talentedandfriendly.CHistalentandcharmhavemadehimoneofthebestChineseclassicalartistsintheworld.HeplayedinthegrandBeijingOlympicopeningceremonyin2008,watchedbyaTVaudienceof5billion.LangLangisthefirstChinesepianisttoplaywiththeworld'stoporchestras,makinghisdebutattheCarnegieHallinNewYorkat18,whilestillastudent.LangLang'scharmandfondnessforsharpclothesmakehimanaturalfittorepresentChina'snewinternationalimage.AccordingtotheBritishnewspaperTheTimes,“theLangLang'seffect”isresponsiblefordriving36millionChinesechildrentolearnthepiano.NowinChina,childrenarelearningChopinandWesternorchestrasareplayingtoursacrossChinesecities.ButcanChinaintroduceitsownmusictothewest?Langistrying.HiscooperationwiththeLondonSymphonyOrchestrasthismonthincludesaperformanceofDragonSongs,analbumoftraditionalChineseclassics.Behindtheinternationalrecognition,however,isafascinatingstoryofagiftedchild.Langgrewupwithhisfather'sownmusicalambitionandhighexpectations.Itisnothardtoimaginehowboringitmustbetopracticethepianoeveryday.Langsaidthatheoncehatedhishandsandthepiano.Heinjuredhisrighthandsixyearsagoandhadtorest.“Thatwasthebestmonth，”hesays,withouthesitation.“Ihadadate.IsawaBroadwayshowandsawBritneySpearsinconcert.”8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyLangLangisoneofthebestChineseclassicalartistsintheworld?A.Hehasasmanyas5billionsfansinChina.B.HeplayedintheBeijingOlympicopeningceremony.C.HeisthefirstChinesepianisttoplaywiththeworld'stoporchestras.D.Heplaysthepianosowellandhasagoodinternationalimage.9.Theunderlinedword“debut”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“”．A.firstclass B.firstperformanceC.firstplan D.firstchoice10.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.LangismakingeffortstopromoteChinesemusictotheworldB.Langdidn'tplaythepianowellwhenhewaslittleC.hewashappytopracticethepianoeverydayD.heinjuredhisrighthandcarelesslysixyearsago11.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.ThesadstoryofLang'sfather. B.Lang'sgiftfromhisfather.C.Lang'sspecialchildhoodlife. D.Lang'sdatewithhisgirlfriend.DCanyouimagineaworldwithoutmusic?Studiesshowthatpublicschoolsacrossthecountryarecuttingbackonmusicclassestosavemoney.Worse,someschoolshaveneverhadmusicclassestobeginwith.Butwithoutthem,students'academicgrowthandemotionalhealthcouldsuffer.Infact,musicclassesarenecessaryforallstudentsinschools.RecentstudiesbyBrownUniversityhaveshownthatstudentswhoreceivedmusiceducationclasseswerebetterinMathandreadingskillsthanthosewithoutmusicclasses.AnotherstudybyTheCollegeBoardfoundthatstudentstakingmusicandartclassesgothigherpoints.Students'academicsuccessseemstodependontheirtakingpartinmusiceducation.Musicprogramsinpublicschoolsalsohelptoaddtoastudent'ssenseofprideandself­confidence.Teenstodayhavetoomanylearningtasks.Besides,theyhavefamilyproblems,self­confidenceproblems,relationshiptroubles,andsoon.Allofthesecanstopacademicsuccess,butmusiceducationcanhelp.Musicprogramsencouragestudentstoworktogethertoproduceanexcellentperformance.Musiccrosseslanguage,class,culturalandpoliticalboundaries(界限).Musicallowsstudentsfromdifferentcountriestoconnect.Forexample,ataschooltalentshow,anewJapanesestudentplayedapianoduet(二重奏)withanAmericanclassmate.Althoughtheycouldnotcommunicateverbally(口头上),theywereabletoreadthemusicinordertoplaytheduet.Twostudentsfromdifferentculturesworkedasateamwithself­confidenceandcommonpurposethroughmusic.Thegiftofmusicispriceless.Weneedtobesuretohavenecessarymusicclassesforallstudents.Theworldislosingitsmusic,andputtingmusicintoschoolsisthefirststeptogetitback.12.Educationwithmusicclassescould.A.wastealotmoremoneyfromparentsB.helpstudentsimprovetheirschoolworkC.leadtoalotofemotionalproblemseasilyD.haveabadinfluenceonthequalityofeducation13.Thetwostudiesseemtoshowthat.A.studentswithgreatsuccessattendedmusiclessonsB.notallstudentstookpartinmusiclessonsC.musicplaysanimportantroleinstudents'successD.studentshavingmusicclassesareworseinalllessons14.TheexampleinParagraph4mainlysuggeststhat.A.JapanhasagoodinternationalrelationshipwithAmericaB.differentcultureshavedifferentstylesofmusicC.musicmakescross­bordercommunicationpossibleD.JapaneseandAmericanstudentsaregoodatplayingthepiano15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Music—abridgetounderstandingB.HowtogetmusicbackC.TheimportanceoflisteningtomusicD.Musiceducationinschools二、七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Rockmusicconsistsofmanydifferentstyles.Eventhoughthereisacommonspiritamongallmusicgroups,theymakeverydifferentmusic.16AtthattimetheBeatlesenteredtheworldofmusicfromLiverpool.AftertheyweregivenaninvitationtoappearliveonBBC,theBeatlesquicklybecamefamousinBritainwithnationwidetours.Bymid­1963,theBeatleshadbeenextremelypopularinEngland.17Theyheldlargeconcertsandperformedatclubs.TheybecamethehottestthingonthepopmusicsceneinEngland.Theybeganasamodestlysuccessfulmusiciangroupandendedtheyearasshowbusinesslegends(传说).JohnLennonandPaulMcCartneywerenamedcomposersoftheyear.18TheywerenotsurehowtheAmericanswouldreacttothenewtypeofmusic.BeatlemaniahitNewYorkonFebruary7,1964.Hundredsoffansjammedtheairporttogreetthem.19Theconcertwasbroadcastliveandattractedthelargestone­nightaudienceinthehistoryoftelevisionuptothattime.TheBeatlesweredescribedasaBritishinvasion(入侵)bylocalandnationwidenewspapersatthattime.TheirvictoryinAmericawasstillrememberedasamajorturningpointinthehistoryofrockandroll.ThankstotheBeatles,alotofopportunitieswereopeneduptonewfacesonthemarket.20A.TheydecidedonatourtotheUnitedStatesin1964.B.Eventheirhairstylesbecamemajortrendsatthattime.C.Rockmusicdevelopedinthe1950sandtheearly1960s.D.However,theirsongschangedthelivesofgenerationstocome.E.ManyrockbandswereabletofollowinthefootstepsoftheBeatles.F.TheyappearedinthefilmsAHardDay'sNight(1964)andHelp!(1965)．G.TheyperformedtheirfirstconcertinAmericaatCBStelevision's53rdstreetstudio.9.20.三、完形填空Afterfoursilentyears,the27­year­oldhasfinallyintroducedherselftotheworldagainwithHello,theopeningsongfromherthirdalbum25.Thealbumwill21onNovember20.Assoonashercomebacksingledebuted(首发)onOctober23,Hello22becamethemostdownloadedsongontheiTuneschartsin85differentcountries,and23therecordforthemostviewsonthevideowebsiteVevoin24hours.AlthoughAdeleisavery24singernow,musicwasn'talways25shesawherselfdoing.Atage10,whenshesawhergrandmother's26overthedeathofhergrandfather,she27herselfasaheartsurgeon(外科医生).“Iwantedtofixpeople'shearts，”shesaid,rememberingthechildhood28she'dhadinbiologyclasses29shefoundoutthatherrealtalentwasforsinging.Adeledidn'tgotomedicalschool,butmanywould30thatshestillhashealingpowers.“Hersongsfindthekindofmemoryeverylistenerholdssomewhereintheir