英语课时分层作业十三UNIT5MUSIC必修第二册

课时分层作业(十三)Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Newtechnologyhasenabled(使可能)thedevelopmentofanonline“virtuallibrary”．2．I'dliketotakethisopportunity(机会)tothankmycolleaguesfortheirsupport.3．Themajorityofcitizensconsideranordinary(普通的)jobboringorevenvalueless.4．He'smuchthinnernowadays(现在)thanheusedtobe，Ithinkhe'sbeenill.5．Ithasbeenproved(证明)thateatingvegetablesdoesgoodtochildren.6．Shestudiedhard，thus(因此)shegothighmarks.7．Tosaveenergy(能源)，we'dbetterrecyclethesewastebottles.8．Mysisterprefersperforming(表演)theinstrumentlivetoplayinginarecordingstudio.9．Altogether(共计)therewere12scientistspresentattheinternationalmeeting.10．Hisgoal­keepingwonhimthemanofthematchaward(奖)．Ⅱ.阅读理解AAtEngland'sUniversityofPlymouth，ProfessorEduardoMirandahasbeenprogrammingpairsofrobotstocomposemusic.Miranda'srobotshavesimple“vocalcords”(声带)andareprogrammedtosingandlistentoeachother.Therobots'uniquewarblingsounds(颤音)donotperfectlymatchthehumanvoice，buteachmachineisexactlysharingmusicwiththeotherinanewanduniqueway.Eachrobotisequippedwithspeakers，softwarethatmimicsthehumanvoice，amouththatopensasit“sings”，amicrophoneforears，andacameraforeyes.Therobotsalsomove.Mirandahopesthatbystudyinghisrobotvocalists，hecandiscoversomethingabouthowandwhyhumanscreate，perform，andlistentomusic.Whentherobotssing，thefirstrobotmakessixrandomsounds.Itspartnerrespondswithmoresounds.Thefirstrobotanalyzesthesoundstoseeiftheirsequences(顺序)aresimilar.Iftheyare，itnodsitsheadandcommitsthesoundstomemory，andthesecondrobotnoticesand“memorizes”themusicalsequence，too.Ifthefirstrobotthinksthesoundsaretoodifferent，itshakesitsheadandbothrobotsignorethesounds.Thentheprocesscontinues.Mirandasetupanexperimentinwhichheleftthetworobotsaloneinhisstudyfortwoweeks.Whenhereturned，hislittlewarblershad，byimitatingeachother，notonlysharednotesbutcombinedthem.Theproductoftheircooperationwasfarfromsymphonic，buttherobotshadbeguntocombinethenotesintotheirownself­developed“songs”．Withthehelpofhiswarblingrobots，oneofMiranda'sgoalsistocreatemusicthatnohumanwouldevercompose.Mirandabelievestherobotsareidealforthispurposebecausetheywouldnotbeinfluencedbyanyexistingmusicalstylesorrules.【语篇解读】普利茅斯大学的教授EduardoMiranda通过编写程序让一对机器人创作音乐。本文介绍了Miranda的实验过程以及他的目标等。1．Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“mimics”inParagraph2?A．Substitutes. B．Interrupts.C．Controls. D．Copies.D[词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“amouththatopensasit‘sings’，amicrophoneforears，andacameraforeyes”可知，“唱歌”时嘴张开、麦克风用作耳朵、摄像头用作眼睛。由此可推知，此处表示用来模仿人声的软件，故D项正确。A项意为“代替，取代”。]2．WhatdidthetworobotsdoduringMiranda'sexperiment?A．Theyinteractedwitheachother.B．Theyignoredtheuniquesound.C．Theylearnedtosingbetterthanhumans.D．Theycommittedrandomsoundstomemory.A[细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句“Whentherobotssing，thefirstrobotmakessixrandomsounds.Itspartnerrespondswithmoresounds”可知，当机器人唱歌时，第一个机器人发出六个随机的声音；它的同伴会发出更多的声音来回应。并结合该段其他内容可知，在唱歌时，机器人之间会互动，故A项正确。]3．WhatdoesMirandawanthisrobotstodo?A．Singaswellashumansdo.B．Createnewstylesofmusic.C．Memorizeavarietyofmusic.D．Promotetraditionalmusicalforms.B[细节理解题。根据尾段第一句“Withthehelpofhiswarblingrobots，oneofMiranda'sgoalsistocreatemusicthatnohumanwouldevercompose”可知，Miranda的目标之一就是凭借机器人的帮助创作出人类永远无法创作出的音乐，即创造出新风格的音乐，故B项正确。]4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Futurerobots.B．Specialsongs.C．Musicbyrobots.D．ExperimentsbyMiranda.C[主旨大意题。通读全文可知，根据第一段第一句“AtEngland'sUniversityofPlymouth，ProfessorEduardoMirandahasbeenprogrammingpairsofrobotstocomposemusic”为全文的主题句，结合下文内容可知，本文主要介绍了EduardoMiranda教授用机器人创作音乐的实验过程。故C项正确。]BKidsinprimaryschoolsinBellaire，Ohio，havesomethingtosingabout.Forthepasteightyears，publicprimaryschoolsinthattowndidn'toffermusicclasses.Theydidn'thavethemoneytopayforthem.Buttheschooldistrictgotsomesupporttobringbackmusicthisschoolyear.Manyschoolofficialsacrossthecountrysaymusicclassesgetstudentsexcitedaboutgoingtoschool.Andstudieshaveshownthatmusicclassesmayboostbrainpower.Forexample，researchersfromtheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniarecentlyreleasedtheresultsofafive­yearstudy.Theyfoundthatthebrainsof10­and11­year­oldswholearnedtoplayamusicalinstrumentdevelopedfasterthanthebrainsofkidswhodidn't.Thoughmostpeoplearen'tagainstteachingmusicinschool，noteveryonesaysit'snecessary.Manyschoolofficialsargue(争论)thatlearningmusicmeanslesstimespentonmaths，writing，andscience，allofwhichmaybemoreusefultostudentslaterinlife.Here'swhattwoofourreadersthink.Musicshouldbetaughtinschoolforthesimplereasonthatitmakeslearningmorefun.Wehavemusicclassesatmyschool，andIlovethem!Takingmusiclessonscanalsobuildcharacter.In2015，aresearchcompanycalledGrunwaldAssociatesdidasurveyonmusiceducation.Morethan60percentofparentswhosekidstookmusicclassesinschoolssaidtheirchildbecamemorefocused(集中注意力的)．－NoahFalcon，NewJerseyAtmyschool，wedon'thavemusicclasses.Ithinkthat'sOKbecauseitgivesusmoretimetofocusonmainsubjects，likereadingandmaths.It'smoreimportanttolearnthesesubjectsthanitistolearnhowtoplayaninstrumentorsing.Ifsomeonewantstotakemusiclessons，heorshecandoitoutsideofschool.OnceItookamariachiclassafterschool，soitdidn'ttaketimeawayfrommyotherclasses.—SophiaSalazar，California【语篇解读】本文是议论文。文章探讨了儿童是否应该在学校上音乐课。5．WhatchangehashappenedinprimaryschoolsinBellairethisyear?A．Musicclassesareoffered.B．Theschoolyearisshortened.C．Singingisallowedinschools.D．Kidscangetprizesiftheylearnmusic.A[细节理解题。由第一段中的“Forthepasteightyears，publicprimaryschoolsinthattowndidn'toffermusicclasses.”和“Buttheschooldistrictgotsomesupporttobringbackmusicthisschoolyear.”的对比可知，该地区的小学今年开设了音乐课。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Create. B．Prevent.C．Increase. D．Discover.C[词义猜测题。由第二段中介绍的研究结果可知，音乐课可以促进脑力的开发。]7．WhatdoesNoahFalconthinkofmusiceducation?A．Itisunnecessary.B．Itisveryimportant.C．Itisawasteofmoney.D．Itiseasytocontinue.B[推理判断题。由NoahFalcon表达的观点“itmakeslearningmorefun”和“Takingmusiclessonscanalsobuildcharacter.”可知，他认为音乐教育很重要。]8．WhatcanwelearnaboutSophiaSalazar?A．Shedidn'tlikemusicatall.B．Musicbringshermorefun.C．Musichelpsherkeepfocused.D．Shetookamusicclassafterschool.D[细节理解题。由SophiaSalazar自述的“Itookamariachiclassafterschool”可知答案。]Ⅲ.阅读七选五Musicispartofourlife.1Itisthebesttooltousewhenyou'vehadahardday.Therearesomeothergreatusesforyourcollectionofslowtracks.Pregnancy(孕期)2Sincefetal(胎儿)braindevelopmentbeginsinthefifthweek，itmightbeagreatideatotrytogetyourbabyinarelaxedstateearlyon.Somemothersdothisbyputtingearphonesovertheirbellies.HighStressTasks3Thetendencyofrelaxingsoundstoslowyoudownmayreallybegoodforyouevenifyouaretryingtopushyourselftomeetadeadline.Slowingdownmeansyouhaveabetterchanceatworkingmorecarefullyandpreventingbigmistakes.4Goingtoseethedoctororthedentistcanbesomewhatscaryexperiences.Youmightthereforewanttorequestsomecalm