Module 3 Music同步练-2022-2023学年外研版高中英语必修二

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"Ifmusicisthemedicineofthesoul,letitplayon，"saidafamousperson.Ithinkhe

saidsoprobablybecausehegotsomehelpfrommusic.Musichassomestrangeabilities.

Medicalscientistshavefoundthatapersonthatfeelsstressedcanactuallylistento

somekindofmusicandbecomewell.

Theresearcherssaidthatsincestresscomesasaresultoflifeeventssuchas

startinganewfamily,startinganewbusiness,andstartinganewjob,onecan

actuallylistentogoodmusicandfeelgoodbecausegoodmusictouchesthehumanmind

inapositiveway.Musichelpsyoutoforgetthelifeeventsthatmakeyouworriedand

remembertheimportanteventsthatoncehappenedinyourlife.

Depression(抑郁)isadiseasecausedbystress,smoking,socialproblemsand

soon.Depressionisalsocausedbyproblemssuchasfailureinbusiness.Depression

maybringusweakness,headaches,andlossofconcentration.Goodmusicmakes

onerememberhappymomentsorgooddays.Ifyouplaymusicaboutlove,itmakesyou

feellikefallinginloveagainthoughyoumayhavehadseveralupsetexperiences.And

suchgoodfeelingmakesyouhealthy.

Anxietyisanotherhealthproblemthatcanbecontrolledbymusic.Anxietyisaside

effectofsomemajorhealthproblemssuchaslivercancerandbreastcancer.Good

musicmakesyoufeelrelaxedandremovesthepainsfromthesediseasesandyoufeel

allright.

Goodmusiccansendyoutosleep.Andyouneedtoknowthatsleepputsyourbody

inahealthycondition.Sleeptakesawaytheeffectsofstress,depressionandanxiety

fromaperson.

1.Paragraph1suggeststhatmusiccan

A.treatsmanykindsofdiseases

B.helpyoukeepmentallyhealthy

C.takestheplaceofmedicineforsomeillnesses

D.makesyouhavestrangeabilities

2.Howdoesgoodmusichelppeopleremovestress?

A.Bymakingpeoplethinkspositively.

B.Bylettingpeoplehasagoodsleep.

C.Byshowingsomethingnewtopeople.

D.Bymakingpeopleconcentratesonimportantthings.

3.Accordingtothetext,whatmightbetheproblemcausedbydepression?

A.Stress.B.Socialproblems.

C.Failureinbusiness.D.Lossofconcentration.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Diseasescausedbystress.

B.Tipsforahealthylife.

C.Benefitsoflisteningtomusic.

D.Diseasesandmusic.

B

AllofAmerica'spopularmusic—jazz,country,rockandroll,andhip

hop―developsfromtheDeltablues.Itswordsgavevoicetothelivesofworkersinthe

fieldsoftheDeepSouth,whoweredeeplyaffectedbyslavery（奴隶制度）.Theblues

maybeconcernedwithsadness,butsingingitisanactofdefiance,notdespair（绝

望）.Thebluesremindsusofourweakpointswhileencouragingustoseehowfarwe

canactuallygo.

Wecanstillalmosttouchtheoriginofthisartform.Lookingbackonthejourneythe

bluestooknorthuptheMississippiRiver—whenAfricanAmericanslefttheSouthin

searchofnewjobs—photographerGailMooneytraveledfromChicagoclubsdowntothe

Deltatogetthestoriesofbluesmenandblueswomen.Theyarestillheretodaytoattach

ustothemusic'searlydays.

“Inourconversations,wetalkedsomuchmoreaboutotherthingsthantheirmusic."

saysMooney,whoseexhibitionontheblueshasjustbegunaUStourthisspring."We

talkedabouttheirchildhoods,theirculturalorigin,andatimeinAmericawhenpeople

movedtoliveinlargecities.Iwouldlisten,andsometimesIwouldgetafeeling."

Thesephotosshowsomeofthemusicianswhoworkedandstudiedwithblues

pioneers-drummerSamCarrwasthesonofRobertNighthawk,whilePinetopPerkins

andWillie"BigEyes"SmithplayedtogetherwithMuddyWaters.

Already,thisgenerationisleavingus：LittleMilton,guitaristandvocalist,and

Robert"Junior"Lockwood(wholearnedfromRobertJohnson,thegreatestbluesman

ofall)havepassedawaysinceMooneybeganherproject.However,theyleftmany

valuablethingstous.TurnonyourradioandsomelittlepieceoftheDeltagetspassed

downagain.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutthebluesfromParagraph1?

A.Itwascreatedbyworkers.

B.Itaimstoexpresssadfeelings.

C.Itdescribedthelivesofworkers.

D.Itcontainsmanykindsofmusic.

6.WhydidMooneytravelfromChicagoclubsdowntotheDelta?

A.Tolearntoplaytheblues.

B.Tovisitsomeoldmusicians.

C.Tofindtheoriginoftheblues.

D.Tolearnaboutdifferentcultures.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromMooney'swords?

A.Thebluesisverypopular.

B.Theblueshasawonderfulhistory.

C.Bluesmenandwomenlikelivinginlargecities.

D.Bluesmenandwomenliketheirlivesmorethanmusic.

8.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebluespioneersfromthetext?

A.Theyenjoyedtheirchildhoods.

B.Theyweregoodattellingstories.

C.Theyleftusmanyvaluablethings.

D.TheyoncelefttheSouthinsearchofjobs.

（二）

A

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onthistour.

BrooklynBridgeGuidedWalkingTour

Duration：2hours

Fullofattractions,sideshowsandpictureperfectviewsoftheBigApple,the

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BrooklynStreetArtWalkingTour

Duration：2hours

JoinasmallgroupwalkingtourandhaveatasteoftheamazingstreetartinBrooklyn.

TherearesomeamazinggalleriesandstreetartistsinBrooklynyoumightnothavefound

onyourown.AsyouwalkandcheckoutsomeofBrooklyn'sbestmurals（壁画），listen

toyourguidetalkaboutthearea'sgrowingartsceneandthelifestylesoftheurbanartists.

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LocalFlavorsofBrooklynWalkingTour

Duration：3hours

Joinalocalguideonafood-tastingwalkingtourofBrooklyn'sCarrollGardens

neighborhood,andeatlikethelocalsdo!LearnaboutCarrollGardens'foodcultureas

youenjoyseventastings(includedintheprice)ataMiddleEasternbakery,anItalian

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1.WhatwillyoudoonWilliamsburgBrooklynCulturalWalkingTour?

A.Enjoytastylocalfood.

B.Visitawell-knownbridge.

C.Meetsomefamousstreetartists.

D.Learnaboutaneighborhood'shistory.

2.Whichtourcansaveyousomemoneyifyoubookbeforehand?

A.BrooklynStreetArtWalkingTour.

B.BrooklynBridgeGuidedWalkingTour.

C.LocalFlavorsofBrooklynWalkingTour.

D.WilliamsburgBrooklynCulturalWalkingTour.

3.Whatcanyouexperienceonthelastwalkingtour?

A.Streetart.B.Foodculture.

C.Smallshows.D.Perfectviews.

B

Itmayseemstrangetosaythat,buthearinggoodmusicplayedwellbyabigmusic

groupissomethingthatalotofpeoplenolongerexperience.Mostpeoplearemusically

illiterate(了解不多的)simplybecausetheyhaveneverhadanychancetolistentogood

music.Manypeopleareunfamiliarwiththesoundofasymphonyorchestra.Theyonly

hearorchestramusicwhilewatchingadsandfilms.Buttomeasymphonyorchestrais

thebiggestinstrumentintheworld.Tohearafullsymphonyorchestraonstageandto

feelthepowerofthesound—itislikeabigwave.Itisanamazingexperienceanditis

onethatIwasluckyenoughtogrowupwith.

Mymotherwasawell-knownsinger.ShehadbeenamemberoftheViennaState

OperaandtheBudapestStateOperaandasababyIwastakenalongtoconcertsand

stages.Iwasnotnecessarilylisteningtoclassicalmusicbutalwaysgoodmusicplayed

well.

Mymotherwasthesixteenthchildinherfamily.Shewastheyoungestandbythe

timeshewasbom,heroldestsisteralsohadachildwithwhomshesharedabed.With

somanylovingfamiliesaroundher,mymothergrewuphappilytobeacheerfulwoman.

BecauseIlostmyfatherwhenIwasveryyoung,Idonotremembermuchabouthim.

WhatIdoknowislargelywhatIhavebeentoldbymymother.Iamlikehiminmanyways.

Hewasobviouslyaveryseriousman,alwaysappearingsad.Iseemtohaveinherited

（继承）somethingofthatfromhim.Fortunately,Iinheritedfarmoreofmymother's

happiness—arealshowbusinesspersonality（性格）.

4.Whydoestheauthorthinkthatmostpeoplearemusicallyilliterate?

A.Theyarenotinterestedinmusic.

B.Theydon'tlistentomusicveryoften.

C.Theycan'ttellgoodmusicfrombadmusic.

D.Theyhavenochancetolistentowell-playedmusic.

5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhearingasymphonyorchestraonstage?

A.Itmakeshimwanttogetonstageoneday.

B.Itmakeshimfeellikegettingstuckinabigwave.

C.Itcancreateasimilarfeelingaswatchingpowerfulads.

D.Itisverydifferentfromhearingorchestramusicinfilms.

6.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorasababy?

A.Hehelpedhismotheralot.

B.Helearnedmusicfromhismother.

C.Hewenttohismother'sworkplace.

D.Helistenedtoclassicalmusiceveryday.

7.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablyliketobeinthefuture?

A.Ateacher.B.Astageplayer.

C.Anaddesigner.D.Abusinessman.

（三）

It'sOKtosayyou'veneverheardofgrime—unlessyou'refromtheUK.That's

becausethismusicwasinventedintheUKintheearly2000s.

Tosomeonewho'snotfamiliarwithundergroundmusicculture,it'seasytoget

confusedbetweenhip-hopandgrimesincetheyarebothnoisy.Andmanypeopledidn't

bothertotellthemapart,untilearlierthismonthwhengrimestarslikeStormyandJ.Hus

ledthisyear'sMob—"musicofblackorigin"—awardnominations（提名）intheUK.

JustlikeUKelectronicmusicandhip-hop,fromwhichgrimedrewinfluence,it

mostlyreflectsthethoughtsofyoungpeople.Butdifferentfromhip-hop,grimesingers

singindialects（方言）withstrongaccents,givingaspecialflavortotheirsongs.

LadyLeshurr,knownasthe“GrimeQueen",saidthatsheoncetriedtohideher

accent,asshedidn'twantpeopletojudge（评价）her.Butoneday,sherealizedthat

shedidn'tneedtochangeherselfjusttopleaseothers.Andthere'snodoubtthatthisis

themostbasicandimportantqualityofgrimemusic：beyourself.

Alsodifferentfromthehip-hopculture,whichusuallyfocusesonbeingrich,grime

singerspaymoreattentiontosocialmattersliketheEuropeanrefugee（难民）problem

andthegapbetweentherichandpoor.

Althoughstillquiteayoungmusictype,grimeseemstobegettingfavoredbymore

andmorepeople.In2016,theEnglishgrimeartistSkeptawontheMercuryPrizewith

hisalbumKonnichiwa,beatingbignameslikeDavidBowieandRadiohead.However,

nomatterwhethergrimeisonedayacceptedbythemainstreammusicworldornot,one

thingisforsure：ingrime,singersalwaysstaytruetothemselves.

1.Whatdohip-hopandgrimemusichaveincommon?

A.TheyareinventedintheUK.

B.Theymakealotofloudnoise.

C.Theyarefullofcreativeideas.

D.Theychallengetraditionalcultures.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3referto?

A.Electronicmusic.B.Hip-hop.

C.Grimemusic.D.Blackmusic.

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutgrimesingers?

A.Theycaretoomuchaboutthemselves.

B.Theytendtotakesocialresponsibility.

C.Theyrefusetobejudgedbyothers.

D.Theyshowstrongindependence.

4.WhatdoesSkepta'ssuccesssuggest?

A.Grimeisgraduallygettingrecognized.

B.Singersshouldnottrytobethemselves.

C.Grimewillbecomemainstreammusic.

D.ItishardtowintheMercuryPrize.

二、选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

musicmixloseimpresstalentcomplex

reduceconductordirectoraudienceinstrumentrecognise

1.Hewasveryupsetabouthisjobagain.

2.Thecomedywaspraisedbylotsofartists.

3.I'dliketoknowwhatyoutotakeupnursingthreeyearsago.

4.Sheseveralalbumsbyt