Unit 5Music Period 1

Unit5MusicPeriodOneWarmingUp&ReadingⅠ.用适当的介、副词填空1．Haveyoueverdreamed________playinginfront________thousands________people________aconcert，________whicheveryoneisclappingandappreciatingyourmusic?2．________behonest，alotofpeopleattachgreatimportance________becomingrichandfamous.3．Theymaystart________agroupofhigh­schoolstudents，________whompractisingtheirmusicinsomeone’shouseisthefirststep________fame.4．Latertheymaygiveperformances________pubsorclubs，________whichtheyarepaid________cash.5．However，therewasonebandthatstarted________adifferentway.6．Themusiciansweretoplayjokes________eachotheraswellasplaymusic，most________whichwasbasedloosely________theBeatles.7．Theyhadtouseactors________theotherthreemembers________theband.8．Assomeoftheseactorscouldnotsingwellenough，theyhadtorely________othermusicianstohelpthem.9．Theyweresopopularthattheirfansformedclubsinordertogetmorefamiliar________them.10．Thebandbroke________about1970，buthappilytheyreunited________themid­1980s.Ⅱ.佳句翻译与仿写1．Theymaystartasagroupofhigh­schoolstudents，forwhompractisingtheirmusicinsomeone’shouseisthefirststeptofame.翻译________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________仿写(1)错过这班公交车意味着再等一个小时。________________________________________________________________________(2)学习一门外语对我们是有用的。________________________________________________________________________2．Sometimestheymayplaytopassers­byinthestreetorsubwaysothattheycanearnsomeextramoneyforthemselvesortopayfortheirinstruments.翻译________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________仿写(1)汤姆为了能通过入学考试夜以继日地学习。Tomstudieddayandnight________________________________hisentranceexams.(2)老师提高了声音以便坐在后面的学生能听得更清楚。Theteacherraisedhisvoice___________________________________________________________________.3．Theyweresopopularthattheirfansformedclubsinordertogetmorefamiliarwiththem.翻译________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________仿写(1)她的书很受读者欢迎，一出版就成为了畅销书。Herbookis________________________________________itbecomesthebest­sellerwhenpublished.(2)这本书太有趣了，我还想再读一遍。________________________________________________________________________4．Theyproducedanewrecordin1996，withwhichtheycelebratedtheirformertimeasarealband.翻译________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________仿写(1)我刚才与之握手的那位男子是我女儿的英语老师。Theman________________________________________________ismydaughter’sEnglishteacher.(2)小女孩正在读一本书，书中有很多图画。Thelittlegirlisreadingabook________________________________________.Ⅲ.单项填空1．Haveyoueverdreamed________infrontofthousandsofpeopleataconcert.A．toplayB．playingC．aboutplayD．ofplaying2．Sometimestheymayplayto________inthestreetorsubwaysothattheycan________someextramoneyforthemselvesortopayfortheirinstruments.A．passers­by；attachB．passer­bys；attachC．passers­by；earnD．passer­bys；earn3．Themusiciansweretoplayjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusic，mostof________wasbasedlooselyontheBeatles.A．thatB．themC．whichD．whom4．Assomeoftheseactorscouldnotsingwellenough，theyhadto________othermusicianstohelpthem.A．dependB．relyC．relyonD．dependfor5．EachweekonTV，theMonkeeswouldplayandsingsongs________byothermusicians.A．writtenB．towriteC．writingD．write6．However，afterayear________inwhichtheybecamemoreseriousabouttheirwork，theMonkeesstartedtoplayandsingtheirownsongslikearealband.A．laterB．timeC．aboutD．orso7．IntheUSAtheybecame________thantheBeatles.A．evenmorepopularB．farmuchpopularC．somorepopularD．alotmuchpopular8．Theband________about1970，buthappilytheyreunitedinthemid­1980s.A．brokedownB．brokeoutC．brokeupD．brokeintoⅣ.阅读理解CountrymusicisoneofthemostpopularmusicintheUnitedStatestodaybecauseitisaboutsimplebutstronghumanfeelingsandevents—love，sadness，goodtimesandbadtimes.Ittellsreal­lifestoriesandsoundsthewaypeoplereallytalk.Aslifebecomesmorecomplicated(复杂)，itisgoodtohearmusicaboutordinarypeople.Countrymusic，sometimescalledcountry­western，comesfromtwokindsofmusic.OneisthetraditionalmusicofthepeopleintheAppalachianMountainsintheEasternUnitedStates.TheotheristraditionalcowboymusicfromtheWest.Thesingersusuallyplayguitars，andinthe1920stheystartedusingelectricguitars.Atfirstcitypeoplesaidcountrymusicwaslowclass.ItwaspopularmostlyintheSouth.ButduringWorldWarⅡ，thousandsofSouthernerswenttotheNortheastandMid­westtoworkinthefactories.Theytooktheirmusicwiththem.Soldiersfromtherestofthecountrywenttoarmycamps(军营)intheSouth.Theylearnedcountrymusic.Slowlyitbecamepopularalloverthecountry.TodaycountrymusicisalsopopulareverywhereintheUnitedStatesandCanada—insmalltownsandinNewYorkCity，amongblackandwhite，andamongeducatedanduneducatedpeople.About1,200radiostationsbroadcastcountrymusictwenty­fourhoursaday.EnglishstarssingitinBritish­English，andpeopleinothercountriessingitintheirownlanguages.Themusicthatstartedwithcowboysandpoorsouthernersisnowp