Unit 5 MUSIC Period One Listening and Speaking 【语言知识梳理】 词汇点睛 ①energetic ②energetically ③felt energetic ④more time and energy put into the projectUnit 5 MUSIC Period One Listening and Speaking Ⅰ.1.classical 2.soul 3.instrument 4.traditional 5.reminded Ⅱ.1.(should)be banned 2.stringed 3.pretending 4.existence 5.pronunciation 6.it Ⅲ.1.have a preference for 2.dancing to 3.feel like 4.touch my soul 5.the same as Ⅳ.A 【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了巴顿为大象演奏音乐的事情。他坚信,对于那些一生都在为人类劳作最后却不幸失明或残疾的大象而言,音乐这种通用语言是一种绝佳的治疗方式。 1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段“When Barton’s wife started working at the Elephant’s World, which works to rescue badly treated elephants just outside Kanchanaburi in Thailand, Barton wondered what would happen if he were to play some slow classical music to these animals.”可知,巴顿的妻子在大象世界工作。故选D项。 2.B 词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“…his wife convinced(说服) the management at the Elephant’s World…”以及后文“…to bring a piano into the place.”并结合下文巴顿给大象演奏钢琴可知,妻子说服管理人员允许他们把一架钢琴带进来。故画线词的意思是“允许”。故选B项。 3.A 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“An 80-year-old elephant, Ampan, who is almost totally blind, enjoys Beethoven’s slow Moonlight Sonata movement. He will walk away if I play Schubert, rather than Beethoven, which he loves!”可知,巴顿提到年迈的大象安潘是为了说明大象有自己喜欢的音乐。故选A项。 4.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段“This musician adds, ‘I feel happy to live with elephants and enjoy getting to know them. I feel it worthwhile to play piano music for them, especially if it brings comfort to those who have had stressful lives or live in darkness.’”可知,巴顿在最后一段想表达的是这项工作给他一种成就感。故选C项。 B 【文章大意】 这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了歌曲能提高孩子的学习能力和记忆能力。 5.B 细节理解题。根据第一段中“These songs have the power to affect your child’s life forever: you likely remember songs from your childhood that taught you life lessons and new words that you can probably still recall to this day.”可知,简单的歌曲可以影响孩子是因为它们的影响是持久的。故选B项。 6.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Singing contributes to short-term phrase learning for unfamiliar terms. If your child is young, singing can be an excellent way to teach them unfamiliar words and phrases. These short-term memory exercises are repeated to turn the learned language into long-term memory.”可知,因为歌曲有助于长期记忆,所以歌曲对语言学习有好处。故选B项。 7.C 推理判断题。根据第四段“Research has found a significant link between beat-keeping and the ability to read. When your child keeps a beat, they use the same parts of the brain that are responsible for hearing sounds of speech and linking them with letters.”可知,如果孩子不能保持节拍,阅读能力会差。故选C项。 8.A 主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是根据第一段中“Likewise, the use of songs in everyday activities can improve your child’s abili ... ...
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