1. audience n.(戲劇、音樂(lè)會(huì)或演講等的)觀眾;
聽(tīng)眾
The audience was (were) clapping for 10 minutes.
觀眾鼓掌長(zhǎng)達(dá)10分鐘。
An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV.
幾百萬(wàn)觀眾在電視上觀看了婚禮。
2. lose (lost,lost) vt. 失去;丟失;失敗
The tickets seemed to have lost.
那些票好像給弄丟了。
I often lose money because of my carelessness.
我經(jīng)常由于粗心而丟錢(qián)。
lose sth (to sb) 被奪去;被打敗
The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors.
公司的許多業(yè)務(wù)被對(duì)手奪去了。
We lost to a stronger team.
我們輸給了一支更強(qiáng)勁的隊(duì)伍。
lose oneself in 沉迷于;專心致志于
lose sight of 看不見(jiàn) lose control of 控制不住
lose weight 減肥 lose ones heart to 愛(ài)上某人
lose track of 和……失去聯(lián)系;不知……的情況、下落
lose contact/touch with 和……失去聯(lián)系
lose ones tongue 不知說(shuō)什么好;緊張得說(shuō)不出話
be lost in 迷失在……之中;陷入;被……所吸引
3. influence vt. 影響
n. 影響;有影響的人(事)
Dont let me influence your decision.
不要讓我影響你的決定。
Those friends are a bad influence on her.
那些朋友對(duì)她有負(fù)面的影響。
What exactly is the influence of television on children?
電視對(duì)兒童究竟有什么影響?
(1) influence on/upon sb/sth 對(duì)……有影響、作用
Listening to the music has a calming influence on her.
聽(tīng)音樂(lè)對(duì)她起了一種鎮(zhèn)靜的作用。
(2) influence over sb/sth 對(duì)……的支配力、控制力
Her parents no longer have any real influence over her.
她的父母對(duì)她不再有真正的約束力了。
(3) be strongly/greatly/deeply influenced by sth/sb
受到某事(人)的強(qiáng)大 / 巨大 / 深刻的影響
He was deeply influenced by his English teacher.
他深受他的英語(yǔ)老師的影響。
have a(n)... influence on... 對(duì)……有……影響
under the influence of 在……的影響下
比較:affect,effect和influence的區(qū)別
affect,effect,influence均可表示“影響”,其區(qū)別是:(1) affect是動(dòng)詞,主要指一時(shí)的影響,強(qiáng)調(diào)影響的動(dòng)作,可指一般意義的影響(不分好壞),也可指不良影響;effect是名詞,三者的關(guān)系大致為:affect sb/sth= have an effect/influence on sb/sth。
(2) influence表示“影響”,主要指對(duì)行為、性格、觀點(diǎn)等產(chǎn)生間接或潛移默化的影響,可用作動(dòng)詞或名詞。
Its clear that her painting has been influenced by her mother.
她的畫(huà)顯然受到她母親的影響。
The news did not affect the school at all.
=The news had no effect on the school at all.
這條消息對(duì)學(xué)校沒(méi)有影響。
注意:effect有時(shí)用作動(dòng)詞,但不表示“影響”,而表示“實(shí)現(xiàn)”或“產(chǎn)生”等。
He effected great changes in the company.
他使公司發(fā)生了巨大的變化。
4. record vt. 記錄;記載;錄(音、像)
n. 記錄;記載
Her diary records all the happenings of her days.
她的日記記載了她那個(gè)時(shí)代所發(fā)生的一切。
Did you remember to record Friends for me?
你記得為我錄下電視節(jié)目《朋友》了嗎?
This is not a live match, but a recorded one.
這不是直播的比賽,而是錄像的。
You should keep a record of your expenses.
你應(yīng)該記下你的各項(xiàng)開(kāi)支。
He had an impressive record of achievement.
他所取得的一系列成就令人贊嘆。
keep a record (records) of 把……記(錄)下來(lái)
on record 有記錄的
hold/keep a record 保持紀(jì)錄
break the record 打破紀(jì)錄
set a new record 刷新紀(jì)錄
5. mix vt. & vi. 使混合
Mix them together so that you can have a sticky paste.
將它們混合,你就可以得到一種黏性糨糊。
Oil and water do not mix.
油和水不相融。
mix up 弄錯(cuò);弄亂
mix sb/sth up (with sb /sth) 弄錯(cuò);誤認(rèn)為……是
be/get mixed up(指人)弄糊涂了
be/get mixed in sth 卷入;與某事有牽連
mix... in (with)... 摻入;和入
mix... into/to... 將……混合制成……
6. tour vt. 旅行;巡回演出
n. 旅行;巡回演出、比賽等
They are touring in Japan.
他們正在日本旅行。
My tour lasted a whole year.
我的旅行持續(xù)了一整年。
She is in the United States on a speaking tour.
她正在美國(guó)進(jìn)行巡回演講。
比較:journey,voyage,trip,tour和travel表示“旅行”時(shí)的區(qū)別。
(1) journey指從一地到另一地,通常指陸地上的遠(yuǎn)距離旅行,有時(shí)也可以表示經(jīng)常走的或長(zhǎng)或短的“路程”。
At first I was afraid the long journey would be too much for a child.
起初我擔(dān)心小孩不能走這么遠(yuǎn)的路。
(2) voyage主要指遠(yuǎn)距離的水上旅行,也可以指空中旅行,意為“航海;航空;航行”。
It is a successful voyage to the ship.
這是那艘船的一次成功的航行。
(3) trip一般指時(shí)間短、距離近的旅行或遠(yuǎn)足,也可以指長(zhǎng)途旅行。在非正式用語(yǔ)中可代替journey。
I made a bus trip to the town last week.
上星期我乘公共汽車(chē)去城里玩了。
(4) tour著重指旅行線路比較曲折,常表示“(周游各地的)參觀、訪問(wèn)、(巡回)旅游、視察、購(gòu)物、演出”。
I will tour the world in the future.
我將來(lái)會(huì)周游世界。
(5) travel旅行,游歷,一般表示從一地到另一地旅行的總概念。常指長(zhǎng)時(shí)間、遠(yuǎn)距離的旅行,尤指出國(guó)旅行。
They came home after years of foreign travel.
他們?cè)诙嗄甑膰?guó)外旅行之后回家了。
7. be impressed with 留下深刻印象
I was very impressed with his performance.
他的表演讓我印象深刻。
8. split up 分裂;分割
The day was split up into 6 one-hour sessions.
一天的活動(dòng)分作6個(gè)時(shí)段,每個(gè)時(shí)段1小時(shí)。
Shes split up with her boyfriend.
她和男朋友分手了。
split... into... 分開(kāi);使分開(kāi)
She split the class into groups of four.
她按四人一組,把全班分成若干小組。
split sth between sb/sth或split sth with sb 分?jǐn)?;分?dān);分享
She split the money she won with her brother.
她把得到的錢(qián)與弟弟分了。
His time is split between the London and Paris offices.
他有一半時(shí)間是在倫敦辦事處,一半時(shí)間是在巴黎辦事處。
9. make a note of 記錄;記下來(lái);注意;記住
Make a note of the address.
把地址記下來(lái)。
Make a note of how much money you spend on the trip.
把你旅行中的花費(fèi)記錄下來(lái)。
Well make a note of your suggestions.
我們會(huì)記住你的建議的。
make notes 做筆記
take notes of 記下
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A
As is true in all cultures, Americans first hear music in the context of family life. Much of that music comes from the records on the family radio or television, and this “canned” music is especially important in developing childrens musical taste. People often say they were very strongly influenced by the kind of music they heard before they were old enough to have their own records or choose the station on the family radio. There is usually some live music in the family as well.
Many mothers and grandmothers sing lullabies (催眠曲) , for example. These can be important since in America, as elsewhere, lullabies not only lull a baby to sleep but promise, praise and teach cultural values. Sometimes lullabies are the only songs in a foreign language that American children with strong ethnic (種族的) backgrounds hear, since people often fall back on old, familiar languages for intimate (親密的) songs.
Another important family context is the automobile, where families learn songs and sing together on weekends and vacations. This is not as surprising as it appears, for the family car has become one of the basic centers of family experience, and it is one of the important places where the families gather for an extended period of time without outside disturbance. The family used to have to choose between making their own music in the car and being force fed by the radio, but the invention of automobile cassette recorders and eight-track playback machines allows a family to have more control over what they hear when they drive.
1. What does the underlined part “‘canned music” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. The music children hear in a car.
B. Recorded music instead of live music.
C. Modern music young people can enjoy.
D. The music passed down from older generations.
2. The music children first hear is important in ___ .
A. learning language
B. developing their mind
C. knowing about cultural values
D. shaping their likes and dislikes in music
3. According to the text, lullabies are usually sung in ___ .
A. American English B. a familiar language
C. an African language D. the parents native language
4. The invention of automobile cassette recorders allow a family ___ .
A. to spend a longer time on vacation in the car
B. to have more choices in the music they hear
C. to enjoy music without being disturbed
D. to have another place to get together
B
All of Americas popular music—jazz, country, rock and roll, and hip hop—develops from the Delta blues. Its words gave voice to the lives of workers in the fields of the Deep South, who were deeply affected by slavery (奴隸制度). The blues may be concerned with sadness, but singing it is an act of defiance, not despair (絕望). The blues reminds us of our weak points while encouraging us to see how far we can actually go.
We can still almost touch the origin (起源) of this art form. Looking back on the journey the blues took north up the Mississippi River—when African Americans left the South in search of new jobs—photographer Gail Mooney traveled from Chicago clubs down to the Delta to get the stories of blues men and blues women. They are still here today to attach us to the musics early days.
“In our conversations, we talked so much more about other things than their music,” says Mooney, whose exhibition on the blues has just begun a US tour this spring. “We talked about their childhoods, their cultural origin, and a time in America when people moved to live in large cities. I would listen, and sometimes I would get a feeling.”
These photos show some of the musicians who worked and studied with blues pioneers—drummer Sam Carr was the son of Robert Nighthawk, while Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith played together with Muddy Waters.
Already, this generation is leaving us: Little Milton, guitarist and vocalist, and Robert “Junior” Lockwood (who learned from Robert Johnson, the greatest blues man of all) have passed away since Mooney began her project. However, they left many valuable things to us. Turn on your radio and some little piece of the Delta gets passed down again.
5. What can we learn about the blues from Paragraph 1?
A. It was created by workers.
B. It aims to express sad feelings.
C. It described the lives of workers.
D. It contains many kinds of music.
6. Why did Mooney travel from Chicago clubs down to the Delta?
A. To learn to play the blues.
B. To visit some old musicians.
C. To find the origin of the blues.
D. To learn about different cultures.
7. What can we learn from what Mooney said?
A. The blues is very popular.
B. The blues has a wonderful history.
C. Blues men and women like living in large cities.
D. Blues men and women like their lives more than music.
8. What can we learn about the blues pioneers from the text?
A. They enjoyed their childhoods.
B. They were good at telling stories.
C. They left us many valuable things.
D. They once left the South in search of jobs.
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完形填空
It is certainly true that all parents in the world love their children. However, parents show their love in different ways as their views of life are . Generally speaking, parents can be divided into three types—the monarch (帝王) type, the servant type, and the friend type.
It is for the monarch-type parents to get angry. And they are ready to order others and glad to be the center of everything. They insist that their children should them without question. They give little to others, of course, including their children. The they most often say to their children are, “You should do this.”
Different from the monarch-type parents, the servant-type parents around their children all the time, busy serving them. They are , gentle and easy-going. They never any of their childrens requirements. They are so long as their children are glad. With the that love means sacrifice (犧牲), they are ready to anything of their own for their childrens benefits. They always ask, “What else can we do for you?”
The friend-type parents respect and their children as friends. They discuss the latest news with their children, their childrens interests, and their childrens expressions of feelings, whether it is anger, fear, joy or sadness. They discuss
with their children rather than ready solutions. They often say, “Lets put our heads together and see what we can do.”
Most children the third type of parents. And a free and friendly atmosphere is suitable to the development of children both in body and in mind. The monarch-type parents and the servant-type parents should change their ways of their love if they want their children to grow up and happily.
1. A. special B. strange C. different D. common
2. A. unusual B. easy C. bad D. difficult
3. A. follow B. like C. help D. praise
4. A. love B. support C. respect D. advice
5. A. lessons B. messages C. sentences D. words
6. A. travel B. live C. talk D. move
7. A. kind B. rude C. foolish D. excellent
8. A. accept B. allow C. refuse D. meet
9. A. excited B. happy C. relaxed D. funny
10. A. idea B. wish C. agreement D. decision
11. A. keep up B. give up C. use up D. bring up
12. A. teach B. raise C. punish D. treat
13. A. share B. correct C. stop D. bear
14. A. ask for B. turn to C. care for D. listen to
15. A. plans B. dangers C. problems D. hopes
16. A. find B. invent C. search D. provide
17. A. welcome B. thank C. have D. require
18. A. rest B. family C. class D. work
19. A. showing B. developing C. wasting D. valuing
20. A. successfully B. quietly C. healthily D. safely
語(yǔ)法填空
閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
Without proper planning, tourism can cause (problem).For example, too many tourists can crowd public places are also enjoyed by the inhabitants (居民) of a country. If tourism create too much traffic, the inhabitants (become) upset and unhappy. They begin (dislike) tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the countrys economy. is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help country keep the customs and beauty that (attract) tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and (happy) of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too (quick), people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the (country) economy can suffer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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A
Most students in America like popular music. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to the music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to the music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about the sports, the weather and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs
are music.
Popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people will buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes to, most of the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music which tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. It was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows which they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
1. How many kinds of music are mentioned in the text?
A. Two. B. Three.
C. Four. D. Five.
2. How can popular music singers become national stars?
A. By making a CD or tape.
B. By earning a lot of money.
C. By going to other countries to perform.
D. By getting popular with the young people.
3. From the text, we learn nowadays country music is about ___ .
A. the life of cowboys
B. the country life and love
C. the school life in the country
D. the common life of Americans
4. What is the best title for the text?
A. Popular Music B. American Music
C. Classic Music D. Folk Music
B
Papa Ricky Lickabu and Coco Ngambali grew up in Africa. They both had polio (小兒麻痹癥) and the two men couldnt use their legs. However, both men were extremely skilled at playing music. But they couldnt find work as a musician. “When I went to see my musician friends to look for work, they didnt want to work with me because I am handicapped, even though I knew how to sing and play the guitar,” Papa Ricky said.
So Papa Ricky and Coco started their own music group called Staff Benda Bilili. Soon, other handicapped musicians joined their group. Some played instruments. Some sang. And some of them even danced by using their hands like feet.
All of the men worked other jobs during the day. But they played their music as often as they could. The men of Staff Benda Bilili believed they could do anything they wanted. Benda Bilili means “l(fā)ook beyond appearances”. And this is what they wanted people to do. The members of Staff Benda Bilili dreamed of being famous for their music, not for their handicaps. They hoped that one day their music would even be popular in Europe.
Staff Benda Bilili started by playing their music on street corners. People liked their music and gave them money. Then, one day, filmmakers Renaud Barret and Florent de la Tullaye heard Staff Benda Bilili performing in the streets. “Their songs were about living on the streets of a city that had no pity. Their music went straight to our hearts,” Barret said. After that, they decided to help them make a music album.
After the release of their first album, they traveled to Europe to play for a music celebration event in France.
The men of Staff Benda Bilili have seen their dream become real. Their music became famous in many countries around the world. They achieved this because they never stopped hoping and working hard.
5. What does the underlined word “handicapped” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Troubled. B. Disabled.
C. Unskilled. D. Unattractive.
6. The music group Staff Benda Bilili ___ .
A. was popular with people
B. was set up by Renaud Barret
C. made a living by playing music
D. helped musicians to make albums
7. We can learn from the text that the members of Staff Benda Bilili ___ .
A. feel confident about themselves
B. care about their appearances
C. want people to help them
D. live on street corners
8. What did the two filmmakers think of Staff Benda Bililis music?
A. Noisy. B. Boring.
C. Pleasant. D. Moving.
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Todays trumpet (小號(hào)) is one of the worlds oldest instruments. It is really the result of many centuries of development. Although it looks nothing like its ancestors (祖先), there are many similarities. All trumpets are hollow tubes. They are all blown. And they all use the players lips to produce the basic sound.
The trumpet developed as players and makers worked to improve its design, size, shape, material, and method of construction. They wanted to create an instrument that would produce a beautiful and attractive tone, enable the performers to play all the notes of scale, extend the range (音域) higher and lower, make it possible to play more beautiful music, and in general, be easier to play well. The remarkable way in which the modern trumpet achieves these goals is a measure of the success of all those who struggled to perfect this glorious instrument.
The trumpet is actually the leading member of an entire family of related instruments. There are trumpets of several different sizes, and in several different keys. There are cornets, bugles, flugelhorns, and a number of others that are all similar to the trumpet in the way they are made and played.
The trumpet family is much that a group of related instruments that can stir one with their sound, or narrow tubes of metal capable of producing a variety of musical sounds. It is a link to many different periods of history and to people of many cultures. From the use of trumpets in ancient religious ceremonies to the part they play in modern rock bands, the trumpet family of instruments has much to tell about civilization and its development.
1. What is needed to make the trumpet work according to Paragraph 1?
A. Air pressure. B. Daily cleaning.
C. Keen eyesight. D. Longer fingers.
2. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
A. How people like trumpets.
B. Who improved trumpets.
C. What makes trumpets wonderful.
D. Why trumpets were able to become perfect.
3. Why does the author believe that the trumpet is particularly important?
A. It can be used in rock bands.
B. It has historical significance.
C. It is a religious instrument.
D. It has a wide range.
4. What is the best title for the text?
A. Science and the Trumpet
B. How the Trumpet Is Made
C. Recordings of the Trumpet
D. The Trumpet and Its Development
閱讀七選五
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
As we all know, sports are very common in our daily life. People who usually take part in sports can be found everywhere. Why so many people love sports?
Generally speaking, it is good for our health to do sports, such as basketball, football, table tennis, swimming, badminton, and so on. I have taken the swimming course this term, since I didnt know how to swim. I find that swimming is very interesting and has many benefits for our body. On the one hand, it can make our circulatory system run regularly. On the other hand, the muscles of our body can be massaged (按摩) under the pressure of water. All these are good to our health.
It is known to us that some sports are team sports that include several players or even more. When playing with others, people must face the situation of getting along with others. Through the sports games, strangers may get along with others and make friends with each other. If you dont know what to do, doing exercise may be a good idea because you can share the time and the fun with your friends.
Yes, thats right. But there are more advantages of sports than its disadvantages. We should follow the lead of sports athletes, as sports plays an important role in our life. Plenty of physical exercise will help you keep fit.
A. I think I love the sports deeply.
B. There are many reasons for this.
C. Just take swimming for example.
D. I like the sports, which is interesting.
E. Besides, sports are also a way of communication.
F. Some people may say it is easy to be hurt while doing sports.
G. Whats more, they can get satisfaction from the competitive
sports.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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選詞填空
用方框里單詞的正確形式填空,使其句意完整。每空一詞,有兩個(gè)詞是多余的。
music mix lose impress talent complex
reduce conductor director audience instrument recognise
1. He is so careless. He ____ his bag again.
2. The ____ comedy was praised by lots of artists.
3. A famous concert will always attract a large number of ____ .
4. We all believe he can deal with the ____ situation well.
5. A pen is a(n) ____ used for writing with ink.
6. The first lady ____ me by her voice, look, and hair.
7. As we all know, a(n) ____ can be the most important role of a performance.
8. After that she put the butter and sugar into a bowl and ____ them up.
9. She has a(n) ____ for music and she wants to go to a music college in the future.
10. Its well known that Feng Xiaogang is one of Chinese greatest____ .
句子翻譯
1. 當(dāng)小女孩親吻這只青蛙時(shí),它立刻變成了王子。(change into)
2. 當(dāng)你聽(tīng)到談話時(shí),應(yīng)該把說(shuō)話者說(shuō)的內(nèi)容記錄下來(lái)。(make a note of)
3. 所有的觀眾都對(duì)你們今晚的表演印象深刻。(be impressed with)
4. 牛津大學(xué)是世界公認(rèn)的最好的大學(xué)之一。(be known as)
5. 我們隊(duì)被分散在這個(gè)省不同的地區(qū)工作。(split up)
短文改錯(cuò)
Once a man asked a painter to painting a picture for him. He told the artist he didnt want any shadows in the picture, just sunshine, but the artist did so. When the man saw the finishing picture, he was disappointed. Without shadows, everything in the picture looks flat and unreal. The point of the story is that we need both shadows and sunshine to have a completely picture, just as we need both rain and sun to have living world. People, too, needs both sadness and happiness. We often learn important lesson during sad times. So when we will feel sad, we should try to stop and think about that we might learn from the experience.
書(shū)面表達(dá)
音樂(lè)在我們的日常生活中扮演著很重要的角色。請(qǐng)以“The Role of Music”為題,寫(xiě)一篇短文,談?wù)勔魳?lè)給你的生活和學(xué)習(xí)帶來(lái)的好處。內(nèi)容包括:
1. 在生活和學(xué)習(xí)方面(感到壓力時(shí)、情緒低落時(shí)等);
2. 在了解其他文化方面。
注意:
1. 詞數(shù)100左右;
2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。