Unit 8 Section B1 1a~1d
Ⅰ.根据汉语提示完成句子
1.They are interested in (流行音乐).
2.Nobody in his family likes (摇滚乐).
3.The (乐队) will perform in our city next month.
4.His music (听起来) more like electronic music.
5.I (醒来) too late. As a result, I was late again.
6.We were shocked by the (美) of nature on our travel.
7. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is considered as one of the “seven wonders of the (现代的)
world”.
Ⅱ.用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成句子
8.The books made me bored.(feel)
9.Last night I him an e-mail.(send)
10.Look! The boy with a ball.(play)
11. Mom, I practicing the piano. May I go to play football now?(finish)
12.—Would you like to go to the movies with us?
—Sorry, I won't go with you. Because I the movie twice.(watch)
13.If you go there on foot, you late. So take a taxi.(be)
Ⅲ.完形填空
One night in November, Itzhak Perlman gave a concert in a theater. If you have ever been to a Perlman concert,
you know that becoming a violinist is not a small 14 for him. He had to walk 15 the help of two walking
sticks as a result of the disease(疾病) he caught as a child.
People sat 16 while he made his way to his chair and began his play. But this time, something went 17 .
Just as he finished the first few parts of the music, one of the strings(弦) on his violin 18 . We thought that he
would have to stop the concert. But he didn't. 19 , he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then 20 the
conductor to begin again. The orchestra(管弦乐队) began and he played with such strong feeling and purity as they had
21 heard before.
Of course, everyone knows that it is 22 for a violinist to play a pleasant work with just three strings. I know
that, and you know that, 23 that night Itzhak Perlman didn't want to accept that.
When he finished, there was a terrible 24 in the room. And then people rose and 25 from every corner
of the theater.
Perlman was excited. He smiled and said, “You know, sometimes it is the artist's task to 26 how much music
you can still make with what you have left.”
So, suppose our task in this fast-changing world is to make 27 . At first we should try our best with all that we
have. And then, 28 it is no longer possible, try to play it with what we have left.
( )14.A.achievement B.instruction C.accident D.dream
( )15.A.for B.by C.to D.with
( )16.A.widely B.closely C.quietly D.noisily
( )17.A.wrong B.well C.bad D.slow
( )18.A.fixed B.broke C.burned D.lost
( )19.A.Instead B.Anyway C.Anymore D.However
( )20.A.followed B.asked C.made D.let
( )21.A.often B.usually C.already D.never
( )22.A.boring B.important C.uncomfortable D.impossible
( )23.A.so B.and C.but D.or
( )24.A.fear B.silence C.thought D.noise
( )25.A.cheered B.left C.smiled D.talked
( )26.A.hand out B.carry out C.find out D.put out
( )27.A.fun B.music C.progress D.money
( )28.A.unless B.before C.until D.when
答案
Ⅰ.1.pop (music) 2.rock (music) 3.band
4.sounds 5.woke up 6.beauty
7.modern
Ⅱ.8.feel 9.sent 10.is playing
11.have finished 12.have watched
13.will be
Ⅲ.14.A 由后一句可推知,对他而言,成为一位小提琴家并非一个小成就。故选 A。
15.D with the help of 意为“在……的帮助下”。
16.C
17.A 由转折连词 But 及下文的描述可知,小提琴出了问题。故选 A。
18.B 联系下文可知,一根琴弦断了。故选 B。
19.A
20.B 此处指“要求指挥重新开始”,ask sb. to do sth.意为“要求某人做某事”。故选 B。
21.D
22.D 联系上下文可知,对一名小提琴家来说,想要用三根弦弹奏出动听的作品,是不可能的。故选 D。
23.C
24.B 结合下文可推知,当他结束时,整个房间异常安静。故选 B。
25.A
26.C 此处指“弄清楚用你所剩下的东西,你还能创造出多少音乐”。
27.B 结合上下文可知,此处指“创造音乐”,故选 B。
28. D