2021高三統(tǒng)考外研英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)課時作業(yè)：Book6Module4Music(含解析)

1、課時作業(yè) I 閱讀理解 A After four sile nt years, the 27yearold British sin ger Adele Adki ns has fin ally introduced herself to the world again with Hello, the opening song from her third album 25, which will come out on Nov. 20. Although Adele is a very successful sin ger now, music was nt always what she s

2、aw herself doing. At age 10, when she saw her grandmothers pain over the death of Adeles gran dfather, she pictured herself as a heart surge on. “I wan ted to fix peoples hearts ” she told the UK music website iD, rememberi ng the childhood in terest shed had in biology classes un til she found out

3、that her real tale nt was for singing. Adele did nt go to medical school, but many would agree that she still has heali ng （治愈）powers. “ Her songs find the kind of memory every listener holds somewhere in their heart. This kind of feeling is what people have always liked in Adele ” said The Telegrap

4、h. “ She writes a pop diary, sharing the simple secrets of her heart. Most successful pop stars make albums at a fast pace, but not Adele. After her second album 21 won the 2012 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, she made it clear, with her label that she would spe nd “ foyearsfive making her n ext

5、 album. She told Voguemagaz ine, “I wont come out with new muuntil its better tha n 21. ” In stead of seek ing fame, Adele rema ined sile nt and moved to the coun tryside. In her free time, she loved to watch TV seriesTeenMom, American Horror Story, andThe Walking Dead. Livi ng life as n ormally as

6、possible is importa nt to the sin gers art. “ Nobody wants to liste n to a record from some one whos not livi ng in the real world，” Adele told iD.“So I live a lowkey life for my fans. ” 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了英國著名歌手阿黛爾在音樂 上成功的秘密。 1What does the text mainly tell us? A The popularity of Adeles album 25

7、. B The healing powers of Adeles music. C The secrets of Adeles success in music. D The reason for Adeles becoming a singer. 答案： C 主旨大意題。通讀全文，尤其是最后三段可推知，本文主要講述了 阿黛爾在音樂上成功的秘密，故選 C。 2What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A Adele wasnt interested in music. B Adele wasnt good a

8、t music at first. C Music wasnt very important in Adeles life. D Music wasnt all Adele wanted to be devoted to. 答案： D 句意理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句可知， 10 歲時，當(dāng)阿黛爾看到祖 父的去世給祖母帶來的傷痛時，她想成為一名外科醫(yī)生，減輕別人的痛苦。雖然 她是一名成功的歌手，但并不是一生都要致力于發(fā)展音樂。故 D 項正確。 3What can we know about Adele? AHer album Hello will come out on Nov. 20. B She

9、 has kept a diary since childhood. C She moved to the countryside before 2012. D Her works are based on real life. 答案： D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，阿黛爾的音樂作品基于真實的生 活。 B （2020 甘肅省會寧一中高三第一次月考）There was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performed in this bar. People came in jus

10、t to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didnt want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sing a song. The man said, “I dont sing. ” But the customer wa（執(zhí) per 的）eHte told the bar manager, “ Im tired of listening to the piano. I want that man to sing！” The m

11、anager shouted across the room“, If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing！” So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And everyone was surprised by his song Mona Lisa. He got lots of applause （掌聲） that night. H

12、e had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such a chance, he may have lived the rest of his life as a noname piano player in a noname bar. However, now he has become one of the bestknown singers in America. You, too, have skills and abi

13、lities. Maybe your “ talent ” is not as great as the sin above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have! 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了一個人在酒吧彈鋼琴，一天一個 顧

14、客非讓他唱歌。在這樣一個偶然的機(jī)會，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了他唱歌的天賦，后來他成為 了一位著名的歌手。 4Why did the man start to sing? ABecause he wanted to make more money. B Because the bar manager said he liked his song. C Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer. D Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for si

15、nging. 答案：C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are ask ing you to si ng”可知，這個人開始唱歌是因為經(jīng)理讓他應(yīng)顧客的 要求唱歌。故選 C。 5What do you think of the bar manager? AHumourous. BRude. CStrict. DKind. 答案： B 推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第二段中的 “ The manager shouted across the room, If you want to get paid, sing

16、a song. Our customers are asking you to sing” 可知， 這位經(jīng)理是“粗魯?shù)摹?。故選 B。 6What can we know from the passage? AThe man didnt get paid at last. BThe customers were unsatisfied with the song. CThe man became a singer later. DThe manager had to lay the man off. 答案： C 推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第三段最后一句 “ However, now he has become one of the bestknown singers in America”. 可知，這個人后來成了一名歌手。故選 C。 7What can we learn from the last paragraph? ASome people really have no skills or abilities. BSometimes through effort we can know our talents. CNone of us is as great as the singer. DNo skills can be impr