[高二下】(词汇语法部分)(3)

GrammarFor some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is (1)________ scientists call “amusic.” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical note (音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two-songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes (2)_______they are far apart on the musical scale.As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their ability to (3)_______(enjoy) music sets them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just (4)_____(go) to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. Thatis(5)______ many amusics intentionally stay away from places(6)________there is music. However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists arc finally learning bow to identify this unusual condition.Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who (7)________appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusi cs can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems (8)_________(understand) ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can't sec certain colors.Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally(9)______(diagnos). For years. Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes (10)_______ easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert I just say. “No thanks.I'm amusic,” says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”V ocabularyDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Surfing is something people often get hooked on after trying it a few times. For many surfers it is much more than a hobby—they would probably agree with the American ______1___ surfer Kelly Slater when he said, “Once you’re in, you’re in. There’s no getting out.”“Surfing,” of course, refers to riding on________2__ in the ocean using a surfboard. Many surfers stand up on their boards, which________3___ good balance and is therefore difficult for most beginners to learn, but some lie down.The history of surfing probably began with the Polynesian people of the Pacific Islands. One of the first white people to see anyone surfing was the British ___4_____ Captain Cook, when his ship arrived in Hawaii in 1779. He watched many Hawaiians riding waves on large pieces of wood, and reported that, “Surfing seems to give them a feeling of great _____5_____ .”When surfing started to become very popular in the United States in the 1950s and 60s, surfers used large wooden boards (often more than three meters long) that were quite heavy. Boards today are shorter and also much lighter, because they are made of ____6____ materials instead of wood.For anyone who wants to try surfing. The only___7_______ things are waves and a board. There are a few other things, however, that most surfers find important: a rope to _____8___ one of their ankles to the board and therefore stop it from being carried a long way away when they _______9___ off; wax, which they put on the surface of the board to help their feet stick to it; and a wetsuit to help them keep warm in cold water. The southwest of England is an example of a place where surfers usually need wetsuits, even in summer, because the water is so cold.Surfing has been a professional sport for many years and the very best surfers are able to make a living from it. Most of the best professional surfers in the last 30 years, both men and women, have been Americans or Australians, but surfers from Brazil, Peru and South Africa have also won important ___10____ .ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The United States does not have a government office that regulates the film industry. Government, ______1_____, does link with the movie business in several ways.In the United States, films generally come from two____2________ : large studios that produce many films and television programs each year and independent filmmakers, including both students and experienced filmmakers. Sometimes—through grants from universities or arts or humanitiescouncils—independent filmmakers do receive _____3_____ indirectly from funding that originated with the local, state, or federal government, but more often funding comes from private investors or through charity organizations_____4______ either promotion of arts or promotion of a cause being addressed by a film.While there is no ______5______of film, there are many government offices that interact with the film industry. At the state and local levels, government film offices promote local film locations because use of their locale brings employment and other ________6____ advantages to promote local tourist sites.These offices also help filmmakers work with the police and others to ___7_______filming that impacts traffic, uses public buildings, or otherwise needs special consideration._______8_____ , government organizations, especially the branches of the military, have offices that help coordinate (协调) filmmakers’ use of facilities, equipment, and even personnel. It would be____9________ , for example, for a filmmaker to construct a make-believe aircraft carrier or to hire a cast of extras to be in the_____10______ of a movie who look like real soldiers, sailors, airmen, or marines (whose haircuts, fitness levels, and posture are often different from that of civilian actors). The military is willing to make their facilities ______11______ , within reason, for approved projects, and each branch has an office that handles these requests.Other branches of the government _____12_______ requests to use public spaces and buildings, such as monuments or parks.Many years ago, the US govenment did produce quite a few feature films and worked closely with Hollywood on films that would encourage public morale during wartime. However, since World War II, these programs have been ____13________ due to a combination of budgetary and philosophical concerns. The United States Information Agency, ______14______ , for many years produced films for exhibition to overseas audiences to complement its other educational programs. One such film, John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums, a posthumous contribution to the president, even won the 1965 Academy Award for best documentary. This _____15____ , now a part of the U.S. Department of State, no longer produces such feature films.1. A. therefore B. moreover C. however D. otherwise2. A. factors B. sources C. studios D. methods3. A. criticism B. invitation C. support D. guidance4. A. regarded as B. compared to C. made of D. concerned with5. A. ministry B. feature C. promotion D. need6. A. educational B. economic C. enormous D. effective7. A. focus on B. cooperate with C. arrange for D. make up8. A. Hopefully B. similarly C. Surprisingly D. Obviously9. A. flexible B. impatient C. neutral D. difficult10. A. industry B. background C. civilization D. entrance11. A. academic B. introduce C. receive D. propose12. A. address B. introduce C. receive D. apparent13. A. promoted B. initiated C. eliminated D. highlighted14. A. for example B. by contrast C. in reality D. as a whole15. A. agent B. program C. director D. organization。