2017_2018学年高中英语Unit5Music单元检测试题(含解析)新人教版必修2

Unit 5 MusicI. 单词拼写1. Lots of disabled kids have grown up to be doctors, lawyers, ________(音乐家), and athletes.2. Did you feel worried when you gave a ________(表演) to strangers for the first time?3. The young man ________(谋生) his living by working in a company in Qingdao.4. Little Bob likes music very much and can play many kinds of ________(乐器).5. ________(后来), they left their hometown and moved to a big city.6. After the failure in the National College Entrance Examination, he spent an ________(额外的) year in the same school.7. The China National Radio and China Central Television will ________(广播) the event live at the same time.8. Unlike on TV, where actors just ________(假装) to fight, when kids kick and push each other,they can get real injuries.9. Children are very ________(敏感的) to parents’ words. Remember to praise your child not onlyfor a job well done, but also for the effort they put into the work.10. Your encouragement made me more ________(自信的)of my future.II. 单句语法填空1. The doctor performed the operation quite well and the director was very satisfied with his________ (perform) and praised him as a real performer of difficult operations.2. The school is ________ (attach) to Beijing Normal University.3. I need you to message me your full name and address so that I can send you the ________ (invite)to their wedding.4. Many visitors are attracted by the beauty of the West Lake, saying that the beautiful scenerythere is really __________ (attract).5. I want to touch ________ (brief) on another aspect of the problem.6. My teeth are really ________ (sense) to hot and cold food.7. That old man lives on the ________ (earn) of his daughter.8. Everyone admired her patience and unfailing good ________ (humorous).9. The teacher wants the children to feel ________ (confidence) about asking questions when theydon’t understand.10. Applying for jobs can be a long and ________ (pain) process.III. 课文语法填空Most young people have wanted to be a famous singer or musician. They have dreamed 1 playing in front of audience. Honestly speaking, many people attach great importance to 2 (become) rich and famous.Many musicians meet and form a band. They may start 3 a group of high school students. At first, they may play to 4 (passer­by) in the street. Later, they may give 5 (perform) in pubs or clubs. Of course they want to make a lot of money.However, there was one band 6 (call) the Monkees that started in a different way. It began as a TV show. The TV organizers had plannd to find four rock musicians, but they could find only one. They had to use actors, __7__ had to rely 9 other musicians to help them. They just pretended 9 (sing). Their performances were __10__ (humour) and soon they became popular. After a year or so, the Monkees began to play and sing their own songs like a real band. In the US, they became even more popular than the Beatles.IV. 阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AAaron Carter isn’t like other 12­year­olds. He doesn’t go to school, and he’s already gota job. He is a big pop star. A few years ago he started his singingwith Crazy Little Party Girl, which became a hit at once. Now hegoes around the world and his songs are in the tops.Because he’s traveling around all the time, Aaron doesn’thave to go to school, but don’t envy him too much—he still hasto do lessons and homework. And he is good at learning.＂I have to fit my schoolwork around my singing, ＂heexplains. ＂But I’m lucky because I have a private tutor whotravels with me. I sometimes have to have lessons on a plane. That’s really interesting!＂Aaron’s favorite subject is math but he hates history. He knows clearly that having a goodsing ing career doesn’t mean he can go without schoolwork.＂It would be easy to think that I don’t need to do well in exams, but that would be crazy,＂he says. ＂It’s important to get my qualifications(资格) so that I have something to fall back on. Besides, it’s interesting to learn about other people and cultures.＂Aaron’s favorite type of music is rock’n’roll. ＂The best thing about being a singer, ＂he says, ＂is that you get to travel all around the world. But the worst thing is that you’re away from home so mu ch that you don’t get to see your friends or family.＂1. According to the passage, we learn that Aaron Carter is _____________.A. a composerB. a successful singerC. a history loverD. a young businessman2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Aaron Carter doesn’t go to school because he likes singing better.B. Aaron Carter has his own teacher.C. Aaron likes math as well as history.D. Aaron Carter likes traveling all around the world and dislikes seeing friends and family.3. The underlined phrase ＂fall back on＂in the fifth paragraph has the similar meaning as____________.A. check inB. return toC. depend onD. decide onBMagical melodies from the BeatlesThere has been plenty to celebrate this October. Not only has it been half a century since the first James Bond movie hit cinemas, but it has also been five decades since the Beatles released their first single Love Me Do.On Oct. 5, 1962, a new song filled Britain’s airwaves. It was raw, simple and direct. ＂Love, love me do,＂ sang the Beatles, ＂You know I love you.＂Love Me Do is the Beatles’ debut single and it marked the introduction of a new culture to the UK, a country struggling through post­war poverty.Inspired by the US rock pioneers, the band stood out with their mop­top haircut s and daring style. They did so in a time when young people had no say in their own lives, wrote Martin Lewis, writer and producer of a number of Beatles­related projects. The band made rebellion constructive with their passionate joyful music.The mirror journalist Stuart Maconie wrote: ＂They were the sound of a new young Britain, confident, classless and dynamic. You knew from the rough, charming directness of this music that these were lads who spoke for a coming generation.＂Fifty years later, their memorable melodies are still deeply rooted in modern popular culture. Today the Beatles’ golden songs are as dynamic and fresh as ever and continue to interest new generations.So why have the Beatles’ songs stood the test of time?The answer lies in the music. They are ＂a mirror of the 1960s＂, many of the songs center on the lost innocence of youth, which always strikes a chord (引起共鸣) with each succeeding generation.The BBC website also notes that ＂There is something eerie(怪异的), fated, cosmic about the Beatles — those seven quick years of fame and then decades of aftershock.＂ The legacy of their music is still felt today; their cheerful melodies ripple through adverts, TV talent shows and modern pop music in general.4. Which of the following is true about the Beatles according to the article?A. Their songs mainly appeal to young audiences.B. They bravely express the ideas of young people.C. Their songs describe the life of British people living in poverty after World War Ⅱ.D. Their songs were not so well received at first because they encouraged youth rebellion.5. The music of the Beatles can be described as _____________ according to the article.A. direct and daringB. quick and passionateC. sad and rebelliousD. joyful and traditional6. The Beatles’ songs have stood the test of ti me mainly because _____________.A. their melodies are easy to rememberB. they provide a solution to many problems in modern civilizationC. they focus on the theme of ＂vanished youth＂ in a striking styleD. young people still don’t have much to say in their own lives7. What is the main point of the article?A. An introduction to major cultural events in Britain this October.B. To explore the Beatles legacy and the secret to their long-lasting popularity.C. What made the Beatles stand out in the 1960s.D. The Beatles’ influence on modern music culture.V. 完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。