高中英语《Unit5Music》Reading课后作业新人教版必修2

《Unit 5 Music》

Reading

一、单项填空

1．It is unwise to ________ too much importance to the information.

A．attract B．devote

C．attach D．pay

2．The children ________ very well last night and the audience were attracted by their play.

A．permitted B．performed

C．pretended D．presented

3．For hundreds of years humans have ________ finding life on distant planets.

A．worked out B．dreamed of

C．looked for D．carried on

4．If you are not familiar ________ the topic，you may write something that is familiar ________ you.

A．with；with B．to；to

C．to；with D．with；to

5．Jack can't stand that his classmates often ______ him.

A．keep up with B．come up with

C．take care of D．play jokes on

6．If you can ________ the habit of thinking and writing in English，you are sure to learn English well.

A．cover B．move

C．avoid D．form

7．________，I don't want to make friends with him.

A．Honest speaking B．To be honest

C．Being honest to you D．To be honestly

8．You can________ me to keep your secret，Lily. I promise I won't tell anyone else.

A．rely on B．join in

C．turn to D．ask for

9．The meeting ________ at 11 o'clock. Then we had lunch together.

A．broke out B．broke down

C．broke up D．broke into

10．He can________ $3，000 a year by writing stories to support a family of three people.

A．spare B．afford

C．earn D．charge

11．My parents will move back into town in a year______.

A．later B．after

C．or so D．about

12．She pretended ________ TV when her mother came in.

A．not to be watching B．not watching

C．to not watch D．having not watched

13．The car ________ you are all familiar was stolen last night.

A．to whom B．with whom

C．to which D．with which

14．The pirates(海盗)said that they would make their demands ________ to all ships.

A．know B．known

C．knew D．knowing

15．Like most children，I expected ________ to do all the work.

A．grown－ups B．grown－up

C．growings－up D．growing－up

二、完形填空

The Grand Ole Opry，in Nashville, Tennessee，has always been America's most important concert hall for country music. Every Saturday night the place is filled to the ceiling with country music__1__．

One__2__in January 1967，was a very__3__night at the Opry. For the first time

a __4__man was an attraction (引人注目)．__5__music has always been thought of as “White music”. For many, it was a strange__6__ to see Charley Pride step__7__ the Opry stage. Some people felt__8__about whether a black man could sing country songs.__9__Charley's smooth voice quickly__10__ over the Opry__11__. Charley was so good that before __12__，he was country music's biggest__13__．Like many country singers, Charley was__14__on a farm. He spent his youth milking cows and picking cotton. But he knew he wasn't going to make__15__ his career(职业). Later he became a baseball player.

Charley made it to a major (主要的)league team. But he didn't stay on for more than one season.

In the winter, after the baseball season, Charley__16__at a local nightclub. One evening，Red Sovine，a great country music star，heard Charley sing. Red told Charley to sing. Red told Charley to forget about__17__and go for a singing career.

Charley took the__18__and became a true hit－maker. His__19__were always near the top on the list. Some were number one all over the country.

Today Charley Pride is__20__one of the biggest stars in country music. But he says his real wish is to own a baseball team.

1．A. people B．sound

C．fans D．songs

2．A. Saturday B．day

C．time D．concert

3．A. cold B．special

C．dark D．successful

4．A. young B．famous

C．strong D．black

5．A. Classic B．Country

C．Popular D．Light

6．A. look B．sight

C．event D．evening

7．A. to B．up