英语外研版选修7同步练习：Module4MusicborninAmerica综合检测

Module 4 综合检测

时间100分钟满分120分

第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Summer cools down in August when the city features a lot of jazz to send excitement to any music fan. Beginning from August 28, the city hosts a week of jazz performances in a variety of

places.

This year's annual Jazz Festival in Grant Park will offer a“Tribute to New Orleans”，

featuring performers from Crescent City, honoring the birthplace of jazz. Jazz fans who

want to be part of the week-long celebration can start with a free concert at Millennium Park's famous Pritzker Pavilion on Monday, August 28 at 6:30 p．m.

Other events will include：

Tuesday, August 29—the Jazz Institute of Chicago present the Fourth Annual Gala Concert.

Wednesday, August 30—Heat up Wednesday night with a ride to the best jazz hot spots and learn a bit of history of the genre with the Jazz Institute's Jazz Club Tour, which starts at 6 p．m. until midnight. At a low price, visit more than a dozen Jazz Clubs. The tour covers nearly every inch of Chicago.

The Chicago Jazz Festival officially opens with a ticketed performance at the Symphony Center on Thursday, August 31. Then, the festival moves to Grant Park on Friday, September 1, for three days of free music on three stages. The event opens daily at 11 a．m.

Performance hours are：

Jazz on Jackson Stage 12 p．m.—4:30 p．m.

Jazz & Heritage Family Stage 12:30 p．m.—4:30 p．m.

Petrillo Music Shell 5 p．m.—9:30 p．m.

In addition to the music, the Chicago Jazz Festival features an art fair

located in Rose Garden just south of Jackson. The fair offers a variety of

handmade crafts and artwork.

文章大意：本文是一则广告，主要是关于在芝加哥举行的为期一周的爵士乐表演。

1．What is special for the Chicago Jazz Festival this year?

A．Jazz on Jackson Stage.

B．Jazz & Heritage Family Stage.

C．Tribute to New Orleans.

D．Jazz Club Tour.

答案：C细节理解题。由文章第二段可知，今年的芝加哥爵士音乐节的特别之处是在Grant Park举行“Tribute to New Orleans”这项活动，以引来纪念爵士乐的诞生地—New Orleans.

2．According to the text, most probably Pritzker Pavilion is________.

A．a place to hold the concert

B．a well-known jazz band

C．a famous jazz performer

D．a jazz fan

答案：A推理判断题。由文章第二段可以推断出，介词at后面的名词应是举行音乐会的地方。故答案选A。

3．Which of the following events needs paying to attend?

A．The concert at Millennium Park.

B．The Fourth Annual Gala Concert.

C．The Jazz Institute's Jazz Club Tour.

D．The Art Fair in Rose Garden.

答案：C细节理解题。文中第四段提到“At a low price, visit more than a dozen Jazz Clubs.”，这说明参加“The Jazz Institute's Jazz Club Tour”这项活动是要花钱的。故答案选C。

4．The purpose of writing the ad is to________.

A．introduce the Chicago Jazz Festival

B．welcome people to the week of jazz performances

C．earn more money from tourists

D．honor the birthplace of jazz

答案：B作者意图推断题。这则广告主要向读者介绍了the week of jazz performances，目的就是让更多的人知道并参与进来。由于里面的大多数活动是免费的，因此盈利不是目的。故答案选B。

B

Companies with female board members are more likely to make decisions that benefit

everyone from investors to staff, a study showed. Business school researchers said the

findings show that having women in the boardroom is not just good for equality

but good for business too.

The study surveyed 600 board directors about their approach to decision making and

other company

problems. It found that when there were conflicting interests, women board members tended to make fairer decisions than men.

Female directors are more likely to consider how the decision will affect others, whether it is employees, investors for example. To do this, women on the board are also more likely to use others in the decision making process, which leads to a much more co-operative feeling within the company itself. As a consequence, female influenced companies are generally more successful than those only in the charge of males.