2023学年新教材高中英语Unit5MusicSectionⅡReadingandThinking课时作业（人教版）必修第二册.doc

课时作业13　 Unit 5　Section ⅡReading and Thinking Ⅰ.单句语法填空 1．Given (give) more attention, the tree could have grown better. 2．Lightning is one of the natural phenomena (phenomenon), so you needn't be afraid of it. 3．I find that doing physical exercise a couple of times a week makes me feel more energetic (energy)． 4．According to my own understanding, a good teacher is also a good performer (perform) in class. 5．We have reached a stage where we must take effective measures to protect the environment from being polluted. 6．It was obvious to all that he had changed his original (origin) idea. 7．He made a lot of money by doing a part­time job, enabling (enable) him to go on with his study. 8．As is reported, the activity is very successful. 9．A few months after he had arrived in China, Mr. Smith fell (fall) in love with the people and the culture there. 10．Even if they met for the first time, they talked as if they were good friends. Ⅱ.阅读理解 A You might have noticed that the ringing sound of basketballs was almost like the beat to a song.But did you know that it could be taken seriously as music? The music group STOMP has taken everyday objects and turned them into instruments. The music it has created is a hit all over the world. STOMP was formed by British musicians Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. They met in the early 1980s when they were both working as buskers, the British term for street performers. Cresswell and McNicholas were part of a busking group called Pookiesnackenburger that became very popular throughout Britain. Cresswell was a drummer (鼓手) for the group. Because they performed on the street, he could not set up a traditional drum set. Instead, he wore one drum that hung around his shoulders. To be able to make different sounds, Cresswell began beating on everyday objects that he could find during performances. This creative drumming led to the idea for STOMP. STOMP made its first public appearance at London's Bloomsbury Theatre in 1991. The performers used one­of­a­kind instruments, such as empty water bottles, basketballs, and matchboxes to create music. Wearing overalls and T­shirts, they danced around on a stage made to look like a closed warehouse (仓库). STOMP was a great success, winning many theater awards and drawing huge crowds (人群)． In 1994, STOMP came to the United States and played at the Orpheum Theater in New York City. Years later it is still playing there! To celebrate its ten­year anniversary (周年纪念), the then New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg renamed the street outside the theater STOMP Avenue. STOMP has now toured all over the United States and most of the world. One reason STOMP is so popular is that anyone can enjoy it. There are no words or story. People from all cultures can understand it, no matter which language they speak. 【语篇解读】　本文是说明文。文章介绍了著名的打击乐器乐队STOMP。 1．What makes STOMP a special music group? A．There are few words in its music. B．It usually performs in warehouses. C．The performers wear special clothes. D．It uses everyday objects as instruments. 答案与解析：D　细节理解题。由第二段中的“The music group STOMP has taken everyday objects and turned them into instruments.”可知，该乐队使用日常物品进行音乐创作。 2．What can we learn about STOMP? A．It was created in 1980. B．It was formed in Britain. C．It was named after a street. D．It was part of Pookiesnackenburger. 答案与解析：B　细节理解题。由第三段中的“STOMP was formed by British musicians”和第五段中的“STOMP made its... London's Bloomsbury Theatre”可知，该乐队由英国音乐家在英国组建。 3．Who was behind the creative idea for STOMP? A．Luke Cresswell. B．A busking group. C．Steve McNicholas. D．Michael Bloomberg. 答案与解析：A　细节理解题。由第四段中的“Cresswell began beating on... led to the idea for STOMP”可知，Cresswell创造性的击鼓方式促成了STOMP的音乐特点。 4．Which shows the correct order of the following events? a．STOMP began performing at the Orpheum Theater. b．STOMP began performing at the Blooms­bury Theatre. c．Michael Bloomberg named a street STOMP Avenue. d．Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas worked as buskers. A．d－b－a－c.　　　　　　　　B．d－a－b－c. C．b－a－c－d. D．b－a－d－c. 答案与解析：A　细节理解题。由第三段中的“Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas... working as buskers”，第五段中的“STOMP made its... London's Bloomsbury Theatre in 1991”，第六段中的“In 1994, STOMP came to... Orpheum Theater”和“To celebrate its ten­year anniversary... STOMP Avenue”可得知本题中四个事件发生的时间顺序。 B More Americans expect to work past their 65th birthdays and never retire, says a recent study. The Associated Press with the NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research questioned 1,075 people, who were aged 50 and older. One­fourth of them said they never planned to retire. That was even truer for low­income earners in that age group. In America, the age of 65 is the traditional age to retire. 60 percent of the people aged 50 to 64 said they expected to work past their 65th birthdays. More than half of those who were already older than 65 said they planned to keep working, too. They said they were working an average of 31 hours per week. Those