Unit 5 Music——Listening and Talking 一、单词拼写 1. ________(而且), I have a golden chance to tour around China to enjoy the wonderful scenery. 2. I ’m more than glad to have been invited to attend the ______(钢琴)concert with you. 3. The book describes in ________(概要) the main findings of the research. 4. The _______(目标) of this contest is to improve students ’ English spelling level. 5. Walking to the bookshelf, Grandma pulled down a big photo ______(相册). 二、完形填空 Some animals live in families. Some live in great big groups. And others live mostly by themselves. Animals have to find the right 1 of living so they can stay safe, take 2 of their babies, and find food. A giant panda 3 eats bamboo, and it takes lots of bamboo to fill up a panda!To make sure there’s enough bamboo for everyone, each panda has a territory where it lives alone, except during mating(交配) time or when a mother is 4 her baby. Lions are hunters. 5 , they live in groups. On the African plains, finding enough animals to eat is no problem. But 6 them is. Lions have better luck when they hunt 7 . Eagles live and hunt together in lifelong 8 . A male and a female both help to 9 a nest of sticks and twigs(小枝条), lined with 10 grasses. When the eggs hatch, one parent 11 at home to protect the young eagles while the other searches for mice or fish to eat.
Tigers are stealthy hunters who sneak up on prey such as deer or wild pigs—then pounce!But hunting is 12 . It can take 10 tries before a tiger gets a meal. Living 13 means there’s enough prey to eat and makes quiet hunting easier. Herds of musk oxen crowd together for 14 . If a wolf comes too close, cousins, aunts, and uncles form a tight 15 , with their sharp horns(角) facing outward and their young safe inside. What brings ladybugs(瓢虫) together?It’s time to hibernate for the winter by bunching together, and then the ladybugs keep each other warm. 1. A. road B. place C. way D. season 2. A. notice B. hold C. sight D. care 3. A. mainly B. originally C. finally D. hardly 4. A. searching B. following C. raising D. fighting 5. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides 6. A. catching B. bringing C. taking D. cheating 7. A. alone B. lonely C. together D. separately 8. A. pairs B. groups C. numbers D. quantities 9. A. live B. move C. find D. build 10. A. hard B. soft C. cold D. green 11. A. stays B. leaves C. reaches D. hides 12. A. easy B. hard C. impossible D. necessary 13. A. together B. in groups C. alone D. nearby 14. A. food B. fun C. sale D. protection 15. A. circle B. square C. line D. wall 三、阅读理解 AC/DC have postponed their US tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned by doctors that he was at the risk of “total hearing loss”. This is unsurprising, given the hard rock decibel(分贝). But deafness isn’t only a concern for rock musicians. In recent years it has become clear that anyone around music a lot has reason to be equally worried.
When exposed to music, risk to hearing arises from a combination of how loud the sound is and how long you’re exposed to it. If you visit a nightclub that is thumping out (响亮地奏出) music on the dance floor at 100 dB, then after only 10-15 minutes the exposure is potentially damaging. In a quieter part of the club, but where the music is still loud enough that you have to shout at your friends, then you could be there for a couple of hours before having to worry about your hearing. Of course music frequently exceeds(超过)80-85 dB, but what counts most in assessing the risk to hearing is the average exposure.
Exposure to high noise levels often causes temporary deafness—something many people have experienced after going to a nightclub. While hearing usually recovers after a few hours or days, repeated loud exposure leads to permanent hearing damage. Initially, this damage is unlikely to be noticed by the listener. Problems only become significant in middle age when the noise-caused hearing loss combines with the natural loss of hearing due to ageing.
Improved technology means that the number of musicians having to give up performing could decrease, but student musicians need to be educated about the dangers of noise-caused hearing loss. The increasing use of headphones will also work against this—for musicians and everyone else. Unless people are careful with the volume(音量) level on their portable music players, hearing loss caused by music will increase. 1. What does Paragraph 1 mainly aim to tell us? A. Musicians tend to be victims of music. B. It is helpful to check hearing regularly. C. Being with music isn’t necessarily beneficial. D. Deafness has become musicians’ major concern. 2. What’s the most important factor considered in the assessment of the risk to hearing? A. Its decibel. B. The average exposure. C. Its playing environment. D. The listener’s sensitivity to sound. 3. People who go to nightclubs frequently tend to _______. A. suffer from temporary headache B. have their hearing damaged forever C. experience natural hearing loss earlier D. have a clear sense of their hearing damage 4. Which of the following best reflects the author’s opinion? A. Improved technology can prevent hearing damage. B. Student musicians are main sufferers of hearing loss. C. Using headphones helps reduce hearing loss to a degree. D. We can never be too careful with the volume level of music. 一、单词拼写 1.Moreover 2.piano 3.outline 4.aim 5.album 二、完形填空 1.C。根据下文的“保证安全、照顾幼崽和寻找食物”判断, 此处是生活的正确“方式”。
2.D。根据下文的babies可知, 此处应为take care of. . . , 意为“照顾”。
3.A。根据下文的“and it takes lots of bamboo to fill up a panda”可知, 大熊猫主要以竹子为食。
4.C。根据前面的mother可知, 此处应填raise, 意为“抚养”。
5.B。从上下文语义看此处含有转折的意思, 所以用However。
6.A。catch“逮住”, 与前面的finding相呼应。
7.C。根据上文的“有更好的运气”判断, 狮子要集体狩猎, 所以用together。
8.A。根据下文的A male和a female判断, 此处为“一对”, 所以用pairs。
9.D。从下文的“sticks and twigs”可知, 此处为“搭建”巢穴。
10.B。鹰建好巢穴后, 穴里面要铺的草应该是“柔软的”。
11.A。根据后面的“保护”判断, 一只鹰要“待”在家里。
12.B。根据“It can take 10 tries before a tiger gets a meal. ”可知, 对老虎来说猎取食物不容易。
13.C。根据“there’s enough prey to eat and makes quiet hunting easier”可知, 要想有足够的食物, 必须要独居。
14.D。根据下文的“If a wolf comes too close, cousins, aunts, and uncles form a tight _______, ”可知, 此处是for protection“为了保护”。 15.A。只有形成一个圈, 才能保证角朝外, 幼崽在里面。
三、阅读理解 1.C。推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句But deafness isn’t only a concern for rock musicians. In recent years it has become clear that anyone around music a lot has reason to be equally worried. 以及对第一段的理解可推断出, 第一段旨在告诉读者听音乐不一定有益。
2.B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Of course music frequently exceeds 80-85 dB, but what counts most in assessing the risk to hearing is the average exposure. 可知, 平均接触时间是评定听力损伤程度的最重要的因素。
3.B。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句While hearing usually recovers after a few hours or days, repeated loud exposure leads to permanent hearing damage. 以及对第三段的理解可知, 经常去夜总会的人往往会导致永久性的听力损伤。
4.D。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句Unless people are careful with the volume level on their portable music players, hearing loss caused by music will increase. 可知, 作者认为我们对音乐的音量越小心越好。D项中的“can never be too. . . ”意为“越……越好, 再……也不为过”。