2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)Module4MusicBorninAmericaReadingandVocabulary課后作業(yè)外研版選修7

Module4MusicBorninAmericaⅠ.閱讀理解RobertToddDuncanwasbornin1903inthesoutherncityofDanville,Kentucky.Hismotherwashisfirstmusicteacher.Asayoungman,hecontinuedhismusicstudyinIndianapolis,Indiana.In1930,hecompletedmoremusicaleducationatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.ThenhemovedtoWashington.Forfifteenyears,hetaughtmusicatHowardUniversityinWashington.Atthattime,notmanyblackmusicianswereknownforwritingorperformingclassicalmusic.TeachingatHowardgaveDuncanthechancetosharehisknowledgeofclassicalEuropeanmusicwithamainlyblackstudentpopulation.Hetaughtspecialwaystopresentthemusic.ThesespecialwaysbecameknownastheDuncanTechnique.Besidesteaching,Duncansanginseveraloperaswithperformerswhowereallblack.Butitseemedthathealwayswouldbeknownmainlyasaconcertartist.However,hislifetookadifferentturninthemiddle1930s.Atthattime,thefamousAmericanmusicwriterGeorgeGershwinwaslookingforsomeonetoplayaleadingpartinhisnewworkPorgyandBess.Themusiccritic(評(píng)論家)oftheNewYorkTimesnewspapersuggestedToddDuncan.Duncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartasheknewitwouldnotbeeasytogetit.Buthechangedhismind.HesangapiecefromanItalianoperaforGershwin.HehadsungonlyafewminuteswhenGershwinofferedhimthepart.HebecamefamousbecauseofthepartinPorgyandBess.ToddDuncangainedfameasanoperasingerandconcertartist.Buthisgreatestloveinmusicwasteaching.WhenhestoppedteachingatHoward,hecontinuedgivingsinginglessonsinhisWashingtonhomeuntiltheweekbeforehisdeath.文章大意：本文主要介紹了羅伯特·托德·鄧肯的音樂(lè)歷程。1．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．WhatRobertToddDuncanlovedmost.B．HowRobertToddDuncanbecamefamous.C．RobertToddDuncanandhisworksofmusic.D．AbriefintroductiontoRobertToddDuncan.答案：D解析：主旨大意題。全文主要介紹了RobertToddDuncan的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。2．AccordingtoParagraph2,whileteachingatHowardUniversity,Duncan________.A．discoveredspecialnewwaystowritemusicB．openeddoorsforotherblackclassicalsingersC．hadthechancetoknowmanyfamousblackmusiciansD．becameknownforwritingandperformingclassicalmusic答案：B解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段的TeachingatHowardgaveDuncanthechancetosharehisknowledgeofclassicalEuropeanmusicwithamainlyblackstudentpopulation.可知。3．WhathappenedtoDuncaninthemiddle1930s?A．HegaveupteachingatHowardUniversity.B．HewasintroducedbytheNewYorkTimesindetail.C．HewasaskedtobeinchargeoftheoperaPorgyandBess.D．Hewasgivenabigopportunitytobecomeanoperasinger.答案：D解析：細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段第三句However,hislifetookadifferentturninthemiddle1930s.以及后面的敘述可知給了他一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)演唱歌劇?？芍鸢甘荄。4．WecaninferthatRobertToddDuncandidn'tatfirstwanttotryforthepartmainlybecause________.A．hewastoobusytodoitB．hewasnotinterestedinitC．hewasnotconfidentenoughD．hedidn'twanttobecomefamous答案：C解析：推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章第三段的．..asheknewitwouldnotbeeasytogetit.可推斷他不夠自信。Ⅱ.七選五HowtoOvercomeDepressionSufferingfromdepressionmeansmorethanjustdealingwithabadweekorevenabadmonth.Depressionisaweakeningconditionthatcanmakeitimpossibleforyoutoenjoyyourdailyexistence.Toovercomeyourdepression,youhavetofirstdetermineifwhatyou'refeelingarethesymptomsofdepression.__1__Whilemedicationscanhelprelieve(緩解)symptoms,itisstillimportantfordepressedpeopletounderstandthedisorderanddevelophealthierstrategiesforcopingwithit.Keepyourselfbusy.Fillyourschedulewitheventsandactivitiesyoulove.Keepingabusyschedulewillforceyoutostayactive,focused,andthinkingaboutthenextthingonyourplate.Youcandrawupascheduleforeachdayatthestartoftheweek,orsimplyplanoutiteachdaythenightbefore.__2__Improveyourdiet.__3__Evenifyou'relosingyourappetite,youneedtobedeterminedtoeatthreemealsaday.Youdon'tneedtotrytoloseweightorbeincrediblyhealth-consciouswhenyou'redealingwithyourdepression,buteatinghealthierfoodregularlywillimproveyourmentalandphysicalstate.Thinkpositively.Beingamorepositivethinkerwillhelpyoulookatyourlifeandworldinawaythatfillsyouwithhopeinsteadofdespair.Tothinkmorepositively,youshouldlearnhowtorecognizeyournegativethoughtsandtofightthemwithstrongerpositivethoughtswheneveryoucan.Atfirst,findatleastfivethingstobegratefulfor.__4____5__Neglectingpersonalhygiene(衛(wèi)生)isacommonsideeffectofdepression.Whileyouwillnotbeatyourdepressionbytransformingyourlooks,ifyoutaketimetomaintainyourappearanceandhygieneeveryday,youwillfeelbetteraboutyourself.Showerdaily,brushyourteethandwashyourhair.A.Controlyouremotions.B．Improveyourappearance.C．Mostimportantly,keephappyeverysingleday.D．Whichevermethodyouchoose,makeagoalandsticktoit.E.However,noteveryoneknowsdepressionhasapositiveside.F.Eatingahealthy,balanceddietcanalsohelpyoubeatdepression.G.Ifyouarefeelingsad,lonely,orworthless,youmaybesufferingfromdepression.文章大意：這是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章針對(duì)如何克服抑郁提出了一些建議。1．G解析：依據(jù)前一句“Toovercomeyourdepression,youhavetofirstdetermineifwhatyou'refeelingarethesymptomsofdepression”可知，要克服抑郁，首先你必需確定目前的感受是否是抑郁的癥狀。依據(jù)文意，接下來(lái)應(yīng)當(dāng)是講哪種心情