2020届高考英语外研版大一轮复习课后达标检测：必修2Module3

2020届高考英语外研版大一轮复习课后达标检测：必修2Module3

‎(建议用时：45分钟)‎ 阅读理解 ‎(2019·昆明高三摸底调研测试)A study of 500，000 songs released(发行) in the UK between 1985 and 2015 showed that pop music had decreased in happiness and increased in sadness.‎ In a report published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers at the University of California examined hundreds of thousands of songs and classified them by their mood. “‘Happiness’ is going down, ‘sadness’ is going up, and at the same time, the songs are becoming more ‘danceable’ and more ‘partylike’，” coauthor Natalia L. Komarova told The Associated Press.‎ The study found songs in 2014 like Stay With Me by Sam Smith, Whispers by Passenger and Unmissable by Gorgon City have a “low happiness” trend. However, tracks from 1984 like Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen, Would I Lie To You? by Eurythmics and Freedom by Wham had a “high happiness” trend. “The public seems to prefer happier songs, even though more and more unhappy songs are being released each year，” the researchers wrote.‎ Apart from the emotional trends, researchers discovered that dances and pop were the most successful styles of music and that there was a “clear downward” trend, with the popularity of rock beginning in the early 2000s. “So it looks like, while the overall mood is becoming less happy, people seem to want to forget it all and dance，” Komarova wrote in an email.‎ It was also found that the “maleness” of songs—the frequency of male singers in popular music—had decreased during the last 30 years. “Successful songs are characterised by a larger percentage of female artists compared to all songs，” they wrote.‎ This discovery appears at a time when the conversation around sex equality in the music industry is at its height, with more male artists and songwriters.‎ ‎【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了流行音乐表达的情绪的变化趋势。‎ ‎1．The researchers examined lots of songs to ．‎ A．find songs for dances and parties B．choose songs for a journal C．release more songs D．know better about songs D　解析：推理判断题。文章第二段介绍了加州大学的研究者们调查了成千上万的歌曲并把它们按情绪分类，紧接着得出歌曲分类的结果，可见他们调查歌曲的目的是想对歌曲有更多的了解，故选D。A、C两项曲解文意；B项无中生有。‎ ‎2．Whose music style tends to bring you more happiness?‎ A．Natalia L. Komarova’s.‎ B．Sam Smith’s.‎ C．Gorgon City’s.‎ D．Bruce Springsteen’s.‎ D　解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中第二句可知D项正确。Natalia L. Komarova为报道的合著者，而非歌手；Sam Smith、Gorgon City所演唱的歌曲有让人开心感降低的趋势，故排除。‎ ‎3．What do we know about songs over the past three decades?‎ A．Rock became popular in the early 2000s.‎ B．Fewer unhappy songs came to light every year.‎ C．Male singers were better at performing pop music.‎ D．Female artists were less skilled in writing songs.‎ A　解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“with the popularity of rock beginning in the early 2000s”可知，摇滚乐在21世纪初开始流行，故A项正确。其余三个选项的内容均与文意不符。‎ ‎4．What can be a suitable title for the text?‎ A．Pop Music Is Getting Sadder B．Music Calls for Sex Equality C．Pop Music Has a Long History D．Music Industry Is Going Down A　解析：标题判断题。根据文章首段总述及后续段落的描述可知，全文重点介绍了流行音乐正变得越来越伤感，故选A项。B项仅是文章中提到的一个细节；C项不是文章的重点；D项扩大外延，属过度概括，故排除。‎ 完形填空 ‎(2019·石家庄教学质检二)One of the greatest concerts I ever attended never took place at all. Not quite, anyway.‎ Instead, a violent 1 ， which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night, left the Saratoga Performing Arts Center without electrical power. The 2 storm hit just minutes before the Philadelphia Orchestra(管弦乐队) was about to take the 3 along with a guest soloist, the violinist Sarah Chang.‎ Fortyfive minutes later, the audience were still 4 ， hoping power would be restored and the 5 would get under way. That’s when Chang 6 onto the stage, alone except for her 7 and a couple of stagehands equipped with flashlights to 8 her and her music.‎ The orchestra 9 backstage. But Chang began playing Fritz Kreisler’s Recitativo and ScherzoCaprice. Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and 10 the grass. Maybe the thunder hadn’t died away 11 by distance. Chances are, though, no one 12 that night could tell you there was anything at all in the air except the 13 ．‎ The performance was 14 ， but it was delivered with both skill and grace—a sort of “ 15 ” card for the audience’s presence and patience. The applause was 16 . Then, several thousand music lovers 17 through pouring rain and 18 to their cars.‎ Maybe the story ends right there. But the then twentyyearold musician’s 19 for the people coming to hear her music says something about the essential relationship between artist and audience. Maybe Sarah Chang understood that when she offered her music as a 20 that night, without powered loudspeakers and in the near darkness of a summer evening storm.‎ ‎【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文。由于遭遇雷暴天气，音乐会场断电，但小提琴家Sarah Chang为了表示对观众的尊重，由舞台工作人员打着手电筒为她照明，坚持演奏，赢得了观众热情的掌声。‎ ‎1．A.flood　　　　　　　　　 B．earthquake C．thunderstorm D．fire C　解析：根据第四段第三、四句“Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and...by distance.”中的rain和thunder可知选C。flood“洪水”；earthquake“地震”；fire“火灾”。‎ ‎2．A.global B．unexpected C．regular D．uncertain B　解析：根据第二段第一句“Instead, a violent ， which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night”中的“pretty much out of nowhere”可知，这场雷暴来得非常突然，故B项unexpected“想不到的”符合语境。global“全球的”；regular“定期的，有规律的”；uncertain“不确定的”。‎ ‎3．A.chance B．action C．trouble D．stage D　解析：这场突如其来的雷暴就在费城管弦乐队携客座小提琴独奏家Sarah Chang登台演出前的几分钟来临了。因此选D。take the stage是固定短语，意思是“登台演出”。chance“机会”；action“行动”；trouble“麻烦”。‎ ‎4．A.shouting B．struggling C．waiting D．gathering C　解析：根据空后的现在分词短语“hoping power would be restored and the would get under way”可知，在雷暴突然来临且导致断电的情况下，观众依然在等候着，希望音乐会能开始进行。故选C。shout“呼喊”；struggle“挣扎”；gather“聚集”。‎ ‎5．A.concert B．rain C．dance D．sunlight A　解析：参见上题解析。‎ ‎6．A.climbed B．stepped C．jumped D．held B　解析：此时，Chang迈上了舞台。‎ ‎7．A.piano B．conductor C．violin D．band C　解析：此时，Chang迈上了舞台，只带了她的小提琴。根据上文中的“the violinist Sarah Chang”可知应选C。‎ ‎8．A.admire B．broadcast C．circle D．light D　解析：此处指舞台工作人员带着手电筒来给她和她的音乐照明(light)。admire“钦佩”；broadcast“广播”；circle“圈出”。‎ ‎9．A.remained B．occupied C．hid D．appeared A　解析：管弦乐队依然(remained)在后台。‎ ‎10．A.flooding B．cleaning C．irrigating D．destroying A　解析：或许大雨依旧在敲打着房顶，淹没着草地。flood“淹没”符合语境。clean“清理”；irrigate“灌溉”；destroy“破坏”。‎ ‎11．A.either B．yet C．ever D．just B　解析：或许雷声还(yet)没有消失。yet用于否定句和疑问句中，谈论预料中的某事是否已发生。‎ ‎12．A.screaming B．complaining C．performing D．listening D　解析：那天晚上听音乐的人中没有一个人会告诉你除了音乐以外还有其他声响。scream“尖声大叫”；complain“抱怨”；perform“表演”。‎ ‎13．A.violinist B．lightning C．music D．cheering C　解析：参见上题解析。‎ ‎14．A.brief B．successful C．boring D．embarrassing A　解析：表演时间很短(brief)，但它却是用技巧和优雅演奏的。successful“成功的”；boring“无趣的”；embarrassing“令人尴尬的”。‎ ‎15．A.all right B．never mind C．don’t worry D．thank you D　解析：这场短暂的演奏是对观众的出席和耐心的“感谢”卡。‎ ‎16．A.weak B．enthusiastic C．frequent D．permanent B　解析：掌声很热情(enthusiastic)。frequent“频繁的”；permanent“永恒的”。‎ ‎17．A.lost their control B．traveled C．made their way D．looked C　解析：然后，几千名音乐爱好者穿过倾盆大雨，回到他们的车上。因此选C。make one’s way through“穿过”。lose one’s control“某人失去控制”。‎ ‎18．A.away B．down C．out D．back D　解析：此处表示返回他们的车上，故选D。‎ ‎19．A.respect B．analysis C．generosity D．tolerance A　解析：但是，这位当时20岁的音乐家对来听她的音乐的人们的尊重(respect)诠释了艺术家和观众之间的关系。analysis“分析”；generosity“慷慨”；tolerance“忍受”。‎ ‎20．A.trick B．gift C．relief D．mercy B　解析：或许那天晚上，当Sarah Chang把自己的音乐当作礼物送给观众的时候，就明白了这一点。trick“诡计，诀窍”；relief“宽慰”；mercy“幸运”。‎ 书面表达 ‎(2019·兰州高三诊断)假定你是李华，你校近期将举办全市高中生中国古代诗词大会(Chinese Ancient Poetry Competition)。你想邀请一直对中国古代诗词非常感兴趣的外教Mr. Smith观看本次比赛。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：‎ ‎1．比赛目的；‎ ‎2．比赛时间、地点。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1．词数100左右；‎ ‎2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3．开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Mr. Smith，‎ How are you going？ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours faithfully，‎ Li Hua One possible version：‎ Dear Mr. Smith，‎ How are you going? I am writing to invite you to watch the Chinese Ancient Poetry Competition for high school students of our city, which will be held in our school concert hall this Friday afternoon, from 2 p．m. to 5 p．m.‎ It is aimed to arouse students’ interest in Chinese culture and popularize Chinese poetry. I’ve heard that you are fond of Chinese culture, especially Chinese ancient poetry, so this competition is the one you can’t miss. The competition will provide an opportunity for you to have a better understanding of our traditional culture and feel the enthusiasm for learning Chinese poetry. Hope it is convenient for you to come. Looking forward to your early reply.‎ Yours faithfully，‎ Li Hua