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課時作業(五)　Unit 2　Section B Grammar and usage & Integrated skills　(分值：52.5分)
Ⅰ.閱讀理解(共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分)
A
Six years ago at the age of 35, I suddenly decided I wanted to learn the cello. Straight away I rented an instrument and appeared before Wendell Margrave, professor of musical instruction.
“You can be as good as you want to be，” Margrave said rather mysteriously. Then he entered my name in book: 10 am, Tuesday. Tuesday followed Tuesday, and soon it was spring.
Thus I began my voyage out of ignorance and into the dream. It was a happy time. I was again becoming something new, and no longer trapped as the same person. Surely the most terrible recognition of middle life is that we are past changing. We do what we can already do. The cello was something I couldn't do. Yet each Tuesday this became less and less true. Riding home on the bus one snowy night and learning the score of Mozarts C-Major Quintet, I felt the page burst into music in my hands. I could by then more or less read a score, and was humming the cello line, when suddenly all five parts came together harmonically in my head. The fellow sitting opposite stared. I met his glance with tears, actually hearing the music in my head for the first time. Could he hear it too, perhaps No, he got off at the next stop.
As the years slipped by, my daughter grew up, playing the piano well. My goal was that she and I would one day perform together. I also wanted to perform in public with and for my peers, and to be secretly envied. I continued to play, to perform, but it is not the same. As good as I wanted to be, I am as good as I'm going to get. It is good enough.
【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇記敘文。作者在35歲的時候，突然決定學習大提琴，就這樣開始了從無知到實現夢想的旅程。作者也在這個過程中成長并離自己的夢想越來越近，隨著歲月的流逝，作者的女兒也長大了，鋼琴彈得很好，作者的目標是有一天她和自己一起表演。
1．From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that ____________.(　　)
A．the author went to a cello lesson every Tuesday
B．the author bought a cello after he decided to learn it
C．the author already knew some cello basics
D.Margrave was a famous but mysterious professor
答案：A
解析：細節理解題。根據第二段中“然后他把我的名字記在本子上：星期二上午10點。一個又一個星期二過去了，很快就到了春天”可知，作者每個星期二去上大提琴課。故選A。
2．The author writes that “It was a happy time” in Paragraph 3 mainly because ________．(　　)
A．he used to feel very bored with his unchallenging life
B．it was beautiful to be able to hear the music in his mind
C．Professor Margrave made learning the cello very easy for him
D．he enjoyed the feelings of growth and getting closer to his dream
答案：D
解析：推理判斷題。根據第三段第三句“我獲得了一些新的東西，不再是原來那個人了。”以及后文可知，在一個飄雪的夜晚，我乘公共汽車回家，一邊聽莫扎特C大調五重奏的總譜，一邊覺得樂譜在我手中突然變成了音樂。由此可推知，作者在第三段寫道“那是一段快樂的時光”，主要是因為他享受著成長的感覺，感覺越來越接近自己的夢想了。故選D。
3．The purpose of the article is mainly to ________．(　　)
A.show the author's deep gratitude to his cello tutor
B．advise readers on how to improve their cello skills
C．encourage readers that it's never too late to pursue their dreams
D．describe the author's incredible efforts to overcome difficulties
答案：C
解析：推理判斷題。本文主要講的是作者在35歲的時候，突然決定學習大提琴，就這樣開始了從無知到實現夢想的旅程。作者也在這個過程中成長并離自己的夢想越來越近，隨著歲月的流逝，作者的女兒也長大了，鋼琴彈得很好，作者的目標是有一天她和自己一起表演。故可推知，作者雖然35歲才開始學習大提琴，但是依然敢于追求自己的夢想，所以這篇文章的目的主要是鼓勵讀者去追求自己的夢想，什么時候都不晚。故選C。
B
George Li was born in 1995 and now is a young pianist on the rise. At age 10, he gave his first public concert and in 2015, he won a silver medal at International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Li recently released his first album, performing with some of the world's great orchestras.
The centerpiece of Li's album is the passionate Piano Sonata No. 2 by Chopin—the one with the funeral march as its third movement. Chopin is close to Li's heart, as it was Chopin's music that earned him the top prize at the Cooper International Competition at Oberlin Conservatory when he was just 15.
Li's album, Live at the Mariinsky, released last fall on Warner Classics, opens with the Piano Sonata in B minor by Haydn. Li's gentle touch makes the music shine. “I think the main requirement is the touch. It has to be so sensitive，” he says about Haydn. “Imagine the champagne bubbles, or just that sound when the champagne pours into glass.”
Li was born in Boston. His parents came to the U．S. from China in the 1980s. He says they had few opportunities to hear classical music in the process of growing up. Li began playing the piano at age four and thought of it only as a hobby. But one day, when he was 11, playing Beethoven's First Piano Concerto, everything changed.
“All of a sudden, in the middle of the performance I felt different，” he says. “I_was_kind_of_transported_in_some_other_reality. And I felt all these emotions within the piece and within myself.” And that's when Li's light bulb switched on. After that moment he wanted to do this for the rest of his life. Fortunately for George Li's fans，that's likely to be a very long time.
【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇記敘文。文章向讀者介紹了一位正在崛起的年輕鋼琴家George Li。
4．What can we learn about George Li from the passage？(　　)
A．He was born and grew up in an artistic family.
B. He won the top prize at International Tchaikovsky Competition.
C．He played Haydn's Piano Sonata in B minor in a gentle manner.
D．He released his album with Beethoven's First Piano Concerto in it.
答案：C
解析：細節理解題。由第三段前兩句可知，去年秋天在華納經典音樂頻道發行的George Li的專輯《馬里恩斯基現場》以海頓的B小調鋼琴奏鳴曲開場。George Li的溫柔演奏使音樂熠熠生輝。故選C。
5．What does George Li mean by saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5？(　　)
A．He didn't know what reality was any more.
B．He felt as if he were transported to another space.
C．The performance seemed too excellent to be real.
D.His emotions responded to what was expressed in the piece.
答案：D
解析：句意猜測題。由第五段第三句“我在作品和我自己身上感受到了所有這些情感。”可知，演奏時，George Li感到他的情緒與演奏的那一段所表達的內容相呼應，所以覺得自己處于另一個現實中(自我情感與演奏的那一段所表達的內容相一致的現實)。故選D。
6．What is the best title for the text？(　　)
A．The Key to George Li's Success
B．George Li's Journey into the World of Piano
C．The Birth of a Talented Pianist George Li
D．George Li's Extraordinary Piano Skills
答案：B
解析：標題歸納題。本文主要講了George Li的鋼琴世界之旅。故選B。
C
From self-driving cars to carebots (care＋robots) for elderly people, rapid development in technology has long represented a possible threat (威脅) to many jobs normally performed by people. But experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to change businesses.
“The next fifteen years will see a revolution in how we work, and a revolution will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces，” said Peter Andrew, Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia-Pacific. A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.
The report is based on interviews with 200 experts, business leaders and young people from Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates. But the report states, “Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobs—just changing what people do.” Growth in new jobs could occur as much, according to the research. “The growth of companies that have the speed and technological know-how will directly challenge big companies，” it states.
A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. The optimists pictured “a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs than they create，” according to Aaron Smith, the report's co-author.
“Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more jobs seem likely to be created. Although there have always been unemployed people, when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs. There is no shortage of things that need to be done and that will not change，” Microsoft's Jonathan Grudin told researchers.
【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講人工智能的發展會對人們未來生活產生影響，很多職業將會消失，但失去職業并不等于丟掉工作，只是改變了人們的工作，人們將會從事更具創造性的工作。
7．What is the first paragraph mainly about？(　　)
A．The result of job reduction.
B．The fast development of AI.
C．The future life of elderly people.
D．The influence of technology on jobs.
答案：D
解析：段落大意題。根據第一段第一句“From self-driving cars to carebots (care＋robots) for elderly people, rapid development in technology has long represented a possible threat (威脅) to many jobs normally performed by people.”可知第一段主要講的是科技對工作的影響。
8．What will people most probably do in the future？(　　)
A．Take the place of AI.
B．Work in a traditional way.
C．Take up jobs requiring creativity.
D．Enjoy life without working anymore.
答案：C
解析：細節理解題。根據第二段最后一句“A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, social skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.”可知在未來人們要從事需要創造力的工作。
9．What can be known from Grudin's words in the last paragraph？(　　)
A．Job unemployment will stay high.
B．More jobs tend to appear in the future.
C．Job competition is likely to grow fiercer.
D.Technology will have less control over jobs.
答案：B
解析：推理判斷題。根據最后一段中“Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more jobs seem likely to be created. Although there have always been unemployed people, when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs.”可知，在未來社會，人們雖然會失業，但卻會面臨更多的需要創造性的工作。
10．What is the best title for the text？(　　)
A．Are People Losing Their Jobs
B．The Requirements for Future Jobs
C．The Challenging Life in the Future
D．Does Technology Simplify Everything
答案：A
解析：標題歸納題。文章主要講人工智能的發展會對人們未來生活產生影響，很多職業將會消失，但失去職業并不等于丟掉工作，只是改變了人們的工作，人們將會從事更具創造性的工作。所以短文的最佳標題為“人們會失業嗎”。
Ⅱ.七選五(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)
The world is a colorful landscape of different languages, skin colors, and different cultures. It's important to have a good understanding of different cultures in order to become a well-rounded person. 1(____)
One way is to read books written by authors from a particular culture. Reading works by authors who have a close relationship with a particular culture allows people to gain an authentic glimpse into the food, music, language, religion, and way of a life of a particular group of people. 2(____)
Another way to learn about different cultures is to try to learn a foreign language. 3(____) A person can choose a language she has always wanted to learn and locate learning programs to help her master the language. Besides, one can enroll in a foreign language class in order to learn in a more formal setting. One can also try to visit areas of the city to establish social connection with native speakers of the language.
4(____) Seek out restaurants that feature authentic food from a variety of countries. Food is an important part of different cultures and allows people to gain deep understanding into a particular cultural group's way of life.
Communicating with people from other countries through email or snail mail is another useful way to become familiar with different cultures. 5(____) Various websites offer pen pal services, offering to connect individuals with pen friends around the world.
A.Trying authentic food from a specific cultural group is also a great idea.
B.The Internet has made it possible to communicate with others from different countries.
C．Making contact with native speakers of the language allows one to gain firsthand knowledge.
D.There are several ways to become knowledgeable about different cultures.
E．Stories based on a local culture expose one to a different culture.
F．One way to develop this appreciation is to try to team about other cultures around the world.
G.A variety of language-learning books, software, and audio programs is available.
【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了世界是由不同語言、膚色和不同文化構成的豐富多彩的景觀，重要的是培養對不同文化的欣賞。文章還介紹了幾種可以培養欣賞不同文化的方法。
1．答案：D
解析：上文“It's important to have a good understanding of different cultures in order to become a well-rounded person.”與D承接自然，different cultures是關鍵詞組，且選項在此處有啟下的作用，故選D。
2．答案：E
解析：第二段內容與E承接自然，上下文都講述了地方文化所具有的獨特的內容，“particular culture”和“local culture”是關鍵詞組，故選E。
3．答案：G
解析：上文“Another way to learn about different cultures is to try to learn a foreign language.”與G承接自然，上下文都講述通過學習語言來學習一種文化，language是關鍵詞，故選G。
4．答案：A
解析：下文“Seek out restaurants that feature authentic food from a variety of countries.”與A承接自然，上下文話題一致，都講述通過食物來了解文化，food是關鍵詞，故選A。
5．答案：B
解析：下文“Various websites offer pen pal services，offering to connect individuals with pen friends around the world.”與B承接自然，上下文都講述通過網絡來了解文化，website和Internet是關鍵詞，故選B。
Ⅲ.語法填空(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)
Living in a city can be 1.________ (stress). But some people in Bogota, Colombia have found a place to help ease stress and get 2.________ peaceful break from busy life. The place is a protected park for hummingbirds.
The park 3.________ (sit) at the top of Monserrate Hill, east of the city, in a place 4.________ (know) as the Paramuno corridor. The area contains a forest that has turned into a peaceful place for both people and birds. As the hummingbirds fly from flower 5.________ flower, some people study the animals through binoculars (雙筒望遠鏡). Others capture pictures with cameras or phones.
“Sometimes it doesn't seem real because we are close to a city of eight million inhabitants (居民) 6.________ make noise every day，” said Camilo Cantor, a caretaker in the park. His job is 7.________ (mix) water and sugar that is put in bird 8.________ (feeder) along a 300-meter path.
“Visitors to the park can see between 25 to 35 different species of birds, ” Cantor said. Ten years ago, the hill was completely deforested, 9.________ (mean) there were not any trees left on it.
But workers began to replant local trees and flowers to bring the forest back to life. 10.________ (present), there are 115 species of birds, including 18 kinds of hummingbirds and some migratory ones.
【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了在城市中生活有太大壓力， 哥倫比亞波哥大的一些人找到了一個可以緩解壓力的地方。該處有一片森林， 這里已經變成了人與鳥都一片寧靜的地方。
1．答案：stressful
解析：考查形容詞。句意： 生活在城市中可能會有壓力。 結合句意和提示詞stress, 空處位于be之后， 所以要用形容詞。故填stressful。
2．答案：a
解析：考查冠詞。get 2.________ peaceful break中， 后有形容詞peaceful修飾名詞break, 空處填冠詞修飾名詞作get的賓語， 表泛指。故填a。
3．答案：sits
解析：考查謂語動詞。句意： 該公園位于城市東部的Monserrate Hill頂部， 被稱為Paramuno走廊。主語是the park, 根據句子結構和提示詞， sit是謂語動詞， 本文時態為一般現在時。故填sits。
4．答案：known
解析：考查非謂語動詞。句意： 該公園位于城市東部的Monserrate Hill頂部， 被稱為Paramuno走廊。根據句子結構可知， 此處為過去分詞作后置定語。故填known。
5．答案：to
解析：考查介詞。句意： 蜂鳥從一朵花飛到另一朵花時， 有人通過雙筒望遠鏡研究這些動物。from...to是固定搭配， “從……到……”。故填to。
6．答案：that/who
解析：考查關系詞。根據句子結構可知， 此處是限制性定語從句。先行詞是inhabitants, 在定語從句中作主語。故填that/who。
7．答案：to mix
解析：考查動詞不定式。句意： 他的工作是將水和糖混合在一起， 然后沿著300米的路徑將它們放入禽類飼養器中。此處為to do不定式作表語。故填to mix。
8．答案：feeders
解析：考查名詞的數。feeder是可數名詞， 用復數形式。故填feeders。
9．答案：meaning
解析：考查非謂語動詞。主語是the hill, 謂語動詞是was, 可知空處是非謂語動詞。主語和動詞mean形成主動關系， 用doing形式。故填meaning。
10．答案：Presently
解析：考查副詞。句意： 目前， 鳥類有115種， 其中包括18種蜂鳥和一些遷徙鳥類。根據句意和提示詞present可知， 此處修飾整個句子， 故用副詞形式。故填Presently。
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