外研版2017-2018学年高二选修6英语：Module 4 单元测试
一、阅读理解
When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority(优先). This view is short－sighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our characters and values. It give us identity as a society. Music provides a kind of perception(感知) that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive(情感的) meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and
scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries and our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be humans. The arts do. Music is an
important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love. So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize. 1.According to Paragraph 1, students ________. A．regard music as a way of entertainment B．disagree with their parents on education C．view music as an overlooked subject D．prefer the arts to science
2.In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to ________. A．compare it with rock music B．show music identifies a society C．introduce American musical traditions D．prove music influences people's lifestyles 3.Which can explain how the sun rises and sets? A．Music. B．Science.
C．The arts. D．Technology.
4.What is the main idea of the passage? A．Music education deserves more attention. B．Music should be of top education priority. C．Music is an effective communication tool. D．Music education makes students more imaginative. 【答案】 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A
【解析】本文属于政治经济文化类阅读。本文介绍了作者认为艺术教育尤其是音乐教育是相当重要的，作者认为艺术尤其是音乐是人类表达情感的重要方式，人们应该对音乐加强认识。 1.A
细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important.。Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment...”人们似乎说音乐很好听，但并不重要，它往往被视为单纯的娱乐。分析句意可知选A正确。 2.B
细节题解题。根据第二段“The jazz influence... is obviously American because it came from
American musical traditions.”…引入爵士乐的影响显然是美国的,因为它来自美国音乐传统。以及第二段最后一句“It gives us identity as a society.”它赋予我们一个社会的身份。可知，音乐可以识别一个社会，故选B。 3.B
细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Science can explain how the sun rises and sets.”科学可以解释太阳是如何升起和落下的。分析本句可知答案为B。 4.A
主旨大意题。在文章第一段最后一句“In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.”事实上，音乐教育对所有学生都是有益的和重要的。及最后一段“Music is an
important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love. So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.”音乐是我们表达人类痛苦、庆祝、和平与爱的意义和价值的重要方式。所以音乐教育比人们似乎意识到的要多得多。综观全文可知阐述了音乐的内涵、音乐的功能和音乐的重要性，所以音乐课是需要我们特别重视的。故选A
You have probably heard of the Mozart effect. It's the idea that if children or even babies listen to music composed by Mozart, they will become more intelligent. A quick Internet search reveals plenty of products to assist you in the task. Whatever your age is there are CDs and books to help you taste the power of Mozart's music, but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever, the picture is more mixed.
The phrase “the Mozart effect” was made up in 1991, but it was a study described two years later in the journal Nature that sparked real media and public interest about the idea that listening to classical music somehow improves the brain. It is one of those ideas that sound reasonable. Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself; his music is complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we'll become more intelligent.
The_idea_took_off,_with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children, and in 1998 Zell Miller, the Governor of the state of Georgia in the US, even asked for money to be set aside in the state budget so that every newborn baby could be sent a CD of classical music. It was not just babies and children who were exposed to Mozart's music on purpose, even an Italian farmer proudly explained that the cows were played Mozart three times a day to help them produce better milk.
I'll leave the debate on the impact on milk yield to farmers, but what about the evidence that listening to Mozart makes people more intelligent? More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen different studies confirmed that listening to music does lead to a temporary
improvement in the ability to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are short－lived and it doesn't make us more intelligent. 5.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A．Mozart composed many musical pieces for children. B．Children listening to Mozart will be more intelligent. C．There are few products on the Internet about Mozart's music. D．There is little scientific evidence to support the Mozart effect. 6.Why did many people believe in the idea of the Mozart effect? A．Because a study described it in the journal Nature. B．Because Mozart himself was a genius. C．Because Mozart's music is enjoyable. D．Because Mozart's music makes people relaxed.
7.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests that ________. A．people were strongly against the idea B．the idea was accepted by many people C．Mozart played an important part in people's life D．the US government helped promote the idea 8.What is the author's attitude towards the Mozart effect?
A．Favorable. B．Objective. C．Doubtful. D．Positive.
【答案】temporary improvement in the ability to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are short－lived and it doesn't make us more intelligent ?C选项. Doubtful ?关键词 temporary improvement，it doesn't make us more intelligent和Doubtful。 【名师点睛】推理判断主要的解题策略
根据用词风格，推断情感态度。一篇好的文章，其用词风格常常直接流露或蕴含作者的内心世界和情感态度。所以阅读时要善于捕捉表达或暗示情感态度的词句或短语，捕捉那些烘托气氛，渲染情感的词句，进而很好地洞察作者的思想倾向，是支持、反对抑或中立？对于选项而言，要分清选项中的褒义词、中性词和贬义词，以此对照全文。如：1）表示褒义的词语：positive赞成的，supporting支持的，praising赞扬的，optimistic乐观的，admiring羡慕的，enthusiastic热情的等；2）表示中性的词语：uninterested无兴趣的，不感兴趣的； neutral中立的；impersonal不带个人感情的；subjective主观的；objective客观的；
temporary暂时的等；3）表示贬义的词语：disgusted感到恶心的，厌恶的；critical批评的；negative 否定的，反对的；suspicious怀疑的；tolerant容忍的，忍让的；worried 担忧的等。 【解析】本文属于新闻类文章。文章介绍很多人相信听莫扎特的音乐会让人更聪明,但是研究表明这种影响这是短暂的,并不能让人更加聪明。 5.D
细节理解题。第一段的句子“..but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever, the picture is more mixed” 但当涉及到科学证据表明它能使你更聪明时，情况就更加复杂了。分析句子可知没有什么科学证据来支持莫扎特效应的影响。故选D。 6.B
细节理解题。从文章第二段的句子“Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself; his music is
complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we'll become more intelligent.” 莫扎特无疑是一个天才，他的音乐是复杂的，有一个希望就是如果我们听的足够多了，我们会变得更聪明。分析句子可知很多人相信莫扎特效应，因为莫扎特自己就是个天才，故选B. 7.B
推理判断题。从第三段句子“The idea took off, with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children…”很多父母给孩子听莫扎特的音乐，可知这句话表明这种想法被许多人接受，故选B项。 8.C
【解题剖析】此题属于推理判断题中的-----根据用词风格，推断情感态度。-答案需要从文章的More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen different studies confirmed that
listening to music does lead to a temporary improvement in the ability to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are short－lived and it doesn't make us more intelligent进行推断。
【答案定位】根据第四段的a temporary improvement in the ability to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are short－lived and it doesn't make us more intelligent听音乐在处理问题的能
力提高方面只是暂时的改善，伸出是好处是很短的，而且并没有让我们更聪明。.可知作者对莫扎特效应的影响持怀疑态度，
【推理关系】题干What is the author's attitude towards the Mozart effect? ? 文章内容 a
temporary improvement in the ability to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are short－lived and it doesn't make us more intelligent Liu Xiang, an athlete, born in 1983
Liu Xiang made his name by winning the 110－meter hurdles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This was the first time an athlete of non－African descent(血统) had gone under 13 seconds for the event. In the same year, Liu set a new 110－meter hurdling world record at the Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, with a time of 12.88 seconds. Lang Lang, a pianist, born in 1982
Lang Lang began piano lessons at age three. His father quit his job to accompany his boy to Beijing. At 11, Lang Lang was awarded first prize for his outstanding performance at the Fourth
International Young Pianists Competition in Germany. In 1995, at 13, he won first place at the Tchaikovsky International Young Musicians' Competition in Japan. At 17, Lang Lang made his
breakthrough in the West and has performed with many of the world's major orchestras since then. Li Yuchun，a singer, born in 1984
Born into a middle－class family, Li was not encouraged by her parents to pursue a career in entertainment. The turning point came when she entered the Super Girl contest in 2005. This competition drew the largest audiences in Chinese television history. She rose above 120,000 applicants with her tomboy style and Latin－flavored performance. Her win came as a surprise to many people because she didn't fit the stereotype of female singers. She has millions of fans of all ages all over the country. Her haircut and manners have been copied by tens of thousands of girls. Her first album sold more than 430,000 copies in the first month. Ding Junhui, a snooker player, born in 1987
Ding quit school at 13, after his father insisted he concentrate on snooker. His parents then sold their house to help Ding kick－start his career. In March 2005, he celebrated his 18th birthday by reaching the final of the China Open in Beijing, along the way beating world top－16 ranked players Peter Ebdon, Marco Fu and Ken Doherty. In the final, he defeated the world No.3, Stephen Hendry, ranking first in the tournament. After shooting to fame, questions were raised over the father's decision for Ding to quit school. (ChinaDaily10/31/2012)
9.Who is the passage intended for? A．Readers of all ages.
B．Children born after the 1980s. C．Students at school. D．The young crazy fans.
10.Who was the youngest when they rose to fame? A．Lang Lang.