Units1~2Ⅰ.閱讀理解AMusiccanmakeusfeelhappyorpeaceful，energizeustodance，ormoveustotears.Asanorchestraconductor，AmyAnderssonallowspeopletoexperiencethemanyfeelingsthatmusiccaninspire.Anderssonfellinlovewithmusicasachild.Shesanginschoolchoirsandmusicalsstartinginfirstgrade，beganstudyingpianoatageseven，andstartedcomposingatagenine.Althoughherschooldistricthadnoorchestra，shesays，“Iboughtmanyrecordingsoftheworld'sgreatorchestrasandconductorsandlistenedtothemforhoursonend.”Duringaconcert，theaudienceseesthebackofaconductorandthearmmovementssheorheusestoleadtheorchestra.Whataudiencesdonotseeisalltheworktheconductorhasdonebeforehandtopreparefortheperformance—firstalone，andtheninrehearsals(排練)withtheorchestra.Monthsbeforeaconcert，Anderssonstudiesapieceofmusicbyplayingitonthepiano.Shedecideshowshewantseachsectiontosound.Shoulditbefastorslow?Loudorsoft?Shelistenstorecordings，readsaboutthecomposer'slife，andreviewshistoricaleventsthatwouldhaveinfluencedthecomposer.Hergoalistorecreatethemusicasthecomposerintended.Eachinstrumentcontributesuniquesoundstoamusicalperformance.Althoughitisnotnecessaryforconductorstoknowhowtoplayalloftheinstruments，theymustbefamiliarwiththerangeandsoundofeachinstrumentintheorchestra.Tohelpyoungmusiciansunderstandhowtoplaythemusic，Anderssonmighttellthemtoimagineashipbeingtossed(顛簸)bywaves.Anderssonishappyknowingthatsheandthemusicianshavechangedlivesforthebetter，upliftedspirits，andbroughtjoyintoordinarydays.【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文。文章講述了樂隊指揮Andersson把音樂帶入生活的故事。1．Asachild，Anderssonlearnedaboutorchestrasfrom________．A．studyingpiano B．schoolteachersC．somemusicians D．listeningtorecordings答案D[細節理解題。由第二段末的Iboughtmanyrecordingsoftheworld'sgreatorchestrasandconductorsandlistenedtothemforhoursonend可知。]2．Anorchestraconductor________．A．usuallyenjoysbeingaloneB．spendsalittletimerehearsingC．needstodoalotofpreparatoryworkD．hasafewdaystoprepareforaconcert答案C[推理判斷題。由第三段中的Whataudiencesdonotseeisallthework...withtheorchestra可推斷，樂隊指揮在正式表演前需要做很多的準備工作。]3．Anderssonreadsaboutcomposers'lives________．A．becausesheadmiresthemB．tobetterrecreatetheirmusicC．becausetheyareveryfamousD．tointroducethemtotheaudience答案B[推理判斷題。由第四段中的readsaboutthecomposer'slife...Hergoalistorecreatethemusicasthecomposerintended可推斷，Andersson之所以了解作曲家們的生活是為了更好地再現他們的音樂。]4．WhyisashiptossedbywavesmentionedinParagraph6?A．Todescribethebeautyoforchestralmusic.B．TotellanadventurestoryaboutAndersson.C．Tomakeyoungmusiciansmoreimaginative.D．ToshowhowAnderssonteachesyoungmusicians.答案D[細節理解題。由倒數第二段中的Tohelpyoungmusiciansunderstandhowtoplaythemusic，Anderssonmighttellthemto...可知。]BTheStyleInvitationalisahumor/wordplaycontest，throughwhichweseektobringavarietyofcleverhumoreveryweektothereadersofTheWashingtonPost.Whileourultimategoalistogetyoutowritegreatstuffforusforlessthanpeanuts，wedoaimtojudgethecontestasfairlyandcarefullyaswereasonablycan.Thisweekwe'renotfollowingeveryoneofthepoem'smanyrules—thereisonlyoneruleforthecontest.Thepoemmustbeaboutaspecificpersonandmustincludeatleastsomepartofhisname.WinnergetstheInkin'Memorial($12)，theLincolnstatuebobbleheadthatistheofficialStyleInvitationaltrophy(獎品)．Secondplacewinsasouvenirsnowcastle($8)fromBrussels，featuringalittlestatuethatseemstobeproducingafountainofsnowanddonatedbyContinualSnowGlobeDonorCherylDavis.Otherrunners-upwintheirchoiceofaLoserMug($6)orthegreatlydesired“WholeFools”GrosseryBag($4)．E-mailentriestolosers@or，ifyouwereborninthe19thcentury，faxto202-334-4312.DeadlineisMonday，June22;resultspublishedJuly12(onlineJuly10)．Nomorethan25entriesperentrantpercontest.Include“Week1076”inyoure-mailsubjectlineoritmightbeignoredasspam(垃圾郵件)．Includeyourrealname，postaladdressandphonenumberwithyourentry.Seecontestrulesandguidelinesatwapo.st/InvRules.YoucanjointhelivelyStyleInvitationalDevoteesgrouponFacebookaton.fb.me/invdev.TheEmpress'sweeklyonlinecolumndiscusseseachnewcontestanditsresults.Especiallyifyouplantoenter，checkitoutatwapo.st/styleconv.【語篇解讀】本文是應用文。文章是一則詩歌比賽的通知。5．Thepoemisrequiredtobeabout________．A．ajokeB．apersonC．anewspaperD．akindoffood答案B[細節理解題。由第二段中的Thepoemmustbeaboutaspecificperson可知。]6．Youcanhandinyourentries________．A．byfaxonly B．bymailorfaxC．bye-mailonly D．bye-mailorfax答案D[細節理解題。由第四段開頭的E-mailentriesto...faxto可知。]7．Alongwithyourentries，youshouldalsoprovideyour________．A．realname B．pennameC．IDnumber D．e-mailaddress答案A[細節理解題。由倒數第三段中的Includeyourrealname...可知。]8．Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Apersonaldiary. 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D．Alessonplan.答案B[文章出處題。通讀全文可知，本文是一則詩歌比賽的通知。]Ⅱ.閱讀七選五HowtogetafriendbackIfagoodfriendiskeepingtheirdistanceandyouwanttoreachouttothem，thebestapproachisopenness，honesty，andawillingnesstoacknowledgeyourfriend'sfeelings.__1__Herearesomespecificstepstogetafriendback.__2__Thereismostlikelyaspecificreasonfortherift(裂縫)inyourfriendship.Considerthesituationasobjectivelyasyoucan.Evenifyoufeelwrongedbyyourfriend，considerthepossibilitythatsomewherealongthelineyouhavealsohurttheminwaysthatyouweren'tawareof.Bewareofassumptions.Ifthereseemstobenoclearreasonforyourfriend'sdistance，don'tjumptoconclusions.Itmayhavenothingtodowithyou.__3__Thinkaboutwhatyouwanttosayinadvance.Ifyoufeelyouneedtoapologize，bespecificaboutwhatyou'reapologizingfor.__4__Forexample，ifyou'vebeenignoringyourfriendbecauseyou'respendingallyourtimewithanewfriend，itisn'tappropriatetoapologizeforspendingtimewiththisotherperson.Instead，talkabouthowyou'resorryyouhaven'tbeenmakingtimeforyourfriend.Callyourfriendorasktomeet.__5__Bodylanguagecancommunicatealotmorethanjustyourvoicesandmayhelpavoidmisunderstandings.Ifyouasktomeet，trytoavoidunclearphraseslike，“Weneedtotalk.”Thesecanputyourfriendonthedefensive.Instead，tryamoreemotionallyrootedapproachlike，“Imissyou，”or“Iwasjusthopingwecouldspendalittletimetogether.”A．Reflectonwhathappened.B．Talkaboutthingsthatyou'dliketochange.C．It'sprobablybesttotalkinpersonifyoucan.D．Yourfriendmighthavesomethingtroublingthem.E．Makesureit'ssincere:whatareyoureallysorryabout?F．Bothofyoumightneedtimetoprocesswhattheotherhassaid.G．Takeyourtime，bethoughtful，andhopefullyyoucanrepairthedamage.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。文章介紹了如何修復一段友誼。1．G[本空后作者列舉了修復一段友誼的步驟，由此推測，作者認為要想修復一段友誼“不要著急、要深思熟慮，(按照步驟)你很有希望修復這段破損的友誼”。]2．A[根據本空后兩處出現的consider可知，作者建議“反思發生了什么”。]3．D[根據本空上一句內容可知，有時候友誼破裂可能跟你沒關系，“你的朋友可能自己有一些煩心事”。]4．E[根據本空上一句內容可知，作者建議明確自己要道歉的內容，“要確保道歉很真誠：到底是因為什么感到抱歉”。]5．C[根據本段標題中的meet及本空后的Bodylanguage可知，作者建議面對面交談，即“親自交談”。]Ⅲ.短文改錯ThismorningmyclassmateJohnwaslateforclass.Itwasthefifthtimethathehavebeenlateforclassinaweek，whatmadetheteacherangry.Aftertheschool，IhadatalkwithJohn.Isaid，“Itisgoodmannerstobeontimeforallofyourscheduledevent.Beingontimeshowyouhaverespectforotherpeopleandthatyoucaresomuchabouttheirtimeasyourown.Infact，allsuccesspeopleviewtheirtimeasapreciousresource.Valuingothers'timeandearningyourrespectisanimportantpartofyourindividualreputation.”HeardwhatIsaid，Johnmadeuphismindtobelateagain.答案ThismorningmyclassmateJohnwaslateforclass.Itwasthefifthtimethatheeq\f(have,had)beenlateforclassinaweek，eq\f(what,which)madetheteacherangry.Aftereq\a\vs4\al(the)school，IhadatalkwithJohn.Isaid，“Itisgoodmannerstobeontimeforallofyourscheduledeq\f(event,events).Beingontimeeq\f(show,shows)youhaverespectforotherpeopleandthatyoucareeq\f(so,as)muchabouttheirtimeasyourown.Infact，alleq\f(success,successful)peopleviewtheirtimeasapreciousresource.Valuingothers'timeandearningeq\f(your,their)respectisanimportantpartofyourindividualreputation.”eq\f(Heard,Hearing)whatIsaid，Johnmadeuphismindtobelateagain.Ⅳ.書面表達假如你是李華。你校將舉辦藝術展覽周，因此校長向同學們征求選擇展品的建議。請就此給校長寫一封建議信。內容包括：1．展品可選學生的繪畫作品；2．有條件的教師可提供自己的收藏藝術品；3．說明理由。注意：1.詞數100左右；2．可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；3．開頭語和結尾語已給出，不計入總詞數。DearHeadmaster，I'mverygladtowritetoyou.Thesedayswearetalkingaboutwhatkindsofexhibitsweshouldchooseforourartexhibition.Herearemysuggestions.