Unit 2 课时跟踪练(一) Welcome to the unit & Reading
Pre-reading
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Back to three years before, the hit song Call Me Maybe was on everyone's lips, and Carly Rae Jepsen had risen to pop status. But many critics
wondered
whether
the
Canadian
singer-songwriter was a one-hit wonder.
Jepsen admits that she felt a sudden increase of pressure after the single's unexpected popularity. To
do with the stress, Jepsen threw herself into creating new songs every single day. It was as if Jepsen disappeared — at least by the standard of pop stars. She had vanished from music charts and gossip columns as she got down to work.
Over the next three years, the singer wrote over 200 songs and selected 17 of them to showcase in her new album Emotion, released last month.
The 29-year-old Jepsen found herself with another hit when the album's lead single, I Really Like You, started to top the charts.
Some people have made fun of the song for repeating“really” five times in a row and 67 times throughout the whole song.“But it's also an example of how more simple music can be art，” The Atlantic commented.
The appealing, energetic Emotion proves that Jepsen will be a chief support in the music industry for the long journey. But her success is more than just bright and attractive earworms (上口曲调)．
Yes, it's true that I Really Like You is a kind of 2015 version of Call Me Maybe.But in the album's other singles, Jepsen gets adventurous,
experimenting with deeper material.
Emotion is not all pop. Jepsen reveals a few musical styles that we've never heard from her before.
Run Away With Me, a song filled with crying saxophones, opens the album. In Boy Problems, Jepsen shows unexpected fierceness. And Jepsen's personal favorite, All That, is a hot ballad that talks about the desire for intimacy (亲密)．
“I hope that I'm always changing, and that with every album I'm kind of reinventing what excites me and reinventing sort of where I want to go musically，” Jepsen said.
语篇解读：本文讲述了加拿大的创作型歌手卡莉·蕾·吉普森是如何通过自己的努力在音乐界获得成功的。 1．What did Jepsen do with her pressure from the hit song Call Me Maybe?
A．She stopped working and studied further. B．She made friends with many famous singers. C．She set about performing in different occasions. D．She actively set out to create new songs every day.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“To do with the stress, Jepsen threw herself into creating new songs every single day.”可知，为了应对压力，卡莉·蕾·吉普森每天创作新歌曲。故选D项。
2．Which of the songs is as popular as Call Me Maybe? A．Run Away With Me. C．I Really Like You.
B．Boy Problems.
D．All That.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第七段中的“Yes, it's true that I Really Like You is a kind of 2015 version of Call Me Maybe.”可知，歌曲
I Really Like You 就是2015版的Call Me Maybe。再根据文章第一段的第一句可知，选C项。
3．According to the text, Jepsen is likely to be ________. A．learned and good at changing B．brave and popular with the young C．humorous and willing to help others D．productive and willing to try new things
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第七段中的“Jepsen gets adventurous, experimenting with deeper material”和第八段中的“Jepsen reveals a few musical styles that we've never heard from her before.”可知，卡莉·蕾·吉普森勇于尝试新事物；根据第三段中的“Over the next three years, the singer wrote over 200 songs”可知，她是一位多产的歌手。故选D项。
4．What can we infer from the text? A．Everyone likes I Really Like You. B．The song Emotion is very energetic. C．Jepsen wins lasting appeal by her songs. D．Jepsen became a singer at the age of 25.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“The appealing, energetic ...”可推知，卡莉·蕾·吉普森通过自己的歌曲而获得了持久的吸引力。故选C项。
B
Duke Ellington is known as one of the most important composers of his time, and his work has been enjoyed for more than 80 years by music lovers all over the world.During his lifetime Ellington turned musical sounds into many compositions, mostly in the style known as jazz.
Edward Kennedy Ellington was born in 1899 in Washington, D．C.It wasn't until Ellington was a teenager that his interest in music grew.He taught himself to play the piano by listening to local piano players.Sometime around 1916 Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties.
In 1923, when Ellington was almost 24 years old, he joined The Washingtonians, a five-piece group of musicians in Washington, and became the group's leader in early 1924.In 1927 Ellington and his orchestra won an engagement (雇佣期) at Harlem's famous Cotton Club.For the next three years, his orchestra played at the Cotton Club nearly every night.
Working at the Cotton Club encouraged Ellington's creativity.He had to compose a wide variety of music to accompany the various acts in the Cotton Club shows.By 1928 the popular nightspot began radio broadcasts.From the broadcasts Ellington and his orchestra gained a national reputation.
As Ellington's popularity increased, he realized that his orchestra could do well on concert tours.They left the Cotton Club in 1931 and toured America and Europe almost continually for the next 43 years.In addition to touring, Ellington made recordings and continued to compose music.
Duke Ellington played the piano, composed music, and led his famous orchestra for more than 50 years, until his death in 1974.Music lovers all over the world agree that the large quantity of music he created will be enjoyed for many years to come.
语篇解读：本文介绍了爵士乐史上最有影响的人物之一——美国作曲家、钢琴家埃林顿公爵的生平事迹。 5.From the second paragraph, we know that Ellington ________.
A．could sing as well as he played the piano B．preferred mature audiences to young adults C．had a natural talent for musical composition
D．learnt to play musical instruments from a very young age 解析：选C 推理判断题。由第二段的“He taught himself to play the piano by listening to local piano players.”可以推断C项正确。由第二段第二句可知D项错误； A、B两项均未提到。
6．Which of the following can show us Ellington's leadership ability? A．Ellington was very popular at parties in the Washington area. B．Ellington took the responsibility for a band for a long time. C．Ellington did live radio broadcasts in New York City. D．Ellington continually developed new material.
解析：选B 细节理解题。由最后一段第一句可知埃林顿的领导才能。其他几项虽为事实，但都不能体现他的领导才能。
7．We may infer from the passage that ________. A．Ellington's career took off overnight B．Ellington loves touring around the world C．Ellington could compose a wide variety of songs D．Ellington had a great effect on the world of music
解析：选D 推理判断题。由文章第一句和最后一句可以看出D项正确。由第四段第二句可知C项不正确； 由倒数第二段中的“They left the Cotton Club in 1931 and toured America and Europe ...”可知B项不正确； A项与文章内容不符。
8．Which of the following shows the order in which the events happened in the story?
a．Ellington joined a five-piece group of musicians in Washington.
b．Ellington's orchestra played at the Cotton Club. c．Ellington and his orchestra gained a national reputation. d．Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties. e．Ellington's orchestra went on concert tours. A．d－b－a－e－c C．a－d－b－c－e
B．d－a－b－c－e D．a－d－b－e－c
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章叙述，各事件的发生顺序与B项一致。
C
“If music is the medicine of the soul, let it play on，” said a famous person.I think he said so because probably he got some help from music.Music has some strange abilities.Medical scientists have found that a person that feels stressed can actually listen to some kind of music and become well.
The researchers said that since stress comes as a result of life events such as starting a new family, starting a new business, and starting a new job, one can actually listen to good music and feel good because good music touches the human mind in a positive way.Music helps you to forget the life events that make you worried and remember the important events that once happened in your life.
Depression is a disease caused by stress, smoking, social problems and so on.Depression is also caused by problems such as failure in business.Depression may bring us weakness, headache, and loss of concentration.Good music makes one remember happy moments or good days.If you play music about love, it makes you feel like falling in love again though you may have had several upset experiences.And such good feelings make you healthy.
Anxiety is another health problem that can be controlled by
music.Anxiety is a side effect of some major health problems such as cancer of the liver and cancer of the breast.Good music makes you feel relaxed and removes the pains from these diseases and you feel all right.Good music can send you to sleep.And you need to know that sleep puts your body in a healthy condition.Sleep takes away the effects of stress, depression and anxiety from a person.
语篇解读：本文主要告诉我们听音乐对心理健康的好处。 9.According to the famous person in Paragraph 1, music can ________.
A．treat many kinds of diseases B．help you keep healthy in your mind C．take the place of medicine in treating illness D．make you remember things that happened in the past
解析：选B 推理判断题。第一段中提到音乐是治疗人的灵魂的良药。感到有压力的人可以听些音乐来放松。故可以推测出音乐有助于人的心理健康。
10．Good music helps people remove stress mainly by ________. A．letting people have a good sleep B．making people think positively C．showing something new to people
D．making people focus only on important things
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中“...because good music touches the human mind in a positive way.”一句可知答案为B项。
11．Which of the following is NOT a reason for depression mentioned in the passage?
A．Stress.
B．Smoking.
C．Failure in business. D．Loss of concentration.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Depression may bring us weakness, headache, and loss of concentration.”一句可知loss of concentration是抑郁症的结果， 而不是原因。由第三段前两句可知其他三项是原因。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
How to get siblings to get along
One of the greatest gifts of parenthood is seeing your children form a relationship with each other that is independent of you.By giving them someone else to play with, you can free up some time for yourself.Here are four techniques you can use to help your children appreciate each other while they are young.
1．__1__ The No.1 thing parents can do to help their kids stay on good terms with each other is not to compare them with each other. Never say “Your sister never ...” or “Why can't you do what your brother does？” __2__
2．Stay out of the way.Try not to get too involved in your kids' arguments.Learning cooperation and problem-solving is an important skill in life.__3__ And don't blame the older one for not “knowing better”．That puts pressure on the older child and leads to unhappiness.
3．Activities and opportunities.Have your kids go to their siblings' games and activities.__4__ “My kids go to each other's activities, and take part in activities together，” says Patricia Walters-Fischer, mother of two.Not only do her children go, but they also offer support, encouraging each other before a big game or performance and offering comfort when things don't go well.
4．Vacations.Don't ignore the value of a family vacation for bringing
siblings together.When kids are away from their friends and forced to spend time together, they often enjoy each other.__5__ In fact, a weekend camping trip offers some of the best opportunities for working together, having fun and experiencing something new.
A．Never shout at them. B．Don't compare.
C．It doesn't need to be anything extremely great.
D．Get them involved in one another's lives, so they can have a better appreciation of who their sibling is.
E．That only serves to fuel the competition.
F．They may need help solving a conflict, but try not to take sides. G．Give them a project, and they will learn how to work together. 语篇解读：父母都想看到自己的孩子们之间建立一种能够独立于自己的关系，本文主要介绍四种可以使用的技能来帮助孩子们在他们小的时候能够学会彼此欣赏。 1.选B 根据横线后文中的关键表达“...not to compare them with each other.”，可知本段讲到不要把孩子们进行对比。故B项符合题意。
2．选E 横线前句的两个问题是父母在比较孩子时常说到的，从本段的主旨上看，对于父母来说这两个问题是不可取的，只能使事情向坏的方向发展。故E项正确，即那只能使竞争更加激烈。
3．选F 根据“Try not to get too involved in your kids' arguments.”，可知本段建议父母不要参与到孩子们的争论中，同时由后文可知，出现问题不要只责备年龄大的孩子。故F项符合题意。
4．选D 本段中的关键表达“go to each other's activities”和“take part in activities together”说明段落大意是鼓励孩子们参与到彼此的活动中，并相互鼓励与帮助。故D项符合语境。
5．选C 本段讲到度假可以将孩子们集中在一起，横线后文说到一个周末的宿营就是很好的选择， in fact是关键词，由此可以判断，不需要太高档的出游形式。故C项符合语境。
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