课时同步(人教版)高二选修6Unit2
We haven’t fixed a s___ date for our meeting.
There is a ___ (大理石) statue on the corner of the street.
There is a group of f___ on the left of the painting.
His job is to c___ the statue out of the stone.
Alice is a___ to the fur of cats.
I received a b___ of flowers yesterday.
The ___(果肉)of the peach was sweet and juicy.
She is fond of ___(几何学).
The dogs are trained to be ___(好斗的).
She will have an e___ of her pictures.
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翻译短语
be allergic to
rather than
works of art
巧合地
一串…;一束…
另一方面
大量的
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- 难度:中等
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用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
If I ___ (be) there, I ___ (stop) him from doing it then.
___ you ___ (come) here earlier, you ___ (meet) the famous singer in the flesh.
I don’t know the French much. Or I ___ (help) a lot in translating the novel.
If it ___ (rain) tomorrow, the plan for camping ___ (cancel).
If I ___ (learn) hearder in the past three years, I ___ (be) in the university now.
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If we had taken such effective measures earlier, the river ___ so seriously now.
A.is not polluted |
B.would not be polluted |
C.had not been polluted |
D.would not have been polluted |
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- 难度:中等
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If English ___ included in the examinations, few students would choose it.
A.were’t |
B.isn’t |
C.hasn’t |
D.hadn’t been |
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I didn’t know your mobile phone number; otherwise I ___ you the moment I got to Changsha.
A.had rung |
B.would ring |
C.should have rung |
D.would have rung |
- 题型:28
- 难度:中等
- 人气:239
___ it ___ to rain tomorrow, the sports meeting will be put off until the same time nest week.
A.Should;/ |
B.If; should |
C.Were; / |
D.If; were going |
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- 人气:1474
___ myself to my study, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.
A.If I devoted |
B.Should I devote |
C.Would I devote |
D.Had I devote |
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- 难度:中等
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根据汉语意思补全下列句子
遗憾的是他没有见到刘翔本人。It was a pity that he didn;t meet Liu Xiang ___ ___ ___.
他很喜欢宠物,但是却对动物的皮毛过敏。She is fond of pets but she ___ ___ ___ the fur of them.
有一个男孩站在树下,手里拿着一大束玫瑰花。 A boy was standing under the tree, with ___ ___ ___ ___ in his hand.
如果你没有告诉他这一消息的话,一切都会更好点儿。 If you ___ ___ him the news, everything ___ ___ ___ better.
万一我被公司拒绝的话,我还会再试一次的。___ I ___ turned down by the company, I ___ ___ it again.
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His efforts to raise money for his program were ___ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of his pocket.
A.in place |
B.in sight |
C.in effect |
D.in vain |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:385
Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more ___ to, and more easily troubled by emotional and relationship problems.
A.Skeptical |
B.Addicted |
C.Available |
D.Sensitive |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:1089
单句改错
I have seen her on TV, but never on the flesh.
If you set out earlier, you would arrive there now.
If I am you, I will not accept his offer.
He was allergic for this kind of medicine.
I didn’t know the news, or I would tell it to you then.
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:175
The ___ (街道)of the city were crowded with people.
We made an a___ to the villagers for money to build the bridge.
The old lady was increasingly ___ (虚弱的) after her operation.
Ancient Greece was an advanced ___ (文明).
This store has an excellent r___ for fair dealing.
His designs have a strong ___ (可视的) appeal.
He is one of our p___ employees.
These two ___ (签名) are very similar. Can you tell them apart?
The telephone and gramophone were c___ inventions.
The ___ (委员会) has(have) decided to dismiss him.
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- 人气:402
翻译短语
(对某人)有吸引力
很值得参观
由某人来定
have an preference for
at the same time
be fond of
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用所给单词的适当形式填空
attempt, scholar, value, belief, shadow, convince, possession |
George won a ___ to study at university.
The children were having fun, running after each other’s ___.
Einstein never ___ what any others had said until he proved it himself.
The prisoners made several ___ to run away, but failed every time.
In china, citizens are not allowed ___ a gun.
The public call for a return to traditional ___ in education, such as firm discipline.
Despite the objection, he was ___ that he was right.
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- 人气:2077
I ___ the children to make less noise.
A.Appealed for |
B.Applied to |
C.Adapted to |
D.Appealed to |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:585
It is important for a person to have a ___ for being honest.
A.Reward |
B.Reputation |
C.Kindness |
D.Award |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:1208
Parents should not show ___ for any one of their children.
A.Favour |
B.Preference |
C.Affection |
D.Emotion |
- 题型:28
- 难度:中等
- 人气:241
If you can’t find a ___ job, consider taking a temporary assignment.
A.Permanent |
B.Continuous |
C.Forever |
D.Changeable |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:711
___ for the doctor’s careful treatment, he ___ till last year.
A.If it is not; can’t live |
B.Were it not; couldn’t live |
C.Had it not been; couldn’t have lived |
D.If they were not; couldn’t live |
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- 难度:中等
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It is hard for me to imagine what i would be doing today if I ___ in love, at the age of seven, with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown.
A.wouldn’t have fallen |
B.had not fallen |
C.should fall |
D.were to fall |
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- 难度:中等
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You did’t let me help. If we ___ together, you ___ so tired.
A.Worked; didn;t get |
B.Worked; wouldn’t get |
C.Were working; wouldn’t get |
D.Had worked; wouldn’t have got |
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Our chairman hasn’t come yet. If he ___ on time, we would have to put off the meeting
A.Should come |
B.Would come |
C.Shouldn’t come |
D.Wouldn’t come |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:811
What would have happened, ___, as far as the river bank?
A.Bob had walked farther |
B.If Bob should walked farther |
C.Had Bob walked farther |
D.If Bob walked farther |
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根据汉语意思补全句子
那名乞丐乞求我施舍他一点儿钱。The beggar ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ him some money.
我们的花生多年以其质量上乘享有盛誉。Our peanuts ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ their superior quality for years.
他对所有的学科都感兴趣,但是对英语尤其偏好。He is interested in all subjects, but he ___ ___ ___ ___ English.
那对夫妇收养了一个来自地震灾区的孩子。The couple ___ ___ ___ who came from the earthquake zone.
他试图与他们联系但未成功。 He ___ ___ get in touch with them but without success.
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用适当的介词或副词填空
He looked much shorter ___ the flesh than on TV.
We are appealing ___ anyone who saw the suspect to contact us.
She chose to learn the violin ___ preference to the piano.
I can’t figure ___ how to do it.
A teacher shouldn’t show preference ___ any one of his or her students.
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I recently returned from a trip to Walt Disney World where my wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. While traveling ____ at 35,000 feet I could not help but be grateful to the people who ____ to the incredible flying machine. Looking out of the ____ , I could see a wide expanse of both earth and sky where limits were not seen in direction or space.
Rivers, valleys, mountains, and colors entered my mind ____ I sat and gazed at a scene that most passengers missed as they either slept or ____ what was beside them. What if they ____ being unaware of the world around them? What if they began to gather with focused intent to make a better world, to change the air, and to find ____ among nations? I saw out of my window nothing that ___ conflict or strife(斗争). ____ I saw was a world, a beautiful blue and white world, which surpassed the beauty of my wildest ____.
I ____ the plane and saw few people take the time to look and see that wonder. Some were reading worrisome news while ____ tended to their children. The stewardess(空中小姐) went about her duties in a(n) ____ kind of way. “What would you like to drink?” “What kind of snack would you like?” was her world.
What if we ___ just one minute to focus on the __ of this world and its people? What if we began to remove the walls that separate us __ each other and the outside world? What if peace was the focus of our __ for just that small amount of time? Would our world change? I feel the __ are found in the questions themselves. Why not begin to use focused intent to change, and __ the world of our dreams? It will __ only a few minutes each day. What a difference that would make!
A.over B.back C.through D.abroad
A.referred B.pointed C.used D.contributed
A.door B.window C.seat D.glass
A.before B.since C.as D.though
A.ignored B.appreciated C.valued D.realised
A.refused B.continued C.stopped D.risked
A.conflict B.fault C.peace D.wonder
A.read B.suggested C.said D.created
A. How B. What C. Which D. That
A.imagination B.expression C.mind D.confusion
A.took up B.turned up C.went though D.looked around
A.another B.others C.the other D.the others
A.different B.automatic C.common D.unusual
A.set aside B.set off C.set about D.take off
A.kindness B.wildness C.beauty D.politeness
A.off B.between C.with D.from
A.desire B.thought C.attention D.dream
A.answers B.problems C.ways D.changes
A.increase B.improve C.renew D.control
A.cost B.spend C.kill D.take
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- 难度:中等
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My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other __ that guests rarely realize that she’s __ anything.
One day, my six-year-old daughter Kayla went to play at her home.. When Kayla came home, she was very __ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was __ excited about her finger-painting project. “I learned how to __ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ____ with us. She said she liked the way the paint felt through her fingers,” said Kayla.
Something about my child’s excitement caught my __ , and I realized that I had never finger-painted with Kayla. As a result, my child had learned about __ from a blind friend.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never __ in conversation. When I told her, she didn’t __ me at first. “But Mommy, Michelle understood exactly what was in my __ !”Kayla insisted. “Michelle told me that my picture showed joy, __ and a sense of accomplishment. She really __ what I was doing !” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger-painting was __ Michelle taught her. I knew my child was __ --Michelle had listened to Kayla when she __ her artwork. Michelle had also __ Kayla express her pride in her work, and her excitement at her __ of the way colors mix.
We were __ for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __ .”
Yes, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A.ways B.methods C.talents D.senses
A.enjoyed B.succeeded C.missed D.found
A.satisfied B.moved C.excited D.enjoyed
A.hardly B.especially C.really D.mostly
A.mix B.draw C.find D.talk
A.cooked B.played C.stayed D.painted
A.sight B.attention C.interest D.observation
A.color B.art C.finger D.fun
A.come around B.come across C.come through D.come up
A.agree B.accept C.believe D.approve
A.attitude B.picture C.world D.life
A.regret B.sorrow C.pride D.achievement
A.heard B.saw C.touched D.felt
A.until B.after C.when D.since
A.right B.wrong C.confused D.clear
A.created B.described C.designed D.produced
A.heard B.seen C.made D.imagined
A.study B.research C.knowledge D.discovery
A.silent B.worried C.confused D.sad
A.hands B.eyes C.works D.feelings
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- 难度:中等
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In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in . A policeman often has to control traffic, either foot in the center of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we the police to come and restore order. And they often have to situation at great risk to their own .
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman, he is not a detective, will often have to help and arrest criminals.
And do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a , a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. a policeman has to be to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the world.
The police do an absolutely, necessary job, they do it well and I support them, but I do not envy policeman, I do not think that I could do the job of a policeman.
A. dislike B. join C. appreciated D. admire
A. should B. would C. could D. must
A. a funny B. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
A. us B. one C. his D. them
A. on B. by C. under D. with
A. walking B. driving C. wandering D. searching
A. resting B. tired C. speeding D. drunken
A. peace B. silence C. situation D. condition
A. wait for B. call C. think of D. expect
A. turn to B. avoid C. deal with D. treat
A. safety B. families C. future D. friends
A. although B. as if C. however D. even if
A. get rid of B. question C. kook for D. sentence
A. how B. where C. what D. who
A. power failure B. fire C. thunder storm D. thief
A. Yet B. Then C. As D. So
A. provided B. promised C. prepared D. presented
A. future B. modern C. real D. whole
A. extremely B. specially C. surprisingly D. particular
A. hardly B. forever C. ever D. never
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:371
改写同义句
He tried to persuade him to give up smoking, but failed.
He ___ ___ persuade him to give up smoking, but failed.
He and his students were invited to attend the meeting.
He ___ ___ ___ his students ___ invited to attend the meeting.
The cup was filled with hot coffee.
The cup ___ ___ ___ hot coffee.
Keeping others waiting is his characteristic.
It ___ ___ ___ him to keep others waiting.
His unkind behaviour caused his parents much pain.
His unkind behaviour caused his parents ___ ___ ___ ___ pain.
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- 人气:845
As he reached ___ front door, Jack saw ___ strange sight.
A.the;/ |
B.a;the |
C./;a |
D.the;a |
- 题型:28
- 难度:中等
- 人气:1775
I wasn’t sure if he was really interested or if he ___ polite.
A.was just being |
B.will just be |
C.had just been |
D.would just be |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:889
If you ___ smoke, please go outside.
A.can |
B.should |
C.must |
D.may |
- 题型:28
- 难度:中等
- 人气:1693
The island, ___ to the mainland by a bridge, is easy to go to.
A.joining |
B.to join |
C.joined |
D.having joined |
- 题型:28
- 难度:中等
- 人气:964
Mr. Stevenson is great to work for-I really couldn’t ask for a ___ boss.
A.better |
B.good |
C.best |
D.still better |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:1928
Ted came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a T-shirt, ___ is a stupid thing to do in such weather.
A.this |
B.that |
C.what |
D.which |
- 题型:28
- 难度:中等
- 人气:655
—How do you like his new novel?
—It is ___ interesting than I expected.
A.a great deal much |
B.a great deal of more |
C.a great deal of much |
D.a great deal more |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:1752
Society today tells us that automatic pencils are a lot better than manual ones which you have to sharpen every 5 seconds. Maybe this is true. However, there are some benefits from using an old-fashioned traditional pencil which you cannot get with an automatic one.
To be honest, it is quite convenient to use an automatic pencil with an easy press on the button. Meanwhile a manual pencil doesn’t enjoy any plus point. But it is sort of strange that manual pencils should be used in standardized tests today. Chances are that the manual pencil makes the line of grey look nicer.
Nowadays, it is always a battle of who has the newest, most high-tech gadget(小装置), from pencils, cars to clothes. The newer it is, it seems the more popular it becomes. If you walk around school, you will for sure find at least three out of ten people walking around with the latest iPhone 4S. If you are one of the luckier ones walking around with the newest Nokia phones, you will get laughed at.
Maybe an automatic pencil is better at the moment, but after using it for a while, usually the pencil will break. Most people lose them and don’t remember to carry extra lead(铅芯) to fill them up with, as it sometimes can do so much that it needs a lot of lead, just like an iPhone 4S needs to be charged after it has done so much work. As for the manual pencil, the lead will also run out but unlike the mechanical pencil it will last longer. Besides, the automatic pencil and the iPhone 4S are more likely to get stolen while the manual pencil along with the Nokia phone will be left alone and most likely-returned to you.
Title |
Automatic Pencils Manual Pencils? |
People’s towards different high-tech gadgets |
●The newer-gadget like the iPhone 4s becomes more . ●You will be at if using the Nokia phones at school. |
Advantages |
●We can use the automatic pencil more easily by the button. ●The manual pencil is to make the line of grey look nicer. ●The manual pencil can last longer. |
|
●The automatic pencils usually tend to after being used for a while. ● People often to take more lead along to fill the automatic pencil up with. ● with the manual pencil, the automatic one is more likely to get stolen. |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:2119
Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life. It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food. Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.
Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communicating. Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.
Let’s look at books, for example. Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We will read texts on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won’t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. Computerized(计算机化) books will be used more and more.
Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers. Because paper books will perhaps be more friendly. Maybe computers won’t change these two habits.
In paragraph 1 it is thought people will use computers for ___.
A.playing games, shopping and making telephone calls |
B.making telephone calls, having meals and seeing films |
C.seeing films, buying food, and going for holidays |
D.playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctor |
Which reason for using computerizes books is NOT said in the passage?
A.Computerized books won’t be very expensive. |
B.Computers can keep many different books in them. |
C.We won’t have lots of pages. |
D.We won’t need any paper. |
Paragraph 4 tells ___.
A.about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating |
B.if the Internet will change our habits |
C.about computerized books |
D.about future uses of computers |
The title for this passage is ___ .
A.Computers will replace shops and books |
B.Computers are the future |
C.Computers will do everything for man |
D.How computers change our habits |
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- 难度:中等
- 人气:1379
Tang Dynasty poets sang for about three centuries in different tones. There were many famous poets living in the Tang period, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Li Shangyin. Poems of the Tang Dynasty edited in the Qing Dynasty is a collection of more than 48,900 poems that were written by over 2,200 poets. But it didn’t cover all the poems of the Tang Dynasty.
During the Tang Dynasty, poems were recited when lovers walked under the moonlight. Poems were also recited when soldiers fought on the battlefield. People recited them in the open air or at temple fairs.
Tang Dynasty poets wrote poems to win fame and also to develop their temperament(性情). They poured our deep feelings for their friends and criticized injustice in the world through poems.
In the Tang Dynasty scholars had to be poets. Their readers were not only people of high social position but also common people. Poets recited poems, women singers sang poems and other ranks of people, including old women and children, read Tang poems. This atmosphere affected foreigners who visited the country at that time. As a result, Tang poetry was introduced to some adjacent countries, like Japan and Vietnam.
Tang poetry is a most brilliant page in the history of ancient Chinese literature. It’s a miracle(奇迹) in the cultural history of mankind. The Tang Dynasty was a powerful empire with a vast territory. It inherited(继承) Chinese civilization that went back to ancient times, was combined with the best of other cultures and adopted the benefits of other nations in the world. Tang poetry wasn’t the only spiritual wealth created by the Tang Dynasty people. Philosophy and religion, handwriting and painting, and music and dance all gained new peaks of development. Tang poetry, however, was the jewel in the crown and its greatest achievement.
We can conclude form the passage that ___ .
A.only people in the Tang Dynasty created poems |
B.in total there was four famous poets in the Tang Dynasty |
C.the Tang Dynasty probably existed for about three centuries |
D.in the Tang Dynasty most common people were poets |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Why the poets created poems? |
B.Some other kinds of spiritual wealth in the Tang Dynasty. |
C.The significance and influence if the Tang Dynasty. |
D.The editors of Poems of the Tang Dynasty. |
The underlined word “adjacent”probably means ___ .
A.strong |
B.neighboring |
C.poor |
D.rich |
What does the author really want to tell us in Paragraph 4?
A.Tang Dynasty poems were quite popular. |
B.In the Tang Dynasty all scholars were poets. |
C.Many foreigners came to our country during the Tang Dynasty. |
D.in the Tang Dynasty many poems were sung by women singers. |
- 题型:25
- 难度:中等
- 人气:1954
Movie Music
Accustomed though we are to speaking of the films made before 1927 as “silent”, the film has never been, in the full sense of the word, silent. From the very beginning, music was regarded as an indispensable accompaniment; when the Lumiere films were shown at the first public film exhibition in the United States in February 1896, they were accompanied by piano improvisations on popular tunes. At first, the music played bore no special relationship to the films; an accompaniment of any kind was sufficient. Within a very short time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists began to take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the film.
As movie theaters grew in number and importance, a violinist, and perhaps a cellist, would be added to the pianist in certain cases, and in the larger movie theaters small orchestras were formed. For a number of years the selection of music for each film program rested entirely in the hands of the conductor or leader of the orchestra, and very often the principal qualification for holding such a position was not skill or taste so much as the ownership of a large personal library of musical pieces. Since the conductor seldom saw the films until the night before they were to be shown(if indeed, the conductor was lucky enough to see them then), the musical arrangement was normally improvised in the greatest hurry.
To help meet this difficulty, film distributing companies started the practice of publishing suggestions for musical accompaniments. In 1909, for example, the Edison Company began issuing with their films such indications of mood as ”pleasant”, “sad”, “lively”. The suggestions became more explicit, and so emerged the musical cue sheet containing indications of mood, the titles of suitable pieces of music, and precise directions to show where on piece led into the next.
Certain films had music especially composed for them. The famous of these early special scores was that composed and arranged for D.W Griffith’s film Birth of a Nation, which was released in 1915.
When the Lumiere films were shown in the United States ___ .
A.a band was playing there |
B.a cellist was playing there |
C.a pianist was playing there |
D.a violinist was playing there |
From the context of the passage we can know that with the development of films ___ and became more important.
A.the cinemas increased in number |
B.the number of musicians grew |
C.the time of concerts reduced |
D.the conductor of a band was needed |
The musical cue sheet was used for ___ .
A.directing music accompaniments of silent movies |
B.composing special music of a special movie |
C.composing music for all kinds of concerts |
D.showing directions how to get to a place |
What can be inferred from the passage about the majority of films made after 1927?
A.They were truly “silent”. |
B.They were accompanied by symphonic orchestras. |
C.They incorporated the sound of the actors’ voices. |
D.They corresponded to specific musical compositions. |
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改写同义句
He tried to persuade him to give up smoking, but failed.
He ___ ___ persuade him to give up smoking, but failed.
He and his students were invited to attend the meeting.
He ___ ___ ___ his students ___ invited to attend the meeting.
The cup was filled with hot coffee.
The cup ___ ___ ___ hot coffee.
Keeping others waiting is his characteristic.
It ___ ___ ___ him to keep others waiting.
His unkind behaviour caused his parents much pain.
His unkind behaviour caused his parents ___ ___ ___ ___ pain.
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Strange stones of Costa Rica
One of the strangest mysteries in archacology was discovered in the Diquis River Delta, in southern Costa Rica. Since the 1930s, hundreds of stone balls have been found. They range in size from a few centimeters to over two metres in diameter.
Who made these perfect spheres(球体) and how they made them remains a mystery. Some researchers believe the stones were made by extreme heating followed by cooling. People could have polished the spheres with sand or leather. The ancient Costa Ricans had no written language so there is no written record of just how they made the spheres.
Almost all are made of granite (花岗岩), a hard stone created by volcanoes. The granite quarries(采石场) were 25 to 30 miles away from the largest stones, which weigh more than 10 tons each. Nobody knows how people moved them..
Many of the stones have been found near the remains of houses or graves. Some believed that the stones contained hidden treasures and a few have been smashed but nothing has been found inside. Despite these losses, the National Museum of Costa Rica has recorded 130 spheres. However, many stones are not included because they have been removed from their original sites and used as ornaments(装饰) in homes, gardens and churches. Clearly, there are also many stones that lie undiscovered.
The stones were discovered ___ .
A.near the volcanoes |
B.in southern Costa Rica |
C.in a grave |
D.in churches |
The writer ___ in the passage.
A.admires the spheres very much |
B.doesn’ t believe the spheres were once made by humans |
C.tells us a discovery |
D.thinks highly of the spheres |
The underlined word ”polished” refers to “___”.
A.buried |
B.wrapped |
C.made shining |
D.made big |
According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.The stone balls found in the Diquis River Delta are all very huge. |
B.The stone balls were unearthed from the graves. |
C.The local people show great interest in the stone balls. |
D.There are a lot of treasures in the stone balls. |
The passage mainly tells us ___ .
A.the stones are of great value. |
B.the stones proved to be made by non-humans. |
C.the stones are mystery. |
D.the stone are ornaments. |
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