2021版高考英语(外研版)一轮复习课后达标检测：必修23Module3MusicWord版解析版

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(2020 桂·林、崇左联合模拟 )Jamey Turner often performs to large crowds in Old Town

Alexandria, Virginia. You can find him playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp( 竖

琴), near Alexandria ’s historic waterfront.

A glass harp is made up of different - sized drinking glasses, each containing water. Turner

makes music by running his fingers over the tops of the glasses. By doing so, each glass makes a

different musical sound.

Turner is 78 years old now. He became interested in playing the glass harp at the age of six,

when he heard his father playing with a glass of water at the dinner table. He has been playing it

for 50 years.

Today Turner puts together his instrument by placing 60 different glasses on a wooden

soundboard. He holds the glasses in place with rubber bands, which keeps them from breaking. He

then adds different amounts of water to each one to create different musical notes. Adding or taking

away just a little water will change the sound. Adding water to a glass will make a lower sound. The

smaller bowls of water produce a higher sound, while the larger ones produce a lower, deeper sound.

Turner always uses low- priced glass because it sounds better than costly crystal( 水晶 ) and

he has more control over the sound. Before buying new glasses, he will test them in stores.

The glass harp was popular 300 years ago when composers like Wolfgang Mozart wrote music

for the instrument. There have been about 400 pieces of music written just for the glass harp. But

Turner plays all kinds of music, even popular music from China. Few people play the glass harp

these days, but Turner says he sees videos of people experimenting with the instrument on the

Internet. He hopes the next generation will continue making their music.

【解题导语 】 杰米 ·特纳常常在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大人群密集的地方演奏玻璃竖琴：

敲击不一样大小的盛水的玻璃杯， 发出悦耳的乐声。 他不单能演奏玻璃竖琴特意乐曲， 还可以用

它演奏中国流行音乐。

1． What do we know about Turner?

A ． He began playing the glass harp at six.

B．He often teaches glass harp lessons online.

C．He is a great master of the Chinese language.

D． He was inspired by his father to learn the glass harp.

D 分析： 细节理解题。 依据第三段第二句 “He became interested in playing the glass harp 2021版高考英语(外研版)一轮复习课后达标检测：必修23Module3MusicWord版解析版 2 / 9

at the age of six, when he heard his father playing with a glass of water at the dinner table. ”可知，

在六岁时， 杰米 ·特纳听到父亲在餐桌上用一玻璃杯水演奏音乐， 开始对玻璃竖琴产生兴趣。

据此可知， D 项正确。

2． What does the author say about the glass harp?

A ． Its inventor is Wolfgang Mozart.

B．It is made up of glasses of the same size.

C．It appears to be gaining in popularity today.

D． Its sounds are affected by the amount of water in the glasses.

D 分析：细节理解题。 依据第四段第三、 四句 “He then adds different amounts of water to

each one to create different musical notes. Adding or taking away just a little water will change the

sound.”可知，杯子中的水量不一样，产生的音调也不一样；增添或去掉少许水就会改变声音。

据此可知，玻璃竖琴的声音受杯子中水量的影响，故 D 项正确。

3． Why does Turner prefer to use cheap glass?

A ． To save money.

B．To produce better sounds.

C．To help recycle drinking glasses.

D． To increase difficulty in performing.

B 分析：细节理解题。依据第五段第一句 “ Turner always uses low- priced glass because

it sounds better than costly crystal( 水晶 ) and he has more control over the sound. ” 可知，特纳

老是使用廉价玻璃杯是由于其声音听起来比昂贵的水晶杯好听，故 B 项正确。

4． What would be the best title for the text?

A ． A Musician Pleases Crowds by Playing the Glass Harp

B．Playing the Glass Harp: a New Trend

C．Jamey Turner’s Dream Coming True

D． Wonderful Music Has No Borders

A 分析：标题概括题。依据第一段 “ Jamey Turner often performs to large crowds in Old

Town Alexandria, Virginia. You can find him playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass

harp(竖琴 ), near Alexandria ’s historic waterfront. ”并联合全文其余内容可知，本文主要叙述

了一位音乐家为人群演奏玻璃竖琴的故事。故 A 项最合适作本文标题。

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(2020·江西八所要点中学联考 )Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants

the world to know exactly where she ’ s been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.

The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated( 截肢 ) at the age

of four. Although the amputation caused setbacks for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing

short of inspiration for living her best life.

To spread that message, Gallagher has taken to social media, where she shares photos of

her travels across the globe, but instead of simply using a geotag, she writes her location across

her artificial leg before taking a picture.

Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal