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Ⅰ.完形填空All you will leave behind for the world to remember is your legacy (遗产), but what legacy will you leave? I had a philosophy (哲学) professor, whose untidy appearance was highlighted (突出) by a __1__ sport coat and poorfitting thick glasses, which ofte n __2__ on the tip of his nose. Every now and then, as most philosophy professors do, he would go off on one of those hardtounderstand “What’s the meaning of __3__” discussions. Many of those discussions went __4__， but there were a few that really hit home (切中要害). This was one of them.“__5__ to the following questions by a __6__ of hands，” my professor instructed.“How many of you can tell me something about your parents？” everyone’s hand __7__.“How many of you can tell me something about your grandpar ents？” About threefourths put up their hands.“How many of you can tell me something about your greatgrandparents？” Two out of sixty students __8__ their hands.“Look around the room，” he said, “In just two short generations __9__ any of us even know __10__ our own greatgrandparents were. Oh sure, maybe we have an old photograph in a musty (发霉的) cigar box. __11__ maybe we know the classic family __12__ about how one of them walked five miles to school barefoot. But how many of us __13__ know who they were, what they thought, what they took pride in, what they were afraid of, or what they dreamed about? Think about that. Within three generations our ancestors are all but forgotten. Will this __14__ to you？”“Here’s a better question. Look __15__ three generations. You are long __16__. Instead of you sitting in this room, now it’s your greatgrandchildren. What will they have to say __17__ you? Will they know about you? Or will you be __18__， too？”“Is your life going to be a __19__ or an example? What legacy will you leave? The __20__ is yours. Class dismissed.”Nobody rose from their seats for five minutes.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。
Module 4 Music Sections Ⅰ Introduction & Reading andVocabulary[夯实·基础知识]Ⅰ. 单词拼写1. The foreigners couldn't understand Chinese so the guide________(诠释) for them.答案：interpreted2. The rainy days always ________(使沮丧) me.答案：depress3. Have you got any ________(亲戚) in our city? If not, I can put you up.答案：relatives4. The government has set up some rules ________(关于) the food safety.答案：regarding5. The firefighters have been ________(敬重) for their courage.答案：respected6. One of his ________(志向) is to become one of the firstrate pianists of the world.答案：ambitions7. Ambition is a ________(特点) of all successful businessmen.答案：characteristic8. I like the song Don't hurt me again by Zhang Zhenyu; it has a slow and beautiful ________(旋律)．答案：melody9. Yesterday my younger sister bought a book of ________(诗歌)．答案：poetry10. Theory should be ________(结合) with practice.答案：combinedⅡ. 选词填空give a concert，true of/for， give life to， be the same with， make contact 答案：is true of2. Her painting really________ the still objects.答案：gave life to3. It ________ your travels on the road to success.答案：is the same with4. The students are going to ________ on Christmas Eve.答案：give a concert5. Can you tell me how I can ________ Professor Brown?答案：make contact withⅢ. 完成句子1. After she had become famous, he tried to ________ her.她出名后，他竭力与她取得联系。
Module 4 Music Born in America李仕才(总分:150分时间:120分钟)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.At a shop.B.At a hotel.C.At a hospital.答案:B2.What does the man want the young fellow to design?A.A book museum.B.A car museum.C.An art museum.A.Longman Dictionary.B.Oxford Dictionary.C.New English-Chinese Dictionary.答案:A4.How does the man find the woman?A.Considerate.B.Diligent.C.Careless.答案:C5.When will the boy go outing?A.Unknown.B.At 6:00 a.m.C.At 6:00 p.m.答案:A第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A.Emails.B.Post offices.C.Making friends.答案:A7.Which of the following wasn’t the way people keep in touch in the past?A.Had phone calls and sent more faxes.B.Wrote letters and met face to face.C.Sent emails.答案:C8.What do some hackers steal from our email boxes?A.Puzzles.B.Passwords.C.Public word.答案:B听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
2019年高考英语 Module 4 Music Born in America课后达标复习检测（含解析）外研版选修7Ⅰ.单项填空1. He describes everything in ________ order, which makes ________ excellent impression upon us.A．the；an B．/；theC．the；/ D．/；an2. (xx·陕西长安一中模拟)The time he has devoted in the past few years ________the disabled is now considered ________of great value.A．to help；being B.to help；to beC．to helping；to be D．to helping；being3. Daily print newspaper circulation had________by about 2%, dropping from 528 million in xx to 519 million in xx.A．increased B.declinedC．accounted D．reached4. (xx·山东济宁模拟)The project we had once devoted so much time ________ perfectly.A．to work out B.to working outC．to worked out D．has worked out5. (xx·安徽师大附中期中考试)It is the protection for trees________really matters，________how many trees are planted.A．what；besides B．that；exceptC．that；rather than D．what；other than6. So far we have done a lot to build a low－carbon economy, but it is ________ ideal. We have to work still harder.A．next to B.far fromC．out of D.due to7. Although no further financial problem________， their small factory once couldn’t make both ends meet.A．rose B．aroseC．aroused D．raised8. (xx·陕西师大附中模拟)There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in________ with its surroundings.A．change B．harmonyC．uniform D．aid9. Make sure the gas is turned off after cooking, which would ________ cause danger.A．somehow B.meanwhileC．otherwise D.furthermore10. They tried________many kinds of cars before they decided to buy one.A．for B．onC．out D．at11. He made a good ________ on me by his rich knowledge.A．feeling B．effectC．impression D．sense12．(xx·浙江杭州模拟) Jim knows little about puter, so his wife thinks he can’t________t he development of times.A．keep pace withB．take advantage ofC．throw light onD．put enthusiasm into13. —You seemed to be deeply struck by his skill.—Not exactly. It was his courage________ his skill that really struck me most.A．rather B．as well asC．but also D．not as14. During the break time，workers discussed many________to solving the problems in their work.A．approaches B．meansC．plans D．ways15．—Why don’t you apologize to her?—________ I didn’t do a nything wrong.A．No way!B．Doesn’t matter.C．It isn’t my cup of tea.D．It’s all the same to me.Ⅱ.完形填空(xx·西南大学附中模拟)Every Saturday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando.We wanted to see__1__ it was like in the life of a homeless person. One special thing I like to__2__ is that my family and I do not eat before we begin our journey so we know how，it feels to be__3__. We all get together in the__4__ and prepare the food .Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mom __5__ a steaming hot delicious meal. We then__6__ them all up to feed 30 or more people.Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for protection in a family__7__.A lot of people__8__homeless people .Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people. Some are really nice；some of them just had __9__ things happening to them.__10__when my family and I went out on the street we had to earn their __11__，because a lot of people are __12__to them for no good reason. But __13__they see us every week they __14__us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people with __15__. Some of them shake our hands for giving them food.Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy.We have bee really close__16__ the man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal __17__in shopping carts. After we __18__them several timeshe has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from Howard University. He __19__teach French and Spanish.After we finished feeding the homeless, it makes me __20__what I have at home. I love feeding the homeless, and making a difference in someone’s life.1.A.what B．howC．whether D．why2．A.talk B．imagineC．mention D．remind3．A.thirsty B．hungryC．homeless D．helpful4．A.hall B．yardC．kitchen D．street5．A.buys B．takesC．brings D．prepares6．A.make B．packC．press D．add7．A.prayer B．ceremonyC．party D．adventure8．A.disappoint B．misunderstandC．ignore D．dislike9．A.terrible B．normalC．personal D．mon10．A.at last B．at leastC．at first D．at once11．A.trust B．thanksC．admiration D．love12．A.generous B．cruelC．unfriendly D．merciful13．A.in case B．now thatC．for fear D．provided that14．A.care for B．believe inC．agree with D．worry about15．A.sympathy B．courageC．feelings D．determination16．A.to B．byC．of D．with17．A.belongings B．clothesC．groceries D．goods18．A.departed B．savedC．helped D．greeted19．A.would B．used toC．was to D．ought to20．A.remember B．realizeC．recognize D．appreciateⅢ.阅读理解Good morning. The program today is about music.The word “music” es from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the a rts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different corners of the world.Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music play s an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard.When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they bee more and more interested in listening to pop music.The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has different meanings for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad.Music is now heard everywhere, in shops and buses and at home. In this program we shall study the language of music.We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel. It is worth making the effort. Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.Now, here es the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music...1. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A．Some knowledge about music.B．The origin of music.C．Something about the announcer.D．Some questions about music.2. Which of the following is NOT the purpose of this music program?A．To study the language of music.B．To learn more about music.C．To find out how music expresses people’s feelings.D．To tell us we should listen to music every day.3. Why should we study music a lot according to the text?A．To tell whether a piece of music is good or not.B．To learn about the development of music.C．To have a talent for music.D．To know more about the society.4. What does the announcer think about the function of music in our life?A．It is important to almost everyone.B．It is necessary for the young.C．It plays a great role when we are children.D．It decides our future.选修7Module 4课后达标检测40Ⅰ.单项填空1．解析：选D。
外研版（2019）高中英语必修选择性第二册Unit 4 同步练习题(限时：65分钟)Ⅰ.完形填空Mack loved playing soccer very much.Recently, he developed a thirsty attitude towards __1__ a soccer uniform.So he asked his mother to purchase one for him.“OK，”said the mother.“But such uniforms can't be__2__ in a short time.You need to have the __3__．”Several days passed, but his mother still made no __4__．Mack felt disappointed.One day he had an idea.He could paint on one of his school uniforms by himself.“What if Mother saw and __5__？”He felt a little anxious.But eventually, he made up his mind.That day he might be doing wonders.__6__，he wouldn't have kept silent.This silence made his mother realize his abnormality, __7__ she went to his room.In surprise she discovered Mack was painting on a uniform.Mack felt __8__ about his mother's sudden arrival.The mother spoke gently to Mack, “What have you done to your school uniform？”“I may not get a uniform, so I try to paint one.”When __9__，Mack was afraid to face his mother.However, his mom was __10__ after hearing the words and said, “We __11__ your endurance (耐性).But we couldn't find your painting talent __12__ you've obeyed me.There's a __13__ for you.” She went into the drawing room and __14__ a beautiful parcel.It was not anything but the soccer uniform Mack dreamed of.“Thank you, Mom, and sorry for __15__ the school uniform，”Mack jumped with joy.1．A.acquiring B．designingC.donating D．appreciating2．A.appointed B．accessibleC.available D．accustomed3．A.patience B．confidenceC.ambition D．determination4．A.requirement B．promiseC.decision D．response5．A.quit B．agreedC.scolded D．argued6．A.Otherwise B．HoweverC.Meanwhile D．Therefore7．A.before B．butC.until D．so8．A.excited B．guiltyC.nervous D．curious9．A.examining B．answeringplaining D．negotiating10．A.discouraged B．pleasedC.annoyed D．confused11．A.appeal to B．track downC.long for D．depend on12．A.after B．sinceC.unless D．if13．A.gift B．chanceC.choice D．message14．A.made B．fetchedC.received D．sent15．A.selling B．spoilingC.stealing D．changingⅡ.语法填空Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than coal-based plants every single day in last April in the US, according to a new report.The finding marks __1__ major milestone(里程碑)in an energy transition(过渡).It __2__ (acknowledge) that lower power demand __3__ (result) from the economic slowdown has played a role in coal's __4__ (continue) decline.According to the data __5__ (share) by the report, solar energy, wind power and hydropower(水电)had collectively generated more electricity than coal-based plants for __6__ (rough) 40 days straight.The report also showed how the COVID-19 pandemic could speed up a shift from coal power despite the US government's attempts __7__ boosting the fossil fuel industry in recent years.Some experts estimated the annual electricity generation from renewable energy sources could beat coal in 2030, __8__ may be happening faster than predicted.The most recent analysis indicated the higher cost of coal has left it as one of the last __9__ (alternative) of fuel.In January this year, coal's market share __10__ (fall) below 20 percent for the first time in many decades.Therefore, we can imagine renewable sources of energy will sooner or later take the place of coal entirely.III写作强化增分专练第一节假如你是李华，最近读到“猎杀野生动物会带来许多危害”的相关报道，请写一封倡议书，将其投稿至某英语报纸，号召人们爱护野生动物。
单元加餐练Ⅰ.阅读理解Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen tomusic before class, after class, and at lunch. Students withcars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as theydrive on the streets.Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music.Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is called orchestra music (管弦乐), such as the symphonies (交响乐) of Beethoven. There is opera (歌剧) for singers. There is ballet (芭蕾舞剧) for dancers like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了不同种类的音乐。
4.3 课时作业Ⅰ.用所给单词的正确形式填空1．Gun sales are strictly ________ (regulate) by the government.2．He made a ________ (volunteer) statement to the police.3．He is ________ (experience) in teaching English.4．Several ________ (passer－by) saw the accident.5．The government ________ (relax) import regulations greatly.6．He sat in the corner, ________ his face with his hand.7．The ________ development in the area leads to the serious water pollution.8．He got the prize because of the ________ of his goals in the last month.9．I have been to the library which has a ________ (collect) of 3,666 books.10．Much to my ________(relieve), the car was not damaged.答案：1.regulated 2.voluntary 3.experienced 4.passers－by5．relaxed 6.covering 7.industrial 8.achievement 9.collection 10.reliefⅡ.阅读理解AListening to music can help me focus better. Since I discovered it two years ago, I've used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively. I've found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.I first noticed the good effects of music while playing video games. It was a few days before Christmas and I was playing online video games. My parents had just given me a new MP3, so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played. After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play. I was playing more naturally. The music relaxed me, and, to a certain extent, distracted me from the game, allowing my subconscious (潜意识的) talent to come through. The music also helped me block out the outside world. With those headphones on I was like a machine, moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions.Music can also have a great effect on mood. If I'm in a bad mood at work, I'll listen to some of Bob Marley's and get down to business. It always takes my mind off what I'm doing and makes me a happier person. The same is true for classic rock. One summer, I did a boring job collecting bottle openers by hand. Without a radio playing classic rock in the background, I would have hated life.Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and have happy thoughts. But the results you see will depend heavily onyour personal tastes. Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks. By trial and error you'll finally discover your best choice. I'm always looking for new concentration aids, so I'd love to know what type of music works best for me.1．The author first discovered the effects of music ________.A. from his parentsB. by chanceC. at workD. when he was a child答案与解析：B 根据第二段“...I was playing online video games...After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play.”可知，作者是在玩游戏时听音乐偶然发现音乐的巨大作用的。
单元质量评估检测卷(四)(时间：120分钟满分：150分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What's the time now according to the conversation?A．1350. B．1405. C．1430.2．What does the woman suggest?A．Staying in the hall.B．Getting out of the hall.C．Talking with others.3．What does the man think about the play?A．Poorly written. B．Wonderful. C．Fairly good.4．When is the man's birthday?A．Dec.30th. B．Jan.1st. C．Dec.31st.5．Where does the conversation probably take place?A．In a hotel. B．In a street. C．In a university.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．What place is the man's destination?A．Gucci Shop.B．Margaret Club.C．Mark Club.7．How many traffic lights will the man pass before his turning left?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four.8．What suggestion does the woman offer at the end of the conversation?A．By taxi. B．By tube. C．By bus.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
Module 4 Music Born in America Section ⅠIntroduction & Reading and Vocabulary03 课后演练提能[夯实·基础知识]Ⅰ. 单词拼写1. Millions of stars __________(出现) on the sky.答案：emerged2. I'm part of the ________ (运动) to stop killing animals for their fur.答案：movement3. That professor's new ________ (方法) to language teaching was considered better than anyone else's.答案：approach4. The children quickly got ________ (厌烦) with staying indoors.答案：bored5. You'll have to improve your driving ________ (技巧) if you want to pass your test.答案：technique6. I think we should take a________ of Changjiang River, which can solve the power problem of some parts of China.答案：advantage7. We were all t________ by the way the young boy looked after his sick mother.答案：touched8. The company is in d________ because of falling demand.答案：decline9. This is a charity committee c________ of ten members.答案：consisting10. The parents should be blamed r________ than the children.答案：ratherⅠ. 选词填空1. Nowadays photography is regarded more as art ____________ a simple hobby.答案：rather than2. Our class ______________ fifty students.答案：consists of3. Some students ________________ her speech.答案：were bored with4. At that time the Roman Empire was ____________.答案：in decline5. We've worked ________ for years.答案：side by sideⅠ. 完成句子1. The movement started ________________.这个运动始于20世纪90年代。
Module 4单元加餐练（一）~（二）完形阅读组合练 加餐练(一) 完形阅读组合练 Ⅰ.完形填空 The composing career of Albert Roussel got off to a changeable start, and received one of its biggest successes from a lie. Roussel became an orphan (孤儿) at the age of eight and went to live with his __1__. He built on the __2__ he had learned from his mother, __3__ himself by reading through the family music collections and playing popular songs on the piano. Three years later Roussel's grandfather __4__， and his mother's sister took him in. Her husband arranged (安排) for young Albert to __5__ piano lessons. Summer vacations at a Belgian __6__ added a second love to his life — the sea. He studied to be a soldier in the navy, __7__ still made time to study music. In the French Navy, he and two __8__ found time to play the music of Beethoven and other composers. Roussel also began __9__. At the Church of the Trinity in Cherbourg on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first public __10__ as a composer. That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, and one of his fellow naval friends __11__ to show it to a __12__ conductor, Edouard Colonne. When Roussel's friend __13__ with the manuscript (手稿), he reported that Colonne had __14__ Roussel to give up his naval career and __15__ his life to music. Not long __16__， at the age of 25, Roussel did just that. He applied the qualities that he had __17__ in the navy to his composing and became a major force in the twentieth century French music. As for Edouard Colonne's __18__ advice that Roussel should devote his life to music, Roussel's naval friend later __19__ that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel's manuscript to the __20__. 语篇解读：无论生活中发生什么，都无法改变阿尔贝·罗素对音乐的挚爱。好友一个美丽的谎言，愈发坚定了阿尔贝·罗素追求音乐的信念，并使其最终成为20世纪法国乐坛的重要人物。 1．A.grandfather B．sister C．aunt D．uncle 解析：选A 根据第二段中的“Three years later Roussel's grandfather”可知选A。 2．A.story B．melody C．music D．poem 解析：选C 根据全文的主题及下文中的“reading through the family music collections”可知，此处应选“music”。 3．A.reminding B．entertaining C．controlling D．understanding 解析：选B 通过阅读家庭音乐作品集以及在钢琴上演奏流行歌曲，Roussel非常快乐。entertain“使快乐”，符合语境。 4．A.turned away B．passed away C．got away D．went away 解析：选B 下文提到Roussel的姨妈把他接走了，所以这应该是指Roussel的祖父去世了。pass away“亡故”。 5．A.take B．give C．share D. contribute 解析：选A take piano lessons“上钢琴课”，give piano lessons“教钢琴”。由语境可知，这里应选“take”。 6．A.hillside B．countryside C．seaside D．mountainside 解析：选C 由下文提到的“the sea”可知，选C。 7．A.but B．and C．so D．or 解析：选A Roussel加入了海军，但是(but)他仍然找时间学音乐。 8．A.brothers B．friends C．workmates D．relatives 解析：选B 一起演奏乐曲的应该是志同道合的朋友。另外，下文提到他的朋友主动提出把Roussel的作品推荐给指挥家Colonne也是提示。 9．A.writing B．studying C．composing D．drawing 解析：选C 根据第10题空后的“as a composer”可知，这里表示Roussel也开始作曲，故选C。 10．A.speech B．explanation C．impression D．appearance 解析：选D 这里指Roussel首次以作曲家的身份亮相。appearance“演出，公开露面”，符合语境。 11．A.offered B．refused C．wished D．decided 解析：选A 由下文内容可知，Roussel的一个朋友“主动提出(offered)”把他的作品推荐给指挥家Colonne。 12．A.serious B．familiar C．similar D．famous 解析：选D Roussel当时名不见经传，但是Roussel的朋友既然向Colonne推荐他的曲子，因此可推知Colonne应该是位著名的指挥家。 13．A.arrived B．left C．laughed D．returned 解析：选D Roussel的朋友回来后才能告诉他Colonne有什么回应。 return“回来，返回”，符合语境。 14．A.persuaded B．ordered C．advised D．requested 解析：选C 根据常识和上下文可知，这里只能是“建议”。 15．A.devote B．add C．declare D．contribute 解析：选A 这里是说让Roussel投身于音乐事业。下文第18题空后的“Roussel should devote his life to music”也是提示。 16．A.upward B．forward C．afterward D．backward 解析：选C not long afterward“不久之后”。afterward“后来，以后”。 17．A.expected B．developed C．loved D．formed 解析：选B 由上文中的“qualities”可知，这里应选develop“发展”与之搭配。 18．A.worrying B．surprising C．inspiring D．boring 解析：选C 根据语境可知，让Roussel投身于音乐的建议暗示Roussel有音乐才能，这是鼓舞人心的(inspiring)。 19．A.considered B．admitted C．agreed D．regretted 解析：选B 后来Roussel的朋友承认(admitted)自己说了谎。 20．A.conductor B．soldier C．officer D．composer 解析：选A 通读文章可知，Roussel的朋友承认没有把他的手稿给那个指挥家。这里与第12题空后的conductor对应。 Ⅱ.阅读理解 Ever since appearing on the music scene, Nicki Minaj has been called hiphop's version of pop star Lady Gaga. From her colorful clothes and wigs (假发) to her stage shows, it's not hard to see the similarities, but the 34yearold US singer says that she is different. “She's made her own lane for herself and I respect that, but I have my own lane, too, and we never cross paths — ever！” Minaj told Nightline. Minaj has achieved fame quickly with her rap. On April 21 she appeared in Time's list of the 100 most influential people alongside Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio and UK singer Adele. Minaj is known for her energetic rapping style. She uses metaphors (暗喻) and wordplay so well in her work that The New York Times described her as a great rapper with a gift for funny accents and unexpected turns of phrase. Raised in New York City, the young Minaj wanted to become an actress. But her acting career failed to take off. Dealing with a lack of money, in addition to her parents' fighting, Minaj turned to music as a way to escape — she rapped on the streets and posted her songs on the Internet. She was discovered by Wayne in 2009 and her real fame came from her first album Pink Friday. It topped the US Billboard charts soon after its release in late 2010.
