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Unit5Reading课后作业一、单项填空1．Itisunwiseto________toomuchimportancetotheinformation.A．attractB．devoteC．attachD．pay2．Thechildren________verywelllastnightandtheaudiencewereattractedbytheirplay.A．permittedB．performedC．pretendedD．presented3．Forhundredsofyearshumanshave________findinglifeondistantplanets.A．workedoutB．dreamedofC．lookedforD．carriedon4．Ifyouarenotfamiliar________thetopic，youmaywritesomethingthatisfamiliar________you.A．with；withB．to；toC．to；withD．with；to5．Jackcan'tstandthathisclassmatesoften______him.A．keepupwithB．comeupwithC．takecareofD．playjokeson6．Ifyoucan________thehabitofthinkingandwritinginEnglish，youaresuretolearnEnglishwell.A．coverB．moveC．avoidD．form7．________，Idon'twanttomakefriendswithhim.A．HonestspeakingB．TobehonestC．BeinghonesttoyouD．Tobehonestly8．Youcan________metokeepyoursecret，Lily.IpromiseIwon'ttellanyoneelse.A．relyonB．joininC．turntoD．askfor9．Themeeting________at11o'clock.Thenwehadlunchtogether.A．brokeoutB．brokedownC．brokeupD．brokeinto10．Hecan________$3，000ayearbywritingstoriestosupportafamilyofthreepeople.A．spareB．affordC．earnD．charge11．Myparentswillmovebackintotowninayear______.A．laterB．afterC．orsoD．about12．Shepretended________TVwhenhermothercamein.A．nottobewatchingB．notwatchingC．tonotwatchD．havingnotwatched13．Thecar________youareallfamiliarwasstolenlastnight.A．towhomB．withwhomC．towhichD．withwhich14．Thepirates(海盗)saidthattheywouldmaketheirdemands________toallships.A．knowB．knownC．knewD．knowing15．Likemostchildren，Iexpected________todoallthework.A．grown－upsB．grown－upC．growings－upD．growing－up二、完形填空TheGrandOleOpry，inNashville,Tennessee，hasalwaysbeenAmerica'smostimportantconcerthallforcountrymusic.EverySaturdaynighttheplaceisfilledtotheceilingwithcountrymusic__1__．One__2__inJanuary1967，wasavery__3__nightattheOpry.Forthefirsttimea__4__manwasanattraction(引人注目)．__5__musichasalwaysbeenthoughtofas“Whitemusic”.Formany,itwasastrange__6__toseeCharleyPridestep__7__theOprystage.Somepeoplefelt__8__aboutwhetherablackmancouldsingcountrysongs.__9__Charley'ssmoothvoicequickly__10__overtheOpry__11__.Charleywassogoodthatbefore__12__，hewascountrymusic'sbiggest__13__．Likemanycountrysingers,Charleywas__14__onafarm.Hespenthisyouthmilkingcowsandpickingcotton.Butheknewhewasn'tgoingtomake__15__hiscareer(职业).Laterhebecameabaseballplayer.Charleymadeittoamajor(主要的)leagueteam.Buthedidn'tstayonformorethanoneseason.Inthewinter,afterthebaseballseason,Charley__16__atalocalnightclub.Oneevening，RedSovine，agreatcountrymusicstar，heardCharleysing.RedtoldCharleytosing.RedtoldCharleytoforgetabout__17__andgoforasingingcareer.Charleytookthe__18__andbecameatruehit－maker.His__19__werealwaysnearthetoponthelist.Somewerenumberonealloverthecountry.TodayCharleyPrideis__20__oneofthebiggeststarsincountrymusic.Buthesayshisrealwishistoownabaseballteam.1．A.peopleB．soundC．fansD．songs2．A.SaturdayB．dayC．timeD．concert3．A.coldB．specialC．darkD．successful4．A.youngB．famousC．strongD．black5．A.ClassicB．CountryC．PopularD．Light6．A.lookB．sightC．eventD．evening7．A.toB．upC．forD．onto8．A.unsureB．curiousC．badD．excited9．A.ThenB．AsC．ButD．So10．A.thoughtB．wonC．flowedD．carried11．A.hallB．crowdC．concertD．singers12．A.soonB．thatC．nowD．long13．A.winnerB．playerC．starD．fan14．A.knownB．raisedC．trainedD．found15．A.singingB．laboringC．sportsD．agriculture16．A.sangB．playedC．foughtD．worked17．A.musicB．jobsC．baseballD．agriculture18．A.careerB．changeC．orderD．advice19．A.songsB．pictureC．recordsD．concerts20．A.stillB．againC．evenD．yet三、阅读理解TheBiggestBandintheWorldTheBeatlesisprobablythemostfamouspopgroupintheworld.Onradiostationsacrosstheworld，aBeatles'songisbeingplayedeverysecondofeveryday.Thegroupbrokeupin1970，buttheirmusicisstillpopulartoday.Infact，1966wasthegroup'smostsuccessfulyear，asthebandreleased(发行)threenewdoublealbums，whichsoldover20millioncopies.Notbadforabandthatsplitupin1970!TheoriginalgroupwasmadeupofJohnLennon，PaulMcCartney，GeorgeHarrisonandPeteBest，whobeganplayingtogetherin1959.Threeyearslater，inMay1962，thebandsignedacontractwiththeParlophoneRecordCompany.Beforethis，theywererejected(拒绝)byfourrecordcompanies!TheBeatles'firstsingle，“LoveMeDo”，wasreleasedinOctober1962.Twomonthsbeforethis，RingoStarrreplacedPeteBestasthedrummer.Theband'scatchytunesandsimplelovelyricsmadethempopularimmediately.In1963，thebandbecamethefirsttohavethreeNo.1singlesandtwoNo.1albumsinarow.Bytheendof1963，theBeatleshadbeenthemostpopulargroupinEurope.Theysoldmillionsofrecords，andtheirfanscopiedtheirhairstylesandclothes.Theirrecordswerenotavailable(可得到的)inAmericauntilDecember1963，whentheirfifthsinglewasreleasedthere.WithinamonthitwasaUSNo.1.TheirAmericanrecordcompanyquicklyreleasedtheirfirstfoursingles，andtheBeatlessetanotherrecord—thefirstgroupevertoholdthetopfiveplacesintheAmericanrecordchartatthesametime.DuringthenexttwoyearsEuropeandAmericawentcrazyfortheBeatles.Thegroupplayedhundredsofsell－outconcertsallovertheworld.InAugust1965，theysetanotherrecordbyplayingtothelargesteverconcertaudience—55，600people.Whentheyplayedtheirlastpublicperformanceayearlater，theyhadrecordedafurthereightNo.1singlesintheUS.From1966unt