2018-2019学年八年级英语下册 Unit 8 Have you read Treasure I

1Unit8HaveyoureadTreasureIslandyet?单元能力提升八Ⅰ.阅读理解Americancountrymusicisalsoknownas(被视为)countryWesternmusic.Ithasaverylonghistory.Itcomesfromthefolksongsofimmigrants(移民)fromBritain.Countrymusicusessimplemusicandwordstoexpresseverydayfeelingssuchasloneliness,love,andsadness.Thatistosay,countrymusicdescribeslife.Ittalksaboutfriendsandenemies,trucksandroads,farmsandcrops…Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldlikecountrymusic,becauseeveryonecanunderstandwhatthemusicisabout.CountryWesternmusicbecamepopularfirstamongcowboys(牛仔)intheAmericanWestcountryside.Cowboyshadtotakecareofcowsdayandnight.Whentheywerealonewiththecows,theyoftensangbeautifulandpeacefulsongstocalm__the__animalsandtoovercometheirownfear.Theywerenotwell­educated(接受良好教育的),sotheysangabouttheirdailylifeinverysimplewords.Theyplayedtheguitar,theviolin,andotherinstruments.InthesouthofAmerica,manypeopleaddedinstrumentsfromtheirhomes,likebottlesandspoons.WhencowboysvisitedtheirfriendsandfamiliesonholidayslikeThanksgiving,theyusuallysangandplayedcountryWesternmusic.Inrecentyears,manymusicianshavemadecountryWesternmusicalittledifferentfromthatinthepast.Thesechangesmakethesongssoundevenbetter.TodaysingerssuchasGarthBrooks,RebaMcEntire,EmmylouHarris,LyleLovett，EddieRabbitt,LeAnnRimes,RandyTravisandagroupcalledAlabamaaresingingandplayingindifferentstyles.TheyhavebroughtcountryWesternmusicmoreandmorefansfromallovertheworld.()1.CountryWesternmusiccomesfromthefolksongsofimmigrantsfrom________.A．AmericaB．FranceC．BritainD．Germany()2.Accordingtothepassage,peoplelikeAmericancountrymusicbecause________．A．ithasalonghistoryB．itcomesfromEuropeC．itissungbycowboysD．itiseasytounderstand()3.Theunderlinedwords“calmtheanimals”heremeans“maketheanimalsbecome________”．A．sadandlonelyB．quietandrelaxedC．angryandwildD．upsetandscared()4.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthepassage?A．Earlyimmigrantslivedaverysimplelife.B．Manycountrymusicsingersarenotwell­educated.C．CowboysusuallyplayedcountryWesternmusiconholidays.D．InthewestofAmerica,cowboysaddedinstrumentsfromtheirhomes.()5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis“________”．A．AmericansLoveAmericanCountryMusic2B．TheHistoryofAmericanCountryMusicC．SingersandFansofAmericanCountryMusicD．AllKindsofAmericanMusicⅡ.2018·百色从方框中选出合适的单词，并用其适当形式完成短文important,begin,language,long,betweenTheSilkRoadhasbeenabridge1.________theEastandWestformorethan2，000years.ButyouknowtheSilkRoadisnotasingleroute(路线)!Itisaseriesoftradeandculturetransmission(传送)routes.It2.________duringtheHanDynasty(朝代).ThetraderoutestartsfromthecityofXi'aninShanxiProvinceandendsinEasternEurope.TheSilkRoadwasabout6，500kilometers3.________.Itwentacrossonefourthoftheplanet.TheSilkRoadwasvery4.________tobothChinaandtherestoftheworld.Besidestrade,knowledgeaboutscience,artsandliterature,aswellascraftsandtechnologieswassharedacrosstheSilkRoad.Inthisway,5.________andculturesdevelopedandinfluencedeachother.3详解详析Ⅰ.【主旨大意】这篇文章主要讲述了美国乡村音乐的发展历史。美国乡村音乐来自英国移民，最初是在牛仔中传唱。近年来，这种音乐被加入了新的元素，使得这种歌曲更加优美动听。1．C2．D细节理解题。根据短文第二段中“Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldlikecountrymusic,becauseeveryonecanunderstandwhatthemusicisabout.”可知，人们喜欢美国乡村音乐是因为它容易理解。故选D。3．B4.C5.BⅡ.1.between2.began3.long4．important5.languages