人教新目标版 七年级英语 阅读专练 16 娱乐和文化

人教新目标版 七年级 阅读专练 16 娱乐和文化姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空In all the worlds cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in our lives that people devote much time to its study. Experts (专家) are finding that because of the _our brains deal with music, learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can have a large number of benefits (益处).Music education has _a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children improve Maths, science, and language_. One study in Canada followed childrens IQ scores for nine months, _that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes (音符) uses several parts of the _, raising our ability to learn school subjects.Music is also used for _purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which influence memory. The secret lies in the way the brain deals with music. Thats _an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago. For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimers, listening to music can help wake up hidden memories by building up musical pathways to memories.Studies of the music and brain connection often centre on classical music, _it activates (激活) both the left and right sides of our brains. One study observed (观察) peoples brain activity as they listened to music by _William Boyce. It found that the brain activity was highestduring the short breaks (中断) between the movements of a piece. During each break, the personsbrain expected what would come next, while organizing what he or she had just _. This process (进程) is similar to the way our brain organizes information. It may explain why classical music can help improve memory.1 . AwayBresultCstyleDstep2 . AkeptBgivenCreceivedDcollected3 . AmarksBskillsCpointsDtalents4 . AbelievingBconsideringCexplainingDdiscovering5 . AbodyBbrainCheadDheart6 . AmedicalBmusicalCpersonalDpractical7 . AhowBwhenCwhyDwhat8 . AifBsinceCthoughDunless9 . AwriterBdoctorCteacherDcomposer10 . AheardBsungCsaidDdoneThe first cartoons appeared in newspapers. They told stories using _. The first photographed cartoon film (in 1906) was about humorous _. In the film, an artist _ pictures of two faces on a blackboard. The faces came to life. They smiled and a small dog jumped through a ring.There were lots of _ in early cartoons. One famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat.Walt Disney started to _ films in the 1920s. Some of his earliest films were about a famous story, Alice in Wonderland, _ in Disneys films it was called Alice in Cartoon Land. Walt Disneys most famous cartoon character was Mickey Mouse. He appeared in 1928, first in a black-and-white film _ sound, then very soon after that in a talking film and later in colour. A Mickey Mouse film was the first cartoon film with sound to become really _.Today, over a hundred years _, cartoons are still popular with people of all _. They will probably be popular for many more years in the future.11 . ApicturesBwordsClanguagesDbooks12 . AbirdsBcatsCmiceDfaces13 . AboughtBdrewCwroteDsaw14 . AplanetsBanimalsCheartsDcountries15 . AmakeBleadCseeDmiss16 . AasBsinceCbutDand17 . AfromBonCinDwithout18 . AcleverBpopularCsoftDlatest19 . AlaterBeverCoutDperhaps20 . AprizesBagesChobbiesDheroes二、阅读单选William Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers in English literature. His plays can be divided into threecategories:histories, tragedies(悲剧) and comedies. Shakespeare wrote eighteen comedies, although two were lost. These comedies usually have happy endings and a light-hearted tone and style that are quite different from his tragedies.All of Shakespeares comedies have five acts and the most important or exciting point always takes place in the third act. The hero does not appear until after other characters have talked about him. Shakespeare had some themes that he usually wrote about: the fight between good and bad, loves great effect on people, and the difference between first appearance and a persons true personality or face. Shakespeare also wrote his play in a certain style. For example, Shakespeare used words in such a clever and humorous way that they had more than one meaning. Some of the characters changed their appearances so that people didnt know who they were.Even though the tone is lighter in these plays. Comedies in Shakespeares day were quite different from modern-day comedies because their purpose was not to make people laugh. Shakespeares comedies are very emotional(有感染力的) and often include serious topics to think about.21 . How many Shakespeares comedies can people enjoy now?A18B16C5D222 . Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “categories” in Paragraph 1?AtypeBpartsCcopiesDpages23 . When does the hero in Shakespeares comedies appear?AAt the beginning of the play.BIn the middle of the play.CNear the end of the play.DNot until other characters have mentioned him.24 . Which sentence is WRONG according to the passage?AAll Shakespeares comedies have five acts.BShakespeares plays are written in a certain style.CThe purpose of Shakespeares comedies is to make people laugh.DThe fight between good and bad is one of the themes Shakespeare wrote about.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。25 . According to A, they want somebody who can_.Alisten more carefullyBunderstand how people feelCcommunicate well with othersDtake good care of the old on weekends26 . To be a trainee hairdresser you neednt.Awork on SundayBsweep the floorCbring drinks to customersDwash hair for clients27 . As a writer if you want to get more money you have to_.Abe chatty and passionateBhave valuable work experienceChave your articles read by more peopleDwrite more articles for the magazineTV PROGRAMMESChannel 1Channel 218:00 Childrens Program17:45 Sports18:30 Around China18:20 Foreign Arts19:00 News19:00 Outlook English19:30 Weather Report19:45 Animals World19:40 Around the World20:20TV Play: Memory20:40 TV Play: Friends21:10 China Today21:30 English for Today22:00 On TV Next Week22:50 Talk Show22:30 English News28 . If you are free after 9 p.m and want to learn more about China, you may watch _.AAround ChinaBTalk ShowCForeign ArtsDChina Today29 . A sports fan may watch TV at _.A19:45 on Channel 2B19:40 on Channel 1C17:45 on Channel 2D21:55 on Channel 130 . How long does the TV play Friends last? -_.A30 minutesB40 minutesC50 minutesD60minutes31 . If you want to know the weather, you can watch TV at_.A19:40 on Channel 1B21:10 on Channel 2C19:00 on Channel 2D19:30 on Channel 132 . The Talk Show is at _on _.A22:30, Channel 1B22:50, Channel 1C20:20, Channel 2D20:00, Channel 1第 9 页 共 9 页参考答案一、完型填空1、2、二、阅读单选1、2、3、