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课时作业(五)Unit2SectionⅡGrammarandusage&IntegratedskillsⅠ.阅读理解ASixyearsagoattheageof35,IsuddenlydecidedIwantedtolearnthecello.StraightawayIrentedaninstr
umentandappearedbeforeWendellMargrave,professorofmusicalinstruction.“Youcanbeasgoodasyouwanttobe,”Margravesaidrathermysteriously.The
nheenteredmynameinbook:10am,Tuesday.TuesdayfollowedTuesday,andsoonitwasspring.ThusIbeganmyvoyageoutofignoranceandintothedream.Itwasahapp
ytime.Iwasagainbecomingsomethingnew,andnolongertrappedasthesameperson.Surelythemostterriblerecognitionofmiddlelifeisth
atwearepastchanging.Wedowhatwecanalreadydo.ThecellowassomethingIcouldn'tdo.YeteachTuesdaythisbecamelessandlesstrue.Ridinghomeonthebusonesnowynigh
tandlearningthescoreofMozartsC-MajorQuintet,Ifeltthepageburstintomusicinmyhands.Icouldbythenmoreorlessreadascore,andwashummingt
hecelloline,whensuddenlyallfivepartscametogetherharmonicallyinmyhead.Thefellowsittingoppositestared.
Imethisglancewithtears,actuallyhearingthemusicinmyheadforthefirsttime.Couldhehearittoo,perhaps?No,hegoto
ffatthenextstop.Astheyearsslippedby,mydaughtergrewup,playingthepianowell.MygoalwasthatsheandIwouldonedayperformtogether.Ialsowante
dtoperforminpublicwithandformypeers,andtobesecretlyenvied.Icontinuedtoplay,toperform,butitisnotthesame.AsgoodasIwantedtobe,Iama
sgoodasI'mgoingtoget.Itisgoodenough.1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat____________.A.theauthorwenttoacellolessonever
yTuesdayB.theauthorboughtacelloafterhedecidedtolearnitC.theauthoralreadyknewsomecellobasicsD.Margravewasafamousbutmysteriousprofessor2.Theauthorwrite
sthat“Itwasahappytime”inParagraph3mainlybecause____________.A.heusedtofeelveryboredwithhisunchallenginglifeB.itwasbeautifultobeabletohearthemusicin
hismindC.ProfessorMargravemadelearningthecelloveryeasyforhimD.heenjoyedthefeelingsofgrowthandgettingclosertohisdream3.Thepurposeoft
hearticleismainlyto____________.A.showtheauthor'sdeepgratitudetohiscellotutorB.advisereadersonhowtoimprovethe
ircelloskillsC.encouragereadersthatit'snevertoolatetopursuetheirdreamsD.describetheauthor'sincredibleeffortstoovercomedifficultiesBGeorg
eLiwasbornin1995andnowisayoungpianistontherise.Atage10,hegavehisfirstpublicconcertandin2015,hewonasilvermedalatInternationalTcha
ikovskyCompetitioninMoscow.Lirecentlyreleasedhisfirstalbum,performingwithsomeoftheworld'sgreatorchestras.ThecenterpieceofLi
'salbumisthepassionatePianoSonataNo.2byChopin—theonewiththefuneralmarchasitsthirdmovement.ChopinisclosetoLi'sheart,asitwasChopin'smusic
thatearnedhimthetopprizeattheCooperInternationalCompetitionatOberlinConservatorywhenhewasjust15.Li'salbum,LiveattheMariinsky,releasedlastfallo
nWarnerClassics,openswiththePianoSonatainBminorbyHaydn.Li'sgentletouchmakesthemusicshine.“Ithinkthema
inrequirementisthetouch.Ithastobesosensitive,”hesaysaboutHaydn.“Imaginethechampagnebubbles,orjustthatsoundwhenthecha
mpagnepoursintoglass.”LiwasborninBoston.HisparentscametotheU.S.fromChinainthe1980s.Hesaystheyhadfewopportunitiestohe
arclassicalmusicintheprocessofgrowingup.Libeganplayingthepianoatagefourandthoughtofitonlyasahobby.Butoneday,whenhewas11
,playingBeethoven'sFirstPianoConcerto,everythingchanged.“Allofasudden,inthemiddleoftheperformanceIfeltdiffere
nt,”hesays.“I__was__kind__of__transported__in__some__other__reality.AndIfeltalltheseemotionswithinthepieceandwithinmyself.”Andt
hat'swhenLi'slightbulbswitchedon.Afterthatmomenthewantedtodothisfortherestofhislife.FortunatelyforGeorgeLi's
fans,that'slikelytobeaverylongtime.4.WhatcanwelearnaboutGeorgeLifromthepassage?A.Hewasbornandgrewupinanartist
icfamily.B.HewonthetopprizeatInternationalTchaikovskyCompetition.C.HeplayedHaydn'sPianoSonatainBminorinagentlemanner.D.Hereleasedhisalbum
withBeethoven'sFirstPianoConcertoinit.5.WhatdoesGeorgeLimeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5?A.Hedidn'tknowwhatrea
litywasanymore.B.Hefeltasifheweretransportedtoanotherspace.C.Theperformanceseemedtooexcellenttobereal.D.Hisemotionsrespondedt
owhatwasexpressedinthepiece.6.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheKeytoGeorgeLi'sSuccessB.GeorgeLi'sJourneyintotheWorldofPianoC.TheBirthofaTal
entedPianistGeorgeLiD.GeorgeLi'sExtraordinaryPianoSkillsⅡ.七选五Theworldisacolorfullandscapeofdifferentlanguag
es,skincolors,anddifferentcultures.It'simportanttohaveagoodunderstandingofdifferentculturesinordertobecom
eawell-roundedperson.__1__Onewayistoreadbookswrittenbyauthorsfromaparticularculture.Readingworksbyauthorswhohaveacloserelationshipwithaparticularc
ultureallowspeopletogainanauthenticglimpseintothefood,music,language,religion,andwayofalifeofaparticulargroupofpeople.__2__Anothe
rwaytolearnaboutdifferentculturesistotrytolearnaforeignlanguage.__3__Apersoncanchoosealanguageshehasalwayswantedtolearnandlocate
learningprogramstohelphermasterthelanguage.Besides,onecanenrollinaforeignlanguageclassinordertolearninamoreformalsetting.Onecanalsotry
tovisitareasofthecitytoestablishsocialconnectionwithnativespeakersofthelanguage.__4__Seekoutrestaurantsthatfeatureauthenticfoo
dfromavarietyofcountries.Foodisanimportantpartofdifferentculturesandallowspeopletogaindeepunderstandingintoaparticularcultural
group'swayoflife.Communicatingwithpeoplefromothercountriesthroughemailorsnailmailisanotherusefulwaytobecomefamiliarwithdifferentculture
s.__5__Variouswebsitesofferpenpalservices,offeringtoconnectindividualswithpenfriendsaroundtheworld.A.Tryingauthenticfo
odfromaspecificculturalgroupisalsoagreatidea.B.TheInternethasmadeitpossibletocommunicatewithothersfromdifferentco
untries.C.Makingcontactwithnativespeakersofthelanguageallowsonetogainfirsthandknowledge.D.Thereareseveralwaystobecomeknowledgeableabo
utdifferentcultures.E.Storiesbasedonalocalcultureexposeonetoadifferentculture.F.Onewaytodevelopthisappreciationistotrytoteamaboutotherculturesaround
theworld.G.Avarietyoflanguage-learningbooks,software,andaudioprogramsisavailable.