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1、最新教学资料外研版英语单元质量检测(四)(时间：100分钟满分：120分).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AChinese pianist Lang Lang won the respected Spanish Premios Ondas award on Tuesday in Barcelona，Spain, becoming the first Chinese to receive the honor.The committee said Lang got the award in recognition
2、 of his achievements in bringing classical music to the whole world and especially to new and younger audiences.Lang, 32, accepted the Special Mention of Musics Award during the 61st Ondas Awards Ceremony 2014 and performed on stage at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.“To receive this award is an encourage
3、ment for me，”Lang told China Daily, adding that he would try his best to promote music education for children all over the world and help more children appreciate classical music.Lang also said that he gave a master class to junior music camp students in Barcelona on Nov.15.The Premios Ondas awards
4、were first set up in 1954 and are given out annually.In 1956, the program extended its range with an international awards category.Wellknown bands U2, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Coldplay, as well as pop singer Ricky Martin, have all previously won the award.On Nov.13，Lang won the German Bambi Award
5、in Berlin for his outstanding achievements in classical music.Last year, Lang was also the first Chinese to be named International Artist of the Year at the Classic Brit Awards in Britain.1What is the main idea of the passage?AThe story of Lang Lang.BLang Lang won Spanish Premios Ondas award.CThe Pr
6、emios Ondas awards of Spain.DThe achievements of Lang Lang.2Why did Lang Lang win the Spanish Premios Ondas award?ABecause he plays music well.BBecause he is the best pianist in China.CBecause he has made achievements in bringing classical music to new and younger audiences.DBecause he gave a master
7、 class to junior music camp students.3Which word can be used to replace the underlined word “previously” in the fourth paragraph?ABefore. BQuickly.CSurprisingly. DNormally.BI got a piano when I was 26 years old.I had been longing to play the piano since I was a little girl. My grandmother had a pian
8、o in her house.But she gave it away to my aunt when I was still little. After I got married, someone offered a piano to us for D|S280.We bought it immediately, even though it meant that we had to live off our food storage for a couple of months.Paying a teacher was out of the question, so I set out
9、to teach myself the piano.First, I set out to learn to read music.I got any music I could find and played songs by looking at notes.The problem was that I couldnt play any piece of music if I didnt look at notes.I had always thought that playing the piano by ear was reserved for a few select pianist
10、s who were born with the gift.However, one day, what a pianist told me changed my opinion.One day, I went to a concert.Luckily，after the concert, I could talk with the pianist for a while.He told me that everyone could play the piano by ear if he or she tried hard enough.He meant that to learn to pl
11、ay the piano by ear, I would have to practice it.So I started playing jingles (短曲) from advertisements.Before long, I was able to pick out simple tunes of songs that were very familiar to me, and even to add accompaniments (伴奏)When I started practicing playing by ear, I also realized that my sight o
12、f reading skills improved greatly.Its because rather than reading every note, I was able to put my fingers where they should be according to the feel of the music.Remember，you can learn to play the piano by ear, too.4After the author got married, she_.Abought a new pianoBlived a very rich lifeCstill
13、 longed to play the pianoDhad no time for her hobbies5What was the problem when the author played the piano at the beginning?AShe had a very poor memory.BShe couldnt read music well.CShe couldnt find much music to play.DShe couldnt play music without notes.6At first the author considered playing the
14、 piano by ear was_.Ainteresting BchallengingCpopular Dboring7How does the author usually play the piano now?ABy looking at notes carefully.BBy looking at notes and remembering them.CBy playing the piano without looking at every note.DBy playing the piano without adding accompaniments.CI visited a fr
15、iends home the other day.While at his home，I noticed that he didnt like turning off the lights when they were not needed.So I started talking about global warming with him.I said that global warming had become a serious problem and that we all should do what we could to help prevent it.What he said
16、really disappointed me. He said, “Why bother？Global warming cant be prevented.”In my point of view, although we cant prevent global warming completely, we are able to perform a range of actions which may help to reduce the future effects of global warming.And I think everyone on the earth should try to p
