Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.
I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just under three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.
Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It's also a great source of inspiration.
Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs. Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images—matching the music that you are listening to.
1.Music has magical power because it ________.
A. is a kind of language
B. can be played much louder than words
C. receives a personal radio signal
D. can influence a person's spirit
2.One can learn from the second paragraph that the Beatles ________.
A. were the biggest band in American history
B. are not accepted by modern American people
C. appeared at a special time in American politics
D. represented the roots of American culture
3.One will do all of the following while listening to music EXCEPT ________.
A. feeling very refreshed
B. having emotional changes
C. painting some vivid pictures
D. feeling inspired by the composer
4.It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________.
A. has been influenced by the Beatles
B. enjoys drinking tea in his spare time
C. admires President John Kennedy very much
D. likes to match his own feeling with that of the composer
科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2016考前阅读、完型与写作之短文改错专项训练英语试卷（解析版） 题型：短文改错
短文改错。
May I have your attention, please? I have an announcement make.
The Student Union is going to hold a party in Saturday evening, August 15, to welcome my friends from the United States. The party will be hold in the roof garden of the Main Building. It will begin at 7:30 p.m. There will have music, dancing, singing, games and exchange of gift. Everybody may bring a small gift on this purpose. Remember to wrap it up, sign your name and write a few words of good wish.
Don’t forget: 7:30, Saturday evening, roof garden, Main Building. There is sure to be a lot of fun. Everybody is welcomed.
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Carol Vaness, the well-known American opera singer, was born in San Diego and began her professional performance in San Francisco. She has sung at many of the major opera houses in the world. Unlike other world-famous male opera singers, she was particularly known for her Mozart operatic roles.
At the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she often sings, Carol’s voice must be loud enough to be heard by four thousand people. It must reach every person in the theater, without a microphone, even when she’s singing softly. The reason Carol can project her voice that far is the way she breathes.
“When you breathe, it’s like a swimmer taking a deep breath before going underwater,” Carol explains. “You have to take a lot of air into your lungs.”
According to Carol, the main difference between pop singing and opera is “how you breathe, how much air you take in, and how you control it coming out. Regular singing is more like speaking, and it’s a lot softer.
Ever since she started piano lessons at the age of ten, Carol has loved music. As she got older, she decided to become a music teacher. When she went to college, she took singing lessons as part of her studies. Her voice teacher discovered that nineteen-year-old Carol had an exceptionally beautiful soprano(女高音) voice – the highest singing voice for women.
Today, Carol performs throughout the United States and Europe and she has sung for almost twenty years. But she has never forgotten why she started singing in the first place. “Put your heart into your singing and enjoy it,” says Carol, “because singing is a great joy. That’s why I sing. In fact, that’s why everybody sings.”
1.What is the best title for this passage?
A. The Way a Star Sings
B. An Opera Star
C. Opera Singing and Pop Singing
D. Singing without a Microphone
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. A pop singer breathes more deeply than an opera singer when he or she sings.
B. Opera singing is more like speaking.
C. A pop singer takes in much more air than an opera singer when singing.
D. An opera singer breathes differently from a pop singer when singing.
3.From the passage you can conclude all the following EXCEPT that __________.
A. Carol once learned to play the piano
B. Carol has been singing opera for 20 years or so
C. Carol worked as a music teacher
D. Carol is popular with Americans and Europeans
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“Nothing in this letter ________ be considered as a license to use the artist’s personal possessions”, the judge declared on the court.
A. can B. shall C. will D. may
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Three years ago I fail an important exam in my life and became a student in a ordinary school. Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom, I found the teachers patiently. Besides, I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class. I decided make the best of it. I worked hard and got along well with my teachers and classmate. Whenever I had difficulties, you were always available. Soon I became one of the most best students in my class.
My experience tells me that it’s not what you are given and how you make use of it which determines who you are.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
In my last semester of college，my favorite professor made an 1. (announce)that he would be teaching a study-abroad course over the winter break in Cambodia．The more he talked about the opportunity，the more 2. (interest)I became．I left class thinking I might 3. (actual)do it．
My immediate excitement gave in to excuses 4. the weeks passed．The trip would be expensive，I would have less time to spend with my family over the break and so on．In short，I was 5. (terrify)of taking the risk．
On the day I made my 6. (decide)，I suddenly felt as if I had seen myself clearly．Why was I so scared to take this chance? How could I let fear get 7. the way of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Besides，I had always dreamed of travelling the world and 8. (study)abroad was a major point in my life．So I took the challenge and 9. (fly)to Cambodia．
Now，looking back to my experiences in Cambodia，I cherish them very much．It has taught me 10. (conquer)fears，big or small and have a faith in myself．
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I don't doubt ______ he has the ability to deal with the situation, but ______ the problem can be solved quickly depends on his attitude.
A. whether; if B. that; whether
C. if; whether D. whether; that
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Look at the car. It is Mr Black’s car. It doesn’t work now. Mr Black is under it. He is repairing it. Mrs Black is near the car. She is helping Mr Black. A girl is in the car. She is Kate, Mr Black’s daughter. Who is the boy in the car? He is Jim, Kate’s brother. It is Saturday today. They don’t work. They want to go to Zhongshan Park. They all look worried.
1.Today is ________.
A. TuesdayB. ThursdayC. MondayD. Saturday
2.Mr Black is ________ his car.
A. washingB. drivingC. repairingD. cleaning
3.Kate is ________ the car with her brother.
A. besideB. inC. underD. near
4.They are going to a ________.
A. zooB. farmC. factoryD. park
5.What happens to the car?
A. It runs out of gas.
B. It doesn’t work.
C. It was broken in an accident.
D. It is stopped by a policeman.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Feel Worthy
1. It might be when spending time around others or when you’re by yourself but it’s often spurred on by feeling that others are more successful, privileged or more clever than you. The following tips may help you get out of the suffering situation.
2. Comparison weakens your self-reliance and causes you to feel less than, because instead of concentrating on what you have, you only see what you don’t have. Think of a bloom—it blooms amid many other blooms and does not compare itself to all those blooms; instead it does what it was made to do—bloom.
Learn how to appreciate other people’s achievements. 3. If you appreciate other people’s work, others will always appreciate you, which is a form of respect and satisfaction that adds to your sense of self-worth.
Make new friends. Surround yourself with like-minded people. In this way, you can create your own space, and you will feel worthy.
Stop criticizing yourself. Every person has certain limits—you are not a super human who can(or even should) do everything. 4.
Involve yourself in community services, you will feel confident. 5. You will feel worthy, when you see the love for yourself reflected in other people’s eyes.
A. Avoid comparing yourself with others.
B. Try to ignore others who are surrounding you.
C. There are times in life when you may not feel worthy.
D. Instead, enjoy your own individual qualities and abilities.
E. Criticizing others does little to help build your self-worth.
F. Therefore, think of yourself before others can help you relax.
G. Often helping others further shapes and builds up your character.
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