高中英语Unit12CultureShockPeriodFour课时作业北师大版.docx

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1、PeriodFour　Lesson4　TheNewAustraliansⅠ.阅读理解AGeorgeGershwin，bornin1898，wasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Thes

2、eplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz，somepeopleasked，beconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianan

3、dorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime，hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconce

4、rt.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworldfamousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.In1928，GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition(作曲)withthewellknownmusicianNadiaBoulanger，butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazzinfluencedstyle.Wh

5、ilethere，GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed，critics(评论家)weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife，toothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itstillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.GeorgeGershwindiedin1937，justdaysafterdoctorslear

6、nedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirtynineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.1．ManyofGershwin’smusicalworkswere________.A．writtenaboutNewYorkersB．composedforPaulWhitemanC．playedmainlyinthecountrysideD．p

7、erformedinvariousways答案　D解析　细节理解题。根据原文第二段末“Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.”其中“they”指代Gershwin’smusicalworks，“ineverypossibleway”与variousways属于同义替换，所以选D项。2．Whatdoweknowab