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Choral music is fun to learn and listen to.
A group of singers working together can produce a great sound that a single singer cannot achieve alone. As a member of a choir, you can show and share your love for music with others. Here are some of the benefits(好处) that you can get by joining a choir.
Build up confidence
Members of a choir often encourage and help each other. Some people love to sing but are too nervous to sing alone. Singing in a group can make them feel comfortable. It can help build up their confidence.
Work as a team
Singing in a choir is not about the individual(个人), but about the group. No one singer should try to stand out(引人注目) more than the others. In a choir, most of the members love music so much. You will find it wonderful to work with people who share the same interest as you do.
Travel around to perform
Most choirs perform a few times each year. It is a great experience to share what you love with your audience. Some choirs even have concert tours(巡回音乐会). Singers can travel to new places and sing with their friends.
任务一 选择正确答案
1. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. Choir members should try to sing better than others.
B. Choir members need to share the same interest and work as a group.
C. Being in a choir helps you travel to many new places.
D. Singing in a choir makes you a famous person.
2. The underlined word "audience" in Paragraph 4 means the people who .
A. sing in the choir
B. listen to the performance
C. organize the concert tour
D. travel with the choir
3. According to the passage, which is true?
A. Choir members usually perform alone on stage.
B. You must be a great singer to join a choir.
C. Being in a choir can help shy people feel more comfortable singing.
D. Choirs only perform once a year.
4. What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To tell a story about a famous choir.
B. To explain how to start a new choir.
C. To encourage people to join a choir by listing its benefits.
D. To compare different types of choirs in the world.
任务二 回答问题(每个题目的答案不超过5个单词)
1. What can you share with others when you sing in a choir?
2. How can you feel when you sing in a group?
3. What will you choose to do when you find some people with the same interest as you?
4. How often do most choirs perform?
5. What do you think of singing in a choir?

任务一
1. B 段落大意题。根据第三段中“Singing in a choir is not about the individual, but about the group.”及末句可知，本段强调共同兴趣和团队合作，B项准确概括。
2. B 词义猜测题。根据上下文可推断，在演出情境下，audience自然指“观看表演、聆听音乐的人”，即听众或观众。
3. C
4. C 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文旨在通过阐述益处来吸引和鼓励读者参与合唱。
任务二
1. Love for music. 2. Comfortable. 3. Work with them.
4. A few times every year. 5. Wonderful.（言之有理即可）

【分析】
首先处理任务一的选择题，需明确各题型解题方法：1. 段落主旨题：定位对应段落，抓取核心句，结合段落内容判断主旨；2. 词义猜测题：结合上下文的演出语境，推断划线词含义；3. 细节理解题：将选项与原文逐一比对，排除错误选项；4. 作者意图题：通读全文，梳理作者行文逻辑，判断写作目的。任务二的简答题需从原文定位对应问题的答案，且注意答案不超过5个单词。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 第三段核心句为“Singing in a choir is not about the individual, but about the group.”，末句也强调与同好合作，A选项与文意相反，C选项是第四段内容，D选项未提及，故选B。
2. 划线词所在句为演出相关语境，audience指“观看表演的人”，即听众，故选B。
3. A选项与“group singers working together”不符，B选项原文未提及“必须是好歌手”，C选项对应原文“Singing in a group can make them feel comfortable”，D选项与“a few times each year”不符，故选C。
4. 全文通过列举合唱团的好处吸引读者加入，并非讲故事、讲方法或对比类型，故选C。
任务二：
1. 原文提到“share your love for music”，故答案为Love for music.
2. 原文提到“make them feel comfortable”，故答案为Comfortable.
3. 原文提到“work with people who share the same interest”，故答案为Work with them.
4. 原文提到“Most choirs perform a few times each year”，故答案为A few times every year.
5. 原文提到“it is wonderful”，故答案为Wonderful.
【答案】
任务一
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. C
任务二
1. Love for music.
2. Comfortable.
3. Work with them.
4. A few times every year.
5. Wonderful.
【知识点】
阅读理解（主旨大意）、词义猜测、细节理解
【点评】
本文是介绍合唱团益处的说明文，题目涵盖阅读理解核心题型，任务二需精准提取原文信息并控制字数，考查学生文本定位、信息提取及推理能力，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6