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四、阅读理解
阅读短文，从每小题的四个选项中，选出能回答所给问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
The Four Seasons, written by the Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi, was first played about 300 years ago. Since then, it has enjoyed worldwide popularity.
The great musical work includes four parts: “Spring” “Summer” “Autumn” and “Winter”. Each part brings to mind the season it is meant to describe. “Summer”, for example, begins slowly. Listeners can easily picture a hot, lazy summer day when nobody wants to move. When you listen to “Autumn”, a harvest celebration will readily come to mind.
But now, Hache Costa, a music director in Spain, has decided to give the old work a fresh feel. He says the climate today is very different from what it was in the 1700s. The Four Seasons would be “a lot
dirtier” if it were written now.
Costa has updated the musical work to make it match the realities of the modern world. The “updated” musical work has been played in Madrid, Spain. The performance takes place in front of a screen. As the musicians play, a video shows the effects of climate change, such as forest fires and unusually dry weather.
After enjoying it, people find the new “Summer” now sounds noisier and more powerful. Because of global warming, the other three seasons have become shorter. Costa says he expects people to feel “really sad” after listening to the new Four Seasons.
“I really want more people to become truly aware of what is happening to our planet,” says Costa, “And I believe Vivaldi would not be angry with my changes.”
1. What do we know about The Four Seasons?
A. It is still unpopular now.
B. It was written by Hache Costa.
C. It was first played about 300 years ago.
D. It has five parts about different seasons.
2. What will come to mind when we listen to the old “Autumn”?
A. Forest fires and dry weather.
B. A harvest celebration.
C. A hot lazy day.
D. A heavy snow scene.
3. What does the underlined word “updated” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. 提上日程 B. 追根溯源
C. 赋予新意 D. 彻底推翻
4. Why did Costa change the old musical work?
A. To call on more people to love music.
B. To raise public awareness of climate change.
C. To make the music easier to sing along with.
D. To show his great writing skills.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A famous musician and his sad life.
B. A classic work gets a new look for climate awareness.
C. How to write great music like The Four Seasons.
D. Different kinds of music around the world.
阅读短文，从每小题的四个选项中，选出能回答所给问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
The Four Seasons, written by the Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi, was first played about 300 years ago. Since then, it has enjoyed worldwide popularity.
The great musical work includes four parts: “Spring” “Summer” “Autumn” and “Winter”. Each part brings to mind the season it is meant to describe. “Summer”, for example, begins slowly. Listeners can easily picture a hot, lazy summer day when nobody wants to move. When you listen to “Autumn”, a harvest celebration will readily come to mind.
But now, Hache Costa, a music director in Spain, has decided to give the old work a fresh feel. He says the climate today is very different from what it was in the 1700s. The Four Seasons would be “a lot
dirtier” if it were written now.
Costa has updated the musical work to make it match the realities of the modern world. The “updated” musical work has been played in Madrid, Spain. The performance takes place in front of a screen. As the musicians play, a video shows the effects of climate change, such as forest fires and unusually dry weather.
After enjoying it, people find the new “Summer” now sounds noisier and more powerful. Because of global warming, the other three seasons have become shorter. Costa says he expects people to feel “really sad” after listening to the new Four Seasons.
“I really want more people to become truly aware of what is happening to our planet,” says Costa, “And I believe Vivaldi would not be angry with my changes.”
1. What do we know about The Four Seasons?
A. It is still unpopular now.
B. It was written by Hache Costa.
C. It was first played about 300 years ago.
D. It has five parts about different seasons.
2. What will come to mind when we listen to the old “Autumn”?
A. Forest fires and dry weather.
B. A harvest celebration.
C. A hot lazy day.
D. A heavy snow scene.
3. What does the underlined word “updated” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. 提上日程 B. 追根溯源
C. 赋予新意 D. 彻底推翻
4. Why did Costa change the old musical work?
A. To call on more people to love music.
B. To raise public awareness of climate change.
C. To make the music easier to sing along with.
D. To show his great writing skills.
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A famous musician and his sad life.
B. A classic work gets a new look for climate awareness.
C. How to write great music like The Four Seasons.
D. Different kinds of music around the world.
答案
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. B
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读短文把握核心内容，再针对每小题的问题，回到原文定位对应信息，运用细节查找、词义推断、主旨归纳的方法逐一解答：第1题定位《四季》的基本信息；第2题查找旧版《Autumn》的联想内容；第3题结合上下文猜测“updated”的含义；第4题明确Costa改编作品的原因；第5题总结全文主旨。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据短文第一段第一句“The Four Seasons... was first played about 300 years ago”，可知选项C正确；A选项与“enjoyed worldwide popularity”矛盾，B选项作者为Antonio Vivaldi，D选项作品含四个部分，故排除A、B、D，选C。
2. 细节理解题：根据短文第二段最后一句“When you listen to “Autumn”, a harvest celebration will readily come to mind”，直接对应选项B，选B。
3. 词义猜测题：由第三段“give the old work a fresh feel”及第四段“match the realities of the modern world”可知，“updated”意为“赋予新意”，对应选项C，选C。
4. 细节理解题：根据最后一段“I really want more people to become truly aware of what is happening to our planet”，可知Costa改编是为了提高公众对气候变化的意识，对应选项B，选B。
5. 主旨大意题：全文围绕经典音乐作品《四季》被改编以唤起人们对气候变化的关注展开，对应选项B；A、C、D均偏离主旨，选B。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是融合音乐与环保主题的英语阅读材料，题型覆盖细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意，解题需精准定位原文信息、结合语境推断词义、梳理文章核心，考查学生英语阅读综合能力，贴近生活实际。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读短文把握核心内容，再针对每小题的问题，回到原文定位对应信息，运用细节查找、词义推断、主旨归纳的方法逐一解答：第1题定位《四季》的基本信息；第2题查找旧版《Autumn》的联想内容；第3题结合上下文猜测“updated”的含义；第4题明确Costa改编作品的原因；第5题总结全文主旨。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据短文第一段第一句“The Four Seasons... was first played about 300 years ago”，可知选项C正确；A选项与“enjoyed worldwide popularity”矛盾，B选项作者为Antonio Vivaldi，D选项作品含四个部分，故排除A、B、D，选C。
2. 细节理解题：根据短文第二段最后一句“When you listen to “Autumn”, a harvest celebration will readily come to mind”，直接对应选项B，选B。
3. 词义猜测题：由第三段“give the old work a fresh feel”及第四段“match the realities of the modern world”可知，“updated”意为“赋予新意”，对应选项C，选C。
4. 细节理解题：根据最后一段“I really want more people to become truly aware of what is happening to our planet”，可知Costa改编是为了提高公众对气候变化的意识，对应选项B，选B。
5. 主旨大意题：全文围绕经典音乐作品《四季》被改编以唤起人们对气候变化的关注展开，对应选项B；A、C、D均偏离主旨，选B。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是融合音乐与环保主题的英语阅读材料，题型覆盖细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意，解题需精准定位原文信息、结合语境推断词义、梳理文章核心，考查学生英语阅读综合能力，贴近生活实际。
【难度系数】
0.7
