PeriodOneWarmup&Reading(Ⅱ)基础落实Ⅰ.单词检测A．英文释义连连看1．booka．togivesb.sth.andreceivethesamekindofthingfromthem2．Oweb．toarrangewithahotel，restaurant，theatre，etc.tohavearoom，table，seat，etc.onaparticulardate3．briefc．towalkslowlyaroundortoaplace，oftenwithoutanyparticularpurposeordirection4．exchanged．havingastrongandpleasantflavour5．wandere．tohavetopaysb.forsth.thatyouhavealreadyreceivedorreturnmoneythatyouhaveborrowed6．tastyf．short；lastingonlyashorttimeB．根据英文释义写出相应单词1．________n．：asmallamountofextramoneythatyougivetosb.whoservesyouinarestaurant2．________v．：totakesth.intothemindandlearnorunderstandit3．________n．：thelargestpartofagroupofpeopleorthings4．________adj.：fair，practicalandsensible5．________adv.：usedwhenaddingsth.tosupportanideaorargumentⅡ.短语检测1．推迟，延期put________2．首先，第一first________all3．大量，许多plenty________4．因此，结果________aresult5．至少________least6．支付，付款pay________7．事先________advance8．嘲笑某人laugh________sb.9．习惯于getused________10．为某人提供食宿putsb.________Ⅲ.用所给词的适当形式填空1．Therewasageneral________(expect)thathewouldwin.2．HonestlyIthoughtthefriedchickenwas________(taste)．3．Karenburstinto________(laugh)onhearingthegoodnews.4．Whenit’s________(fog)，thetrainsarelatemoreoftenthannot.5．Thegreat________(major)ofaccidentsintheAlpsoccurwhileclimbersarecomingdown.6．Ithoughtherrequestformoreinformationwas________(reason)，butitwasrefused.7．Ihavebeenexaminedbya________(physical)andhetoldmethathefoundnothingwrongwithme.8．Imadeno________(apologize)forwhatIsaid—itwasafaircomment.Ⅳ.选词填空1．It’scheaperifyoubookthetickets____________.2．Becauseoftheheavyrain，wehadto____________thesportsmeeting.3．WhenIfirstwenttoLondon，I________________thetrafficrules，whicharedifferentfromthoseinChina.4．Tomydelight，mydaughtersoon______________thenewlifeinuniversity.5．You’dbetter____________smokingoryou’llharmyourhealthgreatly.6.Ifyoustayhere，I’llnotletyou____________anything.能力提升阅读理解AGeorgeGershwin，bornin1898，wasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz，somepeopleasked，beconsideredseriousmusic?In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime，hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworldfamousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.In1928，GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition(作曲)withthewellknownmusicianNadiaBoulanger，butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazzinfluencedstyle.Whilethere，GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed，critics(评论家)weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife，to...
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