《2025年绿色通道45分钟课时作业与单元测评高中英语必修第二册人教版》

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(2024·河南南阳邓州一中高一上期中)Derek Paravicini is lucky to be alive. Born three and a half months early, he weighed only 0.6 kilograms and almost 1 three times while he was in hospital. 2, Derek’s early birth left him with some disabilities—he is blind; he can’t tell left from right; he can 3 count to ten.
Yet Derek is a 4 talent. The 41-year-old remembers every one of the thousands of pieces of music he has ever heard and can play them without 5 on the piano—even if he only heard the song once years ago. Because he is blind, he cannot 6 music. All of the music he plays is in his 7. His brain has been described as a perfectly programmed musical 8. When he hears a chord with ten notes in it, he can even 9 all ten, while most professional musicians can only recognise about five.
Derek was two years old before his family discovered his 10. When he was given an old keyboard, he 11 his family by reproducing the songs he had heard outside. His family then arranged for him to go to a school for the 12 where he met a university professor who helped him to 13 his musical talent.
By the age of nine, Derek had 14 at a large concert hall in London with a famous orchestra. Since then, he has appeared on TV shows and travelled the world 15 performances. He has recorded his own CDs and there is even a book about his life.
1. A. smiled
B. cried
C. died
D. survived
2. A. Strangely
B. Quickly
C. Secretly
D. Unluckily
3. A. almost
B. hardly
C. still
D. even
4. A. maths
B. future
C. musical
D. natural
5. A. words
B. numbers
C. mistakes
D. sounds
6. A. read
B. improve
C. create
D. hear
7. A. head
B. hands
C. eyes
D. mouth
8. A. bank
B. hospital
C. community
D. computer
9. A. count
B. send
C. recognise
D. leave
10. A. voice
B. talent
C. book
D. illness
11. A. moved
B. confused
C. shocked
D. annoyed
12. A. blind
B. poor
C. needy
D. sick
13. A. discover
B. turn
C. end
D. develop
14. A. hosted
B. lectured
C. served
D. performed
15. A. recording
B. giving
C. improving
D. supplying

答案： 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.D 9.C 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.B