英语周报人教版九年级第2期2023-2024总3606期

英语周报人教版九年级第2期2023-2024总3606期

Urbanization

Until relatively recently, the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago 1. . In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) villages. It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in history— a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.

Britain was only the beginning.  2. .The process of urbanization— the migration (迁移) of people from the countryside to the city— was the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and

where they live.

In 1990, fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas. Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms.  3. .

Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized. Even in advanced agricultural societies. It took about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities. _ 4. . Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite(精英) and the servants, laborers and professionals who served them. Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.

Over the past two centuries, the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country  5._ Today, instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers.

A. That kept cities very small.

B. The rest live in small towns.

C. The effects of urban living on people should be considered.

D. Soon many other industrial nations become urban societies.

E. But even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities.

F. Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.

G. Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.

英语周报人教版九年级第2期2023-2024总3606期试题答案

1.E

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.F

【解析】

试题分析: 本文以城市化为中心，讲述了城市由过去规模小，农民人口多，到后来现代化之后，城市规模逐渐变大，农民人口逐渐减少的现象，反应了社会的变迁。在过去的两个世纪中工业革命打破了城市和乡村的平衡，现在一个美国的农民就能够供给一百个非农业人口的粮食。

1.考查对语境的理解和上下文的推理判断能力。根据前句“The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago”和后句nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) villages.可知此处讲的是以前城市的情况，纵观选项只有E选项内容涉及到了过去的城市情况，内容符合语境，选E。

2.考查对语境的理解和上下文的推理判断能力。根据前一句的“ Britain was only the beginning”可以判断后面要讲述逐渐的一种变化，英国只是个开始，因此D选项内容Soon many other industrial nations become urban societies.可以承接上文，选D。 句意：英国只是个开始，很快，其他工业国家也变成了城市化社会。

3.考查对语境的理解和上下文的推理判断能力。根据前一句的“Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms”可知目前超过82%的美国人住在城市，只有2%的人住在农场，由此可以推断下一句应该介绍其余人们的情况，而B选项中the rest恰好对此做出了补充，因此选B。句意：其余的人住在城镇里。

4.考查对语境的理解和上下文的推理判断能力。根据前一句的”It took about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities”可知要有95个人在农场里工作，才能养活5个城市里的人，由此推断城市里居住的人肯定要少，规模肯定很小，选A。句意：这种原因导致了城市规模很小。

5.考查对语境的理解和上下文的推理判断能力。根据后面的“ Today, instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers”可知，现在一个美国人在农场里工作，可以养活100多个非农美国人，因此现代化让农民更加多产，让更多的人可以居住在城市里，选F。

考点：考查信息匹配

Artie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His name was Arthur Arshawsky. His parents were poor immigrants who had come to the United States from Eastern Europe. His family later moved to New Haven, Connecticut.

At the age of fourteen, he began to play the saxophone and then the clarinet. From a very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be perfect. He worked at this task much of his life.

He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He left home and began playing in bands across the United States.

In 1928, young Artie Shaw traveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong. He immediately understood that Armstrong’s great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music. Soon after, he moved to New York City.

He got work playing the clarinet for the Columbia Broadcast System radio network. In 1936, he was given a chance to form a small group and play at New York’s famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.

Artie Shaw was always trying something new, something different. He heard a young black woman sing and hired her for his band. This was the first time that a black woman sang with white musicians. Racial separation was the rule in many states. Artie Shaw did not care.

Artie Shaw wrote several books in his later years. He wrote stories for magazines. He spoke about music at colleges and universities. But he had very little to do with the world of recording or music. During those years however, he received many awards and honors for his music. These included a Hall of Fame award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

1.When he was very young, Artie Shaw was ________.

A.born to a wealthy family

B．a famous singer

C．a man with a great dream

D．was in love with music when he was a baby

2.To achieve his music dream, Artie Shaw ________.

A.first began to play the clarinet

B.wanted to be the most famous musician around the world

C.began playing in bands across the United States

D.became a famous musician when he was fifteen

3.When Artie Shaw became an adult, ________.

A.he showed a growing interest in jazz music

B.he worked for Columbia Broadcast System radio network as a singer

C.he formed a small band when he was twenty three

D.he thought that racial separation should be the rule of the society

4.In his later years, Artie Shaw ________.

A.almost stopped playing music

B.worked for a magazine as an professional writer

C.he made many speeches about his life at colleges

D.he received many awards and honors for his books

5.Which one can be the title of the passage?

A.Artie Shaw’s Life Stories

B．Artie Shaw — A Crazy Musician

C．Artie Shaw — A Great Writer

D．Artie Shaw’s Music Life

英语周报人教版九年级第2期2023-2024总3606期试题答案

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：Artie Shaw出身贫寒，但是着不妨碍他有一个音乐梦。他想做最棒的单簧管演奏者，为了这个梦想。他15岁开始和乐队一起在全美演唱。后来他接触到并喜欢上爵士乐。他喜欢创新、喜欢与众不同。是音乐成就了Artie Shaw的非凡人生。

1.第二段可知，从很小的时候，Artie Shaw 想吹单簧管比任何人都更好。他希望他的声音和音乐都很完美。他把这当做是一生的任务。所以选C 。

2.细节理解题。根据He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He left home and began playing in bands across the United States.可知，他15岁开始做职业音乐人，离开家乡和乐队一起在全美国弹奏。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文章介绍Artie Shaw 在Columbia Broadcast System radio network工作时还是吹单簧管；26岁时他组建了自己的乐队；他不顾种族隔离政策，邀请黑人女孩到他的乐队里演唱。28岁时他对爵士乐逐渐有了兴趣。故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段可知，Artie Shaw 后来写了书，还为杂志写文章；还到大学里讲述关于音乐的故事；因为他的音乐他获得了很多的荣誉和奖项。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了Artie Shaw追求音乐的一生。故选D。

考点：人物类短文阅读。

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