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 create 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 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 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 the paragraph under "Work as a team"?
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 the part "Travel around to perform" most probably 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. 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
1. Why can singing in a choir help people build confidence?
2. How should singers sing in a choir?
3. How often do most choirs perform each year?
4. What does the passage mainly talk about?
5. Would you like to join a choir? Why or why not?（请自拟一句话作答）
A group of singers working together can produce a great sound that a single singer cannot create 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 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 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 the paragraph under "Work as a team"?
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 the part "Travel around to perform" most probably means "the people who
listen to the performance
".A. sing in the choir
B. listen to the performance
C. organize the concert tour
D. travel with the choir
3. 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
1. Why can singing in a choir help people build confidence?
Because members encourage and help each other and people feel comfortable singing in a group.
2. How should singers sing in a choir?
They should work as a team and not stand out alone.
3. How often do most choirs perform each year?
They perform a few times every year.
4. What does the passage mainly talk about?
It mainly talks about several benefits of joining a choir.
5. Would you like to join a choir? Why or why not?（请自拟一句话作答）
Yes, I'd like to, because I love music and I want to make new friends.（言之有理即可）
答案：教材拓展学习 Further study
[语篇解读]文章介绍了加入合唱团的诸多好处。
任务一
1. B 段落大意题。该段核心句“Singing in a choir is not about the individual, but about the group.”及末句都强调共享兴趣和团队合作，B项准确概括。
2. B 词义猜测题。通过上下文 perform、share what you love with your audience、concert tours 可推断，在演出情境下，audience指“观看表演、聆听音乐的人”，即听众或观众。
方法归纳
阅读理解之词义猜测题
先在文中找到该词所在句子，重点结合上下文语境，利用前后的同义、反义、因果、举例等逻辑关系进行推断。关注文中的定义解释、同位语、转折词、举例词等线索，再对比选项，排除与语境不符、过于片面或字面直译的答案，选出最符合上下文意思的选项。
3. C 推理判断题。全文是说明性文本，结构清晰（总起介绍合唱的乐趣→分述三大益处），旨在通过阐述益处来吸引和鼓励读者参与合唱。
任务二
1. Because members encourage and help each other and people feel comfortable singing in a group.
2. They should work as a team and not stand out alone.
3. They perform a few times every year.
4. It mainly talks about several benefits of joining a choir.
5. Yes, I'd like to, because I love music and I want to make new friends.（言之有理即可）
[语篇解读]文章介绍了加入合唱团的诸多好处。
任务一
1. B 段落大意题。该段核心句“Singing in a choir is not about the individual, but about the group.”及末句都强调共享兴趣和团队合作，B项准确概括。
2. B 词义猜测题。通过上下文 perform、share what you love with your audience、concert tours 可推断，在演出情境下，audience指“观看表演、聆听音乐的人”，即听众或观众。
方法归纳
阅读理解之词义猜测题
先在文中找到该词所在句子，重点结合上下文语境，利用前后的同义、反义、因果、举例等逻辑关系进行推断。关注文中的定义解释、同位语、转折词、举例词等线索，再对比选项，排除与语境不符、过于片面或字面直译的答案，选出最符合上下文意思的选项。
3. C 推理判断题。全文是说明性文本，结构清晰（总起介绍合唱的乐趣→分述三大益处），旨在通过阐述益处来吸引和鼓励读者参与合唱。
任务二
1. Because members encourage and help each other and people feel comfortable singing in a group.
2. They should work as a team and not stand out alone.
3. They perform a few times every year.
4. It mainly talks about several benefits of joining a choir.
5. Yes, I'd like to, because I love music and I want to make new friends.（言之有理即可）
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇介绍合唱团益处的英语阅读理解题，分为任务一（选择题）和任务二（简答题）。解题时，任务一需先定位对应段落，结合上下文语境分析选项，分别考查段落大意、词义猜测、文章主旨；任务二的细节题需定位原文找答案，开放题结合自身实际合理作答即可。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 定位“Work as a team”段落，核心句强调合唱团是团队而非个人，末句提到与有相同兴趣的人合作，对应选项B；A与文意相反，C属于另一段落内容，D无依据，故选B。
2. 定位“audience”所在句，上下文提到演出、音乐会，可推断audience指“听表演的人”，对应选项B；A是合唱团成员，C是音乐会组织者，D是同行者，均不符合语境，故选B。
3. 全文总起介绍合唱乐趣，分述三大益处，目的是鼓励读者加入合唱团，对应选项C；A是讲述合唱团故事，B是说明如何建合唱团，D是比较不同合唱团，均不符，故选C。
任务二：
1. 定位“Build confidence”段落，根据“Members of a choir often encourage and help each other... Singing in a group can make them feel comfortable”作答。
2. 定位“Work as a team”段落，根据“Singing in a choir is not about the individual, but about the group. No one singer should try to stand out more than the others”作答。
3. 定位“Travel around to perform”段落，根据“Most choirs perform a few times each year”作答。
4. 全文分述加入合唱团的三大益处，据此总结主旨。
5. 开放题，结合自身对音乐的喜好合理作答即可。
【答案】
任务一：1.B 2.B 3.C；任务二：1. Because members encourage and help each other and people feel comfortable singing in a group. 2. They should work as a team and not stand out alone. 3. They perform a few times every year. 4. It mainly talks about several benefits of joining a choir. 5. Yes, I'd like to, because I love music and I want to make new friends.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、段落大意、词义猜测
【点评】
本文是一篇介绍合唱团益处的说明文，题型涵盖阅读理解核心考点，难度适中，能帮助学生掌握定位原文、分析主旨、猜测词义的解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.6
这是一篇介绍合唱团益处的英语阅读理解题，分为任务一（选择题）和任务二（简答题）。解题时，任务一需先定位对应段落，结合上下文语境分析选项，分别考查段落大意、词义猜测、文章主旨；任务二的细节题需定位原文找答案，开放题结合自身实际合理作答即可。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 定位“Work as a team”段落，核心句强调合唱团是团队而非个人，末句提到与有相同兴趣的人合作，对应选项B；A与文意相反，C属于另一段落内容，D无依据，故选B。
2. 定位“audience”所在句，上下文提到演出、音乐会，可推断audience指“听表演的人”，对应选项B；A是合唱团成员，C是音乐会组织者，D是同行者，均不符合语境，故选B。
3. 全文总起介绍合唱乐趣，分述三大益处，目的是鼓励读者加入合唱团，对应选项C；A是讲述合唱团故事，B是说明如何建合唱团，D是比较不同合唱团，均不符，故选C。
任务二：
1. 定位“Build confidence”段落，根据“Members of a choir often encourage and help each other... Singing in a group can make them feel comfortable”作答。
2. 定位“Work as a team”段落，根据“Singing in a choir is not about the individual, but about the group. No one singer should try to stand out more than the others”作答。
3. 定位“Travel around to perform”段落，根据“Most choirs perform a few times each year”作答。
4. 全文分述加入合唱团的三大益处，据此总结主旨。
5. 开放题，结合自身对音乐的喜好合理作答即可。
【答案】
任务一：1.B 2.B 3.C；任务二：1. Because members encourage and help each other and people feel comfortable singing in a group. 2. They should work as a team and not stand out alone. 3. They perform a few times every year. 4. It mainly talks about several benefits of joining a choir. 5. Yes, I'd like to, because I love music and I want to make new friends.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、段落大意、词义猜测
【点评】
本文是一篇介绍合唱团益处的说明文，题型涵盖阅读理解核心考点，难度适中，能帮助学生掌握定位原文、分析主旨、猜测词义的解题方法。
【难度系数】
0.6