UNIT 5 Music A组·基础巩固 Ⅰ. 语法填空 A The Beatles were an English rock musical band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The four members — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — were considered 1. ________ (be) the greatest and most influential artists in rock music. The Beatles built their fame by 2. ________ (play) in clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a threeyear period. In late 1962, they released their first hit Love Me Do, after 3. ________ they gained great popularity in the United Kingdom. By early 1964, they 4. ________ (become) international pop stars, even playing a big part in the United States pop market. From 1965 on, the Beatles produced 5. ________ many critics consider as their finest material, including the 6. ________ (wide) influential albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles (1968) and Abbey Road (1969). After their breakup in 1970, they enjoyed 7. ________ (success) musical careers. Although Lennon 8. ________ (shoot) by a crazy fan in 1980, and Harrison died 9. ________ cancer in 2001, McCartney and Starr, the surviving members, continued to remain musically active. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the Beatles as the greatest 10. ________ (music) of all time. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国著名乐队组合——甲壳虫乐队的相关情况。 1. to be 考查不定式作宾语补足语的用法。consider ... to be ...意为“认为……是……”。 2. playing 考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作介词by的宾语,且The Beatles与play之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故填playing。 3. which 考查关系代词。设空处所在分句为“介词(after)+关系代词”引导的定语从句,修饰先行词Love Me Do,故填which。 4. had become 考查过去完成时。由By early 1964可知,become所表示的动作发生在“过去的过去”,应用过去完成时,故填had become。 5. what 考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句,作produced的宾语,且在从句中作consider的宾语,且由下文内容可知,设空处指的是唱片集,故填what。 6. widely 考查副词。设空处作状语修饰形容词influential,故填widely。 7. successful 考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰careers,表示“成功的”,故填successful。 8. was shot 考查一般过去时的被动语态。由in 1980可知,shoot所表示的动作发生在过去,应用一般过去时,且Lennon与shoot之间是被动关系,故填was shot。 9. of/from 考查介词。die of/from ...意为“死于……”。 10. musicians 考查名词。