1、话题五话题五 音乐音乐 .阅读理解 In all the worlds cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in our lives that all fields focus on its study, including one looking at the biology of music. Experts are finding that because of the way our brains process music,
2、 learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can have a wide range of benefits. Music education has received a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children improve math, science, and language skills. One study in Canada tracked childrens IQ scores for nine months,
3、 discovering that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing note uses several areas of the brain, increasing our ability to learn school subjects. For example, reading notes improves spatial (空间的) reasoning skills, whi
4、ch are helpful in solving math problems like fractions(分数) Music is also used for medical purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which affect memory. The secret lies in the way the brain processes music. One area near the forehead, the medial prefrontal cortex (皮层), connects music with memories
5、 stored in two other areas: the amygdale and hippocampus (杏仁核与海马体). Thats why an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago. For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimers, listening to music can help unlock buried memories by strengthening musical pathways to memories. With
6、the evidence of musics benefits pouring in, its no wonder some countries make music study a part of their education systems. People are recognising that more than just a form of entertainment, music is also great for the brain. 1Scientists are studying music because _. Amusic can be used for medical
7、 treatments Bmusic plays a very important role in our lives Cour brains can possess music in different ways Dmusic education has received a lot of attention 2According to the Canadian study, which children have increased IQ scores? AThose who already have high IQs. BThose who have always played musi
8、c. CThose who can not play any instrument. DThose who have studied music for a period of time. 3Which of the following is a kind of disease? ASpatial reasoning. BAlzheimers. CThe amygdale and hippocampus. DThe medial prefrontal cortex. 4What can be the best title for the text? AMusic and Health BMus
9、ic and the Mind CMusic and Education DMusic and Instruments .七选五 How similar are language and music? Language is part of our daily life, no matter where we live in the world. It is the same with music, whether you listen to it on the radio on your drive to work or sit before an orchestra. Both langu
10、age and music play a huge role in our culture. 1._ Both language and music have a writing system. In English we record language using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. Similarly, we use notes to keep a record of music. Musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music. 2._ B
11、y writing pieces of text or music, we are able to share experiences through time. We can read the ideas or hear the composition of someone who lived hundreds of years ago. 3._ You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, we know that styl
12、es of music are different around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation. Both share emotion. 4_ Of course you may be able to see it in my face, but you will know for sure through my words. Similarly,
13、 music can sound angry, sad or happy. Music can show you exactly how the composer was or is feeling, and allows us to share in that emotion. When you feel happy, you might want to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness.5._I think we have all used music to express or process our e
14、motions, often combining it with language in the form of song lyrics. ABoth are expressive. BBoth vary with culture. CHere are some of their similarities. DHow do you know that I am angry? EWe use language to express our thoughts. FSo just as you read English, you can read music. GIn contrast, you p
15、robably also listen to sad music when you are feeling down. .完形填空 For a long time Gabriel didnt want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, struggling across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, turning up at school
16、 for practice hours _1_ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to_2_music, as he hated getting to school extra early. _3_， one day, in the music class that was _4_of his schools standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地)on the piano and found it _5_to pick out tunes. With a sinking fee
17、ling, he realized that he actually _6_doing it. He tried to hide his obvious pleasure from the music teacher, who had _7_over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, _8_ the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good _9_ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store- room to see
18、if any of the instruments there _10_ him. There he decided to give the cello(大提 琴) a _11_. When he began practicing, he took it very _12_. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was committed to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.
19、This meant, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, _13_ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the _14_looks of the non- musicians he had left_15_. 1A.before Bafter Cuntil Dsince 2A.betray Baccept Cavoid Dappreciate 3A.Therefore BHowever CThus DMoreover 4A.part Bnature Cb
20、asis Dspirit 5A.complicate Bsafe Cconfusing Deasy 6A.missed Bdisliked Cenjoyed Ddenied 7A.run Bjogged Cjumped Dwandered 8A.because Bbut Cthough Dso 9A.ear Btaste Cheart Dvoice 10A.occurred to Btook to Cappealed to Dheld to 11A.change Bchance Cmission Dfunction 12A.seriously Bproudly Ccasually Dadmit
21、ted 13A.pushing Bdragging Clifting Drushing 14A.admiring Bpitying Cannoying Dteasing 15A.over Baside Cbehind Dout .语法填空 People have all turned to sad music to make 1._ (they) feel better at some point in their lives, but why does the music with double sadness help drag people out of low spirits? A n
22、ew study throws light on whats going on inside peoples brains when they match their music to their feelings, and it looks as if sad music can be enjoyable, rather than 2._ (simple) depressing. Music of this sort can arouse positive memories in peoples life, thus 3._ (lift) their mood. Psychologist A
23、drian North from Curtin University in Australia says 4._ exist two groups of possible explanations for why people enjoy listening 5._ sad musicone from social psychology (心理 学), and the other from cognitive neuroscience (神经学) In terms of social psychology, one idea about this is that people will fee
24、l 6._ (good) about themselves if they focus on someone whos doing even worse. Everythings going to be okay, because this person is having 7._ even worse day than they are. Another idea from social psychology is that people like to listen to the very music 8._ shows their present life circumstances,
25、because this kind of music makes them feel they are understood. With their emotions 9._ (share), they definitely get a certain amount of comfort. So sad music does cheer people up, and it 10._ (work) far better than happy music, in most cases. 话题五话题五 音乐音乐 .阅读理解 【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。音乐是我们的生活中不可缺少的 重要部分。现在又有
26、研究证明，学习过音乐的孩子智商更高，甚至音 乐还可以用于治疗一些疾病。 1答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，科学 家在研究音乐是因为它在我们的生活中起着重要的作用。 2答案与解析：D 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知，学习 过一段时间音乐的孩子智商表现更加突出。 3答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话可知， Alzheimers 是一种病。 4答案与解析：B 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，这篇文章讲的 是音乐和大脑的关系。最后一段尾句也有总结性提示。 .七选五 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了语言和音乐有哪 些相同之处。 1 答案与解析： C 根据上文 Bot
27、h language and music play a huge role in our culture.可知，语言和音乐在我们的文化中扮演着重要的角 色，下文介绍了语言和音乐的一系列共同点。C 项(以下是它们的一些 相似之处。)承上启下，符合语境。 2答案与解析：F 根据设空前两句可知英语和音乐都是可以被 记录下来并且能读取的。 F 项(正像你可以读英语一样， 你也能读音乐。 ) 承接上文。故选 F 项。 3答案与解析：B 本空下段落的主要内容是音乐和语言都随着 文化而变化。关键词是 culture。故选 B 项。 4 答案与解析： D 根据空后的 Of course you may be
28、able to see it in my face， but you will know for sure through my words. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or happy.可知这里是说人们可以通过语言和音乐 表达气愤和其他情绪， D 项(你怎么知道我生气了？)符合语境。 故选 D 项。 5 答案与解析： G G 项中的 sad music 及 feeling down 与空前一 句中的 happy song 及 feel happy 相对照，符合语境，故选 G 项。 .完形填空 【语篇解读】 文章描述了主人公 Gabriel 从
29、不喜欢音乐到喜欢的 过程。每个人都应该发现自己的兴趣所在，并为其投入时间和精力。 1答案与解析：A 考查上下文串联。“anyone else”指不学音 乐的学生，学习音乐的要比规定的到校时间早到几个小时，因此填 before。 2 答案与解析： C 考查上下文串联。 根据“as he hated getting to school extra early”可知，Gabriel 讨厌过早到校，因此他对自己发誓 “不学”音乐，A 背叛；B 接受；C 避免，避开；D 欣赏。只有 C 项 符合语境。 3答案与解析：B 考查上下文串联。本段讲 Gabriel 在一次音 乐课上意外发现自己很喜欢音乐，与上
30、一段是转折关系，故选 B。 4答案与解析：A 考查名词辨析和句意理解。that was _4_of his schools standard curriculum 是定语从句，音乐课是学校的标准课程 的一部分。 5答案与解析：D 考查上下文串联。根据下句“actually. tried to hide. pleasure”等词或词组可以看出，Gabriel 在音乐中找到了乐 趣，发现“演奏音乐很容易”。只有 D 项符合语境。 6 答案与解析： C 考查上下文串联。 根据 actually 可知， Gabriel 对音乐的看法有了变化，他实际上是喜欢音乐的，A/B/D 都是有否定 倾向的词，不符
31、合语境。 7 答案与解析：D 考查动词辨析。A.run 跑；经营；B.jog 慢跑； C.jump 跳； D.wander 漫游， 闲逛， 徘徊。 音乐老师在教室里来回走动， 听到 Gabriel 弹奏钢琴的声音，就走过来聆听。wander 符合语境。 8答案与解析：A 考查上下文串联。根据“and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store- room to see if any of the instruments”可 知，老师让 Gabriel 挑选乐器，说明他弹得不够好，钢琴不太适合他， 因此是因果关系。 9答案与解析：A 考查近义词辨
32、析和上下文串联。老师认为 Gabriel 有着很好的辨音能力，并建议他去挑一件称心的乐器。ear 辨 音力，灵敏的听力；taste 鉴赏力，欣赏力，指对作品的欣赏能力。由 于 Gabriel 没有经过专业的训练，不能说他有很好的音乐鉴赏能力， taste 不符合语境。 10 答案与解析： C 考查词组辨析。 A.occur to sb.某人突然想起； B.take to 开始喜欢；C.appeal to 有吸引力，引起兴趣；D.hold to 抓住。 老师让 Gabriel 找一件吸引自己的乐器。 11答案与解析：B 考查名词辨析和上下文串联。A.change 改 变；零钱；B.chance
33、机会，可能性；C.mission 任务；D.function 功能。 Gabriel 准备试一下大提琴， 给大提琴一次机会，即尝试拉一下大提 琴，其余不符合语境。 12答案与解析：C 考查上下文串联。根据 But 可知，前后是 转折关系， 下句说 Gabriel 发现自己很喜欢大提琴， 说明前一句是说他 只是“随便”拉一下。 13 答案与解析： B 考查上下文串联。 开始学习音乐之后， Gabriel 不得不拖着沉重的乐器早早地到学校练习拉琴。drag 指吃力地拖、拉 某物，符合语境。 14答案与解析：B 考查上下文串联。根据“non- musicians”可 知，这里指不学音乐的学生的表情，
34、根据第一段可知，不学音乐的学 生对学音乐的投去同情的目光，故选 pitying。 15答案与解析：C 考查词组辨析和上下文串联。leave aside 搁 置一边；leave sb./sth. behind 把抛在后面，超过；leave out 遗漏， 不提及。学习音乐就意味着要被其他学生用同情的目光注视，这里指 Gabriel 走过去之后，身后的学生对他投来同情的目光。 .语法填空 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了伤感的音乐对人们的影响。伤感 的音乐能使人振奋，而且在大多数情况下，它比快乐的音乐更有效。 1答案与解析：themselves 考查代词。设空处作 make 的宾语， 指代主语 Peo
35、ple， 当宾语跟主语是同一个对象时， 宾语应用反身代词。 故填 themselves。 2答案与解析：simply 考查副词。修饰形容词应用副词。故填 simply。 3答案与解析：lifting 考查非谓语动词。设空处应用非谓语动 词作结果状语， lift 与句子主语为逻辑上的主谓关系， 且表示自然而然 的结果，应用现在分词。thus 为副词，意为“这样”。故填 lifting。 4 答案与解析： there 考查固定句型。 There exists.为固定句型， 意为“有”。故填 there。 5答案与解析：to 考查固定搭配。listen to 为固定搭配，意为 “听”。故填 to。
36、6答案与解析：better 考查形容词比较级。句意为：社会心理 学对此有一种观点，即如果人们把注意力集中在一个做得更糟糕的人 身上，他们的自我感觉便会好一些。根据空后的 even worse 可知此处 应用比较级，故填 better。 7答案与解析：an 考查冠词。句意为：一切都会好起来的，因 为这个人的处境比他们还要糟糕。此处泛指“一天”，其前应用不定 冠词。even 以元音音素开头，故填 an。 8答案与解析：that 考查定语从句引导词。设空处引导定语从 句，music 是先行词，从句缺少主语，且先行词由 the very 修饰，所以 应用关系代词 that，不可以用 which。故填 that。 9答案与解析：shared 考查非谓语动词。句意为：随着他们的 情绪得以分享，他们肯定会得到一定程度的安慰。此处是“with宾 语宾补”结构，emotions 和 share 之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，所以 应用过去分词形式，故填 shared。 10答案与解析：works 考查动词时态。work 是谓语动词，与 主语 it 之间是主动关系，逗号前的分句使用一般现在时，所以此处也 应用一般现在时。故填 works。
