主题三 音乐

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

Music is not just a set of sounds and rhythms.Its influence on the brain is much deeper than any other human experience.Music always has amazing power.

A recent study suggests that preterm (早产的) babies appear to experience less pain and feed more when listening to music.Experts led by Dr Manoj Kumar of the University of Alberta, Canada, found that music had a beneficial effect on reducing pain for preterm babies experiencing painful medical tests. It also appeared to benefit full-term babies during operations.

Many people experiencing brain damage have speech and movement-related problems. Music can help recover from brain injuries. As a different and effective treatment,doctors often advise such patients to listen to good music to improve the parts of the brain responsible for these two functions. When people with neurological (神经学的) disorders hear a musical beat,it helps them to regain a balanced walk.

Though music cannot make deafness disappear,it really can stave off the loss of hearing. There was an experiment involving 163 people where 74 were musicians. Participants were asked to do some listening tests. Musicians heard the sounds better than nonmusicians, and this difference gets clearer with age. This means that a 70-year-old musician hears better than a 50-year-old non-musician,even in a noisy environment.

Besides, music mends a broken heart. It is not about a thrown-away love, but about a heart attack.The fact is that music can help people recover from a heart attack or heart operation by reducing blood pressure, slowing down the heartbeat rate, and reducing anxiety.Listening to the quality music produces positive emotions,improves the movement of blood,and expands blood vessels, thus, promoting quick recovery of the whole cardiovascular (心血管的)system.

1.How does music affect preterm babies?

A.It helps repair their neurological systems.

B.It helps develop their potential in music.

C.It helps improve their hearing systems.

D.It helps reduce their pain.

2.What does the underlined phrase “stave off” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.Prevent. B.Increase.C.Lead to. D.Break into.

3.Why can music mend a broken heart?

A.It helps make a person feel optimistic about life.

B.It can help people prevent diseases caused by anxiety.

C.It has a positive effect on human body systems'work.

D.It can help patients recover in a slow way.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.How music affects our mind and body

B.The best time to listen to music

C.The way to choose quality music

D.Who can benefit from music

Ⅱ.补全信息

The health benefits of music

It's safe to say the next time you need a little pick-me-up,turning on your favorite tune is the smartest option—and the healthiest,too!

A.It enhances your performance.

B.It might help improve your creativity.

C.Over 30% of Americans suffer from poor sleep.

D.There has been a link found between heart health and music.

E.It can make you relaxed,increase your focus and help you deal with stress.

F.Some studies have found that music can change how people look at their lives.

G.Studies have found that listening to music helps to prevent infection and illness.

Ⅲ.完形填空

1.A.adapting B.reciting C.playing D.writing

2.A.mercy B.option C.drop D.peak

3.A.kind B.equal C.mean D.familiar

4.A.repaired B.damaged C.sustained D.touched

5.A.legs B.arms C.face D.chest

6.A.totally B.simply C.barely D.freely

7.A.pursue B.choose C.start D.quit

8.A.conductor B.director C.assistant D.operator

9.A.memory B.display C.paper D.trial

10.A.detect B.promote C.purchase D.invent

11.A.restricted B.approached C.directed D.released

12.A.showing off B.giving away C.setting up D.testing out

13.A.support B.guidance C.attention D.assignment

14.A.compare B.age C.reunite D.start

15.A.health B.speed C.vision D.strength

Ⅳ.语法填空

The combination of music and study has long been 1.________source of disagreement between adults and children.Parents and teachers alike maintain that 2.________(silent)is important when learning,whereas youngsters insist that 3.________(they)favourite sounds help them concentrate.

Now a study shows that the 4.________(grown-up)have been right all along.Psychologists in Florida tested how fast students wrote essays 5.________and without music in the backgroun D. They 6.________(find) that the sounds slowed progress down by about sixty words per hour.“This demonstrates 7.________(clear) that it is difficult to cope with listening and writing at the same time,” said Dr Sarah. She also came to the conclusion 8.________it is a myth that instrumental music is less disturbing than songs.“All types of music had the same effect,” she said in her report.“One's ability to pay attention and write fluently is likely 9________.(disturb)by both songs and instrumental music,” she adde D.

Dr Sarah claimed the research demonstrated that the idea that music could improve your study performance remained to be seen.“Writing an essay is a complex task. You 10.________(recall) information and putting it in order. But what is particularly worrying is that more and more teenagers are studying in front of the television.”

Ⅴ.书面表达

假定你是李华，你校将举办一次音乐周活动，请你以学生会主席的身份邀请外教Mr Smith参加音乐周的开幕式。

内容包括：

1.时间和地点；

2.活动内容。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr Smith,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Ⅵ.读后续写

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The whole class burst out laughing as Mohi rushed into the classroom. He was a strange sight.His half-buttoned white shirt revealed a red striped pajama (睡衣)top underneath,and instead of white school shoes,he had on a pair of bright green sandals that were two sizes too big.The physics teacher's hand froze in the middle of writing a formula on the blackboar D.

Mohi murmured,“Sorry, teacher.” and rushed to his seat. Mr Tan glared at the rest of the students. The chuckles (咯咯笑) quickly died down. Mohi's classmates always looked forward to Mondays.Nine times out of ten,they would be entertained by Mohi's late arrival and his odd appearance which usually included inappropriate clothing.That day,it was the pajama top and green sandals.

Mohi lived just a street away from the school. He walked to school daily. Students passing by in buses would yell his name at the same time just to see him jump and stop suddenly. When he spotted the merry crowd in the bus, he would wave good-naturedly. Although Mohi was likable, he was too lost in his own thoughts to make friends. His classmates found him amusing but they ignored him most of the time.Only Hamed,who sat next to Mohi,tried to be his frien D.

The following Monday,Mohi did not turn up at school.His classmates were a little disappointed but quickly forgot about him.After school,Hamed decided to walk over to Mohi's house to check on him.As he approached the gate,he could hear violin music.“Mohi must be listening to music, since he had never played music at school,” Hamed thought. He called Mohi's name a few times but there was no response.The gate was not locke D.Hamed let himself in.The music played on.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

Paragraph 1：

As Hamed looked closely through a window,his eyes widened in surprise.____________

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Paragraph 2：

When Teachers'Day came around,Hamed convinced the class to let Mohi perform.____

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