A. music seems to be noisy for them B. most people cannot understand them C. they try to stay at places full of music
D. they hate parties, restaurants or shopping centres 3. Scientists identify people with amusia by________.
A. studying different kinds of music B. going to parties regularly C. comparing music to colours D. studying people with amusia
4. ________ causes people with amusia different from most people according to scientists.
A. The brains B. The poor hearing
C. The lack of colours D. The problems with speeches 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Strange behaviour of people with amusia. B. Musical abilities. C. Music problems.
D. Some people's inability to enjoy music.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了患有“失歌症”人群的一些特征,以及科学家通过对这类人群的研究表明在其他非音乐声音辨识方面他们不存在问题。
1. D 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:那些________的人是患有“失歌症”的人。A项:喜欢音乐的;B项:听力差的;C项:不喜欢音乐的;D项:天生不能享受音乐的。根据文章第一段第四句“People with amusia are born without the ability to enjoy music. 患有失歌症的人天生不具备享受音乐的能力。”可知D项符合文意。故选D。
2. D 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:生活对于患有“失歌症”的人来说是不容易的,是因为________。A项:音乐对他们来说似乎是吵闹的;B项:大多数人不能理解他们;C项:他们努力待在充满音乐的地方;D项:他们讨厌聚会、餐馆或是购物中心。根据文章第二段第一、二句“Life can be hard for people with amusia. In fact, most people... even painful. 生活对于患失歌症的人来说是不容易的。事实上,大多数人……甚至是痛苦的。”可知他们不喜欢去餐馆或购物中心这类吵闹的地方。故选D。
3. D 【解析】推理判断题。题干意为:科学家辨别患有“失歌症”的人是通过________。A项:研究不同类型的音乐;B项:有规律地去聚会;C项:比较音乐与颜色;D项:研究患有
“失歌症”的人。根据文章第二段最后一句“By studying people like Elizabeth, scientists are finally learning how to identify(辨别) this unusual condition.通过研究像伊丽莎白这样的人,科学家最终学会了如何辨别这种不同寻常的状况。”可知选D。 4. A 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:根据科学家(的研究),________使得患有“失歌症”的人与大多数人不同。A项:大脑;B项:糟糕的听力;C项:对颜色的缺失;D项:在演讲方面的问题。根据文章第三段第一句“Scientists say that the brains of people with amusia are different from those that can enjoy music.科学家说患失歌症的人的大脑不同于那些可以享受音乐的人。”可知答案为“大脑”。故选A。
5. D 【解析】主旨大意题。题干意为:这篇文章的主旨大意是什么?A项:患有“失歌症”人群的奇怪行为;B项:音乐能力;C项:音乐难题;D项:一些人不能享受音乐。根据文章内容,可知是讲述了“失歌症”人群的相关问题。故选D。
【实战训练】 E
阅读下面短文或图表,并选择正确答案。
Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge(知识) and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using it in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.
◆Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can do online.
◆Don’t give your password(密码) to anyone else, and never give out the following information: your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information.
◆Check with your parents before giving out a credit(信用) card number. ◆Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless(除非) your parents say it’s OK.
◆Check with your parents before going into a chat(聊天) room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents will want to make sure it’s a right place for you.
◆Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent’s permission(允许). Never meet anyone you met online alone.
◆Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat (视为)everyone online as if they were strangers.
◆If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable(不舒服), leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.
◆Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language. ◆Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true. (
)6. The writer tells children to ________.
A. send their own photos to him
B. make rules for Internet use with parents C. believe everything they read on the Internet D. give out their personal information (
)7. It’s good for children to ________ on the Internet.
A. give password to others
B. get useful knowledge and information C. give out a credit card number D. go into a chat room as they’d like to (
)8. What shouldn’t be done when you are on line? ________.
A. Using bad language B. Sending messages and e-mails
C. Leaving the site if you feel uncomfortable D. Treating everyone online as strangers (
)9. If your parents don’t agree, never ________.
A. read anything on the Internet B. relax in your free time
C. have a face-to-face meeting with anyone you met online D. treat other people as you’d like to be treated (
)10. The best title for this passage is “________”。
B. Surfing on the Internet
D. Internet safety rules
A. How to use computers
C. Information on the Internet 参考答案6-10BBACD