often recommend musical albums with names like insomnia or Heart, Liver and Lungs, and Chinese people “take” these musical pieces as prescriptions. In fact, in China music is prescribed as often as herbal medicine to help people with common, everyday problems or to strengthen organs like the liver or the kidneys. Other countries use music for healing as well. In Japan, Mendelssohn’s “Spring Song” is often used to treat headaches. And hospitals in India use different kinds of music to treat mental illness.
Using music as therapy is not new. It dates back to the beginning of civilization, when people got together to play music ob primitive drums and rattles. Music plays a part in every ritual and important life event, from weddings and funerals to crop planting and harvesting to marching people into battle. There is even evidence that music was our first language. Scientists found that 2/3 0f the tiny hairs insides human ears respond only to the higher frequency of music, which shows that people probably sang before that talked.
Many kinds of music can stir the imagination and produce strong feeling. For some people, romantic composers such as Chopin and Tchaikovsky enhance feelings of love and compassion. Religious and spiritual music can help some people feel peace or lessen their pain. But one musician seems to have a unique ability to heal the human body—Mozart. Scientists have found Mozart’s music to be remarkable
in its ability to calm its listeners. It can also increase their perception, and help them express themselves more clearly.
56. In China, doctors often give patients music and_____________ to help people deal with their problems.
57. What is probable profession of Mendelssohn, Chopin and Tchaikovsky ____________
58. Many kinds of music can produce____________.
59. Why is Mozart’s music especially effective to heal the human body _____________
60. The main idea of this passage is to discuss ____________.
Part III Translation(30 marks, 30 minutes) Section A From Chinese to English
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into Chinese to English given in the brackets.
Please write your translation on Answer Sheet. (3’*5=15 marks) 61. Only when I started working in an international trade, did I realize __________________.（掌握一门外语有多么重要）
62. _________________(就利润而言）， this corporation ranks first in 2012.
63. The activist say that nobody can _________________ （剥夺孩子们受教育的权利）.
64. The fact that he changed the idea________________ (使教授很生气）。 65. Mary was born and brought up in American, but she speaks Chinese very fluently___________ (好像就是个土生土长的中国人似的）.
Section B From English to Chinese
Directions: Translate into Chinese the underlined sentences in the following passage. Write your translation on Answer Sheet. (3’*5=15 marks)
(66)There is nothing new about people cutting down trees. In ancient times, Greece, Italy, and Great Britain were covered with forests. Over the centuries those forests were gradually cut back, until now almost nothing is left. Today, trees are being cut down more rapidly. A major cause of present destruction is the worldwide demand for wood. (67) In industrial countries, people are using more and more wood for paper, furniture and houses. There is not enough wood in these countries, therefore they have begun taking wood from the forest of Asia, Africa
and other countries.
Wood is also in great demand in developing countries. (68) In many area, people depend on wood to cook their food. As the population grows, the need for wood grows. But when too many trees are cut down, forests are destroyed. In reality, there is usually no chance to grow back. In this way, many millions of acres of forests are destroyed every year.
(69)The destruction of forests affects first the people who used to live there. It also has other effects far way. For example, trees help to absorb heavy rains. When the trees are cut down, the rain pours all at once into the river.
(70)But finally, the loss of forests may have an effect on the climate of our planet. Together with increasing pollution, it could cause temperature to rise, and the climate will change around the world. No one would know exactly what effects the world have on our life. For many people the effects would probably be destructive. 66. There is nothing new about people cutting down trees.
67. In industrial countries, people are using more and more wood for paper, furniture and houses.
68. In many area, people depend on wood to cook their food.
69. The destruction of forests affects first the people who used to live there.
70. But finally, the loss of forests may have an effect on the climate of our planet.
Part IV Writing (30 marks, 30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition Why did I stop Driving the Car You should write about 120 words following the Chinese outline given below. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet. 1. 城市里越来越多的人以车代步； 2. 而我决定不再开车，其原因是...... 3. 结论或者建议
2024.1浙江省专升本英语模拟试题
