Question

For some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic.” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes (音調(diào)). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two-songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are far apart on the musical scale.

As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their ability to enjoy music sets them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painfull. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists arc finally learning bow to identify this unusual condition.

Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can't sec certain colors.

Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed (診斷). For years. Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert I just say. “No thanks. I'm amusic,”* says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”

65. Which of (he following is true of amusics?

A. Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.

B. They love places where they are likely to hear music.

C. They can easily tell two different songs apart.

D. Their situation is well understood by musicians.

66. According to paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who ______ .

A. dislikes listening to speeches                     B. can hear anything nonmusical

C. has a bearing problem                               D. lacks a complex hearing system

67. In the last paragraph, Margaret express that ______ .

A. her problem with music had been diagnosed earlier

B. she were seventeen years old rather than seventy

C. her problem could be easily explained

D. she were able to meet other amusics

68. What is the passage mainly concerned with?

A. Amusics’ strange behaviours.                   B. Some people’s inability to enjoy music.

C. Musical talent and brain structure.             D. Identification and treatment of amusics.

Answer 1

【語篇解析】這是一篇說明文，講述了一群特殊的人——amusic（沒有樂感的人），對(duì)他們而言，音樂如同噪音一般，沒有任何樂趣。沒有欣賞音樂的能力給他們的生活帶來了諸多不便，不過，令人高興的是，他們的這種狀況目前已得到診斷，他們的大腦與能夠欣賞音樂的人的大腦有所不同，而且這種差異很復(fù)雜。

段落	關(guān)鍵詞、句	大意推測(cè)
第一部分（Para. 1）	no fun at all;four percent of population;without the ability;recognize or reproduce musical notes;cannot tell the difference	界定amusic沒有樂感的人：沒有絲毫樂趣；4%的人口；沒有能力；辨別或重現(xiàn)樂調(diào)；不能辨別出區(qū)別
第二部分（Para. 2）	like noise;apart from others;difficult for other people to identify with;result in withdrawal and social isolation	沒有樂感給他們的生活帶來的艱辛：像噪音；遠(yuǎn)離他人；對(duì)其他人而言很難去認(rèn)同；導(dǎo)致退出與社會(huì)孤立
第三部分（Para. 3-4）	are different from;complex;doesn’t involve defective hearing;is finally diagnosed;makes it easier for her to explain	癥狀終于得以診斷：與……不同；復(fù)雜；與聽力障礙無關(guān);終于確診；對(duì)她來說解釋起來容易多了

65．答案：A

解析:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music”（那就是許多沒有樂感的人有意地遠(yuǎn)離有音樂的地方的原因），由此可以排除B項(xiàng)“他們喜愛很可能聽到音樂的地方”。根據(jù)“Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs”（沒有樂感的人經(jīng)常不能說出兩首歌曲的不同）排除C項(xiàng)“他們能很容易地區(qū)別出兩首歌”。根據(jù)文中“It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition”（對(duì)于其他人來說，認(rèn)同他們會(huì)很難），因此排除D項(xiàng)“音樂家們很理解他們的境況”。最后根據(jù)文章的第一句For some people, music is no fun at all.About four percent of the population is what scientists call amusic（對(duì)于一些人來說，音樂對(duì)他們說沒有任何樂趣而言），可知A項(xiàng)“聽音樂對(duì)他們來說完全不是愉快的”為正確答案。

66. 答案：C

解析：判斷推理題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞defective hearing定位第三段，根據(jù)“……and it doesn’t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors”（它與聽力障礙無關(guān)。沒有樂感的人能夠很好地理解其他非音樂的聲音。對(duì)于普通的演講理解起來也沒任何問題�？茖W(xué)家們把沒有樂感的人比作不能看見某些顏色的人），由此排除A 項(xiàng)“不喜歡聽演講的人”；B項(xiàng)“能聽到任何非音樂的聲音”以及D項(xiàng)“缺乏一個(gè)復(fù)雜的聽力系統(tǒng)”。鎖定答案C項(xiàng)“有聽力障礙的”。

67. 答案：A

解析：細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞last paragraph，定位最后一段，找到Margaret說的那句話“I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy”（我只是希望我十七歲而不是七十歲的時(shí)候?qū)W會(huì)說那句話�。�，這是一個(gè)虛擬語氣的句子，可以看出Margaret說這句話的時(shí)候，已經(jīng)七十歲了，因此排除B項(xiàng)“她十七了而不是七十了”，同時(shí)也排除C項(xiàng)“她的問題很好解釋”；選項(xiàng)D“她能見到其他的沒有樂感的人”從Margaret的愿望中，我們看不出這個(gè)意思了，因此排除D項(xiàng)。所以正確答案是A項(xiàng)。

68. 答案:B

解析：主旨大意題。要準(zhǔn)確深刻地理解一篇文章，則必須對(duì)文章的結(jié)構(gòu)有所了解，把握全篇的文脈。文章的第一段告訴讀者：大約4%的人音樂對(duì)于他們而言，沒有任何樂趣可言，他們沒有辨別與再現(xiàn)音調(diào)的能力；第二段講述歌曲對(duì)于沒有樂感的人來說聽起來像噪音，以及由此給他們的生活帶來的不便；第三段分析了原因，是因?yàn)樗麄兊拇竽X與能欣賞音樂的人的大腦不同造成的，但這又不同于有聽力障礙的人；最后一段以Margaret為例，說明他們的這種狀況最終得以診斷。因此，可以排除A項(xiàng)“沒有樂感的人奇怪行為”C項(xiàng)“音樂才能與大腦結(jié)構(gòu)”以及D項(xiàng)“沒樂感的人的區(qū)別與治療”，鎖定答案B項(xiàng)“一些人沒有欣賞音樂的能力”。