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【题目】For some people, music is no fun at all. About 4% of the population is what scientists call “amusic”. People who are amusic are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes. Amusic people often cannot tell the differences between two songs.

As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amuics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. In fact, most people cannot understand what it feel like being amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping center can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics have to stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in social loneliness. “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 are finally learning how to identify(辨别) this unusual condition.

Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different for those of people who can enjoy music. The difference is complex(复杂的), and it is not connected with poor hearing. Amusics can understand other non-musical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding common speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can’t see certain colors.

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

【1】Amusics are the people who _________.

A. like music B. are born unable to enjoy music

C. don’t like music D. have poor listening

【2】Life is hard for amusics mainly because _________.

A. music seems noise for them.

B. amusics hate parties, restaurants or shopping center.

C. amusics try to stay at places full of music

D. people don’t understand amusics

【3】In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish 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

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Some people’s inability to enjoy music.

B. Musical ability.

C. Amusics’ strange behaviors.

D. Identification and treatment of amusic.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】文章讲述的是世界上有一群天生不喜欢听音乐的人，被称之为amusic，这些人听力上没有任何问题，只是不喜欢听音乐，也无法欣赏音乐。很多人在之前都因此而苦恼，现在有了科学的解释，他们可以摆脱那种尴尬、不自在的处境了。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中“People who are amusic are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes.”可知amusic指的是那些生来就没有享受音符的能力的人。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段中“Life can be hard for amusics．In fact, most people cannot understand what it feel like be amusic.”可知amusics生活可能很难。因为大多数人不明白它的感觉是什么。故选D。

【3】推理判断题。根据“I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”我希望我在十七岁的时候就学会了这样说（指的是No thanks, I’m amusic这句，意为，谢谢你，我是一个不喜欢听音乐的人），而不是到了七十岁才学会。从最后一段我们知道，their condition is finally diagnosed (诊断)他们的这种状况终于最后确诊了，他们都属于amusic，但是这来的太迟了，对于Margaret来说，因为之前她总是Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem感到很尴尬，因此她希望她年轻的时候，就可以有现在这样的诊断。故选A。

【4】细节理解题。Musical ability音乐天赋，明显与文章大意不符，B项错误；strange behaviors，文章只是说他们不喜欢有音乐的地方，并没有讲到他们其他的一些奇怪的举动，C项错误；treatment意为治疗，文章并没有讲到如何帮助这些人治疗他们的问题，D项错；全文主要讲述的是不喜爱听音乐的一类人，被称之为amusic，他们之前都没有得到统一的诊断或者认识，直到现在。因此选择A项，“Some people’s inability to enjoy music”一些人无法欣赏音乐。故选A。