题目内容
【题目】Music is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.
I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke... even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.
Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It's also a great source of inspiration.
Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs. Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images—matching the music that you are listening to.
【1】Music has magical power because it ________.
A. is a kind of language
B. can be played much louder than words
C. receives a personal radio signal
D. can influence a person's spirit
【2】What can we learn about the Beatles from the passage?
A. They were the biggest band in American history.
B. They are not accepted by modern American people.
C. They appeared at a special time in American politics.
D. They represented the roots of American culture.
【3】Music influences people in the following ways except ________.
A. connecting the listener and the composer mentally
B. transporting people from one place to another
C. allowing people to express their emotions
D. touching and inspiring people
【4】What does the writer suggest people do in the last paragraph?
A. Relax and listen to their favorite music.
B. Enjoy drinking in spare time.
C. Create vivid pictures.
D. Notice everything happening around.
【答案】
【1】D
【2】C
【3】B
【4】A
【解析】
试题分析:本文讲述的是音乐很有魔力,它比语言更有力,以不同的方式影响着人们。
【1】D 细节理解题。根据第一段提到A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.可知,音乐会对人的身心产生影响,不同的音乐用不同的方式来影响人们,所以说音乐是有魔力的,故选D项。
【2】C 细节理解题。根据第二段提到The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression.可知,披头士是在肯尼迪被暗杀3个月之后,是美国政治的特殊时期,故选C项。
【3】B 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer.音乐把听众和作曲家连在一起,A项是方式之一,故排除;根据最后一句Music can make you laugh, cry or shout.音乐能让你笑、哭或大喊,所以C项是方式之一,故排除C项;第四句Music has a great way of touching people. 音乐有一种伟大的感人方式,排除D项;根据第三句the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world.可知,音乐可以把你带入另外一个世界,而不是把人从一个地方带到另外一个地方,B项表述错误;故选B。
【4】A 推理判断题。根据最后一段Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite songs.(喝茶,坐在沙发上,听自己喜欢的歌曲);Close your eyes, and soon you'll find yourself creating vivid mental images-matching the music that you are listening to. (你会发现自己创造一个生动的心理图像与所听到的音乐匹配。)可知,作者建议人们放松、听自己喜欢的音乐。故选A。