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（2011·安徽卷）E

George Prochnik would like the world to put a sock in it. He makes his case in a new book, Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. Here he explains himself (using his indoor voice):

“We’ve become so accustomed to noise, there’s almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. But it’s never been more important to find continuing quiet. Silence focuses us, improves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.”

“We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of art—the spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges of a kimono(和服)brushing against the floor.”

“Deaf people are very attentive(专注的)in almost every aspect of life. If two deaf people are walking together, using sign language, they constantly watch out for each other and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other. They are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings. Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them. If we remove the powerful blasts(一阵阵)of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us—of little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking(开裂声). It’s astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen. ”

72. What does the phrase “to put a sock in it” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. to be quiet B. to be colorful

C. to be full of love D. to be attentive to someone

73. What does Prochnik say about us?

A. We are used to quietness

B. We have to put up with noise

C. We do not think silence to be beneficial

D. We do not believe lasting peace to be available

74. Which of the following is true according to Prochnik?

A. We need more sounds in our lives

B. There is nothing to be learned from the deaf

C. We are not aware how rich the world around us is

D. There is too much noise at a Japanese tea ceremony

75. It can be inferred from the text that .

A. we can benefit a lot from old people

B. it is a good idea to use sign language

C. there is no escape from the world of sound

D. it is possible to find how beautiful things sound

An estimated 80 percent of American adults think music lessons, though at times boring and challenging in the eyes of some kids, improve children’s ability to learn or their performance in school . They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.

Researchers at Harvard University, however, have found that there’s one thing musical training does not do. Samuel Mehr, the leading researcher of the new study, said it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child’s intellectual development. The evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year-olds and their parents. One group attended music class; the comparison group went to a class that places importance on the optical arts-arts that can be seen.

“We found no evidence for any advantage on any of these tests for the kids participating in these music classes,” said Mehr.

Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter. Only one study seems to show a small percentage increase in IQ, intellectual scores among students after one year of music lessons.

He does not believe that IQ is a good measure of a child’s intelligence. Therefore, the researchers in his study compared how well children in the musical training group did on mental processing tasks, then the results were compared to those of children who did not take lessons.

Music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best schools later of their life, but the training is still important.

Mr Mehr notes that the works of writer William Shakespeare are not taught , so the children will do better in physics. He says Shakespeare is taught because it is important for cultural reasons.“And I don’t think music needs to be any different than that.”

1.What attitude do most American grown-ups have towards music lessons? _________

A. Uninterested B. Approving C. Doubtful D. Uncertain

2.The underlined word“optical”in Paragraph 2 probably means .

A. visual B. colorful C. traditional D. serious

3.According to Samuel Mehr, _________ .

A. many studies show that music training can improve IQ

B. IQ is a good measure of a child’s intelligence

C. music can enable a child to go to a better school

D. music should be taught for cultural reasons

4.The study shows that .

A. early music training has negative effects

B. musical lessons should be stopped at school

C. musical training doesn’t improve kids’ intelligence

D. playing musical instrument makes kids more creative

完形填空（满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

When Carol was diagnosed, her cancer had 21 to her bones. We calmly talked about what to expect. I reviewed choices for 22 and printed out new research. But 23 , I cried and struggled. Only half the patients are alive two years after diagnosis.

Carol began treatment afterwards. She felt almost 24 and went right back to work. Carol hates the idea of being 25 as a “sick” person. She likes her life 26 . Last winter, Carol suddenly found 27 difficult to swallow. She slept a lot and was slow to wake in the morning. There was continuous pressure in her chest and 28 I saw her looking thoughtful. One day, she told me, “I think I 29 never leave the hospital,” she continued, “I just want to enjoy the little things--- 30 is out of the window.” We had never spoken of that before. 31 we began an African safari, a trip she had dreamed of for years.

Morning and afternoon, we went diving and rolled into the clear water 32 down like peas in honey. In the evenings, we spent time on the pier, watching the sun set. One of the young couples on the island wondered if we were sisters. We laughed. “Friends for 34 years,” I said. I could see by their 33 that they didn’t really understand that kind of time. We have been friends 34 than they have been alive.

35 dives, we talked about where to go next. I made lists 36 she slept. Our plans were now more theoretical, and the big trip to the South Pacific one day seemed a long way off. Cancer has become part of our 37 . We are well aware that our bodies are temporary gifts. Not knowing what comes next means 38 is possible. Perhaps I will be hit by a truck, or my heart will stop. Life is 39 .

We took our last dive of the trip. When we reached the deep blue water, we spread our arm out like wings and pretended to 40 .

1.. A. spread B. delivered C. developed D. sent

2. A. directions B. medicine C. instructions D. treatment

3. A. in danger B. in tears C. in private D. in trouble

4. A. same B. common C. usual D. normal

5.A. looked B. considered C. thought D. felt

6.A. as it is B. to good purpose C. of general interest D. in a way

7. A. this B. one C. it D. that

8. A. now and then B. more or less C. here and there D. sooner or later

9. A. should B. might C. must D. need

10.A. what B. which C. that D. when

11. A. Still B. Yet C. Then D. Even

12. A. sinking B. swimming C. dropping D. disappearing

13. A. words B. voices C. faces D. actions

14. A. longer B. older C. closer D. elder

15. A. Among B. With C. Between D. Beyond

16. A. because B. though C. since D. while

17. A. leadership B. scholarship C. friendship D. membership

18. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

19. A. dangerous B. colorful C. difficult D. different

20. A. enjoy B. dance C. sing D. fly

完型填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）

One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 41 a great climbing plant that had grown across a roof beam（房梁）, so that we could repair the roof and 42 the walls.

When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 43 of a blackbird. He then 44 something 45 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth __46__ it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 47 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to 48 me.

“You won’t believe that the 49 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we plant to feed on,” he said, “but they also want their children to 50 in a cradle（摇篮）of gold!”

When my daughter ___51__ on the eve of the 52 ,we told her about this 53 occurrence (事件).

“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 54 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 55 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”

As the bracelet no longer 56 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.

In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 57 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 58 . I hope that if my grandson 59 loses it, one of the 60 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.

1.A. remove B. cover C. grow D. water

2.A. build B. paint C. rescue D. print

3.A. nest B. baby C. body D. egg

4.A. moved B. got C. picked D. noticed

5.A. nice B. colorful C. shiny D. special

6.A. over B. through C. above D. around

7.A. horror B. surprise C. delight D. disappointment

8.A. ask B. shock C. show D. give

9.A. working B. cheating C. dreaming D. thieving

10.A. lie B. sing C. listen D. wait

11.A. came up B. came over C. came across D. came by

12.A. party B. Christmas C. birthday D. wedding

13.A. important B. strange C. terrible D. frightening

14.A. cry B. sigh C. laugh D. sound

15.A. hid B. threw C. lost D. broke

16.A. fitted B. satisfied C. matched D. interested

17.A. jewels B. toys C. clothes D. presents

18.A. attractive B. new C. modern D. golden

19.A. almost B. just C. even D. ever

20.A. Blackbirds B. Grandchildren C. neighbors D. mice

III 阅读(共两节。满分40分)

第一节阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Bamboo is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原).

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.

Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.

In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.

41. How is bamboo like grass?

A. It is thin and easy to cut. B. It grows everywhere.

C. It grows quickly after its cut short. D. It is short and green.

42. The sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”

A. short B. strong C. thick D. tall

43. From the text we know ______.

A. most people call bamboo plant trees B. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days

C. the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows

D. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago

44. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?

A. Because it is cheap. B. Because it is colorful.

C. Because it drills fast. D. Because it is used by Asians.

45. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.

B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.

C. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程).

D. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.

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