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 (音调). 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 (诊断). 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

【语篇解析】这是一篇说明文，讲述了一群特殊的人——amusic（没有乐感的人），对他们而言，音乐如同噪音一般，没有任何乐趣。没有欣赏音乐的能力给他们的生活带来了诸多不便，不过，令人高兴的是，他们的这种状况目前已得到诊断，他们的大脑与能够欣赏音乐的人的大脑有所不同，而且这种差异很复杂。

段落	关键词、句	大意推测
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没有乐感的人：没有丝毫乐趣；4%的人口；没有能力；辨别或重现乐调；不能辨别出区别
第二部分（Para. 2）	like noise;apart from others;difficult for other people to identify with;result in withdrawal and social isolation	没有乐感给他们的生活带来的艰辛：像噪音；远离他人；对其他人而言很难去认同；导致退出与社会孤立
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	症状终于得以诊断：与……不同；复杂；与听力障碍无关;终于确诊；对她来说解释起来容易多了

65．答案：A

解析:细节理解题。根据“That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music”（那就是许多没有乐感的人有意地远离有音乐的地方的原因），由此可以排除B项“他们喜爱很可能听到音乐的地方”。根据“Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs”（没有乐感的人经常不能说出两首歌曲的不同）排除C项“他们能很容易地区别出两首歌”。根据文中“It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition”（对于其他人来说，认同他们会很难），因此排除D项“音乐家们很理解他们的境况”。最后根据文章的第一句For some people, music is no fun at all.About four percent of the population is what scientists call amusic（对于一些人来说，音乐对他们说没有任何乐趣而言），可知A项“听音乐对他们来说完全不是愉快的”为正确答案。

66. 答案：C

解析：判断推理题。根据关键词defective hearing定位第三段，根据“……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”（它与听力障碍无关。没有乐感的人能够很好地理解其他非音乐的声音。对于普通的演讲理解起来也没任何问题。科学家们把没有乐感的人比作不能看见某些颜色的人），由此排除A 项“不喜欢听演讲的人”；B项“能听到任何非音乐的声音”以及D项“缺乏一个复杂的听力系统”。锁定答案C项“有听力障碍的”。

67. 答案：A

解析：细节判断题。根据关键词last paragraph，定位最后一段，找到Margaret说的那句话“I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy”（我只是希望我十七岁而不是七十岁的时候学会说那句话啊），这是一个虚拟语气的句子，可以看出Margaret说这句话的时候，已经七十岁了，因此排除B项“她十七了而不是七十了”，同时也排除C项“她的问题很好解释”；选项D“她能见到其他的没有乐感的人”从Margaret的愿望中，我们看不出这个意思了，因此排除D项。所以正确答案是A项。

68. 答案:B

解析：主旨大意题。要准确深刻地理解一篇文章，则必须对文章的结构有所了解，把握全篇的文脉。文章的第一段告诉读者：大约4%的人音乐对于他们而言，没有任何乐趣可言，他们没有辨别与再现音调的能力；第二段讲述歌曲对于没有乐感的人来说听起来像噪音，以及由此给他们的生活带来的不便；第三段分析了原因，是因为他们的大脑与能欣赏音乐的人的大脑不同造成的，但这又不同于有听力障碍的人；最后一段以Margaret为例，说明他们的这种状况最终得以诊断。因此，可以排除A项“没有乐感的人奇怪行为”C项“音乐才能与大脑结构”以及D项“没乐感的人的区别与治疗”，锁定答案B项“一些人没有欣赏音乐的能力”。