Question

Each person has his own way to have fun. Some like sports. Some like playing chess or cards. But a large number of people enjoy listening to music.

Nowadays, music has become an important part of our life. We can listen to music on CDs, on radio or on TV. Also, we can search the Internet to find the song we like. It’s the easiest way to enjoy the music that we like. Also we can download (下载）our favorite songs from the Internet for free. If we have a Walkman (随身听），we can hear music everywhere. It can give us pleasure if we are sad. It can cheer us up, too. When we are tired, it can make us relaxed.

Different people like different kinds of music. Young people like pop music. Maybe old people like gentle and quiet music. Different music can express different feelings. When we are happy, we like to listen to jubilant (欢快的) music. When we are unhappy, we want to hear soft music. We need different kinds of music in different moods. We can get different feelings from music. Music is the best friend of human beings. We can’t imagine what life would be like without music.

1.According to the first paragraph, we can know people play chess, cards or listen to music .

A. for exercising B. to learn more knowledge C. for fun D. to relax

2.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Music can give us pleasure. B. Music can make us relaxed.

C. Music can cheer us up. D. Music can improve our listening skills.

3.According to the last paragraph, we can know the old people like probably.

A. gentle music B. rock music C. jazz music D. pop music

4.What does the underlined word “moods” mean in Chinese?

A. 心情 B. 喜怒无常 C. 气氛 D. 生气

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. No one likes playing chess.

B. There are different kinds of music.

C. Listening to music can make us more tired.

D. Old people don’t like music at all.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了音乐在我们生活中起着一个重要的作用。心情不同需要的音乐不同，当我们伤心时，音乐会给我们带了快乐，让我们高兴起来。当我们疲倦时，音乐能使我们放松。不同的人喜欢不同的音乐，年轻人喜欢流行音乐，老年人喜欢轻柔的音乐。我们也可以从音乐中不同的情感。

1.

2.

3.。根据Maybe old people like gentle and quiet music.可知老年人喜欢轻柔的音乐。故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据When we are happy, we like to listen to jubilant (欢快的) music. When we are unhappy, we want to hear soft music.可知我们高兴时，喜欢听欢快的音乐；不高兴时，想要听轻柔的音乐，因此不同的心情，想听不同的音乐。故此处mood是心情的意思。故选A。

5.推理判断题。根据Different people like different kinds of music.可知有不同种类的音乐。故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。