高中英语外研版选修6强化练习：Module 6 Section 2

1Module6　SectionⅡⅠ.阅读理解A[2013·上海高考]Forsomepeople,musicisnofunatallP1.AboutfourpercentofthepopulationW1iswhatscientistscall“amusic.”PeoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeW2orreproducemusicalnotes(音调).Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwo－songs.Amusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyarefarapartonthemusicalscale.AsaresultP2,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.ManyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictoP3piecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirabilitytoenjoymusicsetsthemapartfromothers.ItcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifyW3withtheircondition.InfactP4,mostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainfull.Thatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.SHowever,thiscanresultinP5withdrawalandsocialisolationW4.“Iusedtohateparties，”saysMargaret,aseventy－year－oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.ScientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromP6thebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciateW5music.Thedifferenceiscomplex,anditdoesn'tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan'tseecertaincolors.Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed(诊断).Foryears,Margaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusic.Nowsheknowsthatsheisnotalone.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.“WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay.‘Nothanks.I'mamusic，’saysMargaret.”IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.1.Whichofhefollowingistrueofamusics?A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.B.Theyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusic.C.Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians.2.Accordingtoparagraph3,apersonwith“defectivehearing”isprobablyonewho2________.A.dislikeslisteningtospeechesB.canhearanythingnonmusicalC.hasahearingproblemD.lacksacomplexhearingsystem3.Inthelastparagraph,Margaretexpressedthat______.A.herproblemwithmusichadbeendiagnosedearlierB.shewasseventeenyearsoldratherthanseventyC.herproblemcouldbeeasilyexplainedD.shewasabletomeetotheramusics4.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Amusics'strangebehaviours.B.Somepeople'sinabilitytoenjoymusic.C.Musicaltalentandbrainstructure.D.Identificationandtreatmentofamusics.这是一篇讨论音乐听觉障碍的说明文。主要围绕音乐听觉障碍人士(amusic)这个概念，详细介绍了音乐听觉障碍对其生活造成的影响，以及产生这种听觉障碍的原因。1.A'细节信息题。由关键词amusics定位至文章首段对于amusic的定义。作者由“Forsomepeople，musicisnofunatall.”一句，引出对有音乐听觉障碍人群(amusic)的介绍，即表明amusic不能享受音乐带来的乐趣。farfrom远非……；远离……，farfromenjoyable即一点都感受不到乐趣。因此，正确答案为A。2.C'语意理解题。由“defectivehearing”定位至第三段，它的含义需要分析上下文句意。该句子说明了音乐听觉障碍产生的原因是大脑的差异。该词组所在的部分与前句“Thedifferenceiscomplex”并列，“it”指前文的“difference”，强调大脑差异的复杂程度。紧接着后半句又提到音乐听觉障碍人士同样能听到非音乐类的声音。整体而言，即意为大脑的差异很复杂，并且这种复杂并不属于一种“defectivehearing”，因为音乐听觉障碍人士同样能理解非音乐类的声音。将各选项的含义带入原文，可知正确答案为A“听觉问题”，即amusics并没有听觉问题，他们也能理解音乐以外的声音。3.A'细节信息题。由题干信息定位至最后一段最后一句话。由“IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.”可知Margaret希望在17岁就能得知自己属于amusic，而不是70岁。即她希望自己的问题更早得被诊断出来，正确答案为A。4.B'主旨大意题。本题考查考生对整篇文章主旨大意的理解与概括。文章首段引出了音乐听觉障碍人士(amusic)的定义。第二段详细介绍了音乐听觉障碍对amusic的生活造成的诸多不便。紧接着第三段揭示了amusic的产生原因——大脑差异。最后一段介绍音乐听觉障碍这一症状的诊断能带来的益处。由此可见，本文主要讨论了一些人无法享受音乐的乐趣，选项B正确。3W重点单词1.populationn.人口　　2.recognizev.认出，识别3.identifyv.鉴定，识别4.isolationn.隔离，孤立5.appreciatev.欣赏，感激P重点短语1.atall全然，根本2.asaresult结果3.compare...to...把……比作……4.infact事实上，实际上5.resultin导致，引起6.bedifferentfrom与……不同S长难句译文：这就是音乐障碍人士故意远离音乐场所的原因。剖析：本句为主从复合句，why引导表语从句，where引导定语从句，修饰places。B[2014·湖北省黄冈市高三测试]It'stimetoremindW1myselfwhatIloveaboutlifehereinCalifornia,USA,torememberwhatIdesperatelyW2misswhenIgohome.RealradioIntheUSAtherearesomanyradiostationsthatthoseiPodtunerthingsdon'tworkatall.Thereis,simply,nodeadair.IttookmeawhiletodiscovertheUSA'smanypublicradiostations,whichdon'tbroadcastanyadvertisements.KCRWismyfavoritestation,foritsblendofindiemusicandcurrentaffairs.ButIalsolistentoKJAZZandKPCC.ButbeforeyoufeeljealousW3－it'sallonline.Myfavorites:AmericanlifeSnapJudgementandHenryRollinsliveeverySaturdaynight.TakelistenonlineforfreeNews?Well,there'snotalotofnewsfromSouthAfrica,andwhenitis,it'sbadandfulloffear,soIignoreW4it.ButIcareaboutP1anyplaceIlivein,andthatincludestheUSA.Andonpublicradio,theUSAiscoveredindepth,fromtheperspectiveofindividualstoriesratherthanP2statistics.ThefestivalsI'mjealouslywatchingtweetsandFacebookboastsandreviewsfromSXSW－seemslikehalfthepeopleIusedtoworkwithinSouthAfricaarethere,meetingGrumpyCatandwatchingbandsthey'vealwayswantedtoseelive.It'sgreattoknowthatthesethousandsoffestivalsaresoclose,andthatoneday,iffilmschoolscheduleeverallowsmetoleavecampusformorethanafewdays,Icangotooneortwoofthem.SIhavealreadyexchangedmymuchlovedFord4Mustangforabigger,lesssexycar－acarspaciousenoughtosleepin－sothatnextyearIcanbethere,notjustdreamofP3it.ThefamouspeopleWhenIgobacktoSA,I'moftenaskedifI'vespottedanyfamouspeople.It'sawkward