Question

【題目】Why is music an important subject that every child should study?

First of all, music helps us when we are unhappy, and gives us ______ when we are happy. There are many different types of music: slow and fast, ______ and relaxing. We can choose the music to ______ our moods. And second, music is fun. Some people enjoy playing the drums and expressing their ______.

Scientists say that music helps children with language learning. Music ______ the ear—and we know that children who have studied music can learn ______ more easily and pronounce much better. Students ______ have learnt to play music are also better at math. This is not ______， as music is mathematical(數(shù)學的), with notes in order. Playing music with other people also helps children to ______. People who can play musical instruments always have something they can do at a ______.

【1】A. sadness B. trouble C. pleasure D. noise

【2】A. happy B. interesting C. boring D. serious

【3】A. know B. talk C. find D. fit

【4】A. feelings B. time C. life D. money

【5】A. closes B. improves C. has D. breaks

【6】A. languages B. math C. history D. physics

【7】A. why B. when C. who D. whose

【8】A. difficult B. surprising C. usual D. necessary

【9】A. think more B. study harder C. work together D. read more

【10】A. party B. dinner C. class D. school

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】C

【10】A

【解析】

文章大意：短文介紹了音樂是孩子們應(yīng)該學習的重要科目。音樂能給人帶來快樂，音樂有助于孩子的語言學習。學會演奏音樂的學生在數(shù)學方面也更好，和別人一起演奏音樂也能幫助孩子們團結(jié)協(xié)作。

【1】句意：當我們開心的時候，它給我們快樂�？疾槊�詞及語境的理解。A. sadness悲哀；B. trouble麻煩；C. pleasure快樂；D. noise噪音。根據(jù)下文when we are happy.可知此處應(yīng)是給我們快樂，故答案選C。

【2】句意：有許多不同類型的音樂：慢的和快的，嚴肅的和放松的�？疾樾稳菰~及語境的理解。A. happy高興的；B. interesting有趣的；C. boring無聊的；D. serious嚴肅的。根據(jù)前面的“slow and fast”可知，緩慢和快速為反義詞，故空缺處應(yīng)填“relaxing”的反義詞；故答案選D。

【3】句意：我們可以選擇適合我們心情的音樂�？疾閯釉~及語境的理解。A. know知道、了解；B. talk談話；C. find發(fā)現(xiàn)；D. fit適合。根據(jù)語境We can choose the music to __3__ our moods.可知是我們可以選擇適合我們心情的音樂，故答案選D。

【4】句意：有些人喜歡打鼓和表達他們的感情�？疾槊�詞及語境的理解。A. feelings感情；B. time時間；C. life生活；D. money錢。根據(jù)語境Some people enjoy playing the drums and expressing their __4__. 可知是有些人喜歡打鼓和表達他們的感情，故答案選A。

【5】句意：音樂可以改善/提高聽力�？疾閯釉~及語境的理解。A. closes關(guān)閉；B. improves改善、提高；C. has有；D. breaks打破。根據(jù)上文Scientists say that music helps children with language learning.可知此處應(yīng)是音樂可以改善/提高聽力，故答案選B。

【6】句意：我們知道學過音樂的孩子學習語言更容易，發(fā)音也更好�？疾槊�詞及語境的理解。A. languages語言；B. math數(shù)學；C. history歷史；D. physics物理。根據(jù)后面的and pronounce much better，可知此處應(yīng)是學習語言更容易，故答案選A。

【7】句意：學過演奏音樂的學生在數(shù)學方面也比較擅長。考查關(guān)系代詞及語境的理解。A. why為什么，作原因狀語；B. when什么時候，作時間狀語；C. who誰，指人，可作主語、賓語；D. whose誰的，指人或物，作定語。由題干可知本句為定語從句，先行詞students指人且在從句中作主語，所以連接詞用who引導(dǎo)，故答案選C。

【8】句意：這并不奇怪，因為音樂有數(shù)學特性，音符是有順序的。考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. difficult困難的；B. surprising奇怪的、驚奇的；C. usual平常的；D. necessary必要的。根據(jù)下文as music is mathematical, with notes in order.可知，此處應(yīng)是這并不奇怪，故答案選B。

【9】句意：與他人一起演奏音樂也讓孩子們學會合作�？疾閯釉~短語及語境的理解。A. think more考慮更多；B. study harder學習更刻苦；C. work together合作；D. read more閱讀更多。根據(jù)前文的“with other people”，可知此處指合作，work together合作、共同工作，故答案選C。

【10】句意：那些能演奏樂器的人總是能在聚會上做些什么。考查名詞及語境的理解。A. party聚會；B. dinner晚餐；C. class班級；D. school學校。根據(jù)語境People who can play musical instruments always have something they can do at a __10__.可知此處應(yīng)是那些能演奏樂器的人總是能在聚會上做些什么，故答案選A。

解答完形填空首先要通讀全文，掌握大意。結(jié)合選項初步弄清短文寫了些什么內(nèi)容。在理解全文意思的基礎(chǔ)上，結(jié)合文章內(nèi)容對空缺句子作合乎邏輯的推理。必須弄清空缺詞句的確切含義，空缺詞句與其前后句的意義銜接必須自然、合理，最后根據(jù)語境，結(jié)合選項，選出正確答案。如，第2小題，根據(jù)前面的“slow and fast”可知，緩慢和快速為反義詞，故空缺處應(yīng)填“relaxing”的反義詞；故答案選D。第7小題，由題干可知本句為定語從句，先行詞students指人且在從句中作主語，所以連接詞用who引導(dǎo)，故答案選C。