【題目】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 (音調(diào)). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very 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 inability to enjoy music set 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 painful. 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 are finally learning how 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 see certain colors.

Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed (診斷). 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.”

【1】Which of the 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.

【2】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 hearing problem

D. lacks a complex hearing system

【3】In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish 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

【4】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.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析:本文是一篇議論文，文章講述的是世界上有一群天生不喜歡聽(tīng)音樂(lè)的人，被稱(chēng)之為amusic，這些人聽(tīng)力上沒(méi)有任何問(wèn)題，只是不喜歡聽(tīng)音樂(lè)，也無(wú)法欣賞音樂(lè)。很多人在之前都因此而苦惱，現(xiàn)在有了科學(xué)的解釋?zhuān)麄兛梢詳[脫那種尷尬、不自在的處境了。

【1】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“For some people, music is no fun at all”可知，A項(xiàng)正確，意為“對(duì)于某些人來(lái)說(shuō)，聽(tīng)音樂(lè)并不是開(kāi)心的事情”和A項(xiàng)“聽(tīng)音樂(lè)對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)遠(yuǎn)非是愉快的”意思相同。根據(jù)理解也可知B項(xiàng)是錯(cuò)誤的。根據(jù)第一段的“People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes (音調(diào)). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. ”可知，C、D兩項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。故選A。

【2】C 猜測(cè)詞義題。該段前兩句講的是不愛(ài)聽(tīng)音樂(lè)的人和喜歡聽(tīng)音樂(lè)的人是不同的，他們之間的區(qū)別很復(fù)雜，另外“They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. ”又講到了這些不愛(ài)聽(tīng)音樂(lè)的人在理解其他非音樂(lè)的聲音或者演講的時(shí)候是沒(méi)有問(wèn)題的，目的是為了強(qiáng)調(diào)他們是正常的，沒(méi)有什么缺陷的，因此defective hearing指的是C項(xiàng)的a hearing problem,即聽(tīng)覺(jué)有問(wèn)題。句意為，他們之間的區(qū)別是很復(fù)雜的，但并不包括聽(tīng)覺(jué)有問(wèn)題這種情況。故選C。

【3】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。最后一段中I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.意為，我希望我在十七歲的時(shí)候就學(xué)會(huì)了這樣說(shuō)（指的是No thanks, I’m amusic這句，意為，謝謝你，我是一個(gè)不喜歡聽(tīng)音樂(lè)的人），而不是到了七十歲才學(xué)會(huì)。也就是他們的這種狀況最終確診了，他們都屬于amusic，但是這來(lái)的太遲了，對(duì)于Margaret來(lái)說(shuō)，因?yàn)橹八偸荕argaret felt embarrassed about her problem感到很尷尬，因此她希望她年輕的時(shí)候，就可以有現(xiàn)在這樣的診斷。故選A。

【4】B 主旨大意題。全文主要講述的是不喜愛(ài)聽(tīng)音樂(lè)的一類(lèi)人，被稱(chēng)之為amusic，他們之前都沒(méi)有得到統(tǒng)一的診斷或者認(rèn)識(shí)，直到現(xiàn)在。因此選擇B項(xiàng)：Some people’s inability to enjoy music意為，一些人無(wú)法欣賞音樂(lè)。A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在strange behaviors，文章只是說(shuō)他們不喜歡有音樂(lè)的地方，并沒(méi)有講到他們其他的一些奇怪的舉動(dòng)。C項(xiàng)Musical talent and brain structure音樂(lè)天賦和大腦構(gòu)造，明顯與文章大意不符。D項(xiàng)中錯(cuò)在treatment，意為治療，文章并沒(méi)有講到如何幫助這些人治療他們的問(wèn)題。因此排除D。故選B。

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