【成才之路】高中英语（人教版，十二省区）必修2练习：unit5Musicsection4

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1、Unit5SectionIVI•阅读理解（2014-天津市天津一中高一期中）Forsomepeople,musicisnofunatall.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes（咅调）.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetween

2、twosongs.Amusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscale.Asaresult,songssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthema

3、partfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.Infact,mostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusic-Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful-Thatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswh

4、erethereismusic.However,thiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation・“Iusedtohateparties,”saysMargaret,aseveniy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic・BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaret,scientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.

5、Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusic.Thedifferenceiscomplex,anditdoesn'tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistsco

6、mpareamusicstopeoplewhojustcantseecertaincolors.Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed・Foryears,Margaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusic.Nowsheknowsthatsheisnotalone.Thereisanameforhercondition・Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.“Whenp

7、eopleinvitemetoaconcert,Ijustsay,"Nothanks,Fmamusic,，”saysMargaret.“IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy."文章大意：文章讲述的是世界上有一群天生不喜欢听音乐的人，被称之为amusic,这些人听力上没有任何问题，只是不喜欢听音乐，也无法欣赏音乐。很多人在之前都因此而苦恼，现在有了科学的解释，他们可以摆脱那种尴尬、不自在的处境了。1.Whichofthefollo

8、wingisTRUEofamusics?A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.B.Theyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusic.C・Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians-答案：A根