5 . Have you experienced a condition when listening to a very loud music makes your heartbeat so fast that you can actually feel the heavy beating? From this experience, we can conclude that loud and fast music_______ the heart rate. Therefore, we have a feeling of high ________ and stress when we listen to loud and fast music. On the contrary, soft music is ______ to a slower heart rate. People who listen to relaxing music have a slower heart rate, _______ to those listening to loud and fast music, or those not listening to music at all.

But why does this happen? Experiments found that the ______ of music on the heart is based on the functioning of the brain. When we hear music, the sound waves are translated into electrical impulses (神经冲动) by the _______. As it is related to the increasing and decreasing of the heart rate, the related effect is produced. Now, is it that only ______ music brings out this effect? Well, listening to soft or relaxing music is surely more ________. However, listening to any type of music you like can be ________, rather than not listening to any music at all.

It is believed that people who have a slower heart rate have a longer life. _______, people having a faster heart rate are at a greater ________ of suffering from cardiovascular (心血管的) diseases. Therefore, having a slower heart rate makes you live a longer and healthier life. When________ slows down the heart rate, it brings about a feeling of ________. Therefore, it is used as a ________ technique. We can conclude by saying that the phrase “Music heals (治疗) the heart” is not just a saying, but a(n) ________!

1.

A．obtains

B．evaluates

C．measures

D．increases

2.

A．nature

B．anxiety

C．respect

D．security

3.

A．integrated

B．changed

C．linked

D．marked

4.

A．compared

B．adapted

C．exposed

D．opposed

5.

A．style

B．effect

C．fantasy

D．beauty

6.

A．structure

B．music

C．brain

D．equipment

7.

A．normal

B．folk

C．modern

D．soft

8.

A．abnormal

B．unbearable

C．unforgettable

D．beneficial

9.

A．helpful

B．joyful

C．grateful

D．doubtful

10.

A．Interestingly

B．Similarly

C．Absolutely

D．Unbelievably

11.

A．limit

B．competition

C．risk

D．fame

12.

A．temperature

B．medicine

C．dance

D．music

13.

A．selflessness

B．helplessness

C．calmness

D．sadness

14.

A．learning

B．relaxation

C．permission

D．cooperation

15.

A．fact

B．resource

C．advice

D．intention

9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

My best memory of Christmas is the time when I was a little kid. Mom would teach us her favorite children’s song Twelve Days of Christmas: “On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me...”. We would usually add the gifts we received to the song, which we thought was a great way to appreciate the gifts and enjoy the holiday filled with love.

Now, it was again the holiday season but Mom could not sing the song together with us. It had become too difficult to take her from her Alzheimer’s(阿尔茨海默氏病)unit to Christmas dinner with us. Heart problems had set in, and she was growing weaker.

Whenever Christmas comes, my mind is filled with memories. Memories of faith, memories of family and, yes, memories of food. What happens, then, when a disease steals our memories?

During the course of my mother’s Alzheimer’s, I often asked myself what becomes of us when our memories are gone. It’s as if our memories are like a mirror that reflects who we are, and slowly our image fades in that mirror until we find no one there at all. Alzheimer’s is a disease that breaks hearts as well as minds. Whether or not I am likely to get the same disease that took my mother, I hope I will never forget all the love and care Mom has given us. I will spend Christmas with Mom each year anyway.

December 25 was very cold—the way it should be in Michigan. My brother Joe, my sister Mary, my sister-in-law Toni and I—along with my nieces Clare and Rachel, my cousin Carol, and my wife, Julee—piled into our cars and headed to Clausen Manor to see Mom. “Does she even know it’s Christmas?” I asked Julee on the way.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

On our arrival at Alzheimer’s unit, we showed Mom the gifts we brought to her and Carol put a Twelve Days of Christmas picture book on Mom’s lap.

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We stared in astonishment unable to believe our ears.

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