1 . Are you sometimes stressed? Singing is a simple and effective way to reduce stress. It is beneficial mainly in the following three aspects.

Physical Benefits

    1     This is especially recommended for the elders and those who have some form of disability in their voice. However, it is important to find a capable instructor to employ good singing techniques so as not to further damage vocal cords (声带) or lungs.

Singing also helps to improve your posture (姿势). Most people think that singing begins and ends with their mouth.     2     Singing practice will get you used to the proper body position of standing and help you form the good habit of standing straight.

Emotional Benefits

Singing helps in reducing your depression and lowering your stress level. When you sing, your body releases chemicals that make you feel happy, easing the tension and helping you to relax.     3    

Social Benefits

The social benefits of singing are huge.     4     So people who suffer from stage fright are advised to sing in front of family and friends before a live performance.

Singing is also very good for improving your communication skills. It is said that singing to babies helps to prepare their brains for language and may lessen the risk of language problems later in life.     5     The time spent in group singing, whether in a choir or at karaoke, creates a deep and lasting bond of friendship.

A．Try to regain your memory by singing.

B．First, it can help build up your confidence greatly.

C．When you sing, you can give your lungs a workout.

D．Singing helps you to strengthen your immune system.

E．For adults, singing also enlarges your circle of friends.

F．In fact, the position of each body part affects your voice.

G．So, start to sing your favorite song next time you are feeling upset.

2 . 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。

Although Emily’s singing was very pleasant to hear, lacking of courage, she never dared to sing in front of strangers.

One summer, the neighborhood where she lived would hold a singing competition. Her best friend, Lucy, came to invite her to participate in the competition, but Emily said. “I’m afraid to take part in it.” Her mother said, “It’s okay, just do it bravely.” Emily followed her mama’s advice and decided to give herself a try. The day came. Emily and Lucy went to the competition site. But she was too frightened to walk onto the stage. She had been waiting until others finished singing. She shakily forced herself to stand on the stage. She started to sing, but her voice was so low. What’s worse, she was so nervous that she forgot the lyrics after singing a few words. Being laughed at by others, embarrassed and shy, she ran away from the stage.

Some naughty boys ran after her and said, “Emily, coward (胆小鬼)! Emily, coward!” Emily didn’t argue with them. What she wanted was to go back home as quickly as she could. Finally, she rushed into the house, hugged her mom and cried sadly.

“Well, my poor girl. Don’t cry. Tell me what happened to you,” asked her mom. Emily looked up at her mother and told her what she had experienced.

Listening to her, her mom cupped her face and said, “It doesn’t matter, girl. As long as you practice singing more in front of strangers, you will become braver little by little. So, my girl, don’t be beaten by a failure. You can go out to practice singing every day. No matter who is listening to you, go on singing and never stop. I believe there will be a harvest for you.”

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。
Paragraph 1

Emily followed her mom’s advice and walked into the park where many people were singing and dancing.

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Paragraph 2

The second year, the neighborhood held the singing competition again.

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3 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

There is an instrument catching people’s heart with     1     (it) lasting sound, irregular rhythm and a carrier of gentle emotion. This is the musical language of guqin, a plucked(拨) seven string instrument     2     (create)in ancient China.

The earliest piece of guqin in China, unearthed in Hubei Province in 2016,     3     (date) back to the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC). The body of a guqin is made of lacquered wood and the strings of twisted silk. Unlike its seemingly simple appearance,     4     (make)a guqin is extremely challenging. An outstanding guqin,     5     can take two to several decades to craft, is a final product of art and time.

The guqin was favored by the literati (文人学士)in ancient China. Of all the guqin musicians, the     6     (famous)was Bo Ya in the Spring and Autumn(770-476 BC)and Warring States(475-221 BC) periods. As he played his guqin in the mountains, a woodcutter named Zhong Ziqi heard the music and understood     7    (exact) what Yu wanted to express. This deep understanding formed a strong relationship     8     them, and they became close friends. This is the famous tale behind the guqin masterpiece, Flowing Water, High Mountains.     9     piece has been passed down through generations and is considered one of the most famous and important     10     (composition)in Chinese guqin music. This graceful dialogue, flowing from brushed fingertips and travelling for thousands of years, is continuing to this day.

4 . Joy Chapman, a singer from British Columbia, recently set a new Guinness record for the lowest musical note (音符) sung by a female, a C1.

For as long as she can remember, Joy Chapman has always been able to sing in a very wide vocal range (音域), but it was not until her niece started encouraging her to go for a world record that she actually considered it. The girl had learned that the former record for the world’s lowest vocal note (female) was held by a singer who hit a D2 (the second lowest D note on a piano), and she was sure that Joy could go obviously lower than that, She turned out to be right!

“I initiated my singing notes at C2 at the beginning, so she said, ‘you sing much lower, then you should try for the record,’” Chapman recalled about how the idea of a Guinness record attempt came about.

That was a year ago, and Chapman had to overcome a series of challenges in order to get her name into the world’s most famous record book. Her mother passed away, which left her in deep sorrow. She even stopped working for a while, During one of her attempts the video cameraman turned on the limiter (限幅器) on the microphone, but it couldn’t pick up Joy’s lowest notes…However, in the end, she got it done.

On February 2lst, in a music workshop in Surrey, Joy Chapman recorded a C1 (33.57hz), the lowest C note on a piano and the lowest note ever sung by a woman.

“I wanted to leave something behind since I could do it,” the singer said.

1. What made Chapman want to challenge the Guinness record?

A．Her niece’s encouragement	B．Her interest in singing.
C．Her eagerness to be famous.	D．Her belief in herself

2. What does the underlined word “initiated” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Wrote.

B．Improved.

C．Ended.

D．Started.

3. What happened to Chapman during her challenge?

A．Her video cameraman was ill.	B．Her workshop was shut down.
C．Her mother left the world	D．Her piano went wrong.

4. Which words can best describe Chapman?

A．Brave and humorous.	B．Talented and positive.
C．Dependent and careful	D．Honest and helpful.

5. What’s this passage mainly about?

A．Love story of a musician.	B．Brave attempt of a musician
C．Hard struggle of a female.	D．Recent birth of a world record

6 . 假如你是李华，在上周举办的主题为“Music Star”的校音乐节上，你演唱了一首歌并且赢得了一等奖。请你写邮件给你的英国笔友Carl，分享你的经历和感受。内容包括：
1.歌名和选择这首歌的原因；
2.这首歌带给你的感受或影响。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Carl,

How is everything going?

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Yours,

Li Hua

7 . A children’s choir (合唱团) from the snowy highlands of Tibet recently ________ their beautiful singing to the capital, Beijing.

The Qomolangma Children’s Choir was ______ in 2020. They recently paid a week-long trip to Beijing to _____________ their music skills and show their______ to national audiences.

When journalists met the choir on Saturday, the children were ________ the recording of a music program at CCTV in Beijing. Before ________ the program, they received professional _________ from teachers at the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM). _________, they also visited scenic _________ in Beijing such as the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City and so on. Tenzin Dunyu, a 10-year-old member of the choir, told the journalists that he has been playing the zhanian for five years. The zhanian, a beautiful __________, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. For him, coming to Beijing and _________ in Tiananmen Square was both a nervous and _________ experience, marking his first journey outside Lhasa. Another 10-year-old member, Tsering Lhamo, has been singing for a year. Her trip to Beijing _________ her horizons, and when it came to what______ her most, she said she __________ enjoyed the cheerful songs of the choir performed at CCTV.

Geng Muyao was the choir’s ________ from CCOM to help the children with training. She ________ that the choir was set up by the Tibetan government and __________ by CCOM. “Many members were __________ of vocal (声乐的) training due to poor condition, so this choir experience means a lot to them. ”she said.

Including children from all over Tibet, the choir primarily shows Tibetan folk culture. Though the members are __________, the choir has performed at important events, achieving amazing success in a short time.

1.

A．explained

B．described

C．brought

D．improve

2.

A．set up

B．take up

C．make up

D．turn up

3.

A．gain

B．lift

C．study

D．teach

4.

A．disablity

B．talent

C．activities

D．benefit

5.

A．turning in

B．taking in

C．varying in

D．participating in

6.

A．recording

B．training

C．representing

D．playing

7.

A．information

B．communication

C．preparation

D．guidance

8.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．Beside

9.

A．museums

B．sites

C．campuses

D．locals

10.

A．instrument

B．branch

C．decoration

D．button

11.

A．living

B．working

C．getting

D．standing

12.

A．annoying

B．frightening

C．exciting

D．shocking

13.

A．broadened

B．widened

C．strengthened

D．deepened

14.

A．expressed

B．depressed

C．impressed

D．pressed

15.

A．gradually

B．especially

C．slightly

D．finally

16.

A．instructor

B．professor

C．manager

D．performer

17.

A．viewed

B．recommended

C．agreed

D．noted

18.

A．admitted

B．supported

C．inspired

D．observed

19.

A．fond

B．tired

C．short

D．full

20.

A．young

B．dynamic

C．capable

D．ambitious

8 . When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance，the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as entertainment, but certainly not an education priority（优先）. This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students

Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.

Music provides a kind of perception(视角) that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive（情感的）meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.

The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.

So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.

1. According to paragraph 1, students ________.

A．regard music as a way of entertainment

B．disagree with their parents on education

C．view music as an overlooked subject

D．prefer the arts to science

2. In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to ________.

A．compare it with rock music

B．show music identifies a society

C．introduce American musical traditions

D．prove music influences people’s lifestyles

3. According to the passage, the arts and science ________.

A．approach the world from different angles

B．explore different phenomena of the world

C．express people’s feeling in different ways

D．explain what it means to be human differently

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Music education deserves more attention.

B．Music should be of top education priority.

C．Music is an effective communication tool.

D．Music education makes students more imaginative.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

People have all turned to sad music to make themselves feel better at some point in their lives,     1    why does the music with double or even triple sadness help drag people out of low spirits?

A new study throws light on what's going on inside people’s brains when they match their music to their feelings, and it looks as if sad music can be enjoyable, rather than     2     (simple) depressing. Music of this sort can arouse positive memories in people’s life , thus     3     (lift)their mood.

Psychologist Adrian North from Curtin University in Australia says there exist two groups of possible     4     (explain)   for why people enjoy listening to sad music like this---one from social psychology, and the other from cognitive neuroscience(神经学).

    5    terms of social psychology, one idea about this is that people will feel     6     (good) about themselves if they focus on someone who's doing even worse. Everything's going to be okay, because this person is having     7     even worse day than they are.

Another idea from social psychology is that people like to listen to the very music     8     shows their present life circumstances, because this kind of music makes them feel they     9    (understand). With their emotions     10    (share), they definitely get a certain amount of comfort.

So, the conclusion again—sad music does cheer people up, and it works far better than happy music, in most cases.

10 . I was 11 years old when asked my mom for piano lessons in 2010. We were in the fallout of the recession(经济衰退). She said a polite “no”.

That didn’t stop me. I googled the measurements for a keyboard, drew the keys on a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk. I would click _______on an online keyboard and “play” them back on my paper one - keeping the _______they made on the computer in my head. I spent six months playing without touching a real piano. Once my mom saw that I was _______, she borrowed money and bought me 10 lessons.

I still remember the first one. I was _______by how real the sound of the piano was. I sat my grade one after eight lessons. Once I started secondary school, we couldn’t _______lessons again. I passed grade three, then grade five, practicing only on my piece of paper.

One evening, When I was about 13, my mom said she had a surprise for me; it was an electronic keyboard, bought with more _______money. It was the first time I’d played for her. She was in shock.

My school didn’t offer music A-level. I found the Purcell School for young musicians. The tryouts(选拔) were _______. Some of the questions _______an estimation (评价) of the composer(作曲家) or when it was written. I felt overwhelmed. To my _______I was offered a place.

At Purcell, I spent two years working as hard as I could. I performed to ________money and saved enough to buy my first piano.

When I left Purcell, I was __________the senior piano prize and senior academic music prize. I am now at the Guildhall School in London. I feel __________: it’s been 10 years since I drew my paper piano, and I’m at one of the world’s __________ music schools.

The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my practice away from the piano: What we call ________ practice. The paper piano helped spark my __________about how music works, the building blocks that form the pieces.

1.

A．notes

B．lines

C．music

D．pictures

2.

A．shape

B．gesture

C．move

D．sound

3.

A．careless

B．serious

C．modest

D．kind

4.

A．beaten

B．struck

C．amused

D．entertained

5.

A．receive

B．accept

C．afford

D．teach

6.

A．paid

B．used

C．chosen

D．borrowed

7.

A．easy

B．difficult

C．wonderful

D．ugly

8.

A．involved

B．reminded

C．collected

D．kicked

9.

A．regret

B．sorrow

C．amazement

D．sadness

10.

A．raise

B．give

C．donate

D．deliver

11.

A．lent

B．rewarded

C．awarded

D．achieved

12.

A．relaxed

B．excited

C．merciful

D．proud

13.

A．conducting

B．performing

C．leading

D．multiplying

14.

A．physical

B．mental

C．social

D．practical

15.

A．enthusiasm

B．self-respect

C．confidence

D．self-control