2 . The turning point of my life was my decision to abandon a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sympathetic, and ________ my love of music, disapproved of it as a profession. This was ________considering the family background. My grandfather had taught music for decades. Though respected, he earned ________ enough to feed his family. So the mention of musical profession predicted a risky existence with________ financial rewards. My parents ________ college instead of a music school, and I went to college quite________, for although I loved my violin, I had many other interests.

Before my graduation, the family suffered severe financial failures and I felt it my________ to leave college to work. Thus I was launched upon a business career, which I always think of as the ________ years. I do not mean to________business; My whole point is that it was not for me. I went into it for ________ but it was not enough. I felt life was ________ me by.

I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, ________ enough to go abroad to study music. I resigned from my position and, feeling like a man release d from ________, sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, and enjoyed every minute of it. “Enjoyed” is too ________ a word. I walked on air. I really ________ and I was finally free.

1.

A．sharing

B．forgiving

C．weakening

D．hiding

2.

A．pointless

B．absurd

C．dramatic

D．understandable

3.

A．nearly

B．barely

C．mostly

D．possibly

4.

A．stable

B．deserving

C．uncertain

D．fixed

5.

A．insisted on

B．attended to

C．picked out

D．entered for

6.

A．painfully

B．desperately

C．cautiously

D．happily

7.

A．honor

B．duty

C．burden

D．turn

8.

A．unforgettable

B．golden

C．wasted

D．deserted

9.

A．quit

B．assess

C．disrespect

D．conduct

10.

A．money

B．contentment

C．achievement

D．glory

11.

A．dropping

B．passing

C．standing

D．stopping

12.

A．raised

B．withdrew

C．spared

D．accumulated

13.

A．prison

B．hospital

C．jungle

D．school

14.

A．abstract

B．simple

C．mild

D．vague

15.

A．suffered

B．regretted

C．learned

D．lived

3 . 假定你是李华，某学校学生会主席。你校与英国友好学校将进行“用音乐讲述中（英）国故事”为主题的云上音乐节交流活动。请你为该活动写一份活动策划稿。要点需包括：
1. 活动主题、时间、方式；
2. 主要活动策划、活动意义；
3.号召大家参加。
注意：1．写作词数80词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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4 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

I love to play the piano and I greatly enjoy performing my songs, so when the annual winter recital (音乐演奏会) was canceled, I was disappointed. I had looked forward to it for a long time and had already prepared two of my best songs.

My mom had a wonderful idea, however, to turn this disappointing thing into something worthwhile. “You can perform your songs at Carriage House Senior Living,” my mom suggested brightly. “I’m sure the seniors there who do not have families to visit them that often, would really appreciate the music and you could play more than just two songs.”

I immediately thought this was a great idea. One of the things I did not like about the recitals was that I was limited to playing just a couple of songs. Playing the piano at Carriage House seemed like a win-win situation because not only could I play more songs, but I would also have the chance to cheer up the residents there with some lively tunes.

My mom called Carriage House and made arrangements for me to perform. In the coming including many old classics.

When the exciting day finally arrived, my family and I drove to Carriage House. Walking through the enormous double doors, we stepped into an entryway that overlooked the spacious grand dining room. Right at the entrance to the dining room stood the piano as if it were just waiting to make some music to liven the place up a bit. At nearly every table several gray-haired women or men were seated enjoying their dinner and the company that the crowded room provided. Despite the conversations going on at various tables, isolation hung like a dark cloud in the room.

Almost immediately, we were greeted by an old woman with a walker who introduced herself as Phyllis in charge of Carriage House. She welcomed me and led me to the stage.

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。

As I sat down on the bench, I pressed a key on the piano and was surprised to hear no sound.

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Nervousness melted away and I started to enjoy the performance with the old.

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5 . Adele’s new album, “ 30 ” , is finally available. Last month, hundreds of millions of us streamed its first single, “ Easy On Me. ” This song arouses feelings not easily put into words, but we can probably agree it is a sad song.     1     Yet sad music does pull us in and lift us up.

    2     When we experience real-life loss, or empathize (体会) with another’s pain, certain hormones are released within us. These help us to tackle loss and pain. They do so by making us feel calmed and supported. Feeling Adele’s pain, or recalling our own, may cause such chemical changes within us.

Psychologically, a key reason we enjoy sad songs is that they profoundly move us. Feeling moved can come from us suddenly feeling closer to other people. Indeed, when we have listened to “ 30 ” , we may turn to reaction videos to see how others feel.     3     And it boosts our feeling of being moved and triggers feelings of comfort and belonging.

We can also think at the spiritual level. Adele’s songs allow us to view the pleasure in terms of the meaning she helps us make. Adele takes hard life experiences and makes sense of them.     4     It takes the pain and suffering of the world and gives it meaning. As philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once put it, someone who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Ultimately, we listen to Adele’s songs when we want to recall, reflect, or belong. They let us feel her sadness, share our suffering, and connect with others. To all of us, Adele’s songs say:     5    

A．You are not alone in your pain.

B．Music is the source of sadness.

C．This is what much sad music does.

D．Let’s start with a biological theory.

E．Few people are aware sad music makes us feel good.

F．This lets us share an emotional experience with others.

G．This may make us feel uncomfortable when real loss strikes.

6 . From Mozart to pop music, tons of people enjoy listening to different types of music while they paint, write or draw. Many believe that music helps improve creativity. But an international study by a group of psychologists is challenging that viewpoint.     1    

To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal (文字的) problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room.     2     They found that background music significantly hurt the participants’ ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity.

The tasks were simple word games.     3     Then, they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word. Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while exposed to three different types of music: music with unfamiliar lines, instrumental music, or music with familiar lines.

Dr. Melatchie and his colleagues conclude that music interferes with (干扰) the verbal working memory of the brain.     4     However, some may argue that the library background noises have seemingly no effect. The researchers explain that is because library noises create an environment of steady state that doesn’t interrupt concentration.

“    5     Instead, they demonstrate that music, regardless of the presence of its content, consistently interrupts creative performance in insight problem solving,” the study reads.

A．And this in turn holds back creativity.

B．It has something to do with the positive reaction.

C．They say that their findings indicate music actually blocks creativity.

D．Then again, they were tested while music was played in the background.

E．Before the experiment, the participants didn’t study the music they would listen.

F．For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower.

G．To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music builds up creativity.

7 . Barcelona’s opera house has celebrated its reopening to the public since the coronavirus pandemic (新冠疫情) put the world into a huge horror, but their opening night had an unusual audience. For its first concert, the theater refused the usual crowd of people and instead packed the house with plants. Yes, that’s correct. All 2,292 seats at the Gran Teatre Liceu were occupied by leafy green plants.

The idea was put forward by conceptual artist Eugeno Ampudia and was broadcast live on the theater’s website. These lucky ficus trees, palms, and Swiss cheese plants—which were brought in by local nurseries (苗圃) — got the pleasure of hearing Puccini’s Crisantemi performed by the UceLi Quartet string musical group.

Ampudia hopes that his idea and the work will inspire people to think more deeply about their relationship with nature and the concept of sustainability (持续性). “We are at the end of an era and that means that we have to change certain patterns,” he shares. “We don’t live in the same world as 90 days ago, and this means we have to reflect on everything that we do.”

As plants can respond to different vibrations (震动) caused by music, they certainly weren’t a passive audience—even if they weren’t able to give applause. Now that the concert is over, each plant will be given to a different frontline healthcare worker who helped guide the country through its battle with the coronavirus.

The moving concert is a continuation of the Liceu’s mission to create a dialogue between music and the visual arts. Pictures and a video of the performance taken by Ampudia will now become part of La Caixa contemporary (当代的) art collection.

1. What was the special part of the concert?

A．It had only 2,292 seats.

B．It made the world fall in horror.

C．It gave plants opportunities to enjoy music.

D．It welcomed audience with plants to come.

2. Who gave the idea that the seats were occupied by leafy green plants?

A．Barcelona	B．Eugeno Ampudia
C．the Gran TeatreLiceu	D．the Uceli Quartet

3. Which statement may Eugeno Ampudia agree with?

A．We didn’t do very well in dealing with nature.

B．The healthcare workers were more important.

C．The plants should have the equal rights.

D．We did everything in a wrong way.

4. In which part of a magazine can this text be read?

A．Daily Hero.	B．Teens’ Life.
C．Art Around the World.	D．Animals and Plants.

8 . Dancing with your grandma for 15 minutes a week promotes positive feelings and improves her state of mind, a study claims. Doctors from Israel are encouraging younger family members to have a regular visit to their grandmas and have a dance with their grandmas.

And they found a 15 minute boogie (布吉舞) once a week lifted the spirits of the elder family members and helped strengthen the familial bond. In fact, it is called Dance Movement Therapy (DMT). DMT across the generations, complete with eye contact, was found to promote positive feelings and improve spirits for the elderly.

The grandparents reported a bright state of mind, happy memories and uplifted spirits. Dancing has also previously been linked to improved muscle strength, balance and endurance (耐力). For the grandchildren in the study, the weekly boogie changed how they view aging and allowed them to come to accept the eventual death of their elderly relatives.

The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, assessed how dance affected general health of 16 dance movement therapists (治疗师) and their grandmothers. DMT was taken seriously due to the fact that it is easily accessible and does not cost more to practice. The researchers were eager to examine a low-cost method to treat issues commonly faced by an aging population— such as limited mobility and depression(抑郁症). Grandchildren were instructed to make eye contact and encourage playfulness and touch. They were also told to mirror their grandmothers’ movements and give them time and space to rest when needed.

The sessions were recorded and then analysed while diaries and interviews captured the opinions and feelings of the participants. As well as the benefits to the health of the senior, the experiment also changed the idea of the younger family members.

1. What should the young people do when dancing with their grandmas?

A．Follow the grandmas’ steps.

B．Look at the grandmas’ eyes.

C．Move the bodies as long as possible.

D．Talk with their grandmas in gentle voice.

2. What can we infer from the third paragraph?

A．Dancing brings the young happy memories and uplifted spirits.

B．Dancing enables the senior to accept aging and death of their old relatives.

C．Dancing benefits both the senior and the young in the new study.

D．Dancing is linked to improved muscle strength and balance in the new study.

3. Which of the following is the best advantage of DMT?

A．Inexpensive.	B．Relaxing.
C．Attractive.	D．Pleasant.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．What does DMT Mean?

B．Dancing: a Good Way to Stop Being Senior.

C．Why Don’t You Dance 15 Minutes Every Week?

D．Dancing with Grandparents is Good for Health and Family Ties.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下题。
1. What prize did the youngest group get?

A．The second prize.

B．The third prize.

C．The fourth prize.

2. Why did The Storm win the first prize?

A．They danced wonderfully.

B．The guitarist played very well.

C．The singer performed perfectly.

3. What kind of person is the speaker?

A．Humorous.

B．Serious.

C．Boring.

10 . It's Alarming: What Wakes You Up Each Morning?

How do you wake up in the morning? If you set an alarm on your phone or clock that sounds like this: beep beep beep?     1     Sleep inertia is another term for grogginess(昏睡), which means a person has a heavy feeling when waking up, and has trouble getting moving again after sleeping,

    2     A recent study says yes. The answer is music. Researchers say alarms that have a melody—like the beginning of this song—can help people feel fresher in the morning.

The study, carried out by researchers in Australia, involved 50 people. The study subjects answered questions about the alarm sound they like to wake up to, how they feel about that sound and how they feel when they wake up.     3     However, it is early days and more work is needed to fully know the answer.

So, what makes musical alarms better for waking up? The researchers think the music may be more successful in reducing grogginess because it has several tones, compared to the single tone of a "beeping" alarm.     4     And is there a kind of music that is best to wake up to? There may be     5     However, no matter how you wake up, experts say, the amount of sleep you get also matters a lot.

A．Can musical alarms work wonders？

B．So, is there a better way to do the trick？

C．This can help you fall asleep more quickly and easily.

D．Alarm sounds that are tune full and easy to hum or sing along with may be good choices.

E．The researchers found that people who wake up to musical alarms reported feeling more awake and alert.

F．The changes over time between the music tones may help increase a person's attention when waking from sleep.

G．That hard, unpleasant sound may be making it harder to shake off the sleepy feeling in the morning known as grogginess.