1 . Questions   are based on the following passage.
1.

A．Create different feelings for us.	B．Help us to develop good habits.
C．Develop our interest in money.	D．Influence natural environments.

2.

A．Light music.

B．Rock music.

C．Sweet music.

D．Soft music.

3.

A．Music in Restaurants	B．Good and Bad Music
C．Types of Music	D．Music and Behavior

2 .

A．They should turn the fan off first,

B．He has to go to his music class.

C．He wonders what kind of fan the woman is.

D．He5d like to listen to classical music.

3 .

A．The tape recorder doesn’t need batteries.

B．The batteries in the tape recorder need to be changed.

C．They would get a new tape recorder.

D．The tape player is made of plastic.

4 . High school students who take music courses score significantly better on math, science and English exams than their non-musical peers, according to a new study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology.

School administrators needing to cut budgets often look first to music courses, because the general belief is that students who devote time to music rather than math, science and English, will_______ in those disciplines.

“Our research proved this belief _________   and found the more the students engage with music, the better they do in those subjects,” said UBC (University of British Columbia) education professor and the study’s principal investigator, Peter Gouzouasis. “The students who learned to play a musical instrument in elementary and_______ playing in high school not only score significantly higher, but were about one academic year ahead of their non-music peers with regard to their English, mathematics and science skills, as measured by their exam grades, _______   their socioeconomic background, race, previous learning in mathematics and English, and gender.”

Gouzouasis and his team _________   data from all students in public schools in British Columbia who finished Grade 12 between 2012 and 2015. The data ___________, made up of more than 112,000 students, included those who completed at least one standardized exam for math, science and English. Students who studied at least one instrumental music course in the regular curriculum counted as students_______   music.

The researchers found the _______ relationships between music education and academic achievement were       more pronounced for those who took instrumental music rather than vocal (发声的) music. The findings suggest skills learned in instrumental music_________ very broadly to the students’ learning in school.

“Learning to play a musical instrument and playing in a band is very________,” said the study’s co-investigator Martin Guhn, an assistant professor in UBC’s school of population and public health. “A student has to learn to read musical notes, develop eye-hand-mind coordination ( 协 调 ), develop keen listening skills, develop________   skills for playing in a band and develop discipline to practice. All those learning experiences, and more, play a role in________ the learner’s cognitive capacities (认知能力), executive functions, and motivation to learn in school.”

The researchers hope that their findings will be brought to the________ of students, parents, teachers and administrative decision-makers in education, as many school districts over the years have emphasized mathematics and literacy________ other   areas   of   learning,   particularly   music.   “However,   the   amusing   aspect   is   that________ education can be the very thing that improves all-around academic achievement,” said Gouzouasis.

1.

A．overbalance

B．underperform

C．overwork

D．underplay

2.

A．fantastic

B．strategic

C．embarrassing

D．wrong

3.

A．resisted

B．delayed

C．deserted

D．continued

4.

A．thanks to

B．in contrast to

C．regardless of

D．by means of

5.

A．examined

B．published

C．stored

D．exchanged

6.

A．report

B．sample

C．analysis

D．center

7.

A．taking

B．composing

C．sharing

D．performing

8.

A．casual

B．symbolic

C．predictive

D．changeable

9.

A．transfer

B．decline

C．attach

D．limit

10.

A．attractive

B．distinct

C．independent

D．demanding

11.

A．life

B．literacy

C．team

D．survival

12.

A．altering

B．enhancing

C．distracting

D．labeling

13.

A．attention

B．question

C．edge

D．glory

14.

A．in terms of

B．as a result of

C．in case of

D．at the cost of

15.

A．health

B．music

C．science

D．school

5 . When she was ten years old, Isadora Duncan dropped out of school to teach people dance. If that job was left to any other ten-year-old, it would have turned out frustrating, difficult, and a little discouraging.

But Duncan was different. Not only was she already talented enough to earn money even at that age, but she also had a rare kind of confidence that helped her treat troubles as fuel —something to elevate the fire that is already burning inside of her.

It’s no surprise, then, that when she moved to New York to join a theatre company, she found herself restricted. The existing dancing style, their way of operating—all of this seemed to her the work of a misguided past. Duncan was very direct about what she wanted, confidently telling people she had a different vision of dance that she was going to spread in the world. This, naturally, led to ridicule and laughs early on, but as she built up her work, these instances became less frequent. Today, she is remembered as “The Mother of Dance,” with much of the modern art owing its expressive style to her influence. Inspired by the ancient Greeks, she brought the style to life.

In her autobiography (自传), one of the things Duncan frequently refers to as the basis of her expressive spirit is the fact that she had a childhood where she wasn’t constantly watched. The expectations of her mother (who raised her) were open-ended. It was the freedom of this lifestyle that drove her to see what she could do.

Growing up, before she left school, she was told one of two things: that she was either completely useless or that she was a genius. There was nothing in between. Even when she started working, people either bowed to her or they basically ignored her. But there wasn’t one moment Duncan doubted her own genius.

There is an old quotation “if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” And it captures an important truth. At school, Isadora Duncan was a failure. In the dance hall, she gave form to brilliance.

1. What does the underlined phrase “treat troubles as fuel” mean?

A．Duncan used troubles to push her forward towards her dream.

B．Duncan was good at burning away everyday troubles.

C．Troubles turned Duncan into a confident girl.

D．Troubles lit the fire of dancing in Duncan.

2. Which of the following is TRUE about Duncan?

A．Her experience in New York was the foundation of her career.

B．Her teaching job when she was little destroyed her confidence.

C．Her dancing style was not very well received at the beginning.

D．Her mother set higher expectation on her than she could bear.

3. What does the author try to tell the readers in the last paragraph?

A．It is useless climbing a tree to catch fish.

B．Everybody is a genius in his own way.

C．Miseries come from human stupidity.

D．Teachers can impact students greatly.

4. What is this passage mainly about?

A．Isadora Duncan’s childhood and her achievements today.

B．Duncan’s career development and other dancers’ opinions of her.

C．Isadora Duncan’s early experiences and the reasons for her success.

D．Duncan’s high status in the dancing world and her unique expressive style.

6 . Fall down as you come onstage. That’s an odd trick. Not recommended. But it saved the pianist Feltsman when he was a teenager back in Moscow. The experienced cellist Rostropovich tripped him purposely to ______ him of pre-performance panic. Mr. Feltsman said, “All my fright was gone. I already fell. What else could happen?”

Today, music schools are addressing the problem of ______ in classes that deal with performance techniques and career preparation. There are a variety of strategies that musicians can learn to fight stage fright and its symptoms: icy fingers, shaky limbs, racing heart, ______ mind.

Teachers and psychologists offer wide-ranging ______, from basics like learning pieces inside out, to mental discipline, ______ visualizing a performance and taking steps to relax. Don’t deny that you’re tense, they urge; some excitement is ______, even necessary for dynamic playing. And play in public often, simply for the experience.

Psychotherapist Diane Nichols suggests some strategies for the moments before ______, “Take two deep abdominal(腹部) breaths, open up your shoulders, then smile,” she says. “And not one of these ‘please don’t kill me’ smiles. Then choose three friendly faces in the ______, people you would communicate with and make music to, and make eye contact with them.”She doesn’t want performers to think of the audience as a judge.

Extreme demands by conductors or parents are often ______ stage fright, says Dorothy Delay, a well-known violin teacher. She tells other teachers to demand only what their students are able to achieve. .

When Lynn Harrell was 20, he became the principal cellist of the Cleverland Orchestra, and he suffered extreme stage fright. “There were times when I got so nervous I was sure the audience could see my chest responding to the heartbeat, which was just total ______. I came to a point where I thought, ‘If I have to go through this to play music, I think I’ m going to look for another job.’” Recovery, he said, involved developing humbleness—recognizing that whatever his talent, he was likely to make mistakes, and that an ______ concert was not a disaster.

It is not only ______ artists who suffer, of course. The legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz’s nerves were famous. The great singer Franco Corelli is another example. “We had to push him on stage,” his partners recalled.

______, success can make things worse. “In the beginning of your career, when you’re scared to death, nobody knows who you are, and they don’t have any ______,” Singer June Anderson said. “There’s less to lose. Later on, when you’re known, people are coming to see you, and they have certain expectations. You have a lot to ______. ” He added, “I never stop being nervous until I’ve sung my last note.”

1.

A．assure

B．cure

C．remind

D．rob

2.

A．anxiety

B．adolescence

C．principle

D．psychology

3.

A．absent

B．blank

C．keen

D．narrow

4.

A．advice

B．choices

C．services

D．education

5.

A．instead of

B．along with

C．such as

D．with regard to

6.

A．definite

B．neutral

C．natural

D．precious

7.

A．ceremony

B．performance

C．lecture

D．rehearsal

8.

A．audience

B．orchestra

C．staff

D．choir

9.

A．at the face of

B．at the root of

C．in favour of

D．in contrast with

10.

A．craze

B．fault

C．failure

D．panic

11.

A．unusual

B．imperfect

C．invalid

D．unpopular

12.

A．talented

B．unknown

C．young

D．experienced

13.

A．Actually

B．Certainly

C．Luckily

D．Similarly

14.

A．appreciation

B．contribution

C．expectation

D．satisfaction

15.

A．learn

B．offer

C．say

D．lose

7 . Questions are based on the following passage.
1.

A．They learn singing and dancing.	B．They attend outdoor music festivals.
C．They work on the farm for charity.	D．They volunteer to work for others.

2.

A．On the beach.

B．In a park.

C．On a farm.

D．In a stadium.

3.

A．It is run on a profit-making basis.	B．It has achieved growing success.
C．Fans can have free lunch there.	D．Only superstars are invited to perform.

8 .

A．She feels bored with the idea.	B．She thinks ballet is funny.
C．She will not go with the man anyway.	D．She shows interest in the show.

9 .

A．Whether he has time on Saturday.

B．Whether he can get access to the concert.

C．Whether the tickets will be too expensive.

D．Whether the woman is available on Saturday.

10 . A pirate’s life no more

HONEST souls intent on paying for the music they listened to used to have a hard time in China. In the era of compact discs, _______ was the shop which did not sell pirated（盗版的） ones. The same held true when discs turned into downloads and online streams of songs: hardly any _________ charged money.

Yet this is changing. Slowly, but _______, China is becoming a market where people pay for music. Over the past five years, digital-music revenues for the recording industry nearly quadrupled, to $195m; most of that amount comes from music streaming (see chart). That sum may still be a tiny fraction of the global total of $7.8bn, but streaming has clearly taken off in China.

Not everybody is paying: of the 600m Chinese who listen to music online only 20m have a paid subscription, which costs between 8 and 12 yuan a month. The rest _______ for nothing, but many do so on legal, advertising-supported services. “Piracy is _______.” says Ed Peto of Outdustry, a firm in Beijing offering services to the music industry.

If Chinese consumers have developed a liking for _______ listening, it is for a combination of reasons. Smartphones, which have become popular in recent years, make it easy to _______ to streaming services. Widespread use of apps such as Alipay and WeChat Pay mean that younger Chinese, in particular, are now used to making small purchases _______. And, to take advantage of the commercial opportunities in music, China’s big internet platforms have begun to fight piracy.

Not all is _______, however. The streaming market is ________ by one player: Tencent, the largest of China’s online giants, which is best known for its WeChat messaging service. According to some estimates, its market share exceeds 70%. Each of the company’s two leading streaming brands, QQ Music and KuGou, ________ hundreds of millions of users.

One cause for this market concentration is acquisitions: last year Tencent bought two big competitors. More important, ________, it has paid three major international record labels—Warner Music Group, Sony Music and Universal Music Group—a big, but unknown, sum for the ________ right to stream their music in China. This means that Tencent gets to decide which songs rivals are ________ to play.

Tencent executives say that they need such exclusivity to ensure the legitimacy of streaming services and to reduce piracy further. But having one firm have so much power “is never healthy”, says an executive at a rival firm. With the market growing quickly, the labels may ________ their deals with Tencent when they come up for renewal.

1.

A．admired

B．criticized

C．common

D．rare

2.

A．service

B．form

C．composition

D．trial

3.

A．ultimately

B．unexpectedly

C．surely

D．agreeably

4.

A．make up

B．go on

C．start up

D．tune in

5.

A．collapsing

B．coming

C．pressing

D．staying

6.

A．popular

B．better

C．legal

D．personal

7.

A．respond

B．subscribe

C．apply

D．adapt

8.

A．casually

B．privately

C．instantly

D．digitally

9.

A．effective

B．simple

C．rosy

D．noble

10.

A．purchased

B．dominated

C．expanded

D．established

11.

A．claims

B．occupies

C．targets

D．seeks

12.

A．therefore

B．however

C．meanwhile

D．moreover

13.

A．reserved

B．compulsory

C．exclusive

D．complete

14.

A．allowed

B．meant

C．recommended

D．likely

15.

A．compare

B．resist

C．make

D．reconsider