1 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

1. What does the woman think of electronic music?

A．It is clever.

B．It is loud.

C．It is modern.

2. How old was the woman when attending a classical concert?

A．16.

B．17.

C．18.

3 . 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。
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Emily followed her mom’s advice and walked into the park where many people were singing and dancing.

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

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5 . The arts, especially music, should be part of every school’s lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.

Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive (积极的) to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band. Parents can enjoy listening to their children’s music instead of seeing them glued to a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.

Music builds self-confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of audiences. Music gives children an opportunity for self-ex pression, and that helps develop their self-confidence. Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their characters. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.

1. How could music make students smarter?

A．By improving their memory and attention.

B．By improving their classroom skills and imagination.

C．By making them brave, knowledgeable and modest.

D．By learning music, making music and trying out their own ideas.

2. What does the underlined phrase “glued to” in the second paragraph mean?

A．Unwilling to turn on.

B．Always turning off.

C．Unwilling to leave.

D．Always hating.

3. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．Music brings children success.	B．Music gives children self-expression.
C．Music helps children achieve their dream.	D．Music develops children’s self-confidence.

4. What’s the best title of the text?

A．Music Is a Must as a Course at School	B．Music Builds Children’s Self-confidence
C．Music Makes Students Much Smarter	D．Learning Music Is Very Important

6 . More and more people enjoy listening to music while they work, believing that music helps boost creativity. But an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that viewpoint.     1    

To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room.     2     They found that background music significantly weakened the participants’ ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity. The research team also tested background noises such as those commonly heard in a library, but found that such noises had no impact on subjects’ creativity.

The tasks were simple word games.     3     Then, they were asked to find a single word that could be combined with the three to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be “sun” (sunshine, sunflower, etc). Participants completed the tasks either in a quiet room or while listening to different types of music.

“We found strong evidence of damaged performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions.” says Dr. McLatchie. Dr. McLatchie with his colleagues concludes that music disturbs the verbal working memory of the brain.     4     Also, as far as the library background noises have seemingly no effect, the researchers believe that was the case because library noises create a “steady state” environment that doesn’t affect concentration.

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

A．And this in turn blocks creativity.

B．First, all participants spoke out three words of their favorite music.

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

D．Prior to the task, the participants were not exposed to the music they would listen.

E．For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, shine, and flower.

F．To conclude, the findings challenge the popular view that music encourages creativity.

G．Psychologists from several universities say their findings indicate music actually prevents creativity.

9 . The earliest known music festival occurred in the 6th century BCE. After centuries’ development, by the late 1960s, Rock bands began to organize their own music festivals. Perhaps the first formal and well-known festival to Rock was the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, which brought that band to the attention of American audiences.    1     It started in 1968 as an event with about 10,000 people.

By 1970, the festival grew to bring in more than 600,000 people, showing the popularity of music festivals to organizers. Many others also began to organize such events. The Summerfest Festival was established in 1968.    2    Interestingly, this festival made cities realize festivals could bring many benefits. This helped to spread the idea of creating not only musical festivals but also other types of festivals, such as those related to food and film.

    3     It drew so many people, making it the first large Rock music festival. Abled as “three days of love and peace”, Woodstock featured many well-known bands and artists, making Rock music festivals known to many Americans and Europeans.

    4     Many genres(类型)now have their own music festivals, ranging from Classical music to Heavy Metal. Countries in every habitable continent have music festivals. Some focus on traditional, folk music.    5     Music festivals have become very popular venues that have become well established as part of summer culture.

A．Rock music is the reflection of history.

B．Woodstock festival changed the form of rock concerts.

C．However,it focused not only on music but other events.

D．Another early rock festival was the Isle of Wight Festival.

E．Today, it’s hard to imagine summer without musical festivals.

F．What perhaps put music festivals on the map was Woodstock in 1969.

G．Others are intended for younger audiences or those who prefer period based music.

10 . Since the age of four, Jacquelyn Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. However, a car accident put the high school senior in the hospital for 5 days and left her paralyzed from the waist down and ________ to sitting in the wheelchair the whole life. For most people, that would have ________ any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. ________ being a barrier, her wheelchair brought her bravery and encouraged her to think a lot of her life and she wanted to prove that she was still ________. Actually, Hill made it, rolling her wheelchair right alongside her non-disabled high school dance team. “It feels as if half of my body were ________ from me, and I have to move it with my hands,” Hill said. “ It ________ took a lot of learning and ________.”

After graduation, she wanted to expand her dancing network to include women like her. She began to ________ people online who had suffered similar injuries and shared her determination. Then in 2014, Hill moved to Los Angeles and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she calls the Rollettes. “I want to ________ the false belief of wheelchair users and show dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re ________.”

Dancing on wheels can be just as fast-paced, artful and ________ as the foot-based variety. In disabled dance competitions around the country, her team danced to the popular ________, rocking their ________ bodies, shaking their heads to the special beats, and ________ their wheelchairs in well-timed, dynamic, highly designed routines. The cheers, whistles and applause of the audience suggested that the fun was ________.

1.

A．reduced

B．addicted

C．attached

D．tied

2.

A．aroused

B．exposed

C．ruined

D．seized

3.

A．Far from

B．Apart from

C．Away from

D．Free from

4.

A．special

B．normal

C．exceptional

D．upright

5.

A．torn down

B．picked up

C．taken away

D．cut down

6.

A．previously

B．absolutely

C．occasionally

D．aggressively

7.

A．intelligence

B．perseverance

C．creativity

D．modesty

8.

A．reach

B．expose

C．recommend

D．observe

9.

A．call off

B．bring in

C．break down

D．carry on

10.

A．rolling

B．driving

C．lying

D．playing

11.

A．conventional

B．artificial

C．profitable

D．fruitful

12.

A．tunes

B．lines

C．notes

D．voices

13.

A．upper

B．stiff

C．flexible

D．sensitive

14.

A．lifting

B．operating

C．stretching

D．guiding

15.

A．increasing

B．declining

C．spreading

D．connecting