高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假训练题(4)_02

落堕市安心阳光实验学校2014高考英阅读理解语一轮（暑假）训练题（4）及答案

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A

Any foreigner who has tried to learn Chinese can tell how hard it is

to master the tones required to speak and understand. And anyone who has

tried to learn to play the violin or other instruments can report similar

challenges.

Now researchers have found that people with musical training have an

easier time learning Chinese. Writing in the online edition of Nature

Neuroscience，researchers from Northwestern University say that both

skills draw on the same parts of the brain that help people discover

changes in pitch(音调)．

One of the study’s authors，Nina Kraus，said the findings suggested

that studying music “actually tunes our sensory system”．This means

that schools that want children to do well in languages should hesitate

before cutting music programs，Dr.Kraus said. She said music training

might also help children with language problems.

Mandarin(普通话)speakers have been shown to have a more complex

encoding(编码) of pitch patterns in their brains than English speakers

do. This is because in Mandarin and other Asian languages，pitch plays a central role. A single­syllable word can have several meanings

depending on how it is intoned.

For this study，the researchers looked at 20 non­Chinese speaking

volunteers，half with no musical background and half who have studied

an instrument for at least six years.

As they were shown a movie，the volunteers also heard an audio tape

of the Mandarin word “mi” in three of its meanings：squint，bewilder

and rice. The researchers recorded activities in their brain stems to

see how well they were processing the sounds. Those with a music

background showed much more brain activities in response to the Chinese

sounds.

The lead author of the study，Patrick C．M.Wong，said it might work

both ways. It appears that native speakers of tonal languages may do

better at learning instruments.

1. When learning Chinese，a foreigner will find ________.

A．he has a difficult time learning music at the same time

B．he has an easier time learning music at the same time

C．it is hard to master the tones required to speak and understand

D．it is easy to use the brain to help him discover changes in pitch

2. Why does Chinese learning have something to do with music training?

A．Because there is the same difficulty in learning Chinese and music.

B．Because skills to learn the two make use of the same parts of the brain.

C．Because music training might help people with language study.

D．Because people who do well in Chinese study do well in music.

3. The underlined word “intoned” in the fourth paragraph can be

replaced by the word “____”．

A．created B．spelled

C．seemed D．pronounced

4. What would be the best title for this passage?

A．Mandarin Speakers Are Smarter than English Speakers

B．Skilled Ear for Music May Help Language Study

C．Pitch Plays a Central Role in Chinese Learning

D．Schools Need to Develop Music Programs[

参考答案 1—4、CBDB

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean

to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began

his work.

One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach,

he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the

thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.

As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man

wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking

up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.

As he got closer he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in

the ocean.” “I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish

in the ocean?” “The sun is up and the tide is going out, And if I don’t

throw them in they’ll die.”

“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles

of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a

difference!”

The young man listened politely, then he bent down, picked another

starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said,

“It made a difference for that one.”

There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have

all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know

that gift, we will gain through the strength of our visions the power

to shape the future.

We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely