【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 t之后描述了爵士樂(lè)的衰落，因此推測(cè)出劃線(xiàn)詞prospered意為“興盛、蓬勃發(fā)展”。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“It began to bring back lost cultures such as live music on the Avenue. To do so, it began to make new changes. The changes included repairing historic areas like the Avenue.” 它開(kāi)始帶回失落的文化，比如大街上的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)音樂(lè)。為此，它開(kāi)始做出新的改變。這些改變包括修復(fù)像The Avenue這樣的歷史街區(qū)?？芍亟艘恍┡f的重要區(qū)域。故選A。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“It might seem at first that jazz is alive again, but there is a sad reality behind these jazz clubs: Modern Indy jazz is only a shadow (影子) of the lively culture that was once on Indiana Avenue. ”乍一看，爵士樂(lè)似乎又活了起來(lái)，但在這些爵士樂(lè)俱樂(lè)部背后卻有一個(gè)可悲的現(xiàn)實(shí):現(xiàn)代印地安那爵士樂(lè)只是曾經(jīng)活躍在印第安納大道上的文化的一個(gè)影子。可知，爵士樂(lè)的本土文化消失了。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和段落大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類(lèi)閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 There39。s a world of difference between a horror movie and a edy—the former scares you half to death while the latter leaves you rolling on the floor with laughter. But try watching them without the background music and you just might decide they39。re not so different after all. Music and movies have been closely connected since the beginning of the film industry—even before the voices of actors were recorded. In movies, music helps to provide a sense of time and place, convey ideas about the characters and, most importantly, draw emotions out of the audience. Studies have long shown that our heart rates and anxiety levels rise and fall depending on the speed of the music we hear. Using this knowledge, posers use sudden changes in film music speed to create fear among audiences. Slowing the speed of the music will have the opposite effect, bringing about a sense of peace or a dreamlike quality. The use of dissonant (不和諧的) tones and noises is another technique that heightens tension. Humans naturally bee unnerved when we hear dissonant sounds because such noises are usually associated with danger, like those that animals make to warn against predators (捕食者). As crucial as it is, the best film music is subtle. All that audiences are supposed to feel is a heightened sense of emotion—they shouldn39。t realize what39。s causing it. Only when the music is taken out of the film should audiences understand its effects. In keeping with this principle, some filmmakers are even using what39。s called infrasound (次聲波) to arouse fear. While we may not be able to hear it because its frequency is below the range of the human ear, infrasound has been proven to cause anxiety, tremble and even sorrow. For example, infrasound was used in the soundtrack of the 2007 horror movie Paranormal Activity, and audiences reposed extremely high fear levels despite the 1ack of action throughout the movie. It doesn39。t affect everyone equally, said British science writer Philip Ball, author of The Music Instinct, but he predicted that we will see more of it used in movies in the future.（1）What is the difference between a horror movie and a edy? A.Their history.B.Their background music.C.Their actors.D.Their time and place.（2）What causes fear among audiences? A.The theme of the music.B.The slow speed of the tangle.C.The knowledge of the music.D.The unexpected change of the music.（3）What does the underlined word subtle in the third paragraph mean? A.GentleB.WonderfulC.Not immediately obviousD.Not extremely attractive（4）What do we know about infrasound from the last paragraph? A.It can39。t be known to people.B.It makes audiences relaxed.C.It is within the range of the human ear.D.It will be used more in movies in the future.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，電影和音樂(lè)的關(guān)系密切，音樂(lè)對(duì)于電影影響重大，作者說(shuō)明了電影制作者如何用音樂(lè)來(lái)渲染氣氛。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的But try watching them without the background music and you just might decide they39。re not so different after all.可知，但是試著在沒(méi)有背景音樂(lè)的情況下看它們，你可能會(huì)覺(jué)得它們并沒(méi)有什么不同。所以通過(guò)反向推理，要是有了背景音樂(lè)，恐怖電影和喜劇電影就截然不同了。故判斷出恐怖電影和喜劇電影的區(qū)別在于他們的背景音樂(lè)。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的Using this knowledge, posers use sudden changes in film music speed to create fear among audiences.可知，利用這一知識(shí)，作曲家利用電影音樂(lè)速度的突然變化在觀眾中制造恐懼。所以音樂(lè)的突然變化會(huì)使觀眾恐懼。故選D。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的All that audiences are supposed to feel is a heightened sense of emotion—they shouldn39。t realize what39。s causing it. Only when the music is taken out of the film should audiences understand its effects.可知，觀眾應(yīng)該感受到的只是一種強(qiáng)烈的情感——他們不應(yīng)該意識(shí)到是什么導(dǎo)致了這種情感。只有當(dāng)音樂(lè)被從電影中刪除時(shí)，觀眾才能理解它的影響。所以這段在解釋最好的電影音樂(lè)是不易被觀眾察覺(jué)的音樂(lè)。也就是對(duì)subtle的解釋。故第三段加下劃線(xiàn)的subtle一詞是C選項(xiàng)“不明顯的”。故選C。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的but he predicted that we will see more of it used in movies in the future可知，但他預(yù)測(cè)“我們將來(lái)會(huì)看到更多的電影會(huì)使用它”。所以從最后一段可知，infrasound將在未來(lái)的電影中被更多地使用。故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇文化類(lèi)閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，同時(shí)根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。6．閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 It is monly believed that in medieval France, New Year was celebrated on 1 April. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, changing New Year to 1 January. With no modern munications, news travelled slowly and new ideas were often questioned. Many people did not hear of the change, some merely forgot, and others chose to ignore it. These people were called fools. Invitations to nonexistent New Year parties were sent and other practical jokes were played. Over time playing tricks on 1 April became a tradition. The custom eventually spread to England and Scotland, and it was later transported across the Atlantic to the American colonies (殖民地) of the English and the French. April Fools39。 Day has now developed into an international festival of fun, with different nationalities celebrating the day in special ways. France and Italy In France and Italy, if someone plays a trick on you, you are the fish of April. By the month of April fish have only just hatched and are therefore easy to catch. Children stick paper fish to their Friends39。 backs and chocolate fish are found in t