【正文】 music makes people eat faster. In fact people eat their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their 7 hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave 8 . In this way, restaurants can make more money. Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are 9 . And listening to music can help you relax. Be 10 next time you hear music somewhere, because it might change the way you do things. 1. A. alreadyB. evenC. hardlyD. never2. A. wayB. timeC. ideaD. place3. A. beeB. getC. feelD. look4. A. muchB. moreC. littleD. less5. A. popB. modernC. lightD. country6. A. noB. muchC. anyD. some7. A. freeB. busyC. happyD. sad8. A. slowlyB. quicklyC. quietlyD. carefully9. A. excitedB. interestedC. confidentD. relaxed10. A. quietB. quickC. happyD. careful【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）B；（5）A；（6）A；（7）B；（8）B；（9）D；（10）D； 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了音樂可能會改變你做事的方式。 （1）句意： 你可能曾經(jīng)在辦公室或農(nóng)場聽到音樂。A已經(jīng)，B曾經(jīng)，C幾乎不，D從未，此處是肯定句故排除C和D，already是現(xiàn)在完成時標志，故選B。 （2）句意： 科學家認為音樂改變了人的行為方式。A方式，B時間，C主意，D地方，根據(jù) it might change the way you do things它可能會改變你做事的方式，可知此處是方式 ， 故選A。 （3）句意：根據(jù)一些科學家的說法，西方古典音樂的聲音讓人們感覺更加富有。A成為，B變成，C感覺，D看上去，聽音樂是聽覺上的感受，故是感覺，故選C。 （4）句意： 當餐館播放古典音樂時，人們會在食物和飲料上花很多的錢。根據(jù) people spend less money可知是比較級，表示對比，less的對應詞是more，更多，故選B。 （5）句意：當餐館播放流行l(wèi)音樂時，人們花的錢就少了。A流行的，B現(xiàn)代的，C輕的，D鄉(xiāng)村的，根據(jù) classical music 可知對應的是流行音樂，故選A。 （6）句意：沒有音樂，人們的花費就更少了。A沒有，B很多，C任何，D一些，此處是有音樂和沒有音樂的對比，故此處表示否定 ， 故選A。 （7）句意： 一些餐館在繁忙時內播放快速音樂。A免費的 ， B忙碌的，C開心的，D悲傷的，根據(jù)In fact people eat their food faster when the music gets faster 事實上，當音樂變得更快時，人們會吃得更快，可知這是餐館的一種手段，在人多忙碌時，讓人聽著快速的音樂，快點吃完，可以賺更多的錢 ， 故選B。 （8）句意：這讓人們吃得更快，然后快速離開。A慢慢地，B迅速地，C安靜地，D小心地，根據(jù) play fast music可知是快速的 ， 故選B。 （9）句意： 的確，人們在放松時候會學得更好。A激動的，B感興趣的，C自信的，D放松的，根據(jù) listening to music can help you relax，聽音樂使人放松，可知是放松的狀態(tài) ， 故選D。 （10）句意： 下次你在某個地方聽到音樂時要小心，因為它可能會改變你做事的方式。A安靜的，B迅速的，C開心的，D小心的，根據(jù) In this way, restaurants can make more money 可知餐館為了賺更多的錢可能播放你不喜歡的音樂，故要小心 ， 故選D。 【點評】考查詞匯在篇章中的運用能力，答題時首先要跳過空格通讀文章掌握其大意，然后細讀文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考慮句型、語法、搭配、語境等因素。最后通讀一遍檢查驗證。9．閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。 Band practice had just ended. Jimmy and Ben started packing up their 1 . Before Kevin could put his trumpet into the box, he 2 a music stand. It fell and hit right on his trumpet. Oh, no! Kevin yelled. Jimmy picked up the trumpet and checked it 3 before handing it to Kevin. Well, it already has a lot of dents （凹痕）. One more won39。t matter. I know. But it39。s my 4 , Kevin said. And he39。s ing over this weekend. Maybe he won39。t notice the dent, Jimmy said. Maybe he won39。t care, Ben added. A bunch of 5 ran through Kevins head on the bus home. Maybe he could pretend （假裝） he felt sick. But he didn39。t like 6 . Maybe he could get his baby brother, Jace, to take all of Grandpa39。s attention. Or maybe Grandpa wouldn39。t ask him to play this time. When 7 finally arrived, Kevin still hadn39。t figured out what he was going to do. Hey, Kev. How39。re things? Grandpa asked as he walked in. Good. Kevin could have told him the 8 right then, but he froze. After dinner, Grandpa asked Kevin to play 9 classics—Ode to Joy and Oh, Susanna. I think you are 10 than at your age. Any other time, Grandpa39。s praise would have made Kevin feel great. But not this time. I39。m 11 about the dent, he explained what had happened. To Kevin39。s surprise, Grandpa smiled, Instruments bee part of 12 when you play them a lot. You can39。t always protect them. The 13 thing is that you told me. Grandpa pointed to the scratches opposite the dent Kevin had made. I got these when I fell over it 14 one night. So I39。m not the only clumsy （笨拙的） one in the family? Kevin said. Grandpa laughed, Every dent and scratch can tell a story, and 15 you stick with it, someday you39。ll have your own. Grandpa handed the trumpet back to Kevin. Now tell me a story with music. Kevin lifted the trumpet and filled the room with happy noise.1. A. crayonsB. instrumentsC. ballsD. collections2. A. thought ofB. looked forC. fixed upD. knocked into3. A. carefullyB. easilyC. happilyD. secretly4. A. uncle39。sB. father39。sC. grandpa39。sD. brother39。s5. A. maybesB. thanksC. regretsD. OKs6. A. municatingB. sharingC. lyingD. paring7. A. MondayB. TuesdayC. FridayD. Saturday8. A. truthB. excuseC. jokeD. plan9. A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four10. A. happierB. tallerC. healthierD. better11. A. excitedB. sorryC. crazyD. strange12. A. meB. himC. youD. her13. A. importantB. sadC. funnyD. boring14. A. as usualB. without doubtC. in timeD. by accident15. A. unlessB. althoughC. ifD. before【答案】 （1）B；（2）D；（3）A；（4）C；（5）A；（6）C；（7）D；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D；（11）B；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）B； 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文是一篇記敘文，講了凱文在演奏結束后發(fā)現(xiàn)了喇叭上有傷痕，雖然同伴在安慰和開導他，但是他依然覺得對不起爺爺，和爺爺交流之后明白了樂器上的傷痕的含義，釋然了自責的心情，并在爺爺?shù)膯l(fā)和鼓勵下迸發(fā)出對音樂愈加強烈的熱愛。 （1）句意：吉米和本開始收拾他們的器械。根據(jù) Band practice had just ended可知樂隊練習結束了，所以應該是把樂器收起來，A用彩色蠟筆畫，B樂器，C球，D收集品，故選B。 （2）句意：在凱文把喇叭放進盒子之前，他撞倒一個樂譜架。根據(jù)It fell and hit right on his trumpet可知鼓架子倒了，砸到了小號，由此可知應該是碰到了，A想，B尋找，C修復，D碰倒，故選D。 （3）句意：吉米撿起喇叭，在把它交給凱文之前檢查了它。A仔細地，B容易地，C高興地，D秘密地，結合上文舞臺倒了砸到了喇叭，可知必定為仔細檢查。故選A。 （4）句意：但這是我爺爺?shù)摹可能，B謝謝，C后悔，D可以。由下文爺爺回來并且詢問凱文，以及談及喇叭的事情可知這是爺爺?shù)睦取９蔬xC。 （5）句意：在公交車上，在凱文腦子里有一串的“可能”亂竄。通過上文出現(xiàn)的眾多的“maybe”可知故選A。 （6）句意：但他不喜歡撒謊。上文提到 Maybe he could pretend（假裝） he felt sick ，或許可以假裝生病，