【正文】 ，從而對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)造成不利影響，故推知傳統(tǒng)的技術(shù)依然有它的地位，新興的信息技術(shù)不能取代它們，故選B。DThe65yearold Steve Goodwin was found suffering from early Alzheimer’s(阿爾茲海默癥). He was losing his memory.Asoftware engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and theonly musician in his family. Music was his true passion, though he had neverperformed outside the family.Melissa,his daughter, felt it more than worthwhile to save his music, to which she fellasleep each night when she was young. She thought about hiring a professionalpianist to work with her father.Naomi,Melissa’s best friend and a talented pianist, got to know about this and showedwillingness to help.“Whydo this?” Steve wondered.“Becauseshe cares.” Melissa said.Stevenodded, tear in eye.Naomidrove to the Goodwin home. She told Steve she’d love to hear him play. Stevemoved to the piano and sat at the bench, hands trembling as he gently placedhis fingers on the keys.Naomiput a small recorder near the piano. Starts and stops and mistakes. Longpauses, heart sinking. But Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in hislife for a stranger.“Itwas beautiful.” Naomi said after listening to the recording. “The music wasworth saving.”Herresponsibility, her privilege, would be to rescue it. The music was still inSteve Goodwin. It was hidden in rooms with doors about to be locked.Naomiand Steve met every other week and spent hours together. He’d move his fingersclumsily on the piano, and then she’d take his place. He struggled to explainwhat he heard in his head. He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening forthe first time to his own work being played by someone else.Steveand Naomi spoke in musical code lines, beats, intervals, moving from the rootto end a song in a new key. Steve heard it. All of it. He just couldn’t playit.Workingwith Naomi did wonders for Steve. It had excited within him the belief he couldwrite one last song. One day, Naomi received an . Attached was arecording, a recording of loss and love, of the fight. Steve called it“Melancholy Flower”.Naomiheard multiple stops and starts, Steve struggling, searching while his wifeJoni called him “honey” and encouraged him. The task was so hard, and Steve,angry and upset, said he was quitting. Joni praised him, telling her husbandthis could be his signature piece.Naomimanaged to figure out 16 of Steve’s favorite, and most personal, songs. WithNaomi’s help, the Goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playingSteve’s songs. Joni thought that would be the end. But it wasn’t.Inthe months leading up to the 2016 Oregon Repertory Singers Christmas concert,Naomi told the director she had a special one in mind: “Melancholy Flower. ”Shetold the director about her project with Steve. The director agreed to add itto the playing list. But Naomi would have to ask Steve’s permission. Heconsidered it an honor.Afterthe concert, Naomi told the family that Steve’s music was beautiful andprofessional. It needed to be shared in public.Thefamily rented a former church in downtown Portland and scheduled a concert. Bythe day of the show, more than 300 people had said they would attend.Bythen, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of some of hisfriends. He knew the path his life was now taking. He told his family he was atpeace.Stevearrived and sat in the front row, surrounded by his family. The house lightsfaded. Naomi took the stage. Her fingers. His heart.65.Why did Melissa want to save her father’s music?A.His music could stop his disease from worsening.B.She wanted to please her dying old father.C.His music deserved to be preserved in the family.D.She wanted to make her father a professional.66.After hearing Steve’s playing, Naomi ________.A.refused to make a ment on itB.was deeply impressed by his musicC.decided to free Steve from sufferingD.regretted offering help to her friend67.How can the process of Steve’s recording be described?A.It was slow but productive.B.It was beneficial to his health.C.It was tiresome for Naomi.D.It was vital for Naomi’s career.68.Before Steve finished “Melancholy Flower,” his wife Joni _______.A.thought the music talent of Steve was exhaustedB.didn’t expect the damage the disease brought aboutC.didn’t fully realize the value of her husband’s musicD.brought her husband’s music career to perfection69.How did Steve feel at the concert held in downtown Portland?A.He felt concerned about his illness.B.He sensed a responsibility for music.C.He regained his faith in music.D.He got into a state of quiet.70.What can be a suitable title for the passage?A.The Kindness of FriendsB.The Power of MusicC.The Making of a MusicianD.The Value of Determination【答案】 66. B 67. A68. C 69. D 70. B【解析】本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述一個(gè)鋼琴師幫助一個(gè)患老年癡呆癥的老人錄制音樂(lè)的故事。【65題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知，Steve是一位專業(yè)的軟件工程師，還是一個(gè)鋼琴的熱愛(ài)者，是家里唯一的音樂(lè)家，音樂(lè)是他真正熱愛(ài)的東西，盡管沒(méi)有在家以外的地方彈奏過(guò)鋼琴。根據(jù)第三段Melissa, his daughter,felt it more than worthwhile to save his ，他的女兒Melissa覺(jué)得保存他的音樂(lè)很有價(jià)值，故選C。【66題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第十段“It was beautiful.” Naomi said after listening to the recording.“The music was worth saving.”可知，聽(tīng)了錄音之后Naomi說(shuō)很美，值得保存，故可以得出Naomi對(duì)Steve的音樂(lè)印象深刻，故選B。【67題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第十二段. He’d move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she’d takehis and Naomi spoke in musical code lines,beats, intervals, moving from the root to end a song in a new key. Steve heardit. All of it. He just couldn’t play ，Steve會(huì)笨拙地把手指放在鋼琴上，然后Naomi把手指放在他放的地方，并且Steve努力解釋腦海里的內(nèi)容，所有的這些，都是Naomi在彈奏，而Steve在聽(tīng)，故可知這個(gè)錄制過(guò)程很慢。根據(jù)第十六段Naomi managed to figure out 16 of Steve’sfavorite, and most personal, ，作品很多。所以可知，錄制過(guò)程很慢但很有成效。故選A?！?8題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第十六段Joni thought that would be the end. But it wasn’，在完成Melancholy Flower之前，他的妻子還沒(méi)完全意識(shí)到丈夫的音樂(lè)的真正價(jià)值，故選C?！?9題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段He knew the path his lifewas now taking. He told his family he was at ，他知道自己的人生道路，他告訴家人他很平靜。故選D。【70題詳解】主旨大意題。本文主要講述一個(gè)鋼琴師幫助一個(gè)患老年癡呆癥的人錄制音樂(lè)的故事，雖然錄制過(guò)程很艱難，但是錄制的音樂(lè)很成功。B項(xiàng)“音樂(lè)的力量”概括了全文內(nèi)容，是最佳標(biāo)題。故選B。第四部分:任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：請(qǐng)將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。每個(gè)空格只填一個(gè)單詞。The Cost of ThinkingDespitetheir many differences, all human beings share several definingcharacteristics, such as large brains and the ability to walk upright on twolegs.Thefirst unique human characteristic is that humans have extraordinarily largebrains pared with other animals. It seems obvious that evolution shouldselect for larger brains. Mammals(哺乳動(dòng)物) weighing sixtykilograms have an average brain size of 200 cm2. Modern man has abrain averaging 12001400 cm2. We are so fond of our highintelligence that we assume that when it es to brain power, more must bebetter. Unfortunately, that is not the case.Thefact is that a huge brain is a huge drain—consumptionof energy—on the body. It’s not easy to carry around, especiallywhen boxed inside a massive skull(傾骨). It’s even harder toprovide energy. In modern man, the brain accounts for about 23% of total bodyweight, but it consumes 25% of the body’s energy when the body is at rest. Byparison, the brains of apes(類人猿) require only 8% of resttime energy. Earlyhumans paid for their large brains in two ways. Firstly, they spent more timein search of food. Secondly, their muscles grew smaller and weaker. It’s hardlyan obvious conclusion that this is a good way to survive. A chimpanzee(黑猩猩)can’t win an argument with a modern man, but it can tear the man apart like arag doll.Anotherunique human characteristic is that we walk upright. Standing up, it’s easierto find food or enemies. In addition,