第二节(共5小题;进小题25分,两分T25分丁
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It's happened to all of us:a song comes on the radio,and we are immediately transported back to a time in
our past.36
There are a few things that connect tunes with our memories.Music is often a necessary element of many
important life events,and it is also very effective in arresting our attention.37Besides,the emotional nature
of music helps make it particularly memorable.
We often become familiar with a piece of music because we hear it as background music.The more familiar
a piece of music is,the more effective it is in bringing back memories.38 The reason is that we are far more
likely to hear a song over and over again than to watch a film or a TV program in the same way.
Tiffany Jenkins,writing for a culture column,has a different opinion:39 She tells us how throughout
history oral cultures have passed important knowledge from generation to generation through songs because of
this characteristic.The rhythm and rhyme in lines of songs all serve as memory aids.
40_This fact corresponds with what many experts call the“reminiscence bump(怀l旧性记t忆)”,where
older adults (over forty)have increased recollection()of events that occurred during their adolescence and
early adulthood.
It's clear that our memories and music are closely linked-to the point that music is being used to help
Alzheimer's disease sufferers access memories that they thought they had lost.
A Familiarity is important.
B.Music itself is easy to remember.
C.But what makes music so effective in doing this
D.Our musical preference usually forms during our teens.
E.This applies to music more than other cultural products.
F.Pop music especially can be connected with an important memory.
G.Music and these life events are likely to be linked together in our memories.
第三部分语言运用(共四节,满分55分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
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Goldie's Secret
She turned up at the doorstep of my house.No way could I have sent her away.No way.Maybe someone
had 41 her out of their car the night before."We're moving house.""No42 for her any more with the
new baby coming."People find all sorts of excuse for 43 an animal.
She was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.I called her Goldie.She was so unsettled during
those first few days,hardly able to eat anything and had such a(n)44 of sadness about her.There was nothing
I could do to make her happy,it seemed.Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's.But
eventually at the end of the first week she 45.Always by my side,whether we were out or sitting by the fire.
That's why it was such a 46when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk.We
were a long way from home,when she started barking and getting very 47.Eventually I couldn't hold her
any longer and she 48 down the road towards a farmhouse.
By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and 49 with Goldie.But when I saw her licking (the
four puppies I started to feel 50 to them."Oh!Honey,I can't believe my eyes!"cheered the woman at the
door."I took her for a(n)51 one day,soon after the puppies were born,and she just disappeared."She
explained to me."She must have tried to come back and got 52 ,added a boy from behind her,eyes
sparkling 53
I must admit I do miss Goldie,but I've got Nugget now,and she looks just like her 54.And I've learnt
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