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话题
1
事物介绍
Passage1
（
2020
嘉兴）
Isthereaconnectionbetweenmusicandla nguage?Accordingto
recentstudies,theanswerisyes :Musichelpsdevelopcertainlanguageabilitiesinthe
brain.
AstudyfromNorthwesternUniversityshowsth atplayingamusicalinstrument
canimproveaperson’t ofthestudy,twogroupsofpeople
pleinthefirstgroup were
musicians,icians
werefoundtobeabletohea rthetalkingpersonmoreclearly.
Musicianshearbett er,saysstudyleaderNinaKraus,becausetheylearntopay< br>mple,whentheviolinistsplayinanorchestra(
管弦< br>乐队)，theymustlistencloselytowhattheyareplayingan dignore(忽视)theother
way,musicianscanhearcertain soundsbetter,eveninaroomwithlots
ofnoise.
Go ttfriedSchlaug,adoctoratHarvardMedicalSchool,works withstroke(中风)
eoftheirillness,thesepeoplecanno tsaytheirnames,addresses,or
r,gwassurprisedtosthiswork?Schlaug
isn’eemstobeabletomakediffe rentpartsofthebrainactive,
way,thishelpspatient susethosepartsofthebrain
again.
Somusicisnot onlyenjoyable,g
aninstrumentorsinging,saysNinaK raus,canhelpusdobetterinschoolandkeep
ourbrains harpaswegetolder.
rethepeopleinthefirstgroupask edtodointhestudyofNorthwestern
University?
t odifferentkindsofmusic.
menoiseinanemptyroom.esecondgroupmusicaltraining.
twhatthetalkingp ersonwassaying.
terusestheexampleofviolinistsin Paragraph3toexplain________.
iciansplayinanorch estra
iciansignorecertainsounds
icianshavebe tterhearingability
iciansarenotafraidofloudnois e
iedSchlaughelpshisstrokepatientsspeakby______ __.
gmusicforthem
gthemtosingwords
ngthem toplayinstruments
gthebadpartsoftheirbrain
t hemainpurposeofthepassage?
oducedifferentwaysof playingmusic.
someadviceaboutmakingourbrainacti ve.
therelationshipbetweenmusicandlanguageabili ties.
etheresultsofrecentstudiesontreatingstrok epatients.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。介绍的是音乐和语言之间的联系。通过研究发< br>现音乐有助于发展大脑的某些语言能力。音乐似乎能够使大脑的不同部位活跃起
来，包括坏的部分 。在某种程度上，这有助于病人再次使用大脑的那些部位。所
以音乐不仅能令人愉快，而且在很多方面对 我们是有好处的。
【答案】
1.D2.C3.B4.C
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Passage2
（
2020
宜宾）
It’sacommon beliefthatfishcan’trememberanythingforlonger
ee msadtothinkthateverymomentintheirliveswould
’tb esoquicktofeelsorryforthem.
Anewstudyhasfoundth atfishhavemuchbettermemoriesthanweusedtothink.
Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanad atrainedakindof
ok
thefishoutandthenwaitedfo r12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.
The yfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothe sameplacewhere
theyfirstgotfood.
Infact,scie ntistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichli dsmight
rewasnoclearevidenceuntilthelatestfindi ngs.
Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,ita lsoplaysanimportantpart
whenafishistryingtosurv iveinthewild.“Iffishareabletorememberthatacertain< br>areacontains(
容纳
)safefood,theywillbeable togobacktothatareawithoutputting
theirlivesinda nger,”leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.
Sonexttimeyouarewatchingyourpetfishfromoutside thetank,perhapsyou
shouldfeelclosertothem
—< br>theymayrememberwhoyouare.
nfeelsorryforfishb ecause________.
vebadmemories
n’trememberany thing
eoftenusedforresearch
omentintheirlive sisnew
theresearcherscarryouttheresearch?
if fishcanfindfoodeasily.
outiffishhavebettermemor ies.
usfishcanlivefordayswithoutwater.
fishc anlivelongwithouteatingthings.
estheunderlinedw ord“tank”inParagraph2mean?
ffishfood.
fhidin gplace.
inerforholdingwater.
inerforkeepingf ish.
strueaccordingtoTrevorHamilton?
owwhere togetfood.
’seasyforfishtoliveinthewild.
emo rycanmakefishsaferinthewild.
eoftenindangerwhen theylookforfood.
oesthisarticleprobablycomefrom ?
book.
eport.
cemagazine.
lbook.
【 主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。人们普遍认为鱼只有七秒的记忆，一项新的研
究发现，鱼的记忆力比我们 过去认为的要好得多。
【答案】
1.D2.B3.D4.C5.B
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话题
2
人物故事
Passage3
（
2020绍兴）
OnFebruary12,2019,BrendonFontaineblewoutf ivecandleson
abirthdaycake.“Helovedthecakesomuc h,”sayshismother,Faith,wholivesin
WinnipegwithB rendon.“Ihadtohideitinthebackofthefridge.”
Bren don’ssurprisecamefromCakesforKids,agroupofhomebake rs
（烘焙师）
whoknowthatasimplebirthdaycakecanbe uncommonforpoorfamilieslikethe
Fontaines.
Th egroupwassetupthreeyearsagobyChristyRogowski,a40-y ear-oldwho
worksinhealthcaresoftware,andherpart ner,WendySingleton.“Imaginingachild
whowasn’tgo ingtohaveabirthdaycakewasreallyupsetting,”Rogowski says.
AFacebookcall-outforvolunteersfinallyadde d150bakerstotheirnamelist.
Whenvolunteersfirsta pply（申请）,they’reaskedwhytheywanttodoso.“Some
pe oplehavesaidthattheydidn’thaveacakeontheirbirthday growingup,andthey
knowhowimportantitis,”mmonly, though,theysaythey
wantfamiliesinneedtoknowthat theirneighborscareaboutthem.
Thenamesofthecaker eceiversareprovidedbycommunityorganizationsand
mightreceiveacakebecausethefamily
mesachildissi ck,leavingthefamilytoobusytomakethetreat
lsogot ochildrenlivinginfostercare（寄养）.JodiKorolyk,a
w orkerwithWinnipegChildandFamilyServices,hassofaror deredbirthdaycakes
forfiveofthealmost800kidsint heirsystem.“Itshowsthechildtheyhavealotof
peopl etheretosupportthem,”shesays.
Bytheendoflastyea r,CakesforKidshadbakedover575cakestomarkkids’
b irthdays,kiandSingletonareevenconsidering
devel opingtheprogramnationallyandalsoprovidingcakesforo ldpeoplewholive
ll,there’snoagedifferencewhenit comestothepositiveroleofa
well-timedcake.
mp leofBrendonisgiventohelpexplainwhy________.
hou ldbeputinthefridge
enlikecakessomuch
orKidsw assetup
miliesbecamepoor
eefromthepassagetha tthegroupCakesforKids________.
sworkersmuchmone y
storyofthreeyears
boutvolunteers’health
waycakesonline
aph5mainlytellsus________.
i dscancelebratebirthdays
esaresenttokids
prob ablyreceivecakes
kesneedtobeordered
tparagra phshowsthatRogowskiandSingletonplanto________.
akestotheoldlivingalone
other575birthdaycakesetheirskillsinmakingcakes
newkindsofbirthdayc akes
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了在三年前，从事医疗软件工作的
40岁的 克里斯蒂·罗格斯基和她的伴侣温迪·辛格尔顿创建了一个组织，专门为那
些可能会因为家境困难而得不 到生日蛋糕的孩子们送蛋糕。他们想让那些孩子们
感受到生活的温暖。罗格斯基和辛格尔顿甚至考虑在全 国范围内开展这项计划，
并为独居的老人提供蛋糕。
【答案】
1.C2.B3.C4. A
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话题
3
社会现象
Passage4
（
2020
金华）
Veryoften,whenweseeyoung
t here,lookingatthescreenofamobilephoneand
nwecom eto
peoplesitting
smiling,
the
we
q uestion
“howmuchtimedotheyactuallyspendonmedia(
传播媒介
)daily?”,theansweris
surprising:you ngpeoplespendaboutninehourseverydayusingmedia,andt hisonly
includesmediausedforenjoyment.
Today ’tenuse
tchTVwhendoinghomework,some
text(发短信 ),tdoyoungpeoplethinkofthis?
Aresearchshowedtha ttwothirdsofthembelievedwatchingTVortextinghadnothemthoughtusingsocialmediamadeno
r,researche shavegivenadifferentanswer:“mediamultitaskers”
didworseintests.
sthatthosewho
herresearch,< br>studentswhodidn’ttextduringalessontookdownalotm orenotesthanthosewho
arresearchalsofoundthatstu dentswhotextedwhendoing
schoolworkhadlowerovera ll(
总体的
)grades.
Accordingtoaresearch,ifa kidusessocialmediaalot,especiallyatnight,heor
s hewillsleepworseandfeelmorenervousanddepressed(
消沉的
).Ontheonehand,
yalsobe
therhand,eve nthelightfromascreen
herresearchesalsoshowthatc hildrenwhouse
mediaatnightgotobedlater,getfewer hoursofsleepeachweek,andbecomesleepy
moreeasily duringthedaytime.
wertothequestioninParagraph1i ssurprisingbecauseyoung
people______.
bout9h oursonmediaforfundaily
ookattheirmobilephonesan dsmile
sitthereforalongtimedoingnothing
fere ntkindsofmediatorelaxthemselves
erlinedword“mul titaskers”inParagraph2referstopeoplewho______.
tofquestions
ferentmediaforlearning
veralmob ilephones
raltasksatthesametime
epassageweca nlearnthatakidwillprobably______ifheorsheuses
s ocialmediaalotatnight.
moreworried
wernotesi nclass
eexcited
uchbetter
thepassagemainl yabout?
mediaisverypopularamongyoungpeople.
ediatoomuchhasabadinfluenceonyoungpeople.
ofsoc ialmediahasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.
phon esarethemaintoolsstudentsuseforschoollearning.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。现如今很多年轻人将大部分时间都花费在手机
上，科学家也通过研究发 现使用太多的社交媒体对年轻人来说是不利的，玩手机
时间比较长的学生成绩一般会比较低，晚上过多的 使用手机会严重影响睡眠质量
和第二天的精神状态。
【答案】
1.A2.D3.A4. B
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