Question

【題目】Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. drive B. return C. mobilizes D. significant AB. helpless

AC. familiarize AD. address BC. shameless BD. appeals

CD. transformation ABC. attempts

In Times of Crists, We Need Classical Music

It’s still lying in front of me on my desk. The booklet, entitled Time for Outrange(憤怒) , was written by the 93-year-old French diplomat(外交官) Stephane Hessel. “The power of money,” Hessel says, filled with anger, “has never been as great and selfish and 【1】 as it is now.”

But what does the outrage of this Frenchman have to do with classical music and , ultimately, with me, music director of the Orchestre Symphenique de Montreal(蒙特利爾交響樂團) ?

A lot, I, too, am outraged by the direction of industrial society, with materialism and consumerism leading the way. I want to show that, because of its powerful impact, classical music can play a(n) 【2】 role right now.

We all sense that our society is experiencing an almost revolutionary 【3】. Life is getting faster, competition is fiercer and social cohesion(凝聚力) is reducing. Like most people, I have no idea how liberty and civil rights would develop in the era of globalization and ever-evolving technological advancement.

But I see this as an opportunity for a(n) 【4】 to classical music. The great symphonies of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are not museum pieces we should listen to only if we want to 【5】 ourselves with some music history. Now are they a decoration or a relaxation exercise for the quickened pace of life.

They are more than what a radio station for classical music once promised - “your oasis(綠洲) of well-being.” They are timeless compositions that 【6】 all the uncertainties and insecurities of this new period. They can support us in our search for meaning. Beethoven, for example, was convinced that man had the capacity to change for the better and to go throughout life. This is why there is so much hope in his music. His symphonies was mean to 【7】 people forward.

Classic music 【8】 our senses and emotions in such a way that we were thrown back onto ourselves. It 【9】 to listeners to make use of their own reason and reflect on their actions. Music’s sole purpose is to be experienced. That experience, in turn, is why music can change our perceptions(認知) of ourselves and thereby our interactions with others.

【10】 to explain this powerful impact of music will always remain unsatisfying, but this much is certain: aesthetic(審美的) experiences can transform people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】AB

【2】D

【3】CD

【4】B

【5】AC

【6】AD

【7】A

【8】C

【9】BD

【10】ABC

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。作者由一本書中對于金錢的觀點引發(fā)思考，作者對工業(yè)社會的發(fā)展方向感到憤怒，物質(zhì)主義和消費主義引領著社會的發(fā)展方向。生活節(jié)奏越來越快，競爭越來越激烈，社會凝聚力也在降低。但是作者認為這正是一個回歸古典音樂的機會，并說明了古典音樂能夠產(chǎn)生的一些益處，表示審美體驗可以改變?nèi)恕?/span>

【1】考查形容詞。句意：“金錢的力量，” Hessel憤怒地說，“從來沒有像現(xiàn)在這樣偉大、自私和無奈�！备鶕�(jù)上文great and selfish and可知應填形容詞，且表示“無奈的”形容詞為helpless。故填helpless。故選AB。

【2】考查形容詞。句意：我想證明，由于古典音樂的強大影響力，它現(xiàn)在可以發(fā)揮重要的作用。結合句意表示“發(fā)揮重要作用”短語為play a significant role。故填significant。故選D。

【3】考查名詞。句意：我們都感到我們的社會正在經(jīng)歷一場幾乎是革命性的變革。根據(jù)上文an almost revolutionary可知應填單數(shù)名詞，且表示“變革”名詞為transformation。故填transformation。故選CD。

【4】考查名詞。句意：但我認為這是一個回歸古典音樂的機會。根據(jù)上文a可知應填單數(shù)名詞，且表示“回歸”名詞為return。故填return。故選B。

【5】考查動詞。句意：只有當我們想熟悉一些音樂史的時候，我們才應該去聽貝多芬的作品。結合句意表示“熟悉”結合給出的單詞可知動詞familiarize，且根據(jù)上文want to do sth.可知應填動詞原形。故填familiarize。故選AC。

【6】考查動詞。句意：它們是永恒的組成部分，解決了這個新時期所有的不確定性和不安全感。此處為定語從句，從句中缺少謂語，表示“解決”結合給出的單詞可知應填動詞address，且從句中謂語與先行詞compositions保持一致，由上文are可知時態(tài)為一般現(xiàn)在時，故從句謂語動詞用動詞原形。故填address。故選AD。

【7】考查動詞。句意：他的交響樂是為了推動人們前進。結合句意表示“推動”結合給出的單詞可知應填drive，結合上文be mean to do sth.可知應填動詞原形。故填drive。故選A。

【8】考查動詞時態(tài)。句意：古典音樂以這樣一種方式調(diào)動我們的感覺和情感，讓我們回到自己身上。本句中缺少謂語動詞，且表示“調(diào)動”結合給出的單詞可知應填mobilize，且陳述客觀事實用一般現(xiàn)在時，主語為Classic music，謂語動詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。故填mobilizes。故選C。

【9】考查動詞時態(tài)。句意：它吸引聽眾利用他們自己的理由和反思他們的行動。句中缺少謂語動詞，且表示“吸引”可知短語appeal to，此處陳述客觀事實應用一般現(xiàn)在時，主語為It，謂語動詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。故填appeals。故選BD。

【10】考查名詞的數(shù)。句意：解釋音樂的這種強大影響的嘗試總是不能令人滿意，但有一點是肯定的：審美體驗可以改變?nèi)�。此處做主語，表示“嘗試”結合給出的單詞可知應填名詞attempt，attempt為可數(shù)名詞，前面沒有冠詞，故用復數(shù)形式。故填attempts。故選ABC。