四、完形填空
Music can change how you feel. Different kinds of music can 1 you in different ways. For example, if you are feeling down, a happy song can 2 your mood.
Music makes you relax.
Most stores play “background” music. The longer customers stay in a store, the more 3 it will be for them to buy something. So stores try to play music that their customers 4. If you want to relax at home, try listening to soft music or music produced by your favourite musical instrument. In fact, many people find that listening to nature sounds, like rain or waves, also helps them 5.
Music is a healer.
When you're sick, try listening to soft and relaxing music. If you're feeling sad, play the music you like. Then tell someone 6 it makes you feel. A group of teens who had sadness shared their favourite 7 with each other. Each teen explained why he or she liked the song. After 8 the music, something wonderful happened. To their surprise, they all felt 9. This shows that music can be a powerful tool for 10 healing.
Music helps you to learn.
Many recent studies have tried to 11 how music affects learning. Don Campbell, a(n) 12, believes music can even make babies more creative, smarter, healthier and happier. Some other experts 13 playing slow music to help you pay attention when you study. It may even help improve your memory. So next time you study, try putting on some 14 music.
No matter what style of music you like, you can use it to help you. Remember, music is not just entertainment(娱乐). It's a(n) 15 that never lets you down.
()1. A. support B. influence C. protect D. educate
()2. A. improve B. change C. lower D. hurt
()3. A. interesting B. convenient C. important D. likely
()4. A. enjoy B. hate C. remember D. forget
()5. A. relax B. study C. sleep D. calm
()6. A. why B. how C. when D. what
()7. A. toys B. lyrics C. songs D. programmes
()8. A. talking about B. parting with C. thinking of D. looking for
()9. A. worse B. colder C. better D. stranger
()10. A. emotional B. medical C. physical D. natural
()11. A. require B. hide C. explain D. choose
()12. A. guide B. musician C. host D. expert
()13. A. start B. keep C. suggest D. practise
()14. A. electric B. gentle C. traditional D. modern
()15. A. stranger B. teacher C. instrument D. dream

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.B

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章主旨是介绍音乐对人的多方面积极影响（包括情绪调节、促进购物、情绪疗愈、辅助学习）。解题时，需结合每个空格前后的语境，分析选项词汇的词义、词性及搭配，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最贴合上下文逻辑的答案。例如，第1题根据首句“音乐能改变你的感受”，推断不同音乐以不同方式“影响”你，从而确定选项；第2题结合“情绪低落时，欢快的歌会改善心情”的语境选择合适动词，以此类推完成所有题目。
【解析】
1. 首句提到音乐能改变感受，不同音乐以不同方式影响人，influence（影响）符合语境，support（支持）、protect（保护）、educate（教育）均不符，故选B。
2. 情绪低落时，欢快的歌会改善心情，improve（改善）贴合语境，change（改变）不够精准，lower（降低）、hurt（伤害）不符，故选A。
3. 商店播放背景音乐，顾客停留越久越可能买东西，likely（可能的）符合逻辑，interesting（有趣的）、convenient（方便的）、important（重要的）不符，故选D。
4. 商店会播放顾客喜欢的音乐，enjoy（喜欢）符合，hate（讨厌）、remember（记得）、forget（忘记）均不符，故选A。
5. 前文提到音乐让人放松，自然声音也帮助放松，relax（放松）契合主题，study（学习）、sleep（睡觉）、calm（平静）不如其贴合，故选A。
6. 需表达“告诉别人音乐让你感觉如何”，how（如何）符合，why（为什么）、when（何时）、what（什么）不符，故选B。
7. 有悲伤情绪的青少年分享喜欢的歌曲，songs（歌曲）符合语境，toys（玩具）、lyrics（歌词）、programmes（节目）均不符，故选C。
8. 谈论完音乐后有奇妙变化，talking about（谈论）符合，parting with（分开）、thinking of（想起）、looking for（寻找）不符，故选A。
9. 音乐疗愈后他们感觉更好，better（更好）符合，worse（更糟）、colder（更冷）、stranger（更陌生）不符，故选C。
10. 音乐是情绪疗愈的工具，emotional（情绪的）符合，medical（医疗的）、physical（身体的）、natural（自然的）不符，故选A。
11. 研究试图解释音乐如何影响学习，explain（解释）符合，require（要求）、hide（隐藏）、choose（选择）不符，故选C。
12. 研究音乐对学习影响的是专家，expert（专家）符合，guide（向导）、musician（音乐家）、host（主持人）不符，故选D。
13. 专家建议学习时放慢音乐，suggest（建议）符合，start（开始）、keep（保持）、practise（练习）不符，故选C。
14. 学习时适合放轻柔的音乐，gentle（轻柔的）符合，electric（电子的）、traditional（传统的）、modern（现代的）不符，故选B。
15. 音乐是永远不会让你失望的老师，teacher（老师）符合，stranger（陌生人）、instrument（乐器）、dream（梦想）不符，故选B。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、语篇语境理解、词汇搭配运用
【点评】
本文围绕音乐的多元作用展开，是典型的英语完形填空题型，重点考查学生对词汇的词义辨析能力及语篇逻辑的把握，需结合上下文语境逐一分析选项，难度适中，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5