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(2026·咸宁期末)When I was a teenager, my parents were never interested in the music I liked. They said it sounded like "a lot of noise". At the same time, my father regularly described the music that he liked as "beautiful".
As it turns out, my father is not alone. As I've grown older, I've often heard people of my age say, "Today's music is terrible." Why do many old people just dislike new music?
The mere exposure effect may explain this. It means the more familiar we are with something, the more likely we are to prefer it. When we are in our early teens, we usually spend a lot of time listening to music and discussing it with our friends. The songs and artists that are popular during this time become familiar to us. After we turn 30 years old, working and raising a family take up most of our time. Instead of discovering new music, we listen to old favorites that connect us to a simpler time. Studies show that by the time they turn 33 years old, most people have completely stopped exploring new music.
But I think there is another explanation for why older people don't like new music. Most popular music, after all, is not written for them. It is made for young people. New forms of punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, and many other types of music began as youthful rebellions(叛逆) against out-of-date ways of doing things. They naturally attract younger audiences.
Do your parents hate the music you like, too? Now, after reading this article, you know that there is nothing wrong with that.
1. When the writer was a teenager, his parents described the music he liked as
A. beautiful
B. noisy
C. common
D. out-of-date
2. As the writer grows older, he realizes that
A. only his father dislikes new music
B. many old people dislike new music
C. many young people also dislike new music
D. today's music has become worse and worse
3. 新考法 图示理解 Which of the following charts correctly shows "the mere exposure effect"? (Preference 偏爱, Level of familiarity 熟悉度)
4. Punk and heavy metal are two different
A. kinds of young people
B. forms of materials
C. types of music
D. ways of doing things
5. According to the article, many old people dislike new music because
①new music is too terrible to listen to
②old people want to be different from the young
③new music is not specially written for old people
④old people have formed their own musical tastes
A. ①②
B. ②③
C. ③④
D. ①④
As it turns out, my father is not alone. As I've grown older, I've often heard people of my age say, "Today's music is terrible." Why do many old people just dislike new music?
The mere exposure effect may explain this. It means the more familiar we are with something, the more likely we are to prefer it. When we are in our early teens, we usually spend a lot of time listening to music and discussing it with our friends. The songs and artists that are popular during this time become familiar to us. After we turn 30 years old, working and raising a family take up most of our time. Instead of discovering new music, we listen to old favorites that connect us to a simpler time. Studies show that by the time they turn 33 years old, most people have completely stopped exploring new music.
But I think there is another explanation for why older people don't like new music. Most popular music, after all, is not written for them. It is made for young people. New forms of punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, and many other types of music began as youthful rebellions(叛逆) against out-of-date ways of doing things. They naturally attract younger audiences.
Do your parents hate the music you like, too? Now, after reading this article, you know that there is nothing wrong with that.
1. When the writer was a teenager, his parents described the music he liked as
B
.A. beautiful
B. noisy
C. common
D. out-of-date
2. As the writer grows older, he realizes that
B
.A. only his father dislikes new music
B. many old people dislike new music
C. many young people also dislike new music
D. today's music has become worse and worse
3. 新考法 图示理解 Which of the following charts correctly shows "the mere exposure effect"? (Preference 偏爱, Level of familiarity 熟悉度)
4. Punk and heavy metal are two different
C
according to the article.A. kinds of young people
B. forms of materials
C. types of music
D. ways of doing things
5. According to the article, many old people dislike new music because
C
.①new music is too terrible to listen to
②old people want to be different from the young
③new music is not specially written for old people
④old people have formed their own musical tastes
A. ①②
B. ②③
C. ③④
D. ①④
答案
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文，以作者青少年时期父母不喜欢他所爱的音乐为例，探讨了许多老年人不喜欢新音乐的原因，主要包括曝光效应和新音乐多为年轻人创作这两点，并说明这一现象是正常的。
1. B 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段“When I was a teenager, my parents were never interested in the music I liked. They said it sounded like 'a lot of noise'.”可知，作者青少年时期，父母认为他喜欢的音乐听起来很吵。故选 B。
2. B 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段“As I've grown older, I've often heard people of my age say, 'Today's music is terrible.' Why do many old people just dislike new music?”可知，随着作者长大，他意识到很多老年人都不喜欢新音乐。故选 B。
3. A 解析:图示理解题。根据第三段“The mere exposure effect may explain this. It means the more familiar we are with something, the more likely we are to prefer it.”可知，曝光效应指的是我们对某事物越熟悉，就越有可能偏爱它，即偏爱度会随着熟悉度的提升而提高。故选 A。
4. C 解析:细节理解题。根据第四段“New forms of punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, and many other types of music began as youthful rebellions against out-of-date ways of doing things.”可知，朋克和重金属是两种不同类型的音乐。故选 C。
5. C 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段“The mere exposure effect ...”可知，老年人已经形成了自己的音乐品味；再根据第四段“Most popular music, after all, is not written for them. It is made for young people.”可知，新音乐并不是专门为老年人创作的，这两点都是老年人不喜欢新音乐的原因，对应③④。故选 C。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文，以作者青少年时期父母不喜欢他所爱的音乐为例，探讨了许多老年人不喜欢新音乐的原因，主要包括曝光效应和新音乐多为年轻人创作这两点，并说明这一现象是正常的。
1. B 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段“When I was a teenager, my parents were never interested in the music I liked. They said it sounded like 'a lot of noise'.”可知，作者青少年时期，父母认为他喜欢的音乐听起来很吵。故选 B。
2. B 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段“As I've grown older, I've often heard people of my age say, 'Today's music is terrible.' Why do many old people just dislike new music?”可知，随着作者长大，他意识到很多老年人都不喜欢新音乐。故选 B。
3. A 解析:图示理解题。根据第三段“The mere exposure effect may explain this. It means the more familiar we are with something, the more likely we are to prefer it.”可知，曝光效应指的是我们对某事物越熟悉，就越有可能偏爱它，即偏爱度会随着熟悉度的提升而提高。故选 A。
4. C 解析:细节理解题。根据第四段“New forms of punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, and many other types of music began as youthful rebellions against out-of-date ways of doing things.”可知，朋克和重金属是两种不同类型的音乐。故选 C。
5. C 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段“The mere exposure effect ...”可知，老年人已经形成了自己的音乐品味；再根据第四段“Most popular music, after all, is not written for them. It is made for young people.”可知，新音乐并不是专门为老年人创作的，这两点都是老年人不喜欢新音乐的原因，对应③④。故选 C。
解析
【分析】
1. 第1题为细节理解题，需定位原文第一段中作者青少年时期父母对其喜欢的音乐的评价，直接匹配对应信息即可选出答案。
2. 第2题为细节理解题，需定位第二段中作者长大后发现的现象，明确核心是“很多老年人不喜欢新音乐”，据此选出答案。
3. 第3题为图示理解题，需先明确“mere exposure effect（曝光效应）”的含义：对事物越熟悉，越容易偏爱它，再匹配对应熟悉度与偏爱度关系的图示。
4. 第4题为细节理解题，需定位第四段中关于punk和heavy metal的描述，明确其属性后选出答案。
5. 第5题为细节理解题，需定位原文中老年人不喜欢新音乐的两个原因：曝光效应（形成自身音乐品味）、新音乐并非为老年人创作，据此匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 根据第一段“When I was a teenager, my parents were never interested in the music I liked. They said it sounded like 'a lot of noise'.”可知，作者青少年时期，父母认为他喜欢的音乐很吵，故选B。
2. 根据第二段“As I've grown older, I've often heard people of my age say, 'Today's music is terrible.' Why do many old people just dislike new music?”可知，随着作者长大，他意识到很多老年人不喜欢新音乐，故选B。
3. 根据第三段“The mere exposure effect may explain this. It means the more familiar we are with something, the more likely we are to prefer it.”可知，曝光效应指对事物越熟悉，偏爱度越高，对应选项A的曲线（熟悉度越高，偏爱度上升），故选A。
4. 根据第四段“New forms of punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, and many other types of music began as youthful rebellions against out-of-date ways of doing things.”可知，朋克和重金属是不同类型的音乐，故选C。
5. 根据第三段（曝光效应使老年人形成自身音乐品味）和第四段（新音乐不是为老年人创作的），可知原因是③④，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节理解，图示理解
【点评】本题围绕“老年人不喜欢新音乐的原因”展开，综合考查细节查找、特定概念理解及图示分析能力，需要学生精准定位原文信息，结合概念含义匹配图示，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
1. 第1题为细节理解题，需定位原文第一段中作者青少年时期父母对其喜欢的音乐的评价，直接匹配对应信息即可选出答案。
2. 第2题为细节理解题，需定位第二段中作者长大后发现的现象，明确核心是“很多老年人不喜欢新音乐”，据此选出答案。
3. 第3题为图示理解题，需先明确“mere exposure effect（曝光效应）”的含义：对事物越熟悉，越容易偏爱它，再匹配对应熟悉度与偏爱度关系的图示。
4. 第4题为细节理解题，需定位第四段中关于punk和heavy metal的描述，明确其属性后选出答案。
5. 第5题为细节理解题，需定位原文中老年人不喜欢新音乐的两个原因：曝光效应（形成自身音乐品味）、新音乐并非为老年人创作，据此匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 根据第一段“When I was a teenager, my parents were never interested in the music I liked. They said it sounded like 'a lot of noise'.”可知，作者青少年时期，父母认为他喜欢的音乐很吵，故选B。
2. 根据第二段“As I've grown older, I've often heard people of my age say, 'Today's music is terrible.' Why do many old people just dislike new music?”可知，随着作者长大，他意识到很多老年人不喜欢新音乐，故选B。
3. 根据第三段“The mere exposure effect may explain this. It means the more familiar we are with something, the more likely we are to prefer it.”可知，曝光效应指对事物越熟悉，偏爱度越高，对应选项A的曲线（熟悉度越高，偏爱度上升），故选A。
4. 根据第四段“New forms of punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, and many other types of music began as youthful rebellions against out-of-date ways of doing things.”可知，朋克和重金属是不同类型的音乐，故选C。
5. 根据第三段（曝光效应使老年人形成自身音乐品味）和第四段（新音乐不是为老年人创作的），可知原因是③④，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解，细节理解，图示理解
【点评】本题围绕“老年人不喜欢新音乐的原因”展开，综合考查细节查找、特定概念理解及图示分析能力，需要学生精准定位原文信息，结合概念含义匹配图示，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
