四、 ★★ 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Last night, I went to see a concert of Chinese folk music. The 1. (perform) with the erhu especially moved me. I thought it 2. (outdo) any other performances. I sensed a strong feeling of 3. (sad) and pain. It was called Erquan Yingyue. The erhu sounded so sad that I almost cried along 4. it as I listened. What a sad but beautiful piece!

The music was written by Abing. He was a folk musician 5. was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893. His mother died when he was very young. With his father’s help, he could play many musical instruments and even showed his characteristic 6. (imagine) in music. By age 17, he was known for his musical skills. However, after his father’s death, he had to live on the streets and played music 7. (make) money. He performed in this way for many years.
Abing’s amazing musical skills made 8. (he) very popular during his lifetime. By the end of his life, he could play over 600 pieces of music. Many of these were written by Abing himself. Today, Abing’s Erquan Yingyue is a piece which is 9. (pride) played by all the great erhu masters all over the world. It has become one of China’s 10. (value) national treasures.

【主旨大意】本文讲述了作者昨晚去参加了中国民乐音乐会，一首二胡演奏的乐曲使作者很受感动。作者在文章中主要介绍了民乐家阿炳的生平及其作品。
1. performance 2. outdid 3. sadness 4. with 5. who/that
6. imagination 7. to make 8. him 9. proudly 10. valuable

【分析】
本题是语篇型语法填空题，需结合语境、词性变化、语法结构及固定搭配完成填空。解题思路：先通读全文把握主旨（介绍阿炳及其作品），再逐个分析空格：1. 定冠词后需名词，转换动词为名词；2. 过去时态下宾语从句用动词过去式；3. 介词后需名词，转换形容词为名词；4. 考查固定搭配；5. 定语从句先行词指人，选对应关系代词；6. 形容词性物主代词后需名词，转换动词为名词；7. 不定式表目的；8. 动词后用人称代词宾格；9. 副词修饰动词；10. 形容词修饰名词。
【解析】
1. 空格前有定冠词the，需填名词，perform的名词形式为performance，故填performance。
2. 主句谓语为过去式thought，宾语从句用一般过去时，outdo的过去式为outdid，故填outdid。
3. 介词of后需名词，sad的名词形式为sadness，故填sadness。
4. 固定搭配along with意为“和…一起”，符合语境，故填with。
5. 空格处引导定语从句，先行词musician指人，关系代词用who或that，故填who/that。
6. 形容词性物主代词his后需名词，imagine的名词形式为imagination，故填imagination。
7. 此处表目的，用不定式to make作目的状语，故填to make。
8. 动词made后用人称代词宾格，he的宾格为him，故填him。
9. 空格处修饰动词played，需用副词，pride的副词形式为proudly，故填proudly。
10. 空格处修饰名词treasures，需用形容词，value的形容词形式为valuable，故填valuable。
【答案】
1. performance 2. outdid 3. sadness 4. with 5. who/that 6. imagination 7. to make 8. him 9. proudly 10. valuable
【知识点】
词性转换、定语从句、非谓语动词
【点评】
本题围绕阿炳的生平及作品展开，考查语篇理解与基础语法词汇运用，题型常规，难度适中，适合巩固相关知识点。
【难度系数】
0.7

五、★★ 阅读还原（有两项多余）
Music is an art that expresses people’s thoughts and feelings. It is a reflection of real life. It has been playing an important role in our lives.
1.
◆ Music can boost our feelings.
A study shows that 70% of the people say listening to music can make them feel more relaxed and less nervous. 2. For example, when we hear the national anthem (国歌), we will feel the same.
◆ 3.
A study by Stanford University in 2007 found that listening to music helps us to improve attention. For example, music by Mozart is believed to activate (激活) certain areas of the brain, therefore improving attention. This is called the “Mozart Effect”. The next time you prepare for work or study, why not listen to the music of Mozart?
◆ Music can also improve memory.
4. This can help to exercise our memory. Some teachers use music to help children memorize texts because the rhythm of music can improve children’s memory.
◆ Learning music can develop creativity.
5. And the right brain is responsible for creative thinking. When we play musical instruments, we can express feelings by using our creativity. Also, some people can get inspiration from music to create fascinating dance works. The famous ballet Swan Lake was created by Tchaikovsky just under the influence of music.
Let’s work and study together with music! I believe it will bring us surprises.
A. It is of great help to us.
B. We know that music can develop the right brain.
C. Music helps us to pay more attention to something.
D. The “Mozart Effect” can help us improve our memory.
E. All people feel relaxed when they listen to music.
F. When we learn music, we need to remember the rhythm and lyrics.
G. In a certain situation, we get excited and energetic from music.

【主旨大意】本文介绍了音乐在人们生活中的重要作用及其对情绪、注意力、记忆力和创造力的积极影响。
1.A 2.G 3.C 4.F 5.B

【分析】本题为英语阅读还原题，需结合段落主旨、上下文逻辑选择合适句子。首先通读全文，明确各段落核心：首段总述音乐在生活中的重要作用；第二段围绕音乐对情绪的影响展开；第三段讲音乐提升注意力；第四段讲音乐改善记忆；第五段讲音乐培养创造力。再逐个分析空格：第1空需承接首段总述，选总结性语句；第2空需承接情绪相关的例子；第3空对应注意力段落的主旨；第4空对应记忆相关的具体内容；第5空衔接创造力与右脑的内容。
【解析】1. 第1空：前文总述音乐的重要性，A选项“它对我们很有帮助”起到总起承接作用，符合语境，故选A；2. 第2空：前文提到音乐能让人放松，后文举例国歌带来的感受，G选项“在特定情境下，我们从音乐中获得兴奋和活力”承接情绪类例子，故选G；3. 第3空：该段核心是音乐帮助提升注意力，C选项“音乐帮助我们更专注于某事”契合段落主旨，故选C；4. 第4空：该段讲音乐提升记忆，F选项“当我们学习音乐时，需要记住节奏和歌词”对应锻炼记忆的具体行为，故选F；5. 第5空：后文提到右脑负责创造性思维，B选项“我们知道音乐能开发右脑”衔接上下文，故选B。
【答案】1.A 2.G 3.C 4.F 5.B
【知识点】英语阅读还原、阅读理解
【点评】本题考查英语语篇逻辑理解能力，需把握段落主旨与句子间的衔接关系，难度适中，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】0.6