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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. Punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, and many other types of music began as the youthful rebellion (叛逆) against out-of-date ways of doing things.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.
（
A. beautiful B. noisy C. common D. out-of-date
（
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
（
(Preference 偏爱, Level of familiarity 熟悉度)
（
A. kinds of young people B. forms of materials
C. types of music D. ways of doing things
（
① new music is too terrible to listen to
② old people want to be different from young people
③ new music is not specially written for old people
④ old people have formed their own musical tastes
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ①④
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. Punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, and many other types of music began as the youthful rebellion (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.
（
B
）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
（
B
）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
（
A
）3. 新考法+图文转换 Which of the following charts correctly shows “the mere exposure effect”?(Preference 偏爱, Level of familiarity 熟悉度)
（
C
）4. Punk and heavy metal are two different according to the article.A. kinds of young people B. forms of materials
C. types of music D. ways of doing things
（
C
）5. 新考法+信息组合 According to the article, many old people dislike new music because .① new music is too terrible to listen to
② old people want to be different from young people
③ new music is not specially written for old people
④ old 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
【主旨大意】本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【点拨】细节理解题。根据“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【点拨】细节理解题。根据“As I’ve grown older... 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【点拨】图文转换题。根据“The mere exposure... 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。
4. C【点拨】细节理解题。根据“Punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy... doing things.”可知，朋克和重金属是两种不同类型的音乐。
5. C
解析
【分析】本题要求选出符合“单纯曝光效应”的图表，解题思路如下：① 定位原文中“单纯曝光效应”的定义，明确其核心关系；② 明确图表横纵坐标的含义（横坐标为熟悉度，纵坐标为偏爱度）；③ 逐一分析四个图表的趋势，匹配定义中的关系，确定答案。
【解析】根据原文对“单纯曝光效应”的定义：“It means the more familiar we are with something, the more likely we are to prefer it.” 可知，该效应指的是：对事物的熟悉度越高，偏爱程度越高，即偏爱度随熟悉度的提升呈递增趋势。观察四个图表：
图表A：随熟悉度增加，偏爱度持续上升，符合递增关系；
图表B：随熟悉度增加，偏爱度下降，不符合；
图表C：熟悉度变化时，偏爱度保持不变，不符合；
图表D：偏爱度先升后降，不符合递增关系。
因此，正确答案为A。
【答案】A
【知识点】阅读理解、图文转换
【点评】本题结合阅读理解与图表分析，需准确理解原文概念并对应图表变量关系，考查信息整合能力，是中等难度的新考法题型。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】根据原文对“单纯曝光效应”的定义：“It means the more familiar we are with something, the more likely we are to prefer it.” 可知，该效应指的是：对事物的熟悉度越高，偏爱程度越高，即偏爱度随熟悉度的提升呈递增趋势。观察四个图表：
图表A：随熟悉度增加，偏爱度持续上升，符合递增关系；
图表B：随熟悉度增加，偏爱度下降，不符合；
图表C：熟悉度变化时，偏爱度保持不变，不符合；
图表D：偏爱度先升后降，不符合递增关系。
因此，正确答案为A。
【答案】A
【知识点】阅读理解、图文转换
【点评】本题结合阅读理解与图表分析，需准确理解原文概念并对应图表变量关系，考查信息整合能力，是中等难度的新考法题型。
【难度系数】0.6
