二、阅读理解(每小题2分,满分30分)
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标题:《静夜思》 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:7分钟 正确率: /3
新语篇 诗歌 Thoughts on a Tranquil Night
By Li Bai
Before my bed a pool of light;
Can it be hoar-frost(霜) on the ground?
Looking up, I find the moon bright;
Bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned.
Li Bai(701—762) is a Tang Dynasty poet(诗人). People call him the “poet-immortal(诗仙)”. His works are cool and nice. He writes about 1,000 poems in his whole life.
Which one of them do people like best? It may be Thoughts on a Tranquil Night. You can find this poem in Chinese textbooks and books like Three Hundred Tang Poems.
The poem Thoughts on a Tranquil Night by Li Bai is like a short, beautiful story. It's about missing home very much when you're far from home. The poet uses only 20 Chinese characters. Every word of the poem is not difficult but we can feel his strong feelings when reading the poem. In the poem, the poet sees a pool of light from the moon before his bed. He wants to know if the cold feeling is because of the frost on the ground. When he looks up at the bright moon, he feels a little warm because the moon makes him think of his homeland. But at last he puts his head down, wishing he were at home. This makes him feel homesick(思乡的) a lot.
()16. What does the underlined word “them” in the second paragraph mean?
A. People. B. Days.
C. Poems. D. Books.
()17. 语言能力 推断能力 Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A. Li Bai writes about 1,000 poems during his life.
B. Thoughts on a Tranquil Night describes the poet's homesick feeling.
C. Thoughts on a Tranquil Night can be found in Three Hundred Tang Poems.
D. Thoughts on a Tranquil Night is about the beauty of spring.
()18. 语言能力 分析能力 How does Li Bai's feeling develop in this poem?
A. Warm→Cold→Homesick. B. Cold→Warm→Homesick.
C. Cold→Homesick→Warm. D. Homesick→Cold→Warm.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了唐代诗人李白的生平以及他的诗作《静夜思》,包括该诗的内容、主题以及诗中诗人情感的变化。
16. C 代词指代题。根据上文"He writes about 1,000 poems in his whole life."可知,这里说的是他一生写了大约 1000 首诗,接着问"Which one of them do people like best?"意思是在这些诗中人们最喜欢哪一首,所以 them 指代的是前面提到的 poems。故选 C。
17. D 推理判断题。根据"It's about missing home very much when you're far from home."可知,《静夜思》这首诗是关于当远离家乡时非常想家的情感,而不是关于春天的美丽。故选 D。
18. B 推理判断题。根据"The poet uses only 20 Chinese claracters ... This makes him feel homesick a lot."可知,诗中诗人一开始看到地上的月光,想知道寒冷的感觉是不是因为地上的霜,此时感觉是 Cold;然后抬头看到明月,因为月亮让他想到了家乡,感到有点温暖,此时感觉是 Warm;最后低下头,希望自己在家,感到非常思乡,此时感觉是 Homesick。所以诗人的情感发展是 Cold→Warm→Homesick。故选 B。

B
标题:音乐品味 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:7分钟 正确率: /4
When I was a teenager, my parents were never interested in the music I liked. They said to me, “David, the music you listen to has a lot of noise.” In fact, they are not alone. As I grow older, I often hear people of my age say, “Today’s music is terrible.” Many older people just don’t like new music. But why is that?
The exposure effect(曝光效应$) may tell you why. It means the more we know something, the more we like it. When we are in our early teens, we usually spend a lot of time listening to popular music and talking about it with our friends. So we know the new songs and artists during that time well. After we turn 30 years old, we are busy working and raising our families. We don’t have much time to understand new music. And we like to listen to our old favourites better. According to studies, by the time they turn 33 years old, most people don’t \underline{explore} new music anymore.$
But I think there is another reason why old people don’t like new music. Most popular music, after all, is not for the old. It is suitable for young people. Some kinds of music begin as a rebellion(反抗) by young people against old ways of doing things. These kinds include punk(朋克), rap, hip-hop, heavy metal(重金属) and more. They naturally interest younger listeners.
Do your parents hate the music you like too? Now, after reading this article, you know there is nothing wrong with that.
()19. 新考法 写作手法 How does the writer start the passage in Paragraph 1?
A. By listing numbers.
B. By sharing experiences(经历).
C. By using a saying.
D. By asking several questions.
()20. What does the underlined word “explore” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. try out
B. knock at
C. write down
D. compare with
()21. 语言能力 推断能力 What kind of music may a mother of a 15-year-old child like?
A. Punk.
B. Rap.
C. Country music.
D. Heavy metal.
()22. What’s the writer’s purpose(意图) in writing the passage?
A. To show different kinds of music.
B. To encourage older people to listen to new music.
C. To show people’s strange opinions about music.
D. To explain the reasons why the old dislike new music.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,主要解释了为什么老年人不喜欢年轻人的音乐品味。
19. B 写作手法题。根据第一段内容可知,作者在第一段开头通过分享自己的个人经历来引入话题。故选 B。
20. A 词义猜测题。根据"According to studies, by the time they turn 33 years old, most people don't explore new music anymore."可知,到 33 岁时,大多数人就不再探索新的音乐了,画线词意为"探索,尝试",与"try out"同义。故选 A。
21. C 推理判断题。根据第三段"Most popular music, after all, is not for the old. It is suitable for young people. Some kinds of music begin as a rebellion by young people against old ways of doing things. These kinds include punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal and more. They naturally interest younger listeners."可知,像朋克、说唱、嘻哈、重金属等音乐适合年轻人,而不适合老年人;再根据第二段"According to studies, by the time they turn 33 years old, most people don't explore new music anymore."可知,到了 33 岁时,大多数人就不再探索新的音乐了;据此可以推断,一个 15 岁孩子的母亲可能会喜欢乡村音乐。故选 C。
22. D 写作意图题。根据文章内容可知,本文从曝光效应和年轻人的反抗心理两个方面探讨了老年人对新音乐的态度,因此作者写这篇文章的目的是解释老年人为什么不喜欢新的音乐。故选 D。