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「2025 福建中考改编」
As we often use eyes to touch nature, most of us “lose” the ability to listen to the world.
Peter writes music. He likes sounds and uses natural sounds as part of his music. He often went out to the wild with his microphone and recorded interesting sounds to put in movies or to use in his own songs. Instead of trying to capture just the sound of one animal or bird, he recorded the sound of everything all together—the animals, the trees, the wind and the earth. He called these recordings “soundscapes”—the sound of a certain place. Every soundscape Peter recorded had a lot of information.
Back in his workshop, Peter used a computer to make a picture of all the sounds going on in a place. Each animal, bird and insect had its own place in the picture—its own notes in the music. The busier the picture, the richer the life in that place. “While a picture may be worth 1,000 words, a soundscape is worth 1,000 pictures,” Peter said. “Our ears tell us the sound of every leaf and animal and speak to the natural sources (来源) of our lives, which may hold the secrets of love for all things, especially our own humanity.”
But not everything is satisfying. When Peter began recording over forty years ago, he could record for ten hours and get one hour of usable material good enough for a movie. Now, because of human activities, it can take up to 1,000 hours or more to get the same thing. Some of the places he has recorded over the years have slowly fallen silent. His sound pictures show that although nature might look the same to humans, it has lost part of its orchestra (管弦乐队).
So next time you are in the forests, try another way to look—shut your eyes, and listen.
49. What is a sound picture in the text?
A. The sound of every leaf and animal in nature.
B. The sound recorded in the natural environment.
C. A picture of music with sounds of 1,000 animals.
D. A picture of music with natural sounds in a place.
50. What can we learn from paragraph 4?
A. Recording sounds needs less material.
B. Sound pictures are the same as before.
C. Some beautiful sounds in nature are lost.
D. Human activities improve recording results.
51. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A. Nature is the source of our future.
B. Nature has wonders to be heard.
C. Making music enriches our lives.
D. Making music needs information.
「2025 福建中考改编」
As we often use eyes to touch nature, most of us “lose” the ability to listen to the world.
Peter writes music. He likes sounds and uses natural sounds as part of his music. He often went out to the wild with his microphone and recorded interesting sounds to put in movies or to use in his own songs. Instead of trying to capture just the sound of one animal or bird, he recorded the sound of everything all together—the animals, the trees, the wind and the earth. He called these recordings “soundscapes”—the sound of a certain place. Every soundscape Peter recorded had a lot of information.
Back in his workshop, Peter used a computer to make a picture of all the sounds going on in a place. Each animal, bird and insect had its own place in the picture—its own notes in the music. The busier the picture, the richer the life in that place. “While a picture may be worth 1,000 words, a soundscape is worth 1,000 pictures,” Peter said. “Our ears tell us the sound of every leaf and animal and speak to the natural sources (来源) of our lives, which may hold the secrets of love for all things, especially our own humanity.”
But not everything is satisfying. When Peter began recording over forty years ago, he could record for ten hours and get one hour of usable material good enough for a movie. Now, because of human activities, it can take up to 1,000 hours or more to get the same thing. Some of the places he has recorded over the years have slowly fallen silent. His sound pictures show that although nature might look the same to humans, it has lost part of its orchestra (管弦乐队).
So next time you are in the forests, try another way to look—shut your eyes, and listen.
49. What is a sound picture in the text?
A. The sound of every leaf and animal in nature.
B. The sound recorded in the natural environment.
C. A picture of music with sounds of 1,000 animals.
D. A picture of music with natural sounds in a place.
50. What can we learn from paragraph 4?
A. Recording sounds needs less material.
B. Sound pictures are the same as before.
C. Some beautiful sounds in nature are lost.
D. Human activities improve recording results.
51. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A. Nature is the source of our future.
B. Nature has wonders to be heard.
C. Making music enriches our lives.
D. Making music needs information.
答案
49.D 推理判断题。根据“…Peter used a computer to make a picture of all the sounds going on in a place. Each animal, bird and insect had its own place in the picture—its own notes in the music.”可知，“sound picture”是指用计算机制作的包含某个地方所有声音的图片，即包含自然声音的音乐图片。故选 D。
50.C 推理判断题。根据“Now, because of human activities, it can take up to 1,000 hours or more to get the same thing. Some of the places he has recorded over the years have slowly fallen silent.”可知，由于人类活动的影响，一些自然声音已经逐渐消失。故选 C。
51.B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了 Peter 通过录制自然声音来创作音乐，并强调了自然声音的丰富性和重要性。故选 B。
50.C 推理判断题。根据“Now, because of human activities, it can take up to 1,000 hours or more to get the same thing. Some of the places he has recorded over the years have slowly fallen silent.”可知，由于人类活动的影响，一些自然声音已经逐渐消失。故选 C。
51.B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了 Peter 通过录制自然声音来创作音乐，并强调了自然声音的丰富性和重要性。故选 B。
解析
【分析】
本题为2025福建中考改编的英语阅读理解题，需通过定位原文对应信息解答三道不同类型的题目：第49题考查细节理解（sound picture的定义），第50题考查段落推理，第51题考查文章主旨。解题思路为：先读题干明确问题指向，再回原文定位相关段落与语句，最后对比选项排除错误项，选出与原文一致的答案。
【解析】
49. 定位原文第三段：“Peter used a computer to make a picture of all the sounds going on in a place. Each animal, bird and insect had its own place in the picture—its own notes in the music.” 可知，sound picture是用电脑制作的包含某个地方所有声音（自然声音）的音乐图片，对应选项D。
50. 定位原文第四段：“Now, because of human activities, it can take up to 1,000 hours or more to get the same thing. Some of the places he has recorded over the years have slowly fallen silent.” 说明人类活动导致部分自然声音消失，对应选项C。
51. 通读全文，文章围绕Peter录制自然声音创作音乐展开，强调自然声音的丰富性与重要性，呼吁人们聆听自然，核心是自然有值得聆听的奇妙之处，对应选项B。
【答案】
49.D 50.C 51.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、推理判断题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为中考改编的英语阅读理解题，侧重考查学生的信息定位能力、细节理解能力与主旨概括能力，文本贴近自然主题，易于学生理解，是中等难度的典型中考题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为2025福建中考改编的英语阅读理解题，需通过定位原文对应信息解答三道不同类型的题目：第49题考查细节理解（sound picture的定义），第50题考查段落推理，第51题考查文章主旨。解题思路为：先读题干明确问题指向，再回原文定位相关段落与语句，最后对比选项排除错误项，选出与原文一致的答案。
【解析】
49. 定位原文第三段：“Peter used a computer to make a picture of all the sounds going on in a place. Each animal, bird and insect had its own place in the picture—its own notes in the music.” 可知，sound picture是用电脑制作的包含某个地方所有声音（自然声音）的音乐图片，对应选项D。
50. 定位原文第四段：“Now, because of human activities, it can take up to 1,000 hours or more to get the same thing. Some of the places he has recorded over the years have slowly fallen silent.” 说明人类活动导致部分自然声音消失，对应选项C。
51. 通读全文，文章围绕Peter录制自然声音创作音乐展开，强调自然声音的丰富性与重要性，呼吁人们聆听自然，核心是自然有值得聆听的奇妙之处，对应选项B。
【答案】
49.D 50.C 51.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、推理判断题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为中考改编的英语阅读理解题，侧重考查学生的信息定位能力、细节理解能力与主旨概括能力，文本贴近自然主题，易于学生理解，是中等难度的典型中考题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
