三、任务型阅读 何为“音盲”
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About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusics”. People who are amusic are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes. Amusic people often can't tell the differences between two songs.
As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. That's because most people can't
understand what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a bar or a shopping centre can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics have to stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in social loneliness. “I used to hate parties,” says Mary, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Mary, scientists have finally learned how to identify(识别) this unusual condition.
Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from those of people who can enjoy music. The difference is complex(复杂的), and it is not connected with poor hearing. Amusics can understand other non-musical sounds well. They also have no problem understanding common speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can't see certain colours.
Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed. For years, Mary felt embarrassed about her music problem. Now she knows that she is not alone. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say ‘’,” says Mary.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题
1. What are amusic people?

2. Why is life hard for amusics?

3. What did Mary use to hate?

4. What makes amusics different from other people in the scientists' opinion?

5. ▶新考法·开放性设问 What may Mary say in the blank of the last paragraph?

拓展设问
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Amusics' strange behaviours.
B. Musical ability.
C. Some people's inability to enjoy music.
D. Identification and treatment of amusics.

【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了“音盲”的相关情况，这类人天生无法欣赏音乐，科学家研究发现其大脑与能欣赏音乐的人的大脑不同。
1. They are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes.
2. Because most people can't understand what it feels like to be amusic.
3. Parties.
4. Their brains.
5. I'd love to, but I'm amusic.(答案合理即可)
【拓展设问】 C 主旨大意题。
解题图式
A项:strange behaviours意为“奇怪的举动”,文章只是讲述了“音盲”无法欣赏音乐,并没有讲到他们奇怪的举动。 ×
B项:musical ability意为“音乐才能”,与文章大意不符。 ×
C项:inability意为“无能;无力”,全文主要讲述的是不具备欣赏音乐能力的一类人,他们被称为“音盲”。 √
D项:treatment意为“治疗”,文章只是提到了“音盲”的症状得到诊断,并没有讲如何帮助这些人进行治疗。 ×

【分析】做本题时，先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个问题的关键词，定位原文对应段落提取关键信息作答；开放性设问需结合上下文语境（Mary是音盲，无法欣赏音乐）给出合理表达；拓展主旨题需逐一分析选项，排除与原文不符的干扰项，选出最贴合文章大意的答案。
【解析】1. 定位第一段，根据原文“People who are amusic are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes.”提取答案；2. 定位第二段，由“That's because most people can't understand what it feels like to be amusic.”得出原因；3. 定位第二段Mary的表述“I used to hate parties”，可知答案；4. 定位第三段开头“Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from those of people who can enjoy music.”得出答案；5. 结合Mary是音盲，无法欣赏音乐，需委婉拒绝邀请，合理表达即可；拓展主旨题：A项文章未提及音盲的奇怪举动，排除；B项偏离“音盲”的核心，排除；C项准确概括文章介绍无法欣赏音乐的人（音盲）的内容，正确；D项未提及治疗，排除，故选C。
【答案】1. They are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes. 2. Because most people can't understand what it feels like to be amusic. 3. Parties. 4. Their brains. 5. I'd love to, but I'm amusic.(答案合理即可) 拓展设问：C
【知识点】任务型阅读、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】本题为科普类任务型阅读，考查学生信息定位、语境理解及主旨概括能力，需学生仔细研读原文，准确提取关键信息，开放性设问需结合人物身份合理作答，整体难度中等。
【难度系数】0.5