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说明:阅读理解题每题2.5分,七选五题每题2.5分,本试卷共42.5分。
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2026·山东德州十校模拟)The rejection letter from the city's music school weighed heavily in Elsa's pocket.At 19, her dream of becoming a concert pianist seemed broken.“Your style lacks classical discipline,” the letter read.That evening, she wandered to the family's old barn, where moonlight streamed through cracked boards onto a dusty piano.Her fingers found Chopin's Raindrop Prelude, each note reflecting her loneliness.Tears blurred the keys as she played—for the dreams buried under endless wheat fields.
The harvest festival brought unexpected change.Village children discovered Elsa's piano, their curious fingers brushing the yellowed keys.“Make it sound like thunder!” a boy shouted.Hesitant at first, Elsa began mixing storm rhythms with insect sounds.Farmers paused their dancing, recognizing familiar sounds in the music.Grandma Marta sang an ancient folk tune, its melody weaving through Elsa's chords.That night, she lay awake, realizing classical purity mattered less than heartfelt connection.It was a moment when she understood the true power of music was to touch people's hearts in a way that resonated (共鸣) with their daily lives.
Months of experimentation brought results.Elsa's video Songs from the Soil showed her rough hands dancing across the weathered piano, accompanied by field recordings.Urban music critics dismissed it as “agricultural noise”, but messages poured in.“You've given voice to our silent land,” wrote a farmer's daughter.One teacher shared how Elsa's music helped students appreciate rural life.It was as if Elsa had found a new language through her music, a language that could bridge the gap between the rural and the outside world.
The invitation to perform at the National Cultural Summit surprised her.Beneath crystal chandeliers (吊灯), Elsa's modified piano used wheat seeds to make beats, creating rhythms that copied rain hitting dry soil.As the final sound ended, the cultural minister approached, “this isn't just music—it's the soul of our countryside.” Now teaching village children, Elsa smiles knowing true artistry grows where roots run deep.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了梦想成为音乐会钢琴家的Elsa在收到音乐学校的拒绝信后,通过在乡村的经历,找到了独特的音乐风格,用音乐连接乡村生活与外界,并最终获得认可的故事。
1.What did Elsa realize during the harvest festival?
A.Classical music requires strict training.
B.Music should connect with people's lives.
C.Children dislike ancient instruments.
D.Pianos need regular maintenance.
解析 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“That night, she lay awake...was to touch people's hearts in a way that resonated with their daily lives.”可知,在丰收节期间,Elsa意识到音乐应该与人们的生活相连接。故选B。
答案 B
2.What is the urban music critics' opinion on Elsa's work?
A.They were open to new musical styles.
B.They were eager to promote rural music.
C.They failed to understand its deeper meaning.
D.They had a great appreciation for folk elements.
解析 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Urban music critics dismissed it as ‘agricultural noise’, but messages poured in.‘You've given voice to our silent land,’wrote a farmer's daughter.One teacher shared how Elsa's music helped students appreciate rural life.” 可知,城市音乐评论家认为Elsa的音乐是“农业噪声”,但实际上很多人认为她的音乐有意义。可推理出城市音乐评论家没有理解Elsa音乐的更深层次的意义。故选C。
答案 C
3.What is the main idea of the text?
A.The importance of classical music training.
B.The role of music in agricultural development.
C.The conflict between urban and rural music styles.
D.The story of a pianist who found her unique artistic way.
解析 主旨大意题。根据第一段“The rejection letter from the city's music school weighed heavily in Elsa's pocket.At 19, her dream of becoming a concert pianist seemed broken.”,第二段“That night, she lay awake...was to touch people's hearts in a way that resonated with their daily lives.”以及最后一段可知,文章讲述了Elsa梦想成为音乐会钢琴家却被音乐学校拒绝,之后在乡村的经历让她找到了独特的音乐风格,用音乐连接乡村生活与外界,最终得到认可的故事。故选D。
答案 D
4.Which best describes Elsa's emotional change?
A.Shame→Pride.
B.Confusion→Certainty.
C.Desperation→Satisfaction.
D.Anger→Acceptance.
解析 推理判断题。根据文章第一段可知,一开始Elsa收到拒绝信,梦想破灭,感到绝望;再根据文章最后一段可知,后来Elsa得到认可,感到满足。因此,可推理出Elsa的情绪变化是从绝望到满足,故选C。
答案 C
B
(2026·贵州贵阳考试)The sounds of rain, birdsong, or the wind rustling leaves in the forest are all part of the music of nature.These sounds can fire emotions and promote calm.That's why tracks of nature have been used in so many songs like “Blackbird” by the Beatles.
Now, Sounds Right, an initiative from the Museum for the United Nations is cooperating with Spotify and other streaming platforms to recognize nature as a musician.This means that nature can be paid royalties (版税) that can be made use of when it comes to environmental causes and conservation.This new initiative allows artists who use environmental sounds to credit “Nature” as a featured artist and share the royalties.
“It's a way of saying to artists, We all use sounds like seagulls, waves and wind.Why don't we pay nature a royalty?” said Brian Eno, who remixed his collaboration Get Real with David Bowie.“Hopefully, it'll be a river, or a torrent, or a flood of royalties—and then what we do is distribute that among groups of people who are working on projects to help us deal with the future.”
Other artists who contributed songs for the project include Tom Walker and Ellie Goulding, MO, and alternative music star Aurora who is releasing a new song, “A Soul With No King”, that includes the sounds of a forest in her native Norway.“I feel like music that has the ability to make contact with nature seem appealing again,” she said, “because, somewhere deep inside our soul, we are really yearning for it.”
While there has been a long debate on whether streaming contributes to harmful emissions, giving nature credit and royalties can turn streaming to the right side of climate action.This project is just one of a growing movement to give nature legal rights and could restore the weak relationship between humans and the environment.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了大自然音乐对人们有好处,为此新举措允许使用环境声音的艺术家将“自然”列为特色艺术家,并分享版税。
5.Why does the author mention the Beatles in the first paragraph?
A.To prove the key role of nature in music.
B.To show the influence of music on nature.
C.To emphasize the importance of musicians.
D.To tell the inspiration for the new initiative.
解析 推理判断题。根据第一、二段可知,第一段提到披头士乐队是为了讲述新倡议的灵感来源。故选D。
答案 D
6.What will the royalties for nature be used for?
A.Human health.
B.Musical activities.
C.Environmental protection.
D.The entertainment industry.
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段“This means that nature can be paid royalties (版税) that can be made use of when it comes to environmental causes and conservation.”可知,自然特许权使用费将用于环境保护。故选C。
答案 C
7.What does the underlined phrase “yearning for” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.Recording. B.Desiring.
C.Singing. D.Interpreting.
解析 词句猜测题。根据画线词上下文可知,那种能够让人与自然接触的音乐似乎再次吸引人是因为我们灵魂深处渴望这种音乐。故选B。
答案 B
8.What does the author indicate at last?
A.The new initiative still deserves praising.
B.Streaming does great harm to the environment.
C.More projects are needed to fight climate change.
D.Humans have been living in harmony with nature.
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段“This project is just one of a growing movement to give nature legal rights and could restore the weak relationship between humans and the environment.”可知,作者最后指出新的倡议仍然值得赞扬。故选A。
答案 A
C
(2026·河南郑州联盟联考)When you listen to music, it's not just your ears that are engaged.The areas of your brain responsible for emotion and memory also become active.The hippocampus (海马体), essential for memories, works closely with the amygdala (杏仁体), the brain's emotional center.This explains why some songs are both memorable and emotional.Given music's ability to evoke emotions and trigger memories, we supposed it could alter the emotional content of existing memories, through the process of memory reactivation.
To test this, we conducted a threeday experiment.On the first day, participants memorized neutral stories.The next day, they recalled the stories while listening to positive, negative music, or in silence, with fMRI (功能性磁共振成像) scans recording their brain activity.On the final day, they recalled the stories without music.The results were remarkable.When recalling neutral stories, participants listening to emotionally charged music were more likely to add new emotional elements into the story that matched the mood of the music.
The brain scans from the experiment were even more interesting.When participants recalled stories with music, there was increased activity in the hippocampus and amygdala.This is why a song associated with a significant life event can feel so powerful—it activates both emotion and memory processing regions at the same time.We also observed strong communication between these emotional memory processing areas of the brain and the areas involved in visual sensory processing.This suggests that music might add emotional details into memories while participants are visually imagining the stories.
Our findings indicate that music serves as an emotional lure (诱饵), becoming intertwined with memories and subtly altering their emotional tone.For people dealing with conditions such as depression or PTSD (创伤后应激障碍), where negative memories can be overwhelming, carefully chosen music might help reconstruct those memories in a more positive light and potentially reduce their negative emotional impact over time.It also paves new paths for exploring musicbased interventions in the treatment of depression and other mental health conditions.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇说明文。文章通过描述一项关于音乐对记忆影响的实验,主要探讨音乐与人类大脑记忆和情感之间的关系,向读者解释了音乐如何改变现有记忆的情感内容。
9.What is the purpose of the experiment?
A.To illustrate an argument.
B.To draw a comparison.
C.To clarify a misconception.
D.To confirm an assumption.
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段“we supposed it could alter the emotional content of existing memories, through the process of memory reactivation”以及第二段“To test this, we conducted a threeday experiment.”可知,进行这个实验是为了验证“音乐可能通过再激活来改变现有记忆的情感内容”这一假设,故选D。
答案 D
10.What can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A.Musicaided memories are richer.
B.Music makes life more powerful.
C.Brain areas work independently.
D.Music has little impact on brain.
解析 推理判断题。根据第三段可知,音乐能激活海马体和杏仁体等区域,还可能在参与者视觉想象故事时为记忆注入情感细节,说明有音乐辅助的记忆更丰富,故选A。
答案 A
11.What's the author's attitude toward the potential of music in mental health treatment?
A.Skeptical. B.Positive.
C.Indifferent. D.Negative.
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段“It also paves new paths for exploring musicbased interventions in the treatment of depression and other mental health conditions.”可知,作者认为精心挑选的音乐对治疗抑郁症和其他心理健康问题开辟了新道路,所以作者的态度是积极的,故选B。
答案 B
12.Which would be the best title for the passage?
A.Music Can Alter the Emotional Tone of Memory
B.Music Can Separate Emotions from Memory
C.Music Can Promote Brain Activity
D.Music Can Help Improve Memory
解析 主旨大意题。本文主要围绕音乐对记忆的情感基调的影响展开。开篇“we supposed it could alter the emotional content of existing memories, through the process of memory reactivation.”提出假设,接着通过实验,发现参与者在听着有情感倾向的音乐回忆中性故事时,更有可能给故事添加与音乐情绪相符的情感元素。且大脑扫描的结果进一步表明了音乐能融入情感细节,改变记忆的情感基调。故选A。
答案 A
Ⅱ.七选五
(2026·江苏苏锡常镇四市调研)Music and art have always been closely connected, with each influencing the other in important ways.Artists are increasingly integrating musical elements into their work, creating experiences that blur (模糊) the boundaries between the auditory and visual senses.
One of the most striking examples of this trend is the rise of “sound art” which explores the relationship between sound and visual representation.Sound art combinations often involve largescale, interactive sound environments. 13 They can create an environment where the viewer becomes an active participant in the artistic experience.
14 This integration allows for a dynamic interplay between sound and image.The live performances add an element of naturalness and unpredictability to the exhibitions, making each visit a unique and unrepeatable experience.
Moreover, the use of music in film and video art has also developed.Artists are now experimenting with soundscapes that extend beyond traditional narrative (叙述) structures, using music to arouse emotions and create atmosphere rather than simply underline plot points.
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Despite these innovations, some artists argue that the integration of music into art can sometimes have different effects from the primary visual message. 16 They believe that music should serve as a complement (补充) to the visual art, enhancing its effect rather than overshadowing it.
To address this concern, many artists are now focusing on creating a more harmonious balance between music and visual art. 17 By carefully selecting and integrating musical elements, they aim to create works that are both visually striking and aurally (听觉上地) engaging, offering viewers a truly multisensory experience.
A.The artist dislikes composing original music for the artworks.
B.This special art form often challenges traditional ideas of storytelling.
C.This trend highlights the importance of finding the right balance between them.
D.These connections often use technology to transform sound in innovative ways.
E.Another notable development is the integration of live music into art exhibitions.
F.Instead, this does not mean that music should always give way to visual art.
G.Critics have warned that the overuse of music can strongly impact the viewer's senses.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章探讨音乐与艺术的融合趋势,同时指出过度依赖音乐的潜在问题,强调平衡的重要性,呼吁多感官协调的艺术体验。
13.D 根据上文“Sound art combinations often involve largescale, interactive sound environments.”可知,前文提到声音艺术涉及大型互动声音环境,因此接着需解释这些环境如何运作。选项D “These connections often use technology to transform sound in innovative ways.”与“互动环境”逻辑一致,强调技术应用。故选D。
14.E 根据下文“This integration allows for a dynamic interplay between sound and image.”可知,下文指出声音与图像结合这一新趋势,选项E“ Another notable development is the integration of live music into art exhibitions.”直接点明主题,与下文呼应。故选E。
15.B 根据上文“Artists are now experimenting with soundscapes that extend beyond traditional narrative(叙述)structures, using music to arouse emotions and create atmosphere rather than simply underline plot points.”可知,前文讨论艺术家通过音景超越传统叙事结构,因此此处要总结音景对叙事的革新。故选B。
16.G 根据上文“Despite these innovations, some artists argue that the integration of music into art can sometimes have different effects from the primary visual message.”可知,前文提到音乐可能与视觉信息冲突,因此下文要对负面影响进行解释说明。选项G“ Critics have warned that the overuse of music can strongly impact the viewer's senses.”支持前文的质疑,逻辑连贯。故选G。
17.C 根据上文“To address this concern, many artists are now focusing on creating a more harmonious balance between music and visual art.”可知,上文提到要创造更和谐的平衡,因此下文要总结这一趋势的核心,选项C“This trend highlights the importance of finding the right balance between them.”直接点明主旨,呼应上文,符合逻辑。故选C。
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