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that singing can decrease blood pressure due to its calming and relaxing effect___19___.
● Singing brings people together and creates a sense of community. Singing in a choir or singing in any sort of group environment with other people can be a fun, bonding activity. ___20___ what’s more, singing in a chore can be decrease depression in many adults. A. Singing leads to a longer life. B. Singing can cure various diseases
C. It gives you an opportunity to share an experience with a group of people. D. This is one excellent way to keep your brain remember things well as you age. E. Although singing is good for your health, it is not good singing loudly in public. F. It’s no secret that singing can reduce your stress and bring much fun into your day. G. Patients are able to calm themselves down and lower blood pressure by singing songs. 【答案】16. F 17. D 18. A 19. G 20. C 【解析】
这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了唱歌给人们带来的益处。 【16题详解】
由“Anyone who loves to sing will probably tell you how good it makes them feel.”可知，任何一个喜欢唱歌的人都会告诉你这唱歌让他们感觉有多好。所以小题1要说明唱歌对人们公认的益处。故F选项“唱歌可以减轻你的压力，给你的一天带来很多乐趣”符合句意。故F选项正确。 【17题详解】
由“For one thing, there is no question that singing requires you to use your memory in ways that you don’t normally use even if you can’t always remember all of the lyrics to your favorite songs”可知，首先，毫无疑问，唱歌需要你用你通常不使用的方式来使记忆歌词，即使你不能总是记住你最喜欢的歌的所有歌词。所以小题2要说明唱歌对于记忆的益处。故D选项“随着年龄的增长，这是保持大脑记忆的好方法”符合句意。故D选项正确。 【18题详解】
由“A joint Yale and Harvard study showed that for some people living in New Haven, Connecticut, choral singing promoted healthy minds and hearts, which increased the length of life.”可知，耶
鲁大学和哈佛大学联合进行的一项研究表明，对康涅狄格州纽黑文市的一些人来说，合唱能促进健康的思维和心灵，延长寿命。所以本段主要在说明“唱歌可以延年益寿”也就是本段的标题既小题3所要表述的主要内容。故A选项“唱歌可以延年益寿”符合句意。故A选项正确。 【19题详解】
由“There have been several case studies that have revealed that singing can decrease blood pressure due to its calming and relaxing effect”可知，有几个案例研究表明，唱歌可以降低血压，因为它具有镇静和放松的作用。所以小题4要具体说明唱歌对哪个人群有镇静和降低血压的作用。故G选项“病人可以通过唱歌让自己平静下来，降低血压”符合句意。故G选项正确。 【20题详解】
由“ Singing in a choir or singing in any sort of group environment with other people can be a fun, bonding activity. ”可知，在唱诗班唱歌，或是在任何一种集体环境中和其他人一起唱歌，都是一种有趣的、亲密的活动。所以小题5要表明唱歌在构建与其它人之间关系时所产生的积极影响。故C选项“它给你一个与一群人分享经验的机会”符合句意。故C选项正确。
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My son has been in hospital again, this time with an emergency admission. He was ___21___ in an ambulance from our local health centre to the children’s hospital.
In this country, all ambulances are ___22___ and manned by firemen and it was no ___23___ this time. While one fireman drove, the other was in the ___24___ with me and my son. He started ___25___ my son as soon as he was carried in, ___26___ him whether he’d prefer English or Portuguese.
When my son ___27___ either of them, the fireman requested speaking English so that my son could ___28___ it with him. Of course, that gave him plenty of ___29___ to draw my son’s attention to offering “tuition (学费)”—It was just a joke. The ___30___ of them chatted for the full hour. ___31___, he had been assigned the task of keeping my boy ___32___. He did so so skillfully that our son didn’t ___33___ that I was tearing along with lights flashing.
Actually, the back of an ambulance is a ___34___ place for me, and then I got sick and had to ___35___ the window a little. It was cold, so this absolutely wonderful guy took his own jacket off and ___36___ it around our son’s head and neck
These excellent guys ___37___ with us during check-in procedure, and finally ___38___ when I made sure that my husband was on his way in the car.
I can’t be ___39___ enough to the firemen. They’re our firemen, and they are all ___40___, of course.
21. A. treated B. sent C. protected D. limited 22. A. repaired B. rejected C. in D. driven 23. A. exception B. pity C. excuse D. problem 24. A. front B. bus C. back D. hospital
25. A. chatting with B. catching up with C. spying on D. looking down upon 26. A. informing B. asking C. doubting D. testing 27. A. refused B. abandoned C. said D. appreciated 28. A. practice B. remember C. write D. forget 29. A. feelings B. courage. C. loss D. opportunity 30. A. minority B. pair C. lot D. majority
31. A. Obviously B. Abruptly C. Frequently D. Selfishly 32. A. asleep B. upset C. awake D. reliable 33. A. fear B. regret C. ignore D. realize 34. A. pleasant B. horrible C. safe D. private 35. A. occupy B. improve C. open D. decorate 36. A. wrapped B. wiped C. threw D. delivered 37. A. parted B. debated C. staved D. agreed 38. A. remained B. recovered C. burst D. left 39. A. beneficial B. calm C. rude D. grateful 40. A. enemies B. heroes C. employers D. engineers
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. D 40. B
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。作者所在的国家，所有的救护车都由消防员驾驶和操作。作者的儿子被救护车从当地的健康中心送到儿童医院的途中，一路都由消防员陪伴着，与生病的儿子聊天，直到孩子住上院，作者对消防队员感激不尽。 【21题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. treated对待；B. sent运送；C. protected保护；D. limited限制。句意：他被救护车从我们当地的健康中心送到儿童医院。由“ from our local health centre to the children’s hospital.”可知，从我们当地的健康中心送到儿童医院，所以判断出他是被救护车送去的。故B选项切题。 【22题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. repaired修理；B. rejected拒绝；C. in在...里；D. driven开车。句意：在这个国家，所有的救护车都由消防员驾驶和操作，这次也不例外。由“ambulance”可知，救护车是需要驾驶的。故D选项切题。 【23题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. exception例外；B. pity同情；C. excuse借口；D. problem问题。句意：在这个国家，所有的救护车都由消防员驾驶和操作，这次也不例外。由下文可知，消防员一路陪同作者和孩子，将孩子送往医院。所以这次也不例外。no exception“不例外”。故A选项切题。 【24题详解】
考查名词辨析。A. front前面； B. bus公共汽车；C. back后背；D. hospital医院。句意：一个消防员开车，另一个跟我和我儿子在后面。由下文“the back of an ambulance”可知，一个消防员开车，另一个跟我和我儿子在后面。故C选项切题。 【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。A. chatting with与...聊天； B. catching up with赶上；C. spying on秘密监视；D. looking down upon鄙视。句意：他一进来就开始和我儿子聊天，问他喜欢英语还是葡萄牙语。由下文“ chatted for the full hour. ”可知，他一进来就开始和我儿子聊天。故A选项切题。 【26题详解】
考查动词辨析。A. informing通知；B. asking问；C. doubting怀疑；D. testing测试。句意：他一进来就开始和我儿子聊天，问他喜欢英语还是葡萄牙语。由下文“When my son said