Ⅰ.阅读理解
For some people, music is no fun at all. About 4% of the population is what scientists call “amusic”. People who are amusics are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes. Amusic people often cannot 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. In fact, most people cannot understand what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant 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 Margaret, a seventyyearold woman who only recently discovered that she was an amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify (辨别) 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 nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems 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 (诊断). For years, Margaret 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 ‘No, thanks. I'm an amusic.’” says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”
本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是世界上有一些天生不喜欢听音乐的人，他们被称为amusic，这些人在听力上没有任何问题，只是不喜欢听音乐，也无法欣赏音乐。很多人在之前都因此而苦恼，现在有了科学的解释，他们可以摆脱那种尴尬、不自在的处境了。
1．Amusics are the people who ________.
A．like music
B．are born unable to enjoy music
C．don't like music
D．have poor listening
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“People who are amusics are born without the ability to enjoy musical notes.”可知amusic指的是那些生来就没有享受音乐的能力的人。故选B。
2．Life is hard for amusics mainly because ________.
A．music seems noise for them
B．amusics hate parties, restaurants or shopping centres
C．amusics try to stay at places full of music
D．people don't understand amusics
答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Life can be hard for amusics. In fact, most people cannot understand what it feels like to be amusic.”可知没有乐感的人的生活可能很难。因为大多数人不明白他们的感受。故选D。
3．In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that ________.
A．her problem with music had been diagnosed earlier
B．she were seventeen years old rather than seventy
C．her problem could be easily explained
D．she were able to meet other amusics
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“...their condition is finally diagnosed (诊断)．”和“I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”可知，他们的这种状况最后终于确诊了，他们都属于amusic，但是对于Margaret来说，这来得太迟了，因为之前她总是感到很尴尬，因此她希望她年轻的时候就可以有现在这样的诊断。故选A。
4．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Some people's inability to enjoy music.
B．Musical ability.
C．Amusics' strange behaviours.
D．Identification and treatment of amusic.
答案：A
解析：主旨大意题。musical ability“音乐天赋”，明显与文章大意不符，B项错误；文章只是说他们不喜欢音乐，并没有讲到他们的一些奇怪的举动，C项错误；treatment意为“治疗”，文章并没有讲到如何帮助这些人解决他们的问题，D项错误；全文主要讲述的是不喜爱听音乐的人被称为amusic，他们之前都没有得到统一的诊断或者认识，因此选择A项。
