主题语境四：文学与艺术①

Ⅰ. 补全信息

体裁：说明文 篇幅：约380词 建议用时：6分钟

文本来源：2020年安徽皖南八校高三联考     新颖度：★★★★

素养视角：音乐是通过声音来表现情感的艺术形式

Music is an art form which deals with the representation of emotion through the medium of sound. It can have a physical effect on us because it is closely linked with emotion， perhaps even more than the abstract nature of words. The number one reason why people listen to music is to adjust their emotional state.   1

Numerous studies leave us in no doubt that music can affect our mood state and stress level.

2For example， they have found that background music shuts out distractions. It calms them before a large task and then they can stay focused for longer. Also， it can help their creativity and make studying more enjoyable.

3 Firstly， it depends on what the task is. The more difficult the challenge is， the more likely background music will interrupt the learning process. For less challenging learning tasks， music can greatly assist in providing a positive learning state. Secondly， it depends on the characteristics of the music well come to in a moment. And thirdly， extroverts（性格外向者） enjoy and often require more external stimulation（刺激） and are likely to handle background noise better than those who are quiet and shy.

Actually， its not about the genre（類型） of music， but the natural musical characteristics which aid or disrupt study. One of these characteristics is the tempo（拍子）. The recommended tempo for background music is in the range 70 110 beats per minute， slightly faster than the heartbeat at rest.4And very slow music lowers the heartbeat， creating a state that might be too relaxed for study purposes.

In addition， lyrics（歌词） are the most distracting aspect of background musical listening.5More particularly， studies have found that the most distracting background music is fast and familiar vocal music， chosen and liked by the listener.

A. Music is part of every culture in the world.

B. In a very real sense， music connects us with our inner selves.

C. Music， like language， is a unique human form of communication.

D. They compete with the same brain regions that process language.

E. Fast music raises the heartbeat， making one unable to focus on study.

F. Moreover， those who like studying with background music have found a lot of benefits.

G. There are a few factors that determine the effects of music on studying.

Ⅱ. 语法填空

体裁：说明文 篇幅：约180词   建议用时：7分钟

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Why are many statues from ancient Egypt missing their noses？

One thing you might notice when 1.（look） at many statues from ancient Egypt is that theyre missing their noses. Of course these artifacts are thousands of years old. Someone might think the noses would be the first things 2.（fall） or break off but a museum keeper in New York City 3.（ask） the question so many times that he started researching 4.the noses were missing， and he found out that the faces were defaced on purpose.

The reasons are complicated. Power struggles between rulers， changes in or disagreements over religion， political division and 5.（person） grudges（怨恨） are likely reasons for the damage， the criminal acts and the vandalism.

But why 6.（specifical） the noses？ The keepers suggest that because the nose allows someone to breathe， 7.（remove） it would make that impossible and effectively kill the statue that represents somebody. There are many 8.ways including natural ones. These relics decay or become 9.（damage） over the millennia and ahead of its opening this year， the Grand Egyptian Museum hired a number of 10.（expert） to bring artifacts back to nearly original condition.

Ⅲ. 書面表达

体裁：应用文     命题形式：书信       建议用时：20分钟

文本来源：2020年湖南四校高三联考 新颖度：★★★★

素养视角：书信写作与半开放性作文

假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友James来信询问你市即将举办的中国民谣节（the Chinese Ballad Festival）的情况，请给他回信。内容包括：

1. 举办的时间和地点;

2. 活动内容和目的;

3. 邀请James一同前往。

注意：

1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear James，

Yours，

Li Hua