2020年军队职称英语《综合类B》补全短文模拟试题一

　　Musical Training Can Improve Communication Skills

　　American scientists say musical training seems to improve communication skills and language retardation.They found that developing musical skills involves the same process in the brain as learning how to speak.The scientists believe that1 could help children with learning disabilities.

　　1.She says musical training involves putting together different kinds of information,such as hearing music,looking at musical notes,touching an instrument and watching other musicians.This process is not much different from learning how to speak.2.

　　The further explains musical training and learning to speak each make us think about what we are doing2.She says speech and music pass through a structure of the nervous system called the brain stem.3 .Until recently,experts have thought the brain stem could not be developed or changed.But Professor Kranss and her team found that musical training can improve a person's brain stem activity.

　　The study involved individuals with different levels of musical ability.They were asked to wear an electrical device that measures brain activity.The Individuals wore the electrode while they watched a video of someone speaking and a person playing a musical instrument —— the cello.4 .The study found that the more years of training people had,the more sensitive they were to the sound and rhythm of the music3.Those who were involved in musical activities were the same people in whom the improvement of sensory events was the strongest.5 She says using music to improve listening skills could mean they hear sentences and understand facial expressions better.

　　词汇：

　　retardation n.滞后 cello n.大提琴

　　note n.音符 rhythm n.节奏

　　electrode n.电极 sensory adj.知觉的，感官的

　　注释：

　　1.scientists believe that could help children with learning disabilities：科学家发现，音乐训练、对学习上有障碍的儿童有帮助。that是从句“that could help children with learning disabilities”中的主语。that指代上一句的developing musical skills involves the same process in the brain as learning how to speak.with learning disabilities是定语，修饰children.

　　2.musical training and learning to speak each make US think about what we are doin9：音乐训练和学习说话这两者都使我们思考我们正在所做的事。each指musical trainin9和learning to speak中的任何一个。句子的主语是musical training and learning to speak，所以，谓语动词是复数的。

　　3.the more years of training people had，the more sensitive they were to the sound and rhythm of the music：人们接受音乐训练的年份越长，其对音乐声音和节奏的敏感性也越高。people是前半旬中的主语。

　　练习：

　　A Both involve different senses.

　　B Nina Kraus is a neurobiologist (~E~：~) at Northwestern University in Illinois.

　　C Some disabled children attended~ the musical training Class.

　　D It shows the importance of musical training to children with learning disabilities.

　　E Professor Krauss says cellos have sound qualities similar to some of the sounds that are important with speech.

　　F The brain stem controls our ability to hear.

　　答案与题解：

　　1.B “空l”后面的句子的主语是代词she，说明“空l”的句子中有一个女性的名字。选项B有Nina Kraus(Nina“尼娜”是女性名字)，句子的内容是介绍Nina Kraus，与后面句子的意思配得上。B是答案。

　　2.A 本段的第二、三句说，音乐训练和学习这两件事没有什么很大的不同。选项A的“Both involve different senses”解释了为什么这么说，因为两者都涉及不同的感官，也就是上文所列举的“hearing music”(耳听)，“looking at musical notes/watching other musicians”(眼看)，“touching an instrument”(手触)等。

　　3.F 在六个选项中，选项F的句子中出现特指的the brain stem，说明前文已出现过这个词语。这是篇章写作中常用的词汇连接方式。从意义上看，选项F的句子是解释上文提到的brain stem的功能。上下文意思连贯，所以是答案。

　　4.E 同上面第三题的解释一样，选项E的句子中出现特指的the cellos，与上一句的cello相呼应，该句说明科学家为什么要选择大提琴作为音乐训练的乐器，上下文意思连贯，所以E是答案。 ，

　　5.D 最后一段介绍音乐训练的方法和结果，以及对学习的关联和影响。选项D表达的意思是音乐训练的结果和对学习上有障碍的儿童所产生的正面影响，意思与其前后两句的意思完全配合，D是答案。

　　More Efforts Urged to Empower Women at AIDS Conference

　　Prevention is a central issue being discussed at the sixteenth International AIDS Conference in Toronto,Canada.Twenty-four thousand delegates are at the conference which ends Friday.

　　Bill and Melinda Gates2 called for3 faster research to,develop preventions like microbicidest for women to use when they have sex.___1___Melinda Gates said the way to "change this epidemic" is to put power in the hands of women5.In southern Africa,for example,about sixty percent of adults living with HIV6;are women.Bill Gates said women today often have no choice but to depend on men not to infect them."A woman should never need her partner's permission to save her own life," he said as the conference opened Sunday.___2___

　　On Monday,former President Bill Clinton said more people would get tested for HIV if an aggressive effort took place to fight the stigma.But reducing fears of social rejection is not enough.___3___

　　Researchers at the conference presented the results of a new study of HIV testing.It involved more than one hundred thousand people tested in California last year.Some received a quick test,with results in about twenty minutes.The others received a test that is more commonly used;the result takes two weeks.The researchers say twenty-five percent of the people who had the longer test did not return to learn the results.___4___George Lemp of the University of California led the study.He says quick tests could be especially important in developing countries with limited transportation.

　　Speakers at the AIDS conference also discussed high rates of new HIV infections among black Americans.Julian Bond is chairman of the NAACP7,a leading civil rights group.

　　___5___Public health officials say half of all new HIV infections in the United States are in blacks.African-American delegates at the conference said they will prepare a five-year plan to reduce infection rates and increase testing.

　　A .The chairman said African-Americans must,in his words,"face the fact that AIDS has become a black disease."

　　B.Mr.Clinton said people also need a guarantee they would get medicine to suppress the virus.

　　C.Delegates at the conference have worked out an action plan to fight the wide spread of this terrible disease all over the world.

　　D.They hoped that such products could protect against infection with the virus that causes AIDS.

　　E.The world's richest man said "stopping AIDS"is the top priority of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

　　F.But that was true of only two percent of those who had the quick test.

　　参考答案：D E B F A

　　答案解析：

　　1.D 整个第二段都是有关比尔?盖茨夫妇的。第一句说,比尔?盖茨夫妇要求加快研究,研发一些能杀死微生物的预防制剂提供给妇女性交时使用。第三句以后则分别列出比尔?盖茨夫妇所说的话。那么D项所说的"他们希望这些产品可以预防引起艾滋病的病毒感染"5E好与第一句相衔接,况且全篇文章还没有第二个地方提到两个人以上可以用代词they来代替的,所以D项是正确答案。

　　2.E 本空白处的前面两句话分别用间接引语和直接引语介绍比尔?盖茨所说的话,选项E仍是介绍比尔?盖茨讲话的内容,所以填在这里是恰当的。本选项中所说的the world's richestman正是比尔?盖茨,他是全球首富。

　　3.B 本段前两句介绍的是美冈前总统比尔?克林顿的讲话,选项B仍是克林顿讲话的内容,况且文章其他地方都没有提到克林顿,因此填在这里是最恰当的。

　　4.F 本空白处前面说到,做HIV检验有两种方法：新的快速方法只需大约20分钟,而另一种常用的慢。速方法则需两周。研究人员说,做慢速检验的人中有25%没有回来看检验结果,而选项F则说"做快速检验的人中不回来看结果的则只有25%",作为快慢速检验方法的对比,填在此处是最恰当不过的了。

　　5.A 本空白处前一句介绍了Julian Bond是重要的民权机构NAACP的主席,而选项A说,"他说,非裔美国人‘应该面对艾滋病已经变成黑人病这个事实’。"文章中没有第二个地方提到chairman这个词,而选项A一开头就提到The chairman said…,可见此处答案非它莫属了。