成人本科学位英语模拟试卷139
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Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that one\’s muscles also participate. It may be said that we think with our muscles in some-what the same way that we listen to music with our bodies.
You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphonic concert on the radio, he is attracted to direct the orchestra even though he knows there is a good conductor on the job.
Strange as this behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener \\
1.Some psychologists think that thinking is________.(D)
A. not a mental process
B. more of a physical process than a mental action
C. a process that involves our entire bodies
D. a process that involves the muscles as well as the brain
解析：根据文章第一段第一句“Some psychologists maintain that mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone，but that one’s muscles also participate．”可知，一些心理学家认为，诸如思考这样的心理活动，不仅仅是单独在大脑中进行的，而且肌肉也参与其中，故选D。
2.The process of thinking and that of listening to music are similar in that________.(B)
A. both are mental acts
B. muscles participate in both processes
C. both processes are performed by the entire body
D. we derive equal enjoyment from them
解析：根据文章第一段最后一句“It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies．”可知，我们用肌肉思考和用身体听音乐在某种程度上是一样的，故选B。
3.Few people are able to listen to familiar music without ________.(A)
A. moving some part of their body
B. stopping what they are doing to listen
C. directing the orchestra playing it
D. wishing that they could conduct music properly
解析：根据文章第二段第二句“Few people can listen to music without moving their body or，more specifically，some part of their body．”可知，很少有人在听音乐时不扭动自己的身体或身体的某一部分，故选A。
4.The listener’s way of \\(B)
A. the unnoticed motion of his muscles
B. participating in the performance
C. bending an ear to the music
D. being the conductor of the orchestra
解析：根据文章第三段第二句“One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates，so to speak，in its performance．”可知，如果一个人不参与到音乐演奏中，那他就无法从音乐中获得乐趣，故选B。
5.According to the passage, muscle participation in the process of thinking is________.(C)
A. deliberate
B. apparent
C. indistinct
D. impressive
解析：根据文章最后一段“The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way, but this participation is less obvious because it is less noticeable．“可知，身体的肌肉实际上以同样的方式参与了思考的过程，但这种参与并不十分明显，因为它不是很容易被注意到。distinct“明显的，显著的”，加前缀in表示否定，indistinct“不明显的，不显著的”，故选C。deliberate“故意的，深思熟虑的”，apparent“显然的，表面的”，impressive“感人的，令人印象深刻的”。
It was not much fun to travel on one of the old sailing ships. Life was hard for both passengers and crew. 17th century sailing ships were small and rolled heavily in rough seas, so most of the passengers were seasick.
There were no toilets, and the spaces
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