For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, 21 across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, 22 at school for practice hours 23 anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to 24 music, as he hated getting to school extra early.
25 , one day, in the music class that was 26 of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地)on the piano and found it 27 to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually 28 doing it. He tried to hide his 29 pleasure from the music teacher, who had 30 over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, 31 the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good 32 and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there 33 him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a 34 . When he began practicing, he took it very 35 . But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was 36 to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.
This 37 , of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, 38 his heavy instrument case across the campus to the 39 looks of the non-musicians he had left 40 .
21．A．travelling B．marching C．pacing D．struggling
22．A．rising up B．coming up C．driving up D．turning up
23．A．before B．after C．until D．since
24．A．betray B．accept C．avoid D．appreciate
25．A．Therefore B．However C．Thus D．Moreover
26．A．part B．nature C．basis D．spirit
27．A．complicated B．safe C．confusing D．easy
28．A．missed B．disliked C．enjoyed D．denied
29．A．transparent B．obvious C．false D．similar
30．A．run B．jogged C．jumped D．wandered
31．A．because B．but C．though D．so
32．A．ear B．taste C．heart D．voice
33．A．occurred to B．took to C．appealed to D．held to
34．A．change B．chance C．mission D．function
35．A．seriously B．proudly C．casually D．naturally
36．A．committed B．used C．limited D．admitted
37．A．proved B．showed C．stressed D．meant
38．A．pushing B．dragging C．lifting D．rushing
39．A．admiring B．pitying C．annoying D．teasing
40．A．over B．aside C．behind D．out
21．D
22．D
23．A
24．C
25．B
26．A
27．D
28．C
29．B
30．D
31．A
32．A
33．C
34．B
35．C
36．A
37．D
38．B
39．B
40．C
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述了加布里埃尔由不喜欢学音乐到热爱学习大提琴演奏的转变过程。
21．考查动词词义辨析。句意：高一的时候，加布里埃尔会可怜地看着那些音乐生，他们背着沉重的乐器艰难地穿梭于校园中，他们必须赶在其他学生到校前练习几个小时。A. travelling旅行；B. marching游行；C. pacing踱步；D. struggling艰难地行进。根据“with their heavy instrument cases”可知，音乐生要背着沉重的乐器艰难地行走，故选D。
22．考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. rising up抚养；B. coming up走近；C. driving up开车赶到；D. turning up出现。音乐生需要练习乐器，为了不影响别人，他们需要在其他学生出现在学校以前练习，故选D。
23．考查连词词义辨析。句意同上。A. before在……之前；B. after在……之后；C. until直到；D. since自从。根据常识可知，音乐生需要练习乐器，为了不影响别人，他们需要在其他学生到校以前练习，故选A。
24．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他对自己发誓不去学音乐，因为他讨厌过早上学。A. betray背叛；B. accept接受；C. avoid避免；D. appreciate欣赏。根据“as he hated getting to school extra early”可知，加布里埃尔讨厌过早到校，因此他对自己发誓不学（避免）音乐，故选C。
25．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，有一天，在他学校标准课程的音乐课上，他随意地弹着钢琴，发现很容易就能分辨出曲调。A. Therefore因此；B. However然而； C. Thus因此；D. Moreover而且。本段讲加布里埃尔在一次音乐课上意外发现自己很喜欢音乐，与上一段“发誓不学音乐”是转折关系，故选B。
26．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。 A. part部分；B. nature自然。C. basis基础；D. spirit精神。
根据语境和常识可知，音乐课是学校的标准课程的一部分，故选A。
27．考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. complicated复杂的；B. safe安全的；C. confusing迷惑的；D. easy容易的。根据语境可知，他随意地弹钢琴，发现很容易辨认出曲调，故选D。
28．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他意识到事实上他喜欢弹钢琴。A. missed想念；B. disliked不喜欢；C. enjoyed喜欢；D. denied否认。根据后面一句中的“pleasure”可知，他意识到他事实上喜欢弹钢琴，故选C。
29．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他试图在走过来听音乐的音乐老师面前隐藏他明显的喜悦。A. transparent透明的；B. obvious明显的；C. false错误的；D. similar相似的。根据前面一句可知，他意识到他事实上喜欢弹钢琴，因此他脸上明显有喜悦的表情，故选B。
30．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. run跑；B. jogged慢跑；C. jumped跳；D. wandered漫步。
根据语境可知，课堂上，老师应该是走过来听，故选D。
31．考查连词词义辨析。句意：也许他演奏得不是特别好，因为老师告诉加布里埃尔他很有鉴别力，并建议他到音乐储藏室去看看那里有没有他喜欢的乐器。A. because因为；B. but但是；C. though尽管；D. so所以。根据语境可知，他演奏得可能没那么好，此处解释原因——因为老师告诉过他，虽然有他对音乐很有鉴别力，但还是建议他去音乐室看看是否有他喜欢的乐器，故选A。
32．考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. ear耳朵、鉴别力； B. taste品味；C. heart心；D. voice声音。根据上文可知，加布里埃尔随意弹奏就能成曲子，说明他有乐感。have a good ear有有好的鉴赏力，故选A。
33．考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. occurred to想到；B. took to喜欢、开始从事；C. appealed to 对……有吸引力；D. held to坚持。根据语境可知，老师建议加布里埃尔去音乐室看看有没有什么乐器能吸引他，故选C。
34．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他决定给大提琴一个机会。A. change改变； B. chance机会；C. mission使命；D. function功能。根据语境可知，他决定给大提琴一个机会——他想学习演奏大提琴，故选B。
35．考查副词词义辨析。句意：开始练习时，他很随意地对待（漫不经心地练习）。A. seriously认真地；B. proudly骄傲地；C. casually随意地；D. naturally自然地。根据后面一句中的“But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument”可推断，开始练习时，他很随意地对待（漫不经心），故选C。
36．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但很快他就发现自己爱上了这种乐器，并且努力练习。A. committed承诺、致力；B. used使用；C. limited限制；D. admitted承认。根据本句中的“so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well”可知，他努力练习，因此几个月内，他就演奏得相当好，be committed to致力于，故选A。
37．考查动词词义辨析。句意：这意味着他早上要早到学校，拖着沉重的乐器穿过校园，走在那些被他抛在脑后的非音乐生同情的目光面前。A. proved证明；B. showed展示；C. stressed强调；D. meant意味着。根据语境可知，爱上了大提琴意味着他早上要早到学校，拖着沉重的乐器穿过校园，故选D。
38．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. pushing推动；B. dragging拖；C. lifting举起；D. rushing冲。根据语境和常识可知，大提琴很沉，因此要拖着走，故选B。
39．考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. admiring钦佩；B. pitying同情；C. annoying惹恼；D. teasing取笑。根据文章第一段可知，他很长时间不想从事音乐，同情地看着学音乐的学生，故选B。
40．考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. leave over剩下；B. leave aside搁置；C. leave behind 留下、抛在脑后；D. leave out遗漏。根据语境可知，加布里埃尔现在专心于学习音乐，已经完全把那些同情的目光抛之脑后了，旨在突出他学习大提琴的决心，故选C。
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Feeling extreme loneliness can increase an older person’s risk of premature (过早的)death by 14 percent, according to research by John Cacioppo, professor of psychology at the University of Chicago.
Cacioppo and his colleagues’ work shows that the impact of loneliness on premature death is nearly as strong as the impact of disadvantaged socioeconomic status, which they found increases the chances of dying early by 19 percent. A 2010 meta﹣analysis showed that loneliness has twice as much impact on early death as obesity does, he said.
The researchers looked at dramatic differences in the rate of decline in physical and mental health as people aged. Cacioppo and his colleagues have examined the role of satisfying relationships on older people to develop their resilience ([rɪˈzɪliəns] 快速恢复的能力；适应力), the ability to feel better quickly after something unpleasant, and grow from stresses in life.
The consequences for health are dramatic, as feeling isolated or separated from others can disturb sleep, elevate blood pressure, increase morning rises in the stress hormone cortisol ([‘kɔ:tɪsɒl] 皮质醇), change the gene expression in immune cells, increase depression and lower overall subjective well﹣being, Cacioppo pointed out in a talk, “ Rewarding Social Connections Promote Successful Aging.”
Cacioppo, one of the nation’s leading experts on loneliness, said older people can avoid the consequences of loneliness by staying in touch with former co﹣workers, taking part in family traditions, and sharing good times with family and friends ﹣ all of which give older adults a chance to connect with others about whom they care and who care about them.
”Retiring to Florida to live in a warmer climate among strangers isn’t necessarily a good idea if it means you are disconnected from the people who mean much to you,” said Cacioppo. Population changes make understanding the role of loneliness and health all the more important,he explained. “People have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. “
Although some people are happy to be alone, most people develop from social situations in which they provide mutual support and establish a strong bond. Evolution encourages people to work together to survive and accordingly most people enjoy companionship compared to be alone.
It is not solitude (独处)or physical isolation itself, but rather the subjective sense of isolation that Cacioppo’s work shows to be so destructive. Older people living alone are not necessarily lonely if they remain actively engaged in social life and enjoy the company of those around them. Some aspects of aging, such as blindness and loss of hearing, however, place people at special risk of becoming isolated and lonely, he said.
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| The main idea | Chances are that older people will die early if they feel extremely 51．. |
| 52． with loneliness | • Like disadvantaged socioeconomic status and obesity, loneliness can 53． old men’s premature death. • When 54． from others, one will find physical health impacted and tend to feel depressive and unhappy. |
| Suggestions | • Keep in touch with others and take part in 55． activities. • Choosing to live in a pleasant climate don’t necessarily make sense if the elder are disconnected from people who are 56． to them. • Think about how to57． depression, low subjective well﹣being and early death. • Work together with others to 58．, to gain mutual support and establish a strong bond. |
| Conclusions | • The sense of isolation, rather than solitude or physical isolation itself, isn’t 59．to elders. • Living alone doesn’t mean loneliness if older people live an 60． social life. |