Section A: Banked Cloze
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
莫扎特效应：音乐如何重塑健康？
It’s quite remarkable how different genres of music can spark unique feelings. Studies have shown that music can reduce stress and anxiety before surgeries. If you're looking to (26) ______ stress, you might want to give classical music a try.
The sounds of classical music produce a calming effect letting (27) ______ pleasure-inducing dopamine in the brain. It can also turn down the body’s stress response. It turns out a pleasant mood can lead to (28) ______ in a person’s thinking.
Although there are many great (29) ______ of classical music like Bach and Beethoven, none seems to have the same effects as Mozart’s. Listening to Mozart can improve (30) ______ function. Triggering parts of the brain responsible for high-level mental functions. Even maternity (31) ______ use Mozart to help newborn babies adapt.
It has been found that listening to classical music (32) ______ reduces a person’s blood pressure. Researchers believe it may help your heart (33) ______ from stress. Classical music can also be a great tool for people who have trouble sleeping.
Whether classical music is something that you listen to regularly or not, it wouldn't (34) ______ to take time out to listen to music that you find (35) ______. You will be surprised at how good it makes you feel.
Answers & Explanations
26. A (alleviate)。解析：空格位于动词不定式符号 `to` 之后，需要填入动词原形。固定搭配 `alleviate stress` 意为“减轻压力”，符合如果你想减轻压力就听古典音乐的语境，因此选 alleviate。
27. I (loose)。解析：空格位于动词 `letting` 之后。固定搭配 `let loose` 意为“释放”。古典音乐的镇静效果能让大脑释放出引发愉悦感的多巴胺，因此选 loose。
28. B (clarity)。解析：空格位于介词 `to` 之后，需要填入名词。愉悦的情绪会导致一个人思维的“清晰度/明晰”，因此选 clarity。
29. D (composers)。解析：空格位于形容词 `great` 之后，且由后面的 Bach and Beethoven 提示，需要填入表示职业的名词复数。虽然有很多伟大的古典音乐“作曲家”，因此选 composers。
30. C (cognitive)。解析：空格位于名词 `function` 之前，需要填入形容词作定语。专业术语 `cognitive function` 意为“认知功能”，听莫扎特音乐能改善认知功能，因此选 cognitive。
31. O (wards)。解析：空格位于名词 `maternity`（产科）之后，需要填入名词。固定搭配 `maternity wards` 意为“产科病房”，甚至产科病房也用莫扎特音乐帮助新生儿适应，因此选 wards。
32. M (significantly)。解析：空格位于动词 `reduces` 之前，需要填入副词作状语。听古典音乐能“显著地”降低人的血压，因此选 significantly。
33. L (recover)。解析：空格位于动词 `help your heart` 之后，构成 help sb. do sth. 结构，需要填入动词原形。固定搭配 `recover from` 意为“从...中恢复”，帮助心脏从压力中恢复，因此选 recover。
34. E (hurt)。解析：空格位于助动词 `wouldn't` 之后，需要填入动词原形。习惯用语 `it wouldn't hurt to do sth.` 意为“做某事也无妨/没有坏处”，因此选 hurt。
35. N (soothing)。解析：空格位于动词 `find` 之后，作宾语 `music` 的补足语，需要填入形容词。听那些你觉得“舒缓的/抚慰人心的”音乐，因此选 soothing。
核心搭配与高分句型
【核心搭配与高频短语】
● let loose：释放，放开（letting loose pleasure-inducing dopamine）
● cognitive function：认知功能（improve cognitive function）
● recover from：从...中恢复（help your heart recover from stress）
● wouldn't hurt to：做...也无妨，没有坏处（it wouldn't hurt to take time out to listen to music）
● take time out：抽出时间（take time out to listen to music）
【亮点句型解析】
It 作形式主语，how 引导主语从句：
"It’s quite remarkable how different genres of music can spark unique feelings."
（不同流派的音乐能激发独特的感受，这是非常引人注目的。）使用 `It` 作为形式主语，将真正的主语（`how` 引导的从句）后置，避免了句子头重脚轻，使得句子结构既平衡又高级。
"It’s quite remarkable how different genres of music can spark unique feelings."
（不同流派的音乐能激发独特的感受，这是非常引人注目的。）使用 `It` 作为形式主语，将真正的主语（`how` 引导的从句）后置，避免了句子头重脚轻，使得句子结构既平衡又高级。
Whether 引导的让步状语从句：
"Whether classical music is something that you listen to regularly or not, it wouldn't hurt to take time out to listen to music that you find soothing."
（不管你是否经常听古典音乐，抽出时间听听你觉得舒缓的音乐也无妨。）`Whether... or not` 表达“无论...是否”的让步逻辑，配合主句的 `wouldn't hurt to`，语气委婉且非常地道，是议论文中极佳的建议性句型。
"Whether classical music is something that you listen to regularly or not, it wouldn't hurt to take time out to listen to music that you find soothing."
（不管你是否经常听古典音乐，抽出时间听听你觉得舒缓的音乐也无妨。）`Whether... or not` 表达“无论...是否”的让步逻辑，配合主句的 `wouldn't hurt to`，语气委婉且非常地道，是议论文中极佳的建议性句型。