2014年在职研究生工程硕士英语阅读练习(3)

　　11. Some psychologists maintain that thinking is __________.

　　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

　　12. Few people are able to listen to familiar music without __________.

　　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

　　13. Body movements are necessary in order for the listener to _____________.

　　A. hear the music B. appreciate the music

　　C. enjoy the music fully D. completely understand the music

　　14. According to the selection, muscle participation in the process of thinking is ______.

　　A. deliberate B. obvious

　　C. not readily apparent D. very pronounced

　　15. The best title for this selection is ____________.

　　A. An Ear for Music

　　B. Music Appreciation

　　C. How Muscles Participate in Mental Acts

　　D. A Psychological Definition of the Thinking Process

　　11.答案D.本题考点在文章第一句中的mental acts such as thinking are not performed in the brain alone, but that one´s muscles also participate.原文中的not…alone, but…相当于考题里的as well as,所以考生对意思相似相近的表达要清楚。

　　12.答案A.本题的依据句是第二段中的第二个句子Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or more specifically, some part of their body.

　　13.答案C.本题依据关键在第三段第二句中的derive all possible enjoyment from music,这与试题中的enjoy the music fully意思相当。

　　14.答案C.本题的依据是短文中的最后一句，关键部分是this participation is less obvious,这与选项C、not readily apparent意思相当。

　　15.答案C.短文先指出思维中可能有类似听音乐时肌肉参与的情形;接着描述了听音乐过程中肌肉参与的情况;最后指出，肌肉在思维活动中的参与只不过没那么明显罢了。可见，全文主要讨论的是肌肉在思维活动中的参与，既不是专门讲思维，更不是专门说音乐。故C选项做标题合适。