Most people honestly admit that they hardly know a thing when it _____ understanding how a piece of music is made.

A. amounts to          B. appeals to                 C. contributes to           D. comes to

Most people want to know how things are made. They honestly admit, however, that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made. Where a composer begins, how he manages to keep going – in fact, how and when he learns his trade – all are covered in complete darkness. The composer, in short, is a man of mystery.

One of the first things the common man wants to know about is the part inspiration（灵感）plays in a composer’s work. He finds it difficult to believe that composers are not much interested in that question. Writing music is as natural for the composer as eating or sleeping for all. Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for.

The composer, therefore, does not say to himself: “Do I feel inspired?” He says to himself: “Do I feel like working today?” And if he feels like working, he does. It is more or less like saying to himself: “Do I feel sleepy?” if you feel sleepy, you go to sleep. If you don’t feel sleepy, you stay up. If the composer doesn’t feel like working, he doesn’t work. It’s as simple as that.

1.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Composer: a man of mystery           B. Practice makes good music

C. Relation between sleeping and music  D. Music: product of nature

2.The words “covered in complete darkness” underlined in paragraph 1 most probably mean        .

A. difficult to be made B. without any light    C. black in color   D. not known

3.Most people seem to think that a composer        .

A. finds it difficult to write music   B. considers it important to have a good rest

C. should like to talk about inspiration    D. never asks himself very simple questions

4.The author will most probably agree that composers        .

A. are born with a gift for music       B. are people full of mystery

C. work late at night for their music   D. know a lot about eating and sleeping

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. How the music produces.

B. How secret the composer’s work.

C. Why the composer is so popular with people.

D. What the composer often thinks about.

Most people want to know how things are made．They honestly admit，however，that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made．Where a composer（作曲家）begins，how he manages to keep going--in fact，how and when he learns his trade--are all covered in complete darkness．The composer，in short，is a mall of mystery．

One of the first things the common man wants to know about is the part inspiration plays in a composer's work．He finds it difficult to believe that composers are not much interested in that question Writing music is as natural for a composer as eating or sleeping for all．Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for．

The composer，therefore，does not say to himself：“Do I feel inspired?” he says to himself：“Do I feel like working today?” And if he feels like working，he does．It is more or less like saying to himself：“Do I feel sleepy?” If you feel sleepy，you go to sleep．If you don't feel sleep，you stay up．If the composer doesn't feel like working，he doesn't work It is as simple as that．

1．What would he the best title for the text?

A．Composer：a man of mystery                            B．Practice makes good music

C．Relation between sleeping and music             D．Music：product of nature

2．The words “covered in complete darkness” underlined in paragraph 1 most probably mean ________．

A．difficult to be made                                     B．without any light

C．black in color                                             D．not known

3．Most people seem to think that a composer ________．

A．finds it difficult to write music．

B．considers it important to have a good rest．

C．should like to talk about inspiration．

D．never asks himself very simple questions．

4．The author will most probably agree that compose _________．

A．are born with a gin for music                       B．are people full of mystery

C．work late at night for their music                  D．know a lot about eating and sleeping

第三部分：阅读(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Most people want to know how things are made. They honestly admit, however, that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made. Where a composer begins, how he manages to keep going – in fact, how and when he learns his trade – all are covered in complete darkness. The composer, in short, is a man of mystery.
One of the first things the common man wants to know about is the part inspiration（灵感）plays in a composer’s work. He finds it difficult to believe that composers are not much interested in that question. Writing music is as natural for the composer as eating or sleeping for all. Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for.
The composer, therefore, does not say to himself: “Do I feel inspired?” He says to himself: “Do I feel like working today?” And if he feels like working, he does. It is more or less like saying to himself: “Do I feel sleepy?” if you feel sleepy, you go to sleep. If you don’t feel sleepy, you stay up. If the composer doesn’t feel like working, he doesn’t work. It’s as simple as that.
66. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Composer: a man of mystery           B. Practice makes good music
C. Relation between sleeping and music       D. Music: product of nature
67. The words “covered in complete darkness” underlined in paragraph 1 most probably mean__________
A. difficult to be made   B. without any light       C. black in color    D. not known
68. Most people seem to think that a composer________.
A. finds it difficult to write music     B. considers it important to have a good rest
C. should like to talk about inspiration  D. never asks himself very simple questions
69. The author will most probably agree that composers_________.
A. are born with a gift for music      B. are people full of mystery
C. work late at night for their music     D. know a lot about eating and sleeping
70. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How the music produces.
B. How secret the composer’s work.
C. Why the composer is so popular with people.
D. What the composer often thinks about.