2019年宁波大学244英语(二外)考研真题硕士研究生入学考试试题

宁波大学2019年硕士研究生招生考试初试试题(B 卷)

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244 总分值： 100 科目名称： 英语(二外)

Part I Cloze Test (20 points, 1 point each)

Directions : In this part you are required to read the given passages carefully, and then fill in each blank with an appropriate word given in the boxes. Each word is allowed to be used only once. You should not change the form of the word but you can capitalize the initial letter if the word is used at the beginning of the sentence. Write your choices in the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

that

why so if while because

whose or but what

Do you find it difficult to sit in a desk chair and work for 15 minutes, yet easy and natural to sit at a piano bench for two hours playing tunes? 1 , in school, was it impossible to remember geometrical equations, while you can rattle off all the music notes? Or, do you sometimes get great ideas for songs, and immediately stop 2 you’re doing and focus on that? 3 a few of these are true, you might have ADD tendencies.

Attention deficit disorder, or ADD, is a group of disorders 4 affects approximately 5 to 1l percent of the population, more common in boys than girls, and in children than adults. A person with ADD could have difficulty concentrating, be constantly in motion, may come across as uncontrollable, may have abnormal tendencies to overly focus on something. In many cases, an ADD individual will compensate by seeking to intensify the amount of stimulation in their brain through seeking conflict, self-medicating with coffee / tobacco / alcohol / drugs, and a host of other behaviors of varying degrees healthiness or self-destructiveness.

Music is stimulating, and focusing on practice or listening can lead to increased proficiency, 5 music is a natural fit for many with ADD. That’s a potential reason 6 some feel unable to focus on geometry, 7 able to focus on music theory: 8 music can stimulate an underactive brain. Typically, ADD is associated with low activity in the brain, and music helps to raise blood flow and overall activities. It can enhance neuronal connection.

9 ADD is considered a disorder, in fact, many people with ADD are high achievers and may even consider it a benefit, and part of what makes them unusually effective. The internet is abundant with lists of famous musicians who reportedly have ADD---some by their own admission and others 10 diagnosis is widely speculative.