《2025年普通高中学业水平考试合格考英语》

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Do you have difficulty falling asleep at night? If so, here is a piece of advice for you: listen to some soft music.
　　　1.　　This works for sleepers of all ages, and even for those with sleeping problems. Soft music can help us fall asleep faster, wake up less during the night and feel more relaxed in the morning. You may not notice the effects overnight, though.　　2
　　Why can soft music help us sleep better? The reasons aren't clear yet. It may have something to do with the relaxing effect of a good song. Music can have real physical effects. Soft music can lower our heart rate and slow down our breathing.　　3
　　Scientists say that for most people, music that has 70 beats(节拍) per minute(bpm) works best.4　Familiar songs work well, too. You may need to test to make your own playlists. If you are not sure how many beats a song has in a minute, you can find out by entering its title into songbpm.com.
And remember to get the volume right.　　5　　Otherwise, you may be woken up by the sudden silence.
　　It is very important to get enough high−quality sleep. Before you go to bed tonight, play some soft music. Then, just prepare to be rocked off to dreamland!

A. This prepares us for sleep.

B. Make sure that the final piece is one that slowly fades out;

C. It could take as many as three weeks to see any improvement.

D. Therefore, folk music is something that anyone can understand.
E. Classical, jazz and folk music are usually more effective than other musical styles.
F. Scientists have found that soft music can help to improve sleep quality and quantity.
G. Music plays a more important role in our life than being a source of entertainment.
1.____________　　2.____________　　3.____________　　4.____________　　5.____________

答案： 1.F　F项“科学家已经发现，轻音乐可以帮助改善睡眠质量和睡眠时间”统领下文，且画线后的This指代F项的“轻音乐改善睡眠质量和睡眠时间”这个发现。故选F项。
2.C　根据前句提到“不过，你可能不会在一夜之间注意到这些效果”可知，C项“可能需要长达三周的时间才能看到任何改善”是对前句进行补充说明。故选C项。
3.A　根据前句提到“轻音乐可以降低我们的心率和呼吸速度”可知，A项“为我们睡觉做好准备”和前句构成因果关系，且A项中的This指代前句提及的“降低我们的心率和呼吸速度”。故选A项。
4.E　根据前句提到“科学家们说，对大多数人来说，每分钟70拍的音乐效果最好”可知，E选项“古典、爵士和民俗音乐通常比其他音乐风格更有效”是对前句进行补充说明。故选E项。
5.B　根据画线后句提到“否则，你可能会被突然的寂静吵醒”可知，B项“确保最后一曲是慢慢结束的”前后构成条件关系。故选B项。