2018---2019学年高二年级第十五次双周考英语试卷命题人：王利审题人：刘朝华第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AHaveyoueverthoughtaboutwhymalls,restaurants,andeventheatershavemusic?Well,tounderstandthis,yousimplyjustlookbackathowyoufeltwhenyouheardmusicintheseplaces.Musicisknowntoimprovethemoodofpeople.Oftenmusichelpsuspayattentiontowhatwearedoing.Musichelpspatientsfeelgoodandhelpsthemrecoverfasterandbetter.Depressionisastateofmindthatmostofusexperienceatsomepointoftime.Therearesomeperiodsinourlifewheneverythingseemsdifficult.Itseemsthateverythingisgettingworseandwehavenocontroloverourlife.Studieshaveshownthatmusiccanbeanimportantmoodlifterinsuchsituations.Musicalsoplaysagreatroleinmakingusfeellessnervousorworried.Anxietycanoftencauselossofsleepandotherillnesses.Musicisoftenknownasaninternationallanguage.Wemaynotknowthelanguageanotherpersonisspeaking,butmostofusrespondtomusicinthesameway.Musiccanoftenbethebestwaytoconnectwithsomeone.Musicisoneofthebestwaystoimproveyourmoods,butthiscandependlargelyonthekindofmusicyoulistento.Whilehappymusiccancertainlymakeyoufeelbetter,sadmusiccanfurtherloweryourspirits.Listeningtoclassicalmusiccanoftenmakeyoufeelalotmorepowerful,whilesoftmusiccanbetheperfectwaytorelaxattheendofalongway.Ifyouwanttousemusictochangethewayhowyouarefeeling,youneedtounderstandtheroleofit,learntorecognizethekindofmusicthatliftsyourmoodandhelpsyoufeelbetter.Onceyourealizethekindofmusicyoucanuse,youcanuseittochangethewayyoufeel.Therightkindofmusiccanbetheperfectwaytohelpusfeelhappier.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.whatmeaningsmusichasB.howwecontrolourmoodsC.howmusicaffectsourmoodsD.whatkindofmusicwelistentoAccordingtothepassage,playingmusicinrestaurantsisto__________.A.welcomethecustomersB.makecustomersfeelgoodC.makecustomersdanceD.makecustomersfeelpowerful23.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat__________.A.mostofussufferdepressionallthetimeB.mostofusrespondtomusicindifferentwaysC.musiccanbeagoodwaytoconnectwithothersD.