D. To explain how music reduces pain and anxiety.

Ⅱ. 完形填空

　　Music can make us happy, peaceful or sad. As an orchestra(管弦乐队) conductor, Amy Anderson brings music to life, allowing people experience many 　1　 that music can give.

　　Anderson fell in love with 　2　 when she was a child. She began playing the piano at seven and started composing at nine. She bought many videos 　3　 by the world's great orchestras and conductors and listened to them for hours 　4　.

　　During a concert, the audience see the 　5　 of a conductor and the arm movements he or she makes. What audiences do not see is all the work the conductor has done before the 　6　.

　　Months before a concert, Anderson studies the music by 　7　 it on the piano. She listens to recordings, reads about the composer's life, and reviews 　8　 events that would have influenced the composer. Her goal is to recreate the music as the composer 　9　.

　　While conducting, Anderson uses her whole body to 　10　 how the music should sound and feel. Her 　11　 are dramatic(激动人心的) when the music is

　　　　12　 and gentle when the music is peaceful. As she 　13　, Anderson listens for problems with balance, sound and style.

　　To help young musicians better 　14　 how to play the music, Anderson might tell them to imagine a 　15　 and leisurely walk or a ship being tossed(颠簸) by waves.

　　"It is music's ability to 　16　 people that I value most, " said Anderson. She has seen audiences at her concerts 　17　, clap together in rhythm, and shout "Bravo! " 　18　, audiences are moved to tears. After one concert in Serbia, audiences 　19　 around the orchestra's buses and cheered for the young musicians as they climbed aboard.

　　Anderson is happy, knowing that she and the musicians have changed lives for the better, 　20　 spirits and brought joy to people.

1. A. feelings B. characters C. thoughts D. changes

2. A. painting　 B. reading　 C. music　 D. dance

3. A. invented B. recorded C. caught D. directed

4. A. on end B. under way C. in order D. at last

5. A. chest B. nose C. shadow D. back

6. A. schedule B. performance C. task D. game

7. A. making B. beating C. playing D. repeating

8. A. historical B. logical C. happy D. rare

9. A. expected B. intended C. encouraged D. suggested

10. A. prove B. explain C. judge D. express

11. A. gestures B. manners C. movements D. voices

12. A. energetic B. magical C. quiet D. sad

13. A. studies B. conducts C. sings D. competes

14. A. decide B. respond C. plan D. understand

15. A. short B. violent C. calm D. sensitive

16. A. reach B. attack C. praise D. accept

17. A. touch B. escape C. applaud D. nod

18. A. Regularly B. Hopefully C. Fortunately D. Surprisingly

19. A. collected B. approached C. surrounded D. gathered

20. A. took up B. turned up C. gave up D. lifted up

Ⅲ. 语法填空

　　　阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese brush calligraphy or "shufa" in Chinese is one of 1. ________ most