Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic.”Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes(音调).Amusicpeopleoftencanno

　　Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic.”Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes(音调).Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.Amusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscale.

　　Asaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.Infactmostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.Howeverthiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.“Iusedtohateparties”saysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.

　　Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusic.Thedifferenceiscomplexanditdoesn’tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.

　　Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed(诊断).ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusic.Nowsheknowsthatsheisnotalone.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.“WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay‘NothanksI’mamusic’”saysMargaret.“IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.” (335words)

　　【小题1】Whichofthefollowingistrueofamusics?

　　A．Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.B．Theyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusic.C．Theyca