2025年6月·第2套 英语四级阅读理解（四选一） 第 2 篇 · 51–55 题答案与解析

题干 What does the author think of classical music and opera in today's world? 用 think of 直接问作者看法，对象又是全文核心话题，是典型的整体态度题。

题干主干是 What does the author think of …，think of sth = 对某事物的看法；in today's world 是时间地点状语，限定评价的时间范围。结构平铺直叙，无陷阱。

• A)✓ 正确
  • both opera and classical music are now still quite alive↔They still make their presence felt

  四个选项里只有 They still make their presence felt 与预判「仍有存在感」的肯定立场吻合，其余三项要么表否定立场、要么改换主语。

• B)与原文相反

  P1 只列举 pop music, jazz, and electronic music 作为崛起的对手，没说古典乐和歌剧已 give way to（让位给）电子乐。

• C)无中生有

  原文 started to fade away from the public eye 是已发生的事实，选项 They will not fade away from the public eye 把它改成对将来的否定预言，是无中生有的预言。

• D)以偏概全

  you will not typically see today's teenagers lending their ears to Bach anytime soon 只是承认青少年不常听，但作者用 Granted（诚然）让步后立刻 but 反转，重点不在青少年身上。

What do we learn about much of the popular music currently produced? 是对某具体对象的客观信息提问，不带 infer/imply，按细节题处理。

much of the popular music currently produced 是名词短语：much of 限定范围（大部分），currently produced 是过去分词短语作后置定语修饰 popular music = 当下被制作出来的流行音乐。后置分词定语是四级长难句高频结构，识别它能避免把 produced 误读成谓语。

• A)偷换概念

  原文说的是「不学乐理的人难以察觉这一现象」，没说流行乐让古典乐迷难以欣赏。

• B)过度推断

  原文只说流行乐「使用相似要素」，并未称其是古典乐的 refinement（精炼/提升）。

• C)张冠李戴

  原文是「交响乐对社会音乐品味的影响是 subtle 的」，主语是交响乐的影响、不是流行乐。

• D)✓ 正确
  • uses similar beats, harmonies, and melodies(旋律) as those that were used in some of classical music's best works↔It contains elements similar to those in some masterpieces of classical music

  选项 D 把 similar 与 some of classical music's best works 都原样保留，仅把并列名词上位为 elements，是定位句的标准同义替换。

题干 Why does the author mention the invention of the rock opera? 直接问举例的目的，是例证目的题的最典型句式。

题干主干 Why does the author mention X？X = the invention of the rock opera，of 短语作 the invention 的后置定语。结构简单，无陷阱。

• A)答非所问

  Opera, in its simplest definition, is telling a story using music as its form 只是为了说明摇滚歌剧的合理性而插入的歌剧定义，不是举摇滚歌剧的目的。

• B)以偏概全

  段中确实给了歌剧的最简定义，但那是为论证服务的工具，不是举摇滚歌剧的目的。

• C)✓ 正确
  • A better example for the relevance of opera and classical music can be seen in the invention of the rock opera↔To show the relevance of opera and classical music

  原文已把例子的服务对象 the relevance of opera and classical music 写在前置位置，选项 C 用不定式 to show 把这个目的复述出来，是逐字命中。

• D)过度推断

  原文只说 sometimes actual orchestras are used for major parts of the opera itself——是 sometimes（有时），不是 necessity（必要性）。

题干 Why are classical music pieces still used as background music in modern movies? 是对一个具体事实问原因，答案在原文有直接对应，按细节题处理。

题干主干 Why are classical music pieces still used as background music ...？被动语态 are used，still 表「仍然」，in modern movies 是地点状语。识别 are used 是被动而非主动是关键，能避免把题理解成「古典乐使用了什么」。

• A)无中生有

  原文从未说「电影制作方可选的音乐类型很少」，only 谈古典乐自身的表现力强。

• B)✓ 正确
  • there are few types of music that are more expressive↔They are considered to be the most expressive type of music

  题干问 why，定位句的 So 前那句被替换为最高级表达，正好回答原因；这是唯一与原因句对应的选项。

• C)因果颠倒

  原文 These are often very well received amongst mainstream music fans 是讲电影配乐的结果——观众接受——并未说这是它被选作配乐的原因。

• D)张冠李戴

  Some of the world's greatest hits have been parts of rock operas 谈的是摇滚歌剧的成就，与电影配乐被使用的原因无关。

What do we learn about our modern music? 是对 modern music 的客观信息提问，按细节题处理；但因对象是全文性概念，定位句多落在尾段总结。

题干主干 What do we learn about our modern music？our modern music 是介词宾语，about 引出谈论对象。结构简单，无陷阱。

• A)✓ 正确
  • Classical music and opera are the very foundation of what our modern music is based upon↔It could not have come into being without classical music and opera as its foundation

  选项 A 用「否定 + without」的常见同义改写技法，把肯定陈述变成必要条件，逻辑完全等价，是定位句标准的同义替换。

• B)无中生有

  原文从未拿现代音乐和古典乐/歌剧比对社会影响力的高下，仅强调古典乐和歌剧仍重要。

• C)偷换概念

  原文谈的是「根基」与「重要性」，不是受欢迎程度（popularity）的比较。

• D)过度推断

  原文 we can expect them to continue to remain important for centuries to come 只是肯定古典乐和歌剧的持久重要，没有否定现代音乐重要性。