单选题
What is rhythm in literature according to the passage?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] 14-17 Rhythm in literature is a more or less regular occurrence of certain elements of writing: a word, an idea, a pause, a sound, or a grammatical construction. We are also accustomed to this recurrence in alternating heavy and light beats in music. Children love to beat on toy drums or empty boxes. They stamp their feet and chant nursery rhythms or nonsense syllables, just like primitive dancers. As children grow older, they are taught to restrain their responses to rhythm, but our love of rhythm remains. We live in rhythms; in fact we are governed by rhythms. Physiologically, we are rhythmical. We must eat, sleep, breathe, and play regularly to maintain good health. Emotionally we are rhythmical, too, for psychologists say that all of us feel alternate periods of being in high spirits of concentration. It naturally follows that rhythm, a fundamental aspect of our lives, must be a part of any good literary works, whether poetry or prose.
[解析] 根据原文“Rhythm in literature is a more or less regular occurrence of certain elements of writing：a word，an idea，a pause，a sound，or a grammatical construction．”因此选C。
单选题
Compared with a child's response, an adult's response to rhythm in music would______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 原文提到韵律是天生就有的，接着描写了小孩在韵律上的表现，当听到“As children grow older, they are taught to restrain their responses to rhythm．我们可以推断成年人比孩子more restrained。因此选C。
单选题
Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 原文中有“Our love for rhythm seems to be innate．”同选项C：“Physiologically，we are rhythmical．We must eat，sleep，breathe，and play regularly to maintain good health．Emotionally we are rhythmical，too．”同选项A；“It naturally follows that rhythm，a fundamental aspect of our lives，must be a part of any good literary works，whether poetry or prose．”同选项D；因此选B。