People say the music they listened to when they were young seems so special. Have you wondered why? ____1____

Memory bump (记忆隆起) effect

People often have strong memories of experiences from ages 10 to 30. ____2____ These memories shape our love for books, movies, sports stars, and music.

Nature of musical memories

____3____ As a result, the music we listen to during our youth often has a very long influence and is often remembered better than music from other times.

Music and feelings

The music we listen to in our youth forms strong feelings. When we listen to this music later in life, it will bring warm and good feelings. Even though the music caused bad feelings in our youth, it can provide comfort now.

In a word, the music of our youth is more than just sound. It works as a key to open the doors to our past. ____4____

A. We sometimes listen to music.

B. There are some reasons for this.

C. This period is called the “memory bump”.

D. It also allows us to live those valuable moments again.

E. Musical memories are kept in a very “safe” area of the brain.

1.1.

A

B

C

D

解析：选B。第一段以“为什么？”结尾，提出了一个问题。接下来，全文从“记忆隆起效应”、“音乐记忆的本质”和“音乐与情感”三个方面进行解释。因此，这里需要一个引出原因的句子，B选项（There are some reasons for this.） 完美地起到了承上启下的作用。

2.2.

A

B

C

D

解析：选C。第二段开头描述了“10到30岁”这个年龄段的人往往有深刻的记忆。紧接着的空白处，需要一个对这个现象进行命名或总结的句子。C选项（This period is called the “memory bump”.） 中的“This period”正好指代前文的“ages 10 to 30”，并引出专业术语“记忆隆起”。

3.3.

A

B

C

D

解析：选E。第三段的小标题是“Nature of musical memories”（音乐记忆的本质）。空白处后文说的是“As a result... is often remembered better”（因此……通常被记得更好），这表明空白处需要填入一个导致这个结果的原因。E选项（Musical memories are kept in a very “safe” area of the brain.） 解释了音乐记忆被很好保存的生理原因，与后文的“As a result”构成因果关系。

4.4.

A

B

C

D

解析：选D。最后一段是对全文的总结。空白处前一句说，青春期的音乐是“打开我们过去之门的钥匙”。后文需要一个与此并列、进一步阐述其作用的句子。D选项（It also allows us to live those valuable moments again.） 中的“It”指代前文的音乐，并且“also”一词恰当地表示功能的叠加，意思是音乐还“让我们得以重温那些宝贵的时刻”。