三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
选择最佳答案完成句子，错选、多选或未选均无分。
All life is sound. We are constantly surrounded by sounds and noises made by nature and everything in 41 . For thousands of years man 42 speaking and singing，and thanks to his wonderfully constructed ears，perceiving sounds and noises， 43 they are but a small part of the inconceivable(难以想象的)wealth of sounds filling the universe. Children everywhere and almost without 44 are born with musical abilities，with voices，and with hearing. The difference lies merely 45 what they do with these gifts. That 46 according to temperament，upbringing，nationality，and time.
Nature itself is full of 47 ，full of music. Musical sounds existed millions of years 48 there was a human ear to hear 49 ：the soft bubbling of the water，the roll(隆隆声)of 50 ，the whispering and rustling of leaves in the wind and 51 knows how many other audible(听得见的)manifestations of nature. Man was 52 into a world of sound. Thunder filled him with fear and became a 53 of supernatural powers. In the roar of the wind he heard the voice of demons. Dwellers at the seashore judged the temper of the gods by the sound of the waves. Religious rites(仪式)and music 54 inseparable 55 the dawn of humanity.
41. A. this B. it C. there D. here
42. A. has been B. had been C. have D. has
43. A. yet B. even C. so D. although
44. A. experience B. knowledge C. exception D. foundation
45. A. beyond B. at C. on D. in
46. A. varies B. differs C. contradicts D. contrasts
47. A. noise B. sounds C. music D. gifts
48. A. when B. before C. ago D. while
49. A. sound B. music C. them D. it
50. A. valley B. lightning C. light D. thunder
51. A. who B. whoever C. somebody D. anybody
52. A. sent B. brought C. got D. born
53. A. sigh B. symbol C. sight D. sign
54. A. is B. was C. were D. are
55. A. in B. on C. by D. at
