About 80 percent of American adults think music lessons improve children's learning ability or their school performance. They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.

But the organizers of a new study say there's no scientific evidence that early musical training affects(影響) the intelligence of young people.

Samuel Morgan is a graduate student at Harvard's School of Education. He says it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child's intellectual development. He says the evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year-olds.One group altitude music classes, the other went to a class that focuses on physical exercise(體育鍛煉).

“We found kids participating in music classes showed no advantage(優(yōu)勢) on any of the tests.”said Morgan.

Morgan says music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best school later of their life. But he also says the training is still important for cultural reasons.”We teach music because music is important for us.”he says.

1..What do most American adults think of learning music? Which statement is NOT true?

A. It can improve children's learning ability.

B. It can improve children's school performance.

C. It can help children express creativity.

D. It can offer children a fast easy way to the best schools.

2.What do the organizers of a new study find about learning music?.

A. It has no effects on the intelligence of young people.

B. It is of no use.

C. It is very important for young people.

D. It is as important as physical exercise.

3.According to the studies of 2groups of 4-year-olds,we can know that______.

A. kids from music classes are more intelligent

B. kids from PE classes are more intelligent

C. kids from music classes have no advantage on any aspect

D. Kids from PE classes have advantage on some of the aspects

4.Which is right according to Mr.Morgan?

A. We should learn music because it can improve our intelligence

B. We shouldn't learn music because it is not useful at all.

C. We should learn music because it can help us to a better school.

D. We should learn music for it is the important part of the culture.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The advantages and dis advantages of learning music.

B. The new study on learning music.

C. The importance of learning music.

D. Music and physical exercise.

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