Question

【題目】 Do you know there is a connection between music and language? You may not believe it. But recent studies give us the answer: Music can improve certain language abilities in the brain. Now, let's look at two examples.

Recently, researcher Kris has done a research which shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability. In his study, he divided the people into two groups. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the other group had no musical training. He asked these people to listen to a person talking in a noisy room. As a result, the musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.

You may wonder why. The answer is that musicians can hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. Think about violinists. When they play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others’ too. But they must listen closely to what they are playing, and pay no attention to the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of nose.

A doctor at Harvard Medical School works with stroke（中風(fēng)）patients. These people cannot say their name, addresses or other information normally because of their illness. However, they can still sing. He was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak. Why does this work? The doctor isn’t sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged（損壞的）parts. This might help patients to use that part of the brain again.

Music can improve concentration（注意力）, memory, listening skills and overall language abilities. It can even help sick people get better. Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable but also good for us in many other ways.

【1】Musicians can hear better in a noisy room because they_________

A.can focus on certain soundsB.are cleverer than normal people

C.are trained to hear noisesD.have a gift in this

【2】The underlined word "sharp" probably means “_________"in the last paragraph.

A.quick to reactB.having a thin edge

C.strong or forcefulD.sudden and rapid

【3】What is the passage mainly about'?

A.Music can improve our hearing abilities.B.The relationship between music and language.

C.Music can keep our brain clear.D.Singing words can help sick people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

你知道音樂和語言之間有什么關(guān)系嗎？研究者們通過研究表明音樂可以提高大腦中的某些語言能力。短文中作者通過兩個(gè)例子對此做出了解釋。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段 “The answer is that musicians can hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds.”可知，第二段介紹的這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)表明音樂家們在比較吵鬧的房間里聽力更好，這是因?yàn)樗麄儗W(xué)會了關(guān)注特定的聲音。故選A。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)該詞的上句話 “Music can improve concentration（注意力）, memory, listening skills and overall language abilities. It can even help sick people get better.” 可知，音樂可以提高注意力、記憶力、聽的技能以及綜合語言能力，能幫助病人變得更好。這說明音樂對于我們的大腦是有積極的作用的。該詞所在的句子 “Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older.”說“演奏樂器或唱歌可以幫助我們在學(xué)校表現(xiàn)更好，當(dāng)我們變老的時(shí)候保持我們的大腦……”，A選項(xiàng)“反應(yīng)快”符合語境。故選A。

【3】主旨大意題。A“音樂可以提高我們的聽力”；B“音樂和語言之間的關(guān)系”；C“音樂可以使我們的大腦清楚”；D“歌詞能幫助病人”。根據(jù)短文第一段 “Do you know there is a connection between music and language? But recent studies give us the answer: Music can improve certain language abilities in the brain.”可知，這篇短文介紹的是音樂和語言之間的關(guān)系，即音樂可以提高大腦中某些語言能力。故選B。