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【題目】 Researches have shown that music has an important effect on one's body and mind. In fact, there is a growing field of health care known as Music Therapy (療法), which uses music to treat diseases. Even hospitals are beginning to use music therapy. This is not surprising, because music affects the body and mind in many powerful ways.

Researches have shown that quick music can make a person feel more alert (警覺的)， while slow music can produce a calm, deep thinking state. Also, researchers have found that music can change brainwave activity levels. This can help the brain to change speeds more easily on its own as needed, which means that music can bring lasting benefits to your state of mind, even after you've stopped listening.

Breathing and heart rate can also be influenced by music. This can mean slower breathing, slower heart rate, and a relaxing response. This is why music and music therapy can help reduce the damaging effects of long- term stress, greatly promoting(促進(jìn)) not only relaxation, but also health.

Music can also be used to bring about a more positive state of mind, by helping to keep worries away. Music has also been found to bring many other benefits, such as lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of strokes (中風(fēng)) among others. It is no surprise that so many people are considering music as an important tool to help the body become or stay healthy.

【1】What can we know about music therapy?

A.It is a type of music.

B.It is a research about music.

C.It is a kind of disease affected by music.

D.It is a way of using music to help treat diseases.

【2】According to the second paragraph, we can know that ___________.

A.music with different speeds has different effects

B.quick music is not good for one's health

C.slow music can help one think more slowly

D.music will have less benefit after one stops listening

【3】Music can help deal with stress, because_________.

A.it is used by many hospitals

B.it can help change brainwaves

C.it is beneficial to breathing and heart rate

D.it can bring a more positive state of mind

【4】The passage is mainly about _________.

A.the importance of music therapy

B.music can influence our mind

C.a research on the effect of music

D.the diseases music can help to treat

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇科教類閱讀。文章主要敘述了音樂對(duì)人們健康的影響。不同速度的音樂對(duì)人的影響不同，現(xiàn)在人們?cè)卺t(yī)院開始使用音樂來治療病人，聽音樂有許多好處，它能改變?nèi)说哪X電波。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"there is a growing field of health care known as music therapy，which uses music to treat diseases．"music therapy后面的定語從句做了一個(gè)解釋，可知音樂療法是利用音樂來治療疾病。故選D。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Research has shown that quick music can make a person feel more alert，while slow music can produce a calm，deep thinking state．"“研究顯示，快速音樂可以讓一個(gè)人更加警覺，慢速音樂可以產(chǎn)生一種平靜的深度的思考狀態(tài)”�？芍�不同速度的音樂對(duì)人的影響不同。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Breathing and heart rate（心律）can also be influenced by music。This can mean slower breathing，and slower heart rate。”可知音樂有助于緩解壓力是因?yàn)樗�能使呼吸變慢，心率減慢。故選C。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文的介紹可知，不同速度的音樂對(duì)人的影響不同，現(xiàn)在人們?cè)卺t(yī)院開始使用音樂來治療病人，聽音樂有許多好處，它能改變?nèi)说哪X電波。主要講音樂是一種新型的治療疾病的方法，故選C。