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【題目】閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從下面方框中的A-E選項中,選擇適當?shù)倪x項補全短文。

Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes:【1】Here, we look at two examples

A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability.【2】The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.

【3】Think about violinists in an orchestra (管弦樂團). When the violinists play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. But the violinists 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 noise.

Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中風) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing.【4】Why does this work? Schlaug 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 improves concentration (注意力), memory, listening skills, and our overall language abilities.【5】Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp (敏銳的)as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable, it's also good for us in many other ways.

A. It can even help sick people get better.

B. Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak.

C. Music improves certain language abilities in the brain.

D. In his study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room.

E Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds.

A. It can even help sick people get better.

B. Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak.

C. Music improves certain language abilities in the brain.

D. In his study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room.

E Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】E

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

本文是一篇議論文，談?wù)摰氖且魳泛驼Z言之間的聯(lián)系。結(jié)果表明，演奏樂器可以提高一個人的聽力能力，甚至能幫助生病的人變得更好。

【1】句意：音樂可以提高大腦的某些語言能力。根據(jù)開頭Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes，（音樂和語言之間有聯(lián)系嗎？根據(jù)最近的研究，答案是肯定的。）結(jié)合Here, we look at two examples（這里，我們看兩個例子）可知備選句子Music improves certain language abilities in the brain.（音樂可以提高大腦的某些語言能力。）是對前文的解釋，符合語境，故選C。

【2】句意：在他的研究中，兩組人在嘈雜的房間里聽一個人說話。根據(jù)第二段A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability.（克勞斯研究員最近的一項研究表明，演奏樂器可以提高人的聽力。），可知備選句子In his study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room.（在他的研究中，兩組人在嘈雜的房間里聽一個人說話）符合語境，故選D。

【3】句意：音樂家聽得更好，因為他們學會了注意某些聲音。本句是本段首句，一般首句是本段的中心句。根據(jù)下文特別本段最后一句In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise.（這樣，音樂家就可以專注于某些聲音，即使是在一個噪音很大的房間里。），可知本段主要介紹音樂家聽得更好，因為他們學會了注意某些聲音。。備選句子中，Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds.符合語境，故選E。

【4】句意：施勞格驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，唱歌能幫助病人說話。根據(jù)下文Why does this work? Schlaug 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.（為什么會這樣？施勞格不確定。音樂似乎使大腦的不同部分起作用，包括受損部分。這可能有助于患者再次使用大腦的那部分。），可知上文是“施勞格驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，唱歌能幫助病人說話�！�。備選句子Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak.（施勞格驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，唱歌能幫助病人說話。）符合語境，故選B。

【5】句意：它甚至可以幫助病人康復(fù)。根據(jù)上文Music improves concentration (注意力), memory, listening skills, and our overall language abilities.（音樂提高了注意力、記憶力、聽力和整體語言能力。）可知“它甚至可以幫助病人康復(fù)。” 備選句子It can even help sick people get better.（它甚至可以幫助病人康復(fù)。）符合語境，故選A。

五選五閱讀主語考查的是學生的文本語篇分析能力，從而使上下文在語義，語法，結(jié)構(gòu)上完整。技巧及注意事項如下：

判斷挖空所處的位置：一般來講位于句首通常是概括文章的總結(jié)性話語；文章中部通常是轉(zhuǎn)折或者并列關(guān)系；文章末尾通常是總結(jié)段落或全文。

根據(jù)連接詞判斷語境：連接詞諸如but意味著上下文的語義關(guān)系出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)折，遇到此類情況就要弄得上下文說的是什么。而and等并列詞語一般是描述前后兩個或多個相似的事情。

根據(jù)作者語氣口吻推斷：該類文章一般情況下主旨明確，有作者自己的態(tài)度傾向，所以做題時要看出作者持哪一方態(tài)度，不能選擇有悖于作者思想的句子。