Many studies have been carried out to discover the benefits of listening to and playing music． The growing field of “music treatment” is presenting increasing amounts of proof that point to the great powers of music．

Emotional (情緒)benefits

The right song can put anybody in a better state． Most people turn to certain songs to make them feel better． The main reason behind this is that music can express our feelings better than any other medium． In addition, we have favorite songs for particular situations because we turn to the music which has the best effect on us．

Music and exercise

Have you ever noticed how out of breath you get when listening to an exciting song while doing exercises at the gym? It has been suggested that exciting music can actually increase muscle tension(緊張) , while light music does the opposite．

It has also been proved that music can improve motor skills． An experiment done on a group of pupils proved that children learning basic motor skills such as throwing ,catching and jumping while listening to music did better than those with no music．

Chronic(慢性)pain relief(減輕)

Music also has the ability to reduce chronic pain． In fact, according to a paper published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, music can reduce chronic pain by 21%． The paper reports that 60 patients in an experiment were divided into two groups―one group listened to music, and the other did not． The results showed that people who listened to music for an hour each day for a week improved physically and psychologically(心理) while those who did not listen to music did not．

 

45．The best title for the passage is          

       A．The Study of Music

       B．The Benefits of Music

       C．How Music Helps Patients

       D．Music Helps to Improve Work Efficiency

46．Why do people turn to songs to feel better?

       A．Because songs have magic．

       B．Because listening to music is their hobby．

       C．Because they can find comfort in songs

       D．Because some music has a good effect on them．

47．If we want to relax our muscles , we should choose       

       A．rock and roll                                             B．some exciting songs

       C．light music                                               D．classical songs

48．It can be inferred from the passage that           

       A．the 60 patients all have physical and psychological problems

       B．21%of the patients recovered quickly with the help of music

       C．a(chǎn)ll the patients listened to music daily

       D．music can cure people of muscle pain slowly

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