Question

    If music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into an intelligent person.

A team of scientists from Ohio State University did experiments on 33 volunteers who were getting better from heart disease following operation. They found that people who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” did much better on language ability tests than without music.

“Facts suggest that exercise improve the learning ability of people with heart disease,” said the psychologist(心理学家) Charles Emery, who led the study. “And listening to music is thought to enhance understanding. We just wanted to put the two results together,” he added.

The volunteers said they felt better emotionally after working out with or without the music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to music during exercise. Scientists have proved that music can be good for health, education and well-being. It helps reduce stress, sadness and nervousness; encourages relaxation or sleep; wakes up the body and improves memory and thoughts.

In medical fields, music is used widely for patients who have had head hurts before and after operation. “The Four Seasons” was used because of its moderate tempo(舒缓的节拍) and positive results in earlier research. “Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nervous system and these changes may have a direct result on learning ability,” Emery said.

Scientists have been studying the results of music on understanding since the early 1950s. By 1990, psychologists were using Mozart’s music, especially his violin pieces, to help children with speech disorders. Mozart was chosen because his music is not over-exciting and has clear structures. A study showed students who listened to Mozart went on to score higher marks in an intelligence test. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.

1.The underlined word enhance can be replaced by     .

A.impress B.improve C.provide D.produce

2.The text is mainly about that     .

A.33 volunteers work on music in medical fields

B.music and exercise lead to relaxation or sleep

C.exercise to music makes people healthy and bright

D.scientists give suggestions on choosing music to exercise

3.It can be learned from the last paragraph that     .

A.you are supposed to follow your parents’ words

B.you have some good reasons to exercise to music

C.music might help you to get higher grades in tests

D.students should not listen to music before exams

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.“The Four Seasons” is used to help children with speech disorders.

B.Exercise seems to cause negative changes without music.

C.Exercise reminds people with head hurts of what they've learned.

D.Scientists often use Mozart's music, for it is not too exciting.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文主要介绍了多听音乐可以提高我们的学习能力，可以让我们更健康又聪明，说明了音乐的重要作用。

1.词句猜测题。impress给……留下印象；improve提升，改善；provide提供；produce生产。根据本段第一句“Facts suggest that exercise improves the learning ability of people with heart disease,”说明音乐可以提高那些患病的人的学习能力，说明“And listening to music is thought to enhance understanding.”中的enhance是“提高，增强”的意思。故选B。

2.主旨大意题。根据本文的主题段第一段“If music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into an intelligent person.”说明多听音乐会让我们更聪明更有能力，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文章倒数三四行“A study showed students who listened to Mozart went on to score higher marks in an intelligence test.”说明多听音乐可能让人在智力测试中得到高分，故选C。

4.推理判断题。题干问：下列哪个陈述是正确的？A. “The Four Seasons” is used to help children with speech disorders. “四季”被用来帮助有语言障碍的儿童。根据文中“They found that…language ability tests than without music.”可知，听“四季”音乐时进行锻炼的人在语言能力测试中的表现比不听音乐的人要好得多，而不是表示用来帮助有语言障碍的孩子，所以A表述错误；B. Exercise seems to cause negative changes without music. 没有音乐，运动似乎会带来消极的变化。根据文中“The volunteers said they felt better emotionally after working out with or without the music.”可知，不管有没有音乐，志愿者们在运动后都会感觉更好，所以B表述错误；C. Exercise reminds people with head hurts of what they've learned. 运动提醒头痛的人他们学到了什么。根据文中“In medical fields, music is used widely for patients who have had head hurts before and after operation.”可知，在医学领域音乐被广泛应用于手术前后头痛的患者，所以C表述错误；D. Scientists often use Mozart's music, for it is not too exciting. 科学家经常使用莫扎特的音乐，因为它不是太令人兴奋。根据文中“Mozart was chosen because his music is not over-exciting and has clear structures.”可知，莫扎特被选中是因为他的音乐不太刺激，而且结构清晰。所以该项表述正确，故选D。