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 (试验) 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 improves the learning ability of people with heart disease,” said the psychologist 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 and physically 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 well­being. 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 (神经系统) 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 over­exciting 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.Exercising and music can make you _________.

A.clever B.tired C.fool D.sad

2.The underlined word enhance can be replaced by _________.

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

3.The text mainly tells us that ________.

A.music and exercise lead to relaxation or sleep

B.33 volunteers work on music in medical fields

C.exercise to music makes people healthy and bright

D.scientists give suggestions on choosing music to exercise

4.It can be learned from the last paragraph(段落) that _________.

A.you are supposed to follow your parents words

B.students should not listen to music before exams

C.you have no good reasons to exercise to music

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

5.Which of the following statements is true?

A.Exercise seems to cause negative changes without music.

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

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

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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

本文主要讲述了音乐的重要作用。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段的句子“If music makes you smarter”，可知音乐能让人变得聪明。故选A。

2.词句理解题。根据第二段中的句子“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.””，可知音乐能起促进作用。可推测听音乐可提高理解力。可以用improve“提高，改善”来替换，故选B。

3.主旨大意题。由于本文围绕音乐的重要作用来写的。根据句子“exercising to music can turn you into an intelligent person”和“Scientists have proved that music can be good for health, education and well­being.”，可知，音乐可使人们变得健康、聪明。选项C说明了这一点，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据文中的句子“A study showed students who listened to Mozart went on to score higher marks in an intelligence test.”，可推测听音乐可能帮助在考试中取得更高的分数。故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据文中的句子“psychologists were using Mozart's music, especially his violin pieces, to help children with speech disorders.”可知，心里学家利用莫扎特的音乐帮助患有语言障碍的儿童。所以D符合原文题意，故选D。