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Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes: Music helps develop certain language abilities in the brain.

A study from Northwestern University shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability. As a part of the study, two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were found to be able to hear the talking person more clearly.

Musicians hear better, says study leader Nina Kraus, because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. For example, when the violinists play in an orchestra（管弦乐队）, they must listen closely to what they are playing and ignore(忽视)the other sounds. In this way, musicians can hear certain sounds better, even in a room with lots of noise.

Gotfried Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke(中风)patients.

Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally However, they can till sing. Dr. Schlaug was surprised to find singing words helped his patients finally speak. Why does this work? Schlaug isn't sure. Music seems to be able to make different parts of the brain active, including the bad parts. In some way, this helps patients use those parts of the brain again.

So music is not only enjoyable, but also good for us in many other ways. Playing an instrument or singing, says Nina Kraus, can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older.

1.What were the people in the first group asked to do in the study of Northwestern University?

A.Listen to different kinds of music. B.Make some noise in an empty room.

C.Give the second group musical training. D.Find out what the talking person was saying.

2.The writer uses the example of violinists in Paragraph 3 to explain________.

A.how musicians play in an orchestra B.how musicians ignore certain sounds

C.why musicians have better hearing ability D.why musicians are not afraid of loud noise

3.Gottfried Schlaug helps his stroke patients speak by________.

A.playing music for them B.getting them to sing words

C.teaching them to play instruments D.joining the bad parts of their brain

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A.To introduce different ways of playing music.

B.To give some advice about making our brain active.

C.To show the relationship between music and language abilities.

D.To share the results of recent studies on treating stroke patients.

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A.Zhang Jie. B.Pop music. C.Twice a week.

A.In the room. B.Reading a book. C.In the morning.

Robots Are Now Teaching English!

Get ready. Robots are about to invade our classroom. From Korea to Japan to the United States, schools are putting English-speaking robots in front of their students. In Korea, robots are the new teaching assistants in a number of preschools and kindergartens.

The young students say that the robots are fun, but are these children really learning anything?

I don't think a computer will ever be able to do what a teacher does. A teacher has to be able to respond to students as individuals (个体) . _______▲_______, and a teacher has to change his or her teaching style to fit the needs of the student. I seriously doubt that a computer will ever be able to do this even though the big data (数据) is widely used in the world.

Sara says:

In my opinion, schools should spend money training human teachers rather than buying robots. Research shows that children learn more from real speakers than from recorded conversations.

Keiko says:

I don't think you can learn a language without real human interaction. After all, robots cannot think as humans do.

Hassan says:

Robots might be able to help people learn a language, but I don't think they should replace teachers because robots are just machines without human feelings.

Nancy says:

I think robots might be very helpful in the classroom. A child might be less afraid to make a mistake in front of a robot than in front of a real person.

1.The underlined word "invade" in Para. 1 probably means________

A.enter B.leave C.accept D.fight

2.Which of the following can be best put in ▲ in Para. 2?

A.Each teacher is different B.Each student is different

C.All teachers are helpful D.All students are fun

3.Of the 4 comments, ________thinks that robots could give lots of help to learners in class.

A.Sara B.Keiko C.Hassan D.Nancy

4.What's the writer's attitude (态度) towards robots' teaching English?

A.Uncaring. B.Supportive. C.Doubtful. D.Agreeable

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

My brother Claudio is one of the people I love most. He is wise and always helpful, taking care of me and 1.(we) young sister, Sarah. The day when he left home to go to college, I 2.(teach) the importance of being a man.

It was a 3.(rain) Saturday morning in August. We were woken up by the sound of Sarah playing the piano as usual. In the kitchen, there was 4. surprise for Claudio — his favorite pancakes.

Mom gave us a big smile and told us 5.(sit) down for the breakfast. This was an important day for all of us!

While we 6.(eat) breakfast, Claudio went upstairs to collect his things. I suddenly heard him calling my name. When I walked 7. the room we shared, I found Claudio sitting at my bedside. “It’s time, brother,” he said. I thought he was saying that it was time for him to leave the house, 8. in fact he told me that I should take on a bigger role in the family from then on. He said I should do 9.(many) for Mom than before after he was gone.

I thought about his words very 10.(careful) and then understood everything. That day I learned about family, love and duty.

On the level of everyday usage a myth is a false story or belief. A myth is something that is not correct, but many people believe. There are a lot of myths about the human brain.

One of the biggest myths is that we only use 10 percent of our brains. The next part of the myth is that if we can learn to use the rest of our brains, then we’ll be much smarter. People say this all the time, but it’s absolutely not true! The truth is that although we don’t know everything about the human brain, we know that each part of it has an important function (功能). Modern scientists think the “10 percent myth” ridiculous (荒谬的).

The other most popular myth is about being “right brained” or “left brained”. According to this myth, people who use the right side of their brains are more artistic and creative. People who use the left side of their brains are better at math and science. This is as popular as the 10 percent myth, and it’s also wrong. In 2013, a study at an American university examined the right brain and left brain myth. According to the study, we use both sides of our brains equally (相等地).

It’s true that we use different parts of our brains for different things. We use our left side for language more, and our right side when we need to pay attention. But there is no evidence (证据) that creative people use the right side more, or that scientific people use the left side more.

We’ve talked about myths, so let’s look at a few interesting facts about the brain. First of all, the brain feels no pain. Second, about 75 percent of the brain is made of water. It’s also the fattest organ in your body. Here’s another interesting fact about the brain. Around the time you turn 18 years old, it stops growing.

1.What do modern scientists think of “10 percent myth” of the brain?

2.What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

3.May Robert, who is learning English, use the right brain more or the left brain more?

4.According to the facts mentioned in the passage, when does the brain stop growing?

5.What is the passage mainly about?

—Who is the boy in the picture?

—Haha! It’s me! The picture ____________ ten years ago.

A.takes B.took C.was taken D.is taken

周末他们通常在电视上观看足球比赛。

They usually watch football on television ________ ________.

— Shall we go to the zoo this Sunday?

— . It’s fun to see all kinds of animals

A.Yes, we shall B.Good idea

C.I don’t think so D.Yes, I’d love to

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