Everyone enjoys music. But do you know it can improve the lives of sick kids? __57___ In fact, music has changed the world a lot. In Australia , a scientist, Catherine, has made a music program.  ___58___ “Music can make you happy, music can make you sad, music can make you relaxed and take away any stress (压力) ,”said Catherine.
For thousands of years people has believed that music has a great effect on both the mind and the body, but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began to study its medical(医学) benefits(益处). ___59____ Since then, people has began to use music to help patients. People even used it to help kids in schools get better marks.
Now music is being used in a special programme called Music Therapy (疗法). It helps people improve their quality of life in many different ways by using music. Sophia is 11. She got cancer (癌症) five months ago, but playing music, learning new songs and singing have become a part of life. She said, “It takes my mind off feeling sick. While I am listening to music, it tells me not to give up hope. ___60____”
It seems that a few minutes of music a day can help keep the doctor away!

A. They found that playing music in hospitals helped sick soldiers feel better.
B. It includes listening to music, playing instruments, singing, song writing and other games.
C. It feels like soon my life will turn around and I will be strong again.
D. So some people like music that they can sing along. 
E. The program has been putting smiles on the faces of kids in hospitals across the country.

Everyone enjoys music. But do you know it can improve the lives of sick kids? __57___ In fact, music has changed the world a lot. In Australia , a scientist, Catherine, has made a music program.  ___58___ “Music can make you happy, music can make you sad, music can make you relaxed and take away any stress (压力) ,”said Catherine.

For thousands of years people has believed that music has a great effect on both the mind and the body, but it was only about 70 years ago that scientists began to study its medical(医学) benefits(益处). ___59____ Since then, people has began to use music to help patients. People even used it to help kids in schools get better marks.

Now music is being used in a special programme called Music Therapy (疗法). It helps people improve their quality of life in many different ways by using music. Sophia is 11. She got cancer (癌症) five months ago, but playing music, learning new songs and singing have become a part of life. She said, “It takes my mind off feeling sick. While I am listening to music, it tells me not to give up hope. ___60____”

It seems that a few minutes of music a day can help keep the doctor away!

A. They found that playing music in hospitals helped sick soldiers feel better.

B. It includes listening to music, playing instruments, singing, song writing and other games.

C. It feels like soon my life will turn around and I will be strong again.

D. So some people like music that they can sing along. 

E. The program has been putting smiles on the faces of kids in hospitals across the country.

 

 “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.

We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I walked around aimlessly.

A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.

But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits(容许) it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.

I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.

I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”

In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps.      

All the lights were off except father’s.

Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any moments of regret. However, after an argument he has the habit of tucking me underneath the covers (掖被子) while I am sleeping.

This was how he always was.He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.

The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my face. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it’s second to none!

1.Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.

a. I opened the door and entered the house.

b. Sadly I ran out into the street.

c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.

d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.

e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A.b-e-d-c-a

B.b-e-c-d-a

C.b-e-a-c-d

D.b-e-c-a-d

2.What made the writer think of his childhood?

A.The sight of the street lights.

B.The sight of the empty street.

C.The sight of a father with a child in his arms.

D.The sight of light in his own house.

3.What can we infer about the reason why the father often shouts at his son?

A.The father is getting older and older.

B.The son has more fashionable opinions than his father.

C.They usually disagree with each other.

D.The father has got used to being a leader for long.

4.What conclusion(结论)can be drawn after reading the passage?

A.The father treats his son in an unfair way.

B.The father is actually kind to his son.

C.The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.

D.The father is always finding mistakes with his son.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Generation Gap

B.ASleepless Summer Night

C.An Iron Doorinside

D.Father’s Love

 

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