Do you have the experience of taking music lessons against your wishes?Perhaps you have complained about it because you thought it took you much playtime. But now you'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training. A recent study suggests that music lessons can make children have better memories than their peers(同龄人).

The Canadian study showed that after one year of musical training,children did better on a memory test than those who didn't take music lessons.

The researchers made the children aged between 4 and 6 into two groups—one group of children took music lessons outside school,and the other didn't take any musical training. In one year,they took four tests in different times. The results showed brain development changes at least every four months.

The children taking music lessons not only did better in musical listening but also made faster progress in other ways,such as reading,writing,math and IQ.

People say music is the good medicine for a broken heart. Now it seems music can also help us to improve our memories. We are sure to find more and more in the wonderful world of music.

1.You'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training because ______.

A.you get well after you take music lessons

B.you will make faster progress in study

C.music can help you to improve your memories

D.music can make you stronger than others

2.The researchers made one group of the children aged between 4 and 6 take music lessons for ______.

A.six months B.a year

C.two years D.three years

3.The Canadian study showed that brain development changes ______.

A.at least every four months

B.twice half a year

C.once a month

D.four times a year

4.According to the last paragraph,most people think music can make us ______.

A.happy B.worried C.confident D.sad

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.How to become cleverer.

B.How to sing a song well.

C.What to find in the wonderful world of music.

D.Music does us much good.

True or False:

Believe it or not

The first picture is of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). He became the 16th president of the United States in 1861, just 14 years after he was first elected to the House of Representatives.

On Friday, April 14, 1865, he and his wife planned to go to see a play at Ford's Theater. His secretary, named Kennedy, advised him not to go, but he went anyway and was shot in the head as he watched the play. He died the next day, and Vice-president Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) became President.

The man who shot Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, shot him in a theatre. He escaped to a warehouse, but was shot, or killed himself, before being captured.

The second picture on the right is of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). He became the 35th president of the United States in 1961, just 14 years after he was elected to the House of Representatives.

In November 1963, he and his wife planned to go to Dallas. His secretary, named Lincoln, advised him not to go, but he went anyway, and was shot in the head on Friday, November 22, 1963, as he drove through Dallas in a Ford Lincoln Continental. He died almost immediately, and Vice-president Lyndon Johnson (1908-1973) became President.

The man who probably shot Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, shot him from a warehouse and escaped to a theatre. He died before he came to trial.

1.Both Lincoln and Kennedy were shot in the head at a theatre.

2.Neither of them took his secretary's advice.

3.John Wilkes Booth who shot Kennedy died before being captured.

4.President Kennedy died at the age of 46.

5.Lee Harvey Oswald killed himself before he came to the trial.

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