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 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 (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 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.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.

Country music is very popular in America. It is a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America. At first, people played country music only at family parties. When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for jobs, they took their music with them. With country music continuing to change, it became popular throughout America. John Denver was one of the most famous country singers in America 50 years ago. His song Take Me Home, Country Roods is well-known and people still play it today.

Pop music is another kind of musical style. Pop music can make people feel happy and comfortable. Pop music has been popular since the 1950s. In China, Jay Chou is liked by a large number of fans of all ages. He sang many songs about the world we live in. One of them is Dao Xiang, which encourages people not to give up even when life is difficult.

任务2:阅读短文(B),根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

1.t_______ being part of the customs of a country or group of people.

2.c________ to keep doing something without stopping.

任务3:阅读短文(B),完成同义句转换,每空一词。

3.He sang many songs about the world we live in.

Many songs about the world we live in _______ ________ by him.

任务4:根据短文(B)内容回答问题。

What did people play only at family parties at first?

4.________________________________________________.

Was John Denver one of the most famous country singers in America in the 19th century?

5.__________________________________________.

How can pop music make people feel?

6.__________________________________________.

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