题目内容
8.We all know that listening to music can soothe emotional pain,but Taylor Swift,Jay-Z and Alicia Keys can also ease physical pain,according to a study of children and teenagers who had major surgery.The research was carried out because of a very personal experience.Sunitha Suresh was a college student when her grandmother had major surgery and was put in intensive care (重症监护).This meant her family couldn't always be with her.They decided to put her favorite music on an iPod so she could listen around the clock.
It was very calming,Suresh says."She knew that someone who loved her had left that music for her and she was in a familiar place."
Suresh could see that the music relaxed her grandmother and made her feel less anxious,but she wondered if she also felt less pain.That would make sense,because anxiety can make people more sensitive to pain.At the time Suresh was majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor (兼修) in music cognition (认知) at Northwestern University where her father,Santhanam Suresh,is a professor of pediatrics (儿科).
So the father and daughter decided to do a study.And since Dr Suresh works with children,they decided to look at how music chosen by the children themselves might affect their tolerance for pain.
It was a small study,involving 60 patients between 9 and 14 years old.All the patients were undergoing big operations that required them to stay in the hospital for at least a couple of days.Right after surgery,patients received narcotics (麻醉药) to control pain.The next day they were divided into three groups.One group heard 30 minutes of music of their choice,one heard 30 minutes of stories of their choice and one listened to 30 minutes of silence via noise canceling headphones.
After a 30-minute session,the children who listened to music or books reduced their pain burden by 1point on a 10-point scale.Sunitha Suresh says it's equal to taking an over-the-counter pain medication like Advil or Tylenol.
The findings suggest that doctors may be able to use less pain medication for their pediatric patients.And that's a good thing,says Santhanam Suresh,as children are smaller and are more likely to suffer side effects.So the less pain medication,he says,the better.
58.What does the underlined word"soothe"in Paragraph 1mean?A
A.reduce
B.influence
C.stop
D.ignore
59.What inspired Sunitha Suresh to do the research on the effects of music?B
A.Her father's study into music cognition.
B.Her grandmother's experience of recovery.
C.A book that claims anxiety can reduce pain.
D.Her desire to find a way to help patients relieve pain.
60.During the research,all the participantsB.
A.were under twelve years old
B.received narcotics to control pain after big operations
C.were required to stay in the hospital for a couple of months
D.were divided into 3groups to listen to the same music
61.What did Suresh and her father find out from their research?C
A.Listening to books didn't reduce the children's pain burden at all.
B.Music was even more effective than pain medication for the children.
C.Listening to music did reduce the children's pain burden to a great extent.
D.The longer the children listened to music,the less pain they felt.
62.The findings are especially important for children becauseD.
A.they are more sensitive to music than adults
B.they can easily get addicted to pain medication
C.they usually don't like taking pain medication
D.they are more likely to suffer side effects of pain medication.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了研究发现音乐不仅可以舒缓情绪还可以缓解疼痛.
解答 58.A.词义猜测题.根据第一段We all know that listening to music can soothe emotional pain,but Taylor Swift,Jay-Z and Alicia Keys can also ease physical pain,according to a study of children and teenagers who had major surgery可知音乐可以舒缓情绪;意为降低;故选A.
59.B.细节理解题.根据文章Suresh could see that the music relaxed her grandmother and made her feel less anxious,but she wondered if she also felt less pain.That would make sense,because anxiety can make people more sensitive to pain可知她祖母从重病中恢复的经历启发了Sunitha Suresh对音乐的影响的研究;故选B
60.B.细节理解题.根据文章All the patients were undergoing big operations that required them to stay in the hospital for at least a couple of days.Right after surgery,patients received narcotics (麻醉药) to control pain可知所有参与者都是经历过大手术并且用麻醉药直筒的;故选B.
61.C.细节理解题.根据文章After a 30-minute session,the children who listened to music or books reduced their pain burden by 1point on a 10-point scale可知听音乐在很大程度上减轻了孩子们的痛苦负担;故选C.
62.D.细节理解题.根据最后一段as children are smaller and are more likely to suffer side effects.So the less pain medication,he says,the better可知这些发现对儿童特别重要因为他们更可能遭受疼痛的药物的副作用;故选D.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
(25)B,one day,in the music class that was (26)Aof his school's standard curriculum,he was playing idly (随意地)on the piano and found it (27)Dto pick out tunes.With a sinking feeling,he realized that he actually (28)Cdoing it.He tried to hide his (29)Bpleasure from the music teacher,who had (30)Dover to listen.He might not have done this particularly well,(31)Athe teacher told Gabriel that he had a good(32)Aand suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there (33)Chim.There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a(34)B.When he began practicing,he took it very (35)C.But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument,and was (36)Ato practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.
This(37)D,of course,that he arrived at school early in the morning,(38)Bhis heavy instrument case across the campus to the(39)Blooks of the non-musicians he had left(40)C.
21.A.travelling | B.marching | C.pacing | D.struggling |
22.A.rising up | B.coming up | C.driving up | D.turning up |
23.A.before | B.after | C.until | D.since |
24.A.betray | B.accept | C.avoid | D.appreciate |
25.A.Therefore | B.However | C.Thus | D.Moreover |
26.A.part | B.nature | C.basis | D.spirit |
27.A.complicated | B.safe | C.confusing | D.easy |
28.A.missed | B.disliked | C.enjoyed | D.denied |
29.A.transparent | B.obvious | C.false | D.similar |
30.A.run | B.jogged | C.jumped | D.wandered |
31.A.because | B.but | C.though | D.so |
32.A.ear | B.taste | C.heart | D.voice |
33.A.occurred to | B.took to | C.appealed to | D.held to |
34.A.change | B.chance | C.mission | D.function |
35.A.seriously | B.proudly | C.casually | D.naturally |
36.A.committed | B.used | C.limited | D.admitted |
37.A.proved | B.showed | C.stressed | D.meant |
38.A.pushing | B.dragging | C.lifting | D.rushing |
39.A.admiring | B.pitying | C.annoying | D.teasing |
40.A.over | B.aside | C.behind | D.out |