Question

Most parents and teachers would get angry when they hear that teenagers listen to their iPods while preparing for exams. But pupils who listen to music when doing their homework may be, in fact, working hard.

????????????? Thirty three schools have downloaded specially written pop and rock songs for their 10,000 pupils who are studying for GCSE (初级毕业证书). The professionally recorded music, based on texts in English literature, teaches teenagers about themes in the GCSE curriculum (课程). Two young men set up “Revise”, the company that produced the songs, and worked with teachers to make sure the lyrics (歌词) reflected the curriculum. Some of the songs were written by Geraint Brown, a director, and they are performed by professional singers and musicians.

????????????? Songs for the GCSE science and maths lessons are also being developed in 36 schools. They have also started using the program, called, “LearnThruMusic”.

????????????? Dave Matthews, the head of Hawthorn High School in the South Wales valleys, said the program aimed at helping teenagers who are unwilling to study. He said, “There are lots of pupils who don’t have a high level of home support. It’s almost cool to say you have no need to find a support and we have got to change that. With this, they don’t have to be sitting at their desk at home. They can be outside, walking around or even listening to it on the bus, which is very convenient for them.” Everyone has a phone, MP3 or CD player, and they’re more likely to listen to these than pick up a book. “I think everyone would agree that music had an important influence on us when growing up. Both boys and girls are very good at remembering the words and dancing to the music in the charts. There’s no one thing that will successfully engage (使…产生兴趣) every child, and some of them will make little or no use of this. But the fact that they don’t have to do any extra work makes this a very good deal for a kid,” Dave Matthews added.

1.The pop and rock songs used in 36 schools ________.

A. were written for the students to relax themselves

B. made most parents and teachers angry

C. were specially written for hardworking students

D. were closely related to the curriculum

2.Which benefit of the program is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. It saves students much extra work.

B. It offers different ways of learning.

C. It makes remembering easier.

D. It improves family support to kids.

3.Which of the following can be inferred in the passage?

A. The program is not expected to have equal effect on every student.

B. Some students used the song as an excuse for not reading textbooks.

C. It’s more difficult to create songs for science and maths lessons.

D. Students involved in the program needn’t go to school every day.

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Special-written Songs — A Reason Why Students Should Listen to IPods.

B. Special-written Songs — A New Way to Learn the Curriculum.

C. Special-written Songs — A Substitution for Textbooks.

D. Special-written Songs — Mothers’ New Concern.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了另外一种学习方法，与课程相关的内容被编成歌词，创作成为歌曲，没有高水平家庭条件的孩子可以随时随地听到与课程相关的内容进行学习。

1.推理题：根据第二段中“ the company that produced the songs, and worked with teachers to make sure the lyrics (歌词) reflected the curriculum”公司是制作歌曲的，与老师合作确保歌词与课程相关，由此可知制作的歌曲与课程紧密相连。故选D。

2.细节题：根据第四段中“There are lots of pupils who don’t have a high level of home support”许多学生没有高水平的家庭支持，与D项内容相反，可知D是错误的。故选D。

3.推理题：根据第四段中“There’s no one thing that will successfully engage (使…产生兴趣) every child, and some of them will make little or no use of this”没有一件事情能是每个人都感兴趣，他们当中的一些孩子将来会很少或不会使用这种方法，由此可知这种方法不会对每个孩子都有效，因此A正确；B项说有些孩子以此为借口不读书，文章并没有提及，因此B错误；第三段中“Songs for the GCSE science and maths lessons are also being developed in 36 schools”，可知科学和数学的歌曲在36所学校中正在开发，没有说难或易，因此C错误；文章说这种歌曲的创作是为了对那些没有很好家庭条件支持的孩子能利用一切时间来了解课程内容，而不是说不用上学了，因此D错误。故选A。

4.主旨题：本文介绍了另外一种学习方法，借用歌曲的形式帮助孩子们学习。故选B。

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