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【题目】

They say music is universal, and it seems to be true since wherever we go, we see people listening, playing or dancing to it. We tend to think that music is larger than our cultural differences and shows the deeper connections between us.

But according to a recent study published in the Current Biology, music doesn’t speak to everyone. There is a condition, the researchers argue, called “musical anhedonia”. They say that those who have this condition may have few abilities to experience pleasure from music.

For the study, 30 people listened to the same, mostly classical music pieces. They were then asked to complete a questionnaire on how they felt about the music. At the same time, the researchers measured their heart rate and skin reaction, which are considered physiological measures of feelings.

According to the researchers, most of the people in the study got pleasure from the music. They had a quicker heartbeat and sweatedmore. However, a small number of them had very little and even no pleasant feeling while they were listening to the music. These people had none or very few of the physical signs which the others in the study experienced.

The researchers say that this means people have different abilities to enjoy music and that “there are people who specifically can’t enjoy music at all”

To study the condition more deeply, another group of scientists, at Columbia University, US, researched brain activities. They found that the key is the blood flow to the reward system in the brain. People who got less pleasure from music had comparatively lower blood flow to areas involved in the reward system of the brain when they were listening to music.

The lower blood flow makes it more likely that the brain’s “reward system” will be inactive. And it will produce less of the “pleasure chemical” dopamine. As a result, people get less pleasure from music.

If the research is correct, according to National Public Radio, there are simply people who just don’t get music. They may get pleasure from many things, but a good tune isn’t one of them.

【1】The people who is called musical anhedonia _______.

A. avoid listening to music

B. like to listen to certain types of music.

C. can’t feel the pleasure that music brings to others.

D. believe cultural differences are larger than music.

【2】What was the purpose of the study mentioned in Current Biology ?

A. To learn what music people love the most.

B. To learn how music influences people’s feelings.

C. To understand the relationship between music and the body.

D. To see whether music works in the same way for all people.

【3】What happened in the study when people listened to music?

A. All of them had faster heartbeat and sweated more.

B. Those who enjoyed music had slower blood flow.

C. They showed different physical signs as the music changed.

D. Those who enjoyed music had more dopamine produced.

【4】Which part of a magazine may the article appear in?

A. Science.B. Sports.C. Health.D. Fashion.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

文章大意：他们说音乐是普遍存在的，似乎是真的，因为无论我们走到哪里，我们都能看到人们在听、演奏或跳舞。根据最近发表在《当代生物学》上的一项研究，音乐并不是对每个人都有影响的。研究人员称，有一种情况被称为“音乐的安赫多尼亚”。他们说那些有这种情况的人可能没有能力从音乐中体验快乐。为了更深入地研究这种情况，美国哥伦比亚大学的另一组科学家研究了大脑活动。他们可能从许多事情中得到乐趣，但好的曲调不是其中之一。

【1】细节理解题。根据There is a condition, the researchers argue, called “musical anhedonia”. They say that those who have this condition may have few abilities to experience pleasure from music. 研究人员称，有一种情况被称为“音乐的安赫多尼亚”。他们说那些有这种情况的人可能没有能力从音乐中体验快乐。可知，被称为“音乐的安赫多尼亚”的人无法感受到音乐带给他人的快乐。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。For the study, 30 people listened to the same, mostly classical music pieces. They were then asked to complete a questionnaire on how they felt about the music. At the same time, the researchers measured their heart rate and skin reaction, which are considered physiological measures of feelings 在这项研究中，30个人听同样的音乐，大部分是古典音乐。然后要求他们填写一份关于他们对音乐的感受的问卷。同时，研究人员测量了他们的心率和皮肤反应，这些都被认为是情感的生理指标。.可知，根据这项研究在《当代生物学》中提到目的是来看看音乐对所有人的作用是否相同。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据The lower blood flow makes it more likely that the brain’s “reward system” will be inactive. And it will produce less of the “pleasure chemical” dopamine. As a result, people get less pleasure from music. 血流量越低，大脑的“奖赏系统”就越可能失去活性。它会产生更少的“快感化学”多巴胺。结果，人们从音乐中得到的乐趣就减少了。可知，在研究中，当人们听音乐时，那些喜欢音乐的人产生了更多的多巴胺。故选D。

【4】理解推断题。根据文章内容可知，这篇文章可以刊登在杂志的科学部分。A.科学；B.体育;C.健康；C.时尚。都不符合题意，故选A。