Question

【题目】 Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes: 【1】Here, we look at two examples

A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability.【2】The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.

【3】Think about violinists in an orchestra ( 管弦乐团). When the violinists play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. But the violinists must listen closely to what they are playing, and pay no attention to the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise.

Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中风) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing.【4】Why does this work? Schlaug isn't sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged (损坏的) parts. This might help patients to use that part of the brain again.

Music improves concentration ( 注意力), memory, listening skills, and our overall language abilities. It can even help sick people get better. Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp (敏锐的) as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable, it's also good for us in many other ways.

A.Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds.

B.Music helps people solve some hearing problems.

C.Music improves certain language abilities in the brain.

D.Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak.

E.In his study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，谈论的是音乐和语言之间的联系。并用两个例子表明音乐在许多方面对我们是有利的。演奏乐器可以提高一个人的听力能力，甚至能帮助生病的人变得更好。

【1】

句意：音乐提高大脑特定的语言能力。

根据开头“Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes”以及“Here, we look at two examples”可知音乐与语言有联系，要讲述两个例子，句子“Music improves certain language abilities in the brain”是对前文的解释，讲述音乐对大脑语言能力的作用。故选C。

【2】

句意：在他的研究里，两组人在一个嘈杂的房间听一个人讲话。

根据第二段“A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability”可知Kraus研究发现演奏乐器可以提高一个人的听力能力，句子“In his study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room”讲述他的研究研究符合句意，故选E。

【3】

句意：音乐家听力更好是因为他们学会注意特定的声音。

根据“A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability”，可知演奏乐器可以提高人的听力能力。句子“Musicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds”解释音乐家听力好的原因，符合句意，故选A。

【4】

句意：Schlaug惊奇地发现唱的词会帮助他们的病人讲话。

根据“The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly”可知音乐家们听到更好的声音是因为他们学会了注意某些声音。句子“Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to speak”唱的词帮助病人讲话符合句意，故选D。