You probably think the music that your parents like is old and dull, and the songs on your playlist are much cooler. But here is what scientists found: people's music tastes change with their age, according to a study. So it is likely that your own musical preferences will follow a similar path to your parents'.

We used to think that culture and personality are the only factors that affect one's music choice. But researchers at the University of Cambridge got data from more than 250, 000 people over the past 10 years, they noticed that as people grow, their music taste changes. There are three musical periods as people grow up“exciting” , “popular” and“sophisticated”.

The first period comes in the teenage years. People prefer exciting music such as punk and rock, because teenagers tend to be active. But as people move into early adulthood, they hope to build close relationships with others. As a resu1t, they become more fond of popular music, such as pop and R&B, which are usually uplifting and danceable. When middle age comes, things have settled down for most people. In this period they will like more “sophisticated” music better, such as jazz and classical, as well as more catchy music like country and blues. For many, they feel tired because of work and family, and they need relaxing and emotive music.

But you must be thinking: “Aren't there old people who are still into rock music? Of course there are. But Jason Rentfrow, a research member explained that their reasons for listening to rock music may have changed. “We like music for different reasons,” he said, and thus at that age people may listen to music that can remind themselves of their youths.

1.Which kind of music might teenagers like?

A. Country music. B. Classical music.

C. Rock music. D. Pop music.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. There are four musical periods as people grow up.

B. Middle-aged people hope to build close relationships with others.

C. Old people will never like exciting music like rock and punk.

D. Music like country and blues can make people relax.

3.What does the underlined word “sophisticated” mean in Paragraph 1?

A. Not easy. B. Not simple

C. Not relaxing. D. Not soft

4.What is the main idea of the passage?.

A. People like different kinds of music as their age.

B. Different people like different kinds of music.

C. The most popular kinds of music in the world.

D. People should like the same music as their parents.

After 2016 Rio Olympic Games, there is another Chinese ping-pong star – Fan Zhendong, a 19-year-old man, won the 2016 Men’s World Cup in Germany. In March, 2018, he got the first at Qatar Open again. He became the youngest winner in the World Cup’s history because of his hard practice.

Yue Yunpeng, 32, has become one of China’s favorite crosstalk superstars. But he suffered a lot before. An article by Blog Weekly called Yue “the Forrest Gump (阿甘) of the crosstalk world”. His hard work led to his success.

The winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine was from Japan in 2016. He also looked at small things. During the long and hard research, he found out that cells ( 细胞)can break down old ones and use the useful parts to make new cells, or fight off viruses( 病毒), which helps prevent many diseases.

1.We learn from the passage that Fan Zhendong ______________.

A. likes playing tennis B. comes from Germany

C. is good at ping-pong D. studies hard at school

2.According to the passage we know that Yue Yunpeng ______________.

A. is a famous player B. makes a success easily

C. works hard at crosstalk D. does well in science

3.The underlined word “suffered” means “______________ ” in Chinese.

A. 受苦 B. 支持 C. 调查 D. 表演

4.The main idea of the third paragraph is about ______________.

A. a Japanese artist B. the importance of cells

C. some small inventions D. great success in talking

5.The passage mainly tells us that ______________.

A. the early bird catches the worms B. actions speak louder than words

C. helping others makes us happy D. the results are worth the efforts

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