题目内容
Many studies have been carried out to discover the benefits of listening to and playing music. The growing field of “music treatment” is presenting increasing amounts of proof that point to the great powers of music.
Emotional (情绪)benefits
The right song can put anybody in a better state. Most people turn to certain songs to make them feel better. The main reason behind this is that music can express our feelings better than any other medium. In addition, we have favorite songs for particular situations because we turn to the music which has the best effect on us.
Music and exercise
Have you ever noticed how out of breath you get when listening to an exciting song while doing exercises at the gym? It has been suggested that exciting music can actually increase muscle tension(紧张) , while light music does the opposite.
It has also been proved that music can improve motor skills. An experiment done on a group of pupils proved that children learning basic motor skills such as throwing ,catching and jumping while listening to music did better than those with no music.
Chronic(慢性)pain relief(减轻)
Music also has the ability to reduce chronic pain. In fact, according to a paper published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, music can reduce chronic pain by 21%. The paper reports that 60 patients in an experiment were divided into two groups―one group listened to music, and the other did not. The results showed that people who listened to music for an hour each day for a week improved physically and psychologically(心理) while those who did not listen to music did not.
45.The best title for the passage is
A.The Study of Music
B.The Benefits of Music
C.How Music Helps Patients
D.Music Helps to Improve Work Efficiency
46.Why do people turn to songs to feel better?
A.Because songs have magic.
B.Because listening to music is their hobby.
C.Because they can find comfort in songs
D.Because some music has a good effect on them.
47.If we want to relax our muscles , we should choose
A.rock and roll B.some exciting songs
C.light music D.classical songs
48.It can be inferred from the passage that
A.the 60 patients all have physical and psychological problems
B.21%of the patients recovered quickly with the help of music
C.all the patients listened to music daily
D.music can cure people of muscle pain slowly
Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people— half of them pet owners —while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed (放松)around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don't judge.
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.
【小题1】What does the text mainly discuss?
| A.What pets bring to their owners. | B.How pets help people calm down. |
| C.People's opinions of keeping pets. | D.Pet's value in medical research. |
| A.he has a pet companion | B.he has less stress of work |
| C.he often does mental arithmetic | D.he is taken care of by his family |
| A.They have lower blood pressure. | B.They become more patient. |
| C.They are less nervous. | D.They are in higher spirits. |
| A.people with dogs did more exercise |
| B.dogs lost the same weight as people did |
| C.dogs liked exercise much more than people did |
| D.people without dogs found the program unhelpful |