Let’s say you took violin lessons all through primary school, but you haven’t got the instrument out of its case in years. Were all those lessons a waste of your parents’ money because you didn’t become a great violinist?
Not at all. Even though it has been a long time since you played the violin, a new study shows that as little as one year of music training can have a positive influence (影响) on your brain that will last the rest of your life.
In an experiment comparing (比较)children who had taken music lessons to those who hadn’t, Lanrel Tiniest, a researcher of the Institute for Music and the Mind at Ontario’s MeMaster University, diseoveted that the musically trained kids had larger brain responses (反应)to the sound recognition (分辨)exams. Traitor’s findings tell the possibility that musical training can actually change the brain’s bearing cortex (皮层), leading to better overall learning skills.
The study’s results point out that “musical training（but not necessarily passive (被动)listening to music）influences attention and memory, which makes a possibility that musical training might lead to better learning across a number of fields.” Trainer said in a report.
The effects (效果)of music training are even more easily seen in children with difficulties on language. “A music training that can strengthen the hearing skills of children who have difficulty in reading may also help improve some of their language abilities,” said Gottfried Schlang, who has also studied music training and learning.
So, whether or not you can play a Tchaikovsky symphony part, it’s likely that your years of music lessons prepared your brain for all the speeches, emails, and conversations that are part of your life today. To help make sure that kids today have the same chances for music inspired (激发)brain development, help out by volunteering with or giving away instruments to your school’s music training department. |
| 1. Which of the following statements is TRUE? |
A. Parents think that musical lessons are a waste of money.
B. One year of music training can also have a helpful influence.
C. Musical practice can make the brain become much heavier.
D. Most children spend much time learning to play an instrument. |
| 2. The underlined word “strengthen” means . |
A. make stronger
B. keep balance
C. get achievement
D. exchange something |
| 3. Which of the following could be the best title of the text? |
A. How to Study Well with Music Training
B. Children Must Take Some Music Lessons
C. You Can Also Become a Great Musician
D. Music Training Can Build up Your Brain |
| 4. What can we learn from the passage? |
A. Learning skills depend on music training greatly.
B. Children who have difficulties with language enjoy music.
C. The writer took violin lessons when he was young.
D. Music training can also help improve one’s language ability. |
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核心考点
试题【 Let’s say you took violin lessons all through primary school, but you haven】；主要考察你对
教育文化类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
| 阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 |
Do you have enongh time to do all the things you have to do and want to do? 1. ?
A Monthly Calendar is a great way to remember important dates. By seeing a whole month at once,
you can get a good sense(感觉)of what"s coming up.
2.
First, make one for your wall or desk, with really big daily squares(正方形)where you can write
important dates, Get in the habit of writing every important event, from school project dates to meetings
and sports games. 3. . so they"ll catch your eyes. Try using colored markers, or magazine photos
to make the calendar areas pop out(突出).
Then mark"warming (警告) dates"for really important events. For example, if you have a big science
project due(到期)on a certain day , don"t just mark that day. Count back a week, and then mark that
calendar square with "One week until science project due!" This can he especially helpful. If you make
some warning squares. 4. . |
A. things won"t be forgotten
B. Make important dates as clear as possible
C. Here"s how to make a Monthly Calendar
D. we all have a Monthly Calendar
E. How could you manage your time better | 阅读下面的短文，并用方框中的词语填空。
| finally relish tomato then put | You may feel interested in students in other countries.Do they have so much homework? What do
they do in their free time? People did a survey in China,Japan,South Korea(韩国)and the US  last year.
This is the result.
Who studies the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying.About half of Chinese students spend more than
two hours on their homework every day.
Who sleeps most often in class?Japanese students fail asleep(睡着)in class more often，About 45％
of them sometimes doze off in class.It"s 32% in South Korea,21%in the US and 5%i n China.
Who is the most distracted(分心的)?
American students are the most active in class,but also the most distracted.64.2%of them chat with
friends in class. 46.9 of them eat something in class, and 38.9 of them send e-mails or read other books
in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out
with their friends. Most Japanese students do exercise, .Most South Korean students watch TV. | | 1.About _________of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day. | A. 50%
B. 45%
C. 64.2%
D. 38.9% | | 2.According to the survey. _________ students sleep in class most often. | A. Chinese
B. Japanese
C. American
D. South Korea | | 3.The underlined phrase "doze off" mean _________in Chinese. | A. 听音乐
B. 玩游戏
C. 看小说
D. 打瞌睡 | | 4.46.9％of American students_________ in their free time. | A. chat with friends
B. play games
C. eat something
D. send e-mails | | 5.Most American students, _________in their free time. | A. surf the Internet
B. hang out with friends
C. do sports
D. watch TV | | 阅读理解。 | The dog of the future (未来) is here, and you don"t need to feed it or walk it behind it. The dog"s
name is AIBO, and it is a robot( 机器人). It is the cleverest (聪明) robot in the world. It"s also more
expensive than a real dog.
AIBO is a robot. That means it has different feelings, and it can learn new things. Sony made AIBO.
He said he wanted the robot dog to bring man and robots closer together. He hoped it could be a useful
friend of man.
AIBO "talks" with others using different sounds. AIBO has different colored lights in its eyes. It uses
them for talking. When its eyes turn red,it means"n0". Bright green eyes means "yes". It can also show its
feelings through (通过) body language. Like real dogs, when AIBO is happy,it wags its tail (摇尾巴).
Give AIBO a little smack (击打) on the head and AIBO will know it has done something wrong.
AIBO can learn things faster than man. It can read and remember things. It call learn and sing songs.
It can also learn to dance. | | 根据短文内容完成下列各小题。 | 1. What does AIBO do when it is happy?
________________________________________________________________________
2. How can we let AIBO know that it has done something wrong?
________________________________________________________________________
3. Why did Sony make AIBO?
________________________________________________________________________
4. Which is cheaper, AIBO or a real dog?
________________________________________________________________________
5. What color do AIBO"s eyes turn when it means "no"?
________________________________________________________________________ | | 阅读理解。 | The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English
as much as possible. Sometimes you"ll get your words mixed up( 混合 ) and people will not understand
you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can" t understand them. But if you keep your
sense of humor( 幽默感 ) , you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don"t be
unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It"s better for people to laugh at your mistakes
than to be angry with you , because they don"t understand what you are saying. The most important thing
for learning English is : "Don"t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes." | 1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____.
A. writing
B. listening
C. using it
D. learning grammar
2. What should you do in learning English?
A. Be careful not to make any mistake.
B. Write as quickly as you can.
C. Laugh more often.
D. Speak English as much as you can.
3. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should ____.
A. not care
B. be happy
C. feel worried
D. be unhappy
4. When you make a mistake, you should ____.
A. keep quiet
B. keep your sense of humor
C. be kind
D. get angry
5. The story tells us : "_____".
A. Only foolish (愚蠢的) people make mistakes
B. Few people make mistakes
C. People never make mistakes
D. There is no one who doesn"t make mistakes |
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