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二、根据句意,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Mozart was a great ______. He showed his ______ talent at a very early age. (music)
2. There come the sounds of ______ (rush) water from the river.
3. Baozi and zongzi are both ______ (tradition) Chinese food.
4. There’s no clear ______ (divide) line between the two areas.
5. The operation was ______ (success) performed, and the patient would get well soon.

答案： musician
musical
rushing
traditional
  dividing
successfully

三、根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 虽然这是个传统的中国聚会,但他穿得很西式。
______, he was dressed ______.
2. 飒飒的风声在不同人的脑海里会产生不一样的画面吗？
Can the sounds of ______?
3. 这位世界著名的音乐家成功地将一口古钟的声音与现代音乐糅合在了一起。______
4. 他对大自然的声音表现出极大的兴趣,所以多次将其应用在作品中。
______ and used them ______.
5. 他用这件特殊的乐器奏出了一段令人惊叹的曲子。______

答案： Though it was a traditional Chinese party
in a Western style
the blowing wind create different pictures in different minds
The world-famous musician successfully brought the sounds of an ancient bell and modern music together.
He showed a great interest in the sounds of nature
a lot in his works
He made an amazing piece of music with the special musical instrument.

一、阅读理解
Are you listening to pop songs but not learning to play a musical instrument? The idea of practising the piano or violin every day under your parents’ watchful eyes is bad enough, not to mention all the playtime you’ll lose. But you will change your mind if you know that musical training can make you smarter, especially if you start young.
In 1993, an experiment (实验) showed that students who listened to 10 minutes of Mozart music before taking an IQ test scored better. This is known as the “Mozart effect” (莫扎特效应). Although scientists later found that it wasn’t IQ that had been improved, but temporary (暂时的) reasoning (推理) ability, this study still got them thinking—if simply listening to music can bring good effects, what would playing an instrument do to brain development?
Now researchers at an American university have got the answer. They studied a group of college students—some of them had received musical training in their school years while others had not. Looking at their brain waves, researchers discovered those with musical training were better at picking out single pitches (音高) from a noisy background. And this was true even if the lessons had ended years ago. This ability is connected to language-based learning—for example, reading. When people learn to read, they need to have good working memory, the ability to recognize (识别) speech sounds (语音) and make sound-to-meaning connections. While a musical instrument is being played, each of these things really seems to be strengthened (加强).
But the researchers also said that there is no one best way to use these findings. Different instruments, different teaching methods, different schedules—parents need to find what works best for the child, and children should try to enjoy themselves and their lessons. After all, music is about pleasure, instead of being just a tool.
( ) 1. “Mozart effect” proves that listening to music improves ______.
A. people’s lives
B. people’s IQ
C. people’s temporary reasoning ability
D. people’s ability to play musical instruments
( ) 2. According to the article, playing a musical instrument can’t strengthen ______.
A. working memory
B. the ability of making sounds
C. the ability of recognizing different speech sounds
D. the ability of connecting different sounds with their meanings
( ) 3. The article is mainly about ______.
A. the connection between musical training and getting a high mark
B. how musical training improves people’s IQ
C. a new research about the long-term benefits (好处) of early music lessons
D. how to use music training to improve children’s abilities

答案：
C
B
C