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四、阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题
Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study is done these days.
Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups.
One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in dramas. And the last group did no special activities at all. At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average(平均) score went up. However, the piano players’ IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase(增加) for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.
The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids become better at concentrating(专注) and at remembering things. Therefore(因此), the researchers say, it’s ▲.
1.What does the word “they” refer to(指代) in Paragraph 4?______The researchers.
2.How many times did the children take the tests?______Twice.
3.What words can be put into “▲”?______important for kids to learn an instrument/a good idea to learn an instrument (if they want to be smarter)

答案： 1. The researchers. 2. Twice. 3. important for kids to learn an instrument/a good idea to learn an instrument (if they want to be smarter)

五、书面表达
假如你们班正在开展以“我的偶像”为主题的英语演讲比赛,你想讲一讲你最喜欢的作曲家——谭盾。请你根据以下列好的提纲,写一篇演讲稿,可适当发挥。
| Basic introduction (birth time and birth place; interest) | Experiences (education...) | Achievements (winning an Oscar ...) | Your opinion (...) |

I am a music fan. Of all the composers, Tan Dun is my hero.Born in 1958 in Changsha，Tan Dun showed an interest in music when he was young. He loves the sounds of nature. In 1978，he entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and went on to study in the US 8 years later. He is good at bringing/mixing different kinds of music together. As a world-famous composer，he is best known for winning an Oscar for his music in the film Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon. I admire him so much that I hope I can be a musician like Tan Dun.

答案： I am a music fan. Of all the composers，Tan Dun is my hero. Born in 1958 in Changsha，Tan Dun showed an interest in music when he was young. He loves the sounds of nature. In 1978，he entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and went on to study in the US 8 years later. He is good at bringing/mixing different kinds of music together. As a world-famous composer，he is best known for winning an Oscar for his music in the film Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon. I admire him so much that I hope I can be a musician like Tan Dun.