三、完形填空(共15分,每小题1分)
Music plays such an important role in our lives that people devote much time to its
36.
Experts (专家) find that because of the
37 our brains deal with music, learning to play an
instrument or just listening to music can have a large number of benefits (益处).
Music education has
38 a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help
children improve maths, science and language
39. One study in Canada followed children's
IQ scores for nine months,
40
that children who studied music had the biggest test score
improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes (音符) uses several
parts of the
41, raising our ability to learn school subjects.
Music is also used for
42
purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which influence
memory. The secret lies in the way the brain deals with
43
. That's why an old song can
44
you of something that happened years ago. For patients
45
from diseases like Alzheimer's,
listening to music can help wake up hidden memories
46
building up musical pathways to
memories.
Studies of the music and brain connection often centre on classical music,
47
it activates
(激活) both the left and right sides of our brain. One study observed (观察) people's brain activity
as they listened to music by
48 William Boyce. It found that the brain activity was the
49during the short breaks (中断) between the movements of a piece. During each break, the person's
brain expected what would come next, while organizing what he or she had just
50
. This
process is similar to the way our brain organizes information. It may explain why classical music
can help improve memory.
(
) 36. A. instrument
B. study
C. role
D. activity
(
) 37. A. way
B. result
C. style
D. step
(
) 38. A. kept
B. given
C. received
D. collected
(
) 39. A. marks
B. skills
C. points
D. talents
(
) 40. A. believing
B. considering
C. explaining
D. discovering
(
) 41. A. body
B. brain
C. head
D. heart
(
) 42. A. medical
B. interesting
C. personal
D. practical
(
) 43. A. memories
B. diseases
C. music
D. process
(
) 44. A. think
B. remind
C. cure
D. rob
(
) 45. A. separating
B. escaping
C. preventing
D. suffering
(
) 46. A. by
B. with
C. in
D. at
(
) 47. A. if
B. since
C. though
D. unless
(
) 48. A. writer
B. doctor
C. teacher
D. composer
(
) 49. A. highest
B. lowest
C. funniest
D. cleverest
(
) 50. A. heard
B. sung
C. said
D. done