四、阅读理解。
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If music makes you smarter and exercise helps you to think, surely exercising to music can turn you into a clever person.
A team of scientists from Ohio State University did experiments on 33 volunteers who were getting better from heart disease after operations. They found those volunteers who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons did much better in language ability tests than when exercising without music. It was used because of its moderate tempo(适中的节奏) and positive effects on medical patients.
“Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nervous system (神经系统) and these changes may improve the learning ability of people with heart disease,” said psychologist Charles Emery, who led the study. “And listening to music is thought to
enhance brainpower. We just wanted to put the two results together,” he added.
The volunteers said they felt better emotionally and physically after exercising with or without music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to music during exercise. Scientists have proved that music can be good for health and education. It helps reduce stress and sadness, encourage relaxation or sleep, wake up the body and improve memory and thoughts.
Scientists have been studying the effects of exercising to music on learning and understanding since the early 1950s. A study showed that students who listened to Mozart's violin pieces and exercised went on to get higher marks in an IQ test. With important exams drawing near, your parents will probably not allow you to listen to music or play sports. But perhaps now you have good reasons to argue with them.
1. What does the underlined word “enhance” mean?
A. produce B. provide C. improve D. impress
2. From the last paragraph we can learn that
D
.
A. we should follow our parents' words
B. we have some good reasons to join in an IQ test
C. good marks depend on listening to music and exercising
D. exercising to music might help us get higher grades in tests
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Music helps volunteers get better from heart disease.
B. Exercise is used by people with headaches.
C. Exercise causes no changes in health without music.
D. Music can help you relax and feel energetic.
