专题十七摇阅读理解Passage1Ifmusicmakesyousmarterandexercisehelpsyoutothink,surelyexercisingtomusiccanturnyouintoanintelligentperson.AteamofscientistsfromOhioStateUniversitydidexperiments(试验)on33volun鄄teerswhoweregettingbetterfromheartdiseasefollowingoperation.Theyfoundthatpeo鄄plewhoexercisedwhilelisteningtoItalianmusicianAntonioVivaldi蒺s“TheFourSeasons冶didmuchbetteronlanguageabilityteststhanwithoutmusic.“Factssuggestthatexerciseimprovethelearningabilityofpeoplewithheartdisease,冶saidthepsychologistCharlesEmery,wholedthestudy.“Andlisteningtomusicisthoughttoenhanceunder鄄standing.Wejustwantedtoputthetworesultstogether,冶headded.Thevolunteerssaidtheyfeltbetteremotionallyandphysicallyafterworkingoutwithorwithoutthemusic.Buttheirimprovementonthetestdoubledafterlisteningtomusicduringexercise.Scien鄄tistshaveprovedthatmusiccanbegoodforhealth,educationandwell鄄being.Ithelpsreducestress,sadnessandnervousness;encouragesrelaxationorsleep;wakesupthebodyandimprovesmemoryandthoughts.Inmedicalfields,musicisusedwidelyforpatientswhohavehadheadhurtsbeforeandafterop鄄eration.“TheFourSeasons冶wasusedbecauseofitsmoderatetempo(舒缓的节拍)andpositivere鄄sultsinearlierresearch.“Exerciseseemstocausepositivechangesinthenervoussystem(神经系统)andthesechangesmayhaveadirectresultonlearningability,冶Emerysaid.Scientistshavebeenstudyingtheresultsofmusiconunderstandingsincetheearly1950s.By1990,psychologistswereusingMozart蒺smusic,especiallyhisviolinpieces,tohelpchildrenwithspeechdisorders.Mozartwaschosenbecausehismusicisnotoverexcitingandhasclearstructures.AstudyshowedstudentswholistenedtoMozartwentontoscorehighermarksinanintelligencetest.Withimportantexamsdrawingnear,yourparentswillnotprobablyallowyoutolistentomusic.Butperhapsnowyouhavegoodreasonstoarguewiththem.1郾Theunderlinedwordenhancecanbereplacedby摇摇摇摇.A.impressB.improveC.provideD.produce2郾Thetextismainlyaboutthat摇摇摇摇.A.musicandexerciseleadtorelaxationorsleepB.33volunteersworkonmusicinmedicalfieldsC.exercisetomusicmakespeoplehealthyandbrightD.scientistsgivesuggestionsonchoosingmusictoexercise3郾Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph(段落)that摇摇摇摇.A.youaresupposedtofollowyourparents蒺wordsB.studentsshouldnotlistentomusicbeforeexamsC.youhavesomegoodreasonstoexercisetomusicD.musicmighthelpyoutogethighergradesintests摇摇4郾Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Exerciseseemstocausenegativechangeswithoutmusic.B.Exerciseremindspeoplewithheadhurtsofwhatthey蒺velearned.C.ScientistsoftenuseMozart蒺smusic,foritisnottooexciting.D.“TheFourSeasons冶isusedtohelpchildrenwithspeechdisorders.Passage2It蒺slate.You蒺retired.It蒺sbeenalongdayandyou蒺rereadytogotobed.You蒺refeelingsleepy.Youcanhardlykeepyoureyesopen.Soyoutakeyourclothesoff,putonyourpajamas,brushyourteeth,washyourhandsandface,andgetreadytogetintobed.Youpullbacktheblankets,getinbe鄄tweenthesheetsandrestyourheadonthepillow.Themattress(床垫)underyoufeelsjustright,nottoohardortoosoft.Maybeyoustartreadingabook,butyou蒺reexhausted,andinafewminutesyoureyesgetheavy.Youcan蒺tstayawakeanylon鄄ger.Youstarttogetdrowsy(昏昏欲睡的).Youturnthelightoffandsoon,verysoon,youbegintofallasleep.Youarehalfasleepalready.Andthenquitesuddenlyyoumovefromconsciousness(有意识)tounconsciousnessandyouareasleep.Butthenwhathappens?Inthefirsthourofanormalnight蒺ssleep,yougointoadeepsleep.Infact,thisisthetimewheny...
