In all the world’s cultures, people sing, pla...

In all the world’s cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music. It plays such an important role in our lives that all fields focus on its study, including one looking at the biology of music. Experts find that because of the way our brains process music, learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can have a wide range of benefits.

Music education has received a lot of attention. Learning to play an instrument can help children improve math, science, and language skills. One study in Canada tracked children’s IQ scores for nine months, discovering that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements. The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes use several areas of the brain, increasing our ability to learn school subjects. For example, reading notes improves spatial(空间的) reasoning skills, which are helpful in solving math problems like fractions(分数).

Music is also used for medical purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which affect memories. The secret lies in the way the brain processes music. One area near the forehead, the medical prefrontal cortex, connects music with memories stored in two other areas: the amygdale and hippocampus. That’s why an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago. For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimer’s, listening to music can help unlock buried memories by strengthening musical pathways to memories.

With the evidence of music’s benefits, it’s no wonder some countries make music study a part of their education system. People are recognizing that more than just a form of entertainment, music is also great for the brain.

1.Scientists are studying music because 　　　　　 .

A. music can be used for medical treatment.

B. music plays a very important role in our lives

C. our brain can process music in different ways

D. music education has received a lot of attention

2.According to the Canadian study, which children increased IQscores?

A. Those who already had high IQ scores.

B. Those who always played music.

C. Those who could not play any instrument.

D. Those who studied music for a period of time.

3.Which of the following is a kind of disease?

A. Spatial reasoning.

B. Alzheimer’s.

C. The amygdale and hippocampus.

D. The medial prefrontal cortex.

4.Which can be the best title for the text?

A. Music and health　　 　　 　 B. Music and the mind

C. Music and the education　　 D. Music and instruments

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Chinese culture has become ______ interest for people all over the world since the Shanghai Expo and many foreigners are discovering ______ history of China ．

A．the ; x       B ．an ; the             C．an ; x           D．the ; the

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Chinese culture has become ______ interest for people all over the world since the Shanghai Expo and many foreigners are discovering ______ history of China .

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Chinese culture has become ________ interest for people all over the world since the Shanghai Expo and many foreigners are discovering ________ history of China.

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For centuries, elephants have played a big role in the world's economies, culture and religion. The African elephant used to be found all over Africa and the Asian elephant moved from Syria to China to Indonesia. Nowadays, elephants are found in small groups in the south of the Sahara Desert and scarcely in Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka and India.

In the early twentieth century, there were close to ten million elephants, and now the elephant number is as low as 252,000 and expected to drop down to 160,000 by 2025. Between 2007 and 2014, the elephant population fell by at least 30%, or 144,000 elephants. As researchers have traveled over the African plains, they only spotted one herd of 36 elephants in an area like the size of Mexico. It is clear that these gentle mammals are disappearing right before our eyes.

There are many reasons why the elephant population has been decreasing, one of which is their habitat. Humans are competing with elephants for living space, and as more and more humans clear the land that is being used by elephants, the elephants have less space. Elephant hunting or "poaching" has been a major factor for the disappearance of this species, and they are killed only for their valuable ivory tusks. Although the trade of tusks is illegal, it is still a common practice in many places.

Often, all the local people living among elephants would be farmers, and found that they could make more money by selling the tusks of one elephant, than doing manual labor for twelve years. That alone makes it really hard to prevent them from killing the elephants.

Some places such as Botswana, have put in extra effort to protect their wildlife from poachers by founding their Botswana Defense Force, which is made up of around 700 specially-trained soldiers that are stationed in 40 different areas. You may feel worried about the present situations elephants are in, but there are ways to help. To find out how you can help elephant conservation, adopt an elephant, or donate, click here.

1.The numbers listed in Paragraph 2 show that　　 .

A. humans don't care for elephants　　 B. elephants have been next to extinction

C. elephants have become gentler than before　　 D. elephants have gained more attention

2.What is the biggest factor for the disappearing elephants?

A. Less space.　　 B. A lack of food.

C. Suffering from a disease.　　 D. Elephant hunting.

3.Why is it hard to ban killing the elephants among the farmers?

A. Their tusks are profitable.

B. Elephants are destroying their fields cruelly.

C. Farmers hope to make a living by selling their meat.

D. Farmers practice their hunting skills by killing elephants.

4.What is the purpose of this text?

A. To persuade readers to make a donation.

B. To guide readers how to protect elephants.

C. To encourage readers to help protect elephants.

D. To introduce the decreasing number of elephants.

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169. The people performing all play different _______ and three of them sing, too.

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Music treatment involves a specialist playing an instrument or singing _______ the patient’s mood.

A.by means of

B.on behalf of

C.on account of

D.in response to

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People who have studied ancient instruments are hoping to learn more about the culture that ______ this ancient flute.

A．produce          B．produced         C．is producing       D．was produced

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Not all people like to work and everyone likes to play. All over                1.__________

the world men and woman, boys and girls enjoy sports. Since                 2.__________

long ago ,many adults and children called their friends together                3.___________

to spend hours, even days play games. One of the reasons people             4.__________

like to play is that sports help them to like happily .In other words,              5.__________

they help to keep people strong and feel good . When people are             6.__________

playing games, they move a lot .That is how sports are good activities          7.__________

for their health. Having fun with their friends make them happy.           8.__________

Many people enjoy sports by watching the others play. In American           9._________

big cities, thousands sell tickets to watch football or basketball games.           10.________

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Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great. How did these players get that way—was it through training and practice, or are great players “born, not made”? First, these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past—players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate. In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever won the World Cup—three from South America and three from western Europe. There has never been a great national team—or a really great player—from North America or from Asia. Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.

Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood—a poor, crowded area where a boy’s dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beetles, had one of the best English soccer teams in recent years. Pele practiced in street with a “ball” made of rags. And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums of Belfast.

All great players have a lot in common, but that doesn’t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique that sets them apart from all the others.

1.According to the author, which of the following statements is true?

A. Great soccer players are born, not made.

B. Truly great players are rare.

C. Only six countries have ever had famous soccer stars.

D. Soccer is the least popular sport in North America and Asia.

2.The word “tricks” at the end of paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.

A. experience　　 B. cheating

C. skills　　 D. training

3.In the last paragraph the statement “only one became Pele” indicates that___.

A. Pele is the greatest soccer player

B. the greatest players are born with some unique quality

C. Pele’s birthplace sets him apart from all the other players

D. the greatest players practice with “balls” made of rags

4.The author thinks a soccer player’s success belongs to all the following factors EXCEPT______.

A. his family background　　 B. his neighborhood

C. his practice　　 D. his height

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