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Is there a connection between music and language？According to recent studies，the answer is yes：Music helps develop certain language abilities in the brain．

    A study from Northwestern University shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a person's hearing ability． As a part of the study， two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room．The people in the first group were musicians， while those in the second group had no musical training．The musicians were found to be able to hear the talking person more clearly．

    Musicians hear better， says study leader Nina Kraus， because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds． For example， when the violinists play in an orchestra （管弦乐队），they must listen closely to what they are playing and ignore （忽视） the other sounds． In this way， musicians can hear certain sounds better， even in a room with lots of noise．

     Gottfried Schlaug，a doctor at Harvard Medical School，works with stroke （中风） patients．Because of their illness， these people cannot say their names，addresses， or other information normally．However， they can still sing． Dr． Schlaug was surprised to find singing words helped his patients finally speak． Why does this work？Schlaug isn't sure． Music seems to be able to make different parts of the brain active， including the bad parts． In some way， this helps patients use those parts of the brain again．

    So music is not only enjoyable， but also good for us in many other ways． Playing an instrument or singing， says Nina Kraus， can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp as we get older．

（1）What were the people in tbe first group asked to do in the study of Nothwestern University？　　

A．Listen to different kinds of music．

B． Make some noise in an empty room．

C． Give the second group musical training．

D． Find out what the talking person was saying．

（2）The writer uses the example of violinists in Paragraph 3 to explain　　．

A． how musicians play in an orchestra

B． how musicians ignore certain sounds

C． why musicians have better hearing ability

D． why musicians are not afraid of loud noise

（3）Gottfried Schlaug helps his stroke patients speak by　　．

A． playing music for them

B．getting them to sing words

C． teaching them to play instruments

D． joining the bad parts of their brain

（4）What is the main purpose of the passage？　　

A． To introduce different ways of playing music．

B． To give some advice about making our brain active．

C． To show the relationship between music and language abilities．

D． To sbare the results of recent studies on treating stroke patients．

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【分析】这篇文章的主要展示了音乐与语言能力的关系．

（1）D．细节理解题．根据第二段中 As a part of the study， two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room．The people in the first group were musicians， while those in the second group had no musical training．The musicians were found to be able to hear the talking person more clearly．可知作为研究的一部分，两组人在嘈杂的房间里听一个人说话．第一组的人是音乐家，而第二组的人没有受过音乐训练．因此可知在西北大学的研究中，第一组的人被要求找出谈话的人在说什么．故选D．

（2）C．细节理解题．根据第三段中 Musicians hear better， says study leader Nina Kraus， because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds． For example， when the violinists play in an orchestra （管弦乐队），they must listen closely to what they are playing and ignore （忽视） the other sounds．可知研究负责人尼娜•克劳斯说，音乐家的听力更好，因为他们学会了注意某些声音．例如，当小提琴手在管弦乐队中演奏时，他们必须仔细倾听他们正在演奏的音乐，而忽略其他声音．因此可知作者用第三段中小提琴手的例子来解释为什么音乐家有更好的听力．故选C．

（3）B．细节理解题．根据第四段中 Dr． Schlaug was surprised to find singing words helped his patients finally speak．可知Gottfried Schlaug让他们唱歌帮助他的中风患者说话．故选B．

（4）C．主旨大意题．通读全文，尤其是根据第一段中Is there a connection between music and language？According to recent studies，the answer is yes：Music helps develop certain language abilities in the brain．可知音乐和语言之间有联系吗？根据最近的研究，*是肯定的：音乐有助于培养大脑的某些语言能力．因此可知这篇文章的主要展示了音乐与语言能力的关系．故选C．

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