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Ⅳ. 阅读理解
If music makes you smart and exercise helps you think, surely exercising to music can turn you into a person who is better at learning and understanding.
A team of scientists from a university did tests on 33 volunteers. They found that people who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons did much better in language ability tests than without music.
The volunteers said they felt better after exercising with or without the music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to the music during exercise. “Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nervous system（神经系统） and have a direct effect on learning ability,” said the scientist Charles Emery. Scientists have found that music can be good for health and education. It helps relieve stress, sadness, and nervousness, encourages relaxation or sleep, wakes up the body, and improves memory and thoughts.
Scientists have been using Mozart’s music, especially his violin pieces, to help children with speech disabilities. Mozart is often chosen because his music is not over-exciting. A study shows students who often exercise to Mozart’s music get higher marks in tests. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music. But perhaps now you have a good reason to persuade（说服） them.
1. What does the underlined word “relieve” mean?
A. Add. B. Rise.
C. Reduce. D. Remind.
2. How many great musicians are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three.
C. Four. D. Thirty-three.
3. What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. Students should not listen to music before exams.
B. Music may help students get higher grades in tests.
C. Children are supposed to follow their parents’ words.
D. There is no reason for children to persuade their parents.
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Mozart’s music is not exciting.
B. Music usually makes people wake up early.
C. Exercise may influence learning ability.
D. Volunteers felt worse after exercising without music.
5. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Scientists Suggest Great Music
B. Music and Exercise Lead to Stress
C. Exercising to Music Makes You Smarter
D. Volunteers Listened to Mozart’s Violin Pieces
If music makes you smart and exercise helps you think, surely exercising to music can turn you into a person who is better at learning and understanding.
A team of scientists from a university did tests on 33 volunteers. They found that people who exercised while listening to Italian musician Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons did much better in language ability tests than without music.
The volunteers said they felt better after exercising with or without the music. But their improvement on the test doubled after listening to the music during exercise. “Exercise seems to cause positive changes in the nervous system（神经系统） and have a direct effect on learning ability,” said the scientist Charles Emery. Scientists have found that music can be good for health and education. It helps relieve stress, sadness, and nervousness, encourages relaxation or sleep, wakes up the body, and improves memory and thoughts.
Scientists have been using Mozart’s music, especially his violin pieces, to help children with speech disabilities. Mozart is often chosen because his music is not over-exciting. A study shows students who often exercise to Mozart’s music get higher marks in tests. With important exams drawing near, your parents will not probably allow you to listen to music. But perhaps now you have a good reason to persuade（说服） them.
1. What does the underlined word “relieve” mean?
A. Add. B. Rise.
C. Reduce. D. Remind.
2. How many great musicians are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two. B. Three.
C. Four. D. Thirty-three.
3. What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. Students should not listen to music before exams.
B. Music may help students get higher grades in tests.
C. Children are supposed to follow their parents’ words.
D. There is no reason for children to persuade their parents.
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Mozart’s music is not exciting.
B. Music usually makes people wake up early.
C. Exercise may influence learning ability.
D. Volunteers felt worse after exercising without music.
5. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Scientists Suggest Great Music
B. Music and Exercise Lead to Stress
C. Exercising to Music Makes You Smarter
D. Volunteers Listened to Mozart’s Violin Pieces
答案
Ⅳ. 1－5 CABCC
解析
【分析】
1. 词义猜测题：根据划线词所在句的语境，音乐帮助处理压力、悲伤等负面情绪，结合选项可判断词义。
2. 细节理解题：快速浏览全文，定位提到的音乐家数量即可。
3. 细节理解题：定位最后一段，找到关键信息匹配选项。
4. 细节理解题：定位对应段落，逐一核对选项与原文表述是否一致。
5. 主旨大意题：通读全文，提炼核心内容确定标题。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测：由第三段“It helps relieve stress, sadness, and nervousness”可知，音乐可缓解负面情绪，relieve意为“减少、缓解”，A（增加）、B（上升）、D（提醒）均不符合，故选C。
2. 细节查找：文中提到的音乐家为Antonio Vivaldi和Mozart，共2位，故选A。
3. 段落理解：最后一段明确指出常伴着莫扎特音乐锻炼的学生考试分数更高，对应B选项；A与文意相反，C、D不符合段落内容，故选B。
4. 细节判断：第三段提到锻炼对神经系统有积极影响，直接作用于学习能力，对应C选项；A选项原文是“not over-exciting”而非“not exciting”，B选项原文是“wakes up the body”而非“wake up early”，D选项原文是“felt better”而非“worse”，故选C。
5. 主旨归纳：全文围绕“伴着音乐锻炼让人更聪明”展开，A、B、D均偏离核心，故选C。
【答案】
CABCC
【知识点】
词义猜测题、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为阅读理解题，考查词义猜测、细节查找及主旨归纳能力，文本贴近生活，难度适中，需学生精准定位原文信息并结合语境分析。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 词义猜测题：根据划线词所在句的语境，音乐帮助处理压力、悲伤等负面情绪，结合选项可判断词义。
2. 细节理解题：快速浏览全文，定位提到的音乐家数量即可。
3. 细节理解题：定位最后一段，找到关键信息匹配选项。
4. 细节理解题：定位对应段落，逐一核对选项与原文表述是否一致。
5. 主旨大意题：通读全文，提炼核心内容确定标题。
【解析】
1. 词义猜测：由第三段“It helps relieve stress, sadness, and nervousness”可知，音乐可缓解负面情绪，relieve意为“减少、缓解”，A（增加）、B（上升）、D（提醒）均不符合，故选C。
2. 细节查找：文中提到的音乐家为Antonio Vivaldi和Mozart，共2位，故选A。
3. 段落理解：最后一段明确指出常伴着莫扎特音乐锻炼的学生考试分数更高，对应B选项；A与文意相反，C、D不符合段落内容，故选B。
4. 细节判断：第三段提到锻炼对神经系统有积极影响，直接作用于学习能力，对应C选项；A选项原文是“not over-exciting”而非“not exciting”，B选项原文是“wakes up the body”而非“wake up early”，D选项原文是“felt better”而非“worse”，故选C。
5. 主旨归纳：全文围绕“伴着音乐锻炼让人更聪明”展开，A、B、D均偏离核心，故选C。
【答案】
CABCC
【知识点】
词义猜测题、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题为阅读理解题，考查词义猜测、细节查找及主旨归纳能力，文本贴近生活，难度适中，需学生精准定位原文信息并结合语境分析。
【难度系数】
0.6
