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How can you remember a song for a long time? Why does your teacher use songs to teach you English? There is a scientific reason (原因) for this.
Scientists are studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.
“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain (大脑) likes to remember things in a catchy and relaxing way. For example, children can remember difficult words quickly when they are in a song,” said Dr Lude. If children find it difficult to learn foreign languages, Dr Lude wrote, “A listen-and-repeat (重复) singing method can support foreign language learning, and open the door for future research in this area.”
Many language teachers know the importance of music and they often use it in teaching and learning. Hua Zhuying, a woman teacher at a Chinese language school in America, likes using songs in teaching Chinese. She says that she usually uses English songs but teaches students the Chinese lyrics (歌词). So it's easy to start because they know the music. Not only does it work, but also it brings a lot of fun to the language-learning process.
“Sometimes I think if I learned English that way when I was young, maybe I could speak English much better than now,” she says.
Our brain likes music in learning languages, especially (尤其) for remembering. If you are still having some problems in learning a language, why not try singing it out?
（
A. By asking questions. B. By telling a story.
C. By showing numbers. D. By giving examples.
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A. Easy to remember. B. Hard to understand.
C. Easy to forget. D. Hard to reach.
（
A. Because people like English lyrics best.
B. Because it's easier for the brain to remember things in this way.
C. Because singing songs is very popular all around the world.
D. Because there are more English words in the songs.
（
A. She is interested in writing English songs.
B. She always asks students to read the lyrics.
C. She teaches children English by using music.
D. She teaches Chinese in America.
（
A. The Importance of Learning B. A Great Foreign Language Teacher
C. Learning Foreign Languages in Music D. The Easiest Way to Sing Songs
How can you remember a song for a long time? Why does your teacher use songs to teach you English? There is a scientific reason (原因) for this.
Scientists are studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.
“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain (大脑) likes to remember things in a catchy and relaxing way. For example, children can remember difficult words quickly when they are in a song,” said Dr Lude. If children find it difficult to learn foreign languages, Dr Lude wrote, “A listen-and-repeat (重复) singing method can support foreign language learning, and open the door for future research in this area.”
Many language teachers know the importance of music and they often use it in teaching and learning. Hua Zhuying, a woman teacher at a Chinese language school in America, likes using songs in teaching Chinese. She says that she usually uses English songs but teaches students the Chinese lyrics (歌词). So it's easy to start because they know the music. Not only does it work, but also it brings a lot of fun to the language-learning process.
“Sometimes I think if I learned English that way when I was young, maybe I could speak English much better than now,” she says.
Our brain likes music in learning languages, especially (尤其) for remembering. If you are still having some problems in learning a language, why not try singing it out?
（
A
）1. How does the writer start the passage?A. By asking questions. B. By telling a story.
C. By showing numbers. D. By giving examples.
（
A
）2. What does the underlined word “catchy” in the passage probably mean?A. Easy to remember. B. Hard to understand.
C. Easy to forget. D. Hard to reach.
（
B
）3. Why can singing help people learn foreign languages?A. Because people like English lyrics best.
B. Because it's easier for the brain to remember things in this way.
C. Because singing songs is very popular all around the world.
D. Because there are more English words in the songs.
（
D
）4. What do we know about Hua Zhuying from the passage?A. She is interested in writing English songs.
B. She always asks students to read the lyrics.
C. She teaches children English by using music.
D. She teaches Chinese in America.
（
C
）5. What is the best title for this passage?A. The Importance of Learning B. A Great Foreign Language Teacher
C. Learning Foreign Languages in Music D. The Easiest Way to Sing Songs
答案
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
解析
【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章主旨是介绍音乐（唱歌）对学习外语的帮助。逐题分析：第1题考查文章开篇方式，需定位开头内容；第2题考查词义猜测，结合上下文并列结构推断词义；第3题考查细节原因，定位相关语句；第4题考查人物细节，找到对应描述；第5题考查主旨大意，梳理全文核心内容后选择最佳标题。
【解析】
1. 第1题：文章开头以两个问句“How can you remember a song for a long time? Why does your teacher use songs to teach you English?”开篇，属于提问式开头，故选A。
2. 第2题：划线词“catchy”所在句为“The brain likes to remember things in a catchy and relaxing way”，“and”连接并列形容词，“relaxing”意为“轻松的”，结合语境大脑喜欢这种便于记忆的方式，故“catchy”意为“容易记住的”，选A。
3. 第3题：根据文中“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things in a catchy and relaxing way”，可知大脑更容易以唱歌的方式记忆事物，这是唱歌帮助学外语的原因，故选B。
4. 第4题：文中明确提到“Hua Zhuying, a woman teacher at a Chinese language school in America”，即她在美国教中文，对应选项D，故选D。
5. 第5题：全文围绕“音乐辅助外语学习”展开，核心是音乐对学习外语的帮助，故最佳标题为C选项“Learning Foreign Languages in Music”，选C。
【答案】
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇科普类英语阅读理解，题型包含细节理解、词义猜测和主旨大意，难度适中，要求学生具备快速定位信息、结合语境推断词义及归纳主旨的能力，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7
首先通读全文，明确文章主旨是介绍音乐（唱歌）对学习外语的帮助。逐题分析：第1题考查文章开篇方式，需定位开头内容；第2题考查词义猜测，结合上下文并列结构推断词义；第3题考查细节原因，定位相关语句；第4题考查人物细节，找到对应描述；第5题考查主旨大意，梳理全文核心内容后选择最佳标题。
【解析】
1. 第1题：文章开头以两个问句“How can you remember a song for a long time? Why does your teacher use songs to teach you English?”开篇，属于提问式开头，故选A。
2. 第2题：划线词“catchy”所在句为“The brain likes to remember things in a catchy and relaxing way”，“and”连接并列形容词，“relaxing”意为“轻松的”，结合语境大脑喜欢这种便于记忆的方式，故“catchy”意为“容易记住的”，选A。
3. 第3题：根据文中“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things in a catchy and relaxing way”，可知大脑更容易以唱歌的方式记忆事物，这是唱歌帮助学外语的原因，故选B。
4. 第4题：文中明确提到“Hua Zhuying, a woman teacher at a Chinese language school in America”，即她在美国教中文，对应选项D，故选D。
5. 第5题：全文围绕“音乐辅助外语学习”展开，核心是音乐对学习外语的帮助，故最佳标题为C选项“Learning Foreign Languages in Music”，选C。
【答案】
1. A 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇科普类英语阅读理解，题型包含细节理解、词义猜测和主旨大意，难度适中，要求学生具备快速定位信息、结合语境推断词义及归纳主旨的能力，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7
