2 . Music is good for the health. And drumming may be best of all. As well as being physically demanding, it requires people to adjust their limbs and to react to outside stimuli, such as what the rest of the band is up to. It is particularly helpful for children who have emotional and behavioral difficulties.

Researchers at the Clem Burke Drumming Project an organization named after Blondie’s drummer, who was one of its founders have shown that teaching such children to drum helps them to control their reactions more generally, to focus more effectively on tasks they are given, and to communicate better with other people.

The project’s latest work, led by Cahart of King’s College, London, goes a step further. It looks at the neurological (神经系统的) changes which accompany these shifts.

Ms. Cahart and her colleagues found36 autistic(自闭症)teenagers and divided them into two groups. One had drum lessons twice a week for eight weeks. The others did not. At the beginning and end of the project everyone was asked to stay still for 45 minutes in a machine to see how the activity of their brains had changed. Their behaviour was also recorded.

As expected, most of the drumming group showed positive behavioral changes. And these were indeed reflected in their brains. The machine scans showed that several groups of connectivity between parts of those brains had strengthened during the experiment. In particular, two regions involved in attention control, formed strong links, respectively, with places associated with introspection (内省) and with areas involved in understanding facial expressions.

These changes in the brain thus nicely match the changes in behaviour which learning to drum brings. Not a surprise, perhaps. But a confirmation of drumming’s power to heal.

1. Which is not the benefit of drumming for children who have emotional and behavioural difficulties?

A．To be more brilliant and active.

B．To control their reactions more generally.

C．To communicate better with other people.

D．To focus more effectively on tasks they are given.

2. What are recorded in the process of the project？

A．The way and frequency of drumming.

B．People’s attention control on drumming.

C．People’s emotion and their behaviour.

D．Activity of people’s brains and their behaviour.

3. What are the main changes in the brain caused by drumming?

A．Places associated with introspection is more active.

B．Connectivity between parts of brains is strengthened.

C．Regions involved in attention control becomes stronger.

D．Changes in the brain cannot match the changes in behaviour.

4. What is this article mainly about?

A．The way of keeping health.

B．The healing effect of Drumming.

C．The relationship between brain and behaviour.

D．The relationship between drumming and brain changes.

4 . 阅读下面短文，从空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A man in black jumps high and shows different poses before landing on the ground gracefully. He is Chinese dancer – choreographer Ma Jiaolong,     1     has been making and sharing short videos of himself dancing in London since 2020. He simply considers that as a way of capturing     2     (memory) of his life. Ma says he enjoys dancing outdoors, which brings him closer to nature. He also likes to interact     3     strangers, who are curious about his performances.

Ma’s videos are circulating     4     (wide) online, and he has received lots of messages from people from around the world. Many of those     5     (watch) Ma’s videos are impressed by his     6     (able) to dance his moves perfectly, even while in the air.

As Chinese classical dance involves movements based on martial arts, Ma has combined his dance moves with dazzling action. Ma has nearly 5 million followers on Douyin,     7     major short-video platform in China,     8    (know) as TikTok overseas. “Now, making and sharing short videos     9     (become) a part of my life, and, most importantly, a great way     10     (introduce) Chinese classical dance to more audiences, especially those overseas viewers,” says Ma.

6 . In modern society, dance is widely recognized as a form of entertainment. Many people enjoy dancing for fun or watching their favorite artists dance on stage or screen. It can also be a form of sport.     1     In addition to these obvious functions, however, there are other more complex roles dance can play in a society.

    2     A kind of dance called the minuet is a good example. The minuet (小步舞) originated in France and became popular in Britain, where upper-class women about to make their entrance into adult society by attending their first dance were strictly trained for their first minuet. They usually danced it before a crowd of people who would critically observe their movements and behavior.

Dance has also been used to make sure that adults follow the rules. An example comes from a research conducted in the mid- 1900s on dances performed after hunts by the Mbuti Pygmies, a group living in parts of Central Africa.     3     For example, an opportunity to catch an animal was missed because someone neglected to perform their role of hitting the ground to drive the animal towards the hunters. Later, a dancer would act out the event to show the wrong action and perhaps embarrass that person.

In some cultures, dance can be a way of displaying power. For instance, there is another report from the mid-1900s describing how the Maring people of New Guinea would hold dances to show their military strength. Through the dances, a group’s size and strength would become obvious to potential opponents.     4    

The roles of dance discussed here have one shared effect.     5     Dance is not just an artistic expression but a way for groups to strengthen their shared identity.

A．This could help avoid a fight.

B．They unite members of a group.

C．The roots can be traced to the late 1700s.

D．There are dance competitions of various types.

E．Suppose something had gone wrong in the hunt.

F．They acted out scenes and displayed their own traditions.

G．Sometimes dance serves to help teach social rules to young members.

9 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What day is it today?

A．Tuesday.

B．Thursday.

C．Saturday.

2. Who will perform?

A．Kim and his team.

B．Some music teachers.

C．Local teenagers.

3. What do we know about City Hall?

A．It's near the new school.

B．It sells tickets in Room 405.

C．Its address is 250 Morton Avenue.

4. What does the speaker call on people to do at last?

A．Support the musicians.

B．Go to the concert on foot.

C．Avoid interrupting the practice.