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Last month, Yao Wei, director of the TV station’s Innovation Center, was invited to talk about how the TV station
The pieces made an emotional impact on audiences, most of
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Yao added that Henan TV has been producing shows highlighting traditional culture, such as traditional operas and kung fu, for nearly 30 years.
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2 . Music has long been considered to be an enjoyable pastime for many people.
Some experts say that music can be harmful if it is too loud. However, for the same reason, music can be very beneficial if one is in pain. By distracting (分散) the mind from the pain, music, people say, can lower stress and anxiety levels.
Many people enjoy relaxing music in the evening prior to going to bed.
When it comes to heart health, there is speculation (推测) that it’s not the style of music, but rather the tempo (节奏) that makes it so good for your heart health. In one European study, participants listened to music as the researchers monitored their heart rates and blood pressure.
| A．They say it can play a big role in calming the brain enough to sleep |
| B．This idea is a little off-the-wall but still has scientific backing |
| C．This, of course, can lead to less pain. |
| D．This feeling can also result in many other health problems |
| E．The possible effects of music on overall well-being are really impressive |
| F．It is also highly popular due to the individualized effects on stress and anxiety |
| G．Interestingly, the more cheerful the music was, the faster their heart rates were |
3 . People who listen to indie bands are miserable shaggy-haired layabouts(懒惰的人)while fans of rap music are brave and full of self-confidence.
The research asked people worldwide to describe their personality and then to list their favourite styles of music. The results show a distinct
Fans of indie music, for instance, were found to have low self-respect and little
Professor Adrian North, who led the study, suggested that the results explain why so many people bond over music and also why some of us are very
According to Professor North, both heavy metal and classical fans are
“Aside from their age difference, they’re
John Gregson, 23, a classically-trained musician with a passion for heavy metal,
| A．Regardless of | B．Rather than | C．As for | D．Apart from |
| A．affect | B．reflect | C．limit | D．conceal |
| A．evolution | B．contrast | C．improvement | D．relationship |
| A．misery | B．prejudice | C．motivation | D．ignorance |
| A．in response | B．in addition | C．on the other hand | D．to sum up |
| A．equally | B．individually | C．scarcely | D．occasionally |
| A．protective | B．worried | C．curious | D．angry |
| A．annoyed | B．blinded | C．united | D．overtaken |
| A．questionably | B．basically | C．respectively | D．originally |
| A．hate | B．meet | C．miss | D．like |
| A．remember | B．predict | C．forget | D．suspect |
| A．agrees | B．doubts | C．persists | D．regrets |
| A．creativity | B．sympathy | C．discipline | D．assistance |
| A．identify with | B．choose from | C．wait for | D．gaze at |
| A．create | B．appreciate | C．discover | D．collect |
4 . Before going to your first concert, there are a load of things you can do.
First of all, you are supposed to know that your first concert can be very tiring. You may have to wait in long lines and you will need to stand for the whole night too.
It is of much significance to be familiar with the band, which will help you to maximize the amount of fun you can have when at the concert. Listen to the songs that are played beforehand. There are many ways that you can do this, and there are even sites that are devoted to their setlists as well.
| A．You may find people around you get crazy about the concert. |
| B．Take good care of your camera. |
| C．Remember that singing along with friends around you is one of the best experiences. |
| D．You need to make sure that you do your bit to participate. |
| E．You are supposed to put your camera in a safe place just in case. |
| F．Finally, take some photos. |
| G．This is why it is so important that you dress comfortably. |
5 . Music can really affect your well-being, learning, quality of life, and even happiness. The fact that music can make a difficult task more tolerable may be why students often choose to listen to it while doing their homework. But is listening to music the smart choice for students who want to improve their learning? A new study suggests that for some students, listening to music is a wise strategy, but for others, it isn’t. The effect of music on cognitive (认知的) function appears to depend partly on your personality—specifically, on your need for external stimulation (刺激).
Researchers not only assessed listeners’ personality but also changed the difficulty of the task and the complexity of the music. Participants first completed a personality test used to determine the need for external stimulation. Then, they engaged in an easy cognitive task (searching for the letter A in lists of words) and a more challenging one (remembering word pairs) in order. Participants finished both tasks under one of two sound conditions:(1)no music, (2)with music.
The data suggest that for those with a high need of external stimulation, on the simple task of finding A’s, the scores for the music condition were significantly worse than those for the silent condition. On the complex task of learning word pairs, their performance was worse whenever music was played. For those with a low need of external stimulation, however, on the simple task, such participants’ scores for the music condition were much better than those for the silent condition. On the complex task of learning word pairs, the participants showed a small but reliable benefit when listening to music.
According to the study, there are individual differences in the impact of music on cognitive function. Students who are easily bored and who seek out stimulation should be cautious of adding music to the mix. On the other hand, students with a low need for stimulation may benefit significantly from the presence of music.
With the right personality, the right music and the right task, the presence of music may significantly improve cognitive functioning. Given the benefits of music, subscription to Spotify will be rewarding!
1. What can we learn about the study in paragraph 2?| A．It only involved the participants’ response to music. |
| B．Participants completed two tasks when composing songs. |
| C．The difficulty of the two tasks decreased in the experiment. |
| D．Participants were grouped by their need for external stimulation. |
| A．The complexity of tasks might reduce the benefit of music. |
| B．Students should listen to music when performing complex tasks. |
| C．Students with less external stimulation perform badly with music. |
| D．The presence of music benefits students who seek for external stimulation. |
| A．A travel guide. | B．A psychology journal. |
| C．A music platform. | D．A personality test. |
| A．Why is music essential in your study? |
| B．Is music beneficial to your personality? |
| C．How can music affect your external stimulation? |
| D．Does music promote your cognitive performance? |
6 . Many of us listen to music while we work, thinking that it will help us to concentrate on the task at hand. And in fact, recent research has found that music can have beneficial effects on creativity. When it comes to other areas of performance, however, the impact of background music is more complicated.
The idea that listening to music when working is beneficial to output probably has its roots in the so-called “Mozart effect”. Put simply, this is the finding that spatial rotation performance(空间旋转能力) is increased immediately after listening to the music of Mozart, compared to no sound at all.
How sound affects performance has been the topic of research for over 40 years, and is observed through a phenomenon called the irrelevant sound effect. To study irrelevant sound effect, participants in the research are asked to complete a simple task which requires them to recall a series of numbers or letters in the exact order in which they saw them. The tricky thing is being able to do this while ignoring any background noise.
Two key characteristics of the irrelevant sound effect are required for its observation. First, the task must require the person to use their rehearsal abilities(复述能力), and second, the sound must contain acoustical variation(声学变化). According to the research, where the sound does not vary much acoustically, the performance of the task is much closer to that observed in quiet conditions. It shows that the effort in ignoring varying irrelevant sound actually holds back this rehearsal ability.
A similar conflict is also seen when reading while in the presence of lyrical music. In this situation, the two sources of words—from the task and the sound—are in conflict. The cost is poorer performance of the task in the presence of music with lyrics.
What this all means is that whether having music playing in the background helps performance depends on the task and on the type of music, and only understanding this relationship will help people maximize their productivity levels.
1. “Mozart effect” is mentioned to ________.| A．explain how music can relax people |
| B．show music can improve performance |
| C．advise people to listen to Mozart music |
| D．stress Mozart music gains wide attention |
| A．have improved their rehearsal ability |
| B．perform better with little sound variation |
| C．ignore the background noise successfully |
| D．prefer the music with great sound variation |
| A．support an idea | B．make a contrast |
| C．introduce a topic | D．describe a fact |
| A．positive | B．negative | C．indifferent | D．objective |
7 . Scholars have found music and language seem closely linked But how? Some similarities are obvious. Both can express emotion. And both are highly social. AI a structural level the parallel are striking too. With a limited set of notes or words, and a limited set of rules, a limitless variety of novel melodies or sentences can be created Animal communication, by contrast, is only able to convey a limited number of thoughts.
Aniruddh Patel of Tufts University has argued that music and language, rather than being essentially the same, rely on the same bit of the brain. In an experiment he presented his subjects with a sentence that contained a grammatical trick ("The scientist confirmed the hypothesis was being studied in his lab"), revealing one word at a time. The subjects were to press a button for each word at their own pace. Many pushed at the unexpected “was. "The scientist confirmed the hypothesis" seemed a complete sentence.
They also heard music as they performed this exercise. Some were treated to a new chord (和弦) in a pleasing progression with every word that was revealed. Others herd an annoying chord at the moment they reached the trick word "was". Both groups slowed down but those given the discordant(不和谐的) notes did so much more.
Another striking contrast lies in the range of human talent for each ability. Nearly all children produce complex sentences by the age of three and become fluent speakers just a few years after that. By contrast, only a minority of adults are talented musicians; even fewer are skilled composers of new works.
Victor Wooten, a music teacher, points out, children learn to talk by being constantly surrounded by fluent older speakers who are practicing with them almost from birth. Their awkward efforts are encouraged. On the other. hand, students of music often keep company with other beginners, and are stopped when having a mistake.
It is not that simple, thinks Jay Keyser, a professor of linguistics. For him, music is not like spoken prose, which almost everyone can learn without any difficulties, but instead resembles a specific form of language: poetry, whose rhythm is hard to find.
1. What is the similarity between music and language at the structural level?| A．Both have complicated structures. |
| B．Both have strict grammatical rules. |
| C．Both can form unlimited structures. |
| D．Both can express limited meanings. |
| A．Different music varies greatly in the impact on people's life. |
| B．Appreciation of music helped them understand the sentence. |
| C．Understanding of the structure was not affected by the music. |
| D．The discordant music made the sentence structure more difficult. |
| A．The influence cast by those around them. |
| B．The age when they start to acquire the abilities. |
| C．The way their mistakes in learning are handled. |
| D．The expectations they get from those around them. |
| A．It is difficult to compose music. |
| B．Language can hardly make life fun. |
| C．Music is not as easy to learn. |
| D．Music comes from spoken prose. |
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To celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, an underwater dance performance titled Pray was aired on Henan TV on the first day of the holiday. The video features the goddess of Luo River—a beautiful and elegant character
It is not the first time that Henan TV Station has gained attention with its charming videos
1. Where did Suzie just come back from?
| A．Japan. | B．Holland. | C．Australia. |
| A．Ace. | B．Genesis. | C．UB40. |
| A．Keyboard. | B．Guitar. | C．Drums. |
| A．A painter | B．A waiter. | C．A musician. |
