四、阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题
Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study is done these days.
Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups.
One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in dramas. And the last group did no special activities at all. At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average(平均) score went up. However, the piano players’ IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase(增加) for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.
The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids become better at concentrating(专注) and at remembering things. Therefore(因此), the researchers say, it’s ▲.
1.What does the word “they” refer to(指代) in Paragraph 4?______
2.How many times did the children take the tests?______
3.What words can be put into “▲”?______
Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study is done these days.
Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups.
One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in dramas. And the last group did no special activities at all. At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average(平均) score went up. However, the piano players’ IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase(增加) for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.
The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids become better at concentrating(专注) and at remembering things. Therefore(因此), the researchers say, it’s ▲.
1.What does the word “they” refer to(指代) in Paragraph 4?______
The researchers.
2.How many times did the children take the tests?______
Twice.
3.What words can be put into “▲”?______
important for kids to learn an instrument/a good idea to learn an instrument (if they want to be smarter)
答案：1. The researchers. 2. Twice. 3. important for kids to learn an instrument/a good idea to learn an instrument (if they want to be smarter)
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四、阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题
你会演奏乐器吗？如果会的话，你可能会变得更聪明。最近有一项研究。
科学家们研究了加拿大学校里的132名儿童。在学年开始时，这些孩子参加了一次智商测试。然后他们被分成了四组。
一组上唱歌课。另一组每周上钢琴课。第三组上戏剧课。最后一组则完全不进行任何特殊活动。在学年结束时，这132名儿童再次参加了智商测试。在所有四个组中，平均分数都有所提高。然而，学钢琴的孩子的智商平均提高了7.0分。其他三组的平均提高分数只有4.3分。
研究人员表示，这个差异很小，可能并不会使学钢琴的孩子取得更好的成绩。然而，他们仍然认为这个结果很重要。学习一种乐器有助于孩子们更好地集中注意力和记忆事物。因此，研究人员说，这是______。
1. 第四段中的“they”指代什么？______
2. 孩子们参加了多少次测试？______
3. 什么词可以填入“▲”？______
四、阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题
你会演奏乐器吗？如果会的话，你可能会变得更聪明。最近有一项研究。
科学家们研究了加拿大学校里的132名儿童。在学年开始时，这些孩子参加了一次智商测试。然后他们被分成了四组。
一组上唱歌课。另一组每周上钢琴课。第三组上戏剧课。最后一组则完全不进行任何特殊活动。在学年结束时，这132名儿童再次参加了智商测试。在所有四个组中，平均分数都有所提高。然而，学钢琴的孩子的智商平均提高了7.0分。其他三组的平均提高分数只有4.3分。
研究人员表示，这个差异很小，可能并不会使学钢琴的孩子取得更好的成绩。然而，他们仍然认为这个结果很重要。学习一种乐器有助于孩子们更好地集中注意力和记忆事物。因此，研究人员说，这是______。
1. 第四段中的“they”指代什么？______
2. 孩子们参加了多少次测试？______
3. 什么词可以填入“▲”？______
五、书面表达
假如你们班正在开展以“我的偶像”为主题的英语演讲比赛,你想讲一讲你最喜欢的作曲家——谭盾。请你根据以下列好的提纲,写一篇演讲稿,可适当发挥。
| Basic introduction (birth time and birth place; interest) | Experiences (education...) | Achievements (winning an Oscar ...) | Your opinion (...) |
I am a music fan. Of all the composers, Tan Dun is my hero.
假如你们班正在开展以“我的偶像”为主题的英语演讲比赛,你想讲一讲你最喜欢的作曲家——谭盾。请你根据以下列好的提纲,写一篇演讲稿,可适当发挥。
| Basic introduction (birth time and birth place; interest) | Experiences (education...) | Achievements (winning an Oscar ...) | Your opinion (...) |
I am a music fan. Of all the composers, Tan Dun is my hero.
Born in 1958 in Changsha，Tan Dun showed an interest in music when he was young. He loves the sounds of nature. In 1978，he entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and went on to study in the US 8 years later. He is good at bringing/mixing different kinds of music together. As a world-famous composer，he is best known for winning an Oscar for his music in the film Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon. I admire him so much that I hope I can be a musician like Tan Dun.
答案：I am a music fan. Of all the composers，Tan Dun is my hero. Born in 1958 in Changsha，Tan Dun showed an interest in music when he was young. He loves the sounds of nature. In 1978，he entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and went on to study in the US 8 years later. He is good at bringing/mixing different kinds of music together. As a world-famous composer，he is best known for winning an Oscar for his music in the film Crouching Tiger，Hidden Dragon. I admire him so much that I hope I can be a musician like Tan Dun.
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五、书面表达
假如你们班正在开展以“我的偶像”为主题的英语演讲比赛，你想讲一讲你最喜欢的作曲家——谭盾。请你根据以下列好的提纲，写一篇演讲稿，可适当发挥。
| 基本介绍（出生时间和地点；兴趣） | 经历（教育……） | 成就（获得奥斯卡奖……） | 你的看法（……） |
我是一个音乐迷。在所有的作曲家中，谭盾是我的偶像。
五、书面表达
假如你们班正在开展以“我的偶像”为主题的英语演讲比赛，你想讲一讲你最喜欢的作曲家——谭盾。请你根据以下列好的提纲，写一篇演讲稿，可适当发挥。
| 基本介绍（出生时间和地点；兴趣） | 经历（教育……） | 成就（获得奥斯卡奖……） | 你的看法（……） |
我是一个音乐迷。在所有的作曲家中，谭盾是我的偶像。