(B)
(
A. PEOPLE.
B. TECHNOLOGY.
C. HEALTH.
D. ENVIRONMENT.
(
A. People watching a marathon excitedly
B. People testing robots' abilities
C. Robots having a human-like appearance
D. Robots racing in a half-marathon
(
A. Sports are popular with people.
B. People learn a lot from sports.
C. Sports take on a new look nowadays.
D. People are changing their way of sports.
(
B
) 4. In which SECTION of the newspaper can we read the news?A. PEOPLE.
B. TECHNOLOGY.
C. HEALTH.
D. ENVIRONMENT.
(
D
) 5. What's the best heading for the first piece of news?A. People watching a marathon excitedly
B. People testing robots' abilities
C. Robots having a human-like appearance
D. Robots racing in a half-marathon
(
C
) 6. What can we know from the news above?A. Sports are popular with people.
B. People learn a lot from sports.
C. Sports take on a new look nowadays.
D. People are changing their way of sports.
答案：4 - 6 BDC
解析：
翻译:
（B）
（B）4. 我们能在报纸的哪个版块读到这则新闻？
A. 人物。
B. 科技。
C. 健康。
D. 环境。
（D）5. 第一条新闻的最佳标题是什么？
A. 人们兴奋地观看马拉松比赛
B. 人们测试机器人的能力
C. 机器人有着类似人类的外形
D. 机器人参加半程马拉松比赛
（C）6. 从上面的新闻中我们能了解到什么？
A. 体育运动受人们欢迎。
B. 人们从体育运动中学到很多。
C. 如今体育运动呈现出新的面貌。
D. 人们正在改变他们的运动方式。
（B）
（B）4. 我们能在报纸的哪个版块读到这则新闻？
A. 人物。
B. 科技。
C. 健康。
D. 环境。
（D）5. 第一条新闻的最佳标题是什么？
A. 人们兴奋地观看马拉松比赛
B. 人们测试机器人的能力
C. 机器人有着类似人类的外形
D. 机器人参加半程马拉松比赛
（C）6. 从上面的新闻中我们能了解到什么？
A. 体育运动受人们欢迎。
B. 人们从体育运动中学到很多。
C. 如今体育运动呈现出新的面貌。
D. 人们正在改变他们的运动方式。
(C)
Being able to play a musical instrument is, without doubt, useful. You can impress guests with a piano piece at a dinner, or make friends by joining a music club. Besides, those who play musical instruments have often been found to do better in cognitive tests (认知测试).
Some studies compared the cognitive ability of musicians and non-musicians. Their findings showed that musical training could bring small but important cognitive advantages. However, these studies didn't last long enough. This made it impossible to find out if these cognitive changes stayed with a person's whole life.
Judith Okely at Edinburgh University found a way to solve the problem. In 1947, the Scottish government tested the intelligence (智力) of almost every 11-year-old child in the country. In 1997, Dr Okely's team contacted 1, 091 of those children and tested their intelligence once more between 2004 and 2007. The study continues and the participants (参与者) need to take a cognitive test every three years.
In 2017, Katie Overy, also at Edinburgh University, asked the participants about their musical experiences over the years. The participants were asked how many instruments they played and what their training was like. They were also asked to record how many years of regular practice they had had and what performance level they had reached. A total of 366 participants provided useful information and 117 mentioned that they had some degree of experience with musical instruments.
All in all, the researchers have found that there is a close relationship between the playing of an instrument and a person's change in cognitive abilities. Moreover, the longer people practise playing an instrument, the more likely they are to show a positive (积极的) cognitive change over the course of their lives. The influence is small, but it remains important.
(
A. The studies were made in only one country.
B. The studies only included famous musicians.
C. The studies were done over a short period of time.
D. The studies didn't have enough adult participants.
(
A. Music can sometimes change the way people see things.
B. People's cognitive ability has something to do with their ages.
C. People's cognitive ability is difficult to change in a short time.
D. More practice in playing an instrument can help improve one's cognition.
(
A. encourage readers to learn a musical instrument
B. introduce something interesting about people's cognition
C. provide readers with some ways to improve their cognition ability
D. explain the relationship between musical training and cognitive ability
(
A. ①/②③/④⑤
B. ①/②/③④/⑤
C. ①②③/④/⑤
D. ①②/③/④⑤
Being able to play a musical instrument is, without doubt, useful. You can impress guests with a piano piece at a dinner, or make friends by joining a music club. Besides, those who play musical instruments have often been found to do better in cognitive tests (认知测试).
Some studies compared the cognitive ability of musicians and non-musicians. Their findings showed that musical training could bring small but important cognitive advantages. However, these studies didn't last long enough. This made it impossible to find out if these cognitive changes stayed with a person's whole life.
Judith Okely at Edinburgh University found a way to solve the problem. In 1947, the Scottish government tested the intelligence (智力) of almost every 11-year-old child in the country. In 1997, Dr Okely's team contacted 1, 091 of those children and tested their intelligence once more between 2004 and 2007. The study continues and the participants (参与者) need to take a cognitive test every three years.
In 2017, Katie Overy, also at Edinburgh University, asked the participants about their musical experiences over the years. The participants were asked how many instruments they played and what their training was like. They were also asked to record how many years of regular practice they had had and what performance level they had reached. A total of 366 participants provided useful information and 117 mentioned that they had some degree of experience with musical instruments.
All in all, the researchers have found that there is a close relationship between the playing of an instrument and a person's change in cognitive abilities. Moreover, the longer people practise playing an instrument, the more likely they are to show a positive (积极的) cognitive change over the course of their lives. The influence is small, but it remains important.
(
C
) 7. What does the underlined word "problem" refer to?A. The studies were made in only one country.
B. The studies only included famous musicians.
C. The studies were done over a short period of time.
D. The studies didn't have enough adult participants.
(
D
) 8. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?A. Music can sometimes change the way people see things.
B. People's cognitive ability has something to do with their ages.
C. People's cognitive ability is difficult to change in a short time.
D. More practice in playing an instrument can help improve one's cognition.
(
D
) 9. The purpose of this passage is to explain the relationship between musical training and cognitive ability
.A. encourage readers to learn a musical instrument
B. introduce something interesting about people's cognition
C. provide readers with some ways to improve their cognition ability
D. explain the relationship between musical training and cognitive ability
(
B
)10. Which is the structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2...)A. ①/②③/④⑤
B. ①/②/③④/⑤
C. ①②③/④/⑤
D. ①②/③/④⑤
答案：7 - 10 CDDB
解析：
翻译:
（C）
毫无疑问，能够演奏一种乐器是有用的。你可以在晚宴上用一首钢琴曲给客人留下深刻印象，或者通过加入音乐俱乐部来结交朋友。此外，人们经常发现那些演奏乐器的人在认知测试中表现得更好。
一些研究比较了音乐家和非音乐家的认知能力。他们的研究结果表明，音乐训练可以带来微小但重要的认知优势。然而，这些研究持续的时间不够长。这使得无法弄清楚这些认知变化是否会伴随一个人的一生。
爱丁堡大学的朱迪思·奥克利找到了一种解决这个问题的方法。1947年，苏格兰政府对该国几乎每个11岁的孩子都进行了智力测试。2004年至2007年间，奥克利博士的团队联系了其中的1091名孩子，并再次对他们进行了智力测试。这项研究仍在继续，参与者需要每三年进行一次认知测试。
2017年，同样在爱丁堡大学的凯蒂·奥弗里询问了参与者这些年来的音乐经历。参与者被问及他们演奏过多少种乐器以及他们的训练情况如何。他们还被要求记录自己进行定期练习的年数以及达到的演奏水平。总共有366名参与者提供了有用的信息，其中117人提到他们有一定程度的乐器演奏经历。
总而言之，研究人员发现，演奏乐器和一个人的认知能力变化之间存在密切的关系。此外，人们练习演奏乐器的时间越长，他们就越有可能在一生中表现出积极的认知变化。这种影响很小，但仍然很重要。
7. 划线单词“problem”指的是什么？
A. 这些研究只在一个国家进行。
B. 这些研究只包括著名的音乐家。
C. 这些研究是在短时间内完成的。
D. 这些研究没有足够的成年参与者。
8. 最后一段主要告诉我们什么？
A. 音乐有时会改变人们看待事物的方式。
B. 人们的认知能力与他们的年龄有关。
C. 人们的认知能力在短时间内很难改变。
D. 更多地练习演奏乐器有助于提高一个人的认知能力。
9. 这篇文章的目的是解释音乐训练和认知能力之间的关系。
A. 鼓励读者学习一种乐器
B. 介绍一些关于人们认知的有趣事情
C. 为读者提供一些提高他们认知能力的方法
D. 解释音乐训练和认知能力之间的关系
10. 这篇文章的结构是怎样的？（①=第一段，②=第二段……）
A. ①/②③/④⑤
B. ①/②/③④/⑤
C. ①②③/④/⑤
D. ①②/③/④⑤
（C）
毫无疑问，能够演奏一种乐器是有用的。你可以在晚宴上用一首钢琴曲给客人留下深刻印象，或者通过加入音乐俱乐部来结交朋友。此外，人们经常发现那些演奏乐器的人在认知测试中表现得更好。
一些研究比较了音乐家和非音乐家的认知能力。他们的研究结果表明，音乐训练可以带来微小但重要的认知优势。然而，这些研究持续的时间不够长。这使得无法弄清楚这些认知变化是否会伴随一个人的一生。
爱丁堡大学的朱迪思·奥克利找到了一种解决这个问题的方法。1947年，苏格兰政府对该国几乎每个11岁的孩子都进行了智力测试。2004年至2007年间，奥克利博士的团队联系了其中的1091名孩子，并再次对他们进行了智力测试。这项研究仍在继续，参与者需要每三年进行一次认知测试。
2017年，同样在爱丁堡大学的凯蒂·奥弗里询问了参与者这些年来的音乐经历。参与者被问及他们演奏过多少种乐器以及他们的训练情况如何。他们还被要求记录自己进行定期练习的年数以及达到的演奏水平。总共有366名参与者提供了有用的信息，其中117人提到他们有一定程度的乐器演奏经历。
总而言之，研究人员发现，演奏乐器和一个人的认知能力变化之间存在密切的关系。此外，人们练习演奏乐器的时间越长，他们就越有可能在一生中表现出积极的认知变化。这种影响很小，但仍然很重要。
7. 划线单词“problem”指的是什么？
A. 这些研究只在一个国家进行。
B. 这些研究只包括著名的音乐家。
C. 这些研究是在短时间内完成的。
D. 这些研究没有足够的成年参与者。
8. 最后一段主要告诉我们什么？
A. 音乐有时会改变人们看待事物的方式。
B. 人们的认知能力与他们的年龄有关。
C. 人们的认知能力在短时间内很难改变。
D. 更多地练习演奏乐器有助于提高一个人的认知能力。
9. 这篇文章的目的是解释音乐训练和认知能力之间的关系。
A. 鼓励读者学习一种乐器
B. 介绍一些关于人们认知的有趣事情
C. 为读者提供一些提高他们认知能力的方法
D. 解释音乐训练和认知能力之间的关系
10. 这篇文章的结构是怎样的？（①=第一段，②=第二段……）
A. ①/②③/④⑤
B. ①/②/③④/⑤
C. ①②③/④/⑤
D. ①②/③/④⑤