【題目】

Clara sits at her desk deep in thought. She stares at the math problem in front of her desperately trying to remember how to solve it, but as she sits there her long list of homework plays over in her head, and she becomes overwhelmed. She bites her lip thinking and thinking. Then she hears a song on the radio. As she turns up the music, a wave of calm spreads over her body, she closes her eyes and listens to the music.When the song ends, Clara’s eyes open and she turns off the radio. She looks again at the troublesome question and sighs, “I remember how to do this now,” she says to herself. Then she finishes the problem, but this time calmer than before.

According to NPR news, 45% of teens say they are stressed by school pressures, such as homework and grades. High school, and all of the honors and AP courses, can stress out teens like Clara to the point of exhaustion, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Lots of students can use stress relievers to simmer down during their school day. Music can be one of those reliefs.

When the body is stressed, it releases cortisol (釋放皮質(zhì)醇), a life sustaining adrenal hormone (腎上腺荷爾蒙) nicknamed “the stress hormone”. By playing music, students stop the flow (流動(dòng)) of cortisol released from their body, therefore returning to their normal, non-stressed self quicker than someone who didn’t hear or play any music.

When returning to this state, teens can think more clearly, with their stress gone. Music does not only calm the stressed mind, it develops creativity, as well as improving math and reading skills. A music class can help students who are stressed and give them an hour of relaxation during their day. This can help high schoolers have a clear mind to concentrate on their schoolwork. Adding music to a teen’s day can help them become less stressed and finally help them with their courses, making a smarter generation.

Now, I know you’re thinking, “What about kids who find playing a musical instrument hard or boring? How would taking a music class help them?” Well, even though playing an instrument doesn’t necessarily help all teens, it is agreed that there are very few teens who do not listen to music. This shows that all students, in their own way, like hearing music throughout their day. The music that they listen to calms them and gives them reassurance (保證) that they can make it through their schoolwork. That being said, all schools should have a required hour of ‘relaxation’ time when high schoolers would listen to music, do easy homework, and calm themselves down after their long school day.

Music helps kids in their education, providing them with a brighter future and ensuring that they take care of their generation, the generation before them, and the generations to come.

【1】The words “becomes overwhelmed” in Paragraph 1 probably mean “________”.

A. loses confidence B. feels disappointed

C. can not think clearly D. isn’t sure about the answers

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Music helps students to be more creative.

B. Few students can relax themselves at school.

C. Adding music to a teen’s day stops them from studying.

D. Music speeds up the flow of cortisol released from the body.

【3】According to Paragraph 5, we know that ________.

A. taking a music class is hard and boring

B. all teens listen to music in their own way

C. playing an instrument is necessary for all teens

D. all schools have a required hour of ‘relaxation’ time

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A. The Bright Future of Music

B. The Way of Calming Down

C. The Calming Power of Music

D. The Way of Solving Problems

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

本文主要通過(guò)一位名叫克拉拉的學(xué)生的案例，討論了青少年利用音樂(lè)處理自身的壓力的問(wèn)題，強(qiáng)調(diào)了音樂(lè)在幫助減壓方面的作用。

【1】句意：第1段中的“變得不知所措”可能的意思是“不能清楚地思考”。結(jié)合前句和后句“She stares at the math problem in front of her desperately trying to remember how to solve it, but as she sits there her long list of homework plays over in her head. She bites her lip thinking and thinking.”（她盯著她面前的數(shù)學(xué)問(wèn)題拼命想回憶起如何解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，但當(dāng)她坐在那里時(shí)，她長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的作業(yè)清單在她的腦海里浮動(dòng)起來(lái)，她咬著嘴唇思考了又思考。）這說(shuō)明她的思想很掙扎，變得不知所措，無(wú)法清楚思考，其他的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)A“失去信心”，選項(xiàng)B“感到失望”，選項(xiàng)D“對(duì)答案不確定”都是不準(zhǔn)確的。故選C。

【2】句意：我們能從這段文字中知道到什么？音樂(lè)可以幫助學(xué)生更有創(chuàng)意。從文中“Music does not only calm the stressed mind, it develops creativity, as well as improving math and reading skills.”（音樂(lè)不僅能平息壓力的頭腦，還能發(fā)展創(chuàng)造力，提高數(shù)學(xué)和閱讀技能。），故選A。

【3】句意：根據(jù)第五段的信息，我們知道所有的青少年都以自己的方式聽(tīng)音樂(lè)。文章中“This shows that all students, in their own way, like hearing music throughout their day.”（這表明所有學(xué)生們以他們自己的方式喜歡整天聽(tīng)音樂(lè)。），選項(xiàng)A“把音樂(lè)課看得困難且無(wú)聊�！�，選項(xiàng)C“演奏樂(lè)器對(duì)于所有的青少年是很必要的。”，選項(xiàng)D“所有的學(xué)校對(duì)休息時(shí)間有要求的時(shí)間�！惫蔬xB。

【4】句意：本文最佳標(biāo)題是什么？音樂(lè)的平靜力量。從文中多出均可看出主題是在討論音樂(lè)可以是人平靜這一作用。如“A music class can help students who are stressed and give them an hour of relaxation during their day.”（音樂(lè)課可以幫助有壓力的學(xué)生，讓他們?cè)谝惶熘蟹潘梢恍r(shí)。），結(jié)合第二段中的數(shù)據(jù)等均可看得出文章的主題，選項(xiàng)A“音樂(lè)的美好前景”，選項(xiàng)B“冷靜的方式”，選項(xiàng)D“解決的問(wèn)題的方式”等均不全面，故選C。

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