music拓展阅读

1U5M2单元拓展阅读------ByHan&WangAResearchhasshownthatmusichasanimportanteffectonone'sbodyandpsyche(心灵).Infact,thereisagrowingfieldofhealthcareknownasmusictherapy,whichusesmusictotreatdiseases.Evenhospitalsarebeginningtousemusictherapy.Thisisnotsurprising,asmusicaffectsthebodyandmindinmanypowerfulways.Researchhasshownthatquickmusiccanmakeapersonfeelmorealert,whileslowmusiccanproduceacalm,deepthinkingstate.Also,researchhasfoundthatmusiccanchangebrainwaveactivitylevels.Thiscanhelpthebraintochangespeedsmoreeasilyonitsownasneeded,whichmeansthatmusiccanbringlastingbenefitstoyourstateofmind,evenafteryou'vestoppedlistening.Breathingandheartratescanalsobeinfluencedbymusic.Thiscanmeanslowerbreathing,slowerheartrate.Thisiswhymusicandmusictherapycanhelpreducethedamagingeffectsoflong-termstress,greatlypromoting(促进)notonlyrelaxation,buthealth.Musiccanalsobeusedtobringaboutamorepositivestateofmindbyhelpingtokeepworriesaway.Musichasalsobeenfoundtobringmanyotherbenefits,suchasloweringbloodpressureandreducingtheriskofstrokes.Itisnosurprisethatsomanypeopleareconsideringmusicasanimportanttooltohelpthebodybecomeorstayhealthy.1.Whatcanweinferaboutmusictherapy?A.Itisatypeofmusic.B.Itisaresearchaboutmusic.C.Itisakindofmusicaleffectondiseases.D.Itistheuseofmusicmethodtohelptreatdiseases.2.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,wecanknowthat________.A.musicwithdifferentspeedshasdifferenteffectsB.quickmusicisnotgoodforone'shealthC.slowmusiccanhelponetothinkmorecalmlyandslowlyD.musicwillhavelessbenefitafteronestopslistening3.Thereasonwhymusiccanhelpdealwithstressisthat________.A.itisusedbymanyhospitalsB.itcanhelpchangebrainwavesC.itdoesgoodtobreathingandheartratesD.itcanbringamorepositivestateofmind4.Accordingtothepassage,musiccanhelpdealwithallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.nervousnessB.mindillnessesC.strokesD.highbloodpressureB2Thereisaninteresting,butatthesametimeasadphenomenon（现象）now:thereisariseinthenumberofsingersandbandsthathavelittletodowithgoodmusic.Manysingersorbandsknowlittleaboutwhatgoodmusicmeans.Whatisthecauseofthisrise?Mostofthesesingershavetakenmusicasa“job”becauseitisagoodsourceofmakingmoney.Andifyouhaveagoodappearanceandalsooriginalorexpensiveclothestoshowoffatyourconcertsoratdifferentappearancesinpublic,thenyourvoiceisnotasimportantasitshouldbe.Thepublicwillprefertoadmiremorethemostinterestingpartsofyourbody,whetheryouareagirloraboy.Theywillevenforgetaboutthefactthatyouaretheretoshowyourmusicskills,notyourdancing,whichisimportanttoo,butnotatsuchahighlevel.Therefore,wecanseemanyyounggirlsonTVwholookverygoodbutwhohavenothingtodowithmusic.Theychoosetowearveryprovocative(挑逗性的)clothestocatchattention,butwhenitcomestosingingtheyareacompletemessandonedoesn’tneedtohaveanearformusictonoticetheirlackoftalent.Butanyway,theyhaveconcertsandtheyenjoytravellingfromoneplacetoanother.Itisthepublic’sfaultbecausetheyacceptthisandarepleasedwiththiscommercialmusic.Peoplewhoenjoythiskindofmusicaregenerallyyoungpeoplewhileadultspreferlisteningtooldgoodbands.However,theyounggenerationshouldunderstandwhileappearanceisimportant,itislessimportantthantalentandagoodvoice.Itisverynecessarytobeabletosingwellwhenpreparingaconcertandallthesebandsthathavelittletodowithgoodmusicarefailuresonstage.Ifsomebodyhasagreatvoiceandwantstobecomeasinger,heshouldtakesomespecialcoursesinthisarea,becausetheywillhelpthemimprovesingingabilities.5Thepassageshowsthatmanysingersconsidermusicas.A.anartservingthepublicB.agoodwayofmakingmoneyC.awayoflivingfullyD.afashionablelifestyle6WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thepublichaveanearforgoodmusic.B.Theaudienceprefergoodmusictotheappearanceofsingers.C.Thepublicaretoblameforthepopularityofcommercialmusic.D.Mostpeoplelikelisteningtooldgoodbands.7Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.appearanceisthemostimportantthingintheworldofmusicB.allpeoplewhohavereceivedtraininginsingingcanbecomefamousC.adultsshouldhelpyoungpeopleimprovetheirabilitiesD.asinger’stalentandvoicearethemostimportantfactors8Whatdoyouthinkistheauthor’sattitudetowardstherisingnumberof3newsingersandbands?A.Critical.B.Supportive.C.Tolerant.D.Worried.CAsyouresearchmusic,youwillfindmusicthatisfamiliartoyou.Youwillfindmusicwhichtellsofinterestingplacesandexcitingthingstodo.Youwillfindmusicwhichexpressesfeelingsthatareoftenyourown.Musicisanexpressionofthepeople.Asyouresearch,youwillfindmusicofpeopleatworkandplay.Youwillfindmusicexpressingloveofthecountry,loveofnature,andloveofhome.Musicisalsoanexpressionofthecomposer(作曲家).Thecomposerexpresseshisownmusicalideas.Hestudiesthematerialsofmusicanddiscoverswaysofusingthem.Helooksfornewkindsofmusicalexpression.Musiccansuggestactionsandfeelingswhichweallshare.Wecanenjoyplayingandsingingmusic,dancingandlisteningtothemusicofthepeopleandthecomposersofdifferenttimesandplaces.9.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthortellsusto_______.A.findentertainment(娱乐)inmusicB.befriendlytomusicC.expressyourfeelingsinmusicD.discoverthethingsandplacesinmusic10.Fromthesecondparagraph,weknowthat________.A.ifwelovemusic,wewilllovethecountry,natureandhomeB