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Part 4 课时训练
Ⅰ.完成句子
1.这则报告说失业率上升与经济不景气有关。
The report says that the rise in unemployment economic downturn.
2.未经允许,任何人不得进入这座房子。
,no one is to enter this house.
3.他们开始觉得光喊口号来应对污染是不够的。
They are beginning to feel that shouting slogans pollution is not enough.
4.尽管看了很多医生,他的健康状况仍然很差。
Although he has gone to many doctors,
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5.我认为你应该对她的安全负责。
I think that you should her safety.
答案:1.is related to 2.Without permission 3.in reaction to 4.his health remains poor 5.be responsible for
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Studies prove that listening to music at a young age helps a child do better in math and science.Music has a powerful and positive influence on the brain.Sharon Begley wrote about this in the July 24 issue of Science and Technology.It isn’t just a means of recreation.It increases brainpower(脑力).
What does music teach other than an appreciation for rhythm? I’m speaking of classical music here,not rock and roll.Measurement,proportion(比例),and pattern perception are some of the positive effects of music education.I’m a former teacher,mother,and piano player so I am in favor of music education.It gives me great pleasure when my son visits and we play our keyboards together.And when I go to his house,he has tambourines,drums,and other instruments.
When I taught in a kindergarten, music was always an activity that all the children enjoyed participating in.As a group activity it is great.Children pay close attention to the words of songs and love to join in.This helps increase their ability to listen and learn.Musical instruments add to the pleasure while teaching children a sense of rhythm.
Experts such like Jeanne Bamberge,an MIT professor,have done studies to prove the positive effect of music on children’s learning abilities.She is the designer of programs for the Graham and Parks School in Cambridge and she supports the integration of music into the school system.
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