Unit 8 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年 人教新目标Go For It! 英语八年级下册

Unit 8 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年 人教新目标Go For It! 英语八年级下册 一、阅读理解 Are you someone who enjoys listening to music? If so, you’re doing something good for your mind and body. Scientists believe that music has something to do with people’s feelings. Valorie N. Salimpoor has studied music and the human brain (大脑) at McGill University. She has found that listening to beautiful music makes people excited, happy and relaxed. Experts in Germany have found that listening to music can boost a person’s mood. Music is also good for your body. For example, a study called “From Music-Beat (节拍) to Heart-Beat” showed that music can lower blood pressure (血压), which is good for your health. What’s more, music gets the blood pumping (血液循环) when you exercise. A group of scientists have found that people run faster and longer when they listen to music. They studied bikers who listened to music with a fast beat. While riding, the faster the beat was, the faster the bikers rode. How else is music good for your health? According to a study called “Music Improves Sleep Quality in Students”, it can help you get better sleep. This study showed college students had a difficult time sleeping. Some of the students were told to listen to relaxing classical music before bedtime. Those students slept better and even felt happier. Scientists in England have shown that music helps students learn. Listening to music can help you when you’re learning something new. It can also help you better remember what you’ve learned. It can even help when you take a test. Students who listened to background (背景的) music during a test answered more test questions. They got more correct answers, too. Music is more than a beautiful art. It can make your lives better. It can improve your mood, your health, and even your grades. In short, it’s good for you. So make time for music, and you won’t be sorry! 1．What do the words “boost a person’s mood” probably mean in paragraph 2? A．Make a person upset. B．Keep your body heal