Unit 9 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年 人教新目标Go For It! 英语九年级全册

Unit 9 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年 人教新目标Go For It! 英语九年级 一、阅读理解 Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes. Here, let’s look at the following two. Music and Hearing A recent study by researcher Nina Kraus shows that playing a musical instrument can make a person’s hearing ability become better. In the study, two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group weren’t. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly. Think about violinists in a show. When they play with the group, they hear their own instrument and many others, too. But the violinists must listen closely to what they are playing, and leave out the other sounds. In this way, musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise. Music and Speaking Gottfried Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke (中风) patients. Because of their illness, these people cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing. Dr. Schlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his patients to finally speak. Why does this work? Schlaug isn’t sure. Music seems to help patients to use the brain again. From the results, we can know that music is a good influence on concentration, the ability to focus on one thing. It works on listening and speaking skills as well. Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school as well. So music is not only enjoyable, it’s also good for us in many other ways. 1．Which two groups of people took part in Nina Kraus’ study? A．Noisy people and quiet people. B．Musicians and non-musicians. C．Violinists and other musicians. 2．Why are the violinists mentioned (提及) in paragraph 3? A．To describe what they did in a show. B．To show how important they are in the study. C．To better explain why musicians hear more clearly. 3．How does Gottfrie