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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解寒假选练(1)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Anestimated80percentofAmericanadultsthinkmusiclessons,thoughattimesboringandchallengingintheeyesofsomekids,improvechildren’sabilitytolearnortheirperformanceinschool.Theysaythatthesatisfactionforlearningtoplayanewsongh
2、elpsachildexpresscreativity.ResearchersatHarvardUniversity,however,havefoundthatthere’sonethingmusicaltrainingdoesnotdo.SamuelMehr,theleadingresearcherofthenewstudy,saiditiswrongtothinkthatlearningtoplayamusicalinstrumentimprovesachild’sintellectualdevelopment.Theevidenceesfromstudiesthatmea
3、suredthementalabilityoftwogroupsof4-year-oldsandtheirparents.Onegroupattendedmusicclass;theparisongroupwenttoaclassthatplacesimportanceontheopticalarts-artsthatcanbeseen.“Wefoundnoevidenceforanyadvantageonanyofthesetestsforthekidsparticipatinginthesemusicclasses,”saidMehr.SamuelMehrsaysresea
4、rchershavecarriedoutmanystudiesinanefforttolearnwhethermusicaltrainingcanmakechildrensmarter.OnlyonestudyseemstoshowasmallpercentageincreaseinIQ,intellectualscoresamongstudentsafteroneyearofmusiclessons.HedoesnotbelievethatIQisagoodmeasureofachild’sintelligence.Therefore,theresearchersinhiss
5、tudyparedhowwellchildreninthemusicaltraininggroupdidonmentalprocessingtasks,thentheresultswereparedtothoseofchildrenwhodidnottakelessons.Musiclessonsmaynotofferchildrenafasteasywaytogainentrytothebestschoolslateroftheirlife,butthetrainingisstillimportant.MrMehrnotesthattheworksofwriterWillia
6、mShakespearearenottaught,sothechildrenwilldobetterinphysics.HesaysShakespeareistaughtbecauseitisimportantforculturalreasons.“AndIdon’tthinkmusicneedstobeanydifferentthanthat.”21.WhatattitudedomostAmericangrown-upshavetowardsmusiclessons?A.ApprovingB.UninterestedC.DoubtfulD.Uncertain22.Theund
7、erlinedword“optical”inParagraph2probablymeans.A.colorfulB.visualC.traditionalD.serious23.HowdidSamuelMehrdrawhisconclusioninthenewstudy?A.BystudyingpreviousresearchresultsB.BymeasuringtheIQofthekids.C.ByreferringtosomedocumentsD.Byparingtwodifferen
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