【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ent. A quick Inter search reveals plenty of products to assist you in the task. Whatever your age is there are CDs and books to help you taste the power of Mozart39。s music, but when it es to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever, the picture is more mixed. The phrase “the Mozart effect” was made up in 1991, but it was a study described two years later in the journal Nature that sparked real media and public interest about the idea that listening to classical music somehow improves the brain. It is one of those ideas that sound reasonable. Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself。 his music is plex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we39。ll bee more intelligent. The_idea_took_off,_with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children, and in 1998 Zell Miller, the Governor of the state of Geia in the US, even asked for money to be set aside in the state budget so that every newborn baby could be sent a CD of classical music. It was not just babies and children who were exposed to Mozart39。s music on purpose, even an Italian farmer proudly explained that the cows were played Mozart three times a day to help them produce better milk. I39。ll leave the debate on the impact on milk yield to farmers, but what about the evidence that listening to Mozart makes people more intelligent? More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen different studies confirmed that listening to music does lead to a temporary improvement in the ability to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are short－ lived and it doesn39。t make us more intelligent. 25． What can we learn from Paragraph 1? A. Mozart posed many musical pieces for children. B. Children listening to Mozart will be more intelligent. C. There are few products on the Inter about Mozart39。s music. D. There is little scientific evidence to support the Mozart effect. 答案與解析： D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段的句子． ..but when it es to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever, the picture is more mixed 可知沒有什么科學(xué)證據(jù)來支持莫扎特效應(yīng)的影響。 26． Why did many people believe in the idea of the Mozart effect? A. Because a study described it in the journal Nature. B. Because Mozart himself was a genius. C. Because Mozart39。s music is enjoyable. D. Because Mozart39。s music makes people relaxed. 答案與解析： B 細(xì)節(jié)理 解題。從文章第二段的句子 Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself。 his music is plex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we39。ll bee more ，因為莫扎特自己就是個天才。 27． The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests that ________. A. people were strongly against the idea B. the idea was accepted by many people C. Mozart played an important part in people39。s life D. the US government helped promote the idea 答案與解析： B 句意理解題。從第三段句子 The idea took off, with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children，很多父母給孩子聽莫扎特的音樂，可知這句話表明這種想法被許多人接受，故選 B項。 28． What is the author39。s attitude towards the Mozart effect? A. Favorable. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Positive. 答案與解析： C 推理判斷題。從文章第四段的句子 More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen different studies confirmed that listening to music does lead to a temporary improvement in the ability to handle shapes mentally, but the benefits are short－ lived and it doesn39。t make us more 影響持懷疑態(tài)度，故選 C項。 C Liu Xiang, an athlete, born in 1983 Liu Xiang made his name by winning the 110－ meter hurdles gold medal at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Athens. This was the first time an athlete of non－ African descent(血統(tǒng) ) had gone under 13 seconds for the event. In the same year, Liu set a new 110－ meter hurdling world record at the Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, with a time of seconds. Lang Lang, a pianist, born in 1982 Lang Lang began piano lessons at age three. His father quit his job to acpany his boy to Beijing. At 11, Lang Lang was awarded first prize for his outstanding performance at the Fourth International Young Pianists Competition in Germany. In 1995, at 13, he won first place at the Tchaikovsky International Young Musicians39。 Competition in Japan. At 17, Lang Lang made his breakthrough in the West and has performed with many of the world39。s major orchestras since then. Li Yuchun， a singer, born in 1984 Born into a middle－ class family, Li was not encouraged by her parents to pursue a career in entertainment. The turning point came when she entered the Super Girl contest in 2021. This petition drew the largest audiences in Chinese television history. She rose above 120,000 applicants with her tomboy style and Latin－ flavored performance. Her win came as a surprise to many people because she didn39。t fit the stereotype of female singers. She has millions of fans of all ages all over the country. Her haircut and manners have been copied by tens of thousands of girls. Her first album sold more than 430,000 copies in the first month. Ding Junhui, a snooker player, born in 1987 Ding quit school at 13, after his father insisted he concentrate on snooker. His parents then sold their house to help Ding kick－ start his career. In March 2021, he celebrated his 18th birthday by reaching the final of the China Open in Beijing, along the way beating world top－ 16 ranked players Peter Ebdon, Marco Fu and Ken Doherty. In the final, he defeated the world , Stephen Hendry, ranking first in the tournament. After shooting to fame, questions were raised over the father39。s decision for Ding to quit school. (China Daily10/31/2021) 29． Who is the passage intended for? A. Readers of all ages. B. Children born after the 1980s. C. Students at school. D. The young crazy fans. 答案與解析： A 根據(jù)文章選自 China Daily可知文章是寫給各個年齡段的讀者的。 30． Who was the youngest when they rose to fame? A. Lang Lang. B. Liu Xiang. C. Ding Junhui. D. Li Yuchun. 答案與解析： A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章可知劉翔在 21 歲時出名；朗朗在 11 歲獲得一等獎；李宇春在 21歲時出名；丁俊暉 18歲時出名。所以出名時最年輕的是郎朗。 31． Whose father insisted on his/her quitting sch