【題目】Sending your child to piano or violin lessons in an attempt to improve their academic achievement is a waste of money, according to scientists. 【1】 research has shown that youngsters who take music lessons are more likely to be top of their class, Professor Glenn Smith claims this link is 【2】(mislead).

“Music may change you a bit, but it’s also the case that different children take music lessons,” said Professor Smith of the University of Toronto, 【3】 added that parents’ education had most influence on musicality.

“Children who take music lessons come from families with incomes 【4】 (high) than average. They come from families with more 【5】(educate) parents, they also do more extra-curricular activities, they are more likely to learn 【6】 instrument, and they do better at school.”

“We 【7】(motivate) by the fact that kids who take music lessons are particularly good students. In school they actually do better than you would predict from their IQ. So 【8】(obvious) something else is going on. We thought that 【9】(person) might be the thing.” Professor Smith explained, “Clearly studying music changes the brain, but so does any learning. In fact, that is 【10】 learning is,” he added.

【答案】

【1】Although/While

【2】misleading

【3】who

【4】higher

【5】educated

【6】an

【7】were/are motivated

【8】obviously

【9】personality

【10】what

【解析】文章大意：本文講述了很多人誤解讓孩子上音樂課可以使孩子更優(yōu)秀，其實(shí)，不同的孩子品性不同，得到的效果也不一樣，任何學(xué)習(xí)都可以影響孩子的大腦發(fā)育。

【1】考查連詞。句意：盡管研究表明上音樂課的年輕人很有可能成為班級頂尖學(xué)生，但是格倫·史密斯教授認(rèn)為這之間的聯(lián)系被人誤解。although和while兩個(gè)連詞都可表示“雖然”、“盡管”之意，它們引導(dǎo)的狀語從句都表示與主句中的某一動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)有著意義上的對比，故填Although/While。

【2】考查形容詞。misleading意為“令人誤解的，引人歧途的”，故填misleading。

【3】考查定語從句。以who引導(dǎo)的定語從句的先行詞是人，這句話中先行詞是史密斯教授，故填who。

【4】考查形容詞比較級。句意：上音樂課的孩子來自收入高于平均水平的家庭。根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞than可知，要用比較級，故填higher。

【5】考查形容詞。句意:他們來自那些父母都受教育的家庭。修飾名詞應(yīng)用形容詞，故填educated。

【6】考查冠詞。修飾以元音音素開頭的單詞應(yīng)用an，故填an。

【7】考查被動(dòng)語態(tài)。句意：我們被上音樂課的孩子就是特別優(yōu)秀的孩子所打動(dòng)。時(shí)態(tài)可用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)或過去時(shí)，故填were/are motivated。

【8】考查副詞。根據(jù)In school they actually do better than you would predict from their IQ（在學(xué)校他們實(shí)際上比你從他們智商預(yù)測的做的更好），如此顯然地，這里的so obviously是修飾上面一句話，故填obviously。

【9】考查名詞。名詞作主語，personality意為“人品，品性”。句意：我們認(rèn)為人品就是那個(gè)東西。故填personality。

【10】考查表語從句。句意：那就是學(xué)習(xí)。分析句子成分，表語從句比較簡單，跟在系動(dòng)詞之后的從句就是表語從句，is后缺賓語，根據(jù)句意，故填what。

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