There is no doubt that music plays a powerful role in our lives. It can calm our tired nerves after a busy day of work. Music even has the power to move us to tears when it stirs(激起) an emotional reaction. How then, does music play a role in special education?
If music has the ability to touch those hidden places we all carry inside, it proves an important tool for the special education teacher. For students with emotional problems, music can help soothe(撫慰) sadness. Consider the child that arrives in class depressed and upset. If music can indeed relax and calm him, he is more likely to focus and participate in class.
Dr. R. Joseph, author of Behavioral Neurology, writes, “It is well recorded that patients with left hemisphere(大腦半球) damage, who may be unable to speak or recognize words, can sing a melody(曲調(diào)).”
For this reason, some special education teachers have found it helpful to set their lessons to music. When students cannot understand or remember certain things, singing them helps make it easier.
Nature magazine reported “Music training helps underachievers. In Rhode Island, researchers studied eight public school first grade classes. Half of the classes became ‘text-arts’groups, receiving ongoing music training. After seven months, the students were given a test. The tested group had caught up with their fellow students in reading and surpassed(超過) their classmates in math by 22 percent. In the second year of the project, the tested students widened this even further. Students were also tested on attitude and behavior. Classroom teachers also noted improvement in these areas.”
It seems music does, indeed, play an important role in education. For the special education teacher, this is especially encouraging.
小題1:The first paragraph is mainly about _______.
A．the role of music in education
B．the importance of music in life
C．the relationship between music and work results
D．the relationship between music and behavior
小題2:For students with emotional problems, music might be _______.
A．a(chǎn) toyB．a(chǎn) punishmentC．a(chǎn) medicineD．a(chǎn) puzzle
小題3:According to Dr. R. Joseph, people with left hemisphere damage _______.
A．a(chǎn)re unable to recognize people
B．can produce some musical sounds
C．can become special education teachers
D．might suffer right hemisphere damage too
小題4:The tested students mentioned in the fifth paragraph _______.
A．behaved badly after the study
B．Didn’t show any difference after the study
C．had done well in their reading and math before
D．received certain music education during the study
小題5:What is the text mainly about?
A．The meaning of special education.
B．The history of music education.
C．The problem in music education.
D．The role of music in special education

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:D

小題1:根據(jù)第一段There is no doubt that music plays a powerful role in our lives. 及本段描述，可知本段主要是說的音樂在生活中的重要性，故選B。
小題1:根據(jù)第二段For students with emotional problems, music can help soothe(撫慰) sadness. 描述，可知選C。
小題1:根據(jù)“It is well recorded that patients with left hemisphere(大腦半球) damage, who may be unable to speak or recognize words, can sing a melody(曲調(diào)).”描述，可知選B。
小題1:根據(jù)第五段Half of the classes became ‘text-arts’groups, receiving ongoing music training.描述，可知這些學(xué)生在學(xué)習(xí)期間接受一定的音樂教育。故選D。
小題1:這篇短文主要講述了音樂在特殊教育中的角色問題，故選D
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This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking.
小題1:John Sauven holds that_____.
A．many people value nature too much
B．exploitation of wildernesses is harmful
C．wildernesses provide humans with necessities
D．the urge to develop the ecosystem services is strong
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C．Useful services of wildernesses are not the reason for no exploitation.
D．All the characteristics concerning the exploitation should be treated equally.
小題3:What is the author’s attitude towards this debate?
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C．Sceptical.D．Optimistic.
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A．B．
C．D．
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The program is not expensive at all, but many people are still not enrolling in it. People say that it still costs too much money. They need all of their money to pay for things like food and rent.
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A．a(chǎn)sB．likeC．withD．together
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A．a(chǎn)pplesB．fishC．meatD．vegetables
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D．The workers are always honest with their working hours.
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A．a(chǎn)ll the people should celebrate Mother’s Day
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