D
You have probably heard of the Mozart effect. It's the idea that if children or even babies listen to music composed by Mozart, they will become more intelligent. A quick Internet 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 Mozart's music, but when it comes 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 complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we'll become 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 Georgia 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 Mozart'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.
I'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 doesn't make us more intelligent.
42. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. Mozart composed many musical pieces for children.
B. Children listening to Mozart will be more intelligent.
C. There are few products on the Internet about Mozart's music.
D. There is little scientific evidence to support the Mozart effect.
43. 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 Mozart's music is enjoyable.
D. Because Mozart's music makes people relaxed.
44. 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 people's life
D. the US government helped promote the idea
45. What is the author's attitude towards the Mozart effect?
A. Favorable. B. Objective.
C. Doubtful. D. Positive.
【答案】42. D 43. B 44. B 45. C
【解析】
本文属于议论文。很多人相信听莫扎特的音乐会让人更聪明，但是研究表明这种影响只是短暂的，并不能让人更聪明。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的句子…but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever, the picture is more mixed. 可知但当涉及到科学证据表明它能使你更聪明时，情况就更加复杂了。分析可知没有科学证据来支持莫扎特效应的影响。故选D。
43题详解】
细节理解题。从文章第二段的句子Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself; his music is complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we'll become more intelligent. 莫扎特无疑是一个天才，他的音乐是复杂的，人们希望如果听的足够多了，就会变得更聪明。分析可知很多人相信莫扎特效应，是因为莫扎特自己就是个天才，故选B。
【44题详解】
句意猜测题。从句中 with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children…可知很多父母给孩子听莫扎特的音乐，画线句子表明听莫扎特的音乐会让人更聪明的想法被许多人接受，故选B项。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的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 doesn't make us more intelligent可知听音乐在处理问题的能力提高方面只是暂时的改善，但这种好处是很短的，而且并没有让我们更聪明。由此推断作者对莫扎特效应的影响持怀疑态度，故选C。
You have probably heard of the Mozart effect. It's the idea that if children or even babies listen to music composed by Mozart, they will become more intelligent. A quick Internet 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 Mozart's music, but when it comes 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 complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we'll become 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 Georgia 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 Mozart'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.
I'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 doesn't make us more intelligent.
42. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. Mozart composed many musical pieces for children.
B. Children listening to Mozart will be more intelligent.
C. There are few products on the Internet about Mozart's music.
D. There is little scientific evidence to support the Mozart effect.
43. 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 Mozart's music is enjoyable.
D. Because Mozart's music makes people relaxed.
44. 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 people's life
D. the US government helped promote the idea
45. What is the author's attitude towards the Mozart effect?
A. Favorable. B. Objective.
C. Doubtful. D. Positive.
【答案】42. D 43. B 44. B 45. C
【解析】
本文属于议论文。很多人相信听莫扎特的音乐会让人更聪明，但是研究表明这种影响只是短暂的，并不能让人更聪明。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的句子…but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you more clever, the picture is more mixed. 可知但当涉及到科学证据表明它能使你更聪明时，情况就更加复杂了。分析可知没有科学证据来支持莫扎特效应的影响。故选D。
43题详解】
细节理解题。从文章第二段的句子Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself; his music is complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it, we'll become more intelligent. 莫扎特无疑是一个天才，他的音乐是复杂的，人们希望如果听的足够多了，就会变得更聪明。分析可知很多人相信莫扎特效应，是因为莫扎特自己就是个天才，故选B。
【44题详解】
句意猜测题。从句中 with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children…可知很多父母给孩子听莫扎特的音乐，画线句子表明听莫扎特的音乐会让人更聪明的想法被许多人接受，故选B项。
【45题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的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 doesn't make us more intelligent可知听音乐在处理问题的能力提高方面只是暂时的改善，但这种好处是很短的，而且并没有让我们更聪明。由此推断作者对莫扎特效应的影响持怀疑态度，故选C。
