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【題目】

They say music is universal, and it seems to be true since wherever we go, we see people listening, playing or dancing to it. We tend to think that music is larger than our cultural differences and shows the deeper connections between us.

But according to a recent study published in the Current Biology, music doesn’t speak to everyone. There is a condition, the researchers argue, called “musical anhedonia”. They say that those who have this condition may have few abilities to experience pleasure from music.

For the study, 30 people listened to the same, mostly classical music pieces. They were then asked to complete a questionnaire on how they felt about the music. At the same time, the researchers measured their heart rate and skin reaction, which are considered physiological measures of feelings.

According to the researchers, most of the people in the study got pleasure from the music. They had a quicker heartbeat and sweatedmore. However, a small number of them had very little and even no pleasant feeling while they were listening to the music. These people had none or very few of the physical signs which the others in the study experienced.

The researchers say that this means people have different abilities to enjoy music and that “there are people who specifically can’t enjoy music at all”

To study the condition more deeply, another group of scientists, at Columbia University, US, researched brain activities. They found that the key is the blood flow to the reward system in the brain. People who got less pleasure from music had comparatively lower blood flow to areas involved in the reward system of the brain when they were listening to music.

The lower blood flow makes it more likely that the brain’s “reward system” will be inactive. And it will produce less of the “pleasure chemical” dopamine. As a result, people get less pleasure from music.

If the research is correct, according to National Public Radio, there are simply people who just don’t get music. They may get pleasure from many things, but a good tune isn’t one of them.

【1】The people who is called musical anhedonia _______.

A. avoid listening to music

B. like to listen to certain types of music.

C. can’t feel the pleasure that music brings to others.

D. believe cultural differences are larger than music.

【2】What was the purpose of the study mentioned in Current Biology ?

A. To learn what music people love the most.

B. To learn how music influences people’s feelings.

C. To understand the relationship between music and the body.

D. To see whether music works in the same way for all people.

【3】What happened in the study when people listened to music?

A. All of them had faster heartbeat and sweated more.

B. Those who enjoyed music had slower blood flow.

C. They showed different physical signs as the music changed.

D. Those who enjoyed music had more dopamine produced.

【4】Which part of a magazine may the article appear in?

A. Science.B. Sports.C. Health.D. Fashion.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

文章大意：他們說(shuō)音樂(lè)是普遍存在的，似乎是真的，因?yàn)闊o(wú)論我們走到哪里，我們都能看到人們?cè)诼?tīng)、演奏或跳舞。根據(jù)最近發(fā)表在《當(dāng)代生物學(xué)》上的一項(xiàng)研究，音樂(lè)并不是對(duì)每個(gè)人都有影響的。研究人員稱，有一種情況被稱為“音樂(lè)的安赫多尼亞”。他們說(shuō)那些有這種情況的人可能沒(méi)有能力從音樂(lè)中體驗(yàn)快樂(lè)。為了更深入地研究這種情況，美國(guó)哥倫比亞大學(xué)的另一組科學(xué)家研究了大腦活動(dòng)。他們可能從許多事情中得到樂(lè)趣，但好的曲調(diào)不是其中之一。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There is a condition, the researchers argue, called “musical anhedonia”. They say that those who have this condition may have few abilities to experience pleasure from music. 研究人員稱，有一種情況被稱為“音樂(lè)的安赫多尼亞”。他們說(shuō)那些有這種情況的人可能沒(méi)有能力從音樂(lè)中體驗(yàn)快樂(lè)�？芍�，被稱為“音樂(lè)的安赫多尼亞”的人無(wú)法感受到音樂(lè)帶給他人的快樂(lè)。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。For the study, 30 people listened to the same, mostly classical music pieces. They were then asked to complete a questionnaire on how they felt about the music. At the same time, the researchers measured their heart rate and skin reaction, which are considered physiological measures of feelings 在這項(xiàng)研究中，30個(gè)人聽(tīng)同樣的音樂(lè)，大部分是古典音樂(lè)。然后要求他們填寫(xiě)一份關(guān)于他們對(duì)音樂(lè)的感受的問(wèn)卷。同時(shí)，研究人員測(cè)量了他們的心率和皮膚反應(yīng)，這些都被認(rèn)為是情感的生理指標(biāo)。.可知，根據(jù)這項(xiàng)研究在《當(dāng)代生物學(xué)》中提到目的是來(lái)看看音樂(lè)對(duì)所有人的作用是否相同。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The lower blood flow makes it more likely that the brain’s “reward system” will be inactive. And it will produce less of the “pleasure chemical” dopamine. As a result, people get less pleasure from music. 血流量越低，大腦的“獎(jiǎng)賞系統(tǒng)”就越可能失去活性。它會(huì)產(chǎn)生更少的“快感化學(xué)”多巴胺。結(jié)果，人們從音樂(lè)中得到的樂(lè)趣就減少了�？芍�，在研究中，當(dāng)人們聽(tīng)音樂(lè)時(shí)，那些喜歡音樂(lè)的人產(chǎn)生了更多的多巴胺。故選D。

【4】理解推斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，這篇文章可以刊登在雜志的科學(xué)部分。A.科學(xué)；B.體育;C.健康；C.時(shí)尚。都不符合題意，故選A。