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江苏省常州市新北区北郊中学2024年九年级英语一模试卷
Musical instruments
Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, according to a US study.
Although it was said in the past that listening to Mozart or other classical music could make you smarter, there was little evidence to show music could improve brainpower.
They are about effects of musical training on skills of language, speech, memory, attention and even emotion. Researcher Nina Kraus also studied and analyzed the data(数据). He suggested that musical training could improve other parts of human communication. The effects of music training are similar to physical exercises and its effect on body fitness. Music has positive effects. "" the researchers said in the study. The study finds that playing an instrument makes the brain choose what is relevant in a complex process. It also includes coordination with other musicians. In addition, it says that musicians are more successful than non-musicians in learning to put sound pattern into words for a new language.
A. Music training can improve people's reading ability.
B. It finds that music training can improve speech and foreign language skills.
C. It may includes reading or remembering a score, timing issues.
D. The study by Northwestern University has studied lots of researches.
E. Researchers give many examples to show the positive effects of musical training.
F. So it requires us to re-examine the role of music in personal development.
What topic do more than 13 million American kids like? Soccer! The Soccer Industry Council of America reported in 1999 that all those kids were playing organized soccer. Add adults into the number, and you come up with more than 18 million Americans playing soccer. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
First, I think there's the international interest. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} The excitement must be catching.
Another reason is that soccer takes less equipment (设备) than some other spoils. So it's not very costly for a kid to join a soccer team.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Though accidents may happen, body touching usually isn't part of the game. Therefore, fewer injuries are caused.
Soccer attracts both boys and girls. Though soccer was at first only a male sport ( just like all other sports), soccer has caught on with girls. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Interest in the sport extends to whole families, so there are more players, more fans, more coaches, and so on.
Finally, I think there is the running factor. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Kids love it, and few parents can say no to it.
A. This is good for the sport. B. What makes soccer so popular? C. Moreover, parents consider soccer as a safer sport than some other sports. D. Running up and down a field chasing a ball is such a healthy thing to do. E. Americans see that people in many other countries are so excited about soccer. |
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