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Musical Training Can Improve CommunicationSkills

American scientists say musical trainingseems to improve communication skills and Language retardation(延迟).They found that developing musical skill involves the_________(51)process in the brain as learning how to speak .The scientists believe thatcould _________ (52)children with learning disabilities .

Nina Krauss is a neurobiologist atNorthwestern University in lllinois .She says Musical training _________(53)putting together different kinds of information, such as hearing music,looking at musical notes, touching an instrument and watching other musicians.The ________ (54) is not much different from learning how to speak .Both involvedifferent senses .

She further explains musical training andlearning to _________ (55)each make us think about what we are doing .She saysspeech and music ________ (56) through a structure of the nervous system calledthe brain stem .The brain stem ________ (57) our ability to hear .Untilrecently, experts have though the brain stem could not be developed orchanged.________ (58) Professor Krauss and her team found that musical trainingcan improve a person’s brain stem activity.

The study involved involved individuals withdifferent levels of musical ________ (59).They were asked to wear an electricaldevice that measures _________ (60) activity. The individuals wore theelectrode while they watched a video of someone speaking and a person playing amusical instrument---the cello(大提琴).Professor Krausesays cello have sound qualities similar _________ (61)some of the sounds thatare important with speech .The study found that the more years of trainingpeople had, the more_________ (62) they were to the sound and rhythm of themusic. Those who were Involved in musical activities were the same people inwhom the ________ (63) of sensory events was the strongest. It shows theimportance of musical training to children with learning ________(64).She saysusing music to improve listening skills could mean they _________ (65) sentencesand understand facial expressions better .

51. A. unique B. different C. same D. strange

52. A. help B. tell C. remind D .entertain

53. A. shapes B. involves C .relates D. enhances

54. A. form B. step C. point D. process

55. A. play B. sing C. speak D. think

56. A. pass B. use C. look D. put

57. A. develops B. controls C. assesses D. observes

58. A. So B. Moreover C. As D. But

59. A. instruments B. ability C. types D. contact

60. A. physical B. musical C. speech D. brain

61. A. as B. of C. to D. at

62. A. familiar B. inactive C. critical D. sensitive

63. A. reduction B. improvement C. interference D. implication

64. A. styles B. disabilities C. interests D. approaches

65. A. read B. write C. hear D. change

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