2014年職稱英語考試試卷：理工A(完型填空)

2014年職稱英語考試試卷：理工A(完型填空)

Musical Training Can Improve Communication Skills

American scientists say musical training seems to improve communication skills and language retardation. They found that developing musical skills involves the same process in the brain as learning how to speak. The scientists believe that1 could help children with learning disabilities.

(1)She says musical training involves putting together different kinds of information, such as hearing music, looking at musical notes, touching an instrument and watching other musicians. This process is not much different from learning how to speak.　(2)

The further explains musical training and learning to speak each make us think about what we are doing2. She says speech and music pass through a structure of the nervous system called the brain stem. (3)Until recently, experts have thought the brain stem could not be developed or changed. But Professor Kranss and her team found that musical training can improve a person's brain stem activity.

The study involved individuals with different levels of musical ability. They were asked to wear an electrical device that measures brain activity. The Individuals wore the electrode while they watched a video of someone speaking and a person playing a musical instrument -- the cello.　(4)The study found that the more years of training people had, the more sensitive they were to the sound and rhythm of the music3. Those who were involved in musical activities were the same people in whom the improvement of sensory events was the strongest. (5) She says using music to improve listening skills could mean they hear sentences and understand facial expressions better.

詞彙：

retardation 滯後 cello 大提琴

note 音符 rhythm節奏

electrode 電極 sensory 知覺的，感官的

註釋：

ntists believe that could help children with learning disabilities：科學家發現，音樂訓練、對學習上有障礙的'兒童有幫助。that是從句“that could help children with learning disabilities”中的主語。that指代上一句的devel

loping musical skills involves the same process in the brain as learning how to speak。with learning disabilities是定語，修飾children。

cal training and learning to speak each make US think about what we are doin9：音樂訓練和學習說話這兩者都使我們思考我們正在所做的事。each指musical trainin9和learning to speak中的任何一個。句子的主語是musical training and learning to speak，所以，謂語動詞是複數的。

more years of training people had，the more sensitive they were to the sound and rhythm of the music：人們接受音樂訓練的年份越長，其對音樂聲音和節奏的敏感性也越高。people是前半旬中的主語。