In all the world's cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music． It plays such an important role in our lives that all fields focus on its study, including one looking at the biology of music． Experts are finding that because of the way our brains process music, learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can have a wide range of benefits．
Music education has received a lot of attention． Learning to play an instrument can help children improve math, science, and language skills． One study in Canada tracked children's IQ scores for nine months, discovering that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements． The secret may lie in the way reading music and playing notes uses several areas of the brain, increasing our ability to learn school subjects． For example, reading notes improves spatial （空間的） reasoning skills, which are helpful in solving math problems like fractions（分數(shù)）．
Music is also used for medical purposes, such as the treatment of diseases which affect memory． The secret lies in the way the brain processes music． One area near the forehead, the medial prefrontal cortex, connects music with memories stored in two other areas: the amygdale and hippocampus． That's why an old song can remind you of something that happened years ago． For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimer's, listening to music can help unlock buried memories by strengthening musical pathways to memories．
With the evidence of music's benefits pouring in, it's no wonder some countries make  music study a part of their education systems． People are recognizing that more than just a  form of entertainment, music is also great for the brain．
小題1:Scientists are studying music because _______．
A．music can be used for medical treatments
B．music plays a very important role in our lives
C．our brains can possess music in different ways
D．music education has received a lot of attention
小題2:According to the Canadian study, which children had increased IQ scores?
A．Those who already had high IQs．
B．Those who had always played music．
C．Those who could not play any instrument．
D．Those who studied music for a period of time．
小題3: Which of the following is a kind of disease?
A．Spatial reasoning．B．Alzheimer's．
C．The amygdale and hippocampus．D．The medial prefrontal cortex．
小題4:What can be the best title for the text?
A．Music and healthB．Music and the mind
C．Music and educationD．Music and instruments

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹音樂在我們的生活中起著重要的作用，研究表明學(xué)習(xí)一段時間音樂的孩子智商更高，音樂可以用于治療一些疾病等等，文章還分析了導(dǎo)致這些現(xiàn)象的原因。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：It plays such an important role in our lives that all fields focus on its study, including one looking at the biology of music．可知科學(xué)家在研究音樂因為它在我們的生活中起著重要的作用，選B
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：One study in Canada tracked children's IQ scores for nine months, discovering that children who studied music had the biggest test score improvements．可知學(xué)習(xí)一段時間音樂的孩子智商更高，選D
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：For patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimer's, listening to music can help unlock buried memories by strengthening musical pathways to memories．可知Alzheimer是一種病。選B
小題4:主旨題：縱觀全文和最后一句話People are recognizing that more than just a  form of entertainment, music is also great for the brain．可知這篇文章講的是音樂和大腦的關(guān)系，選B
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