Ⅰ.阅读理解 You have probably heard of the Mozart effect.It’s the idea that if children or even babies listen to music composed by Mozart，they will become more intelligent.A quick Internet search reveals(显示) plenty of products to assist you in the task.Whatever your age is，there are CDs and books to help you taste the power of Mozart’s music.But when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make you cleverer，the picture is more mixed. The phrase “the Mozart effect” was made up in 1991，but it was a study described two years later in the journal Nature that sparked real media and public interest in the idea that listening to classical music somehow improves the brain.It is one of those ideas that sound reasonable.Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself.His music is complex and there is a hope that if we listen to enough of it，we’ll become more intelligent. The idea got across to the public，with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children，and in 1998 Zell Miller，the Governor of the state of Georgia in the US，even asked for money to be set aside so that every newborn baby could be sent a CD of classical music.It was not just babies and children who were exposed to Mozart’s music on purpose.Even an Italian farmer proudly explained that the cows were played Mozart three times a day to help them to produce better milk. I’ll leave the debate on the impact on milk yield to farmers，but what about the evidence that listening to Mozart’s music makes people more intelligent More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen different studies showed that listening to music does lead to a temporary(暂时的) improvement in the listeners’ mental ability，but the benefits are short-lived and it doesn’t make us more intelligent. 1．What can we learn from paragraph 1 A．Mozart composed many musical pieces for children. B．Children listening to Mozart will be more intelligent. C．There are few products on the Internet about Mozart’s music. D．There is little scientific evidence to support the Mozart effect. 2．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest A．People were strongly against the idea. B．The idea was accepted by many people. C．The US government helped promote the idea. D．Mozart played an important part in people’s life. 3．What is the author’s attitude towards the Mozart effect A．Favourable. B．Objective. C．Positive. D．Doubtful. 4．What would be the best title for the text A．Listening to Mozart，Necessary B．What Music Is Beneficial C．What Is the Mozart Effect D．To Accept Mozart or Not 读写积累 1．intelligent adj.聪明的；有智力的；智能的 2．assist v．帮助，协助；促进 3．evidence n．证据；证明 4．spark v．引发，触发；产生火花 5．genius n．天才；天赋；才能 6．analysis n．分析(结果) 7．set aside留出(钱或时间) 8．be exposed to接触 9．on purpose有意地，故意地 10．More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen different studies showed that listening to music does lead to a temporary improve ... ...
