Question

___1.______ A new study by researchers at the University of Wales Institute has some interesting results.

The study from the University of Wales Institute examined the ability of 25 people aged 18-30. __2._____ In one task they had to remember a list of eight letters, which were dictated to them.

Participants（参与者）in the study were tested under three different conditions: in a quiet environment, while listening to music they liked, and while listening to music they didn’t like.___ 3._____ The background music seemed to make memorization more difficult. However, scientists also found that listening to music before doing the tests seemed to help concentration.

“Despite (尽管) describing their self-selected music as more pleasant, their performance was poor, just as it was when they listen to music they disliked,” explained one of the researchers. ____4._____

Another study seemed to further contradict (反驳) the idea that music could help with concentration. As a part of this research, university students were asked about their study habits. _____5.____ And those who do listen to music prefer the instrumental songs.

So, if you are studying for an exam, turn off your iPad!

根据材料内容， 将A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处， 使短文内容完整、正确，并将其标号填写在下面题后的横线上。

A. So, even if you’re listening to music you like, it’ll still influence your work.

B. The participants generally did better whey they were working in silence.

C. They were asked to remember information while listening to various sounds.

D. The researchers found that the majority of students prefer to work without music.

E. Can music help you concentrate at work?

 

Answer 1

1.E

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：威尔士大学研究所研究表明检背景音乐似乎使记忆更加困难，然而,科学家们还发现听音乐在做测试之前似乎能提高记忆力。另一项研究似乎进一步反驳认为音乐可以帮助集中注意力。

1.】根据语境可知下句的含义是：威尔士大学的研究人员的一项新研究有一些有趣的结果。表明是对某个问题的调查，由选择项的提示可知Can music help you concentrate at work?表明的是个问题，故选E。

2.根据文中语句The study from the University of Wales Institute examined the ability of 25 people aged 18-30.的理解可知他们要求这些人做什么，由选择项的提示可知他们被要求在听各种声音的情况下记住一些信息，故选C。

3.根据下文The background music seemed to make memorization more difficult.的内容可知在背景音乐下，参与者的记忆受影响，没有说明没有背景音乐的情况，应补充相关内容，故选B。

4.“Despite (尽管) describing their self-selected music as more pleasant, their performance was poor, just as it was when they listen to music they disliked,” explained one of the researchers.可知不管在哪种背景音乐的情况下，人的记忆是受干扰的，故选A。

5.Another study seemed to further contradict (反驳) the idea that music could help with concentration. As a part of this research, university students were asked about their study habits.的内容可以推断，此处介绍的是人们的学习或工作习惯，更倾向与无音乐的环境，故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文