题文
“If music is the medicine of the soul(灵魂), let it play on,” said a famous person. I think he said so because probably he got some help from music. Music has some strange abilities. Medical scientists have found that a person that feels stressed can actually listen to some kind of music and become well.The researchers said that since stress comes as a result of life events such as starting a new family, starting a new business, and starting a new job, one can actually listen to good music and feel good because good music touches the human mind in a positive way. Music helps you to forget the life events that make you worried and remember the important events that once happened in your life.
Depression(抑郁) is a disease cause by stress, smoking, social problems and so on. Depression is also caused by problems such as failure in business. Depression may bring us weakness, headache, and loss of concentration. Good music makes one remember happy moments or good days. If you play music about love, it makes you feel like falling in love again though you may have had several upset experiences. And such good feeling make you healthy.
Anxiety(焦虑) is another health problem that can be controlled by music. Anxiety is a side effect of some major health problems such as cancer of the liver and cancer of the breast. Good music makes you feel relaxed and removes the pains from these diseases and you feel all right.
Good music can send you to sleep. And you need to know that sleep puts your body in a healthy condition. Sleep takes away the effects of stress, depression and anxiety from a person.
小题1:According to the famous person in Paragraph 1, music can___________.A．treat many kinds of diseasesB．help you keep healthy in your mindC．take the place of medicine in treating illnessD．make you remember things happened in the past小题2:Good music helps people remove stress mainly by _________.A．letting people have a good sleepB．making people think positivelyC．showing something new to peopleD．making people focus only on important things小题3:Which of the following is NOT a reason for depression mentioned in the passage?A．StressB．SmokingC．Failure in businessD．Loss of concentration小题4:According to the passage, one who has cancer will most probably experience __________.A．stress B．depressionC．anxietyD．upset小题5:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A．The health benefits of listening to musicB．Stress can bring us many kinds of diseasesC．Some diseases have something to do with music D．Tips for us to live a healthy and comfortable life 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
本文列举了音乐在几个方面的具体作用，讲述的是听音乐对我们身体的的好处。
小题1:B 推理题。根据文章第一句 “If music is the medicine of the soul(灵魂), let it play on,” said a famous person.可知：如果音乐是灵魂的良药，那么就让音乐一直播放下去。可知在第一段里提到的是音乐对精神的作用。故B正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据文章第2段2,3行one can actually listen to good music and feel good because good music touches the human mind in a positive way.可知好的音乐可以去除人们的压抑情绪，是因为好的音乐可以让人们用积极的思维方式来思考。故B正确。
小题3:D 细节题。根据文章第三段1,2行Depression(抑郁) is a disease cause by stress, smoking, social problems and so on. Depression is also caused by problems such as failure in business.可知ABC三项都是抑郁的原因，只有D项不是。
小题4:C 推理题。根据文章第4段1,2行Anxiety(焦虑) is another health problem that can be controlled by music. Anxiety is a side effect of some major health problems such as cancer of the liver and cancer of the breast.可知患癌症的人很可能会体验到焦虑。故C正确。
小题5:A 主旨大意题。本文在第一段中提到了音乐对我们的健康有很多的好处，接下来列举了音乐在几个方面的具体作用。所以本文讲述的是听音乐的好处。故A正确。
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