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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
EducationOutsidetheClassroom
TheLawrencevilleSchoolprovidesstudentswithexperientiallybasedprogrammesthateducatetheminresponsibleleadership,communityengagement,andcharacterdevelopmentthatenhancebothacademicandnon-academicskills.
CommunityService
TheSchool'
sCommunityServiceProgrammeencouragesallLawrentianstoconnectwiththegreatercommunity,givingthemtheopportunitytoengagewithavarietyofpeopleoutsidethestudents'
immediateworld.
ModelUN
Studentswilllearntheinner-workingoftheUnitedNationsbyparticipatinginthisprogramme.Duringthefirstsemester,studentsmeetanddiscussimportantworldevents.Duringthesecondsemester,studentspreparetoparticipateintheModelUNConferences.
InvestmentProgramme
Theprogrammegivesstudentshands-onexperienceinthefinancialworld.Studentslearnthebasicsofinvesting,watchtrendsinthemarket,andresearchstocks.Duetoagenerousdonation,thegrouphas$5,000ofrealmoneytoinvest.Gamswillbeinvestedbackintotheprogramme.
FineArts&
Literature
Membersmeetweeklytoenjoyacommunityofindividualswhoappreciatethefineartsandliterature.Inthespring,theprogrammepublishesacollectionofartwork—photography,drawings,paintings,essays,shortstoriesandpoetry.Additionally,theprogrammehostsbookdiscussionsandfilmscreeningsthroughouttheyear.
1.What'
sthesharedgoalofalltheprogrammes?
A.Toimproveacademicskills.B.Toexperiencecommunitylife.
C.Todevelopoverallcompetence.D.Toencouragesocialinvolvement.
2.Whichprogrammeshouldyouchoosetodevelopgloballeadership?
A.ModelUN.B.CommunityService.
C.FineArtsLiterature.D.InvestmentProgramme.
3.WhatcanbeexpectedoftheInvestmentprogramme?
A.Itmakesaprofitforthoseparticipants.B.Itoffersadvancedmarketingknowledge.
C.Itlaysafoundationforfinancialmanagement.D.Itgivesaccesstosuccessfulbusinessmen.
B
SamMehr,apsychologistatHarvardstartedworkingontheprojectafterhekeptreadinganoverfamiliarlineatthetopofresearchpapersthatsaid,“musicisuniversal.”Buteverytimehecameacrossthestatement,therewasn'
tacitationtobackitup.
Toseeiftherewasanyprooftothisclaim,heandhisfellowresearcherscreatedtwodatabases:
onewithdescriptionsfromtheresearchersofwhathappenedwhenmusicfromthe1960swasplaying,andanotherof118audiorecordingsfrom86differentsocieties.
Hefoundthattherewerethreecharacteristicsofbehaviorthatconsistentlycharacterizedmusic:
formality,arousal(orhowcalmingorexcitingasongwas),andreligiosity—religiousrespect.
Peopledidadecentjobguessingthethemes,especiallyfordancesongsandnurseryrhymes,saysManvirSingh,aHarvardPh.D.studentinthedepartmentofhumanevolutionarybiology.
“Musicappearsinthishugediversityofbehavioral,social,emotionalcontextinhumansocieties,”Singhsays,“butitdoessosimilarlyacrosssocieties.”
“Themusicalbrainmayhaveledtothingsthatwetakeforgrantedinhumannature,likecompassionandempathy(同情与共情),becausemusicuniquelycanhelpusachievethosestates,”DanielLevitin,acognitivescientistwho'
sdonesimilarresearchonmusicandevolution,explains,“Nottomentionawe,appreciation,andgratitude.”
ForMehrandhisteam,thehuntfordataisjustthebeginning.Thelabisrunningmoredetailedquizzestodigintohowpeoplerespondtowhattheyhear.Theyalsohopetodostudiesondifferentpopulationslikebabiestoseehowtheyreacttotuneslikenurseryrhymesfromfarawaysocieties.
Singhsayshealsohopestoanalyzelyricsandthewaytheyshapepeople'
sfeelingsandactions,evenifit'
sinalanguagetheydon’tunderstand.‘‘Exploringthelyricsallowsustobetterunderstandhowmusiccanbringtheseemotionalorbehavioralresponses,”saysSingh,“butalso,inabroaderway,theworldviewofthepeoplewhoaresinging.”
4.What'
sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Musicshapespeople'
sworldviews.B.Musicisuniversalacrosssocieties.
C.Musicbehaviorsaredifferentincultures.D.Thescientistshavedifferentopinionsonmusic.
5.Whichmusicbehavioralcharacteristicwillappearwhenrockmusicisplaying?
A.Gratitude.B.Formality.C.Religiosity.D.Arousal.
6.WhatdoesDanielLevitinthinkofmusic?
A.Itplaysaroleinemotion.B.Itcan'
tleadtoappreciation.
C.Itcanhelpusachievegoals.D.Itisatalentwearebornwith.
7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Morequizzeswillbeconducted.B.Differentpopulationswillbestudied.
C.Thehuntfordatahasalreadybeenfinished.D.Furtherdatawaittobesought.
C
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