Throughout time, people have loved music for its ability to transport them into a world of rhythm and melody. Recently more and more hospitals and clinics have been tapping into the power of music –not only to comfort patients, but to help cure them as well. Welcome to the world of music therapy(療法).
After each of the two world wars, musicians visited hospitals and played instruments for injured soldiers suffering from emotional and physical pain. Today's music therapists continue this practice, playing instruments such as guitars and harps to bring comfort to their audiences.
Therapist Eric Mammen encourages his patients at a children’s hospital to participate with him as he plays. During visits with 13-year-old cancer patient Lawrence Garcia, Mammen encourages Garcia to beat on electric drums while he plays the guitar. The therapy won’t cure his cancer, but it does, according to Garcia’s mom, take away much of the boy’s depression(沮喪).
Music therapy can put patients in better moods and ease the symptoms of depression according to the American Music Therapy Association. Other benefits include relieving pain, calming tension, aiding sleep, reducing worry or fear, and easing muscle tension.
Jose Haro personally experienced the benefits of music therapy when he was recovering from heart surgery. During his recovery, he played a piano whose keys lit up, indicating which keys to touch to play along with the background music. Soon he was playing tunes and noticing something strange. “I was searching for my pain.” He says of his experience, “but it was gone.”
While Haro's experience provides an evidence of the power of music to relieve pain, scientific research has proven music also helps patients with Alzheimer's disease and arthritis.
In addition, music therapy helps premature babies. Doctors are tapping into a powerful way to teach premature babies that haven’t yet learned how to suck. Doctors use a device that comforts the babies by playing music when they suck on a pacifier（奶嘴）. Soon the babies learn to suck in return for music, gaining weight faster and going home earlier than those who do not use the device.
Even perfectly healthy people are discovering the power of music to calm and heal. Drum circles attract people who find stress relief in beating out rhythms. While music is not a cure-all, it does make life a little easier.
【小題1】In the first paragraph, the underlined phrase “ tapping into “ can be replaced by “_________”

A．discussing onB．looking for C．showing interest inD．making use of
【小題2】According to the passage, Jose Haro_______________.
A．went through an obvious effect of music on his recovery
B．was asked to play the piano with the background music
C．felt no pain in his surgery because of music therapy
D．recovered from heart disease completely
【小題3】From the passage, we know_________________.
A．music can prevent people from suffering from arthritis
B．Garcia found much comfort in music according to his mom
C．musicians cured many soldiers after each of the two world wars
D．the more music they listen to, the faster premature babies gain weight
【小題4】What is the best title for this passage?
A．Music to Patient EarsB．Music Popular in Hospitals
C．Musicians Work with DoctorsD．People's life Benefits from Music


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：本文音樂(lè)展現(xiàn)一個(gè)世界的節(jié)奏和旋律。越來(lái)越多的醫(yī)院和診所已運(yùn)用這種音樂(lè)療法來(lái)安慰病人或來(lái)幫助他們。人們歡迎來(lái)到音樂(lè)治療的世界。文中舉例說(shuō)明了音樂(lè)在給病人治療過(guò)程中的作用。
【小題1】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)the power of music –not only to comfort patients, but to help cure them as well. Welcome to the world of music therapy(療法)可以猜出故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Jose Haro personally experienced the benefits of music therapy when he was recovering from heart surgery. 他是受益于音樂(lè)治療的人，故選A。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Mammen encourages Garcia to beat on electric drums while he plays the guitar. The therapy won’t cure his cancer, but it does, according to Garcia’s mom, take away much of the boy’s depression(沮喪). Garcia在音樂(lè)中得到了安慰，故選B。
【小題4】標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)全文的內(nèi)容主要說(shuō)的是音樂(lè)給病人的治療帶來(lái)的好處，故選A。
考點(diǎn)：科普類(lèi)短文閱讀。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：詞義猜測(cè)題要求根據(jù)閱讀材料所提供的信息，結(jié)合考生應(yīng)有的常識(shí)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，正確判斷生詞詞組的含義或成熟詞在特定語(yǔ)境中表達(dá)的具體含義以及一些句子的意思。2、要求猜測(cè)詞義的詞一般為實(shí)詞及其詞組，通過(guò)構(gòu)詞、定義、對(duì)比、因果、聯(lián)想、上下文等線索確定詞義的具體內(nèi)容。3、代詞復(fù)指理解題也是猜測(cè)詞義的常考類(lèi)型。用“邏輯關(guān)系梳理法”、“遞向?qū)ほ櫡ā崩砬迦宋锛笆挛镏g的邏輯關(guān)系是關(guān)鍵所在。

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