Most parents and teachers would get angry when they hear that teenagers listen to their iPods while preparing for exams. But pupils who listen to music when doing their homework may be, in fact, working hard.
Thirty three schools have downloaded specially written pop and rock songs for their 10,000 pupils who are studying for GCSE (初級(jí)畢業(yè)證書). The professionally recorded music, based on texts in English literature, teaches teenagers about themes in the GCSE curriculum (課程). Two young men set up “Revise”, the company that produced the songs, and worked with teachers to make sure the lyrics (歌詞) reflected the curriculum. Some of the songs were written by Geraint Brown, a director, and they are performed by professional singers and musicians.
Songs for the GCSE science and maths lessons are also being developed in 36 schools. They have also started using the program, called, “LearnThruMusic”.
Dave Matthews, the head of Hawthorn High School in the South Wales valleys, said the program aimed at helping teenagers who are unwilling to study. He said, “There are lots of pupils who don’t have a high level of home support. It’s almost cool to say you have no need to find a support and we have got to change that. With this, they don’t have to be sitting at their desk at home. They can be outside, walking around or even listening to it on the bus, which is very convenient for them.” Everyone has a phone, MP3 or CD player, and they’re more likely to listen to these than pick up a book. “I think everyone would agree that music had an important influence on us when growing up. Both boys and girls are very good at remembering the words and dancing to the music in the charts. There’s no one thing that will successfully engage (使…產(chǎn)生興趣) every child, and some of them will make little or no use of this. But the fact that they don’t have to do any extra work makes this a very good deal for a kid,” Dave Matthews added.
小題1:The pop and rock songs used in 36 schools ________.
A．were written for the students to relax themselves
B．made most parents and teachers angry
C．were specially written for hardworking students
D．were closely related to the curriculum
小題2:Which benefit of the program is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．It saves students much extra work.
B．It offers different ways of learning.
C．It makes remembering easier.
D．It improves family support to kids.
小題3:Which of the following can be inferred in the passage?
A．The program is not expected to have equal effect on every student.
B．Some students used the song as an excuse for not reading textbooks.
C．It’s more difficult to create songs for science and maths lessons.
D．Students involved in the program needn’t go to school every day.
小題4:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．Special-written Songs — A Reason Why Students Should Listen to IPods.
B．Special-written Songs — A New Way to Learn the Curriculum.
C．Special-written Songs — A Substitution for Textbooks.
D．Special-written Songs — Mothers’ New Concern.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

試題分析：本文介紹了另外一種學(xué)習(xí)方法，與課程相關(guān)的內(nèi)容被編成歌詞，創(chuàng)作成為歌曲，沒有高水平家庭條件的孩子可以隨時(shí)隨地聽到與課程相關(guān)的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行學(xué)習(xí)。
小題1:推理題：根據(jù)第二段中“ the company that produced the songs, and worked with teachers to make sure the lyrics (歌詞) reflected the curriculum”公司是制作歌曲的，與老師合作確保歌詞與課程相關(guān)，由此可知制作的歌曲與課程緊密相連。故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第四段中“There are lots of pupils who don’t have a high level of home support”許多學(xué)生沒有高水平的家庭支持，與D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容相反，可知D是錯(cuò)誤的。故選D。
小題3:推理題：根據(jù)第四段中“There’s no one thing that will successfully engage (使…產(chǎn)生興趣) every child, and some of them will make little or no use of this”沒有一件事情能是每個(gè)人都感興趣，他們當(dāng)中的一些孩子將來(lái)會(huì)很少或不會(huì)使用這種方法，由此可知這種方法不會(huì)對(duì)每個(gè)孩子都有效，因此A正確；B項(xiàng)說(shuō)有些孩子以此為借口不讀書，文章并沒有提及，因此B錯(cuò)誤；第三段中“Songs for the GCSE science and maths lessons are also being developed in 36 schools”，可知科學(xué)和數(shù)學(xué)的歌曲在36所學(xué)校中正在開發(fā)，沒有說(shuō)難或易，因此C錯(cuò)誤；文章說(shuō)這種歌曲的創(chuàng)作是為了對(duì)那些沒有很好家庭條件支持的孩子能利用一切時(shí)間來(lái)了解課程內(nèi)容，而不是說(shuō)不用上學(xué)了，因此D錯(cuò)誤。故選A。
小題4:主旨題：本文介紹了另外一種學(xué)習(xí)方法，借用歌曲的形式幫助孩子們學(xué)習(xí)。故選B。
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A．Microwave for Household UseB．Filter to Draw in Damp Air
C．Mode Dehumidifier on SaleD．Machine to Make Water out of Air

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