Listening to music can help me focus better. Since I discovered it two years ago, I’ve used music to get through boring work or to focus creatively. I’ve found that it can make even the dullest jobs enjoyable and help clear mental blocks to creativity.
I first noticed the good effects of music while playing video games. It was a few days before Christmas in 2005 and I was playing online video games. My parents had just given me a new MP3, so I decided to listen to music through the headphones while I played. After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play. I was playing more naturally. The music relaxed me, and, to a certain extent, distracted me from the game, allowing my subconscious (潛意識的) talent to come through. The music also helped me block out the outside world. With those headphones on I was like a machine, moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions.
Music can also have a great effect on mood. If I’m in a bad mood at work, I’ll listen to some of Bob Marley’s and get down to business. It always takes my mind off what I’m doing and makes me a happier person. The same is true for classic rock. One summer, I did a boring job collecting bottle openers by hand. Without a radio playing classic rock in the background, I would have hated life.
Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts. But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tastes. Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks. By trial and error you’ll finally discover your best choice. I’m always looking for new concentration aids, so I’d love to know what type of music works best for me.
小題1: We can infer that the passage was written in __________.
A．2005B．2006C．2007D．2008
小題2:The author first discovered the effects of music __________.
A．from his parentsB．by chance
C．a(chǎn)t workD．when he was a child
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT an effect of music for the author?
A．It helps him block out the outside world.
B．It arouses his subconscious talent.
C．It helps his mind relax.
D．It makes him work without any thought.
小題4:The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to ________.
A．tell us that life is dull
B．prove that music affects mood
C．tell us how to seek happiness
D．tell us bad mood can affect work
小題5:In order to get the greatest effect of music, you are advised to ________.
A．listen to some of Bob Marley’s
B．only choose relaxing music
C．test all kinds of music
D．listen to classic rock

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C
工作時聽音樂可以使你更加集中注意力，提高工作效率。而且，當情緒不好的時候，你可以聽聽音樂，這樣可以幫助你忘掉煩惱，增加愉悅感。
小題1:根據(jù)文中的信息作出判斷推理。根據(jù)第一段Since I discovered it two years ago … 可知，作者兩年前發(fā)現(xiàn)了聽音樂的好處；根據(jù)第二段It was a few days before Christmas in 2005 … 可知，作者指的兩年前是2005年，因此寫這篇文章的時間是2007年。
小題2:理解文中具體信息。根據(jù)第二段 … I was playing online video games … After a few minutes I noticed a great change in my style of play可知，作者是在玩游戲時聽音樂偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)音樂的巨大作用的。
小題3:理解文中具體信息。根據(jù)第二段 … moving from one task to the next without unnecessary thoughts or actions可知，D項表述不準確，故答案為D。
小題4:根據(jù)文中的信息作出判斷推理。第三段的主題句為第一句，下面舉的例子是為了證明這個觀點的，故答案為B。
小題5:理解文中具體信息。根據(jù)最后一段Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks可知，答案為C。
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