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　　American scientists say musical training seems to improve communication skills and Language retardation(延迟).They found that developing musical skill involves the___51___process in the brain as learning how to speak .The scientists believe that could ___52___children with learning disabilities .

　　Nina Krauss is a neurobiologist at Northwestern University in lllinois .She says Musical training___53___putting together different kinds of information, such as hearing music, looking at musical notes, touching an instrument and watching other musicians. The ___54___ is not much different from learning how to speak .Both involve different senses .

　　She further explains musical training and learning to___55___each make us think about what we are doing .She say speech and music___56___ through a structure of the nervous system called he brain stem .The brain stem ___57___ our ability to hear .Until recently, experts have though the brain stem could not be developed or changed. ___58___ Professor Krauss and her team found that musical training can improve a person’s brain stem activity.

　　The study involved individuals with different levels of musical___59___.They were asked to wear an electrical device that measures ___60___ activity. The individuals wore the electrode while they watched a video of someone speaking and a person playing a musical instrument---the cello(大提琴).Professor Krause says cello have sound qualities similar ___61___some of the sounds that are important with speech .The study found that the more years of training people had, the more___62___ they were to the sound and rhythm of the music. Those who were Involved in musical activities were the same people in whom the ___63___ of sensory events was the strongest. It shows the importance of musical training to children with learning ___64___.She says using music to improve listening skills could mean they ___65___ sentences and understand facial expressions better .

　　51. A. unique B. different C. same D. strange

　　52. A. help B. tell C. remind D .entertain

　　53. A. shapes B. involves C .relates D. enhances

　　54. A. form B. step C. point D. process

　　55. A. play B. sing C. speak D. think

　　56. A. pass B. use C. look D. put

　　57. A. develops B. controls C. assesses D. observes

　　58. A. So B. Moreover C. As D. But

　　59. A. instruments B. ability C. types D. contact

　　60. A. physical B. musical C. speech D. brain

　　61. A. as B. of C. to D. at

　　62. A. familiar B. inactive C. critical D. sensitive

　　63. A. reduction B. improvement C. interference D. implication

　　64. A. styles B. disabilities C. interests D. approaches

　　65. A. read B. write C. hear D. change

参考答案：

51. C. same　　52. A. help　　53. B. involves

54. D. process　　55. C. speak　　56. A. pass

57. B. controls　　58. D. But　　59. B. ability

60. D. brain　　61. C. to　　62. D. sensitive

63. B. improvement　　64. B. disabilities　　65. C. hear

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