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Musical Training Can Improve Communication Skills

American scientists say musical training seems to improve communication skills and language retardation（延迟）。 They found that developing musical skills 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 Illinois. 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. This_______（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 says speech and music______（56） through a structure of the nervous system called the brain stem. The brain stem_______（57） our ability to hear. Until recently， experts have thought 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 Krauss says cellos 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. strange D. same

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

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

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

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

56. A. use B. pass C. look D. put

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

58. A. So B. But C. Moreover D. As

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

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

61. A. as B. to C. of D. at

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

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

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

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

答案：

51-55 D D D C D

56-60 B C B C A

61-65 B C D A A