2021-2022学年新教材高中英语Unit2SuccessPartⅣLesson3GettingtotheTop课时作业北师大版选择性必修第一册

Unit2Success 课时作业(十)Unit2PartⅣLesson3GettingtotheTop Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Ifyoueverhavethedesiretobreakoutintosong—intheshower,inthecar, maybeatyourneighbor'skaraokenight—youshouldembraceitwhole­heartedly.Thisancient artcannotonlymakeyoufeelgood,itcanalsoimproveyourwell­being, reduceyourfeelingsofpain,andevenextendyourlife. Usingyourvoicetosing,ratherthansimplycarryoutaconversation, offersuniquebenefitsbecausesingingaffectsourbodies.Also, studieslinksingingwithalowerheartrate, decreasedbloodpressureandreducedstressaccordingtoPatriciaPrestonRoberts, amusictherapist(治疗专家)．(__1__) Singing,particularlyinagroup, seemstobenefittheelderlyparticularlywell.Aspartofathree­yearstudyexamininghowsin gingaffectsthehealthofthoseagedfifty­fiveandolder, aSeniorSingersChoruswasformedbytheLevineSchoolofMusicinWashington.D.C.Theseniors involvedinthechorus, aswellasseniorsintwoseparateartsgroupsaboutwritingandpainting, showedsignificanthealthimprovementscomparedtothoseinthecontrolgroups(对照 组).Obviously,theartsgroupsreportedthirtyfewerdoctors'visit, fewereyesightproblems,lessdepression,andlessneedformedication.(__2__) EvenleadresearcherDr.GeneD.Coben, directoroftheCenteronAgingatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity, wassurprisedathowbiganeffecttheseniors'artsparticipationhadontheirhealth.Cobensa id，“Theaverageageofallthesubjectswaseighty.Thisishigherthanlifeexpectancy.So, ifaneffectweretobeachieved, onewouldordinarilyexpecttoseelessdeclinecomparedtothecontrolgroup.Thefactthatthe rewassomuchimprovementinmanyareaswasthesurprisingfactor.”(__3__) Theseniorsalsonoticedhealthimprovementsandtheyreportedfeelingbetterbothindailyli feandwhilesinging. Thepartofthebrainthatworkswithspeechisdifferentfromthepartthatprocessesmusic. “Peopleseemtoenjoydoingsomethingjointlywithotherpeople.Therearealotoffactsthatb eingsociallyinvolvedisgoodforpeoplewithdementia(老年痴呆)，”Ballardsaid. Theartsareshowingupasatreatmenttoolinhospitalsacrossthecountry.(__4__) Ifyouarethinkingofvolunteering, singingatahospitalmaybeagoodchoice—notonlyforthepatients,butalsoforyourself. 1．WhywasCobensurprisedattheresultofthestudy? A．Thestudywasnotexpensiveasexpected. B．Artsactedasatreatmenttoolinhospitals. C．People'shealthintheartsgroupimprovedgreatly. D．Theseniorsthemselvesnoticedhealthimprovements. 2．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsarts? A．Doubtful.B．Positive. C．Negative.D．Worried. 3．Whereshouldthefollowingsentencebeput?