Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each p
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: Do you have a tough math test coming up? Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test. You might come up with a higher score. Researchers at a university in California conducted an experiment. They asked a group of college students to listen to some piano music by a famous 18th century composer before taking a math test. They were surprised to find that the students' scores jumped 8 to 9 points. The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain; similar to the activity that occurs when a person is figuring out a math problem. However, the scientists warn before you get too excited about applying this method to your math test, you should remember that brain exciting effects last only 10 or 15 minutes. Would rock music work as well as the piano music did? No, the scientists say. In fact, the less complex music might even interfere with the brain's reasoning ability.
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A.The difference between classical music and rock music.
B.Why classical music is popular with math students.
C.The effects of music on the results of math tests.
D.How to improve your reasoning ability.
C
解析:主旨题。文章阐述了古典钢琴曲对数学考试成绩的影响及其原因。关键词:come up with a high score,scores jumped 8 to 9 points,接着又讲了提高分数的原因,因此选项C是文章的主题。