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A teacher at Cedar Bluff Elementary School, Andrew Klicka writes rap music to help students learn and remember concepts. “I started writing raps __1__ the social studies tests were so hard，” Klicka said. “Kids had a(n) __2__ time remembering all of the information that we had to __3__.”
This piece of news has __4__ that music can help kids do better in school.The best way to __5__ facts might be to set them to music.Medical students, for example, have long used rhymes and songs to help them __6__ vast quantities of information.A doctor by the name of Tupas Mukherjee __7__ that at the hospital he worked at no one __8__ the procedures for managing asthma (哮喘)．So he created a video and recorded himself __9__ the guidelines on asthma procedures.It has spread quickly, and now all __10__ use it and are able to remember the guidelines.Thus Tupas Mukherjee has __11__ lots of people because without him these people could have been treated __12__.
Music also makes the school day more fun.It makes school more __13__.Many students come to school with electives (选修课程) like Spanish.No gym or music.If they had a music hour or program, they could reduce __14__ and relax their brain in a way.
Music __15__ provides better self-confidence.Performing in public more than once helps kids build up __16__， have good posture (姿态), learn to deal with unexpected events, etc.These __17__ are useful for educational presentations.
Therefore, I __18__ with some people who think that music is worth sacrificing for other __19__ such as upgraded websites.We shouldn't __20__ music programs.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇议论文。作者认为音乐对学习很有帮助，因此音乐课不应该被其他课程取代。
1．A.because C．until
B．though D．unless
解析：A [Klicka创作说唱音乐帮助学生记忆概念是“因为(because)”考试太难了，学生们记忆这些信息的时候很“艰难(difficult)”。]
2．A.difficult C．unforgettable
B．long D．boring
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解析：A [参见上题解析。] 3．A.write C．collect
B．teach D．store
解析：B [根据本段开头的“A teacher at Cedar Bluff Elementary School, Andrew Klicka”可知，Klicka是名老师，因此他是在“教授(teach)”知识。]
4．A.repeated C．announced
B．complained D．proved
解析：D [根据第一段内容不难看出，这条新闻“证明(proved)”了音乐对学习有帮助。] 5．A.face C．remember
B．explain D．know
解析：C [根据第一段中的“writes rap music to help students learn and remember concepts”可知，“记忆(remember)”事实最好的方法可能就是为它们谱曲。]
6．A.check C．provide
B．seek D．master
解析：D [根据本句中的“for example”可知，此处以医学院学生用韵律和歌曲帮助他们“掌握(master)”大量信息为例说明音乐对记忆的帮助。]
7．A.realized C．supposed
B．predicted D．understood
解析：A [根据下句中的“So he created a video...”可知，Tupas Mukherjee医生“发现(realized)”了他所工作的医院在治疗哮喘时有一些操作上的问题，所以才录视频解决该问题。]
8．A.accepted C．created
B．followed D．appreciated
解析：B [根据下文中的“now...able to remember the guidelines”可推测，之前没有人“遵照(followed)”应有的程序治疗哮喘。]
9．A.developing C．reciting
B．presenting D．singing
解析：D [根据本段中的“set them to music”“used rhymes and songs”可推测，Tupas Mukherjee医生应该是把治疗哮喘的准则“唱(singing)”了出来。]
10．A.students C．doctors
B．professors D．reporters
解析：C [根据上文Tupas Mukherjee在医院工作，是一位医生可知，Tupas Mukherjee医生录制的视频传播得很快，现在所有的“医生(doctors)”都能记住治疗哮喘的准则。]
11．A.benefited
B．encouraged
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C．examined D．educated
解析：A [根据本段中的“no one __8__ the procedures for managing asthma (哮喘)”可知，Tupas Mukherjee医生使很多人“获益(benefited)”，因为如果没有他的话，医生不遵照应有的程序治疗哮喘，很多人都会被“误(incorrectly)”诊。]
12．A.badly C．unfairly 解析：B [参见上题解析。] 13．A.practical C．interesting
B．important D．unusual B．incorrectly D．illegally
解析：C [根据上句内容可知，音乐让学校变得更加“有趣(interesting)”。] 14．A.confidence C．friendship
B．pressure D．conflict
解析：B [根据常识及本空后的“relax their brain”可知，音乐可以减“压(pressure)”。]
15．A.again C．always
B．already D．also
解析：D [第二、三段分别介绍了音乐可以帮助记忆、让学校生活更加有趣，因此这里是说音乐“还(also)”可以增加自信。]
16．A.reputation C．courage
B．power D．satisfaction
解析：C [根据上句中的“better self-confidence”可知，音乐可以帮助孩子们增强“勇气(courage)”，使他们更自信。]
17．A.matters C．results
B．lessons D．skills
解析：D [上一句中说增强的勇气、拥有优美的姿态、处理突发事件都是当众陈述时需要的“技能(skills)”。]
18．A.talk C．compare
B．disagree D．compete
解析：B [上文谈论的都是音乐的好处，故作者“不同意(disagree)”舍弃音乐课。] 19．A.methods C．programs
B．abilities D．reasons
解析：C [根据本空后的“such as upgraded websites”可知，这里指网站升级等“课程(programs)”。]
20．A.look forward to
B．take advantage of
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