11.阅读理解(2015•山东日照)SingtheLanguageYou’reLearningHowcanyourememberasongfromyourchildhoodtothisday?WhydoyourteachersusesongstoteachyouEnglish?Itseemsthereisascientificreasonforthis.Researchers

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11. 阅读理解(2015 •山东日照) 

Sing the Language You’re Learning How can you remember a song from your childhood to this day? Why do your teachers use songs to teach you English? It seems there is a scientific reason for this.

Researchers are now studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.

“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are used in a catchy and meaningful way”’said Dr Karen Ludke. The findings may help those who have difficulty learning foreign languages. On his blog Dr Ludke wrote “A listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning and open the door for future research in this area. ”

Many language teachers know the value of using and singing. Hua Zhuying a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington   D. C. depends heavily on songs in teaching Chinese. She says “I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use English songs but teach them the Chinese lyrics. So it's easy for them to start because they know the music. Not only does it work but it is fun for the kids. ”

“Sometimes I think if I were taught English that way maybe I would speak much better English than now”’ Hua Zhuying adds.

Our brain likes music especially for remembering. So if you’re still struggling in learning a language why not try singing it out?

1. According to the passage the best way to remember a foreign language is to .

   A. read and write more

   B. listen to the teacher carefully

   C. copy the words many times

   D. remember words in a song

2. The underlined word “catchy” probably means“ ”.

A.晦涩难懂的     B.悦耳易记的

C. 枯燥乏味的   D. 震耳欲聋的

3. Dr Ludke believes that foreign language learning can be supported by .

   A. using the listen-and-repeat singing method

   B. listening to all kinds of famous music

   C. writing songs with the language

   D. reading the lyrics again and again

4. From the passage we know that Hua Zhuying .

   A. is interested in writing English songs

   B. teaches children English by using music

   C. teaches Chinese in an American school

   D. is a researcher in a language school

5. The passage mainly tells us that .

   A. many researchers realise the importance of language studying

   B. your brain remembers a language better if you sing it

   C. many language teachers know the value of famous music

   D. you will never learn a language well unless you can sing

Answer 1

II. 1. D 解析：由第二段中的“They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.” 可知答案为D.

2. B解析:画线的词是catchy 结合上下文可知，大脑喜欢记忆一些事情，当这些事情以一种悦耳易记而有意义的方式被使用时。故答案为B

3. A解析：由第三段中的“Alisten-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning and open the door for future research in this area. ” 可知答案为A

4. C解析：由第四段中的“Hua Zhuying a teacher at a Chinese language school in WashingtonD.C...”可知答案为C.

5. B解析:通读全文可知，本文讲的是如果你唱着歌记忆，你的大脑能更好地记住东西，故答案为B.