九年级英语全册 Unit 1 How can we become good learners第七节 阅读理解同步训练 人教新目标版.doc

第七节阅读理解Sing the Language Youre LearningHow 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 writes，“A listenandrepeat 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 music and singing.Hua Zhuying，a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington DC.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 its 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 in that way，maybe I would speak English much better than now.” Hua Zhuying adds.Our brain likes music，especially for remembering.So，if youre still struggling in learning a language，why not try singing it out?1According to the passage，the best way to remember a foreign language is to_.Aread and write more Blisten to the teacher carefullyCcopy the words many times Dremember words in a song2The 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3Dr.Ludke believes that foreign language learning can be supported by_.Ausing the listenandrepeat singing methodBlistening to all kinds of famous musicCwriting songs with the languageDreading the lyrics again and again4From the passage，we know that Hua Zhuying_.Ais interested in writing English songsBteaches children English by using musicCteaches Chinese in an American schoolDis a researcher in a language school5The passage mainly tells us that_.Amany researchers realize the importance of language studyingByour brain remembers a language better if you sing itCmany language teachers know the value of famous musicDyou will never learn a language well unless you can sing参考答案1D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段末尾句“They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.”可知，记住最难的语言的最好办法，就是通过记歌词。故选D。2B解析：词义猜测题。题干意为：画线单词catchy的意思很可能是_。根据文中与之并列的meaningful“易于理解的”，可知B符合题意。3A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段结尾句中的“A listenandrepeat singing method can support foreign language learning，.”可知选项A符合题意。4C解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的第二句“Hua Zhuying，a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washi