School is much more than a place where students gather to learn. For children, school is their first opportunity for social development and introduction to people outside of their family unit Lessons learned in school go beyond mathematics and language arts. Students learn to develop individual interests and find other people who share their interests.

Music is one of the ways like-minded children come together. When many people talk about the benefits of music education, they're quick to point out all of the numerous and measurable results 0f music education: many studies show the positive impact music programs can have on children in other areas of study.

Dr. Laurel Trainor, a professor of psychology, at McMaster University, has said young children who take music lessons show different brain development and improved memory compared to children who do not receive musical training. Stanford University researchers have found that musical training improves how the brain processes the spoken word, a finding that researchers say could lead to improving the reading ability of children who have dyslexia and other reading problems.

Furthermore, in an analysis of data on more than 25 ,000 secondary school students, researchers at the United States Department of Education found that students who report consistent involvement in instrumental music during middle school and high school perform significantly belter in mathematics.

There are many reasons why music education can help to make a child a better student, but there also being involved in music is also a social endeavor that can set the course for lifelong friends and help create social groups that last through school and beyond. Music education breeds familiarity during a school career ,when going from class to class or from school to school every year can be nerve wracking and unfamiliar.

1.What is the function of the first paragraph?

A. To show school is the place for students to learn.

B To stress the importance of learning knowledge

C To lead to the main topic of the passage

D To explain what the author really thinks of

2.According to the researchers, we can know that .

A. music lovers tend to use their brain in wise way

B music training can cure children of many diseases

C learning music is beneficial to students' performance in mathematics

D senior students disliked attending music lessons

3.What does the underlined word "dyslexia" mean?

Having difficulty with reading

B Receiving training for music

Gaining knowledge from learning

D Losing the ability to read music

4.It can be concluded from the passage that .

A. music can ensure you have lot of close friends

B changing schools is a bad experience for everyone

C music does offer social and understanding benefits

D few schools really focus on music education

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