Reasons why people who learn music are more likely to be successful
I myself became a drummer at around the age of 11 ,and have played ever since. 1 Nowadays,there is a mountain of evidence suggesting that music education is not only good for you,but very important if you want to be successful in life. So why are people who learn music more likely to be successful? Read on.
They are more creative. Recent research has shown that many successful politicians,businessmen,and people in other fields were trained at a young age to be a musician of some kind. 2 What does matter is that these people credit their music education with making them more creative.
They connect with others better. 3 Even when you are unfamiliar with a location,you can always use your ability to play music to get to know those around you,and establish connections that may have been impossible to create otherwise.
They are better at math. I am not sure if this one applies to me,but it has long been known that there is some kind of connection between math and music. 4 If you can get a sense of music and musical language,mathematical concepts should begin to make more sense.
5 As a drummer,I know how to keep time in a song and play to the beat. In life,I use those same skills to maintain some order in my schedule. Thus,learning how to maintain a steady pace not only makes for a good musician,but a more productive and effective worker as well.
A. They have more self-control.
B. They have a better sense of rhythm.
C. Becoming successful requires that you be a good listener.
D. Whether they were trained to play the piano or the violin,it doesn't matter.
E. Music is often thought of as a useful way to connect different cultures and ideas.
F. Both deal with analyzing puzzles and finding patterns in order to work out solutions.
G. From my own experiences,I have believed learning how to play an instrument is beneficial.
(文娛與體育)
本文是說明文。文章介紹了學(xué)習音樂的好處。
1. G。本空上一句說的是作者自己學(xué) 習音樂的經(jīng)歷,因此作者“根據(jù)自己 的經(jīng)歷認為學(xué)習演奏樂器有好處”。
2. D. 根據(jù)本空上一句中的were trained 及卞一句中的 What does matter畝知D項符合此處語境。
3. E。本段中的 connect 和 connections 提示了本題答案。
4. F。 本段介紹音樂和數(shù)學(xué)的關(guān)系: “兩者都是為了找到解決方法而分 析難題、尋找模式”,因此學(xué)習音樂 對理解數(shù)學(xué)有幫助。
5. B. 根據(jù)本空后的keep time,beat,steady pace可知,這里是談“節(jié)奏 感”。
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