2015职称英语考试理工类阅读理解练习（2）
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Biology">Biology</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Music">Music</span></p><p> <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span></p><p> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="magic">magic</span>? <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span></p><p> <span word="answers">answers</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>? <span word="One">One</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> . <span word="However">However</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whales">whales</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> ,<span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span>.</p><p> <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="things">things</span> -- <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="biologically">biologically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="music">music</span>?</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Vissarion">Vissarion</span> <span word="Shebalin">Shebalin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span></p><p> <span word="composer">composer</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1953. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="or">or</span></p><p> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="compose">compose</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span></p>
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