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(1)词句猜测题题。根据划线词后文their heads in time with the tunes of Mozart,Lady Gaga,Michael Jackson and others,according to a new study from the University of Tokyo.以及第三段As with Mozart's,rats moved their heads along the rhythm of pop songs,similar to how people do,at about 120 to 140 bpm.(与莫扎特的实验一样,老鼠也会随着流行歌曲的节奏移动头部,这与人类的动作相似,速度约为每分钟120到140次)可知,老鼠会随着流行音乐的节奏摇头,故划线词意思是"移动"。A.Moving移动;B.Responding to回应;C.Nodding点头;D.Reacting回应。A与其意思相近。故选A。
(2)细节理解题。根据第四段The study suggests that there is something similar about the way human and rat brains respond to rhythm,but rats do not match their motions to the beat like humans do.Humans can predict the timing of a beat and move predictably to it.(这项研究表明,人类和老鼠的大脑对节奏的反应方式有相似之处,但老鼠并不像人类那样将它们的动作与节拍相匹配。人类可以预测节拍的时间,并可预测地跟随节拍移动。)可知,老鼠与人类对音乐反应的不同之处在于老鼠不能预测音乐的节奏。故选D。
(3)推理判断题。根据最后一段Aniruddh Patel,a psychologist who studies brain response to music,says humans and parrots respond to beats with big,voluntary movements such as head shaking,dancing or foot tapping.Patel also stresses that this study does not show that rats have the same emotional associations with music as humans do.Yet he believes it could help reveal how humans and some other animals evolved a sense of rhythm.(研究大脑对音乐反应的心理学家Aniruddh Patel说,人类和鹦鹉对节拍的反应是大幅度的、自愿的运动,如摇头、跳舞或踢脚。Patel还强调,这项研究并没有表明老鼠与人类对音乐有同样的情感联系。然而,他认为这可能有助于揭示人类和其他一些动物是如何进化出节奏感的。)可推知,Patel对这项研究的态度是积极的。故选C。
(4)主旨大意题。根据第一段Humans aren't the only animals that move to music.Parrots have been known to do it.And now rats have been observed bopping their heads in time with the tunes of Mozart,Lady Gaga,Michael Jackson and others,according to a new study from the University of Tokyo.What's more,the rats seems to respond to the same beats that get humans' feet tapping (轻跺).(人类并不是唯一喜欢音乐的动物。众所周知,鹦鹉会这样做。根据东京大学的一项新研究,现在已经观察到老鼠随着莫扎特、Lady Gaga、迈克尔•杰克逊等音乐的节奏摇头。更重要的是,老鼠似乎对人类脚部敲击的相同节拍有反应。)可知,这篇文章主要是关于老鼠对音乐的反应可能和人类一样。故选D。