【Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.About4%ofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic”.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytoenjoymusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencesbetweentwoso】
Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.About4%ofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic”.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytoenjoymusicalnotes.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencesbetweentwosongs.
Asaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamuicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Infactmostpeoplecannotunderstandwhatitfeellikebeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingcentercanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicshavetostayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.Howeverthiscanresultinsocialloneliness.“Iusedtohateparties”saysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentify(辨别)thisunusualcondition.
Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentforthoseofpeoplewhocanenjoymusic.Thedifferenceiscomplex(复杂的)anditisnotconnectedwithpoorhearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernon-musicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingcommonspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.
Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed(诊断).ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedabouthermusicproblem.Nowsheknowsthatsheisnotalone.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.“WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay”Nothanks.I’mamusic.’”saysMargret.
28.Amusicsarethepeoplewho_________.
A.likemusic B.arebornunabletoenjoymusic
C.don’tlikemusic D.havepoorlistening
29.Lifeishardforamusicsmainlybecause_________.
A.musicseemsnoiseforthem.
B.amusicshatepartiesrestaurantsorshoppingcenter.
C.amusicstrytostayatplacesfullofmusic
D.peopledon’tunderstandamusics
30.Whatcausesamusicsdifferentfrommostpeopleaccordingtoscientists?
A.Theirlackofcolors. B.Theirpoorhearing.
C.Theirbrains. D.Theirproblemswithspeech.
31.Whatisthem