hce_cmu
108年
英文
第 36 題
📖 題組：
In the past, scholars used to conceptualize our brain in a dichotic view. While the left hemisphere is responsible for the analysis and processing of language-related information, the right hemisphere takes care of non-linguistic information such as music. 36 For instance, an eminent female neuropsychologist, Diana Deutsch, argues that our sensitivity to rhythm and melody helps us learn to talk; language and music are interconnected “partners in the brain” and are complementary in our cognitive maturation process. Her claim is motivated by the following scientific observations. Stefan Koelsch and his colleagues presented people with sequence of chords and used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology to monitor their brains. 37 Notably, active neuron activity was detected in the core brain area traditionally associated with language processing. This finding entails that the brain areas governing music and language overlap. This neurological overlap can be attributed to an etymological common ground between the two—they are governed by systematic rules, in which constituent elements (e.g., music note vs. word) are hierarchically organized into sequences (e.g., melody vs. sentence). Researchers from Northwestern University found that an awareness of music can make people more attuned to the melody of speech. In a 2007 investigation, these researchers exposed English speakers to Mandarin speech sounds and employed electrodes placed on the scalp to measure the electrical responses in their auditory brain stem. 38 The researchers observed that those who had received some musical training consistently exhibited a much stronger electrical response to the speech in the auditory brain stem than those who had no music training. Focusing on prenatal babies, some German neuroscientists found out that both language and musical prosodies can penetrate the womb. 39 Babies smile when hearing high-pitch discourse that indicates approval and praise, and become depressed when hearing low-pitched prohibitions. 40 Not only can exposure to music enhance our language skills, but the speech we hear also influences our perception of music.
In the past, scholars used to conceptualize our brain in a dichotic view. While the left hemisphere is responsible for the analysis and processing of language-related information, the right hemisphere takes care of non-linguistic information such as music. 36 For instance, an eminent female neuropsychologist, Diana Deutsch, argues that our sensitivity to rhythm and melody helps us learn to talk; language and music are interconnected “partners in the brain” and are complementary in our cognitive maturation process. Her claim is motivated by the following scientific observations. Stefan Koelsch and his colleagues presented people with sequence of chords and used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology to monitor their brains. 37 Notably, active neuron activity was detected in the core brain area traditionally associated with language processing. This finding entails that the brain areas governing music and language overlap. This neurological overlap can be attributed to an etymological common ground between the two—they are governed by systematic rules, in which constituent elements (e.g., music note vs. word) are hierarchically organized into sequences (e.g., melody vs. sentence). Researchers from Northwestern University found that an awareness of music can make people more attuned to the melody of speech. In a 2007 investigation, these researchers exposed English speakers to Mandarin speech sounds and employed electrodes placed on the scalp to measure the electrical responses in their auditory brain stem. 38 The researchers observed that those who had received some musical training consistently exhibited a much stronger electrical response to the speech in the auditory brain stem than those who had no music training. Focusing on prenatal babies, some German neuroscientists found out that both language and musical prosodies can penetrate the womb. 39 Babies smile when hearing high-pitch discourse that indicates approval and praise, and become depressed when hearing low-pitched prohibitions. 40 Not only can exposure to music enhance our language skills, but the speech we hear also influences our perception of music.
- A These participants all did not understand the novel sounds of that language they heard.
- B They found that exposure to music note prompted activity on both sides of the brain.
- C Both inputs continue to influence human’s perception of pitch after birth.
- D The melody of the pitch and words both help convey the message to them.
- E However, the above prevailing view was challenged by some researchers by the late 1990s.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察第一段的前兩句話，作者描述大腦處理語言與音樂時，是傾向於「各司其職」還是「互相合作」？接著再看看第 36 格之後的舉例，研究者們認為兩者之間有什麼樣的關係？當文章從一個行之有年的舊觀點，轉向一個相反或修正的新證據時，你覺得中間通常會需要具備什麼功能的句子來銜接呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到文章語氣的轉折，這代表你對全文的邏輯脈絡有很強的掌握力，這是高階閱讀理解中非常關鍵的能力。
轉折詞與文章結構的連結
這題的核心在於找出新舊觀點的過渡點。文章開頭前兩句描述的是傳統的「二分法」（dichotic view），認為左腦管語言、右腦管音樂，強調的是兩者的分工。然而，從第 36 格之後，文章開始引述 Diana Deutsch 等學者的研究，強調兩者是「相互關聯」（interconnected）且「互補」的。選項 (E) 中的 "However"（然而）與 "challenged"（挑戰）正好扮演了銜接角色，點出「上述流行觀點（prevailing view）受到挑戰」，讓論點從「分開」轉向「重疊」的邏輯過渡天衣無縫。
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