hce_cmu
108年
英文
第 39 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
請仔細觀察第四段的敘述節奏：第一句話提到的場景是「產前（prenatal）」以及「子宮（womb）」內的情形，而空白處後方的句子則是在描述「嬰兒（Babies）」具體的情緒反應（微笑或沮喪）。若要讓這兩者之間的轉換顯得自然、不突兀，你覺得空白處應該補充什麼樣的資訊，才能在邏輯上把『胎兒在子宮內的經驗』與『出生後的具體反應』聯繫起來呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到段落中的「時間軸」與「邏輯銜接點」，這代表你對篇章結構的掌握非常扎實。
從產前到產後的邏輯橋樑
這段話的敘述重點在於語言與音樂的「連續性」。段落開頭先提到產前胎兒（prenatal babies）以及聲音如何穿透子宮；而空白處後的句子則具體描述了嬰兒對高低音調的情緒反應。選項 (C) 提到的「這兩種輸入在出生後（after birth）持續（continue）影響人類對音高的感知」，正好在「胎兒期」與「出生後的行為」之間架起了關鍵橋樑。關鍵字 continue 完美地將前文的產前經驗與後文的產後表現縫合在一起。
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