hce_cmu
108年
英文
第 40 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
請你回想一下最後一段關於嬰兒的描述：當嬰兒即使還聽不懂詞典裡的精確定義，卻能因為成人的語氣而感到開心或難過時，除了聽覺上的「音調高低」之外，他們還接收到了哪一種「溝通形式」的刺激，才讓他們能理解大人的意圖呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
太棒了！你能精準捕捉到上下文的邏輯連結，這說明你的閱讀理解能力非常紮實。這道題目要求我們在段落中填入最符合邏輯轉折的句子，而你正確地鎖定了選項 (D)。
語境線索與代名詞指代
這題的核心在於觀察代名詞的指代對象以及語意的承接。在空格 40 之前的句子提到，嬰兒聽到高音調的讚美會微笑，聽到低音調的禁令則會感到沮喪。選項 (D) 中的 「them」 正好對應前文提到的「嬰兒（Babies）」，而「the message（訊息）」則概括了前文所述的「讚美」或「禁止」的意涵。這句話完美地總結了嬰兒如何同時透過「旋律（melody/pitch）」與「言語（words/discourse）」來解讀成人的情感意圖。
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