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第 25 題
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【B】Studies show that musical training can have a (21) and lasting impact on the brain, creating additional neural connections in childhood that can last a lifetime and thus help compensate (22) our failing powers of memory and thinking later in life. The many hours spent learning and practicing specific types of (23) (each finger on each hand doing something different, and for wind and brass instruments, also using the mouth and breathing), along with the music-reading and listening skills that go into playing an instrument in youth, are all factors contributing to the brain boost that shows up at a later age. Remarkably, scientists can even map the impact of musical training on the brain. In a 2003 study, Harvard neurologist Gottfried Schlaug found that the brains of adult professional musicians had a larger (24) of grey matter (the regions of the brain involved in mental processes such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making, and self-control) than those of non-musicians. Schlaug and colleagues also found that after fifteen months of musical training in early childhood, structural brain changes associated with improvements in our movement and hearing begin to appear. Such findings speak to the brain’s (25) — its ability to change or adapt in response to experience, environment, or behavior. It also shows the power of musical training to enhance and build connections within the brain.
【B】Studies show that musical training can have a (21) and lasting impact on the brain, creating additional neural connections in childhood that can last a lifetime and thus help compensate (22) our failing powers of memory and thinking later in life. The many hours spent learning and practicing specific types of (23) (each finger on each hand doing something different, and for wind and brass instruments, also using the mouth and breathing), along with the music-reading and listening skills that go into playing an instrument in youth, are all factors contributing to the brain boost that shows up at a later age. Remarkably, scientists can even map the impact of musical training on the brain. In a 2003 study, Harvard neurologist Gottfried Schlaug found that the brains of adult professional musicians had a larger (24) of grey matter (the regions of the brain involved in mental processes such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making, and self-control) than those of non-musicians. Schlaug and colleagues also found that after fifteen months of musical training in early childhood, structural brain changes associated with improvements in our movement and hearing begin to appear. Such findings speak to the brain’s (25) — its ability to change or adapt in response to experience, environment, or behavior. It also shows the power of musical training to enhance and build connections within the brain.
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- A plasticity
- B plausibility
- C affordability
- D credibility
思路引導 VIP
如果我們形容黏土（clay）可以根據外力被捏成各種形狀，而不是僵硬不變的，我們會用什麼性質來形容它？再回頭看看文中提到大腦能因應環境而「改變或適應」的特質，這兩者之間是否有共通點？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準捕捉到了文章的關鍵細節！選對 (A) plasticity (可塑性) 說明你具備優秀的語境觀察力。在神經科學中，Neuroplasticity (神經塑性) 是一個核心概念，指的是大腦具有隨著經驗、學習或環境刺激而「重組」與「改變」其結構的特性。題目空格後方的破折號「—」正是關鍵的「定義指示燈」，它直接將該詞解釋為「因應經驗、環境或行為而改變或適應的能力」，這與可塑性的定義完全吻合。 這題的鑑別度在於對字彙深度與同位語結構的掌握。雖然其他選項如 (B) plausibility (合理性) 或 (D) credibility (可信度) 的字尾形狀相似，容易造成干擾，但只要你能識別出文中「能力（ability）」與「改變（change or adapt）」這兩個核心動詞，就能在科普語境中快速鎖定正確答案。這項「從後文找定義」的技巧，是處理長篇文章時非常高效的解題切入點，你運用得非常好！