浙江 張 琳

聽音樂有很多好處，它可以使人們開心，緩解壓力。 但是，學(xué)習(xí)的時候，到底要不要聽音樂呢？

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1Music makes people relaxed. Students often choose to listen to music while studying. But does it really improve learning?

2A study by Baruch College and Rutgers University suggests listening to music while learning is really good for some students, but for others, it's not. The influence of music depends,in part,on your personality—especially,on your need for external （外部的） stimulation （刺激）.People with a higher need for such stimulation get bored more easily. People with a lower need for that, however, like to improve their mental activities with music. They also find that what students experience from music depends on the interplay （相互作用） of the personality of the learner, the mental task and the music.

3In the study, after a personality test used to know about their need for external stimulation, students were asked to find the letter “A” in lists of words and remember word pairs. They finished both tasks under one of three sound conditions: no music, simple music or complex （復(fù)雜的） music.

4The data shows that for those with a high need for external stimulation, listening to music while learning is unwise, especially if the task is hard or the music is complex. On the simple task of finding A, such students' scores were almost the same with simple music or worse with complex music than those for the silent condition. On the difficult task of learning word pairs, their performance was worse whenever music was played, no matter simple or complex. For those with a low need for external stimulation, however, listening to music is a good choice. On the simple task of finding A, such students' scores were almost the same with simple music or better with complex music than those for the silent condition. On the difficult task of learning word pairs, the students' scores were much better with both simple and complex music than those for the silent condition.

5The results suggest that your decision to turn music on or off while learning should depend on your personality. So study environment needs adjustment.

Reading Check

Language Study

Ⅰ. Analyze difficult structure in the text

They also find that what students experience from music depends on the interplay of the personality of the learner, the mental task and the music. 他們還發(fā)現(xiàn)，學(xué)生從音樂中所體驗到的東西取決于學(xué)習(xí)者的性格特征、腦力任務(wù)和音樂的相互作用。

【點石成金】本句是主從復(fù)合句，that引導(dǎo)賓語從句。 that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句中的what students experience from music是賓語從句中的主語從句。

Ⅱ. Memorize text-centered chunks

appear to be 似乎是；仿佛

in part 部分地；在某種程度上

with a high need for... 對……有高需求；非常需要……