【Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic.”Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes(音调).Amusicpeopleoftencanno】
Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.Aboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscall“amusic.”Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes(音调).Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.Amusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscale.
Asaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusic.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.Infactmostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusic.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.Thatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusic.Howeverthiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.“Iusedtohateparties”saysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusic.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.
Scientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusic.Thedifferenceiscomplexanditdoesn’tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.
Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed.ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusic.Nowsheknowsthatsheisnotalone.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.“WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay‘NothanksI’mamusic’”saysMargaret.“IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.”
1.Whichofthefollowingistrueofamusics?
A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.
B.Theyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusic.
C.Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.
D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians.
2.Accordingtoparagraph3apersonwith“defectivehearing”isprobablyonewho_