Music and psychology

文章大意

两位心理学学生Sarah和Mike与讲师讨论他们关于音乐与心理学的研究。研究引用英国North教授的调查，全球三万六千人参与在线问卷，回忆青少年时期重要的专辑及关联人物。研究发现古典音乐爱好者害羞、自尊心强、有创造力，重金属乐迷也有相似特征，音乐品味与性格直接相关。

题目与答案

1. 21 The lecturer likes the topic because
   • it links to a previous research topic.
   • the whole class will be interested in it.
   • there is plenty of information to write about.

   答案：the whole class will be interested in it.

   原文定位：I like this topic. It's certainly going to generate a lot of discussion among your classmates when you present it

   同义替换：「the whole class will be interested in it」↔「generate a lot of discussion among your classmates」

2. 22 When talking about their teenage years, participants in a study were asked to say
   • how often they listened to music.
   • who some music reminded them of.
   • whether their musical tastes had changed.

   答案：who some music reminded them of.

   原文定位：They also had to say who they associate that music with now. For example, a parent or a romantic partner

3. 23 The study is important because it is the first to
   • involve so many participants.
   • do research into this topic area.
   • show a link between music and social class.

   答案：involve so many participants.

   原文定位：It isn't the first study of its kind, as experts have found links previously between things like musical taste and social class, for example. But people from all over the world were involved in this one. So it's the scale of the study that makes it significant

   同义替换：「The study is important」↔「makes it significant」

4. 24 Sarah doubts the findings of the study because she thinks
   • the research was rushed.
   • some people wouldn’t fit the findings.
   • the information given may not be reliable.

   答案：the information given may not be reliable.

   原文定位：The participants were asked to describe themselves during the study, so it's only their opinion of their personality rather than objective fact

   同义替换：「doubts」↔「a bit skeptical of」，「may not be reliable」↔「rather than objective fact」

5. Background to the study
   • the information is inaccurate
   • not interesting enough
   • too detailed
   • the statistics are incomplete
   • need more expert opinions
   • need to make it more relevant

   答案：too detailed

   原文定位：Yes, but when we put all our notes together, we really ended up with too much;I agree. It's not really the length that's the problem, though. There are just too many facts here at the moment

   同义替换：「too detailed」↔「too many facts」

6. Other similar research
   • the information is inaccurate
   • not interesting enough
   • too detailed
   • the statistics are incomplete
   • need more expert opinions
   • need to make it more relevant

   答案：not interesting enough

   原文定位：I was expecting to find some fascinating information here, but it's a bit dull, especially all those statistics

   同义替换：「not interesting enough」↔「a bit dull」

7. Findings
   • the information is inaccurate
   • not interesting enough
   • too detailed
   • the statistics are incomplete
   • need more expert opinions
   • need to make it more relevant

   答案：present both sides

   原文定位：Well, you wanted to focus on the similarities you found between various music lovers, and I wanted to show the opposite view and see how they differ;Well, they're both important, so maybe we could include the two different points of view

   同义替换：「present both sides」↔「include the two different points of view」

8. Market research
   • the information is inaccurate
   • not interesting enough
   • too detailed
   • the statistics are incomplete
   • need more expert opinions
   • need to make it more relevant

   答案：the statistics are incomplete

   原文定位：Yes, but we just don't have all the data yet, and we don't know when it's going to be available

   同义替换：「the statistics are incomplete」↔「don't have all the data yet」

9. Limitations of the research
   • the information is inaccurate
   • not interesting enough
   • too detailed
   • the statistics are incomplete
   • need more expert opinions
   • need to make it more relevant

   答案：need more expert opinions

   原文定位：Yes. We need to find out how other researchers view the study to see if there's been any criticism of it

   同义替换：「need more expert opinions」↔「find out how other researchers view the study」

10. Future research
    • the information is inaccurate
    • not interesting enough
    • too detailed
    • the statistics are incomplete
    • need more expert opinions
    • need to make it more relevant

    答案：need to make it more relevant

    原文定位：It would be, but his suggestions are too far removed from our original topic. They concentrate too much on music;Yes. Let's find a way to include more psychology so it relates better to our course

    同义替换：「need to make it more relevant」↔「too far removed from our original topic」