【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
It is common knowledge that music can have a powerful effect on our emotions. In fact, since 1930s, music therapists have relied on music to soothe patients and help control pain.
Now psychologists are confirming that music can also help relieve depression and improve concentration. For instance, in a recent study, 15 surgeons were given some highly stressful math problems to solve. They were divided into three groups: one worked in silence; and in another, the surgeons listened to music of their choice on headphones; the third listened to classical music chosen by the researchers.
The results of the study may surprise you. The doctors who got to choose their music experienced less stress and scored better than the others. One possible explanation is that listening to music you like stimulates the Alfa-wave in the brain. increases the heart rate and expands the breathing. That helps to reduce stress and sharpen concentration.
Other research suggests a second relation between the music and the brain: by examining the students" blood after they listened to a variety of classical music collections, the researchers found that some students showed a large increase in endorphin, a natural pain reliever. This supports what music therapists have known for years: music can help rejuvenate or soothe the patient.

Q: What is the passage mainly about?

[解析] 主旨题。文章首句就明确指出，音乐对人的情绪有显著的影响，随后还通过两项研究证明音乐可以缓解沮丧情绪，使人的注意力更为集中，由此可知，全文都是围绕音乐对人健康方面的好处展开的，故选C。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Q: According to the passage, how is the music therapy currently used in medicine?

[解析] 综合理解题。文章第二句提到，音乐治疗专家依靠音乐来安抚病人的情绪并缓解疼痛感，由些推断，音乐疗法可以缓解压力，故选A。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Q: What did the study done with surgeons show?

[解析] 信息明示题。文章指出，对外科医生所做的研究表明，选择自己喜欢的音乐的医生承受的压力较小，成绩较好，故选B。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Q: In the study of students exposed to classical music, what effect did the music have?

[解析] 信息明示题。文章最后指出，对学生所做的研究表明，有些学生在听过音乐后，体内有一种自然止痛物质含量激增，故选C。
[考点] rely on意为“指望”或“依赖”，与其含义相近的短语还有count on, depend on, figure on等，其中count on强调“信赖”；depend on强调“坚信，确信”，语气更强；figure on强调计划性，如：I figure on being in New York in January.我计划一月份待在纽约。