问答题
In this question, you will listen to a short lecture. You
will then be asked to summarize important information from the lecture. After
you hear the question, you have 20 seconds to prepare your response and 60
seconds to speak. Using points and examples from the lecture,
explain how the communication between babies and mothers is musical in nature.
【正确答案】Key points:
The communication between babies and mothers is musical because there is a shared sense of timing.
A baby can make sounds with a musical inflection when he's "talking" with his mother.
Just as one musician will lead another in a performance, a child will often lead the earliest "conversations" with his mother.
Babies and mothers use a special musical language called baby talk.
Babies develop a large vocabulary of meaningful sounds. Different meanings are expressed by changes in intonation, rhythm, and timing--all characteristics of music.
【答案解析】[听力原文] The communication between a baby and his mother has many of the same features as communication in music. One feature is timing. A mother and a child have a shared sense of timing, both before and after the child is born. The mother and child sort of"swing" together in a common rhythm. By the time he's two months old, a baby can make sounds with a musical inflection when he's "talking" with his mother. Just as one musician will lead another in a performance, a child will often lead the earliest "conversations" with his mother. This interplay is musical in the way it connects two people in an exchange of sounds. It shows that a child has, from the very beginning, an ability to communicate with his mother. The child recognizes his mother's voice. He also learns very quickly how to use his own voice in various ways. The communication between babies and mothers develops from the intense daily contact between them. The mother creates a special language for her child--baby talk--a very special, very musical language. Several studies show that babies understand the patterns of baby talk, and will respond appropriately--by using facial expressions, movements, and their voice. Babies develop a large vocabulary of meaningful sounds long before any of those sounds become real words. The meaning lies in the music of the sounds~ifferent meanings expressed by changes in intonation, rhythm, and timing--all characteristics of music. Using points and examples from the lecture, explain how the communication between babies and mothers is musical in nature.