問題詳情
53 至 56 題為題組Four millennia ago, an ancient Babylonian wrote down what is possibly the first lullaby. It is a ratherthreatening lullaby, in which the baby is scolded for disturbing the house god with its crying and warnedof terrifying consequences. It may have got the baby to sleep, but its message is far from comforting: Ifhe/she does not stop crying, the demon will eat him/her. This lullaby may sound more scary than sleepinducing,yet it is true that many lullabies—including those sung today—have dark undertones.Research has shown that lullabies, when used correctly, can soothe and possibly even help to heal aninfant; but it is the caretaker’s voice and the rhythm and melody of the music that babies respond to, notthe content of the song. Then, what is the function of the content? According to studies, some lullabiesprovide advice, like the Babylonian lullaby, and quite a few others offer the space to sing the unsung, saythe unsayable. Lyrics to those lullabies can indeed be interpreted as a reflection of the caregiver’s emotions.Researchers believe that a large part of the function of lullabies is to help a mother vocalize her worriesand concerns. The mother’s fear of loss especially makes sense since the infant/toddler years of life arefragile ones. Since there is a special physical bond between mother and child during this period, mothersfeel they can sing to their child about their own fears and anxieties. Lullabies, therefore, serve as therapyfor the mother. In addition, the songs are seemingly trying to work some magic—as if, by singing, themother is saying, “Sadness has already touched this house; no need to come by again.”
【題組】53. Which of the following titles best describes the main idea of this passage?
(A) The Origin of Lullabies
(B) The Functions of Lullabies
(C) Threatening Lullabies
(D) Sleep-Inducing Lullabies
參考答案
答案：B
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)
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【神山日光Ninko】評論
Four millennia ago,四千年前 an ancient 古代人Babylonian 巴比倫人wrote down 記載what is possibly the first lullaby. 催眠曲/搖籃曲It is a rather threatening 危險的lullaby, in which the baby is scolded 斥責for disturbing 打擾the house god with its crying and warned of terrifying 可怕的consequences結果. It may have got the baby to sleep, but its message is far from 離~極為遙遠comforting: If he/she does not stop crying, the demon惡魔 will eat him/her. This lullaby may sound more scary 引起驚慌than sleepinducing, yet it is true that many lullabies—including those sung 歌today—have dark undertones...
【方蔥香】評論
四千年前，一位古老的巴比倫人寫下了可能是第一首搖籃曲。 這是一部頗具威脅性的搖籃曲，其中嬰兒因哭泣擾亂了眾神，並警告可怕的後果。它可能讓寶寶入睡，但它的信息遠非令人安慰：如果他/她不停止哭泣，惡魔會吃掉他/她。這首搖籃曲可能聽起來比睡覺誘惑更可怕，但許多搖籃曲 - 包括今天演唱的搖籃曲 - 確實有黑暗的底色。研究表明，正確使用搖籃曲可以舒緩甚至幫助撫育嬰兒;但這是看守者的聲音和嬰兒回應的音樂的節奏和旋律，而不是歌曲的內容。那麼，內容的功能是什麼？根據研究，一些搖籃曲提供了建議，如巴比倫的搖籃曲，而其他一些搖籃曲提供了空間來唱出無名的歌曲。對那些搖籃曲的歌詞確實可以被解釋為照顧者情緒的反映。研究人員認為，...