A study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology took a closer look at music in sports, specifically how listening to music could affect one’s overall performance.

Researchers asked 150 volunteers to throw a ball into a basket. For the first stage of the study, participants threw the ball from a fixed point. They threw the ball while listening to music of their choice, while not listening to music, or while listening to music that the researchers selected. For the second state they were able to choose where to stand when throwing the ball and performed the same activity with the various music choices.

The study found that listening to music, whether it was music of the volunteer's choice or a song chosen for them, did not make the participants more or less likely to get the ball in the basket. It had no effect, What it did do was increase self-esteem and make the study participants more likely to take risks, especially for males who were allowed to choose their own music.

The results suggest that music many pump you up. And it may even help you workout harder and longer than you would without it. But no matter what song you listen to, it's not going to help you get that ball into the basket.

Another study look a detailed look at how music pace might affect exercise. Researchers found that listening to high-pace music makes people feel like they're working less while also benefiting their bodies more.

Listening to high-pace music while exercising resulted in the highest heart rate compared with not listening to music. This means that the exercise seemed like less effort, but it was more beneficial in terms of enhancing physical fitness.

The study found that the beneficial effects of high-pace music were greatest for people who were walking or running and were felt the least for those who were doing high-intensity exercises such as weightlifting.

【小题1】What were volunteers allowed to do while shooting in the second stage test?

A．Choose position and music.	B．Shoot from a fixed point.
C．Shoot with fixed music.	D．Shoot with no music.

【小题2】Which is more encouraging in throwing a ball test?

A．Music given by experts.

B．Music males chose.

C．Peaceful music.

D．Loud music.

【小题3】Which sentence matches the results of high-pace music in this study?

A．It has no effect on sports.	B．It improves your athletic skills.
C．It helps easily achieve better workout.	D．High-pace music is beneficial for all forms of exercise.

【小题4】What does the underlined word "enhancing" in paragraph 6 probably mean?

A．Reducing.

B．Balancing.

C．Changing.

D．Strengthening.