3．B　词义猜测题。根据最后一段land 所在的句子可知，land 在此处指“成功找到”。故选B。

　　4．C　细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，很多公司需要用有交流技能的人，社会科学专业的毕业生有这种能力，所以他们很容易找到工作。故选C。

　　Passage 3

　　Music lessons in early childhood bring about changes in the brain that could improve its performance far into adulthood, researchers say.

　　Brain scans of young adults showed those who had formal musical training before the age of seven had thicker brain areas dealing with hearing and self­awareness.

　　The

　　findings

　　note

　　how

　　brain

　　development

　　can

　　be influenced by the age when children start to learn a musical instrument ，and how those changes can continue into later life.

　　“Early musical training benefits kids more than just making them enjoy music. It changes the brain, which could bring about cognitive(认知的)advances as well，” said Yunxin Wang of Beijing Normal University.

　　“Our results suggest it's better to start musical training before the age of seven, which agrees with what most piano teachers recommend，” she added. She hoped the results might help parents decide when was the best for their children to learn an instrument.

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