Question

The arts, especially music, should be part of every school's lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas.

Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang (團伙). Parents can enjoy listening to their children's music instead of seeing them glued to a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.

Music builds self-confidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for self-expression, and that helps develop their self-confidence.

Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.

1.According to the passage, music could make students smarter by________.

A. improving their classroom skills and paying attention

B. improving their classroom skills and imagination

C. improving their attention, direction and imagination

D. learning music, making music and trying out their own ideas

2.What does the underlined phrase "glued to" in the second paragraph mean?

A. unwilling to turn on B. always looking

C. unwilling to leave D. always playing

3.The third paragraph mainly tells us that music could __________.

A. give children self-expression and self-confidence

B. bring to children achievement and success

C. give children something to be proud of

D. develop children's self-confidence

4.What's the best title of this passage？

A. Music is a must as a course at school

B. Music builds children's self-confidence

C. Music makes students much smarter

D. Learning music and making music

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析: 本文是一篇論說文，介紹了音樂在學生的成長過程中不容忽視的作用，應該被列為學校里的一門必修課程。音樂不但能夠提高學生們的注意力和服從指揮的能力，而且也能讓學生發(fā)揮想象力，培養(yǎng)他們的創(chuàng)造能力。

1.細節(jié)理解題 。根據(jù)第一段Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience.和They could improve their classroom skills,…以及Making music also lets children use their imagination可知音樂可以培養(yǎng)孩子們的課堂技能，使他們發(fā)揮想象力，從而變的更為聰明，選B。

2.猜測詞義題 。從情理可知孩子們喜歡看電視，玩電腦，而且不愿意離開，由此判斷該詞義為“unwilling to leave”，選C。

3.主旨大意題。第三段首句提出Music builds self-confidence, too.“音樂也構建自信”，然后對此進行解釋分析，由此判斷此句為主題句，故答案選D。

4.主旨大意題。 文章開門見山提出The arts, especially music, should be part of every school's lessons at every grade level.這一文章的主題。然后在下文進行分析論證，由此判斷A選項內(nèi)容具有較高的概括性，而且針對性強，選A。

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