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"Without music, life would be a mistake," famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets(预算).
For example, Chicago public schools fired(解雇) over 1,000 teachers. And among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as the ones like science, math and history. That's partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn't tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is beneficial in many ways.
When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode(解码) them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein and Yuan Longping played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
( )1.Why do some schools in the US cut music classes?
A.Because students in the US aren't interested in music.
B.Because there aren't enough music teachers in the US.
C.Because the schools want to control budgets.
D.Because the music classes are too difficult to learn.
( )2.How many music teachers were hired in Chicago public schools?
A.Over 10,000.
B.Over 1,000.
C.Over 100.
D.Over 10.
( )3.What does the underlined word "beneficial" mean in Chinese?
A.嘈杂的
B.有益的
C.枯燥的
D.有趣的
( )4.Who was good at playing the piano?
A.Einstein.
B.Max Planck.
C.Yuan Longping.
D.Friedrich Nietzsche.
( )5.What's the writer's opinion in this passage?
A.Music is a big part of our lives.
B.Music is as simple as it looks.
C.Music isn't a very important life skill for us.
D.Music classes should be cut in some schools.
"Without music, life would be a mistake," famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets(预算).
For example, Chicago public schools fired(解雇) over 1,000 teachers. And among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as the ones like science, math and history. That's partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn't tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is beneficial in many ways.
When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode(解码) them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein and Yuan Longping played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
( )1.Why do some schools in the US cut music classes?
A.Because students in the US aren't interested in music.
B.Because there aren't enough music teachers in the US.
C.Because the schools want to control budgets.
D.Because the music classes are too difficult to learn.
( )2.How many music teachers were hired in Chicago public schools?
A.Over 10,000.
B.Over 1,000.
C.Over 100.
D.Over 10.
( )3.What does the underlined word "beneficial" mean in Chinese?
A.嘈杂的
B.有益的
C.枯燥的
D.有趣的
( )4.Who was good at playing the piano?
A.Einstein.
B.Max Planck.
C.Yuan Longping.
D.Friedrich Nietzsche.
( )5.What's the writer's opinion in this passage?
A.Music is a big part of our lives.
B.Music is as simple as it looks.
C.Music isn't a very important life skill for us.
D.Music classes should be cut in some schools.
答案
C
; C
; B
; B
; A
; C
; B
; B
; A
