B
"Without music, life would be a mistake," famous German philosopher(哲学家) 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 hurt arts education when it fired(解雇) over 1,000 teachers. Among them, 10 per cent of the teachers taught Art or Music. 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 ones like Science, Maths 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, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development programme. 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 played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
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A. Harmful. B. Useful. C. Boring. D. Interesting.
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A. Different abilities are needed to work together while we are playing music.
B. Playing the piano needs people to use fingers to make sounds.
C. Decoding music notes is needed while we are playing music.
D. Playing the piano needs people to see music notes.
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A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
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A. In a novel. B. In a picture book. C. In a magazine. D. In an ad.
"Without music, life would be a mistake," famous German philosopher(哲学家) 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 hurt arts education when it fired(解雇) over 1,000 teachers. Among them, 10 per cent of the teachers taught Art or Music. 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 ones like Science, Maths 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, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development programme. 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 played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
(
B
) 5. What does the underlined word "beneficial" in paragraph 3 mean?A. Harmful. B. Useful. C. Boring. D. Interesting.
(
A
) 6. What's the main idea of paragraph 4?A. Different abilities are needed to work together while we are playing music.
B. Playing the piano needs people to use fingers to make sounds.
C. Decoding music notes is needed while we are playing music.
D. Playing the piano needs people to see music notes.
(
A
) 7. How many scientists that are good at playing the violin are mentioned in this passage?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
(
C
) 8. Where can you find this passage?A. In a novel. B. In a picture book. C. In a magazine. D. In an ad.
答案：5. B
6. A
7. A
8. C
6. A
7. A
8. C
解析：
翻译:
B
“没有音乐，生活将是一个错误。”一个多世纪前，德国著名哲学家弗里德里希·尼采这样说道。音乐是我们生活的重要组成部分。但近年来，一些美国学校为了控制预算削减了音乐课。
例如，芝加哥公立学校解雇了1000多名教师，这损害了艺术教育。其中，10%的教师教授艺术或音乐。事实上，这不仅仅是美国的问题。在其他国家，如中国和英国，音乐课被认为不如科学、数学和历史等课程重要。部分原因是音乐不被视为一项非常重要的生活技能，而且它不被纳入考试。许多学生忙于学业，所以家长和学生选择专注于考试更频繁的科目。
然而，学习音乐在很多方面都是有益的。
演奏音乐时，你需要不同的能力协同工作。根据幼儿音乐发展项目“音乐相伴”的肯尼斯·吉尔马丁的说法，这并不像看起来那么简单。例如，弹钢琴时，人们看到音符并在大脑中对其进行解码。他们还会用手指发出声音。你需要同时处理所有这些事情。
音乐与科学也有着特殊的联系。你可以看到许多科学家都擅长演奏音乐：爱因斯坦会拉小提琴，德国物理学家马克斯·普朗克在弹钢琴方面很有天赋。
（ ）5. 第3段中划线单词“beneficial”是什么意思？
A. 有害的。B. 有用的。C. 无聊的。D. 有趣的。
（ ）6. 第4段的主要意思是什么？
A. 我们演奏音乐时需要不同的能力协同工作。
B. 弹钢琴需要人们用手指发出声音。
C. 我们演奏音乐时需要解码音符。
D. 弹钢琴需要人们看音符。
（ ）7. 这篇文章中提到了多少位擅长拉小提琴的科学家？
A. 一位。B. 两位。C. 三位。D. 四位。
（ ）8. 你可以在哪里找到这篇文章？
A. 在一本小说里。B. 在一本图画书里。C. 在一本杂志里。D. 在一则广告里。
B
“没有音乐，生活将是一个错误。”一个多世纪前，德国著名哲学家弗里德里希·尼采这样说道。音乐是我们生活的重要组成部分。但近年来，一些美国学校为了控制预算削减了音乐课。
例如，芝加哥公立学校解雇了1000多名教师，这损害了艺术教育。其中，10%的教师教授艺术或音乐。事实上，这不仅仅是美国的问题。在其他国家，如中国和英国，音乐课被认为不如科学、数学和历史等课程重要。部分原因是音乐不被视为一项非常重要的生活技能，而且它不被纳入考试。许多学生忙于学业，所以家长和学生选择专注于考试更频繁的科目。
然而，学习音乐在很多方面都是有益的。
演奏音乐时，你需要不同的能力协同工作。根据幼儿音乐发展项目“音乐相伴”的肯尼斯·吉尔马丁的说法，这并不像看起来那么简单。例如，弹钢琴时，人们看到音符并在大脑中对其进行解码。他们还会用手指发出声音。你需要同时处理所有这些事情。
音乐与科学也有着特殊的联系。你可以看到许多科学家都擅长演奏音乐：爱因斯坦会拉小提琴，德国物理学家马克斯·普朗克在弹钢琴方面很有天赋。
（ ）5. 第3段中划线单词“beneficial”是什么意思？
A. 有害的。B. 有用的。C. 无聊的。D. 有趣的。
（ ）6. 第4段的主要意思是什么？
A. 我们演奏音乐时需要不同的能力协同工作。
B. 弹钢琴需要人们用手指发出声音。
C. 我们演奏音乐时需要解码音符。
D. 弹钢琴需要人们看音符。
（ ）7. 这篇文章中提到了多少位擅长拉小提琴的科学家？
A. 一位。B. 两位。C. 三位。D. 四位。
（ ）8. 你可以在哪里找到这篇文章？
A. 在一本小说里。B. 在一本图画书里。C. 在一本杂志里。D. 在一则广告里。