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   The arts, especially music, should be part of every school’s lessons at every grade level. Students will be much smarter if they have 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 (一群可能肇事的年轻人). 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.

In a word, 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.

【小题1】According to the passage, music could make students smarter by ___________.
A.improving their classroom skills and attention
B.improving their classroom skills and imagination
C.improving their attention and imagination
D.improving their skills of making achievements
【小题2】What does the underlined phrase “ glued to” in the second paragraph mean?
A.Unwilling to turn on.
B.Always depending on.
C.Unwilling to leave.
D.Always playing.
【小题3】What does the third paragraph mainly tell us about music?
A.Music can give children self-expression.
B.Music can bring children achievement and success.
C.Music can give children something to be proud of.
D.Music can develop children’s self-confidence.
【小题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 are both important
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   Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga,Spain in 1881.When he died in 1973,he was ninety-one years old. But he still took up his paints and brushes to start a new picture as if he were seeing things for the first time,which is why we have called him the youngest painter. Young people are always trying new things and new ways of doing things. They don't hesitate to attempt one thing after another. Eager to experiment, they welcome new ideas.

When he was over ninety this great painter still lived his life like a young man. He was still restlessly looking new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials. No one knew what to expect from him next. No one could be sure what kind of picture he would produce. If he had painted a picture of you, it might have looked exactly like you. Or it might have been all lines, squares, circles and strange-colored shapes. It might not have looked like human at all.

At such times Picasso was trying to paint what he saw with his mind as well as with his eyes. He put in the side of the face as well as the front. He may have painted it flat, as though it had no depth. Sometimes he seemed to paint just as a child painted, simply for his own pleasure. He didn't imitate others.

Most painters discover a style of painting that suits themselves and stick to that, especially if people admire their pictures. But Picasso was like a man who had not yet found his own particular style of painting. He was still struggling to find perfect expression for his own uneasy spirit.

The first thing one noticed about him was the look of his large, wide-open eyes. Gertrude Stein, a famous American writer who knew him in his youth, mentioned this hungry look, and one can still see it in pictures of him today.

Picasso painted a picture of Gertrude Stein in 1906. She visited the painter's studio eighty or ninety times while he painted her picture. While Picasso painted they talked about everything in the world that interested them. Then one day Picasso wiped out the painted head on which he had worked for so long. "When I look at you I can't see you any more!" he said.

Picasso went away for the summer. When he returned he went at once to the unfinished picture in the corner of his studio. Quickly he finished the face from memory. He could see the woman's face more clearly in his mind than he could see it when she sat in the studio in front of him.

Picasso was often attacked for this new, sometimes frightening style. It produced pictures like some of our worst dreams. The camera has made it unnecessary for painters to make exact representations of what they see. A camera can reflect real life more exactly. What great paintings give us is a view of life through one man's eyes, and every man's view is different.

【小题1】The example of the picture of Gertrude Stein is raised mainly to indicate Picasso ________.
A.was particular about his works
B.used more of his mind to paint
C.was a man of responsibility
D.was not appreciated at his time
【小题2】The last paragraph mainly illustrates that ________.
A.Picasso's paintings are beyond some people's comprehension
B.Picasso's paintings are too frightening
C.Picasso paints from his unique perspective
D.cameras are better at presenting real life
【小题3】Which of the following can best summarize Picasso's paintings?
A.Frightening and unpredictable.
B.Concrete and straightforward.
C.Abstract and unconventional.
D.Rigid and unusual.
【小题4】The best title for the passage might be "________".
A.The youngest painter in the world
B.What to expect from Picasso
C.How Picasso developed his way of painting
D.The greatest painter the world has ever seen

同类题3

   Here are some of the top museums in the world.

Smithsonian Institution,Washington D. C. ,the United States

The Smithsonian is the world's largest museum and research complex, with 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and various research stations. If you spent one minute looking at each object on display day and night, in ten years you'd see onlyten percent of the whole. Therefore, it's wise to head out with a plan.

Main attractions: the dresses of the First Ladies, the Gem Hall at the National Museum of Natural History and the Wright brothers'1903 Flyer.

Louvre, Paris, France

The Louvre was the palace of the kings of France before becoming a museum over two centuries ago. The addition of I. M. Pei's pyramid shocked many people when it was first used in 1989 as the new main entrance. The museum's collections are among the most important in the world. A good place to start is the Sully Wing, which leads straight to the Egyptian rooms.

Main attractions: Venus de Milo, The Winged Victory of Samothrace, and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

The State Hermitage Museum,St. Petersburg,Russia

Russia may be isolated(孤立)from the artistic centers of Paris,Rome and London,but the Hermitage has managed to get an amazing collection of world art — more than three million items — from the Stone Age to the early 20th century. The museum occupies six buildings along the Neva River. This blue-and-whitestructure was finished in 1764. Catherine the Great founded the museum that same year when she bought 255 paintings from Berlin.

Main attractions: golden masterpieces from Eurasia and pieces from Nicholas'private collections.

The British Museum,London,England

Britain's largest museum looks after more than eight million objects ranging from prehistoric(史前的)bones to things of the Parthenon in Athens.

Main attractions: the Egyptian gallery has the world's second finest collection of Egyptian antiquities outside Egypt, including the Rosetta Stone, carved in 196 BC.

【小题1】What does the underlined sentence in the passage show?
A.The Smithsonian is open day and night.
B.People visit the Smithsonian frequently.
C.There are so many objects to see in the Smithsonian.
D.The Smithsonian has 19 national museums and galleries.
【小题2】Where should you go if you are interested in the Venus de Milo?
A.The Louvre.B.The Hermitage.
C.The Smithsonian.D.The British Museum.
【小题3】What do we know about the Hermitage?
A.It was founded in honor of Catherine the Great.
B.It mainly displays modern artworks.
C.It is the largest museum in Europe.
D.It was founded in the year 1764.
【小题4】What do we learn about the British Museum?
A.It is best known for the Rosetta Stone.
B.It mainly displays things of prehistoric periods.
C.It is a good attraction for people who love Egyptian culture.
D.It has the second finest collection of artworks in the world.

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   How different can other cultures be?Very different!People probably speak different languages and have beliefs and customs very different from yours. They can eat different foods and live in different types of houses. However,they can also be similar in ways of connecting with each other. We sometimes call these means of communication universal(共同的)languages.

Some legends hold that,thousands of years ago,there was a single language spoken by everyone on Earth. Of course,historical evidence does not support this,but it is fun to think about a time when everyone may have been able to communicate in the same language.

Today,there are thousands of languages spoken around the world. Yet,there are some means of communication that go beyond words and allow people of different backgrounds to communicate and share emotions and feelings. For example,some people believe music is a universal language. There may be some scientific support for this idea. Experts have learned that,across cultures,people can recognize three common emotions in music:happiness,sadness and fear.

So what other types of universal languages might there be?Some people believe dance is a universal language. Along with music,dancing seems to be a common interest shared by people all over the world. Do you think you could see a dance from another culture and make some reasonable(合理的)guesses about the ideas and emotions behind it?We bet you could!

Another universal language that you might not have thought of is mathematics! If you think about it now, it just makes sense.  The value of pi is roughly 3. 14159 no matter where you are on Earth. Similarly, figuring out the value of something involves the same mathematical calculations, regardless of whether you' re counting in dollars, pesos or coconuts.

【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly to tell us that ___________.
A.cultures are extremely different
B.people like eating different foods
C.people can communicate in similar ways
D.people now live in all kinds of cultures
【小题2】The underlined word“this”in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ___________.
A.the view that people used one language
B.the fact that there used to be many languages
C.the evidence that proves old languages funny
D.the doubt that people didn't understand each other
【小题3】Music is regarded as a universal language probably because ___________.
A.it can be easier to understand than languages
B.many of the people like listening to music
C.it usually comes from different backgrounds
D.it helps people to share common feelings
【小题4】What are universal languages according to this passage?
A.Mathematics, English and art.
B.Music, dance and mathematics.
C.Politics, economy and culture.
D.Diet, clothes and health.