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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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   The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has welcomed home two paintings by the Dutch master, more than 14 years after they were ripped (扯) off the museum’s wall in a nighttime theft. Museum director Axel Rueger called their return “one of the most special days in the history of the museum”. The paintings were discovered last year by Italian police while they were searching an Italian criminals’ farmhouse near Naples for evidence of drug dealing. They were in a box and hidden behind a wall in a toilet when they were found.

The paintings were considered among the artworks most searched for in the world. After years in darkness, they can now shine again. They are back on display at the museum before being taken to the conservation studio for repair. Fortunately, they suffered surprisingly little damage as thieves who had climbed up a ladder and broken a window to get into the museum in 2004 ripped them out of their frames.

“It is not only a surprise that the works have been recovered but it’s even more surprising they are in relatively unharmed condition,” Rueger said.

The museum director was on vacation when the call came last year from Italian authorities who believed they had recovered the paintings. He didn’t celebrate right away. He’d had calls like this before.

“I was hopeful but also a little hesitant. Over these years, we had so many occasions when people phoned us, contacted us, claiming that they knew something about the whereabouts (下落) of the works and each time it was false, the trace went cold,” he said. “So… the way has been full of disappointment.” But museum experts sent to Italy to check the authenticity (真实性) of the works quickly turned Ruegers doubts into delight.

Rueger said the paintings are now back at the museum, which is home to dozens of works by Van Gogh. “I’m very confident that everything is safe in the museum from now on,” he said.

【小题1】How were the stolen paintings found?
A.The police found them by accident.B.The arrested thieves gave information.
C.Some drug dealers offered clues.D.The police knew the hidden place.
【小题2】What surprised Rueger most about the lost paintings?
A.They were stolen at night.B.They were found at last.
C.They suffered little damage.D.The search took 14 years.
【小题3】When Rueger got the call, he ________.
A.didn’t believe it at allB.felt quite satisfied
C.planned to celebrateD.doubted the news
【小题4】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 6 probably mean?
A.Rueger gradually lost interest in the search.
B.The number of false calls was greatly reduced.
C.Rueger felt cold because of too many false calls.
D.The chance to find the paintings became small.

同类题3

   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.