Question

【題目】

Sometimes, little things can bring big changes. Justice and Nathaniel are learning this with music. A cello and a violin brought big changes to their lives.

Justice and Nathaniel are in sixth grade. They go to a middle school named Northwest School of the Arts. They used to go to Winterfield Elementary School. Winterfield has a program with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO). The CSO program teaches kids how to play musical instruments. Justice learned to play the violin. Nathaniel learned to play the violin and the cello. They are the first students from the program to go to Northwest.

For the past six years, the CSO has given after-school music classes at Winterfield. Most of the kids in the school come from poor homes. It’s difficult for their parents to afford music lessons. The CSO wants the kids to learn about music, and it also wants them to stay out of trouble and get better grades.

The program was started to teach kids about music. It wants to help kids in other ways, too. Kids are allowed to take smaller instruments home to practice. This teachers them to take responsibility for something valuable. The program also encourages cooperation(合作). Students must spend time with children they might know outside of the program. And also, the program teaches practice habits. When students get better after practice, they learn that practice is good.

Students use the first year to explore and find a “forever instrument.” Justice tried out the clarinet and cello before picking a violin.Nathaniel liked the trumpet but decided on the cello and violin.

“When I started, it actually looked easy, but I knew it would get tougher,” says Nathaniel. “Practicing is a pleasure. I’m always trying to get a song perfect, so I’m playing 15-20-25 minutes a day.”

Thanks to music, Justice and Nathaniel got into a good middle school. Justice’s mom said she is very glad that he does well in class and that he likes it. “It makes a big difference,” Nathaniel’s dad said.

【1】The word “cello” in the passage is most probably ___________.

A. a musical instrumentB. an expert in music

C. a famous musicianD. a music program

【2】From Paragraph 2, we can learn that Justice and Nathaniel ___________.

A. are six-year-old school boysB. are learning art in a primary school

C. are middle school studentsD. worked for a school music program

【3】Which of the following is true about the CSO program?

A. It trains music teachers for a school.B. It gives kids after-school music classes.

C. It teaches each kid to play the violin.D. It tries to raise money to help poor kids.

【4】Paragraph 4 mainly talks about ___________.

A. how to become a responsible personB. the importance of cooperation

C. how to take part in the music programD. The goals of the music program

【5】From the last paragraph, we know that Justice’s mom and Nathaniel’s dad ___________.

A. are both music teachers in the programB. are happy about the program

C. have different opinions about the programD. don’t think the program useful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

這篇文章講述的是Justice and Nathaniel 加入CSO后學(xué)習(xí)音樂帶來很大變化,從他們的學(xué)習(xí)背景,CSO的用途,以及學(xué)員在CSO能學(xué)習(xí)到什么出發(fā),講解這個CSO給這兩位學(xué)生帶來積極影響并得到了其父母的認(rèn)可.

【1】Cello這個單詞多次出現(xiàn)在與Violin并列的位置,且可以通過 Nathaniel learned to play the violin and the cello,了解到Play the+樂器.故答案為A.

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題,可以用排除法,從第二自然段內(nèi)容They go to a middle school named Northwest School of the Arts.可以判斷出答案,故答案為C.

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題, For the past six years, the CSO has given after﹣school music classes at Winterfield.在過去的6年,CSO在Winterfield都提供課后的音樂課程,故答案為B.

【4】概括大意題.The program was started to teach kids about music. It wants to help kids in other ways, too.這個項目開始是教孩子音樂,它也想在其他方面幫助孩子.從而推斷出答案為D.故答案為D.

【5】句子理解題.Justice's mom said she is very glad that he does well in class and that he likes it. "It makes a big difference," Nathaniel's dad said.Justice的媽媽說在音樂課里做得很不錯而且孩子也很喜歡她非常開心,Nathaniel的爸爸說這個項目發(fā)揮了很大作用.故答案為B.