When students and parents are asked to grade subjects according to their importance, the arts are usually at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is only viewed as entertainment, but certainly not an education priority（优先）. This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is very important for all students.

Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it shows their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity（身份，特性）as a society.

Music provides a kind of perception（感知）that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts can express the emotive（情感的）meaning of the same thing. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.

The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language through which we express our fears, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.

Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the value of peace and love.

So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?      

2.In Paragraph 2, the writer uses jazz as an example to____________.       

3.According to the passage, the arts and science____________.      .

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

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How important is music? When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.

Music tells us who we are. Music reflects the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle, too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.

Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive meanings. We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all.

Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we expresses our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.

So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.

Title: Music education is of 36

阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容在在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。每空一词。

How important is music? When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact, music education is necessary and important for all students.

Music tells us who we are. Music reflects the creators’ thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle, too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.

Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive meanings. We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all.

Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we expresses our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.

So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.

Title: Music education is of 1.

Passage outline                          Detailed information

Introduction      Shortsighted opinion: Music is only a way of entertainment, not the top choice for education.

Truth: Music education is necessary and important for all students.

Main Body         A way to tell who we are:

Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people’s thinking and __2.____

         A way to know the world:

We can’t discover and respond to our world in just one way.

Science explains how nature 3..

Music explores the emotive meanings of nature.

         A way to communicate with others:

We use music to4.our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes with others.

Music, 5.from science, tells us what it means to be human.

Conclusion                   Music education is necessary.

材料A-F提供了六家旅行社的信息，请根据以下五人Nancy, Carlos, Edie, Tom, Alice各自的需求选择合适的旅行社。
A. Dalian International Tourist Agency
Our tourist agency has a five-day tour from Yantai to Qingdao. During this period, our best guides will take you to see the attraction of the sea and swim by the seashore.
B. Mount Tai Tourist Agency
Mount tai is well-known for its great views at home and abroad. This time our trip will give you the chance to enjoy the typical attraction of the natural scenes of the mountain. During this time, you can see how the sun rises in the east and the endless sea of clouds at sunset.
C. New Land Tourist Agency
In this summer vacation, our agency plans to visit Wang’s Grand Courtyard in Shanxi Province. In this one-day tour, we will lead you to the attraction of the well-known courtyard as well as the typical food culture in this area.
D. Peking Tourist Agency
Our agency will have a special three-day trip in Beijing. In our trip you will see the grand Forbidden City, the Bird’s Nest, Hutong and the Great Wall.
E. Sichuan Youth Tourist Agency
Our agency will organize a special trip to Jiuzhaigou. In the valley, we can enjoy the beautiful lakes, waterfalls and animals. During the period, you can put yourself in the natural environment.
F. Hangzhou Tourist Agency
Our agency plans to boat in the West Lake in this summer vacation. During this tour, you will see the beautiful scene of the West Lake. Also, you can have fun with your friends on the boat.
【小题1】Nancy:I really want to visit a place where I can be far away from the city. I want to see wonderful waterfalls and quiet lakes there is no noise, no pollution and no troubles.
【小题2】Carlos:Recently, I am interested in the courtyards and the special food culture in Shanxi Province. So I want to see the famous courtyards this summer vacation.
【小题3】Edie:I really want to see the typical sports stadium in Beijing. Besides, I want to visit the Forbidden City and Hutong, so I can know more about the culture there.
【小题4】Tom:I like climbing very much, because I find it not only a kind of sport, but also a good way of getting closer to the nature. At the same time, I can enjoy the scene of sunrise and the sea of clouds.
【小题5】Alice:I live in a place far from the sea, so I want to go somewhere by the sea.

材料A-F提供了六家旅行社的信息，请根据以下五人Nancy, Carlos, Edie, Tom, Alice各自的需求选择合适的旅行社。

A. Dalian International Tourist Agency

Our tourist agency has a five-day tour from Yantai to Qingdao. During this period, our best guides will take you to see the attraction of the sea and swim by the seashore.

B. Mount Tai Tourist Agency

Mount tai is well-known for its great views at home and abroad. This time our trip will give you the chance to enjoy the typical attraction of the natural scenes of the mountain. During this time, you can see how the sun rises in the east and the endless sea of clouds at sunset.

C. New Land Tourist Agency

In this summer vacation, our agency plans to visit Wang’s Grand Courtyard in Shanxi Province. In this one-day tour, we will lead you to the attraction of the well-known courtyard as well as the typical food culture in this area.

D. Peking Tourist Agency

Our agency will have a special three-day trip in Beijing. In our trip you will see the grand Forbidden City, the Bird’s Nest, Hutong and the Great Wall.

E. Sichuan Youth Tourist Agency

Our agency will organize a special trip to Jiuzhaigou. In the valley, we can enjoy the beautiful lakes, waterfalls and animals. During the period, you can put yourself in the natural environment.

F. Hangzhou Tourist Agency

Our agency plans to boat in the West Lake in this summer vacation. During this tour, you will see the beautiful scene of the West Lake. Also, you can have fun with your friends on the boat.

1.Nancy:I really want to visit a place where I can be far away from the city. I want to see wonderful waterfalls and quiet lakes there is no noise, no pollution and no troubles.

2.Carlos:Recently, I am interested in the courtyards and the special food culture in Shanxi Province. So I want to see the famous courtyards this summer vacation.

3.Edie:I really want to see the typical sports stadium in Beijing. Besides, I want to visit the Forbidden City and Hutong, so I can know more about the culture there.

4.Tom:I like climbing very much, because I find it not only a kind of sport, but also a good way of getting closer to the nature. At the same time, I can enjoy the scene of sunrise and the sea of clouds.

5.Alice:I live in a place far from the sea, so I want to go somewhere by the sea.