The word “hobby” is an interesting word. Every person has one thing that he or she likes to do for fun. Some people like to collect（收集）things, like stamps or storybooks. Others like to play football or go window shopping where you can look at many beautiful things without（没有）buying them.

　　I have many hobbies. I do them for fun. I sometimes play golf with my sons. I play tennis with all my family. I like to collect music books. I also collect musical instruments（乐器）from China, like the erhu, the dizi, the xiao, the suona, and the pipa. We cannot find these instruments in America. My favorite hobby is fishing. I like to go and see my brother in the state（州）of Alaska. Fishing is very good there. The two of us take a boat and go to a small river where we fish for salmon, America's most famous fish.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

(4) The word“hobby”means something you enjoy doing in your free time.

(5) The writer lives in America.　　　　　　　　　　　　  (　　)

　　The word“hobby”is an interesting word. Every person has one thing he or she likes to do for fun. Some people like to collect things like stamps or story books. Others like to play football or go window shopping where you can look at many beautiful things without buying them.

　　I have many hobbies I do for fun. I sometimes play golf with my sons. I play tennis with all the family. I like to collect music books. I also collect music instruments（乐器）from China like the erhu , the dizi and the suona. These are the instruments of China which cannot be found in America.

(1)The word“hobby”means ________.

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A．collecting stamps

B．playing tennis with your friends

C．something you enjoy doing in your free time

D．something you can see at the window shopping

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Beyond Baby Mozart, Students Who Rock
Music education hasn’t changed much since the 1970s. Students are still taught to read notation(乐谱) so they can recite compositions that they would never listen to on their MP3 players or play with friends. Playing music enriches life. The question is: Why do schools teach music in a way that turns off so many young people rather than catch their imagination? Can we do a better job of using the power of music to get kids excited about school?
The experience of an organization called Little Kids Rock suggests the answer is yes — if we change the way music is taught. Little Kids Rock has helped music programs in over a thousand public schools and served 150,000 children. The organization has given 30,000 free instruments out, mainly guitars, and trained 1,500 teachers to run music classes in which students quickly experience the joys of playing their favorite songs, performing in bands(乐队), and writing their own music.

The key to Little Kids Rock is that it teaches children to play music the way many musicians learn to play it — not by notation, but by listening, imitation(模仿) and meaningful experimentation. “The knowledge you need to get started playing rock music is very limited,” explains Dave Wish, the founder of Little Kids Rock. “In high school, my friend Paul taught me a couple of chords(和弦) and my life was changed forever. On the first day of class, Little Kids Rock teachers place guitars in the hands of their students and get them practicing chords that will enable them to play thousands of songs. The kids decide what songs they want to learn and the class is off and running. Their progress is surprising. Within a year, eight and nine-year-olds are playing musical instruments, and giving concerts, even performing their own songs.
One of the biggest advantages that music offers is the ability to encourage students who are otherwise bored by school. “I’ve had students start coming back to school because of this program,” said Adkison Thomas, who heads up music for the Dallas Independent School District. He added, “One of the best things is that the teachers discover a new side of their students. They see kids become successful who weren’t before.”
【小题1】The expression “turn off” in Paragraph 1 means “______”.