Joanne had planned to leave work early this afternoon, at three o'clock. But when she finally came out of her office, all the other conductors had already left. Now she was caught in a heavy traffic in central Birmingham at 5:30, and at 6:30 she was expected to be at a meeting．

　　At last, she arrived at her home．As she opened the door, she noticed something unusual about Sheba, a large dog．She could see easily Sheba was feeling bad and could hardly breathe（呼吸）. Joanne knew she would have to take her dog to the vet immediately.

　　“It looks like there's something in her throat（喉咙）,”said Dr. Stem, “It shouldn't take me too long to get it out.”

　　Being in a hurry, Joanne left the doctor with the dog and rushed back home．As she once more entered the house, the phone rang．Dr. Stern's loud and worried voice was heard, “I want you to get right out of that house immediately. The police will be there any time now. Wait outside for us. ”Joanne was surprised and afraid．She quickly ran in to the street.

　　At that moment, a police car stopped outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house through the still open door. Then the doctor arrived．Just then the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who, it seemed, could hardly walk. There was blood（血）all over him.

　　“I think he must be a thief, ” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was in Sheba's throat, and found it was three human fingers.”

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[　　]

A．the door was open

B．something was wrong with the dog

C．the dog couldn't walk

D．there was something in the dog's throat

[　　]

A．He wanted to meet her outside.

B．A thief would break into her house.

C．The police were coming to her house.

D．He thought there was at thief in her house.

[　　]

A．the dog had hurt him badly

B．he was caught by the police

C．he caught a disease from the dog

D．he didn't find anything worthy to steal

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A．The police arrived soon after the vet called them.

B．Joanne didn't known there was a thief in her house.

C．It took Joanne over three hours to drive home from work.

D．The doctor was not only a good vet but also a clever man.

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.
【小题1】What can we learn from Paragraph 1?      

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?

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. 1.

   What can we learn from Paragraph 1?      

   1. A.
      Students regard music as a way of entertainment.
   2. B.
      Students disagree with their parents on education.
   3. C.
      Students take music as an important subject.
   4. D.
      Students prefer the arts to science.
2. 2.

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

   1. A.
      compare it with rock music
   2. B.
      show music identifies a society
   3. C.
      introduce American musical traditions
   4. D.
      prove music influences people’s lifestyles
3. 3.

   According to the passage, the arts and science____________.

   1. A.
      explain the world in different ways
   2. B.
      explain different facts of the world
   3. C.
      express people’s feelings in different ways
   4. D.
      explain what it means to be human differently
4. 4.

   What is the main idea of the passage?

   1. A.
      Music education is worth more attention.
   2. B.
      Music should be of top education priority.
   3. C.
      Music is really a good communication tool.
   4. D.
      Music education makes students more imaginative.