【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 y. 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 explore the emotive (情感的 ) meaning of the same phenomenon. 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 municate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings ―talk‖ to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, 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 access to 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 meaning and value of peace and love. So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize. 12. According to Paragraph 1, students ____ . A. prefer the arts to science B. disagree with their parents on education C. view music as an overlooked subject D. regard music as a way of entertainment 13. In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to_________ . A. pare it with rock music B. prefer the arts to science C. introduce American musical traditions D. show music identifies a society 14. According to the passage, the arts and science__________. A. approach the world from different angles B. explore different phenomena of the world C. express people’s feeling in different ways D. explain what it means to be human 15. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Music is an effective munication tool. B. Music should be of top education priority. C. Music education deserves more attention. D. Music education makes students more imaginative. 第二節(jié)（共 5 小題，每小題 2 分，共 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處得最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 Do you have these socalled bad qualities? If yes, congratulations! You39。re better than you think. It is hard to know what is good or bad these days when it es to what qualities you possess. What strong quality applies to you may be what will drag you to bee successful. And whatever the world has to think or say about those qualities shouldn39。t bother you. Actually, these qualities are what bring out the shine in you. 16 You love taking risks. You like adventures. And you won39。t just be settled in the safe zone. People will ask you why you are always after the thrill and going above the limits. But how will you discover new things when you are always playing it safe? 17 You are proud. Pride is different from arrogance（傲慢） .You have your inner self and try to keep your selfrespect under control. You don39。t give in easily. 18 And you understand what your worth is． 19 Many may consider you to be nosy, pushy or a busy body. But in many cases, being curious doesn39。t always kill the cat, but makes you smarter. You can39。t really bee a better person when you are sticking to what you are. Focus on what you can be and ask the right questions. You are pessimistic. 20 The world wants to listen to a story of persons who are positive. But what if you are jumping into everything with optimism and not giving yourself the benefit of doubt？ You may lose so much when you are not counting the risks and saying enough No. A. You will only swell for the right reasons. B. People will not view shyness as a strength. C. You don39。t see everything from a positive light. D. You want to have an answer for everything. E. You have to know a lot and reach for knowledge. F. Here are socalled bad qualities that could offer you advantages in life. G. Discovering yourself and the world requires some attempts at new things. 第 二 部分 英語知識運用 第一節(jié) 完形填空（共 20