【正文】 When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth K. Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode（解碼）them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time. Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music：Einstein played the violin and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano. （1）Some schools in the US cut music classes, because ____. A.they were too difficult to learnB.students in the US weren39。t interested in musicC.the schools wanted to control budgetsD.there weren39。t enough music teachers in the US（2）In Paragraph 2, what does the underlined word them refer to（指代）? A.Students in Chicago.B.Public schools.C.Parents in Chicago.D.Fired teachers.（3）How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage? A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.（4）What39。s the writer39。s opinion according to this passage? A.Music is as simple as it looks.B.Music classes should be cut in some schools.C.Music is a big part of our lives.D.Music isn39。t a very important life skill for us.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了很多地區(qū)削減了音樂課以控制預(yù)算，這是不合適的，因?yàn)橐魳吩谠S多方面都是有益的。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)some American schools have cut music classes to control budgets可知美國的一些學(xué)校停課，因?yàn)閷W(xué)校想控制預(yù)算，故選C。 （2）詞義猜測題。根據(jù)Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired over 1, 000 teachers...10 percent of the teachers taught art or music 芝加哥公立學(xué)校解雇了1000多名教師……10%的教師教授藝術(shù)或音樂，可知them指代被解雇的教師，故選D。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Einstein played the violin and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano 愛因斯坦拉小提琴，德國物理學(xué)家馬克斯普朗克擅長彈鋼琴可知文章提到了2名擅長演奏音樂的科學(xué)家，故選B。 （4）推理題。根據(jù) Music has a special connection with science as well 音樂也與科學(xué)有著特殊的聯(lián)系 可知作者的觀點(diǎn)是音樂是我們生活的一大部分，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題，詞義猜測題，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，詞義猜測題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意。9．閱讀理解 Nowadays lots of kids are at home alone after school. Are you one of them? Kids who regularly take care of themselves are called latchkey kids. This nickname got its start in the 1940s. Many men fought in the Second World War and women had to take jobs in factories to keep the country going. With both parents away, lots of kids went back to empty houses after school. Latchkey kids wore house keys around their necks and they used the keys to open doors. Today, it39。s mon for both parents to work. As a result, a new generation of kids are spending some time alone after school. It bees necessary for both parents and kids to make some rules. There are a lot of questions to talk about: Should you call your mum, or dad as soon as you get home? Should you do your homework first? Can you watch TV or play puter games? If so, how long? What can you eat if you want a snack? Can friends e over? If so, how many?…… As latchkey kids, knowing how to stay safe is just as important as following the family rules. Talk about the following questions with your parents: What should you do when the phone rings? What should you do if someone knocks at the door? What should you do if someone breaks into the house? What should you do if you cut yourself while cooking?…… You may feel when you are at home alone. Don39。t worry. Keeping yourself busy is helpful. There are many things which can make you feel that time goes by quickly: ●Read a magazine. ●Write an . ●Phone a friend.（1）Latchkey kids _________________. A.like collecting keysB.live with their grandparentsC.have parttime jobs in factoriesD.regularly stay at home alone after school（2）How many pieces of advice does the writer give to latchkey kids? A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five（3）Which of the following can be put in ? A.Can you have your hair cut?B.Should you go to school on foot?C.Can you go out? If so, where?D.Can you ask teachers for help at school?（4）Which of the following can be put in ? A.boredB.excitedC.relaxedD.pleased（5）The writer probably agrees that __________. A.there39。s no need to make family rulesB.latchkey kids should learn to protect themselvesC.time passes slowly when latchkey kids are busyD.parents should never leave their kids alone at home【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A（5）B 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了獨(dú)自在家的孩子，在家時(shí)應(yīng)該怎么做。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Nowadays lots of kids are at home alone after school. Are you one of them? Kids who regularly take care of themselves are called latchkey kids 現(xiàn)在許多孩子放學(xué)后獨(dú)自在家。你是他們中的一