A teacher says music education in schools has kind of turned into amusement．Classroom lessons focus heavily on pop while understanding the classical（古典的）art form and its history should be paid attention to．
A professor in music and music education at the University of NSW．Robert Walker，argues that all students should study the works of Western chassical composers such as Haydn and Tchaikovsky．
Professor Walker says students are missing out on an important part of the culture heritage（遗传）because they fail to study classical music，as the little music that children learn at school is mainly pop．The lack（缺乏）of music teaching is serious，especially in government schools where there are not enough specialist（专业的）music teachers．
A national review in 2005 made 15 suggestions，but Professor Walker said it still failed to deal with the lack of classical music taught in schools．
"I'm not against pop music，but it's very simple，and not difficult either to play or to sing．"Professor Walker says．"But classical music is challenging and although it is part of Australias's culture heritage，most children learn it only through Hollywood films．"
"At least children ought to know what's happening in Western culture．It's part of culture heritage，"he says．"Asian students know more about Western classical music than most children in the West．"
Professor Walker has taught music and music teachers in Britain，Canada and Australia and is a former chief（首席的）examiner for the International Baccalaureate and a former chairman of the research committee of the International Society for Music Education．Professor Walker says no school curriculum（课程）in Australia lists a piece of music that children should study，such as the Mendelssohn's．
"This lack of standard texts means that some children can be brought up totally on Western classical music，others on Elvis Presley，or on any music the teacher wants to teach．The situation should be changed as soon as possible，"he says．
81．What's the problem in music education in Professor Walker's opinion？
A．Children know nothing about their culture heritage．
B．Classical music education isn't valued in schools．
C．Pop music is simple and not difficult to play and sing．
D．Australia schools need more specialist music teachers．
82．According to the passage，students should study classical music because it is ．
A．part of culture heritage
B．good for their growing up
C．difficult to play and sing
D．popular only in Asia
83．According to the passage，which one is different from the other three？ ．
A．Haydn．
B．Tchaikovsky．
C．Mendelssohn．
D．Elvis Presley．
84．Which of the following statements is NOT true about Professor Walker？
A．He worries about the music education in schools．
B．He thinks pop music teaching shouldn't be allowed．
C．He is well known in Western classical music teaching．
D．He has worked in Britain，Canada and Australia．
85．From the last paragraph，we can learn that ．
A．Music teachers should teach anything that they like．
B．Most Children today are brought up by their music teachers．
C．Music teachers shouldn't teach the music of Elvis Presley at all．
D．Children's music education today depends on their teacher's taste．
阅读理解
We send our children to school to prepare them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for themselves.They learn their own language so that they will be able to tell others clearly what they want and what they know,and understand what others tell them.They learn foreign languages in order to be able to understand the people from other countries and make themselves understood.They learn history to know something about human beings they meet every day.What they learn at school is,of course,quite useful,but is that the only reason（原因） why they go to school?
No.There is more in education than just learning facts.We go to school,above all,to learn how to learn,so that when we have left school,we can continue to learn.A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful,because whenever he has to do something new,he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way.The uneducated person,on the other hand,is either unable to do something new,or does it badly.So the purpose（目的）of school is not just to teach the students these useful subjects but teach the way to learn.Children are sent to school because .
| A．they can grow fast at school |
| B．they have to work for themselves at the moment |
| C．the parents have to prepare them for their future |
| D．they are able to learn facts |
Why do they learn languages?Because they will .
| A．make friends with others |
| B．be able to speak to and hear others clearly |
| C．be able to understand others |
| D．make themselves understood |
The sentence“There is more in education than just learning facts”means .
| A．learning facts isn’t the only thing in education |
| B．there are more facts to learn in education |
| C．education is just learning facts |
| D．learning facts is more important in education |
What does an educated person do when he meets something new?He will .
| A．try his best to do it |
| B．quickly find the best way out |
| C．be unable to do it well |
| D．know how to learn |
The main idea of the text is that .
| A．children must go to school |
| B．the subjects at school are useful |
| C．parents should send their children to school |
| D．children should be taught not only to learn but how to learn |
阅读理解判断正(T)误(F)
Tom’s father was ill.It was Saturday.Tom was on the way to the hospital to see his father.The hospital was very far,so he had to take a bus.
When he got to the bus stop,he saw many people there.They were standing in line and waiting for a bus.The bus was late.Tom didn’t want to stay in this queue（队）.He went to the front and stood there.
One of the people said to him,“You mustn’t jump the queue,boy.”
With a red face Tom said sorry and went to the end of the line.Soon the bus came.All the people got on the bus.Tom was at the bus stop to see his father.
A lot of people were going to take a bus to the hospital.
When he got to the bus stop,Tom wanted to be the first one to get on the bus.
When Tom jumped the queue,one of the people pushed him back.
Tom waited until another bus came to the stop.
Mr. Green has a small garden in front of his house. There are lots of flowers in it. But he has only a few trees.
His neighbor Mr. Black has a garden, too. Mr. Black’s garden is smaller than Mr. Green ‘s garden. He has fewer flowers than Mr Green but more trees.
Mr. Brown is Mr. Green’s another neighbour. Mr. Brown’s garden is the smallest one of the three. He has the fewest flowers of them all, but the weeds（杂草）in his garden are the tallest. There is always a lot of work to do in his garden, but Mr. Brown doesn’t have enough time to work in his garden, so his garden is the worst. What’s in Mr. Green’s garden?
A. Lots of flowers and a few trees B A few flowers and lots of trees
C. Lots of flowers and lots of trees D. a few flowers and a few trees Mr. Green’s garden is _______than Mr. Black’s garden.
| A．better | B．worse | C．bigger | D．smaller |
Mr. Black has _______flowers but ______trees than Mr. Green.
| A．more; fewer | B．fewer; more | C．more; more | D．fewer; fewer |
There are a lot of weeds in Mr. Brown’s Garden because ________.
| A．the garden is too small |
| B．Mr. Brown doesn’t like flowers |
| C．Mr. Brown is too busy to work in his garden |
| D．there us always a lot of work in it |
Whose garden is the best?
| A．Mr. Green’s | B．Mr. Black’s | C．Mr. Brown’s | D．We don’t know |
There are four people in my family. My father is a policeman. His work is kind of dangerous. He’s very busy. He often has meals outside. Sometimes we can’t see him all day. But I love him very much. My mother is a bank clerk, but she wants to be a reporter. She says her job is a boring and being a reporter is interesting, because she can meet many interesting people. My brother is a waiter. He likes his work, because he thinks he can meet many new friends when he works.
I’m a middle school student. I study hard because I want to be a teacher. I think it’s not difficult for me. My family has four people, my father, my mother, my sister and I.
My father works in another city, so we can’t see him all day, sometimes.
My mother likes to be a bank clerk.
My brother works in a restaurant. He likes to make new friends.
I want to be a teacher. It’s easy for me, I think.
Mary and Her Friends
Mary has some friends. They are Betty, Peter, Alice and Mike. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is younger than Mary and older than Peter. Alice is nine and Mike is seven.
Betty and Peter are good runners（长跑运动员）. But Peter runs faster. Mary and Betty like to play basketball. Mary plays better than Betty. Alice sings best of them.
Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Peter, Alice and Mike study in a primary（小学）school. They all work hard at school. But Betty works hardest. Her handwriting（书法）is good, too. Mary has _______ friends.
| A．four | B．five | C．six | D．three |
Mike is ______ than Alice.
| A．youngest | B．oldest | C．younger | D．older |
Peter runs _______ than Betty.
| A．faster | B．slow | C．faster | D．the fastest |
Betty’s handwriting is _______.
| A．worst | B．good | C．better | D．best |
They all ______ .
| A．study in the same school | B．like to play basketball |
| C．good runners | D．work hard |
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