《2025年初中英语拓展听力与阅读课堂突破九年级英语全一册译林版》

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How important is music? When they are asked this question， some students and parents usually answer that music is nice， but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment， but not the first choice for education. This opinion is short-sighted(目光短浅的). In fact， music education is necessary and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Music reflects the creators' thinking and values， as well as the social environment it came from. For example， just as Mozart's music represents a lifestyle， rock music represents a lifestyle too.
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music tells the emotive(有感染力的) meanings. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world because no one way can get it all.
Music is a form of thought， as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings "talk" to each other. Through the language we express our feelings， our discoveries， our ideas， our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education， we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does. So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.
1. What do some students and parents think of music according to this passage?

答案： Nice but not very important.
解析：文中明确提到“some students and parents usually answer that music is nice， but not very important.”，直接提取关键信息即可。

2. What does music reflect besides the social environment it came from?

答案： The creators' thinking and values.
解析：“Music reflects the creators' thinking and values， as well as the social environment it came from.”，除了社会环境，还反映创作者的思想和价值观。

3. What can music provide according to the passage?

答案： A kind of ability to know the world.
解析：“Music provides a kind of ability to know the world.”，直接可得答案。

4. What is music according to the last paragraph?

答案： A form of thought.
解析：最后一段开头“Music is a form of thought...”，明确指出音乐是一种思想形式。

5. Why is it necessary for students to have more music education? (请自拟一句话作答)

答案： Because music tells us what it means to be human.
解析：文中提到“Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.”，这是音乐教育必要的一个重要原因，符合要求。