中考英语阅读理解专项复习经典1.doc

中考英语阅读理解专项复习经典1

一、初三英语阅读理解（含答案详细解析）
1．阅读理解
"Withoutmusic,lifewouldbeamistake,"famousGermanphilosopher（哲学家）FriedrichNietzschesaidoveracenturyago.Musicisabigpartofourlives.Butinrecentyears,someAmericanschoolshavecutmusicclassestocontrolbudgets（预算）.
Forexample,Chicagopublicschoolshurtartseducationwhenitfiredover1,000teachers.Amongthem,10percentoftheteacherstaughtartormusic,accordingtoTheWashingtonTimes.Infact,thisisnotjustaproblemintheUS.Inothercountries,suchasChinaandtheUK,musicclassesarenotthoughttobeasimportantasoneslikescience,mathandhistory.That'spartlybecausemusicisnotseenasaveryimportantlifeskill,anditisn'ttested.Manystudentsarebusywithschoolwork,soparentsandstudentschoosetofocusonsubjectsthataretestedmoreoften.
However,learningmusicisbeneficial（有益的）inmanyways.
Whenplayingmusic,youneeddifferentabilitiestoworktogether.Itisnotassimpleasitlooks,accordingtoKennethK.GuilmartinofMusicTogether,anearlychildhoodmusicdevelopmentprogram.Forexample,whenplayingthepiano,peopleseemusicnotesanddecode（解码）themintheirbrains.Theyalsousetheirfingerstomakesounds.Youneedtodealwithallthesethingsatthesametime.
Musichasaspecialconnectionwithscienceaswell.Youcanseethatmanyscientistsaregoodatplayingmusic：EinsteinplayedtheviolinandGermanphysicistMaxPlanckwastalentedinplayingthepiano.
（1）SomeschoolsintheUScutmusicclasses,because____.
A.theyweretoodifficulttolearnB.studentsintheUSweren'tinterestedinmusic
C.theschoolswantedtocontrolbudgetsD.thereweren'tenoughmusicteachersintheUS
（2）InParagraph2,whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"referto（指代）?
A.StudentsinChicago.B.Publicschools.C.ParentsinChicago.D.Firedteachers.
（3）Howmanyscientistswhoaregoodatplayingmusicarementionedinthispassage?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
（4）What'sthewriter'sopinionaccordingtothispassage?
A.Musicisassimpleasitlooks.B.Musicclassesshouldbecutinsomeschools.
C.Musicisabigpartofourlives.D.Musicisn'taveryimportantlifeskillforus.
【答案】（1）C
（2）D
（3）B
（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了很多地区削减了音乐课以控制预算，这是不合适的，因为音乐在许多方面都是有益的。
（1）细节题。根据someAmericanschools