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英语│英语中考英语阅读理解(有难度)经典

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.Thatspartlybecausemusicisnotseenasaveryimportantlifeskill,anditisnttested.Manystudentsarebusywithschoolwork,soparentsandstudentschoosetofocusonsubjectsthataretestedmoreoften.

???However,learningmusicisbeneficial（有益旳）inmanyways.

???Whenplayingmusic,youneeddifferentabilitiestoworktogether.Itisnotassimpleasitlooks,accordingtoKennethK.GuilmartinofMusicTogether,anearlychildhoodmusicdevelopmentprogram.Forexample,whenplayingthepiano,peopleseemusicnotesanddecode（解码）themintheirbrains.Theyalsousetheirfingerstomakesounds.Youneedtodealwithallthesethingsatthesametime.

???Musichasaspecialconnectionwithscienceaswell.Youcanseethatmanyscientistsaregoodatplayingmusic：EinsteinplayedtheviolinandGermanphysicistMaxPlanckwastalentedinplayingthepiano.

（1）SomeschoolsintheUScutmusicclasses,because____.

A.?theyweretoodifficulttolearn??????????????????B.?studentsintheUSwerentinterestedinmusic

C.?theschoolswantedtocontrolbudgets????D.?therewerentenoughmusicteachersintheUS

（2）InParagraph2,whatdoestheunderlinedwordthemreferto（指代）?

A.?StudentsinChicago.????????B.?Publicschools.????????C.?ParentsinChicago.????????D.?Firedteache