英语中考英语阅读理解及答案（word）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'tinterestedinmusicC.theschoolswantedtocontrolbudgetsD.thereweren'tenoughmusicteachersintheUS(2) InParagraph2,whatdoestheunderlinedword""them"referto(扌旨代)？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....
