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3．When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance，the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list．Music is nice，people seem to say，but not important．Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment，but certainly not an education priority（优先）．This view is shortsighted．In fact，music education is beneficial and important for all students．
Music tells us who we are．Because music is an expression of the beings who create it，it reflects their thinking and values，as well ad the social environment it came influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions．Music expresses our character and values．It gives us identity as a society．
Music provides a kind of perception（感知）that cannot be acquired any other way．Science can explain how the sun rises and sets．The arts explore the emotive（情感的）meaning of the same phenomenon．We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason：No one way can get it all．
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols．They are ways we human beings"talk"to each other．They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears，our curiosities，our hungers，our discoveries，our hopes．The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others．When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music，we take away from them the meanings that music expresses．
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human．The arts do．Music is an important way we express human suffering，celebration，the meaning and value of peace and love．
So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize．

68．According to Paragraph 1，studentsA
A．regard music as a way of entertainment
B．disagree with their parents on education
C．view music as an overlooked subject
D．prefer the arts to science
69．In Paragraph 2，the author uses jazz an example toB
A．compare it with rock music
B．show music identifies a society
C．introduce American musical traditions
D．prove music influences people's lifestyles
70．According to the passage，the arts and scienceA．
A．approach the world from different angles
B．explore different phenomena of the world
C express people's feelings in different ways
D．explain what it means to be human differently
71．What is the main idea of the passage？A
A．Music education deserves more attention．
B．Music should be of top education priority．
C．Music is an effective communication tool．
D．Music education makes students more imaginative．

2．How Room Designs Affect Our Work and Feelings
Architects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts，feelings and behaviors．But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical（经验的，实证的） basis．They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity，keep people focused and lead to relaxation．
Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity．In 2007，Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota，reported that the height of a room's ceiling affects how people think．Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely，which may lead them to make more abstract connections．Low ceilings，on the other hand，may inspire a more detailed outlook．
In additions to ceiling height，the view afforded by a building may influence an occupant's ability to concentrate．Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention．
Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically，and it seems to，according to a study led by C．Kenneth Tanner，head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia．Tanner and his team found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary，language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots．
Recent study on room lighting design suggests than dim（暗淡的） light helps people to loosen up．If that is true generally，keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation．Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax．
So far scientists have focused mainly on public buildings．"We have a very limited number of studies，so we're almost looking at the problem through a straw（吸管），"architect David Allison says．"How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad，generalized use of them？That's what we're all struggling with．"

64、What does Joan Meyers-Levy focus on in her research？B
A．Light．B．Ceilings．C．Windows．D．Furniture．
65、The passage tells us thatA．
A．the shape of furniture may affect people's feelings
B．lower ceilings may help improve students'creativity
C．children in a dim classroom may improve their grades
D．students in rooms with unblocked views may feel relaxed
66、The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means thatD．
A．the problem is not approached step by step
B．the researches so far have faults in themselves
C．the problem is too difficult for researchers to detect
D．research in this area is not enough to make generalized patterns
67．Which of the following shows the organization of the passage？C

CP：Central Point P：Point SP：Sub-point（次要点） C：Conclusion．

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61、From the first three paragraphs，we learn thatD．
A．children's books are usually bestsellers
B．publishers are making3 billion each year
C．magazines for teenagers have drawn public attention
D．there is a growing need for writers of children's books
62．When finishing the course，you are promised toC．
A．be a successful publisher
B．become a confident editor
C．finish one work for publication
D．get one story or article published
63．Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly toB．
A．prove she is a good instructor
B．promote the writing program
C．give her advice on course preparation
D．show she sold more stories than article．

20．How I Turned to Be Optimistic
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house，and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America．We were on the bus then．I was crying，and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me．I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning．
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again．In fact，I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives．When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see--the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures．The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then．
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism，but the idea did not come to me at once．For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result of family moves．I did not quite know what I was or what I should be．Mother remarried，and things became even more complex for me．Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other．I was often sad，and saw no end to"the hard times．"
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home．I wrote letters，filled out forms，translated at interviews with Immigration officers，took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there，and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives．
From my experiences I have learned one important rule：almost all common troubles eventually go away!Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up，and just wait a little!I believe that my life will turn out all right，even though it will not be that easy．

56、How did the author get to know America？C
A．From her relatives．B．From her mother．
C．From books and pictures．D．From radio programs．
57、Upon leaving for America the author feltB．
A．confused                           B．excited
C．worried                            D amazed
58、For the first two years in New York，the authorC．
A．often lost her way                      B．did not think about her future
C．studied in three different schools         D got on well with her stepfather
59、What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4？D
A．She worked as a translator．
B．She attended a lot of job interviews．
C．She paid telephone bills for her family．
D She helped her family with her English．
60、The author believes thatD．
A．her future will be free from troubles
B．it is difficult to learn to become patient
C．there are more good things than bad things
D．good things will happen if one keeps trying．

19．Being a parent is not always easy，and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with ___ extra stress．（　　）

18．____ twice，the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we changed our dog．（　　）

17．John was given the same suitcase his father and grandfather ___ with them to school．（　　）

16．At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see ___ it got any better．（　　）

15．-What do you think of teaching，Bob？
-I find it fun and challenging．It is a job ___ you are doing something serious but interesting．（　　）

14．For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit ___ on his own farm．（　　）

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