题目内容
If you lose 12 times,will you just give up? Dale Carnegie,a pioneer in public speaking and selfdevelopment,kept t 1 And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.
Carnegie was born in 1888 in a poor farming family in the central United States. The boy didn’t see a train u 2 he was 12 years old. In his teens,he had to get up at 4 a. m. every day to milk the cows in his family.
When Carnegie first entered college,he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks. His mother e 3 him ,“Why not try to be better in other things i 4 of just dress and good looks?”
Carnegie tried to be more a 5 in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. But one after another,he lost 12 times. The young man was disappointed in himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures (失败) .
But soon Carnegie was seen practising public speaking on the riverside. His hard work brought good results at last. In 1906,Carnegie won a famous speech c 6 and became widely known.
The young man made his own words come true, “B 7 that you will succeed,and you will. In order to s 8 his success,Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His bestsellers (畅销书) i 9 Howto Win Friends and Influence People and Howto Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 1 10. They are still helping people on the road to success.
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1. trying 2. until 3. encouraged 4. instead 5. active/alive
6. competition/contest 7. Believe 8. share 9. include 10. languages
阅读快车系列答案How important is music? When they are asked this question,students and parents usually answer that music is nice,but not very important. It is often considered only a^s entertainment,but not the first choice for education. This opinion is shortsighted. In fact,music education is necessary and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Music reflects (反映) the creators’ thinking and values,as well as the social environment it comes from. For example,just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle,rock music (摇滚乐) represents a lifestyle too. The jazz (爵士乐) influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it comes from American musical traditions.
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive (情感的) meanings. We need every possible way to discover and respond (回应) to our world because there isn’t a way that 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 keep them away from the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be a human. But music does.
So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.
根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。
Music education is of great 51 | ||
Passage outline | Detailed information | |
Introduction | • Shortsighted opinion： Music is only a way of entertainment, not the top choice for education. • Truth： Music education is important to all students. | |
Main body | A way to tell who we are | Music not only reflects the social environment it comes from but also expresses people’s thinking and 52 . |
A way to know the world | We can’t discover and respond to our world in just one way. • Science explains how nature 53 . • Music explores the emotive meanings of nature. | |
A way to communicate with | • We use music to 54 our feelings, discoveries, ideas， imagination and hopes with others. • Music， 55 from science, tells us what it means to be a human. | |
Conclusion | Music education is necessary. | |