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When I was only 3 years old, my mother taught me to memorize and recite poems. She was my first teacher of the arts, and my father was the first to appreciate my performance. Even at that young age, I had a simple understanding of how art and culture affect us as human beings and how we can connect to each other through the arts, which shapes my life to this day.
When I was growing up, my parents supported my interest in taking acting classes and doing community theater. Their faith in me and the professional（专业的）training I was getting from my theater teachers gave me a sense of purpose and a sense of self-confidence. I learned what artistic achievement actually was and what hard work the business was. While many people see the rosy picture to our business, I was really learning what it would require for me to become a professional.
I became an actress, but arts education isn't just about preparing our young people for a job in the arts. I recently talked to some of the kids attending theater education. Some of them want to work in theater, and some don't. They are learning not only theater skills, but also about the world around them. They learn about discipline（纪律）and hard work and what's required and what they have to do to bring themselves to the work. They learn how they can be of service in the world through the arts. They learn how to work with a team. By studying the arts, these students are open to worlds and lives that they might not have any other way of knowing about or any other way to connect with in their lives the way they are right now.
These young people are our future. We are passing the torch to them. And I think that's one of the most important reasons why we need to foster（培养）the arts.
（1）When the writer was 3 years old, she ________.
A.learned many kinds of arts
B.did well in communication
C.recited poems to her father
D.had a deep understanding of arts
（2）What does the underlined word “rosy” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Bright.
B.Funny.
C.Terrible.
D.Hopeless.
（3）What can be inferred from the second paragraph?
A.It was hard for the writer to start business.
B.It is not easy for one to succeed in arts field.
C.Parents' faith is a must for one to be professional.
D.The writer's self-confidence led to her artistic achievement.
（4）According to Paragraph 3, which of the following statement is TRUE?
A.Attending theatre education does the kids much good.
B.Students studying the arts should travel around the world
C.Discipline and hard work are not included in arts education.
D.Arts education can only prepare the youth for jobs in the arts.
（5）What is the text mainly about?
A.Where to get arts education.
B.When kids should learn arts.
C.How to improve arts education.
D.Why arts education counts.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）A
（3）B
（4）A
（5）D
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，作者以小时候学习艺术的经历为例，说明了艺术教育对自己产生的深远影响，从而建议人们应从小就重视艺术教育。
(1)考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“When I was only 3 years old, my mother taught me to memorize and recite poems. She was my first teacher of the arts, and my father was the first to appreciate my performance.”可知三岁时，母亲教导作者背诵诗，父亲欣赏作者的表演。所以推测出作者背诵诗歌给她的父亲听。故选C。
(2)考查词义猜测。分析语境“While many people see the rosy picture to our business, I was really learning what it would require for me to become a professional”可知，大多数人看到作者不凡的艺术成就时，作者自己感受到的却是那些成就在要求作者成为一个专业人士。说明作者从成就里看到的是对自己更高的要求，而大多数人只看到那些成就表面的辉煌。故选A。
(3)考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“I learned what artistic achievement actually was and what hard work the business was”可知作者逐渐意识到艺术成就是什么，那些成就其实是努力的奋斗。说明作者认为在艺术界获得成就是不容易的。故选B。
(4)考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“By studying the arts, these students are open to worlds and lives that they might not have any other way of knowing about or any other way to connect with in their lives the way they are right now.”可知作者认为学习艺术，学生们能够了解世界，体会到之前感受不到的生活。由此说明作者认为学习艺术对孩子们有好处，故选A。
(5)考查主旨大意。浏览全文可知，本文中作者以小时候学习艺术的经历为例，说明了艺术教育对自己产生的深远影响，从而建议人们应从小就重视艺术教育。D选项 Why arts education counts表示“艺术教育为什么重要”，符合全文大意，故选D。