Whether you admit or not, music is rooted in our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. So if you’re interested in music theory, music appreciation, Beethoven, Mozart, artists and performers, we hope you’ll spend some time here and learn from those music articles of note for all ages and tastes.

When I first started studying the history of music, I did not realize what I was getting into. I had thought that music history was somewhat of an unimportant pursuit（追求）. In fact, I only took my history of classical music class because I needed the credits（学分）. I did not realize how really attractive music history was. You see, in our culture many of us do not really learn to understand music. When I began to learn about the history of Western music, however, it changed all that for me.

When most of us think about the history of music, we think of the history of rock music, we assume that the history is simple because the music is simple. In fact, neither is the case, The history of music, whether you’re talking about classical music, rock music, jazz music, or any other kind, is never simple.

Even when the class was over, I would not stop learning about the history of music. It had attracted my interest, and I wanted more.

1.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To advise readers to learn about music.

B．To show he has a good knowledge of music.

C．To ask readers to share their experience.

D．To prove that music has a long history.

2.Why did the author take the history of classical music class?

A．He was very interested in classical music.

B．Classical music would bring him fame.

C．Classical music was very important to him.

D．He wanted to get the points from the course.

3.The underlined word “assume” in the third paragraph probably means “____________ ”.

A．see              B．mean             C．think             D．wonder

4.What did the author do after the class was over?

A．He became tired of music history.

B．He kept on learning about music history.

C．He found music was difficult to learn.

D．He began to take part in music activities.

5.(Originally created) What can we infer about the author according to the passage?

A．He didn’t like music at the beginning.

B．He prefers history to music.

C．He doesn’t study hard at school.

D．The students in his school need some credits in other subjects besides the credits in their majors before they graduate from their college.

Whether you admit or not, music is rooted in our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. So if you’re interested in music theory, music appreciation, Beethoven, Mozart, artists and performers, we hope you’ll spend some time here and learn from those music articles of note for all ages and tastes.
When I first started studying the history of music, I did not realize what I was getting into. I had thought that music history was somewhat of an unimportant pursuit（追求）. In fact, I only took my history of classical music class because I needed the credits（学分）. I did not realize how really attractive music history was. You see, in our culture many of us do not really learn to understand music. When I began to learn about the history of Western music, however, it changed all that for me.
When most of us think about the history of music, we think of the history of rock music, we assume that the history is simple because the music is simple. In fact, neither is the case, The history of music, whether you’re talking about classical music, rock music, jazz music, or any other kind, is never simple.
Even when the class was over, I would not stop learning about the history of music. It had attracted my interest, and I wanted more

1. 1.

   What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

   1. A.
      To advise readers to learn about music
   2. B.
      To show he has a good knowledge of music
   3. C.
      To ask readers to share their experience
   4. D.
      To prove that music has a long history
2. 2.

   Why did the author take the history of classical music class?

   1. A.
      He was very interested in classical music
   2. B.
      Classical music would bring him fame
   3. C.
      Classical music was very important to him
   4. D.
      He wanted to get the points from the course
3. 3.

   The underlined word “assume” in the third paragraph probably means “____________ ”

   1. A.
      see
   2. B.
      mean
   3. C.
      think
   4. D.
      wonder
4. 4.

   What did the author do after the class was over?

   1. A.
      He became tired of music history
   2. B.
      He kept on learning about music history
   3. C.
      He found music was difficult to learn
   4. D.
      He began to take part in music activities
5. 5.

   (Originally created) What can we infer about the author according to the passage?

   1. A.
      He didn’t like music at the beginning
   2. B.
      He prefers history to music
   3. C.
      He doesn’t study hard at school
   4. D.
      The students in his school need some credits in other subjects besides the credits in their majors before they graduate from their college

A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute,” someone might say, “are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”

The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for a briefcase and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.

I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.

“All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forest of hands. Every student would yell. “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”

A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I instructed the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.

56. The author took the job to teach writing because _________.

A. he wanted to be respected

B. he wanted to please his father

C. he had published some stories

D. he had dreamed of being a teacher

57. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?

A. He was well-prepared for his first class.

B. He would be aggressive in his first class.

C. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.

D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.

58. Before he started his class, the author asked the students to _________.

A. write down their suggestions on the paper cards

B. cut maple leaves out of the construction paper

C. cut some cards out of the construction paper

D. write down their names on the paper cards

59. What did the students do when the author started his class?

A. They stayed silent.

B. They began to talk.

C. They raised their hands.

D. They shouted to be heard.

60. The author chose the composition topic probably because _________.

A. he thought it was an easy topic

B. he wanted to calm down the students

C. he had prepared the topic before class

D. he got disappointed with his first class