Have you ever thought about developing your kids’interests in a positive manner? Have you thought about using music to help them focus their energies on a wonderful pursuit (追求)? Do you realize that by doing so, you will better equip them in life? Your little child will love you all his or her life for the first music lessons that you may give.
Most kids have an interest in music. The only thing to do for you is to give direction to their interests so that they can focus on learning the fine art. Music teaches children to be persistent and disciplined. It also teaches them to try towards perfection and be a good team player. All this helps them not only in their studies but also in facing the challenges of life. Thus music at home and home recording are the first lessons you can present to your children.
How to maintain the interests of kids in various kinds of music and instruments?  To solve this problem, it is important that at the beginning you bring home something that can hold the child’s interest for quite some time. This would include instruments such as electric guitar or drums. Encourage them to download music which is free over the Internet.
Another thing to remember is that no one becomes an expert overnight. Have patience with your child. No point in fussing over his skills too much. A few words of appreciation will mean the world to them. Ask for their opinions and stick to the choice for quite some time. Be generous in praise.
Music is the perfect gift you can present to your kids. It is never too late and the sooner you start, the better.
小題1:The author uses three questions at the beginning of the passage to _____.
A．test readers’ knowledge of music
B．show the effect of music on children
C．draw readers’ attention to the topic
D．a(chǎn)sk readers to answer them
小題2:The intended readers of the passage are _____.
A．teachersB．musicians C．childrenD．parents
小題3:This passage is mainly about _____.
A．how to direct children to pursue their interests
B．how to make children creative
C．how to draw children’s attention to music
D．how music affects children’s studies

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析：文章主要講述了如何幫助孩子們從小就對音樂感興趣并且提出了作者的方法和觀點。
小題1:推斷題。本文開頭提出三個問題旨在于引起讀者的注意力來提高讀者對本文的興趣，故選C
小題2:細節(jié)題。從文章Your little child will love you all his or her life for the first music lessons that you may give. 可知本文的意向讀者是家長們，故選D
小題3:主旨題。從文章Music is the perfect gift you can present to your kids. It is never too late and the sooner you start, the better.可知，作者非常推崇家長要孩子來學習英語，所以文章主要講的是如何來使孩子們對音樂產(chǎn)生興趣，故選C
點評：本文的文章短小精煉，對于此類文章首先必須對每句話都要認真地閱讀理解。本文中推斷題較多，考察學生信息的把握能力。議論文需要抓住作者所表達中心思想。對于細節(jié)題，學生在理解全文的基礎上要對題目中關鍵字在文章中迅速定位，找到相對應的出處，再仔細對比找出答案。
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