with sometimes difficult teenagers, which she says might exhaust other teachers, is what keeps her coming back day after day.
Karin believes music lessons may have unexpected benefits. Research has found that they improve a child's language development, and the reasoning skills extremely important to maths and science. \better academically, or if smarter students just naturally become involved with music anyway, but there might be a connection. Certainly, schools need something for those brighter students. It's not so much giving them a release from studying hard, but more that they need to be stretched, and pushed in a different direction.\
But the benefits of music education are for everyone, not just the clever kids. Karin points out that there are strong connections between music and the motivation to learn, the ability to focus, and even someone's confidence and tolerance.
Music can also help to create a positive, supportive learning environment, which Karin always tries to create in her orchestra. Being grouped by age, not ability, makes everyone new feel welcome and part of a family. \school you're very aware of social classes—the rich kids and the poor kids—and all the little groups that gossip all the time,\says orchestra member Laura Greene. \in the orchestra, everyone is part of the group, and equally important. We're all trying to improve together. We've all got unique talents.\
In Karin's classroom, there are no awards decorating the walls. She says this might put the orchestra under pressure or make them worry about competition, though in fact the school has won many prizes, which she is clearly proud of. \important to me is that everyone works as a team,\when there's absolute unity.\
Karin wants the orchestra to widen the horizons of everyone who joins. When some parents weren't able to afford certain trips of the orchestra, Karin surprised everyone by organizing what she called \the money to students who had been positive and cooperative. They weren't awarded on the basis of who had a special gift for music.
In her office, Karin proudly displays a picture of another student. Karin says,
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\in a world of his own. The orchestra made him come out of his shell.\After graduating, Thomas wrote to Karin, \you for allowing me to play the most beautiful music in the world, even though I never took it up professionally. I understand now that music educates the mind and the heart, and helps you to connect with others.\
0 The Fifth Symphony was composed by Gustav Mahler and is one of his well-known works. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was an Austrian composer and conductor.
53. What is Karin's attitude to teaching music? A. It is emotionally tiring. B. It gives wonderful surprises. C. It requires careful preparation. D. It is about controlling the class.
54. What does Karin think of music lessons? A. They serve the needs of problem students. B. They are more beneficial for smart students. C. They mean a lot for students' academic work. D. They are more rewarding than people thought. 55. Which of the following would Karin agree with? A. It is not worth making efforts for prizes. B. Teamwork is important in music lessons. C. Teachers should not ignore social classes. D. Gifted students should have more chances.
56. What point does the example of Thomas support about music education? A. It reduces academic pressure. C. It presents new challenges.
第二节：阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，在答
B. It builds up self-confidence. D. It changes one's attitude.
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题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整。
As a teenager, I hated P.E. lessons. I was not very good at sports, and I hated team sports because I always felt like I was disappointing the rest of the team. During these years, I sometimes felt disconnected from my body, like only my brain was \
When I started university, I decided to try Kung Fu Club. To my surprise, I loved it! In my first year most of us were beginners. I used to go two or three times a week. Because it is not a team sport, I didn't feel guilty about not being very good. And because it is a combat( 4) sport, you train in pairs, which means that you get to meet people and talk to them. I also appreciated that the focus of the classes was on getting better at kung fu, rather than exercising to change my body. When I was doing kung fu, my body changed—I got stronger and quicker—but the changes were a side effect of the sport, instead of the goal.
When I moved to Italy this year, I decided to start doing a combat sport again. I joined a local martial arts(a*) club and I love it. We do lots of sparring. I think that sparring is like chess, but much faster and much more fun! If your sparring partner tries to hit you hard with his fist, you have to move quickly to avoid him, block or even catch his arm and then throw him to the mat.
When I was a teenager, I would say I just wasn't a sporty person and that I just didn't like sport and never would. Now I think that everyone should try as many sports as possible because I believe there is something out there for everyone! I feel connected to my body and I am happier and have more energy when I have been doing sport.
57. Why did the author hate P.E. lessons when he was a teenager?（不多于7个单词）
58. What club did the author go to when he was at university?（不多于3个单词） 59. What did the author do after he moved to Italy? （不多于7个单词） 60. How did the author become a sporty person? （不多于8个单词）
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四、书面表达 (共1小题，20分)
根据题目所提出的具体要求，在答题卡上写出一篇连贯完整的短文。词数不少于60.
假如你是李华，请参考下面提供的信息，给你的澳大利亚好友Jack写一封邮件，介绍你近期参加学习国画社团活动的情况，并谈谈自己的收获和感受。
邮件的题目和开头已为你写好。不计入总词数。 Activities:
? attened lectures on Chinese painting ? visit some painting exhibitions ? practice painting ? …
Dear Jack,
How's everything going?
I'm excited to tell you that I've joined a Chinese painting club in our school this term.
Best regards, Li Hua 参考答案 一、听力理解
1.C2.C3.A4.B5.C 6.B7.C8.A9.C10.A 11.B12.A13.C14.A15.B 16.B17.A18.B19.C20.A
21.Grady 22.61295 23.white 24.March 25.airport 二、完形填空
26.A27.B28.A29.B30.A31.D32.B33.B34.A35.D36.C37.D38.D39.C40.C 三、阅读理解
41.D42.C43.A44.D45.A46.B47.C48.A49.A50.C51.C52.B53.B54.D55.B56.D
57. Because he was not good at sports.
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