阅读理解。Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportancetheartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnicepeopleseemtosaybutnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasmere

　　阅读理解。

　　Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportancetheartsareunavoidably

　　atthebottomofthelist.Musicisnicepeopleseemtosaybutnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasmere

　　entertainmentbutcertainlynotaneducationpriority(优先).Thisviewisshortsighted.Infactmusiceducation

　　isbeneficialandimportantforallstudents.

　　Musictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateititreflectstheir

　　thinkingandvaluesaswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.Rockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustas

　　surelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedinto

　　theirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesour

　　characterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.

　　Musicprovidesakindofperception(感知)thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhow

　　thesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploreemotive(情感的)meaningofthesamephenomenon.Weneedevery

　　possiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetit

　　all.Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientific

　　symbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings"talk"toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthrough

　　whichweexpressourfearsourcuriositiesourhungersourdiscoveriesourhopes.

　　Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.When

　　wedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusicwetakeaway

　　fromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.

　　Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Theartsdo.Musicisanimportantway

　　weexpresshumansufferingcelebrationthemeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.Somusiceducationisfar

　　morenecessarythanpeopletorealize.

　　1.AccordingtoParagraph1students_____.

　　A.regardmusicasawayofentertainment

　　B.disagreewiththeirparentsoneducation

　　C.viewmu