Have you ever seen a movie called “ The Choir Boys”(《放牛班的春天》)？The French movie tells the story of a group of naughty boys who learn music from a dedicated(盡職的) teacher. In Shanghai, there is also a group of children learning music. But their story is a bit different.
The musical group, “Shepherds’ Kids” , was founded(建立) by the Shanghai Jiuqian Volunteer Center. There are about 40 students in this group. Their parents are migrants(打工者) working in Shanghai.
“ The music courses are free,” said Zhang Yichao, founder of the group. “We just want to make the children’s lives more colorful.”
The kids learn singing, dancing and musical instruments. Their teachers are volunteers from high schools.
Learning music is not an easy job, especially for these migrant workers’ children.
“I never know the musical stave(五線譜) before,” said Hua Delong, 13. “Sometimes it was really hard to study.”
Tang Yue is a volunteer teacher at the center. She is a student from Shanghai Ping’he Bilingual High School.
“These kids face difficulties bravely,” said Tang. “Sometimes they have to help their parents do housework and have little time to practice, but I never hear them complain.”
Their hard work has paid off(回報). Today many people know the group. They have even performed as a choir for foreign pop stars.
Li Luo, 14, told “ Teens” how appreciative she was of the group.
“I had little fun before. I seldom(很少) watched TV. Study seemed the most interesting thing in my life. “Shepherds’ Kids has given me a new life.”
小題1:In Hua Delong’s opinion, learning music is not an easy job because _______.
A．he didn’t know the musical stave beforeB．he had little fun before
C．the music courses are not freeD．he seldom watched TV before
小題2:From the story we can know that ______.
A．the naughty boys were successful at last
B．the “Shepherds’ Kids” has made great success
C．a(chǎn)ll the volunteers giving lessons for the children are music teachers
D．the children learnt music very easily
小題3: The story is an introduction of ______.
A．the French movie “The Choir Boys”B．a(chǎn) musical group “The Shepherds’ Kids”
C．the foundation of “The Shepherds’ Kids”D．the children learning music

小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:B

小題1:根據(jù)“I never know the musical stave(五線譜) before,” said Hua Delong, 13. “Sometimes it was really hard to study.”描述可知選A，他以前不認(rèn)識音樂簡譜。
小題1:根據(jù)Their hard work has paid off(回報). Today many people know the group. 描述，可知他們?nèi)〉昧司薮蟮某晒�。故選B。
小題1:通過閱讀短文可知這篇短文主要介紹了一支樂隊“The Shepherds’ Kids” ，故選B。
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