When I was only 3 years old,my mother taught me to memorize and recite poems.She was my first teacher of the arts,and my father was the first to appreciate my performance.Even at that young age,I had a simple understanding of how art and culture affect us as human beings and how we can connect to each other through the arts,which shapes my life to this day.
When I was growing up,my parents supported my interest in taking acting classes and doing community theater.Their faith in me and the professional training I was getting from my theater teachers gave me a sense of purpose and a sense of self-confidence.I learned what artistic achievement actually was and what hard work the business was.Although many people see the
rosy picture to our business,I was really learning what it would require for me to become a professional.
I became an actress,but arts education isn't just about preparing our young people for a job in the arts.I recently talked to some of the kids attending theater education.Some of them want to work in theater,and some don't.They are learning not only theater skills,but also about the world around them.By studying the arts,these students are open to worlds and lives that they might not have any other way of knowing about or any other way to connect with in their lives the way they are right now.
These young people are our future.We are passing the torch to them.And I think that's one of the most important reasons why we need to foster (培養(yǎng)) the arts.
(1)When the writer was 3 years old,she
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D
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A.learned many kinds of arts
B.did well in communication
C.had a deep understanding of arts
D.recited poems to her father
(2)What does the underlined word "rosy" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
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B
A.Funny.
B.Bright.
C.Terrible.
D.Hopeless.
(3)According to Paragraph 3,which of the following statements is TRUE?
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C
A.Discipline and hard work are not included in arts education.
B.Students studying the arts should travel around the world.
C.Attending theatre education does the kids much good.
D.Arts education can only prepare the youth for jobs in the arts.
(4)What is the text mainly about?
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D
A.Where to get arts education.
B.When kids should learn arts.
C.How to improve arts education.
D.Why arts education matters.