Question

In the past, going to a piano teacher was the only way to learn how to play the piano. You could have one lesson a week. If you didn’t have private(个人的) lessons, you could still learn piano, but you would have to learn it by yourself. This was easy for some, but very difficult for most. However, with technology as it is today, there is at last another way that you can take piano lessons. You can take an online course.

An online course can save you lots of money. If a private lesson costs 30 or 40 dollars per week, just think about how quickly that adds up. You can take a complete online course in piano by spending a small part of the money that you would pay for taking weeks of private lessons. Also, private lessons are only usually one hour per week. If you have questions during the rest of the week, or if you forget something that your teacher said, you will have to wait for your next lesson to continue your learning. However, online piano courses are quite different.

With an online piano course, you can work at your own pace(进度). You can also take as many lessons per week as you’d want, or go back and listen to your last lesson if you have forgotten anything. Most adults who want to learn how to play the piano enjoy being able to go back and listen to lessons they watched before. It can give you a good idea of what you were doing right, what you were doing wrong, and what you should be doing before the next lesson.

Of course, if you need someone to sit beside you and give you instant feedback(及时反馈) while you are playing, you are not suggested to choose an online course. But most adult learners think they can get their own type of feedback by watching the course again and again.

1.       is not mentioned in the passage to learn to play the piano.

A.Going to a piano teacher        B. Asking experts for information   C. Teaching oneself

2.Going to a piano teacher is much more        than having an online piano course.

A. expensive                   B. convenient                  C. interesting

3.If you choose an online piano course, you can         .

A. ask questions whenever you want          

B. watch the lessons whenever you’d like  

C. get some advice while you are playing the piano.

4.Most adults like to go back and listen to the lessons again because         .

A. they needn’t spend any extra money          

B. they can ask some questions   

C. they can know what they were doing right, what they were doing wrong

5.How many advantages of an online piano course have been introduced in the passage?

A. 2                           B. 3                        C. 4

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了在网上上钢琴课的方式，与传统的学习方式相比，网上学习有省时，便宜，可以随时学习的优势。但是要想有人在旁边随时进行指导的话，还要选择传统的方式学习。

1.根据原文going to a piano teacher was the only way to learn how to play the piano. 及If you didn’t have private lessons, you could still learn piano, but you would have to learn it by yourself.可知文章中提到了去老师那里上私人音乐课和自学两种学琴的方式，没有提到询问专家意见。故选B。

2.根据原文You can take a complete online course in piano by spending a small part of the money that you would pay for taking weeks of private lessons.可知上私人音乐课比网上学习要贵很多钱。故选A。

3.根据原文With an online piano course, you can work at your own pace.可知如果上网上音乐课，不论什么时候你都可以观看学习。故选B。

4.根据原文It can give you a good idea of what you were doing right, what you were doing wrong, 可知大多数成人喜欢回家再观看一遍课程，因为他们能知道自己哪里做的是正确的，哪里做的是错误的。故选C。

5.根据原文可知网上音乐课有便宜，省时间，可以根据自己进度随时学习的优势。故选B。

考点：教育类短文阅读。