1. (2020高二上·湖北期中) 阅读理解

A new study, published in Music Education Research, examined whether an extended music education had an impact on pupils' experienced satisfaction with school. Nearly 1,000 pupils at ten Finnish schools with extended music classes and comparison classes participated in a survey that measured the quality of school life at Year 3 and Year 6.

According to the results, the differences between the extended music classes and the comparison classes were significant at Year 6. But there were no differences between the groups at Year 3. The most likely explanation is the amount of music lessons which was four hours per week for the extended music classes and one lesson per week for the normal classes.

Merely attending an extended education class at Year 3 did not cause differences in school satisfaction. To explore whether belonging to any extended education class would have the same benefits, some extended education classes that focus on visual arts and sports were recently included in the analysis. However, school satisfaction in these classes did not differ from that in the normal ones at Year 6.

"Singing in a choir and group performance are popular activities at extended music classes. Other studies have established that people find it very satisfying to synchronize (合拍)with one another. That increases connection within the group and may even make people like each other. Other objects in the school do not have as much training in synchrony and cooperation as music lessons, which could explain part of the phenomenon," says doctoral student Pävi-Sisko Eerola, at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

A particular answer may be that girls usually tend to give more positive scores on satisfaction with school and they also make up the majority of pupils at extended music classes. However, the gender differences do not fully explain the observed results. In fact, it seems that extended music classes improve the quality of school life more for boys than girls.

Maybe it's impossible to adopt the Finnish music education system, but the benefits of having a few extra hours of art and self-expression via music every week are dramatic and necessary.

1. （1） What did the new study find?

   A . Elder kids are content with school when receiving more music lessons. B . Extended music education is getting popular in many Finnish schools. C . Primary pupils have different preference for the class arrangements. D . Music education may have different functions in different grades.
3. （2） What is the characteristic of those newly included education classes?

   A . They pay more attention to kids' feelings and emotions. B . They stress visual appreciation and physical activity. C . They are extended to the same length and frequency. D . They are attended by both younger and elder kids.
5. （3） What's the benefit of extended music classes according to Eerola?

   A . They can promote teamwork between students. B . They can build good teacher-student relationship. C . They effectively practice students' singing skill. D . They will develop students' interest in music.
7. （4） Who will probably be most interested in the finding of the new study?

   A . The researchers. B . Music teachers. C . Finnish students. D . School administrators.