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(個(gè)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(進(jìn)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(及時(shí)反饋) 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.
小題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
小題2:Going to a piano teacher is much more        than having an online piano course.
A. expensive                   B. convenient                  C. interesting
小題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.
小題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
小題5:How many advantages of an online piano course have been introduced in the passage?
A. 2                           B. 3                         C. 4

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文介紹了在網(wǎng)上上鋼琴課的方式，與傳統(tǒng)的學(xué)習(xí)方式相比，網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)有省時(shí)，便宜，可以隨時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)的優(yōu)勢(shì)。但是要想有人在旁邊隨時(shí)進(jìn)行指導(dǎo)的話，還要選擇傳統(tǒng)的方式學(xué)習(xí)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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師那里上私人音樂(lè)課和自學(xué)兩種學(xué)琴的方式，沒(méi)有提到詢問(wèn)專家意見。故選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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.可知上私人音樂(lè)課比網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)要貴很多錢。故選A。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文With an online piano course, you can work at your own pace.可知如果上網(wǎng)上音樂(lè)課，不論什么時(shí)候你都可以觀看學(xué)習(xí)。故選B。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文It can give you a good idea of what you were doing right, what you were doing wrong, 可知大多數(shù)成人喜歡回家再觀看一遍課程，因?yàn)樗麄兡苤雷约耗睦镒龅氖钦_的，哪里做的是錯(cuò)誤的。故選C。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文可知網(wǎng)上音樂(lè)課有便宜，省時(shí)間，可以根據(jù)自己進(jìn)度隨時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)的優(yōu)勢(shì)。故選B。
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