Howimportantismusic？Whentheyareaskedthisquestion，studentsandparentsusuallyanswerthatmusicisnice，butnotveryimportant．Itisoftenconsideredonlyasentertainment，butnotthefirstchoiceforeducation．Thisopinionissho

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How important is music？When they are asked this question，students and parents usually answer that music is nice，but not very important．It is often considered only as entertainment，but not the first choice for education．This opinion is shortsighted．In fact，music education is necessary and important for all students．
Music tells us who we are．Music reflects the creators'thinking and values，as well as the social environment it came from．For example，just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle，rock music represents a lifestyle，too．The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions．
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way．Science explains how the sun rises and sets．Music explores the emotive meanings．We need every possible way to discover and response to our world because no one way can get it all．
Music is a form of thought，as powerful as science．It is a way we human beings"talk"to each other．Through the language we expresses our feelings，our discoveries，our ideas，our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others．When we do not let our children receive good music education，we take away from them the meanings that music expresses．Science does not tell us what it means to be human．Music does．
So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize．
Title：Music education is of （36）___

Passage outline	Detailed information
Introduction	Shortsighted opinion：Music is only a way of entertainment，not the top choice for education． Truth：Music education is necessary and important for all students．
Main Body	A way to tell who we are： Music not only reflects the social environment it came from but also expresses people's thinking and （37） ___
	A way to know the world： We can't discover and respond to our world in just one way． Science explains how nature（38） ___． Music explores the emotive meanings of nature．
	A way to communicate with others： We use music to （39） ___ our feelings，our discoveries，our ideas，our imagination and our hopes with others． Music，（40） ___from science，tells us what it means to be human．
Conclusion	Music education is necessary．

Answer 1

36．importance 细节理解题．根据Title：Music education is of （36）importance 可知这是文章的标题，结合文章内容可知本文主要讲述的是音乐的重要性，故填importance，名词，重要性．
37．values 细节理解题，根据第二段第二句Music shows people's thinking and values，as well as the social environment it came from．可知音乐反映了人们的思想和价值观，以及它产生的社会环境，故填values，价值，可数名词．
38．works  细节理解题．根据Science explains how the sun rises and sets，太阳的升落属于自然的运作，the sun是第三人称单数，故填works，第三人称单数形式．   
39．express 细节理解题，根据Through the language we expresses our feelings，可知通过音乐我们可以表达自己的情感，故填express．
40．different 细节理解题．文章倒数第二段最后一句主要讲科学和音乐的差异，要表示差异不同的意思，又因为题中有from，所以我们想到用different，be different from固定词组，和…不同．