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It was around the 4th grade when I started noticing that I didn't fit in that well with a lot of kids in my grade. While the other girls were starting to wear makeup, style their hair, and only wear fashionable clothing, I stayed the same. At first I didn't care, but then I started to feel a little worried. I was afraid that the other girls wouldn't like me. I wanted to be like them, but I really hated that.
After I entered the 5th grade my mom found a local vocal (歌唱的) studio. I had always loved to sing, and taking lessons seemed like fun. I was thrown into a brilliant world of music. Something inside me just clicked, and I had finally found where I belonged. Music gave me a place of my own in the world.
Starting voice lessons was the first of many times that music has changed my life. In the 7th grade, I really didn't fit in at middle school. Being an athlete is what made you popular, and I was not super athletic. Music saved me again. Every day I knew I could come home from school and sing. I would become someone else. I would let the music fill my body and shine its light in the darkest corners. The light gave me strength. I became friends with other people who were into music. Music also gave me courage.
Friedrich Nietzsche once said，“Life without music would be a mistake.” This is true for me. Without music, my life would be a mistake. Maybe I would have found another hobby, but I doubt that it would help and change me the way music did. I know that music had changed my life.
语篇解读：作者在学校时并不是很合群，幸好她有音乐，是音乐给了她勇气，改变了她。
1．What was the problem that faced the author in the 4th grade?
A．No one around her liked her.
B．She had no fashionable clothing.
C．She didn't know how to dress up.
D．She didn't fit in well with others.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第一段的“It was around the 4th grade when I started noticing that I didn't fit in that well with a lot of kids in my grade.”可知，作者当时的问题是不很合群。
2．Taking music lessons made the author most probably ________.
A．worried B．disappointed
C．cheerful D．surprised
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段的“I was thrown into a brilliant world of music. Something inside me just clicked, and I had finally found where I belonged.”可推断作者很高兴。
3．When the author was in middle school, she ________.
A．fell in love with sports
B．became very popular at school
C．decided to become a great athlete
D．made friends with those who loved music
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段的“I became friends with other people who were into music.”可知作者跟一些喜欢音乐的人成为了朋友。
4．What would be the best title for the text?
A．Music Changed Me
B．My Young Life
C．I Found Myself
D．My Hobbies
解析：选A 标题归纳题。根据文章内容可知，作者在学校里并不是很合群，后来是音乐给了她勇气，改变了她，故选A项。
