In my opinion, classical music is a bit like mushrooms! You don’t see the link? Let me explain. When I was younger, I didn’t like mushrooms. They had a horrible texture(质地)and no taste at all, and I used to pick them out of every dish in which my mum tired to hide them. But gradually, as I got older, my view changed. I started to enjoy mushrooms-flavoured things like soups and sauces, and eventually I found I could eat mushrooms without grimacing(痛苦的表情). And now I even quite enjoy them! So my mum’s prediction that I would “grow into them” was proved quite correct.
Similarly, I always thought of classical music as this boring genre(类型)that only boring grown-ups liked. Whenever my parents played it in the car, I would count down the minutes until we could change it to my preferred genre: pop. But while at university, I found that calming orchestral music was just the thing for library revision playlists---it had no lyrics to stop me concentrating on my study, and the pieces tended to be very long; perfect for long work sessions!
Recently, my developing relationship with classical music reached a new level when I voluntarily chose to go to a ballet. Admittedly, it was the dancing that originally attracted me, but once there I thoroughly enjoyed the music too. It was The Nutcracker, and I was surprised by just how much of music I recognized! The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, The Russian Dance, The Waltz of the Flowers—they all sounded familiar. I didn’t know how I knew them, I just knew that I did! And I loved them. My parents would be proud.
1.Why did the author first hate eating mushrooms?
A. The author’s mother always cooked them
B. The mushrooms had terrible look and no taste
C. Some mushrooms had bad effects on health
D. Some mushrooms tasted terrible
2.How does the writer connect classical music with mushrooms?
A. By comparison B. By the order of time
C. By telling facts D. By imagination
3.What did the author’s parents think of classical music?
A. Uninterested B. Favorite
C. Curious D. Bored
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The Art and Life
B. The Change of Hobbies
C. Classical Music and Mushrooms!
D. Music or Mushrooms?
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