expression for themselves, too. Studies show that exposure to great art increases a child's verbal ability, expressiveness, reasoning and logical thinking as a child seeks understanding.

　　Besides strengthening their verbal and analytical (分析的) skills, studying art can teach children about design, color, shading, shadows, lighting, composition, and various artistic skills. Also, I find that children begin to view the world around them from an artist's perspective (角度)．

　　Luckily, art is all around us. Parents can encourage their kids to appreciate a book of a lovely building, an artfully composed photograph, a hand­painted vase, or even a beautifully designed website. Once they start looking, they will find art everywhere and learn many things from it.

　　语篇解读：作者认为小孩子学习艺术对他们有很多好处。

　　5．The author introduces the topic of the text through telling ________.

　　A．a story of her son

　　B．what she realized one day

　　C．her son's attitude toward art

　　D．about the Art Institute in Chicago

　　解析：选A　篇章结构题。本文主要是关于小孩子学习艺术有很多好处的，作者提到她儿子的那次经历是为了引出下文，故选A项。

　　6．Which of the following benefits of looking at art works is NOT mentioned in Paragraph 4?

　　A．Leading to a better oral ability.

　　B．Leading to a better reasoning ability.

　　C．Helping them get along well with others.

　　D．Helping them gain better logical thinking.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第四段的"Studies show that exposure to great art increases a child's verbal ability, expressiveness, reasoning and logical thinking as a child seeks understanding."可知A、B、D三项的内容都有提到，但并没有提到可以更好地跟别人相处，故选C项。

　　7．According to Paragraph 5, what benefit can children get from studying art?

　　A．Allowing them to look at things from various perspectives.

　　B．Benefiting their study at school later in life.

　　C．Encouraging them to seek understanding.

　　D．Enabling them to look at things like artists.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第五段的最后一句可知，艺术学习可以让孩子从艺术家的角度看东西，故选D项。

　　8．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．Why kids love art works.

B．Why kids should study art.