题目内容：

    If you want to make music but never had lessons as a kid, don’t lose hope. Music teachers say it’s never too late. And as it turns out, the most difficult things are not stiff (不灵活的) hands or an aging brain.

Scot Hawkins, a piano teacher in Silver Spring, says that ability is low on the list of what’s required for adult students. Instead, attitude — especially patience — is everything. “Adults come in with unreasonable goals about what they can achieve, and how quickly,” he says. They want to skip (跳过) steps one through five, and get to step six. And unlike children, no one forces adults to practice, so they may never spare time for it.

But adults have advantages, too. They can see and hear things in the music that completely escape children. David Conrad is one of Hawkins’ students. He started learning the piano with his son Simon when Simon was 8. When learning a new piece, Conrad spends hours studying the music before he sits down to play it. He wants to understand how the notes are organized to figure out what the music is trying to show.

David and Simon Conrad have had their musical difficulties over the years but they haven’t given up. Simon, who is now 16, still takes lessons. A few months ago, he started teaching himself the saxophone. His dad learned some Jazz music, so now, when Simon needs a break from his homework, they play duets (二重奏).

It may be hard but playing music with someone you love or working towards a lifelong goal can be very enjoyable and useful.

1.What is the most important when it comes to learning music?

A.Age. B.Attitude.

C.Teachers. D.Brain.

2.What is an advantage for adults to learn music?

A.They have reasonable goals.

B.They are able to learn quickly.

C.They can teach their children by themselves.

D.They can work out what the music is trying to express.

3.What can we learn from David and Simon?

A.They always give in to difficulties.

B.They have great desire to learn music.

C.They are both good at teaching themselves.

D.They really want to become great musicians.

4.In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A.Sports. B.Science.

C.History. D.Music.