Good morning. The program today is about music. The word “music” comes from the Greek word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different corners of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become more and more interested in listening to pop music.
The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has different meanings for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. Music is now heard everywhere, in shops, on buses and at home. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel. It is worth making the effort. Only then can we say why one piece of music is good and another is bad.
Now, here comes the music today. I shall explain why they are all good music...
21. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. Some knowledge about music.
B. The origin of music.
C. Something about the announcer.
D. Some questions about music.
22. Which of the following is not the purpose of this music program?
A. To study the language of music.
B. To learn more about music.
C. To find out how music expresses people’s feelings.
D. To tell us we should listen to music every day.
23. What does the announcer think about the function of music in our life?
A. It is important to almost everyone.
B. It is necessary for the young.
C. It plays a great role when we are children.
D. It decides our future.
24. The text will continue to talk about some .
A. old and unpopular music
B. nice and popular music
C. songs sung by the young today
D. reasons why some composers(作曲家) play such music
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A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025