A.A. What’s your favorite?— _________________.
B.B. Yes, I like pop music very much
C.C. Well, actually I like classical music
D.D. So did I
E.E. I don’t like pop music at all
A.What did you do last night
B.id you listen to music last night
C.What did your mother do last night
brain alone, but that one’s muscles also participate (take part in). It may be said that we think with our muscles in somewhat the same way that we listen to music with our bodies.
You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your cars but with your whole body. Few people can listen to music that is more or less familiar without moving their body or, more specifically, some part of their body. Often when one listens to a symphonic concert on the radio, he is tempted to direct the orchestra (music band) even though he knows there is a competent conductor on the job.
Strange as this behavior. may be, there is a very good reason for it. One cannot derive all possible enjoyment from music unless he participates, so to speak, in its performance. The listener "feels" himself into the music with more or less pronounced motions of his body.
The muscles of the body actually participate in the mental process of thinking in the same way, but this participation is less obvious because it is less pronounced.
1、Few people are able to listen to familiar music without ______.
A、moving some part of their body
B、stopping what they arc doing to listen
C、directing the orchestra playing it
D、wishing that they could conduct music properly
2、Body movements are necessary in order for the listener to ______.
A、hear the music
B、enjoy the music fully
C、appreciate the music completely
D、understand the music
3、The best title for this selection is______.
A、An Ear for Music
B、Music Appreciation
C、How Muscles Participate in Menial Acts
D、A Psychological Definition of the Thinking Process
4、The pronounced body motions are a listener’s way of ______.
A、"feeling" the music
B、participating in the performance
C、deriving enjoyment from the music
D、all of the above
5、Some psychologists maintain that thinking is ______.
A、not a mental process
B、more of a physical process than a mental action
C、a process that involves our entire bodies
D、a process that involves the muscles as well as the brain
Composers today use a wider variety of sounds than ever before, including many
that were once considered undesirable noises. Composer Edgard Varese (1883-1965)
called thus the "liberation of sound...the right to make music with any and all sounds."
Electronic music, for example―made with the aid of computers, synthesizers, and
(5) electronic instruments―may include sounds that in the past would not have been
consdered musical Environmental sounds, such as thunder, and electronically generated
hisses and blips can be recorded, manipulated, and then incorporated into a musical
composition. But composers also draw novel sounds from voices and nonelectronic
instruments. Singers may be asked to scream, laugh, groan, sneeze, or to sing phonetic
(10) sounds rather than words. Wind and string players may lap or scrape their instruments.
A brass or woodwind player may hum while playing, to produce two pitches at once; a
pianist may reach inside the piano to pluck a string and then run a metal blade along it. In
the music of the Western world, the greatest expansion and experimentation have involved
percussion instruments, which outnumber strings and winds in many recent compositions.
(15) Traditional percussion instruments are struck with new types of beaters; and instruments
that used to be couriered unconvennonal in Western music―tom-toms, bongos,
slapsticks, maracas―are widelv used.
In the search for novel sounds, increased use has been made in Western music of
Microtones. Non-Western music typically divides and interval between two pitches more
(20) finely than Western music does, thereby producing a greter number of distinct tones,
or micro tones, within the same interval. Composers such as Krzysztof Pmderecki create
sound that borders on electronic noise through tone clusters―closely spaced tones played
together and heard as a mass, block, or band of sound. The directional aspect of sound has
taken on new importance as well Loudspeakers or groups of instruments may be placed
(25) at opposite ends of the stage, in the balcony, or at the back and sides of the auditorium.
Because standard music notation makes no provision for many of these innovations,
recent music scores may contain graphlike diagrams, new note shapes and symbols, and
novel ways of arranging notation on the page.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The use of nontraditional sounds in contemporary music
B.How sounds are produced electronically
C.How standard musical notation has beer, adapted for nontraditional sounds
D.Several composers who have experimented with the electronic production of sound
Jazz was a mix of styles from Europe and Africa.From Europe,the first jazz musicians borrowed ideas about melody and harmony,and the instruments they used.From Africa,they borrowed ideas about rhythm.Jazz rhythm was very strong it made people want to clap their hands or tap their feet.African rhythm had a different beat from most of other music.For example,instead of One-two-Three-four,the beat might be one-Two-three-Four.It was this rhythm that made jazz sound different.There was no other kind of music like it in the United States at that time.
Today,jazz has become a way for many people to express themselves musically.It is also a way for many people to make a lot of money by performing.The audience for jazz is international.Many of the world's biggest jazz festivals now take place in Europe and Asia.Fans pay a lot of money to see one of their favorite musicians in concert or buy one of their recordings.It can certainly be said that jazz has influenced almost every other kind of music in the United States and Europe and produced some of the world's greatest musicians,composers and singers.
16.In the early 1900s,jazz music was ________.
A.used to refer to various styles of music
B.enjoyed by people all over the world
C.enjoyed in everyday life
D.played only at special events
17.The first jazz musicians ________.
A.borrowed European ideas of harmony
B.played music without strong beats
C.invented a new style. of folk music
D.used musical instruments from Africa
18.What made jazz different from other music was ________.
A.the beat One-two-Three-four
B.the musical instrument used to play jazz
C.the beat one-Two-three-Four
D.the jazz musicians who clapped their hands in performance
19.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Jazz is not as much welcomed in Asia as in Europe.
B.Jazz is now used by many people to express their likes and dislikes.
C.A lot of people became rich through playing jazz.
D.Nowadays,jazz has become universally popular.
20.Jazz is now ________.
A.becoming too expensive for people to enjoy
B.more popular in Asia than anywhere else
C.not very important as a means of musical expression
D.one means for performers to make a lot of money
61.Which of the following mistakes are parents likely to make according to the passage?
A.To neglect their child’s education.
B.To help their child to be a genius.
C.To expect too much of their child.
D.To make their child become a musician.
62.What should parents do in order to help their children succeed?A.They should push the children into achieving a lot.
B.They should try to have their own successful careers.
C.They should arrange private lessons for their children.
D.They should understand and help their children in difficult times.
63.Which of the following statements about Michael Lee’s parents is true?
A.His father is a very poor player of trumpet.
B.His parents are quite rich and have a car.
C.His parents help him in a proper way.
D.His mother knows much about music.
64.Winston’s parents push their son so much that __________.
A.he has succeeded in a lot of competitions
B.he is unhappy because he is not self-confident
C.he feels he cannot learn anything about music from them
D.he has already become a better musician than his father
65.The two examples illustrate the principle that __________.
A.successful parents often have unsuccessful children
B.it is important to let children develop in the way they want
C.parents who want their child to be musical should also be good musicians
D.the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do
There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. "Listen!" said he in a surprised voice. "Listen!" "Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!"
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
His wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. "I love it." whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.
Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practised the piano because ______.
A.he loved music
B.he liked his sister
C.he didn't want to make a noise
D.he didn't feel well
Museums work constantly to improve their collections and ways of displaying them. All museums are always on the watch for new additions to their collections. Works of art are bought from art dealers and private collectors or at auction (拍卖) sales. Museums also accept gifts and bequests (遗物), but the large museums no longer accept everything that is offered to them. They accept only objects or collections that meet their high standards.
What is to be gained from visiting museums? Museum exhibits can teach us about the world in which we live--the materials it is made of, the trees and plants that cover it, and the animals that have lived on it since its beginning. We can learn about the activities of man--his history and development and his accomplishments in arts and crafts.
:A、They are used to express feelings only
B、They can not be written down
C、They are simply sounds
D、They are mysterious.