1 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

1. What does the woman think of electronic music?

A．It is clever.

B．It is loud.

C．It is modern.

2. How old was the woman when attending a classical concert?

A．16.

B．17.

C．18.

3 . A music festival is a community event focusing on live performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme. On the list are the music festivals for fans around the world. Find your favorite now!

Field Day

January 1, 2023, Sydney

Field Day means New Year’s Day for young people in Sydney. Seen as the city’s original multi-stage party, it’s a gathering of friends coming together for a great fun-filled first day of the year. There’s an air of hope and positive energy on a perfect summer’s day.

The Envision Festival

February 27—March 6, 2023, Uvita

The Envision Festival is an annual gathering in Costa Rica that aims to provide an opportunity for different cultures to work with one another to create a better community. The festival encourages people to practice art, music, dance performances, and education. Meanwhile, our connection with nature is expected to be strengthened.

The McDowell Mountain Music Festival

March 2—4, 2023, Phoenix

The McDowell Mountain Music Festival is Phoenix’s musical celebration of community culture. Since its foundation in 2004, it has been the only 100% non-profit music festival designed to support, entertain and educate the community. The festival attracts thousands of visitors each year from around the country, and it is an opportunity to experience true culture.

The Old Settler’s Music Festival

April 20—23, 2023, Dale

The Old Settler’s Music Festival is a nationally known music festival for American music. The festival is held in the country of Texas at the height of the wild flower season. The Old Settler’s Music Festival offers great music and activities for the whole family.

1. In which city can people enjoy a fun New Year’s Day?

A．Phoenix.

B．Uvita.

C．Sydney.

D．Dale.

2. What is special about the McDowell Mountain Music Festival?

A．It encourages people to receive education.	B．It is not aimed at making money.
C．It provides an opportunity for friend gathering.	D．It focuses on cultural exchanges.

3. Which festivals are connected with nature?

A．Field Day and the Envision Festival.

B．The Envision Festival and the McDowell Mountain Music Festival.

C．The Old Settler’s Music Festival and the McDowell Mountain Music Festival.

D．The Envision Festival and the Old Settler’s Music Festival.

4 . Festivals in 2023

Roskilde Festival

With some of the biggest names in music, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark is preparing to bring fans an experience of a lifetime. Besides rock, electronic, and pop music, fans will also be treated to comedy, poetry, a carnival, and much more at this week-long festival. You can even rent a bike to get around the festival quickly.

Boomtown Fair

Boomtown is considered to be one of the wildest independent festivals in the world. Set up in 2009, in Winchester, United Kingdom, the fair takes place every summer in the city, offering entertainment for visitors of all ages. Additionally, it specially conducts arts and crafts workshops for kids. Tracing its origin (起源) to its “underground” roots, Boomtown offers every type of music, from folk and jazz to disco and punk.

Impact Festival

The festival stays true to its name and truly affect you through the experience you have while you attend the festival. You will spend your day meeting beautiful people, listening to some fantastic live music, seeing an combination (结合) of fashionable costumes and clothing, freeing your mind and spirit refreshed and dancing the night away with a bunch of other people. You will be staying in Lodz, the third largest city in Poland, a beautiful city.

Wilderness Festival

The combination of some kinds of attractive music, amazing food, and a lovely atmosphere come together to give you the Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire, UK. Other than live music performances, the Oxfordshire Wilderness Festival also offers an environment for camping and enjoying the quiet backdrop of countryside.

1. Where should people go if they want their children to attend workshops?

A．Lodz.

B．Oxfordshire.

C．Roskilde.

D．Winchester.

2. Which festival offers a place for people to stay for a short time in a tent in the open air?

A．Impact Festival.

B．Boomtown Fair.

C．Roskilde Festival.

D．Wilderness Festival.

3. What can people do at the first festival?

A．Appreciate comedy and poetry.	B．Watch fashion shows.
C．Taste free foods.	D．Learn some crafts.

5 . What does the boy think of rock music?

A．It’s boring.

B．It’s interesting.

C．It’s relaxing.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is the woman upset?

A．The man is smoking.

B．The baby keeps crying.

C．The man lets the baby listen to rock music.

2. What is the man going to do in the end?

A．Sing a song.

B．Read about Beethoven.

C．Put on some different music.

3. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Mother and son.

B．Husband and wife.

C．Teacher and student.

8 . By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on __________ beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her ____________. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to ____________ music so I can help Maria in her performance.”

Mr. Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to ____________ beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to ____________ the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.

“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn ____________pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr. Titterton explained.

Being a page turner _________ plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can ____________ for 40minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is ____________, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to____________ a page turn which they need to practice with their page turner.

But ___________ all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the ____________,” Mr. Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”

Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms. Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage. “My husband is the ____________page turner,” she laughed. “He’s ____________ in the music, feeling every ____________, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”

1.

A．musical

B．stage

C．performance

D．practice

2.

A．page turner

B．assistant

C．dancer

D．supporter

3.

A．compose

B．enjoy

C．read

D．evaluate

4.

A．interpret

B．sit

C．sing

D．focus

5.

A．break

B．follow

C．resist

D．change

6.

A．your

B．all

C．two

D．those

7.

A．causes

B．inquires

C．gains

D．requires

8.

A．play

B．go

C．sound

D．flow

9.

A．key

B．serious

C．possible

D．obvious

10.

A．deny

B．predict

C．indicate

D．mix

11.

A．above

B．despite

C．besides

D．like

12.

A．piano

B．stand

C．head

D．concert

13.

A．last

B．first

C．worst

D．former

14.

A．caught

B．trapped

C．disappointed

D．absorbed

15.

A．note

B．line

C．part

D．repeat

9 . A broken heart. A sad ending to a love affair. That’s something most of us have experienced, or probably will. After all, it’s part of human life. But no question, the experience can be hard to get over.

But research shows there are pathways through the heartache. Listening to sad music is a major one. It can help you begin to feel joy and hopefulness about your life again. It can arouse (激发，唤醒) the desire (渴望) to connect with others.

Sad music can help heal and uplift you from your broken heart. A recent study from Germany found the emotional influence of listening to sad music is an arousal of feelings of empathy (共情), and a desire for positive connection with others. That, itself, is psychologically healing. It draws you away from concentration on yourself, and possibly towards helping others in need of comfort.

Another experiment, from the University of Kent, found that when people were experiencing sadness, listening to music that was “beautiful but sad” improved their mood. In fact, it did so when the person first consciously accept the situation causing their sadness, and then began listening to the sad music. That is, when they intended that the sad music might help, they found that it did.

These findings link with other studies that show accepting your sad situation emotionally leads to healing and growth beyond it. It seems unbelievable but it does make sense. For example, research from Cornell University, published in Psychological Science, found that accepting discomfort about a life experience or new situation, and viewing it as a step towards growth and change, encourages people to find a pathway through it, beyond it. As Churchill famously said, “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” That discomfort points you towards creating a plan, a new action. It fuels hope.

1. What can we learn from paragraph 3 and paragraph 4?

A．Sad music can make people help others.

B．Sad music can make sad people feel better.

C．Sad music can make people believe in themselves.

D．Sad music can make people concentrate on themselves.

2. What does Churchill advise us to do when experiencing discomfort?

A．Listen to a sad song.	B．Avoid unwise actions.
C．Find support from others.	D．Face the discomfort directly.

3. How does the author develop this text?

A．By listing figures.

B．By giving directions.

C．By comparing examples.

D．By presenting research findings.

4. Which is the best title for the text?

A．How to Find Pathways through Heartaches

B．How We React to A Broken Heart Matters a Lot

C．What We Can Do to Overcome Discomfort in Life

D．Why Listening to Sad Music Heals Your Broken Heart