1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When will the performance start?

A．At 4:30 p. m.

B．At 4:45 p. m.

C．At 7:00 p. m.

2. What has caused the traffic jam according to the woman?

A．The terrible weather.

B．A food cart.

C．A concert.

3. What can we say about the woman?

A．She’s a music fan.

B．She likes country music best.

C．She won’t have dinner tonight.

2 . No matter where you usually hear today’s top hits, you’ve probably noticed that they tend to be around three minutes long.

As Vox explains, the custom dates back to the early 20th century, when shellac (虫胶) records first appeared in the market. The rates at which these records spun varied, but 78 revolutions (旋转) per minute (RPM) quickly became the norm. The most popular record sizes were 10 inches which could hold about three minutes of music per side, and 12 inches which held roughly four to five minutes per side. To get radio stations to broadcast their music and get people to buy it, musicians pretty much had to accommodate those time limits.

As music technology developed over the years, from records to cassette tapes to CDs, three minutes didn’t fall out of fashion. According to Classic FM, this was partly because radio stations could fit more commercials into a program if the songs stayed relatively short. It’s also likely that pop music listeners just preferred briefness; after all, it’s what the last several decades had taught them to expect. As Thomas Tierney said, “It’s implanted in our DNA.”

Today, many tracks come in under three minutes long. Shorter attention spans and social media’s influence might explain the trend toward briefness, but it’s not the only factor: The reward model matters, too. “Instead of getting paid by physical sales, you’re getting paid in a stream, which only counts if someone listens to 30 seconds of a song,” songwriter Charlie Harding told The Verge. “It actually makes sense if you can have more songs streamed at a time, which means that you want to pack your album full of much shorter songs.”

In other words, success is now less about sales but more about the number of streams. Today’s pop stars are making music that reflects the shift—not unlike how 20th-century musicians learned to work within the original three-minute limits.

1. Why did some songs in the early 20th century tend to be about three minutes long?

A．To keep up with the development of society.

B．To follow the musicians’ steps.

C．To be in memory of shellac records.

D．To meet the market demand.

2. What did relatively short songs mean to radio stations?

A．Fewer media.

B．Fewer listeners.

C．More profits.

D．More programs.

3. Which is more important for a modern pop song according to the text?

A．Its songwriter.	B．Its physical sales.
C．The number of its streams.	D．The album’s packaging.

4. What may be the best title for the text?

A．Why are many pop songs about three minutes long?

B．What kind of pop songs do people like?

C．How did music technology develop gradually?

D．Why are pop songs getting shorter now?

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man feel surprised about Betty?

A．She went to the concert late.

B．She didn’t enjoy the concert.

C．She argued with somebody.

2. What did the boy do in the concert?

A．He kept talking.

B．He littered the rubbish.

C．He stared at the woman.

3. What would the man have done if he was there?

A．Made a complaint.

B．Hit the boy.

C．Quarreled with the woman.

4 . Music is good for the health. And drumming may be best of all. As well as being physically demanding, it requires people to adjust their limbs and to react to outside stimuli, such as what the rest of the band is up to. It is particularly helpful for children who have emotional and behavioral difficulties.

Researchers at the Clem Burke Drumming Project an organization named after Blondie’s drummer, who was one of its founders have shown that teaching such children to drum helps them to control their reactions more generally, to focus more effectively on tasks they are given, and to communicate better with other people.

The project’s latest work, led by Cahart of King’s College, London, goes a step further. It looks at the neurological (神经系统的) changes which accompany these shifts.

Ms. Cahart and her colleagues found36 autistic(自闭症)teenagers and divided them into two groups. One had drum lessons twice a week for eight weeks. The others did not. At the beginning and end of the project everyone was asked to stay still for 45 minutes in a machine to see how the activity of their brains had changed. Their behaviour was also recorded.

As expected, most of the drumming group showed positive behavioral changes. And these were indeed reflected in their brains. The machine scans showed that several groups of connectivity between parts of those brains had strengthened during the experiment. In particular, two regions involved in attention control, formed strong links, respectively, with places associated with introspection (内省) and with areas involved in understanding facial expressions.

These changes in the brain thus nicely match the changes in behaviour which learning to drum brings. Not a surprise, perhaps. But a confirmation of drumming’s power to heal.

1. Which is not the benefit of drumming for children who have emotional and behavioural difficulties?

A．To be more brilliant and active.

B．To control their reactions more generally.

C．To communicate better with other people.

D．To focus more effectively on tasks they are given.

2. What are recorded in the process of the project？

A．The way and frequency of drumming.

B．People’s attention control on drumming.

C．People’s emotion and their behaviour.

D．Activity of people’s brains and their behaviour.

3. What are the main changes in the brain caused by drumming?

A．Places associated with introspection is more active.

B．Connectivity between parts of brains is strengthened.

C．Regions involved in attention control becomes stronger.

D．Changes in the brain cannot match the changes in behaviour.

4. What is this article mainly about?

A．The way of keeping health.

B．The healing effect of Drumming.

C．The relationship between brain and behaviour.

D．The relationship between drumming and brain changes.

5 . 阅读下面短文，从空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A man in black jumps high and shows different poses before landing on the ground gracefully. He is Chinese dancer – choreographer Ma Jiaolong,     1     has been making and sharing short videos of himself dancing in London since 2020. He simply considers that as a way of capturing     2     (memory) of his life. Ma says he enjoys dancing outdoors, which brings him closer to nature. He also likes to interact     3     strangers, who are curious about his performances.

Ma’s videos are circulating     4     (wide) online, and he has received lots of messages from people from around the world. Many of those     5     (watch) Ma’s videos are impressed by his     6     (able) to dance his moves perfectly, even while in the air.

As Chinese classical dance involves movements based on martial arts, Ma has combined his dance moves with dazzling action. Ma has nearly 5 million followers on Douyin,     7     major short-video platform in China,     8    (know) as TikTok overseas. “Now, making and sharing short videos     9     (become) a part of my life, and, most importantly, a great way     10     (introduce) Chinese classical dance to more audiences, especially those overseas viewers,” says Ma.

6 . In modern society, dance is widely recognized as a form of entertainment. Many people enjoy dancing for fun or watching their favorite artists dance on stage or screen. It can also be a form of sport.     1     In addition to these obvious functions, however, there are other more complex roles dance can play in a society.

    2     A kind of dance called the minuet is a good example. The minuet (小步舞) originated in France and became popular in Britain, where upper-class women about to make their entrance into adult society by attending their first dance were strictly trained for their first minuet. They usually danced it before a crowd of people who would critically observe their movements and behavior.

Dance has also been used to make sure that adults follow the rules. An example comes from a research conducted in the mid- 1900s on dances performed after hunts by the Mbuti Pygmies, a group living in parts of Central Africa.     3     For example, an opportunity to catch an animal was missed because someone neglected to perform their role of hitting the ground to drive the animal towards the hunters. Later, a dancer would act out the event to show the wrong action and perhaps embarrass that person.

In some cultures, dance can be a way of displaying power. For instance, there is another report from the mid-1900s describing how the Maring people of New Guinea would hold dances to show their military strength. Through the dances, a group’s size and strength would become obvious to potential opponents.     4    

The roles of dance discussed here have one shared effect.     5     Dance is not just an artistic expression but a way for groups to strengthen their shared identity.

A．This could help avoid a fight.

B．They unite members of a group.

C．The roots can be traced to the late 1700s.

D．There are dance competitions of various types.

E．Suppose something had gone wrong in the hunt.

F．They acted out scenes and displayed their own traditions.

G．Sometimes dance serves to help teach social rules to young members.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What day is it today?

A．Tuesday.

B．Thursday.

C．Saturday.

2. Who will perform?

A．Kim and his team.

B．Some music teachers.

C．Local teenagers.

3. What do we know about City Hall?

A．It's near the new school.

B．It sells tickets in Room 405.

C．Its address is 250 Morton Avenue.

4. What does the speaker call on people to do at last?

A．Support the musicians.

B．Go to the concert on foot.

C．Avoid interrupting the practice.

8 . 假如你是李华，你所在的英语社团近期将举办一场题为“How has music changed my life?”的演讲比赛，请你就此写一篇发言稿。
要点如下：
（1）如何喜欢上音乐的；
（2）音乐对你的影响；
（3）呼吁人们热爱音乐。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置答题。

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9 . The Best Bands of All Time

Queen

Sales: 147.6 million

Since 1970, Queen have not a stopped touring and creating new music. Their name is Queen but they’re the king of rock and pop rock. Their songs are still played today, and they’ve created 15 albums(唱片). We Will Rock You is their most famous song.

U2

Sales: 110.3 million

U2 formed as a group of friends in secondary school in Dublin, Ireland before any of them had any experience with music. So far, they’ve won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band. The U2 Tour of 2009 to 2011 broke the record for being the highest-attended concert tour in history. Pride (I the Name of Love) is meaningful in memory of Martin Luther King.

The Rolling Stones

Sales: 100 million

The Rolling Stones got started in 1962 and of the top 5 highest-attended tours, four of them belong to this band. Part of their success is due to them staying true to the traditional style like R & B, soul, and rock. They even won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues album. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction is named the greatest rock song ever, with all the elements(元素) of rock and roll.

The Beatles

Sales: 279.8 million

The Beatles had a short run of only 10 years from 1960 to 1970, but they’re still the best-selling artists of all time by far. The UNESCO recognizes January 16 as the World Beatles Day. Each member of the band and the band itself have an asteroid(小行星) named after them. Can’t Buy Me Love and Yesterday are their classic songs.

1. Which band does We Will Rock You belong to?

A．The Rolling Stones.

B．The Beatles.

C．U2.

D．Queen.

2. The Rolling Stones succeed partly because they ________.

A．keep the traditional music style

B．have never stopped creating new music

C．wrote a song to honor Martin Luther King

D．are the earliest and longest rock band ever

3. What can be known about The Beatles?

A．They are all high school students.	B．They once discovered an asteroid.
C．They have the biggest sale in albums.	D．They won the most Grammy Awards.

10 . Music is one of the greatest creations of humans.     1     Life without music would be totally empty. The images that music is able to create are amazing. Music has the ability to take us back in time. It lets us revisit lost and forgotten moments in life. Music can paint a picture.

Music can be described according to one’s feelings towards it.     2     Early in the morning, birds wake people up with their sweet tunes.

Music really matters in life. It touches the soul and also helps people express their unspoken desires and beliefs.     3     We see people walking around with earphones, listening to music as they move.

    4     It is a common characteristic of nearly all living creatures. The moment musical notes softly enter our ears, they touch us. There is evidence that even animals respond to melodious tunes of an instrument. Cows would respond to the sound of Krishna’s flute (长笛).

Music has unlimited powers. It has calming and healing power. Music helps us to relax. Music can relax tense muscles.     5    

Music brings people together and gives them more hope emotionally. For that reason, music can easily be used as an instrument of peace.

A．Music never grows old.

B．This is the origin of music.

C．It is a very powerful tool in our lives.

D．Nowadays music has become part of life.

E．It can also help the mental state of a person.

F．Love for music is not a tendency of human beings only.

G．Music can also be regarded as sounds in different patterns.