增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
The Chang’an ancient music, also known as Xi’an Guyue, dated from the Tang Dynasty. Initial, it was playing only for royal gatherings. And now, the music becomes popular among common people. It is a typical representative of Chinese tradition music. Its history is much more longer than the western symphony, that appeared in the 18th century. In a process of performing traditional Chang’an ancient music, all performer must keep all the tunes in mind. As more and more people fall in love the music, this ancient art is now injected(注入) with new life, attracts more and more audiences from China and abroad.
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Aimed at enriching our after-school life and develop our awareness of protecting our traditional culture, a Chinese folk music club is scheduled to be found soon. So club members are required now. Whoever had a good command of traditional Chinese folk music is warmly welcome to join in the club. The club will undoubtedly hold a variety of appealing activities, which are of greatly benefit to you. It is a club that you are bound to enjoy yourself while gaining knowledges and joy. Therefore, it is so a golden opportunity that you’d better not miss it.
To sign up for the club, you are supposed to hand in your person information to the Student Union by e-mail before the evening of May 3rd.
Hope all the students will take active part in it.
3 . According to a recent study in Science, pigs are providing convincing new evidence that animals may respond emotionally to music. The finding may lead to ways to improve their welfare on farms. “It’s a really neat study that shows animals are more emotionally attuned (音感好的) to music than people think”, says Charles Snowdon, an animal behaviour expert at the University of Wisconsin.
Music is sometimes used as enrichment for animals and other captive animals. And Snowball the dancing cockatoo (凤头鹦鹉) likes to dance to the Backstreet Boys. But whether these creatures have a true emotional response to the tunes is unclear. That’s what the new study aimed to do — but with pigs. Coauthor Maria Camila Ceballos, an animal welfare scientist, says she chose these animals because they are intelligent and social, and face serious welfare challenges on factory farms.
The researchers composed music that were either consonant or dissonant. To humans, consonant music generally sounds pleasant whereas dissonance tends to sound uncomfortable. The team then filmed six litters of young pigs listening to the music, which was played in a random order with a break in between.
The researchers scored the pigs’ body language using an approach called QBA. Pieces of consonant music were linked to the pigs experiencing positive emotions, whereas the dissonant music was linked to negative emotions, the team reports this month in Scientific Reports. “So we found that, yes, music generates different emotions,” Ceballos says.
Animal welfare scientist Jun Bao from a university in China is skeptical about whether Ceballos’s team detected emotions, however. He recently found that exposure to music increases play and tail wagging in pigs, which he sees as signs of a “positive mood”. However, he says it’s not clear that pigs labeled as “happy” or “uneasy” through QBA actually experience those emotions.
Ceballos hopes the study will help researchers create welfare-improving music, tailor-made to a specific species. Bao also agrees, adding “It’s really interesting, because if it works, it would be the handiest and cheapest way to enrich their environment.”
1. What is the recent study mainly about?A.Pigs’ welfare on farms. |
B.Pigs’ reaction to tunes. |
C.Pigs’ daily behaviours. |
D.Pigs’ potential diseases. |
A.They are easy to regulate. |
B.They prefer to live alone. |
C.They enjoy terrific welfare. |
D.They own good intelligence. |
A.The duration of their on-site observation. |
B.The accuracy of judgement on pigs’ emotion. |
C.The selection of music pigs are exposed to. |
D.The appropriateness of the testing approach. |
A.Pigs’ Emotion Can Be Tuned by Music |
B.High Pork Production Is on the Way |
C.Pigs’ Intelligence Can’t Be Overlooked |
D.The Way to Ease Pigs’ Stress Is Found |
4 . How similar are language and music?
Language is part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world.
Both language and music have a writing system.
In English we record language using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. Similarly, we use notes (音符) to keep a record of music. Musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music.
You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language he uses. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation.
Both share emotion.
A.Both are expressive. |
B.Both vary with culture. |
C.How do you know that I am angry? |
D.We use language to express our thoughts. |
E.Similarly, music is part of many people’s lives. |
F.So just as you read English, you can read music. |
G.In contrast, you probably also listen to sad music when you are feeling down. |
1. When did Mozart begin to perform in public?
A.At the age of four. | B.At the age of five. | C.In his early teens. |
A.In Austria. | B.In Italy. | C.In Germany. |
A.He did business. | B.He taught for a living. | C.He composed music. |
6 . There are hundreds of genres (流派) of music, so while some might like one kind, others might like something completely different. Why do people like different kinds of music?
Music can also be nostalgic, that is, it creates a kind of longing for the past. Musicians leave behind a footprint with their music.
We may also find that the music we like is strongly tied to our memory. Maybe there was a song that someone sang to us when we were little that brings up good memories.
When we listen to music that we like, a chemical called dopamine is sometimes released in the brain, which can make us feel good.
People’s taste in music can remain the same in their whole life or it can change many times. But the truth is, we don’t know all the exact answers to why people like different kinds of music — or sports, or food, or colors.
A.It’s music to our ears. |
B.Music can be a part of our identity. |
C.It becomes a mirror that we are holding up. |
D.They leave a permanent mark in people’s lives. |
E.Therefore, we might want to listen to a song on repeat. |
F.Other times, we might find music can bring up sad memories. |
G.There are lots of different factors that can influence our preferences. |
7 . Music is considered a great creation. It can be seen as creativity in the pure form. In society, for some people, music is a “pastime (消遣)” while for others, it is a “lifestyle”.
Music is a great source of entertainment (娱乐). Though people are different in culture and language, they enjoy music and get entertainment from it. It may be part of advertisements on TV or ring tones on mobiles.
Music helps communicate thoughts and feelings.
Music sends messages to listeners. We all have observed on television many times that in certain background music is played in the scenes (情景) that describe sorrow.
A.Music calms and relaxes the mind. |
B.Music varies greatly from place to place. |
C.So music is everywhere in one form or another. |
D.But why is music so important in people’s lives? |
E.Sometimes words fail to express anger, excitement or love. |
F.All these points stress the importance of music in our lives. |
G.Similarly, for scenes expressing happiness, there is different music. |
1. How many Grammy Awards has John Legend won?
A.One. | B.Six. | C.Nine. |
A.Four. | B.Seven. | C.Eight. |
A.He met Lauryn Hill. |
B.He wrote his first song. |
C.He finished college. |
A.A poet. | B.His college teacher. | C.A famous songwriter. |
1.你对中国古典音乐的认识;
2.你是否喜爱中国古典音乐以及原因。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
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Yours,
Li Hua
10 . When I was 4 years old, my aunt put a pair of headphones around my ears one day. For the first time I listened to classical music. My first experience with it was
None of these, though, would have much story
It was a usual Sunday afternoon and I played a bit on the piano, but this time was a little
So I started playing with
As more people began to listen to my music, I got
A.meaningful | B.magical | C.painful | D.terrifying |
A.unwillingly | B.firmly | C.unbearably | D.blankly |
A.fascinated | B.encouraged | C.bored | D.frightened |
A.Along with | B.But for | C.Thanks to | D.As for |
A.followed up | B.blocked up | C.cleared up | D.set up |
A.supported | B.formed | C.followed | D.quitted |
A.family | B.identity | C.studies | D.challenge |
A.map | B.elements | C.value | D.fun |
A.paths | B.facts | C.events | D.attitudes |
A.middle | B.front | C.back | D.window |
A.urgent | B.difficult | C.strange | D.different |
A.struck | B.disturbed | C.annoyed | D.shocked |
A.instruments | B.facilities | C.videos | D.studios |
A.regrets | B.tasks | C.expectations | D.failures |
A.patience | B.joy | C.emotion | D.satisfaction |
A.creativity | B.curiosity | C.courage | D.desire |
A.negative | B.satisfying | C.demanding | D.professional |
A.review | B.remark | C.relax | D.relate |
A.bear | B.stop | C.relieve | D.spot |
A.teach | B.affect | C.surprise | D.help |