1 . Famous Xi’an Local Bands

Xi’an is not only famous for the local dishes, but also known as a music city. Many classic works have been created. Let’s take a look at the local bands in Xi’an. Are there any songs you are familiar with?

Black Head Band

Their songs are all Shaanxi dialect, which have a magic to make people excited. The most famous song is Shaanxi Food, which tells the special snacks such as Qishan minced noodles, Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb Soup, making people hungry.

Ma Fei & Band

This Shaanxi dialect rock band is one of the hottest. The audience are from old to young. The famous songs are “Chang’an County” and “I can Chua”. “I can chua,” means useless in Shaanxi dialect. This song describes a funny dating story to face the true life.

Xuanniao Band

Formed in 2014, the band created many songs such as “Yueliang Master”, “Making Money for the Rest of Your Life” and “Old Shaanxi”. “Yueliang Master” is about the northern Shaanxi story. The song itself is also a nursery rhyme (童谣) in Guanzhong area. As long as you live in Xi’an, you will fall in love with this song.

Xuan Band

Xuan Band is the youngest group of the four major dialect bands in Shaanxi. Its style is more like both urban ballads and popular dialects, but Xi’ an is still the main creative element (元素).

1. Which band’s music tells you about the famous local food?

A．Black Head Band.	B．Ma Fei & Band
C．Xuanniao Band.	D．Xuan Band.

2. What do we know about the song “Yueliang Master”?

A．It means useless.	B．It’s about love.
C．It’s a song for kids.	D．It can make people hungry.

3. How is Xuan Band different from other bands?

A．It’s a dialect band.	B．It is much younger.
C．Its style is more popular.	D．It created the most popular song.

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In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.     1    (inspire), he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir, “ Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. Since then, the virtual choir     2    (become) a worldwide phenomenon. Whitacre’ s next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF,     3     was seen for the first time on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre’s song “What If”.

4 . For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look sympathetically at the music students, _________ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, turning up at school for practice hours before   anyone else had to be there. He promised to himself to _________ music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

However, one day, in the music class that was part of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing lazily on the piano and found it easy to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually _________ doing it. He tried to hide his _________ pleasure from the music teacher, who had _________ over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, but the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good ear and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there _________ him. There he decided to give the cello(大提琴) a _________.When he began practicing, he took it very casually. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was _________ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This meant, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, _________ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __________ looks of the non-musicians he had left behind.

1.

A．removing

B．marching

C．pacing

D．struggling

2.

A．confirm

B．conquer

C．avoid

D．appreciate

3.

A．missed

B．disliked

C．enjoyed

D．defended

4.

A．eager

B．obvious

C．false

D．individual

5.

A．watched

B．jogged

C．jumped

D．wandered

6.

A．occurred to

B．reacted to

C．appealed to

D．belonged to

7.

A．fortune

B．change

C．mission

D．charge

8.

A．committed

B．used

C．suited

D．admitted

9.

A．pushing

B．dragging

C．escaping

D．rushing

10.

A．admiring

B．pitying

C．annoying

D．relieving

6 . Why did the woman buy the tickets for the man?

A．The tickets were cheap.

B．The man liked the band.

C．The concert was fantastic.

7 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．A long trip.

B．Their favorite music.

C．Ways to listen to music.

9 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 John 得知你非常喜欢中国传统音乐，来信向你了解中国的传统音乐。请给他回一封电子邮件，内容包括：
1.中国传统音乐介绍；
2.你喜欢中国传统音乐原因；
3.如何更好的了解中国传统音乐。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

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 ______. The moment she put those headphones on, I stopped everything and stared ______ out into the universe, ______ by what was going on between my ears.

______ her, I had an early enjoyable experience with classical music that ______ my life path. I started taking piano lessons and composing my pieces of music at 9. In high school I ______ a band with my best friends playing and recording music and it had become a huge part of my life and ______.

None of these, though, would have much story ______ without some complications. In college, I started ballroom dancing, and all of us began to pursue our individual life ______. Music took a ______ seat until one day in 2017.

It was a usual Sunday afternoon and I played a bit on the piano, but this time was a little ______. Somehow, something out of nowhere   ______ me and I was motivated for action. How could I have given up on music? I went online immediately to buy some such ______ as micophone stands, a mixer and some good microphones to start recording. The things you don’t do today will end up being the ______ of tomorrow.

So I started playing with ______, writing and posting my own pieces showing my inner thoughts online. In a few months, I had dozens of pieces published and my ______ was on fire.

As more people began to listen to my music, I got ______ feedback. They said my music made them think and relax. I told them that I could ______. For some it was even good sleep aid or a good way to ______ stress from a hard day at work. I began to realize that my music wasn’t just for me — it could heal and ______ others in a meaningful way.

1.

A．meaningful

B．magical

C．painful

D．terrifying

2.

A．unwillingly

B．firmly

C．unbearably

D．blankly

3.

A．fascinated

B．encouraged

C．bored

D．frightened

4.

A．Along with

B．But for

C．Thanks to

D．As for

5.

A．followed up

B．blocked up

C．cleared up

D．set up

6.

A．supported

B．formed

C．followed

D．quitted

7.

A．family

B．identity

C．studies

D．challenge

8.

A．map

B．elements

C．value

D．fun

9.

A．paths

B．facts

C．events

D．attitudes

10.

A．middle

B．front

C．back

D．window

11.

A．urgent

B．difficult

C．strange

D．different

12.

A．struck

B．disturbed

C．annoyed

D．shocked

13.

A．instruments

B．facilities

C．videos

D．studios

14.

A．regrets

B．tasks

C．expectations

D．failures

15.

A．patience

B．joy

C．emotion

D．satisfaction

16.

A．creativity

B．curiosity

C．courage

D．desire

17.

A．negative

B．satisfying

C．demanding

D．professional

18.

A．review

B．remark

C．relax

D．relate

19.

A．bear

B．stop

C．relieve

D．spot

20.

A．teach

B．affect

C．surprise

D．help