Music is an art that almost everyone enjoys.Everyone can make sounds by singing.All over the world，many kinds of music developed as people found out how to make sounds in different ways.There are so many kinds of music to hear that you can soon find a kind that you like.People can get all kinds of feelings by listening to music.Music can make you dance，and it can make you feel happy or sad.
More than other arts，music can affect your feelings.This is why music is so popular.
Every country has its own kind of music and many people like music in their own national style.But there are also people who enjoy classical music and pop music.With the help of the recorders and radios，music is spread all over the world.However，there are still great differences between the music of the West and that of the East.Many of the instruments are very different.
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The reason that you can find your favorite music | 71.1. |
The role(作用) of music | 72.2. |
73.3. |
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Spreading ways | 74.4. |
The reason of popularity(流行) | 75.5. |
1.You must believe in yourself.That's one of the________(secret) of success.
2.It's a________(pleased) for me to go shopping with you.
3.—How do you like your English teacher's________(pronounce)?
—Pretty good.You may think she is a native English speaker.
4.The two villages are________(connect) by a bridge.
5.Mary often helps me with my homework.She is very________(help)．
1.You are not allowed to drive a car without a________(执照)．
2.There is a man________(举起) a big stone.
3.He came to this school for his English________(课程)．
4.Do you know why I want to________(采访) you?
5.If you want to know the way，ask one of the________当地的) people.
We know music is very important in our daily life.Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere？Today most stores，stations，restaurants and other places play music.You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.
Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave.They think that the sound of Western classical music makes people feel richer.When a restaurant plays classical music，people spend more money on food and drinks.When the restaurant plays modern music，people spend less money.Without music，people spend even less.
Scientists also believe that loud，fast music makes people eat faster.Some restaurants play fast music during their hours.This makes people eat faster and leave quickly.Restaurants can make more money in this way.
Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better.They say that music helps students to be more active.It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed.And listening to music can help you relax.
The next time you hear music somewhere，be careful，it might influence the way you do things.
1.According to the passage，scientists believe that music can______.
A. create different feelings for us
B. help us to develop good habits
C. develop our interest in money
D. influence natural environments
2.Western classical music is often considered to be ________．
A. a sign of being slower B. something about manners
C. a sign of being richer D. something with new styles
3.Which type of music below can make people work faster?
A. Light music. B. Rock music.
C. Sweet music. D. Soft music.
4.The habit of listening to music can make a student ________．
A. slow in action B. care about manners
C. fresh in mind D. worry about studies
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Music in Restaurants B. Good and Bad Music
C. Types of Music D. Music and Behavior
The Plain of Jars(石缸平原)is a great manmade wonder(奇观)in Laos，a country in southeast Asia.It is made up of thousands of stone jars.More than 90 jar sites have been found there.Each site has from 1 to 400 stone jars.The jars come in different sizes from 1 to 3 meters tall.Scientists have long been perplexed by their original(最初的)use.
Not long ago，scientists found ancient things and burial practices at the Plain of Jars.“This will be the first major effort since the 1930s to try to understand the purpose of the jars and who created them.”Dougald O'Reilly from the Australian National University said.“The jars are empty now，but it is possible that they were once used to hold bodies.”
Only a few simple objects，such as a handful of glass beads(玻璃珠)，have been found at the burial sites.And scientists think they are from about 500 or 600 BC to 550 AD.
An AustraliaLaos research team spent a month collecting data(资料)at the site.O'Reilly said，“Though the stone jars remain a mystery，I hope a better understanding of the Plain of Jars will help have it listed as a World Heritage site(世界遗产保护区)．”
1.The Plain of Jars is in ________．
A. Asia B. Europe C. America D. Australia
2.What do we know about the jars?
A. They are of the same size.
B. They were used for holding water.
C. They are all made of stones.
D. All the sites have the same number of jars.
3.The underlined word “perplexed ”means “ ________ ” in Chinese.
A. 无视 B. 困惑 C. 遗忘 D. 玩弄
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The Plain of Jars is a natural wonder.
B. There are all kinds of things in the jars.
C. The mystery of the Plain of Jars hasn't been solved.
D. The Plain of Jars is a World Heritage site.
5.Where can we probably find the passage?
A. In a storybook. B. In a movie review.
C. In a dictionary. D. In a geography magazine.
Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics, but music with tones (音调).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.
Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.
1.The biggest difference between music and songs is ________.
A. feelings
B. lyrics and tones
C. languages and countries
D. meanings
2.According to the passage, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was ________ it is today.
A. much greater than
B. much smaller than
C. as great as
D. as small as
3.What does the underlined word “kind” mean?
A. Type. B. Class.
C. Feature. D. Entertainment.
4.Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?
A. Native music. B. Jazz.
C. Pop music. D. Classical music.
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?
A. People can get different things from the same piece of music.
B. Pop music began to be popular in the midtwentieth century.
C. The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”.
D. Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly.。
