Question

Whether you admit or not, music is rooted in our daily life, weaving its beauty and emotion through our thoughts, activities and memories. So if you’re interested in music theory, music appreciation, Beethoven, Mozart, artists and performers, we hope you’ll spend some time here and learn from those music articles of note for all ages and tastes.

When I first started studying the history of music, I did not realize what I was getting into. I had thought that music history was somewhat of an unimportant pursuit（追求）. In fact, I only took my history of classical music class because I needed the credits（学分）. I did not realize how really attractive music history was. You see, in our culture many of us do not really learn to understand music. When I began to learn about the history of Western music, however, it changed all that for me.

When most of us think about the history of music, we think of the history of rock music, we assume that the history is simple because the music is simple. In fact, neither is the case, The history of music, whether you’re talking about classical music, rock music, jazz music, or any other kind, is never simple.

Even when the class was over, I would not stop learning about the history of music. It had attracted my interest, and I wanted more.

1.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To advise readers to learn about music.

B．To show he has a good knowledge of music.

C．To ask readers to share their experience.

D．To prove that music has a long history.

2.Why did the author take the history of classical music class?

A．He was very interested in classical music.

B．Classical music would bring him fame.

C．Classical music was very important to him.

D．He wanted to get the points from the course.

3.The underlined word “assume” in the third paragraph probably means “____________ ”.

A．see              B．mean             C．think             D．wonder

4.What did the author do after the class was over?

A．He became tired of music history.

B．He kept on learning about music history.

C．He found music was difficult to learn.

D．He began to take part in music activities.

5.(Originally created) What can we infer about the author according to the passage?

A．He didn’t like music at the beginning.

B．He prefers history to music.

C．He doesn’t study hard at school.

D．The students in his school need some credits in other subjects besides the credits in their majors before they graduate from their college.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了自己对音乐的理解，任何一种音乐都有自己独特的历史，我们了解音乐不仅仅要了解音乐本身还有了解其发展的历史及过程。

1.A 主旨大意题。根据文章主题段第一段最后一句we hope you’ll spend some time here and learn from those music articles of note for all ages and tastes.说明本文主要就是建议我们多理解关于音乐方面的知识。故A正确。

2.D 细节题。根据第二段3,4行In fact, I only took my history of classical music class because I needed the credits（学分）.说明我只是为了取得学分，故D正确。

3.C 推理题。根据, we assume that the history is simple because the music is simple. In fact, neither is the case, The history of music, whether you’re talking about classical music, rock music, jazz music, or any other kind, is never simple.说明我们以为音乐的历史很简单，只是因为音乐简单，实际上并非如此。该词是指认为。故C正确。

4.B 细节题。根据文章最后一段Even when the class was over, I would not stop learning about the history of music. It had attracted my interest, and I wanted more.

说明在课程结束以后，我仍然在学习音乐。故B正确。

5.D 推断题。作者建议人们多学音乐，而不仅仅是只学自己的专业知识。故D项正确。

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