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1、英语试题 一 阅读理解 1 Good morning The program today is about music The word music comes from the Greek word muse The Muses are the goddesses of the arts Music is only one of the arts It is like the spoken language but is uses sounds Today s program brings together music from different corners of the world
2、Who invented music Who sang the first song No one knows exactly the answers to these questions But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone s life Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them When they are a little older they like to sing the songs they have hea
3、rd When children go to school their world of music grows In the middle grades students take music lessons When they reach high school they become interested in listening to pop music The records we have chosen for you today are form American country music Indian music pop music and so on Music has m
4、eaning for everyone It can make people happy or it can make them sad In this program we shall study the language of music We shall be trying to find out more about how music works We shall try to find out how music says what people feel Now here comes the music today I shall explain why they are all
5、 good music 1 The first paragraph is mainly about the A styles of music B history of music C taste of music D knowledge of music 2 The speaker is probably A a host B a singer C a dancer D a teacher 3 Which is TRUE according to the passage A The Muses invented music B Music can bring people some feel
6、ings C Music was from a Greek village D Everyone is interested in pop music 4 What is NOT the purpose of this music program A To study the language of music B To learn more about the music C To give a complete background to the music D To give people some music to listen to 2 Multiple studies link m
7、usic study to academic achievement But what is it about serious music training that seems to be associated with huge success in other fields I put the question to outstanding professionals in industries from tech to finance to media all of whom had serious past lives as musicians The phenomenon exte
8、nds beyond the math music association Strikingly many high achievers told me music opened up the pathways to creative thinking And their experiences suggest that music training sharpens other qualities Collection The ability to listen A way of thinking that joins together separate ideas The power to
9、 focus on the present and the future simultaneously For many of the high achievers I spoke with music functions as a hidden language as Mr Wolfensohn calls it one that enhances the ability to connect separate or conflicting ideas When he ran the World Bank Mr Wolfensohn traveled to more than 100coun
10、tries often taking in local performers which helped him understand the culture of people as distinct from their balance sheet It is in that context that the connection between math and music grabs the most attention Both are at heart modes of expression Bruce Kovner the founder of the hedge fund 对冲基
11、金 Caxton Associaes says he sees similarities between his piano playing and investing strategy As he says both relate to pattern cognition and some people extend these patterns across different senses For Roger McNamee whose Elevation Partners is perhaps best known or its early investment in Facebook
12、 music and technology have converged he says He became expert on Facebook by using it to promote his hand Moonalice and now is focusing on video by live streaming its concerts He says musicians and top professionals share the almost desperate need to dive deep This capacity to obsess seems to unite
13、top performers in music and other fields I ve always believed the reason I ve gotten ahead is by outworking other people he says It s a skill learned by playing that solo one more time working on that one little section one more time and it translates into working on something over and over again or
14、 double checking or triple checking He adds there is nothing like music to teach you that eventually if you work hard enough it does get better You see the results That s an observation worth remembering at a time when music as a serious pursuit is in decline in this country 1 Music training can enh
15、ance all of the following abilities except A handling the present with a long range vision B thinking from other people s perspective C listening to different opinions patiently D identifying connection between different ideas 2 Bruce Kovner sees a parallel between music and A hedge fund B patterns
16、C different senses D mathematics 3 By saying music and technology have converged Roger McNamee means A musical techniques are directly used in managing business B advanced technology makes sound better than before C Facebook has become a platform for promoting music albums D technology has increased the channels by which music is promoted 4 The observation underlined Para 7 in the last paragraph refers to A the claim that music is the key to success B the belief that results determine the value
