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人与社会——东西方音乐的异同
Music is a common language around the world, but Eastern and Western music have their own styles. Eastern music, such as Chinese folk music, usually uses pentatonic scales and traditional instruments like the erhu and guzheng. It pays much attention to melody and is often soft and gentle, close to nature. Western music, especially classical and pop, uses seven-note scales and instruments like the piano and guitar. It strongly focuses on harmony and has clear beats.
The two kinds of music also share something in common. Both can show people's feelings and relax the mind. Both are important parts of their cultures and are passed down from the old to the young. Now more musicians mix Eastern and Western styles to make new music. It helps people from different cultures understand each other better.
Eastern and Western music are different in forms but the same in warmth. They are both great gifts in our life and make the world of music more colorful.
1. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Western music doesn’t have clear beats.
B. Only young people like Western music.
C. Mixed-style music helps cross-cultural understanding.
D. Eastern music uses the same scales as Western music.
2. What does the underlined word “pentatonic” probably mean?
A. Five-note.
B. Seven-note.
C. Long.
D. Soft.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Eastern music has soft and gentle sounds.
B. Ways to play different kinds of music.
C. Similarities and differences of two music styles.
D. Western music pays attention to strong harmony.
4. ＜新考向 文章出处＞ Where is the passage most probably from?
A. A storybook.
B. A music magazine.
C. A sports newspaper.
D. A science report.
人与社会——东西方音乐的异同
Music is a common language around the world, but Eastern and Western music have their own styles. Eastern music, such as Chinese folk music, usually uses pentatonic scales and traditional instruments like the erhu and guzheng. It pays much attention to melody and is often soft and gentle, close to nature. Western music, especially classical and pop, uses seven-note scales and instruments like the piano and guitar. It strongly focuses on harmony and has clear beats.
The two kinds of music also share something in common. Both can show people's feelings and relax the mind. Both are important parts of their cultures and are passed down from the old to the young. Now more musicians mix Eastern and Western styles to make new music. It helps people from different cultures understand each other better.
Eastern and Western music are different in forms but the same in warmth. They are both great gifts in our life and make the world of music more colorful.
1. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Western music doesn’t have clear beats.
B. Only young people like Western music.
C. Mixed-style music helps cross-cultural understanding.
D. Eastern music uses the same scales as Western music.
2. What does the underlined word “pentatonic” probably mean?
A. Five-note.
B. Seven-note.
C. Long.
D. Soft.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Eastern music has soft and gentle sounds.
B. Ways to play different kinds of music.
C. Similarities and differences of two music styles.
D. Western music pays attention to strong harmony.
4. ＜新考向 文章出处＞ Where is the passage most probably from?
A. A storybook.
B. A music magazine.
C. A sports newspaper.
D. A science report.
答案
1. C 【解析】根据文章第二段“Now more musicians mix Eastern and Western styles ... helps people from different cultures understand each other better”可推断，融合风格的音乐有助于跨文化理解。
2. A 【解析】根据文章第一段“Eastern music ... uses pentatonic scales ... Western music ... uses seven-note scales”可知，pentatonic与seven-note相对，意为“五音的”。
3. C 【解析】通读全文可知，文章主要介绍东西方音乐的异同。
4. B 【解析】本文围绕音乐主题展开，最可能出自音乐杂志。
2. A 【解析】根据文章第一段“Eastern music ... uses pentatonic scales ... Western music ... uses seven-note scales”可知，pentatonic与seven-note相对，意为“五音的”。
3. C 【解析】通读全文可知，文章主要介绍东西方音乐的异同。
4. B 【解析】本文围绕音乐主题展开，最可能出自音乐杂志。
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，共4道选择题，需结合原文内容逐一分析：第1题是推理判断题，需定位原文第二段关于混合风格音乐的描述，推断其作用；第2题是词义猜测题，对比原文中东西方音乐使用的音阶（东方pentatonic与西方seven-note），推测词义；第3题是主旨大意题，需通读全文，梳理核心内容为东西方音乐的异同；第4题是文章出处题，根据文章围绕音乐主题展开，判断来源。
【解析】
1. 根据文章第二段“Now more musicians mix Eastern and Western styles to make new music. It helps people from different cultures understand each other better”可知，融合风格的音乐有助于跨文化理解，故答案为C。
2. 文章第一段提到东方音乐用“pentatonic scales”，西方音乐用“seven-note scales”，二者对应，故pentatonic意为“五音的”，答案为A。
3. 通读全文，文章主要介绍了东西方音乐的不同点（音阶、侧重点等）和相同点（表达情感、文化传承等），核心是两种音乐风格的异同，故答案为C。
4. 本文围绕东西方音乐的异同展开，主题是音乐，最可能出自音乐杂志，故答案为B。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的常见题型，涵盖推理判断、词义猜测、主旨大意、文章出处，需要学生准确定位原文信息，理解文章主旨，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，共4道选择题，需结合原文内容逐一分析：第1题是推理判断题，需定位原文第二段关于混合风格音乐的描述，推断其作用；第2题是词义猜测题，对比原文中东西方音乐使用的音阶（东方pentatonic与西方seven-note），推测词义；第3题是主旨大意题，需通读全文，梳理核心内容为东西方音乐的异同；第4题是文章出处题，根据文章围绕音乐主题展开，判断来源。
【解析】
1. 根据文章第二段“Now more musicians mix Eastern and Western styles to make new music. It helps people from different cultures understand each other better”可知，融合风格的音乐有助于跨文化理解，故答案为C。
2. 文章第一段提到东方音乐用“pentatonic scales”，西方音乐用“seven-note scales”，二者对应，故pentatonic意为“五音的”，答案为A。
3. 通读全文，文章主要介绍了东西方音乐的不同点（音阶、侧重点等）和相同点（表达情感、文化传承等），核心是两种音乐风格的异同，故答案为C。
4. 本文围绕东西方音乐的异同展开，主题是音乐，最可能出自音乐杂志，故答案为B。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的常见题型，涵盖推理判断、词义猜测、主旨大意、文章出处，需要学生准确定位原文信息，理解文章主旨，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.6
