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阅读理解 音符进化论
素养:语言能力 难度:难 用时:8分钟
新素材 [2026南京鼓楼区期中]
CLASSICAL ERA
The term "classical" is often used to tell the difference between serious music and popular music. The symphony(交响乐) developed in this period. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there were two most famous composers.
Mozart was a talented composer and performed all over Europe at six. He wrote the famous opera The Magic Flute. The German composer Beethoven was completely deaf for the last 10 years of his life but continued to compose some of the greatest music in the world. Symphony No. 5 is one of them. His late works moved toward the Romantic movement.
ROMANTIC MOVEMENT
From about 1820, composers started using new harmonies(和声) and forms to create music full of different emotions(情绪). Composers cared more about creating dramas, painting pictures in sound, or telling stories.
The Russian composer Tchaikovsky was unhappy in his personal life, which brought great emotional depth to his music. He wrote many well-known works, including the famous 1812 Overture.
MODERN MUSIC
In the 20th century, there were great changes in serious music. The music composed by Stravinsky was difficult for people to understand. Stravinsky's The Firebird caused a sensation at its first performance in Paris in 1910. It was a big success. The music was so different and powerful that it made the young composer famous across Europe. The German Stockhausen challenged listeners' ideas about music. In Zyklus, for
example, he let the drummer start playing from any page of the music, and then play it in their own order.
COMPUTER COMPOSITION
Computers can help composers write music. The composer can use an electronic instrument to enter the melodies into the computer, where they can be stored, changed, and printed out.
1. 新考法·图文转换题 According to the passage, what information can be put on the timeline?
A. The Firebird; Mozart
B. Symphony No. 9; Stravinsky
C. The Magic Flute; Chopin
D. Symphony No. 5; Stockhausen
2. What do you know about Tchaikovsky and his music?
A. His music is always happy and joyful.
B. He composed worse when he was sad.
C. His personal feelings influenced his music.
D. He only composed music about his own life.
3. What may "caused a sensation" mean according to the passage?
A. It was forgotten at once.
B. It was a piece of modern music.
C. Everyone found it easy to understand.
D. It created great excitement and surprise.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Great Composers
B. Composers' Role in Music
C. A Brief History of Musical Styles
D. How Composers Create Music
素养:语言能力 难度:难 用时:8分钟
新素材 [2026南京鼓楼区期中]
CLASSICAL ERA
The term "classical" is often used to tell the difference between serious music and popular music. The symphony(交响乐) developed in this period. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there were two most famous composers.
Mozart was a talented composer and performed all over Europe at six. He wrote the famous opera The Magic Flute. The German composer Beethoven was completely deaf for the last 10 years of his life but continued to compose some of the greatest music in the world. Symphony No. 5 is one of them. His late works moved toward the Romantic movement.
ROMANTIC MOVEMENT
From about 1820, composers started using new harmonies(和声) and forms to create music full of different emotions(情绪). Composers cared more about creating dramas, painting pictures in sound, or telling stories.
The Russian composer Tchaikovsky was unhappy in his personal life, which brought great emotional depth to his music. He wrote many well-known works, including the famous 1812 Overture.
MODERN MUSIC
In the 20th century, there were great changes in serious music. The music composed by Stravinsky was difficult for people to understand. Stravinsky's The Firebird caused a sensation at its first performance in Paris in 1910. It was a big success. The music was so different and powerful that it made the young composer famous across Europe. The German Stockhausen challenged listeners' ideas about music. In Zyklus, for
example, he let the drummer start playing from any page of the music, and then play it in their own order.
COMPUTER COMPOSITION
Computers can help composers write music. The composer can use an electronic instrument to enter the melodies into the computer, where they can be stored, changed, and printed out.
1. 新考法·图文转换题 According to the passage, what information can be put on the timeline?
A. The Firebird; Mozart
B. Symphony No. 9; Stravinsky
C. The Magic Flute; Chopin
D. Symphony No. 5; Stockhausen
2. What do you know about Tchaikovsky and his music?
A. His music is always happy and joyful.
B. He composed worse when he was sad.
C. His personal feelings influenced his music.
D. He only composed music about his own life.
3. What may "caused a sensation" mean according to the passage?
A. It was forgotten at once.
B. It was a piece of modern music.
C. Everyone found it easy to understand.
D. It created great excitement and surprise.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Great Composers
B. Composers' Role in Music
C. A Brief History of Musical Styles
D. How Composers Create Music
答案
阅读理解
【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文,文章主要按时间顺序介绍了古典时期、浪漫主义时期、现代音乐时期及电脑作曲阶段的音乐风格、代表作曲家和作品。
长难句解读
The composer can use an electronic instrument to enter the melodies into the computer, (where they can be stored, changed, and printed out). 作曲家可以使用电子乐器将旋律输入电脑,在那里(旋律)可以被存储、修改并打印出来。
1. D 图文转换题。根据“The German composer Beethoven was completely deaf for the last 10 years of his life but continued to compose some of the greatest music in the world. Symphony No. 5 is one of them”可知,《第五交响曲》是贝多芬的作品。根据“The German Stockhausen challenged listeners' ideas about music. In Zyklus”可知,Zyklus是施托克豪森的作品。故选D。
2. C 细节理解题。根据“The Russian composer Tchaikovsky was unhappy in his personal life, which brought great emotional depth to his music”可知,俄罗斯作曲家柴可夫斯基个人生活并不幸福,这为他的音乐增添了深厚的情感,即他的个人情绪影响了音乐创作。故选C。
3. D 词义猜测题。根据“It was a big success. The music was so different and powerful that it made the young composer famous across Europe”可知,它大获成功。这首音乐如此独特且有感染力,以至于让这位年轻的作曲家闻名全欧洲,故可推测“caused a sensation”意为“引起极大的兴奋和惊喜”。故选D。
4. C 标题归纳题。
解题图式
根据图片可知,文章依次介绍了古典时期、浪漫主义时期、现代音乐时期及电脑作曲阶段的音乐风格,核心是“音乐风格的简要历史”。故选C。
