Music is often divided into several categories, or groups.Some of the categories are: classical music, traditional music, rock music, and jazz music.

The first kind, classical music, refers to orchestra music that originated(发源) in Europe a few hundred years ago. Most of the original classical music was composed or written in Italy, Germany, Austria, or Russia. Classical music is usually played by a variety of string and wind instruments.

The second type of music is traditional music. It comes from a particular culture. Every culture has its own special form of traditional music. For example, “blues music” is a kind of traditional music in the United States and “enka music” is one kind of traditional music in Japan. Each traditional music has its own special instruments.

Another kind of music is rock music. It is generally a loud kind of music, played with a strong beat. Rock musicians often use electric instruments. Rock music probably began in Europe about 30 or 40 years ago. It became very popular, especially among young people, during the 1960s and 1970s.

The fourth kind of music is jazz. Jazz probably comes from Africa. Jazz has different kinds of rhythm(节奏) from other kinds of music. A variety of musical instruments are used to play this kind of music, especially wind instruments.

Of course there are other categories of music. In addition, many kinds of music are combinations(结合) of classical and traditional, or classical and jazz, or rock and jazz, and so on.

1.What are the countries that composed or wrote most of the original classical music?

A. Austria, Germany, Russia and Italy.

B. Italy, Germany, the United States and Japan.

C. Austria, Germany, the United States and Japan.

D. Italy, Russia, Germany and the United States.

2.What kind of music is “blues music”?

A. Classical music. B. Traditional music.

C. Rock music. D. Jazz music.

3.When did rock music become very popular?

A. A few hundred years ago. B. About 30 or 40 years ago.

C. During the 1960s and 1970s. D. The passage doesn't mention.

4.Where did jazz music probably originate?

A. In Europe. B. In Africa. C. In Russia. D. In the United States.

5.What is the main point of the passage?

A. Different categories of music.

B. The origin of music.

C. The difference between classical music and traditional music.

D. None of the above.

阅读短文,根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填人一个最恰当的单词。

We dislike too hot days. Luckily, we have air conditioners and fridges. How did Chinese people stay cool in the hot season before they have air conditioners and fridges?

The most common way Chinese people in the past kept cool was to use fans. Many fans had poems or drawings on them.

 Beginning in the Sui dynasty(朝代), Chinese people started to use porcelain pillows(瓷枕). These pillows felt cool, so people could sleep well on them.

People in old times didn't have fridges to make ice. Instead, they collected ice in winter and kept it underground, sometimes in wells(井). When summer came, they got the ice out and put it in their living rooms to cool them down.

Rich people and members of the king family had more expensive ways to keep cool. As early as the Han dynasty, some people used a tool(工具) like modern electrical fans. It was made of a wheel(轮子) and some fan blades(叶片). A person would pull a rope to make the wheel spin(转) and then the blades would spin around fast.

In the Tang dynasty, people found a way to make their whole house cool. They built their houses next to the water, used some machines to carry water to the top of the house, and made it flow down from the eaves(屋檐). This man-made waterfall brought cool air into the house.

How people kept cool in the past

Different

1. in

different

times

Fans: It was very common for people to use fans with 2. or drawings on them.

Porcelain pillows: In the Sui dynasty, 3.people began to sleep on porcelain pillows4. these pillows were cool.

Ice: In winter, ice was collected and stored, and then in 5. , people got the ice out and put it in houses to make the

temperature 6.

7. fans: In the Han dynasty, a tool like modern electrical fans was used by only a small number of people, for it was8.

Water: In the 9. dynasty, people kept their houses cool by making 10. waterfalls.

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网