Do you like singing? Nowadays we often hear of people talking about karaoke. But what on earth it is about still remains a question for many people.

Karaoke is a sort of acoustic equipment which was invented inJapanaround the middle of the 1970s. It means “a band without people” in Japanese. In fact,it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars,and mainly for the customers to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in karaoke was popular music. Therefore,at times,when anyone felt like it,he might sing songs to the accompaniment(伴奏) of the music that came from the equipment.

Shortly after its invention,karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was introduced toChinaand was welcomed by many people. Although you are not a good singer,or even sometimes you may sing out of tune,you can always enjoy yourself by singing karaoke.

1. The underlined word “band” means a group of persons        .

   A. who play music together

   B.  who play games on the sports ground

   C.  living in the same neighbourhood

   D.  doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose

2. Karaoke is just a        .

   A. band fromJapan

   B.  cassette tape recorder

   C.  cassette tape with only music

   D.  voice recording equipment

3. People went to public houses and snack bars when karaoke appeared.

   A. to have a good time

   B.  to have something to drink

   C.  to get something to eat

   D.  to buy the equipment

4. Karaoke was spread to the whole world         .

   A. as soon as it was invented  

   B.  long ago

   C.  not long after it was invented

   D.  before long

5. The main idea of this passage is         .

   A. all persons like to play karaoke

   B.  to introduce karaoke to the people

   C.  karaoke is a sort of wonderful acoustic equipment

   D.  karaoke is used everywhere including snack bars

 CARDIFF,Wales—Poets,singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in Wales to celebrate the tradition of storytelling.

“It might seem strange that people still want to listen in age of watching television,but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again,” said David Ambrose,director of Beyond the Border,an international storytelling festival(节)   in Wales.

“Some of the tales,like the Inuit from Canada,are thousands of years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time,” he said early this month.

Two Inuit women,both in their mid-60s,are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait,or throat singing,which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings,forcing them to say little but listen attentively.

Ambrose started the festival in 1993,after several years of working with those revivingC coming back into use or existence) storytelling in Wales.

“It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions,and as all the Welsh are storytellers,it was in good hands here,” Ambrose said.

1. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling         .

   A. will be more popular than TV

   B.  will be popular again

   C.  started in Wales

   D.  is in the hands of some old people

2. From the tales told by the Inuit,people can learn         .

   A. about their life as early as thousands of years ago

   B.  why they tell the stories in a throat-singing way

   C.  how cold it has been where the Inuit live

   D.  how difficult it is to understand the Inuit

3. According to the writer,which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Storytelling once stopped in Wales.

   B.  Storytelling has a long history in Wales.

   C.  Storytelling is always well received in Wales.

   D.  Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales.

4. The underlined phrase “in good hands” means “         ”

   A. controlled by rich people

   B.  grasped by good storytellers

   C.  taken good care of

   D.  protected by kind people

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