题目内容
Most people want to know how things are made.They honestly admit,however,that they hardly know a thing when it comes to understanding how a piece of music is made.Where a composer(作曲家)begins,how he manages to keep going--in fact,how and when he learns his trade--are all covered in complete darkness.The composer,in short,is a mall of mystery.
One of the first things the common man wants to know about is the part inspiration plays in a composer's work.He finds it difficult to believe that composers are not much interested in that question Writing music is as natural for a composer as eating or sleeping for all.Music is something that the composer happens to have been born for.
The composer,therefore,does not say to himself:“Do I feel inspired?” he says to himself:“Do I feel like working today?” And if he feels like working,he does.It is more or less like saying to himself:“Do I feel sleepy?” If you feel sleepy,you go to sleep.If you don't feel sleep,you stay up.If the composer doesn't feel like working,he doesn't work It is as simple as that.
1.What would he the best title for the text?
A.Composer:a man of mystery B.Practice makes good music
C.Relation between sleeping and music D.Music:product of nature
2.The words “covered in complete darkness” underlined in paragraph 1 most probably mean ________.
A.difficult to be made B.without any light
C.black in color D.not known
3.Most people seem to think that a composer ________.
A.finds it difficult to write music.
B.considers it important to have a good rest.
C.should like to talk about inspiration.
D.never asks himself very simple questions.
4.The author will most probably agree that compose _________.
A.are born with a gin for music B.are people full of mystery
C.work late at night for their music D.know a lot about eating and sleeping
ADCA
Taiwan will finalize a plan by the end of June to open up the island to tourists from mainland China, though no date has been fixed for formal implementation(执行), an official at the Mainland Affairs Council(MAC)said on Monday.
The official said the reports in the local press on Monday that the MAC has decided to postpone its plan to announce the implementation of the new plan on July 1 were inaccurate.
The official said cooperation between different organizations was still underway.The United Daily news quoted the director of the MAC’s legal affairs department, Liu Thehsun, as saying the plan to open up to mainland tourists would not be implemented as scheduled due to a lack of cross-strait communication.
Although relevant authorities, including the Bureau of Immigration and the Tourism Bureau, have complete reports on how to deal with visitors from mainland China, the decision has been taken not to press, ahead with announcement of the plan’s implementation on the first of July, Liu was quoted as saying.
The report also said that while no restrictions would be imposed on the mainland visitors in terms of age or residence in China, the visitors would need to hold a steady job or have more than 50,000RMB(about 6,000, U.S.dollars)in bank savings before they would be eligible(有资格的)to visit Taiwan.
In addition, Taiwan bound mainland tourists would have to come as part of a tour group and would be allowed to stay a maximum of 10 days each time.
The number of mainland tourists allowed to enter the island would also initially be limited to 1,000 people a day.
Although most people from Taiwan are free to travel to China, only a small number of mainland Chinese have been able to visit the island due to restrictions imposed by both sides of the Taiwan Strait after the end of a civil war in 1949.
【小题1】At the moment, according to the passage, ___________.
A.no mainland Chinese can visit Taiwan now |
B.any mainland Chinese can visit Taiwan now |
C.many mainland Chinese have ever visited Taiwan since 1949 |
D.a few mainland Chinese have ever visited Taiwan since 1949 |
A.there will be no restrictions to mainland visitors |
B.mainland visitors who want to travel in Taiwan must have at least ¥50,000 in the bank savings account |
C.there will be no age restrictions to the mainland visitors |
D.mainland visitors will be free to travel to Taiwan |
A.MAC | B.United Daily |
C.several organizations | D.Bureau of Immigration |
A.The implementation of the plan has not been fixed. |
B.It was originally fixed on July 1 to announce the plan’s implementation. |
C.For lack of cross-strait communication, the plan will not be officially completed until July. |
D.When the plan is finalized, it will be announced immediately. |