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3．People all over the world love listening to music and most have their favourite songs which they listen to again and again．But how did it all start？When could people first choose the music they wanted to listen to？The 1900s：The player radio
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries，pianos became very popular and rich families bought"player pianos"．A player piano played music that was programmed on paper rolls with holes in them and you could also play it like a holes in them and you could also play it like a"normal"piano．In the mid 1920s player pianos began to disappear mainly because the radio got more popular．
The 1910s：The first phonographs （留声机）
As early as 1877，there were phonographs to play music on and by the 1910s，many families had one．The music was on"records"made of aluminum foil （铝箔）．People could listen to them only a few times before the foil broke．Later the music was on wax cylinders （蜡筒）．There could hold longer recordings （two to four minutes），and people could play them more often．
The 1920s：Gramophones and record players
Gramophones were similar to the phonographs，but they used flat vinyl （乙烯基） disks and not cylinders to hold the music．The disks went round，and first a steel needle，then later a small diamond，"took"the music off the record．Some of the disks could play for more than 20minutes per side．Today some music lovers who are crazy about disks still use vinyl records．
The 1960s-1970s：Cassettes and the Walkman
In the 1960s，the first cassette recorders became popular．A big step towards modern technology was the invention of the first portable （便携式的） cassette player，the"Walkman"，by the Japanese company，Sony in 1979．For the first time，people could listen to their favourite music while they were travelling，doing sports，or going for walks．
21．What happened to the player piano in the mid 1920s？C
A．Only the rich could afford it．
B．It began to be used as a"normal"piano．
C．It was gradually replaced by the radio．
D．It was improved and played music automatically．
22．What do we know about phonographs and gramophones？A
A．They used different records to hold the music．
B．They are still popular among music lovers now．
C．Gramophones were easier to carry than phonographs．
D．Phonographs held longer recordings than gramophones．
23．The text is mainly aboutD．
A．the history of music．
B．the popularity of music．
C．the different types of music．
D．the development of listening to music．
分析 文章按时间顺序介绍了不同时期人们听音乐的不同设备---自动演奏钢琴、留声机和随身听等．
解答 21-23 CAD
21．C 细节理解题．根据第二段介绍的 In the mid 1920s player pianos began to disappear mainly because the radio got more popular．可知，这一时期无线电逐渐取代了自动演奏钢琴．
22．A．细节理解题．该句第三段和第四段可知，phonographs和gramophones都是留声机，但一个是通过蜡筒唱片播放音乐，而另外一个则用圆盘唱片播放音乐．
23．D 主旨大意题．文章按时间顺序介绍了几种音乐播放设备-自动演奏钢琴、留声机和随身听，故本文是关于人类听音乐设备的发展历程．
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
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