题目内容
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[1]Everybody is familiar with Christmas music; its played everywhere. Whether it's the music from a grocery store or random(随机的)songs on the radio, holiday music remains to flood in the air from the day after Thanksgiving to the beginning of December. Christmas music gets extremely over- played through the Holiday season. “'I think the common seasonal Christmas music is annoying because it keeps being played over and over.”said junior Devin McFarland.
[2]The Christmas music still played today is what she heard in her childhood. Some famous Christmas songs have never been changed. The original music is played so much that in some cases people dream about or even sing Christmas music__________. She wishes that there was a wider variety of songs. She likes the newer Christmas songs that bands either re- make or write themselves. "They have a fresher sound to Christmas songs, and they add their own characteristics to them so that they are more like their own songs. ” McFarland explained.
[3]Christmas is known as a happy and homecoming festival, so the holiday season is meant to be spent happily with your family. It is recognized that the music media wants to get the point across and add to the festival atmosphere. But isn't the music being pushed to the public too much?
[4]Most grocery stores play the music non-stop ,Christmas song after Christmas song, disgusting the customers who don't like that kind of music. You can walk through stores and attempt turning off the music, but sometimes it's impossible to do so. On the other hand, almost everyone has witnessed random persons walking along happily and either singing or whistling to the tune of the song that's played throughout the store.
1.What is the main idea of the passage? (no more than 10 words)
2.Why is the common seasonal Christmas music annoying? (no more than 8 words)
3.What does the music media hope to tell the public?
4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 3 words)
5.What does the word “them” (Line 6 Paragraph 2) probably refer to? (no more than 4 words)
1.Christmas music is calling for changes and updating.
2.Because it is played too much.
3.Christmas should be celebrated with family happily.
4.in their sleep
5.the newer Christmas songs
【解析】
1.通读全文可知
2.根据第一段的I think the common seasonal Christmas music is annoying because it keeps being played over and over可知
3.根据第三段的so the holiday season is meant to be spent happily with your family. It is recognized that the music media wants to get the point across and add to the festival atmosphere可知
4.根据The original music is played so much that in some cases people dream可知
5.根据前面一句的They have a fresher sound to Christmas songs可知