Music is different from songs. Songs express feelings with lyrics(歌词), but music with tones (音调).Unlike songs, music tones in themselves have no specific meanings. Different people may get different things from the same musical performance. Though some music works are difficult to understand, people need music in their daily life because it brings fun to them. Different people like different music: some love classical music, and others take an interest in pop music. Most young people like pop music.

Pop music began in the USA and became popular around the world during the 1950s and 1960s.The best-known early kind of pop music was “rock and roll”. Pop music has taken the place of (取代)native music in many parts of the world. It has caused the number of people for “jazz” music to become much smaller than in the 1950s and earlier and it has now begun to become the most popular. Much pop music is without artistic value (艺术价值), but the works of some pop singers such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Pink Floyd and Crosby are excellent. And there is still great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.

1.The biggest difference between music and songs is ________.

A.feelings B.lyrics and tones C.languages and countries D.meanings

2.Which of the following has now become the most popular according to the passage?

A.Native music. B.Jazz. C.Pop music. D.Classical music.

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to this passage?

A.People can get different things from the same piece of music.

B.Pop music began to be popular in the mid?twentieth century.

C.The best-known early form of pop music was “rock and roll”.

D.Much pop music is of great artistic value, so it interests young people greatly.

Takashi is 99 years old. He lives in Okinawa (冲绳县) in Japan. In Okinawa people tend to live a very long time. They are seldom ill. Many people are over 100 years old—longer than most people in other parts of the country and the world. What is their secret (秘密)?

The Okinawans eat vegetables, fruit, fish and rice. They usually have seven different kinds of fruit and vegetables every day. People don’t usually drink much alcohol (酒) or smoke. They don’t eat much meat or fast food.

Sports are very important for the people of Okinawa. Walking, traditional dancing, and gardening are very popular with people of all ages. More important, the people in Okinawa are seldom worried or angry and they never make themselves too busy. They are relaxed and take their time. Buses often come late, and people often arrive an hour late for meetings. Every evening hundreds of people, young and old, go to the beach to watch the beautiful sunset (日落). They talk, smile or laugh to each other.

Another important thing is that people often work until they are 80, sometimes even until 90! In the Okinawan words there is no word for “out of work”. Old people don’t stay at home— they go out and meet friends.

When journalists ask local people what their secret of long life span is, they always answer, “We are happy, we are always relaxed, and we are never in a hurry.”

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A.Takashi came to Okinawa from Tokyo many years ago.

B.More people of over 100 years old live in Tokyo than in Okinawa.

C.People in Okinawa seldom go to hospital when they are ill.

D.Takashi is a Japanese old man.

2.What do the Okinawans usually have for meals?

A.Meat and alcohol. B.Meat and fast food.

C.Fish, rice, fruit and vegetables. D.Different kinds of seafood.

3.What does the underlined word “relaxed” mean in Chinese?

A.放松自在的 B.紧张忙碌的 C.激动人心的 D.丰富多彩的

4.What do the old in Okinawa often do in the day?

A.They stay at home and watch TV.

B.They help to look after their grandsons and granddaughters.

C.They have a drink with their friends and talk happily.

D.They visit friends and chat with each other.

5.What is the secret of the Okinawans’ long life span?

A.They have healthy diets and often do sports.

B.They sleep and get up early every day.

C.They are seldom worried or unhappy.

D.They enjoy talking and watching the sunset.

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