Question

This is a song. Millions of Americans will hear this song on New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊天长地久》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration.

Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends. The words “Auld Lang Syne” means “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version (版本) by Scottish poet Robert Burns came out in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared (出现) in a songbook three years later.

The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our programme with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas. Thanks for listening.

1.Where is the passage from?

A. A storybook. B. A magazine.

C. A TV programme. D. A radio programme.

2. Who is telling the song Auld Lang Syne to us?

A. Robert Burns.

B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.

C. Buddy Thomas.

D. We don’t know.

3.When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA?

A. On New Year’s Eve. B. On Christmas Eve.

C. On weekend. D. On holidays.

4. What’s Auld Lang Syne about?

A. It’s about the history of Scotland.

B. It’s about an Scottish writer.

C. It’s about the need to remember old friends.

D. It’s about the radio friends.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章主要讲述了这是一首歌《友谊天长地久》。数以百万计的美国人在除夕夜将听到这首歌，这是在新年期间播放的传统的音乐来庆祝活动。友谊地久天长是一个古老的苏格兰诗，它讲述了需要记住的老朋友。

1.细节理解题。由文中的最后一句“As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.”可知。故选D

2.细节理解题。由文中的最后一句“As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.”可知故选C

3.细节理解题。根据文中This is a song. Millions of Americans will hear this song on New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊天长地久》)可知这首歌主要是在新年的除夕夜演奏。故选A

4.细节理解题。根据文中Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.可知这首歌主要是告诉人们不要忘记自己的老朋友。故选C.

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