There are many different kinds of music in the world . Let’s read some kinds of them .

Classical Music

Classical music is a form(形式)of music needing high musical skills . If you wish to learn this kind of music , you have to go through proper training .

Metal Music

Metal music came out after the Second World War . The melody(旋律)of the song is heavily influenced(影响)by the structure(结构)for it . It is also know as “ information music ”. While in metal music , songwriting is based on(以……为基础)a form .

Hip-hop Music

This music always includes the use of instruments such as the guitar , violin , piano , bass , drums and so on . In this type of music , the bass is the main instrument . It was first played by a group of travelling singers and poets(诗人)of West Africa .

Opera Music

It first appeared in Italy in the 1600s . It has a great mixture(混合物)of theatrical art and musical invention and is used to playing in the theaters .

Jazz Music

This type of music has strong and complex(复杂的)melodies . The main musical instruments are comet , trumpet or violin , that help carry the melody .

Besides these , there are many others such as the blues , new age music , Celtic music , religious music and chamber music .

1. __________ Music needs high musical skills .

A. Classical B. Metal C. Hip-hop D. Opera

2. __________ is used in both the Hip-hop Music and Jazz Music .

A. Piano B. Trumpet C. Violin D. Cornet

3. Which of the following RIGHT according to the passage ?

A. Metal Music appeared after the First World War .

B. Only after proper training , you can learn the blues .

C. People call Jazz Music information music .

D. In the world there are many kinds of music .

My sister and I are very different.When people meet us both,they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters.This is because we don’t look like each other,we have different personalities(性格) and our lifestyles are different.

Do you resemble your brother or sister? My sister and I don’t resemble each other at all. I am tall,but she is very short.I have short dark brown hair and green eyes.She has long blond hair and blue eyes.I am strong but she is not.I have big hands and feet;Her feet and hands are very small.When we were kids,she was thin,but I was heavy.Now,we are both heavy.

We also have opposite personalities.She is always stressed out.I am calmer and more outgoing.She is always worried about what other people think and say about her.But I really don’t care. When she has a problem,she just worries about it,but when I have a problem,I try to fix(解决) it.She easily gets angry,especially with our mother.But I’m more patient.

Our lifestyles are very different.I love old things and hardly ever go shopping.But she goes shopping twice or more a week.I have cats.She has a dog.I read.She watches TV.

1.The writer and her sister are different in _____ ways.

A.two B.three C.four

2.The underlined word “resemble”means “______ ” in Chinese.

A.相似 B.想念 C.害怕

3.The writer’s sister is a ______ girl.

A.thin and tall

B.thin and short

C.heavy and short

4.We can learn from the underlined part “but I don’t really care”that the writer _______.

A.is stressed out

B.doesn’t care about her sister.

C.donesn’t care about others’ opinions(看法)

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The writer was fat when she was a kid.

B.The writer is always angry with her sister.

C.The writer and her sister both have blue eyes.

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