[单项选择]Quest ions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Material culture refers to what can be seen, held, felt, used—What a culture produces. Examin,ng a culture’s tools and technology can tell us about the group’s history and way of life. Sunilarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music culture. The most vivid body of material culture in it, of course, is musical instruments. We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music cultures in the remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and instruments pictured in art. Through the study of instrunents, as well as paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of Near Eas
A. it helps produce new cultural tools and technology
B. it can reflect the development of the nation
C. it helps understand the nation’s past and present
D. it can demonstrate the nation’s civilization

[单项选择]Quest ions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Material culture refers to what can be seen, held, felt, used—What a culture produces. Examin,ng a culture’s tools and technology can tell us about the group’s history and way of life. Sunilarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the music culture. The most vivid body of material culture in it, of course, is musical instruments. We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music cultures in the remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and instruments pictured in art. Through the study of instrunents, as well as paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of Near Eas
A. the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese music
B. Near Eastern music had an influence on the development of the instruments in the symphony orchestra
C. the development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern and Western music
D. the musical instruments in the symphony orchestra were developed on the basis of Near Eastern music

[单项选择]Questions 11 to 13 are based ore the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.

Why did human beings begin to grow crops and raise livestock
A. Because they wanted to stay in a fixed place.
B. Because the foods obtained by hunting were not enough.
C. Because those food were more delicious.
D. Because their became more and more intelligent.

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What kind of man was the artist
A. Neither rich nor kind.
B. Not rich but kind.
C. Rich and kind.
D. Rich but mean.

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Questions 11 and 12 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.


Why are divorces so common at present
A. Because it is difficult to maintain a marriage.
B. Because people like watching TV programs.
C. Because people prefer joy to self-discipline.
D. Because our society is permissive towards divorces.

[单项选择]Questions 15 and 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.


What do plants do when they are thirsty
A. They give out faint cries.
B. They make noises to drive away insects.
C. They extend their water pipes.
D. They become elastic like rubber bands.

[单项选择] Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
According to the speaker, what is the distinctive characteristic of good jazz musicians
A. They must be rich in the knowledge of harmony and rhythm.
B. They should be enthusiastic when composing music.
C. They should follow their intuition to let the music come out naturally.
D. They would perform the music with guidance of formal theory.

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