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模拟2
SimulatedTest2(Band4)
PartⅠWriting(30minutes)
注意:
此部分试题在答题卡1上
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
ListeningtoMusic
Wealllistentomusicaccordingtoourowncapacities.Butthewholelisteningprocessmaybecomeclearerifwebreakitupintoparts.Inacertainsensewealllistentomusiconthreeseparatelevels.Forlackofabetterterm,onemightnamethese:
(1)thesensuous(感觉上的)level;
(2)theexpressivelevel;(3)themusicallevel.Theonlyadvantagetobegainedfrommechanicallybreakingupthelisteningprocessintotheselevelsistheclearerviewwemayhaveaboutthewayinwhichwelisten.
Thesimplestwayoflisteningtomusicistolistenforthepleasureofthemusicalsounditself.Thatisthesensuouslevel.Itisthelevelonwhichwehearmusicwithoutthinking,withoutconsideringitinanyway.Oneturnsontheradiowhiledoingsomethingelseandabsent-mindedlylistenstothesound.
Youmaybesittinginaroomreadingabook.Imagineonenotestruckonthepiano.Immediatelythatnoteisenoughtochangetheatmosphereoftheroom—provingthatthesoundelementinmusicispowerfulandmysterious.
Thesurprisingthingisthatmanypeoplewhoconsiderthemselvesqualifiedmusicloversabusethatlevelinlistening.Theygotoconcertsinordertolosethemselves.Theyusemusicasanescapefromtherealitiesofeverydaylife.Musicallowsthemtohaveachancetodream,dreamingbecauseofmusicyetneverquitelisteningtoit.
Yes,thesoundappealofmusicisastrongandprimitiveforce,butyoumustnotallowittotakeholdofthemostpartofyourinterest.Thesensuouslevelisanimportantoneinmusic,averyimportantone,butitisnotthewholestory.
Thereisnoneedtotalkfurtheraboutthesensuouslevel.Itsappealtohumanbeingisself-evident.However,peoplecanbemoresensitivetothedifferentkindsofsoundstuffasusedbyvariouscomposers.Don’tgettheideathatthevalueofmusicisequaltoitssensuousappealorthattheloveliestmusicismadebythegreatestcomposer.Ifthatwereso,RavelwouldbeagreatercreatorthanBeethoven.Thesoundelementandtheusageofsoundmustbetakenintoconsiderationwhenlistening.
ThesecondlevelonwhichmusicexistsiswhatIhavecalledtheexpressiveone.Here,immediately,wemeetwithproblems.Composershaveawayofstayingawayfromanydiscussionofmusic’sexpressiveside.DidnotStravinskyhimselfclaimthathismusicwasan“object”,a“thing”,withalifeofitsown,andwithnoothermeaningthanitsownpurelymusicalexistence?
Thisattitudemaybeduetothefactthatsomanypeoplehavetriedtoreaddifferentmeaningsintosomanypieces.Heavenknowsitisdifficultenoughtosaypreciselywhatisthemeaningofapieceofmusic.Butthatshouldnotleadonetotheotherextremeofdenyingtomusictherighttobe“expressive”.
Myownbeliefisthatallmusichasanexpressivepower,somemoreandsomeless,butthatallmusichasacertainmeaningbehindthenotesandthatthismeaningbehindthenotesmakesupwhatthepieceissaying,whatthepieceisabout.Thiswholeproblemcanbestatedquitesimplybyasking,“Isthereameaningtomusic?
”Myanswertothatwouldbe,“Yes.”And“Canyoustatewhatthemeaningis?
”Myanswertothatwouldbe,“No.”
Simply-mindedpeoplewillneverbesatisfiedwiththeanswertothesecondquestion.Theyalwayswantmusictohaveameaning.Themoreconcreteitis,thebettertheylikeit.Themorethemusicremindsthemofatrain,astorm,afuneral,oranyotherfamiliarthing,themoreexpressiveitappearstobetothem.Thispopularideaofmusic’smeaningshouldbediscouragedwhereverandwheneveritismet.
Still,thequestionremains.Howcloseshouldthemusicloverwishtodetermineameaningofanyparticularwork?
Nocloserthanageneralidea,Ishouldsay.Musicexpresses,atdifferentmoments,peacefulnessorexcitement,regretortriumph,angerordelight.Itexpresseseachofthesemoods,andmanyothers,inavarietyofsubtledifferences.Itmayevenexpressastateofmeaningforwhichthereexistsnoproperwordinanylanguage.Inthatcase,musiciansoftenliketosaythatithasonlyapurelymusicalmeaning.Whattheyreallymeanisthatnoproperwordcanbefoundtoexpressthemusic’smeaning.
Butwhateverideathemusicianmayhave,mostmusicloversstillsearchforspecificwordswithwhichtoexpresstheirmusicalreactions.ThatiswhytheyalwaysfindTchaikovskyeasierto“understand”thanBeethoven.Inthefirstplace,itiseasiertopinameaning-wordonaTchaikovskypiecethanonaBeethovenone.Mucheasier.Moreover,withtheRussiancomposer,everytimeyoucomebacktoapieceofhis,italmostalwayssaysthesamethingtoyou,whereaswithBeethovenitisoftenquitedifficulttodecidewhatheissaying.AndanymusicianwilltellyouthatthatiswhyBeethovenisthegreatercomposer—musicwhichalwayssaysthesamethingtoyouwillsoonbecomedullmusic,butmusicwhosemeaningisslightlydifferentwitheachhearinghasagreaterchanceofremainingalive.
Thethirdlevelonwhichmusicexistsisthemusicallevel.Besidesthepleasantsoundofmusicandtheexpressivefeelingthatitgivesoff,musicdoesexistintermsofthenotesthemselvesandoftheirarrangements.Mostlistenersarenotconsciousenoughofthisthirdlevel.
Whenthemaninthestreetlistenstothe“notesthemselves”withanydegreeofconcentration,heismostlikelytomentionthemelody(曲调).Rhythmislikelytogainhisattentionnext,particularlyifitseemsexciting.Butharmonyisgenerallytakenforgranted,iftheyarethoughtofconsciouslyatall.Asformusic’shavingadefiniteformofsomekind,thatideaseemsnevertohaveoccurredtohim.
Itisveryimportantforallofustobecomemorealivetomusiconitsmusicallevel.Theintelligentlistenermustbepreparedtoincreasehisawarenessofthemusicalmaterialandwhathappenstoit.Hemusthearthemelodies,therhythmsandtheharmoniesinamoreconsciousway.Butaboveallhemust,inordertofollowthelineofthecomposer’sthought,knowsomethingofprinciplesofmusicalform.Listeningtoalloftheseelementsislisteningonthemusicallevel.
LetmerepeatthatIhavebrokenupthethreeseparatelevelsonwhichwelistenmerelyforthesakeofclarity(清楚).Actually,weneverlistenononeortheotheroftheselevels.Whatwedoistolisteninallthreewaysatthesametime.Wedoitinstinctively.
Whatthereadershouldstrive(努力)for,then,isamoreactivekindoflistening.WhetheryoulistentoMozartorDukeEllington,youcandeepenyourunderstandingofmusiconlybybeingamoreconsciouslistener—notsomeonewhoisjustlistening,butsomeonewhoislisteningforsomething.
1.Onthesensuouslevel,peoplelistentomusicinorderto______________.
A)figureoutitsmeaning
B)studyitsstyle
C)enjoyitsnicesound
D)feelitsstrongpower
2.Howdosomepeopleabusemusiconthesensuouslevel?
A)Theyconsiderthemselvesqualifiedmusiclover.
B)Theydosomethingelsewhilelisteningtomusicovertheradio.
C)Theytrytodefinetheexactmeaningofmusicwhilelisteningtoit.
D)Theydaydreambecauseofmusicwithoutactuallylisteningtoit.
3.Accordingtotheauthor,thevalueofmusic_____________.
A)hassomethingtodowiththeusageofsound
B)isequaltoitssensuousappeal
C)dependsonwhetheritislovelyenough
D)liesinitsdeepandcomplexmeaning
4.Theauthorbelievesthatthemeaningexpressedinmusic________________.
A)isneveradmittedbymusicians
B)isverydifficulttodefine
C)iseasilymisunderstood
D)isnotworthconsidering
5.Simply-mindedpeoplewillconsiderapieceofmusicexpressivewhenit______________.
A)hasmorethanonemeaning
B)remindsthemofsomeconcretethings
C)shareswiththeirownbeliefs
D)expressessomeideastheycanunderstand
6.Whensomemusicianssaythattheirmusichasonlyapurelymusicalmeaning,theymeanthat___________.
A)ithasnoparticularmeaningatall
B)ithasameaningonlyaccessibletomusicians
C)itsmeaningonlyexistsononelevel
D)itsmeaningcannotbeexpressedbywords
7.WhyisBeethovenconsideredbysomemusiciansagreatercomposerthanTchaikovsky?
A)Becausehismusicismoredifficulttounderstand.
B)Becausehismusiccanbeexpressedinsimplerwords.
C)Becausethemeaningofhismusicdoesnotremainthesame.
D)Becausethemeaningofhismusicisbetterlovedbylisteners.
8.Themusicallevelofmusicisabout_____________________.
9.Accordingtotheauthor,itseemsthatordinarypeoplehaveneverthoughtthatmusic_________________________.
10.Theauthorsaysthatweinstinctivelylistentomusiconthethreelevels_________________.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
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