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  This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year's Eve.It is called Auld Lang Syne(《友谊地久天长》).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 fang syne”mean“old long since”.No one knows who wrote the poem first.However,a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published(出版)in 1796.The words and music we know today first appeared 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 program with Auld Lang Syne,I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year!This is Buddy Thomas.

(1)

This passage is from ________.

[  ]

A.

a newspaper

B.

a magazine

C.

a TV program

D.

a radio program

(2)

________ is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us.

[  ]

A.

Robert Bums

B.

The Washington Saxophone Quartet

C.

Buddy Thomas

D.

The passage doesn't tell us

(3)

From the passage,we know that the song Auld Lang Syne is mainly played in the USA ________.

[  ]

A.

on New Year's Eve

B.

on Christmas Eve

C.

on weekends

D.

on holidays

(4)

The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared ________.

[  ]

A.

in 1790

B.

in 1793

C.

in 1796

D.

in 1799

(5)

The song Auld Lang Syne is about ________.

[  ]

A.

the history of Scotland

B.

an old Scottish poet

C.

the need to remember old friends

D.

the wishes to the radio friends

答案:1.D;2.C;3.A;4.D;5.C;
解析:

(1)

  细节理解题。由第三段中…I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year!可知这是一档广播节目。

(2)

  推测理解题。在这档广播节目中,主持人在向我们介绍一首名为Auld Lang Syne的歌曲。那么主持人是谁呢?由短文最后一句This is Buddy Thomas.知,Buddy Thomas就是节目主持人,故选择C。

(3)

  细节理解题。由第一段第三句It is the traditional music played during the New Year's celebration.知,应该选择A.

(4)

  推测理解题。由第二段最后两句知,1796年苏格兰诗人Robert Bums出版过Auld Lang Syne的一个版本,但我们今天所知的词曲版本出现在其三年后,即1799年的一个歌集中。

(5)

  推测理解题。通读全文可知,节目主要介绍了Auld Lang Syne这首歌曲的起源,但这首歌本身的意义在于缅怀老友。


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