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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.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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