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Good morning. The program today is ab out music. The word “music” comes from the Greek(希腊) word “muse”. The Muses are the goddesses(神) of the arts. Music is only one of the arts. It is like the spoken language, but it uses sounds. Today’s program brings together music from different corners of the world. Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions. But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone’s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them. When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When children go to school, their world of music grows. In the middle grades students take music lessons. When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music.

The records we have chosen for you today are from American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on. Music has meaning for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.

Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music…

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(    )51.The first paragraph is mainly about the        .

A、styles of music   B、taste of music  C、knowledge of music

(    )52.The speaker is probably        .

A、a host    B、a singer   C、a dancer

(    )53.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A、The Muses invented music.

B、Music can bring people some feelings.

C、Everyone is interested in pop music.

(    )54.The speaker believes that         .

A、music is a spoken language

B、music develops as we grow up

C、music plays an important part in our life

(    )55.What is NOT the purpose(目的) of this music program?

A、To learn more about the music.

B、To give a complete background(背景) to the music.

C、To give people some music to listen to.

C

What are the best pets for kids?

Rabbits ★Rabbits live for around 7 years.

★Touch them carefully. Rabbits may bite(咬).

★You can keep rabbits either in a hutch(笼子) outside or even indoors.

★Rabbits need large hutches and a lot of space to exercise.

Fancy rats(褐鼠) ★Fancy rats’life span(寿命) is about 2-5 years.

★You should keep fancy rats indoors and they need a very large hutch.

★You’d better keep fancy rats in a busy room in the house, so that they

can be parts of the family.

Guinea pigs(豚鼠) ★Guinea pigs live for around 4 to 7 years.

★They are very friendly and seem to enjoy being touched.

★Our guinea pigs live indoors at night and go into a pen(围栏) outdoors

during the day.

★Guinea pigs can live outdoors in cold weather.

Goldfish ★Goldfish can live up to be about 25 years old.

★They should be kept with other goldfish.

★They are easy to look after.

★Goldfish don’t cost much to keep.

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(    )56.You need to be careful to touch rabbits because they        .

A、are small    B、hate it    C、may bite

(    )57.You’d better keep a fancy rat         .

A、in a small hutch  B、in a busy room   C、in a large room

(    )58.        can live outside in cold weather.

A、Rabbits    B、Fancy rats    C、Guinea pigs

(    )59.        have the longest life span.

A、Rabbits    B、Goldfish    C、Guinea pigs

(    )60.Which of the following is TRUE?

A、Guinea pigs don’t like to be touched by owners.

B、Rabbits live shorter than guinea pigs do.

C、Rabbits and fancy rats need large hutches.