B.To show her talent in music.
C.To make his music more famous.
D.To test a computer editing program.
解析:选A 细节理解题。根据第二段的"if she could make people like Berio's music more by making it more repetitive"和第三段的"she'd become obsessed with understanding why repetition is so compelling (引人入胜的)"可知,她这样做的原因就是想了解音乐重复的作用。
2.If we hear new music again and again, we ________.
A.can't deal with its sound better
B.tend to be cautious of it very much
C.may expect something from it consciously
D.won't know when we have heard it
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的"But then the ...again and again."可知,如果我们反复听新的音乐,我们或许会有意识地从中期望一些东西。
3.From the last paragraph, we can infer the repetition makes us ________.
A.experience the content of the songs
B.respond to the whole music better
C.remember the words of songs clearly
D.shift our experience of reality around us
解析:选D 细节理解题。结合最后一段的"She says repetition ...adjust our reality."可知,音乐中的重复会使我们从事情的表面看到其他的方面,以及暂时的逃离现实等。
4.What might be the most suitable title for the passage?
A.To play music again and again
B.To be exposed to music fully
C.To enjoy the beauty of music
D.To find the secret to musical effects
解析:选A 标题归纳题。本文主要解释了为什么音乐中会有不断地重复,以及这种音乐的重复起着什么作用等情况,因此A项符合主题。
B
One of the most significant parts of my high school career would be playing in the orchestra. I remember when I first started playing the viola (中提琴) in my school's program as an inexperienced fourth grader. As my interest in music grew, I decided to find a private instructor.
During my first lesson, I was surprised at what Dr. T was teaching - how to hold the viola