高三英语素质测试
本卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，满分150分，考试时问120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力理解(共两节。满分30分)
第一节(共5小题：每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man doing?
A. Offering a suggestion. B. Making a request. C. Asking for permission.
2 When will the film begin?
A. 7;15 B. 7 sharp. C. 6:45.
3. What does the woman think of her piano lessons?
A. They are too boring. B. They are too easy. C. They are very rewarding.
4. What does the woman want the man to do?
A. Make a call. B. Hang up. C. Get off the train
5. How will the man probably go downtown?
A. He is likely to take a bus.
B. He is likely to take a taxi.
C. He is likely to take an airplane.
第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6—7题。
6. What's wrong with the woman's bike?
A. The wheels are loose. B. The chain is loose. C. The brake is loose.
7. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a post office. B. In the street. C. In a garage.
听第6段材料，回答8—9题。
8. What was the woman's problem?
A. She was sick.
B. She couldn't make up her mind as to which country to visit.
C. She couldn't think of a topic for her composition.
9. What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. Try to get organized. B. Ride a camel. C. Write about her trip.
听第8段材料，回答10—12题。
10. Why does the woman call Mr. Johnson?
A. To introduce a iota. B. To set up a laboratory. C. To go to a college.
11. How did the Job Center get to know Johnson?
A. Johnson phoned them.
B. Johnson e-mailed them.
C. Johnson telegrammed them.
12. What makes Johnson think about it?
A. The pay. B. The employer. C. The working time.
听第9段材料，回答13—16题。
13. For what was the woman in Canada?
A. For the Christmas Holiday.
B. For a research program.
C. For Thanksgiving Day.
14. What did she think of the Canadians she worked with?
A. They did not like traveling.
B. They were friendly and helpful.
C. They finished all the work before Christmas.
15. What have we learned about the research program7
A. It will be finished in March.
B. It was finished before Christmas.
C. Part of it has been finished.
16. What day does Boxing Day fall on?
A. December 24. B. December 25. C. December 26.
听第10段材料，回答17—20题。
17. Where does the speaker give the talk?
A. On TV. B. In a class. D. On the radio.
18. What music will be introduced?
A. Classical Eastern music, American music and pop.
B. Classical Western music, Indian music and pop.
C. Modern Russian music, Indian music and pop.
19. How many musicians are mentioned by the speaker?
A. Three. B. Two. C. One.
20. What kind of feeling do the musical compositions express?
A. Pride. B. Happiness. C. Sadness.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节。满分45分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
例：Alice was the letter from Tom, but it didn't reach her for some reason.
A. expecting B. waiting C. waiting for D. expected 答案是A。
21. If , please give him a hand, you?
A. asking; will B. asked; will
C. being asked; won't D. to be asked; won't
22. Beijing is changing so rapidly that maps of the city go out of date almost they are published.
A. after B. once C. as .soon as D. since
23. According to some doctors, one of the ways to prevent us from growing old is to make sure that our brains get enough .
A. rest B. sport C. experience D. exercise
24. -- What is your students' favorite sport?
-- of boys like playing football.
A. None B. The most C. The majority D. Every
25. -- You look very nice in this dress.
-- ___________.
Which of the following answers is incorrect?
A. Thank you, but it is just so so.
B. No, it's quite ordinary.
C. You are wrong. It is quite ugly, though.
D. Thank you, but I was not sure whether it suits me.
26. In my opinion, the girl ______ to be a good dancer if she is well trained in an art school.
A. expects B. hopes C. wishes D. promises
27. Much he has a good taste, he can't avoid being influenced by advertisements.
A. that he claims B. does he claim
C. as he claims D. is it that he claims
28. what would happen, none of them could find a way out.
A. Left wondering B. Having left wondering
C. Leaving to wonder D. Having left to wonder
29. -- I hear that Tom can't afford his schooling this fall.
-- , let's do something for him.
A. If any B. When necessary
C. When possible D. If so
30. Actually, works hard can be they want to be, whether it is a pilot, an engineer or a manager.
A. anyone; whoever B. no matter who; whoever
C. whoever; no matter what D. whoever; whatever
31. -- On the contrary, I think it is the mother, rather than her children, ________ to blame.
-- I agree with you.
A. what is B. that is C. who are D. that are
32. the help from the doctor, the little boy _____ his life.
A. Apart from; should have lost B. Without; could lose
C. But for; would have lost D. Except for; would have lost
33.Towards evening, icy rain began to fall and ____ road became slippery.
A. /; the; a B. /; an; the
C. the; /; a D. the; /; the
34. How can we decide where to spend our holiday if you _____ your mind?
A. constantly change B. will constantly change
C. are constantly changing D. have constantly changed
35. Some youngsters know what to at the university. They have made up their minds about their futures.
A. take in B. take up C. take over D. take down
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, "Would you mind 36 your seat'? A couple would like to sit together. " The only 37 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. 38 am I going to sit there, I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, "She needs help." Finally, I 39 to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She 40 in a ear accident and now was on her way for 41 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 42 that Kathy would not be able to 43 herself. I considered 44 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 45 to offer a service to a 46 . But then I realized that Kathy's need was more 47 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 48 she was uncomfortable about accepting, she 49 . We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five - hour trip, my heart 50 , and the 51 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 52 my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her.
Love 53 flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us 54 . When we _55_ to serve another, ,we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
36. A. losing B. changing C. taking D. giving
37. A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable
38. A. No problem B. No way C. Nowhere D. No doubt
39. A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised
40. A. was B. would he C. used to be D. had been
41. A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business
42. A. know B. say C. realize D. recognize
43. A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support
44. A. offering g. needing C. stopping D. trying
45. A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast
46. A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger
47. A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful
48. A. when B. although C. since D. as
49. A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did
50. A had warmed B. had jumped C. had broken D. bad cheered
51. A. life B. money C. time D. energy
52. A. below B. through C. across D. beyond
53. A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
54. A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset
55. A. happen B. stretch C. wait D. continue
第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Richard Wagner was a German musician who lived in the mid-19th century. He gained fame by writing opera, a form of performance combining singing, music on instruments, and drama.
Wagner's life and work have been very controversial (有争议的). While he wrote excellent music, many people think his operas are too dark and serious, lacking the fun common in operas written before his time.
Wagner, on the other hand, thought the opera of his time was too simple. He wanted to make opera a serious form of art that combined drama and music to tell deep stories that would have a strong effect on the audience.
Some people thought Wagner's new kind of music was too different from the operas they were used to hearing. Wagner agreed with them. In fact, he didn't call his works "operas" at all, using instead a German word that means "Musical Festival" or "Musical play".
While many people today still do not like Wagner's operas, they cannot deny that Wagner has had a lot of influence on opera as a form of art. Wagner invented the tradition of turning off the lights before starting a play. He also was the first person to make the whole audience sit down for an entire play. Today, almost all operas are performed in this manner.
Wagner as a man was even more controversial than Wagner as a writer of music. He hated Jewish people, slept with his friends' wives, and made many people angry--things we would today think of as evil. Some would say he was a good musician, while others that he was a bad musician. But it would be difficult to say he was not an important person in music and in the world.
56. Which of the following best express the main idea of the passage?
A. Richard Wagner is not worth talking about.
B. Richard Wagner is an evil man.
C. Richard Wagner writes opera.
D. Richard Wagner is a very controversial man.
57. Which of the following uses the word "deep" in the same sense as it is used at the end of paragraph three?
A. The ocean is very deep.
B. He has a very deep, booming voice.
C. It is not easy to tell the meaning of this poem, because the poet is very deep.
D. I have deep pockets.
58. What is not a way in which Wagner's work was different from normal opera of his time?
A. Wagner called his works "Musical Festivals".
B. Wagner used a combination of drama, music on instruments, and singing.
C. Wagner turned off the lights before starting a play.
D. Wagner made the whole audience sit down for an entire performance.
59. Which of the following bits of information does not support the point the author makes in the last sentence?
A. Few musicians have been affected by Wagner's work.
B. Most writers of opera today think opera as a serious form of music.
C. Today, all operas are performed with the lights off and the audience seated.
D. Wagner's music had a big influence on Adolf Hitler.
B
This passage is from a play. Words in italics are descriptions of the room and of things people are doing. Words in CAPITALS are names of characters. Everything else is something they say.
The back wall is covered with books. The rest of the room is bare : no tables, desks, or sofas, only two wooden chairs, and a large cast -iron stove.
A man in his fifties sits in one of the chairs. He is writing on a pile of papers that rests on his knees. A young man enters. He wears a large coat, which he does not take off.
DANIEL: Do you ever stop?
The PROFESSOR continues writing. DANIEL pulls a chair to the stove and sits.
DANIEL: You used to hate mornings.
PROFESSOR: It's too cold to sleep. I was going mad in bed ,so I had to get up. I don't seem to feel as cold when I’m sitting.
DANIEL: That's because your work distracts (分散注意力) you from the temperature--for the moment.
PROFESSOR: I think it's the position, too. Lying down one has less resistance to the cold--well, that's my impression in any case.
DANIEL: So what are you working on?
PROFESSOR: You'll laugh. I'm writing a--what shall I call it? A paper? Expose? Thoughts? --on the last chapter of The Observatory Ball(天文台).
DANIEL: The book by Blatek?
PROFESSOR: There's one by somebody else?
DANIEL: In all the years I've known you, I've only heard you say bad things about Blatek.
PROFESSOR: True, but how long have you lived with me?
DANIEL: Two months.
60. What is the meaning of the underlined word "Expose" in the dialogue?
A. A picture. B. An essay.
C. An expectation. D. A menu.
61. What can we tell about the two men from the dialogue?
A. They are both warm.
B. They met each other recently.
C. They have known each other for a long time.
D. The professor does not like Daniel.
62. What would the Professor be most likely to say next?
A. Why he is writing about Blatek even if he doesn't like the man.
B. Ask Daniel why he is wearing a coat.
C. That he wants to go to bed.
D. That he wants to burn some of his books.
63. What is the big problem the characters in this story must deal with?
A. The Professor needs to publish a book.
B. The Professor hates mornings.
C. It is very cold.
D. Daniel and the Professor both do not like Blatek.
C
One type of fish is named the salmon. There are many different kinds of salmon, but almost all of them mate in a very strange way. They are born in small, fresh water rivers. They live in the river for a year, and then swim downstream to a bigger river and eventually to the ocean. In the saltwater, they eat constantly and grow very quickly. While they live in the ocean, salmon are silver colored.
After several years at sea, the salmon grow very long and heavy. Then, as if by magic, they all begin to swim home. Each salmon somehow remembers where it was born and swims to the very same area in the small river.
It is a long, difficult journey home. Once the salmon enter freshwater, they stop eating. They also change colors. Some salmon turn red, others brown and grey, and some turn pink. Some salmon grow a large bulge on their back, called a bump. These salmon fight to swim up-stream against the current of sometimes very powerful rivers. They jump over waterfalls and have to avoid bears, birds, and fishermen.
Finally, the salmon that survive mate in the same river in which they were born. Then, after all that work, they die! These salmon still play an important role. Their dead bodies help to provide nutrition to the animals that live in and around the river. When their eggs hatch, the cycle will start again.
64. In Paragraph 2, the clause "as if by magic" suggests that __
A. a magician helps salmon
B. nobody knows how salmon find their way home
C. the author doesn't know much about salmon
D. salmon are magic
65. Which of the following do salmon not do when they reenter freshwater?
A. They change colors. B. They stop eating.
C. They grow bulges on their backs. D. They grow teeth.
66. Inferring from the passage, why do salmon eat a lot while they are in the ocean?
Because ________.
A. they need to have enough energy to return home
B. they never stop swimming
C. they are afraid of bears
D. the different water makes them hungry
67. Salmon return to fresh water in order to _____________.
A. mate
B. provide nutrition to other animals
C. mate and provide nutrition to other animals
D. make a difficult journey
D
Maybe ten-year- old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, "But, Dad, you can' t be healthy if you' re dead."
Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt--a mistake 75 % of the US population make every day. The big question is why.
There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common.
Myth Number One: It's best to be "thrown dear" of a serious accident.
Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to "throw you clear" is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you'll have traveled through a windshield (挡风玻璃) or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are "thrown clear."
Myth Number Two: Safety belts "trap" people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious (昏迷) due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three: Safety belts ate not needed at speeds of le~ than 30 miles per hour (mph).
Truth: When two cars traveling at 30mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to driving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
68. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, "But Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead"?
A. He was driving at great speed
B. tie was running across the street.
C. He didn't have his safety belt on.
D. He didn't take his medicine on time.
69. According to the text, to he "thrown clear" of a serious accident is very dangerous because you ___.
A. may be knocked down by other cars
B. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car
C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat
D. may get caught in the car door
70. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe __
A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
C, they will be caught when help comes
D. cars catch fire easily
71. What is the advice given in the text?
A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.
B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
C; Never forget to wear safety belt while driving.
D. Drive slowly while you' re not wearing a safety belt.
E
The best advice young men and women can hear these days is not "Get Rich". It's "Go West".
Those who hope to make their fortunes or, at the very least, find good jobs or life long careers have a better chance of doing so in China ' s western provinces than in the increasingly crowded eastern cities. Along the eastern coast, cities are filled with newcomers looking for work. They seek anything from the lowest-level unskilled jobs to the instant-millionaire Internet chance of lifetime. Few have found the latter, and few ever will.
Some 160 years ago, young men and women streamed into New York, Philadelphia, Boston--the United States' equivalent of China's Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. All of these young people were searching for work, for riches; for fame. Few found any of that. The rest joined the masses working hard at low-level jobs trying to support themselves and their families.
Horace Greeley, a well-known American newspaper editor of the period had sound advice for those seeking work. "Do not," Greeley said, "lounge (to stand or sit in a lazy manner) in the cities! There is room and health in the country, away from the crowds of idles (people who waste time doing nothing) and imbeciles (a person of weak mind). Go West …
In the mid- 19th century, when Greeley issued his call to go west, America was about to develop its western regions---much as China is today. Out west, the unemployed could find jobs.
What was needed then in the America West is what is needed now in China's western regions; men and women with determination to make something of themselves, men and women with skills any developing nation must have to survive and prosper.
It has nothing to do with the Internet. It has nothing to do with becoming a movie star, pop music idol, or a Bill Gates clone. It has everything to do with reality.
72. Why does the author think "Go West" is the best advice for young people in China?
A. If they go west, they are sure to get rich.
B. China's west is richer than its east.
C. Eastern cities are too crowded to live in.
D. There are more chances of success there than in the east.
73. The author mentions young America of the 19th century because
A. he wants young Chinese to learn from them
B. he tries to show how they succeeded in the eastern cities
C. they were poor examples for today's young Chinese to follow
D. most of them preferred to work in the west
74. The underlined word "sound" in the 4th paragraph means
A. what may be heard B. seem when heard
C. produce a sound D. based on truth or good judgment
75. What is needed in China's west now according to the writer?
A. The Internet. B. Movie stars.
C. People with skills. D. Pop music idols.
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分：写作(共两节。满分35分)
第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
As the development of the Internet, more and more 76. __________
people tend to send out e-cards instead of paper ones to 77. __________
their friends when an important holiday came. 78. __________
Comparing with traditional Cards," e cards are lively 79. __________
and interesting. They can give us not pictures but 80. __________
sounds as well However, it is faster to send an e-card. There 8l. __________
is a variety of cards online which you can choose. With 82. __________
the popularity of e-cards, less paper is used as making 83. __________
paper cards, it is better for our environment. In 84. __________
short, I hope that sending greetings using e-cards 85. __________
will be accepted by more people, not the young alone.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华，你上个星期天去市图书馆看书时发现以下问题，你写信向馆长Mr“反映：
1．新书太少；
2．书架上的书比较混乱；
3．阅览室的一盏灯坏了；
4．管理员工作时彼此闲聊。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．信的开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Li,
Last Sunday, I went to do some reading in your library.___________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
So, for the sake of readers, I suggest that you change all these as son as possible.
Yours,
Li Hua
高三英语素质测试参考答案及听力材料
1-5 BBCBA 6-10 ABCCA 11-15 BABBC 16-20 CCBCC
21-25 BCDCB 26-30 DCADD 31-35 BCBCB
36-40 BCBAD 41-45 ACBAA 46-50 DCBDA 51-55 CDDAB
56-60 DCBAB 6l-65CACBD 66-70 ACCBA 71-75 CDADC
76. as 改为 with 77. out 删去 78. came改为comes/arrives/approaches
79. comparing改为compared 80 .not 后加 only
8l. However改为Also/Furthermore/Moreover/Besides 82. which 前加from
83. as改为for/m 84. it改为which 85. 正确
Dear Mr. Li,
Last Sunday, I went to do some reading in your library. Over the time 1 was there, I found something unpleasant. Therefore, I' d like to voice nay opinions, which, I hope, would be of help for you to create a more comfortable place for readers.
First, there are few" new books on the shelf, and most books are not popular today. Second, some books are not sorted in proper order, making it difficult for readers to find what they want quickly. Third, the assistants didn't offer good service. Instead, they were chatting. In addition, they took no notice of the fact that a light wasn't working. Leave this state of affairs to stay the same, and I am afraid there will be fewer and fewer readers.
So, for the sake of readers, I suggest that you change all these as son as possible.
Yours,
Li Hua
Listening materials :
Text 1
M: Do you think you could possibly work late this evening?
W: Work late?
M: I'm afraid there's some work we really must finish this evening, I can't possibly do it myself.
W: I suppose so, if you really think it's necessary.
Text 2
M: It's already 15 to 7. We'd better hurry up for the film.
W: Don't worry; the film will be on in 15 minutes,
Text 3
M: How are your piano lessons going?
W: Very well. I think the lessons will be worth the time and trouble and I am making progress.
Text 4
W: Can you get off the phone? I have to make a call.
M: Just a minute. I'm talking to my sister.
Text 5
M: What is the best way to downtown?
W: If you are in a hurry, you should take a taxi. But it's very expensive.
M: I'm in no particular hurry.
W: Well, take an airport bus then, and it will cost you only about $ 15.
M: That's a good idea.
Text 6
W: Can you help me, sir?
M: What seems to be the trouble?
W: There is something wrong with my bike. Brake, chain or something else?
M: Oh, your wheels seem to have become loose. That's dangerous. Without good wheels as well as good chain, accidents are more likely to happen. You'd better have them repaired as soon as possible.
W.: Where can I find a repairman?
M: There is one at the corner of the street, just next to the post office. It is about 150 meters away.
W: Thank you, sir.
M: You're welcome.
Text 7
M: You don't look too happy. What seems to be the problem?
W: I've got to write a long composition for my English class, and I just can't come up with any ideas, and it's due tomorrow.
M: That shouldn't be too difficult. Remember those pictures you were showing me last week?
W: Sure, I've got them here some place.
M: Why don't you write something of the camel ride you took?
W: That sounds like a good idea, I can also tell about our visit to the North Africa.
M: Well, now that you're feeling better, I think I'll be on my way. I've got to finish my composition too.
W: Thanks for your help. I'm much more relaxed now and once I get organized, it won't be so difficult.
Text 8
W: Hello, may I speak to Mr. Johnson, please?
M: Speaking. Who's calling, may I ask?
W: This is the Town Job Center. We have received your e-mail and we are quite interested in you,
M: Can you tell me more about it? What kind of job? Where'?
W: Well, a college wants to find some laboratory assistants. It' s the kind of job you would like to do, as we can see from your e-mail.
M: Yes, I did put that in my e-mail.
W: Yes. They also want a person who knows how to operate the computer, so we think you are
just the right kind of person for the job.
M: What about the pay and the work hours?
W: I am corning to that. The pay they have offered is satisfactory, but the work hours are a bit changeable. Sometimes early in the morning, and sometimes late in the afternoon.
M: Well. I am interested in it, but I need some more details so that 1 can talk it over with my wife.
W: Why don't you collie over here tomorrow?
M: Ok, I'll do that. See you tomorrow then. Bye!
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W: Hello, Richard. Nice to meet you.
M: Hi, Barbara. Haven't seen you for ages.
W: I've just come back from Canada. I was helping in a research program, and I stayed in a town near Toronto for two months.
M: Oh, how nice! Did your program go smoothly?
W; Yes. And I'm going back in March to continue.
M: Did you enjoy your stay in Canada?
W: Oh, yes. They were very nice people, 1 mean, the people I worked with. Very friendly and very helpful.
M: Did you travel a lot there?
W: No, we were very busy, trying to finish the first part before Christmas. But my friends took me to quite a few parties, and I never forget the big meal on Thanksgiving Day and the fun we had on Boxing Day.
M: What day?
W: Boxing Day, the day following Christmas Day.
M: You certainly learned a lot there.
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Good evening. Tonight' s broadcast brings together music from different corners of the world. The records we have chosen for you are from classical Western music, Indian music and pop. In this broadcast we shall study the language of music. We shall try to find out how music expresses people's feelings. You'll hear a Beethoven piano piece and songs sung by a pop group and some black Americans. It will be natural if you like one more than the others. I shall be trying to explain why they are all good music. The feeling in each of the following compositions is sadness. You can find sadness in words, in paintings, and in music. Music is one form of art. It' like the spoken language, but uses sounds differently. 1 shall be saying a few words after each record. Now, the piano niece by Beethoven,