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【題目】Technology is creating big changes in the music industry. Music lovers listen to and buy music on the Internet. They can watch live concerts of favorite artists online. And music makers, as well as music industry officials, use social media(媒體) to reach an increase public interest.

Nick Sherwin is the founder of the band called Suburban Skies. He says today’s technology permits a band to control its own future. He said, “Social media is a wonderful thing. You can make use of it to reach the public.” Sherwin says the Internet and social media have created possibilities for musicians. He says the new way to success is to give visitors more than one type of experience. “The most important thing is the content. You have to have songs and videos to show the audience. But I think it is extremely important to do shows, to build your brand, and to make you well known, ” Sherwin said.

Music industry officials discussed the future of the business during an international conference in Los Angeles, California. They said musicians are choosing to perform live across the country, following the drop in CD sales in the Unites States. Rob Light is head of music with a creative artists agency. He said, “Most of the income for artists is now coming from the live marketplace.”

Along with the popularity of live music there has been a big increase in the number of music festivals. These events are advertised on social media. Pasquale Rotella leads Insomniac, a company that produces electronic dance music festivals in several countries. “Someone could make it in their bedroom and put it out there. People can gain fans online without anyone’s help. That has completely helped the growth of dance music. ” said Rotella.

Bob Pittman leads the radio organization — Clear Channel Communication. He says music lovers are still listening to the radio, although there are new ways of finding music. He says 70 percent of Americans say they discover new music from what they hear on the radio. But Rob Light says radio will soon be a thing of the past. However, Nick Sherwin is not worried. He just wants to reach everyone who likes his style of music with the help of the Internet.

【1】From Paragraph 2, we learn that Nick Sherwin ______.

A. doesn’t have any good ways to reach the public.

B. doesn’t believe his band has good content to draw attention.

C. thinks social media can help make his band’s music well known.

D. thinks everyone can become famous through making good use of the Internet.

【2】What Pasquale Rotella said in Paragraph 4 shows that ______.

A. dance music has finally become popular.

B. there is too much music for people nowadays.

C. electronic dance music festivals are easy to hold.

D. people can make their music heard easily nowadays.

【3】According to Bob Pittman, radio ______.

A. will be out of date quite soon.

B. is no longer listened to today.

C. will always be loved by some people.

D. is the best tool to introduce new songs.

【4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A. People prefer to listen to music online nowadays.

B. Technology is greatly changing the music industry.

C. The number of live concerts has greatly increased.

D. CD sales in the United States have greatly dropped.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述技術(shù)正引起音樂產(chǎn)業(yè)的巨大改變，現(xiàn)今音樂人以及音樂公司都在利用技術(shù)來引起公眾的興趣，同時(shí)人們通過技術(shù)也使自己的音樂更為容易被公眾所知，這種改變隨之也帶來了音樂會(huì)以及音樂節(jié)的熱潮。

【1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句Social media is a wonderful thing. You can make use of it to reach the public社交媒體是很棒的東西。你能利用它來使公眾熟知它，可知他認(rèn)為社交媒體能幫助他的樂隊(duì)出名，故選C

【2】D分析推理題。根據(jù)第四段倒數(shù)第二句Someone could make it in their bedroom and put it out there. People can gain fans online without anyone’s help.人們能在臥室做音樂并廣為傳播。人們能在網(wǎng)上就增加粉絲卻不用任何人的幫助，即現(xiàn)今人們能更容易的使自己的音樂被公眾知道，故選D

【3】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第三句But Rob Light says radio will soon be a thing of the past.可知他認(rèn)為收音機(jī)馬上會(huì)過時(shí)，故選A

【4】B推理分析題。根據(jù)本文第一句Technology is creating big changes in the music industry.技術(shù)正引起音樂產(chǎn)業(yè)的巨大改變，后文就圍繞改變而談的，可知本文主要就是講技術(shù)正引起音樂產(chǎn)業(yè)的巨大改變，故選B