Beneath the joy of music lies the often myste...

Beneath the joy of music lies the often mysterious field of music theory. But what if you could learn to understand the often intimidating （使人望而生畏的）language of key signatures, pitch （音高），mode （音乐的调式）,melody and more? What if you could recognize these components at work while listening to your favorite music? What if you could "speak" the language of music?

In Understanding the Fundamentals of Music, award winning composer and professor Greenberg offers you a spirited introduction to this magnificent language, avoiding what for many of us has long been the principal roadblock: the need to read music. With these 16 fascinating lectures, discover what parts of musical speech sound like, rather than what they look like on paper. You'll quickly find yourself listening to music with new levels of understanding and appreciation whether at a concert, at home or in your car.

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True happiness does not lie in the ________ of money，but the joy of achievement.

A. possession　　 B. profession

C. permission　　 D. persuasion

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Music education is the learning of all aspects of music as a separate field altogether. 1. The main components of music education is everything from the history of music, musicians who have reached a respectable level, basic notes of music, different types of music, and many other things about music.

Music education is very important in schools. 2. As the child starts learning music from an early age, he would turn out to be a skilled musician. And then he can use his talent for many purposes, such as being a music teacher and teaching other students, or using his musical talent to earn his living.

According to a survey conducted by elementary schools and high schools, students who were taught music and had a good interest in it academically performed far better than those who were not into music learning. 3. While learning music, students learned to count, to multiply and to divide. At the same time, science helped them discover what sounded good together and what didn’t. It is also a proven fact that students who have the knowledge of and interest in music tend to plan and organize actions efficiently in their personal lives. 4. They do not get aggressive very soon. Furthermore, children learning music are found to be fun-loving and are great at communicating with others.

5. A majority of students are satisfied and happy about learning music or playing a musical instrument. Students with good music education do have a sense of personal achievement. A notable benefit of music education is that it is used as a stress reliever, considering a student’s study routine.

A. Music education makes one much more honorable.

B. It helps children develop the skill at a very early age.

C. They tend to do well in subjects like math and science.

D. Music education in schools also benefits the students emotionally.

E. It consists of theoretical knowledge as well as practical experiences.

F. And it is commonly believed that musicians are peace-loving people.

G. While learning music, much of the culture and tradition is absorbed.

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Beneath our feet_____ that our lives depend on for food and clothing.

A. lies the earth    B. lay the earth    C. the earth lies    D. does the earth lie

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

It is often said that the joy of traveling is ________ in arriving at your destination ________ in the journey itself.

A．/；but　 B．/；or　 C．not；or　 D．not；but

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is often said that the joy of traveling is __________ in arriving at your destination ___________ in the journey itself.

A. / … but   B. / … or       C. not … or     D. not … but

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It is often said that the joy of traveling is __________ in arriving at your destination ___________ in the journey itself.

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you go out to the fields at night in spring or summer, you can hear frogs singing 1.__ (joy) here and there. It seems as if they were performing a field symphony.

The frog is a good and useful creature that benefits human beings. They can catch fast-moving insects. Each frog eats a large number of pests that are harmful _2.__ crops. This little creature is regarded __3._ “the natural enemy of pests”．

4._ now frogs are getting fewer and fewer. This is because they are killed and put on the table as a delicious dish by their chief enemy, human beings. It is __5.__ shameless and cruel act, isn’ t it？_6._ cause responsible for the rapid reduction of frogs is that farmers use insecticides (杀虫剂) to kill pests and frogs get killed as a result of drinking poisoned water __7._ eating poison-killed insects.

Something must be done without delay _8._(save) frogs. If we don’t punish those __9._ sell and kill frogs to make money, then one day all of us __10.__(punish) by nature for failing to keep the balance of nature.

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Hidden beneath the ocean waters and often1.(call) the " rainforests of the sea", coral reefs(珊瑚礁)are some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, with perhaps one-quarter of all ocean species relying on reefs for 2. (survive).　 Being home to countless sea3.(creature), coral reefs are important ecosystems for coastal people, too. It is estimated4. coral reefs contribute billions of dollars to world economies annually, 5.　 (provide) food, protection of shorelines, and jobs.

Unfortunately, coral species are being 6. (severe) threatened, many of which7.(destroy) by pollution, overfishing practices, and other impacts over the past centuries. Climate change, which results in rising ocean temperatures and ocean acidification(酸化)，8. (be) the most pressing threat to coral reefs now. High water temperatures cause corals to lose the algae(海藻) that provide them with food, 9. makes the corals appear white or bleaching (白化)and can increase outbreaks of infectious disease.

A team of researchers are trying to develop super corals at their research center at the moment. They began by selecting certain coral species that seem to have adapted. to the changing ocean conditions better 10.others. Hopefully, the super corals will not only survive but thrive in the warmer and increasingly acidic oceans.

高三英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It may seem to be a hard task to trace back the history of rap music, though you often see the informal music associated with highly informal dance style. As far as the origin of rap music is concerned, most people agree that it is from Afro-American and Latino Street culture of New York City. Not only in this city but in the surrounding areas there is the influence of African people and their culture.

Rap is a vocal (口头的) style in which the performer speaks rhythmically and in rhyme, generally to a beat. The term of rap music is the same with hip-hop music typically-consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap. If we see it carefully, then we will definitely notice that the music usually is sung at higher pitches (调). Most of the time rap music is associated with chorus. Though rap music was primarily an American music style with African influence over its music and lyrics, recently it has been spread to almost the entire world.

There is hardly any country or nation where rap music cannot be seen in some form or another, and it is one of the most popular music styles among the youngsters. However, when it comes to its history, it is believed that hip-hop or rap music started in the early 1970s，and gained much popularity throughout the world during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The history of rap music and hip-hop music is full of controversies (争议) and bans, as the lyrics sometimes relate to drugs and crime; even most famous pop stars and hip-hop musicians and singers were found to be associated with the controversies in their life. For that reason, no matter how popular this music style was or still is, it has always had a bad reputation in the eyes of mainstream society.

1.The passage is mainly about _____.

A．when rap music started                   B．how rap music develops

C．what rap music is like                     D．why rap music is popular

2.The characteristics of rap music are _____.

A．solo, rhymes，beats and pops

B．speaking, rhythms，beats and solo

C．repeating, speaking, pops and chorus

D．speaking, rhymes, beats and chorus

3.Rap music is now one of the music styles mostly run after by _____.

A．the teenagers in Africa

B．all kinds of people in the world

C．the youngsters all over the world

D．the young people in the US

4.Rap music is often not well thought of by the mainstream because _____.

A．it comes from the lower class

B．it has a short history

C．it is associated with crimes and drugs

D．its music is full of controversies

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