Question

This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.

The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.

The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1.Where is this passage from?

A. A newspaper.             B. A magazine.

C. A TV program.             D. A radio program.

2.Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?

A. Robert Bums.          B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.

C. Buddy Thomas.          D. The passage doesn’t tell us.

3.When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the pass--age?

A. On New Year’s Eve.             B. On Christmas Eve.

C. On weekends.                   D. On holidays.

4. When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?

A. In 1790.    B. In 1793.

C. In 1796     D. In 1799.

5.What’s Auld Lang Syne about?

A. It’s about the history of Scotland.

B. It’s about an old Scottish poet.

C. It’s about the need to remember old friends.

D. It’s about the wishes to the radio friends.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：《友谊地久天长》是一首古老的苏格兰诗。它告诉人们要记住老朋友。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文最后句子As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.我们可以知道，这是播音员在结束节目时才会说的话，所以可以推断出这篇短文来自A radio program(一个广播节目)。因此选D。

2.C细节理解题。根据最后一句话告诉我们播音员是Buddy Thomas，所以选C。

3.A细节理解题。根据短文的第一句This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve.可知这首歌是在New Year’s Eve除夕听的，所以选A。

4.D细节理解题。根据第二段可以知道这首歌的前身是a poem(一首诗)，在1796年出版，而The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later. 三年以后歌曲才出现，所以应该是在1799年。所以选 D。

5.第一段中Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.I可知友谊地久天长是一首古老的苏格兰诗。它讲述了需要记住老朋友。 所以选B。

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