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Listening to songs is a great way to learn English. Here are a few reasons.

    1    And when you are enjoying yourself, you learn without even realizing it. The best thing is that there are so many good songs in English and there are so many kinds of music, including pop, country, R&B, rock, soul and so on. Let David Bowie, Madonna, The Beatles, Alicia Keys...be your teachers!

    2    Just take your MP3 player with your favorite tracks and press ＂play＂. And you can listen to them whenever and whatever you want, so you can learn English while you’re walking, driving, doing sports or relaxing on the sofa.

    3    While you’re listening to songs, you are raising your awareness of language structures. And you’re seeing how the structures are formed and used.

    4    And after singing along to the songs several times, all those phrases and expressions will become firmly fixed in your long-term memory. Then later you’ll find that you use them naturally when you’re speaking or writing.

    5    For example, the song American Pie is about the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the The Big Bapper, which was an important event in US history.

So, load up your MP3 player, put on your headphones and press ＂play＂!

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。

A. Learning English by listening to music is easy, too.

B. Songs can also teach you about history, culture and traditions.

C. Songs are full of useful language that you can use when you’re speaking and writing.

D. Songs are good for developing your understanding of English grammar.

E. Listening to music is fun.

Answer

1.E

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】

【文章大意】这篇短文告诉我们：听音乐是有趣的；通过听音乐来学习英语也是比较容易的；歌曲充满了有用的语言，你可以用于你的说和写作；歌曲还可以教给你关于历史、文化和传统的一些东西。

1. when you are enjoying yourself, you learn without even realizing it. The best thing is that there are so many good songs in English and there are so many kinds of music可知选E。

2. you can listen to them whenever and wherever you want, so you can learn English while you’re walking, driving, doing sports or relaxing on the sofa.可知选A。

3. you’re listening to songs, you are raising your awareness of language structures. And you’re seeing how the structures are formed and used.可知选D。

4. later you’ll find that you use them naturally when you’re speaking or writing.可知应该选C。

5. example, the song American Pie is about the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bapper, which was an important event in US history. 故选B。