Question

Questions are based on the following speech.

1.

A. Guitarists are vital to a pop group. B. Guitar tutors aren’t difficult to find.

C. Guitar players have more chances to travel. D. Beginners don’t make noise with the guitar.

2.A. About 60 years. B. About 500 years. C. About 1000 years.              D. About 2000 years.

3.

A. Indians played the lute with a bow. B. The guitar originated in Spain.

C. The sitar took root in British music. D. The Beatles relied a lot on the brass.

4.

A. Reasons for the popularity of the guitar. B. Some interesting facts about the guitar.

C. Various kinds of guitars in the world. D. Stories of some famous guitar players.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

Wherever pop music is played, there is at least one guitar player in the group. Even the smallest pop group will usually consist of a guitarist, an electronic keyboard player and a drummer. The reasons for the popularity of the guitar are easy to understand. Guitars make a pleasant sound even when played by beginners; they can be easily carried from place to place; and they are comparatively cheap to buy.

However, the guitar was not widely used for playing popular music until about the mid-twentieth century. Before then most bands relied more on brass, wind and stringed instruments that were played with a bow, not pulled with fingers like a guitar. The guitar didn’t take over as the most widely played instrument until groups such as the Beatles, an international famous British pop group, became popular. Maybe this is a bit surprising because the guitar and similar instruments have been played worldwide for centuries. It has been popular as an instrument played alone and to accompany singers. Although the guitar itself is of Spanish origin, the very similar instrument called lute was played in England a thousand years ago. In India, another instrument similar to the guitar named sitar has been part of Indian music for centuries, and there are also pulled stringed instruments in Japan and China.

Questions:

Which of the following is one of the reasons mentioned for the popularity of the guitar?

How long has the guitar been widely used for playing pop music so far?

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

What is the speaker mainly talking about?

1.根据“The reasons for the popularity of the guitar are easy to understand. Guitars make a pleasant sound even when played by beginners;”可知吉他受欢迎的原因之一就是新手也能用吉他弹出悦耳的声音，故选D。

2.根据“However, the guitar was not widely used for playing popular music until about the mid-twentieth century.”可知知道20世纪中期吉他才被广泛使用，20世纪中期到如今过大约是60多年，故选A项。

3.根据“. Although the guitar itself is of Spanish origin,”可知吉他来自西班牙，故选B项。

4.文章主要讲了关于吉他的一些有趣的事实，比如吉他到20世纪中期才流行起来，吉他来源于西班牙，与吉他相似的乐器还有中国的琵琶等。A选项只是文章的一小部分，C,D选项没有出现在听力材料中。综合选B项。