Question

This is a song. Millions of Americans will hear this song on New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友誼天長地久》). 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” means “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version (版本) by Scottish poet Robert Burns came out in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared (出現) in a songbook three years later.

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

1.Where is the passage from?

A. A storybook. B. A magazine.

C. A TV programme. D. A radio programme.

2. Who is telling the song Auld Lang Syne to us?

A. Robert Burns.

B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.

C. Buddy Thomas.

D. We don’t know.

3.When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA?

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

C. On weekend. D. On holidays.

4. What’s Auld Lang Syne about?

A. It’s about the history of Scotland.

B. It’s about an Scottish writer.

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

D. It’s about the radio friends.

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本篇文章主要講述了這是一首歌《友誼天長地久》。數以百萬計的美國人在除夕夜將聽到這首歌，這是在新年期間播放的傳統的音樂來慶�；顒�。友誼地久天長是一個古老的蘇格蘭詩，它講述了需要記住的老朋友。

1.細節理解題。由文中的最后一句“As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.”可知。故選D

2.細節理解題。由文中的最后一句“As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.”可知故選C

3.細節理解題。根據文中This is a song. Millions of Americans will hear this song on New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友誼天長地久》)可知這首歌主要是在新年的除夕夜演奏。故選A

4.細節理解題。根據文中Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.可知這首歌主要是告訴人們不要忘記自己的老朋友。故選C.

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