Question

【題目】

When you listen to your favorite songs, you probably admire the singer or the musicians you're hearing. Those talented musical performers, however, are only some of the people involved in making the music you enjoy. Most people in the music industry work "behind the scenes", but their roles in the music-making process are very important.

Songwriters

Before you can hear a song, a songwriter must imagine it Some songwriters work alone, but many songwriting teams include someone who writes the song’s words, and another person who writes the music. Pop music legend Elton John’s best-known songs, including Tiny Dancer and Your Song, were written to accompany the words of Bernie Taupin, whose name you might not know.

Arrangers

After a song has been written, music arrangers make it more appealing by deciding which instruments will be used, what speed the song will have, and the song’s pitch. A good arrangement can make a song a “classic” that people will remember and want to hear again and again.

Recording Engineers

Recording engineers also play a major role in creating the final sound that you hear. First, they set up the recording studio, the room where the performers play. Next, they use electronic equipment to record the music. Finally, long after the musicians have finished, recording engineers use a mixing board to balance the sounds of each musician, and sometimes to incorporate special sound effects or additional tracks.

Studio Musicians

Many talented singers and musicians aren’t stars, but work in the background as studio musicians. These artists aren’t members of one musical group. Instead, they are hired for recording sessions that eventually become the music you buy, as well as the music used in television shows, movies, and radio ads.

Many people make a living with music. You may not recognize all of their names, but all of them work together to create the songs you love to listen to.

【1】What is the best title for this passage?

A. The People Behind the MusicB. The Music Man

C. How Music Is MadeD. It’s More Than Just a Song

【2】Who usually decide what instruments are used in a song ?

A. Songwriters.B. Arrangers.

C. Recording engineers.D. Studio musicians.

【3】Who will most probably do the last step of making the music-making process?

A. Songwriters.B. Arrangers.

C. Recording engineersD. Studio musicians

【4】What is true about studio musicians?

A. They often appear on TV shows.B. They play with different performers.

C. They decide what songs to play.D. They help to write the music.

【5】Where could be the best place for you to find this passage?

A. In a travel guide.B. In a magazine.

C. In a hotel advertisement.D. In a storybook.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

本文主要介紹一首好聽的歌曲的幕后創(chuàng)造者，以及他們各自的工作。

【1】標題歸納題。根據(jù)第一段Most people in the music industry work "behind the scenes", but their roles in the music-making process are very important. 音樂行業(yè)的大多數(shù)人都在“幕后”工作，但他們在音樂制作過程中的角色非常重要�？芍�本文主要介紹音樂制作的幕后的主要創(chuàng)作者。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段After a song has been written, music arrangers make it more appealing by deciding which instruments will be used, what speed the song will have, and the song’s pitch. 歌曲寫好后，音樂編曲者會決定使用哪種樂器、歌曲的速度以及歌曲的音高，從而使其更具吸引力。故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段Recording engineers also play a major role in creating the final sound that you hear. 錄音工程師在創(chuàng)造你聽到的最終聲音方面也扮演著重要的角色。可知錄音師做著音樂的最后一步，故選C。

【4】細節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第五段Instead, they are hired for recording sessions that eventually become the music you buy, as well as the music used in television shows, movies, and radio ads. 相反，他們受雇錄制節(jié)目，最終成為你購買的音樂，以及電視節(jié)目、電影和廣播廣告中使用的音樂。可知工作室音樂家決定了需要演奏什么歌曲，故選C。

【5】推理判斷題。本文主要介紹音樂制作的幕后創(chuàng)造者，可能會出現(xiàn)在介紹音樂的雜志中，故選B。