History of Music in Britain

题目与答案

1. In the 18th Century

   · During the Industrial Revolution people moved to cities to work in the 31_____ .

   答案：factories

   原文定位：This sudden boom in the industry drew thousands of people into the cities, where they knew they'd be able to find jobs in the factories working with or maintaining the machinery

   同义替换：「moved」↔「drew」，「work」↔「jobs」

2. · In the 1850s, the culture was influenced greatly by 32_____ from different countries.

   答案：immigration

   原文定位：This mass immigration from different nations and areas of the country resulted in a variety of cultural influences meeting and mixing to form a new, more diverse culture

   同义替换：「influenced」↔「resulted in」，「countries」↔「nations」

3. · Originally music reflected the work life of different 33_____ in those days.

   答案：industries

   原文定位：Prior to the Industrial Revolution, music had originally been written to reflect the hard, labor-intensive life in all kinds of industries when all work had to be done by hand

   同义替换：「work」↔「labor-intensive」，「different」↔「all kinds of」

4. · Different songs were created in the same 34_____, although people were from a variety of nations.

   答案：language

   原文定位：Despite the difference in nationalities of the people and the variety of musical genres, all of the music shared one common language: English

   同义替换：「same」↔「common」，「a variety of nations」↔「difference in nationalities」

5. · The songs written by the workers during this period mainly came from their feelings about harsh 35_____ .

   答案：jobs

   原文定位：As many were unable to write, the songs were a means for the people to give voice to their experiences and feelings about their hard and laborious jobs

   同义替换：「harsh」↔「hard and laborious」，「workers」↔「people」

6. · Some small musical works were composed by people who were protesting against difficult living conditions.

   · The musical trends were bed by 36_____ performers.

   答案：young

   原文定位：Young performers would often lead these musical trends

7. In the 19th Century

   · During this period, some musical groups had expanded their popularity among 37_____ .

   答案：audiences

   原文定位：It was perhaps their blind optimism and rebellious spirit that led them to become so popular with their audiences, which were usually made up of the poorest of the poor

8. · In the late 1870s, the 38_____ came into contact with these flourishing musical traditions.

   · Some music produced by these groups is still preserved in museums.

   答案：middle class

   原文定位：By the late eighteen seventies, they had evolved past the barrier of the social echelons and gained access to the middle class

   同义替换：「came into contact with」↔「gained access to」

9. Nowadays

   · These musical genres still exert an influence on 39_____ culture.

   答案：classical

   原文定位：In classical culture, for example, many of the themes and theatrical performances are still based on the lives and experiences of the working classes

   同义替换：「exert an influence on」↔「still based on」

10. · Enthusiastic fans are still collecting and keeping the 40_____ of music from those days.

    答案：recordings

    原文定位：The original recordings of the music written during these periods are now hugely valuable due to the demand from avid collectors and enthusiastic fans

    同义替换：「from those days」↔「during these periods」