# The history of music instruments（机经听写）

- 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4）
- 最近考试：2025.7.5
- 题目数：10
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## 题目原文

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 Early communities used simple instruments to mark the start of hunts during ritual activities. 
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 Archaeologists identified the oldest known musical instrument as a flute. Researchers determined that the instrument came from the bone of a swan. 
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 Excavators found several shells near the site where early music-making occurred. 
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 Scholars discovered that North African instrument designs spread to Europe. Historians admire the variety of musical instruments developed in ancient China. Experts describe the musical instruments of Greece and Rome as simple. 
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 South American societies developed many types of wind instruments. Historians obtain visual evidence of musical instruments from painting. 
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 Researchers gain valuable information about Shang Dynasty instruments from poetry.

## 题目与答案

### 31. Earliest Musical Instruments · The first instruments were probably - used in rituals, e.g. to make the start of a 31_____

Earliest Musical Instruments · The first instruments were probably - used in rituals, e.g. to make the start of a 31_____

**答案**：hunt

原文定位：Early communities used simple instruments to mark the start of hunts during ritual activities

### 32. - made of non-durable materials like animal skins · The oldest musical instrument discovered archaeologists - was a kind of 32_____

- made of non-durable materials like animal skins · The oldest musical instrument discovered archaeologists - was a kind of 32_____

**答案**：flute

原文定位：Archaeologists identified the oldest known musical instrument as a flute

### 33. - was made from the bone of a 33_____

- was made from the bone of a 33_____

**答案**：swan

原文定位：Researchers determined that the instrument came from the bone of a swan

### 34. - was found near some 34_____ that were possibly used to make music

- was found near some 34_____ that were possibly used to make music

**答案**：shells

原文定位：Excavators found several shells near the site where early music-making occurred

### 35. Where musical instruments were developed · Instruments whose design originated in North Africa have been found in 35_____.

Where musical instruments were developed · Instruments whose design originated in North Africa have been found in 35_____.

**答案**：Europe

原文定位：Scholars discovered that North African instrument designs spread to Europe

### 36. · China is remarkable for the 36_____ of the musical instruments it developed.

· China is remarkable for the 36_____ of the musical instruments it developed.

**答案**：variety

原文定位：Historians admire the variety of musical instruments developed in ancient China

### 37. · The instruments of Ancient Greece and Roma were surprisingly 37_____ .

· The instruments of Ancient Greece and Roma were surprisingly 37_____ .

**答案**：simple

原文定位：Experts describe the musical instruments of Greece and Rome as simple

### 38. · The type of instrument developed in South America included many sorts 38_____ instrument.

· The type of instrument developed in South America included many sorts 38_____ instrument.

**答案**：wind

原文定位：South American societies developed many types of wind instruments

### 39. How historians learn about musical instruments · Historians can get visual information about musical instruments from 39_____ as well as archaeology.

How historians learn about musical instruments · Historians can get visual information about musical instruments from 39_____ as well as archaeology.

**答案**：paintings

原文定位：Historians obtain visual evidence of musical instruments from painting

### 40. · Information about Shang Dynasty instruments can be gained from 40_____ of the period.

· Information about Shang Dynasty instruments can be gained from 40_____ of the period.

**答案**：poetry

原文定位：Researchers gain valuable information about Shang Dynasty instruments from poetry

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