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1、第一单元Today'strumpet(喇叭，小号)isoneoftheworld'soldestinstruments.Itistheresultofmanycenturiesofdevelopment.Althoughitlooksnothingliketheonesofolddays,therearemanysimilarities.Alltrumpetsarehollowtubes(管)Theyareallblown.Andtheyallusetheplayer'slipstoproducetheirbasicsound.Thetrumpetdev
2、elopedasplayersandmakersworkedtoimproveitsdesign,size,shape,material,andmethodofconstruction.Theywantedtocreateaninstrumentthatwouldproduceabeautifulandattractivetone,enabletheperformertoplayallthenotesofthescale,extendtherangehigherandlower,makeitpossibletoplaymoredifficultmusic
3、,andingeneral,beeasiertoplaywell.Theremarkablewayinwhichthemoderntrumpetachievesthesegoalsisameasureofthesuccessofallthosewhostruggledtoperfectthismagnificentinstrument.Thetrumpetisactuallytheleadingmemberofanentirefamilyofrelatedinstruments.Therearetrumpetsofseveraldifferentsize
4、s,andinseveraldifferentkeys.Therearecornets(短号),bugles(军号),flugelhorns(粗管短号),andanumberofothersthatareallsimilartothetrumpetinthewaytheyaremadeandplayed.Thetrumpetfamilyismuchmorethanagroupofrelatedinstrumentsthatcanstironewiththeirsound,ornarrowtubesofmetalcapableofproducingavar
5、ietyofmusicalsounds.Itisalinktomanydifferentperiodsofhistoryandtopeopleofmanycultures.Fromtheuseoftrumpetsinancientreligiousceremoniestotheparttheyplayinmodernrockbands,thetrumpetfamilyofinstrumentshasmuchtotellaboutcivilizationanditsdevelopment.1.Howdotrumpetsallresembleeachothe
6、r?（C）A.Theyrequirethesameforcewhenblowingthem.B.Theymakethesamesoundwhenplayingthem.C.Theyuseaplayer'slipstomakeasound.D.Theyhavethesamesizeofhollowtube.2.Whydidplayersandmakerswanttoimprovethetrumpet?(A)A.Theywantedaninstrumentthat'dbeeasytoplay.B.Theywantedaninstrumenttoplayeas
7、ymusic.C.Theywantedaninstrumentofdifferentsizes.D.Theywantedaninstrumentthatlookedattractive.3.Whatisthetrumpettheleadingmemberof?(A)A.Trumpetfamilyinstruments.B.Remarkableinstruments.C.Rockbandinstruments.D.Religiousinstruments.4.Whatislinkedbythetrumpet?(A)A.Differentcultures.B
8、.Differentbands.C.Differenttubes.D.Diffe
