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1、第一单元Today'strumpet(喇叭，小号)isoneoftheworld'soldestinstruments.Itistheresultofmanycenturiesofdevelopment.Althoughitlooksnothingliketheonesofolddays,therearemanysimilarities.Alltrumpetsarehollowtubes(管)Theyareallblown.Andtheyallusetheplayer'slipstoproducetheirbasicso
2、und.Thetrumpetdevelopedasplayersandmakersworkedtoimproveitsdesign,size,shape,material,andmethodofconstruction.Theywantedtocreateaninstrumentthatwouldproduceabeautifulandattractivetone,enabletheperformertoplayallthenotesofthescale,extendtherangehigherandlower,make
3、itpossibletoplaymoredifficultmusic,andingeneral,beeasiertoplaywell.Theremarkablewayinwhichthemoderntrumpetachievesthesegoalsisameasureofthesuccessofallthosewhostruggledtoperfectthismagnificentinstrument.Thetrumpetisactuallytheleadingmemberofanentirefamilyofrelate
4、dinstruments.Therearetrumpetsofseveraldifferentsizes,andinseveraldifferentkeys.Therearecornets(短号),bugles(军号),flugelhorns(粗管短号),andanumberofothersthatareallsimilartothetrumpetinthewaytheyaremadeandplayed.Thetrumpetfamilyismuchmorethanagroupofrelatedinstrumentstha
5、tcanstironewiththeirsound,ornarrowtubesofmetalcapableofproducingavarietyofmusicalsounds.Itisalinktomanydifferentperiodsofhistoryandtopeopleofmanycultures.Fromtheuseoftrumpetsinancientreligiousceremoniestotheparttheyplayinmodernrockbands,thetrumpetfamilyofinstrume
6、ntshasmuchtotellaboutcivilizationanditsdevelopment.1.Howdotrumpetsallresembleeachother?（C）A.Theyrequirethesameforcewhenblowingthem.B.Theymakethesamesoundwhenplayingthem.C.Theyuseaplayer'slipstomakeasound.D.Theyhavethesamesizeofhollowtube.2.Whydidplayersandmakersw
7、anttoimprovethetrumpet?(A)A.Theywantedaninstrumentthat'dbeeasytoplay.B.Theywantedaninstrumenttoplayeasymusic.C.Theywantedaninstrumentofdifferentsizes.D.Theywantedaninstrumentthatlookedattractive.3.Whatisthetrumpettheleadingmemberof?(A)A.Trumpetfamilyinstruments.B
8、.Remarkableinstruments.C.Rockbandinstruments.D.Religiousinstruments.4.Whatislinkedbythetrumpet?(A)A.Differentcultures.B.Differentbands.C.Differenttubes.D.Diffe
