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1、SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—WarmingUpA卷[学生用书P85(单独成册)]阅读理解AMaxMathewshasbeencalledthefatherofcomputermusic.Hecreatedelectronictoolssothatpeoplecouldusecomputersasmusicalinstruments.Hehadagreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentofelectronicmusicandhowitiswritt

2、en,recordedandplayed.In1957，Mathewswrotethefirstcomputerprogramthatenabledacomputertocreatesound.Atthattime,hewasworkingasanengineeratBellLaboratoriesinNewJersey.HiscomputerprogramenabledalargeIBMcomputertoplaya17secondspieceofmusicthathehadwritten.Theco

3、mputerwassoslowthatitwouldhavetakenanhourtoplaythepieceofmusicin17seconds.Forthatreason,Mathewsmovedtheworktoatapeplayer,whichcouldbespeduptoplaythemusicatanormalspeed.Helatersaidthatthesoundqualityofthemusicalnoteswasnotgreat，butthetechnicalimportanceof

4、themusicwashuge.Mathewscontinuedcreatingotherversionsofthemusicprogram.Hebecameinterestedinhowcomputerscouldhelpmusiciansoutsiderecordingstudios.TheGrooveprogramhedevelopedwasthefirstcomputerprogrammadeforliveperformances.Healsodevelopedanelectronicdevic

5、ehecalledtheRadioBaton.Thedevicelooksliketwodrumsticks.Itenablestheusertocontrolthespeedandsoundlevelsoforchestralmusicplayingonacomputer.Theuserdoesthisbymovingthetwosticksonaspecialelectronicsurface.Mathewsbelievedmodernmusiciansarenotmakingfulluseofth

6、epowerofcomputermusic.Hesaidaviolinalwayssoundslikeaviolin.Butwithacomputer,thewayaviolinsoundsisunlimited.Hesaidhedidn’twantcomputersoundstoreplacelivemusic.Buthesaidhehopedlaptopcomputerswouldonedaybeconsideredseriousinstruments.【解题导语】　Mathews是计算机音乐制作软

7、件程序的创始人，15这位作曲家可以通过数字合成器的指令和功能来操作计算机。1．WhatdoweknowaboutMathews’sfirstpieceofcomputermusic?A．Ittookseveralminutestoplaythismusic.B．Itwaswritteninthemiddleofthe1950s.C．ItmadetheIBMcomputerworksoslowly.D．Ithadthesamegoodqualityasothermusic.B　解析：细节理解题。从第二段首

8、句可知，他的第一首电脑合成音乐是在20世纪50年代中期做成的，故选B。2．MathewsmadetheGrooveprograminorderto________．A．improvethesoundqualityofmusicB．createarecordforrecordingstudiosC．improvetheliveperformancesD．developthecomputermusicC　解析：细节理解题。从第三段末句可知，Th