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1、一IthasbeenthoughtandsaidthatAfricansarebornwithmusicaltalent.BecausemusicissoimportantinthelivesofmanyAfricansandbecausesomuchmusicisperformedinAfrica,weareinclinedtothinkthatallAfricansaremusicians.Theimpressionisstrengthenedwhenwelookatourselvesandfindthatwehavebecomelargelyasocietyofmusicalspect
2、ators.Musicisimportanttous,butmostofuscanbeconsideredconsumersratherthanproducersofmusic.Wehaverecords,television,concerts,andradiostofulfillmanyofourmusicalneeds.Inmostsituationswheremusicisperformedinourcultureitisnotdifficulttodistinguishtheaudiencefromtheperformers,butsuchisnotthecaseinAfrica.A
3、lbanAyipaga,aKasenasemiprofessionalmusicianfromNorthernGhana,saysthatwhenhisfluteanddrumensembleisperforming,"Anybodycantakepart".Thisistrue,butKasenamusiciansrecognizethatnotallpeopleareequallycapableoftakingpartinthemusic.Somecansingalongwiththedrummers,butrelativelyfewcanplaytheflutealongwiththe
4、ensemble.ItisfairlycommoninAfricafortheretobeanensembleofexpertmusicianssurroundedbyotherswhojoininbyclapping,singing,somehowaddingtothetotalityofmusicalsound.Performancesoftentakeplaceinanopenarea(thatis,notonastage)andsothelinesbetweentheperformingnuclearandtheadditionalperformers,activespectator
5、s,andpassivespectatorsmaybedifficulttodrawfromourpointofview.1.ThedifferencebetweenusandAfricans,asfarasmusicisconcerned,isthat_________.A.mostofusareconsumerswhilemostofthemareproducersofmusicB.weareaudienceandtheyaretheadditionalperformersC.mostofusarepassivespectatorswhiletheyareactivespectators
6、D.wearemusicperformersandtheyaresemiprofessionalmusicians2.Theword"such"(Line7)referstothefactthat__________A.peopletendtodistinguishtheaudiencefromtheperformersB.musicisperformedwithouttheparticipationoftheaudienceC.musicisperformedwiththeparticipationoftheaudienceD.peoplehaverecords,televisionset
7、sandradiostofulfiltheirmusicneeds3.Theauthorofthepassageimpliesthat____________.A.notallAfricansarebornwithmusicaltalentalthoughmusicisimportantintheirlivesB.mostAfricansperformaswellasprofessionalmusicians