2004/10阅读第一篇

dowell

我要发阅读理解了，大家不要嫌烦啊，谢谢！

The French word renaissance means rebirth. It was first used in
1855 by the historian

Jules Michelet in his History of France, then adopted by historians of culture,
by art

historians, and eventually by music historians, all of whom applied it to
European culture

during the 150 years spanning 1450-1600. The concept of rebirth was appropriate
to this

period of European history because of the renewed interest in ancient Greek and
Roman

culture that began in Italy
and then spread throughout Europe. Scholars
and artists of the

fifteenth and sixteenth centuries wanted to restore the learning and ideals of
the classical civilizations of Greece
and Rome. To
these scholars this meant a return to human-as

opposed to spiritual-values. Fulfillment in life-as opposed to concern about an
afterlife-

became a desirable goal, and expressing the entire range of human emotions and
enjoying

the pleasures of the senses were no longer frowned on. Artists and writers now
turned to

secular as well as religious subject matter and sought to make their works
understandable

and appealing.

These changes in outlook deeply affected the musical culture of the Renaissance


period--how people thought about music as well as the way music was composed,

experienced, discussed, and disseminated. They could see the architectural
monuments,

sculptures, plays, and poems that were being rediscovered, but they could not
actually

hear ancient music-although they could read the writings of classical
philosophers, poets,

essayists, and music theorists that were becoming available in translation.
They learned

about the power of ancient music to move the listener and wondered why modern
music

did not have the same effect. For example, the influential religious leader
Bernardino

Cirillo expressed disappointment with the learned music of his time. He urged
musicians

to follow the example of the sculptors, painters, architects, and scholars who
had

rediscovered ancient art and literature.

The musical Renaissance in Europe was more a
general cultural movement and state

of mind than a specific set of musical techniques. Furthermore, music changed
so rapidly

during this century and a half-though at different rates in different
countries-that we

cannot define a single Renaissance style.

2。What does the author
mean by using the word “eventually” in line 3 ?

(A) That music historians used the
term “Renaissance” after the other historians did

   (B) That most music historians used the term “Renaissance”

   (C) The term “Renaissance” became widely used by art historians
but not by music historians

   (D) That music historians used the term “Renaissance” very
differently than it had been used by Jules Michelet

D,  我选A



10. According to the
passage, why was Bemardino Cirillo disappointed with the music of his time?

(A) it was not complex enough to appeal to
musicians.

(B) It had little emotional impact on audiences.

(C) It was too dependent on the art and literature of his time.

(D) It did not contain enough religious themes.

C,我选B



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enjoylife517

2。我也会选A，因为The French word renaissance means rebirth. 也就是说不会有其他的含义。所以只有时序上的描述。

10。是个推断题，我觉得应该注意learned这个词，但是答案好像蛮难的。C实在有点不明显，不过好像是对的。请大家讨论。。

dowell

第二道, 原文相关内容为 They learned about the power of ancient music to move thelistener and wondered why modern music did not have the sameeffect.  For example, the influential religious leader BernardinoCirillo expressed disappointment with the learned music of his time. Heurged musicians to follow the example of the sculptors, painters,architects, and scholars who had  rediscovered ancient art andliterature.

哦,好像有点明白了, 他希望当代的音乐家也像其他家一样恢复古代的文化, 那么说明当代的音乐家太拘泥于现在的音乐文化了.
谢谢enjoylife斑竹, 看我这么繁琐的阅读理解!