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　　Material culture refers to the touchable, material " things"--physical objects that can be seen,held, felt, used--that a culture produces. Examining a nation' s material culture can tell us about
　　the group' s history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us understand the music culture. The most vivid way, of course, is musical instruments. We can-not hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music culture,their remote past and their development.
　　Here we have two kinds of evidence : instruments well preserved and pictures of instruments in art. Through the study of instruments, as well as preserved paintings, written documents, and soon, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago,or we can outline the spread of the influence of the eastern countries to Europe that results in the development of most of the instruments on the symphony orchestra.
　　Sheet music or printed music, too is material culture. Printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any song, yet folk music stimulates people to create new and different songs. Besides, the ability to read music notation (乐谱) has a far-reaching effect on musician sand, when it becomes widespread, on the music culture as a whole.
　　One more important part of music' s material culture is the influence of the electronic media-radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and video cassette, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. This is all part of the "information revolution," a twentieth century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution was in the nineteenth. These electronic media are not just limited to modern nations; they have affected music cultures all over the globe. They have brought about changes to traditional music instruments.
　　第36题 Research into the material culture of a nation is of great importance because_______
　　A.it helps produce new cultural tools and technology
　　B.it can reflect the way of life of the nation
　　C.it helps understand the nation' s past and present as well as its way of life
　　D.it can demonstrate the nation' s civilization
　　答案：C
　　第37题 It can he learned from the second paragraph that_______
　　A.the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese Music
　　B.Near Eastern music had influence on the instruments in the symphony orchestra
　　C.the development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern and Western Music
　　D.the musical instruments in the symphony based on that of Near Eastern music
　　答案：B
　　第38题 According to the author, music notation is important because_______
　　A.it has a great effect on the music culture as more and more people are able to read it
　　B.it tends to standardize folk songs when it is used by folk musicians
　　C.it is the printed version of standardized folk music
　　D.it encourages people to popularize printed versions of songs
　　答案：A
　　第39题 It can be concluded from the passage that the introduction of electronic media into the world of music_______
　　A.has brought about an information revolution
　　B.has speeded up the arrival of a new generation of computers
　　C.has given rise to new forms of music culture
　　D.has led to the transformation of traditional musical instruments
　　答案：D
　　第40题 Which of the following best summarized the main idea of the passage?
　　A.Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner or later be replaced by computers.
　　B.Music cannot be passed on to future generation unless it is recorded.
　　C.Folk songs cannot spread far unless they are printed on music sheets.
　　D.The development of music culture is highly dependent on its material aspect.
　　答案：D

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