Question

【题目】阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

While you are online there are plenty of perfectly legal sites where you can listen to music for free. This gives you the chance to listen to music before buying it, discover new music, and create great online playlists that you can share with others.

The Sixty One

The Sixty One is devoted to showcasing obscure or unknown artists of all genres. There’s a range of musical styles from classical to rock and roll, folk to jazz, and everything in between. Don’t expect to find big name musicians on here; you’re more likely to find the musicians playing at local coffee shops than bands you hear on the radio..

Pow Wow

Pow Wows are theNative Americanpeople’s way of meeting together, to join in dancing, singing, visiting, renewing old friendships, and making new ones.This is a time method to renewNative American cultureand preserve the rich heritage ofAmerican Indians. PowWows.com has 2 online radio stations that play Native American Music 24/7 free! Here you can listen to your favorite artists and drum groups on your computer or mobile device and add your music to our station.

Playlist

Playlist has an enormous library, so you can create playlists with almost any musician you can think of. They have both some lesser known artists and big names, so you have a really good selection. The worst part: Due to licensing laws, many of the songs on Playlist are now restricted to certain countries. So unless you live inside the US, it is likely that you might not be able to find all of your favorite songs.

Pandora

Pandora is an intelligent Internet radio site. Basically, as you listen, you can give each song a thumbs up or thumbs down. You can create your own radio station that only plays music you like. The best part: It listens to your opinion, so that after a while it’s only playing music you like, but the list is always changing and expanding.

My Space

Combine a major social networking site with thousands of artists around the world. Each musician has their own page, which normally has a playlist of several of their songs. But it has a huge range of musicians ranging from huge stars to the up-and-coming, and you can listen to the music and interact with the rest of the page.

【1】If you enjoy listening to some new music, you can pay a visit to ______.

A. Pow Wow B. Playlist C. The Sixty One D. Pandora

【2】You can’t listen to some music on Playlist possibly because ______.

A. it is only open to those who are in the United States

B. you are not one of the members of the website

C. you don’t have any playlist

D. the music is played only by the local people

【3】Pandora is different from the other websites of music in that ____.

A. listening to music is free of charge

B. the website keeps changing and expanding

C. it is built according to your suggestions

D. you can always enjoy your favorite music

【4】Which or the following is true of My Space?

A. Thousands of artists visit it every day.

B. It is unnecessary to create your own playlist.

C. There are many songs of each musician.

D. It is possible to meet the stars around the world.

【5】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Best Free Music Websites.

B. All Kinds of Music Online.

C. Create Your Own Playlist.

D. Listen to Music for free.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

【1】C 细节题。根据第二段You can find fantastic music that you never would have heard of otherwise可知在The Sixty One网站，读者可以听到以前从没听过的音乐，也就是新音乐。故选C。

【2】A 细节题。根据第四段Due to licensing laws, many of the songs on Playlist are now restricted to certain countries. So unless you live inside the US, it is likely that you might not be able to find all of your favorite songs可知由于许可法，Playlist网站上的一些音乐只限于特定国家的人才能听。只有美国的网友才能享受所有的音乐。故选A。

【3】D 细节题。根据第五段The best part: It listens to your opinion, so that after a while it’s only playing music you like可知Pandora网站会接受网友听音乐的喜好，所以过一段时间它只会播放网友喜欢的音乐。这也是Pandora网站的独特之处。故选D。

【4】B 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Each musician has their own page, which normally has a playlist of several of their songs可知在My Space网站上每个音乐家都有他们自己的主页，在主页上会有他们一些歌的列表，所以网友不需要自己创建列表。

【5】A 推理判断题。通读全文可知本文主要介绍了五个免费的音乐网站，人们无需支付购买就可以听音乐。故选A。