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Armed only with iPhones, the inventive rock band Atomic Tom has gone viral（广为流传） by way of the New York subway． The band has scored an Internet hit with the video to the song “Take Me Out．”
Singer Luke White says the production was a top-secret operation．
“We didn't tell anyone about this． It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from our label, our management, everybody． So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,” explained White．
Since uploading the video to YouTube, band members have spent several days refreshing the page to watch the number of hits rise．
The video has also made its way around Twitter as many people have shared it with their friends．
“I mean, it still hasn't quite hit． It's just kind of blowing our minds right now that we're getting this: many people are fond of it, and they're sharing it with their friends． We don't know what it's like really to have something that's viral, so all of this is very new to us．” said Eric Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band．
White explains how the video came together:
“We did our research with the applications（ 应用程序） and found applications that worked out really well with the instruments and then we plugged them all into, plugged our phones into mini-battery powered amplifiers（扩音器） that we put underneath our seats, and we did a lot of, you know, practices, in terms of figuring out what the balance of the sound and like who was overpowering, who was too loud or who was too soft．”
The idea for the video came from Espiritu's younger brother Benjamin． The younger Espiritu directed the video from his initial concept through the final edit and upload to the Internet．
“I've seen a lot of the music applications come out, and I've never actually had the chance to play with them," says Ben Espiritu． "When I started hearing about how they sound and everything, I thought it might be unique to take it one step further and then create an entire band just performing solely（单曲） on the iPhones, and I thought it would be a pretty cool idea．”
Ben says the success of the band’s music video is a credit to the talent and ability of the musicians, but it's also a sign of the times．
“It really comes down to seeing something different, seeing something unique, and I think that that's always, in any type of art form, what will speak to people, and I think it does reflect the times that we live in, taking a smart phone and then being able to turn it into an instrument, not only just an instrument, but making it sound really good．”
Who first saw the video of the song “Take Me Out”?
A． Their friends B． The people on line
C． Their family D． Their management
What is the band members’ attitude towards the sudden fame?
A． They are thrilled．
B． They are quite used to it．
C． They are kind of confused．
D． They are so excited as to tell everyone they know．
How did the video come into being?
A． The band copied from it other musicians．
B． It had already existed in the iPhones before they bought them．
C． The band created it with the help of the applications in the iPhones．
D． The band made full use of the traditional instruments to make the song．
What is the significance of the success of the band's music video?
A． It has introduced us several talented musicians．
B． It has made the musicians into millionaires．
C． It teaches the young a big lesson．
D． It reflects the talent and ability of the musicians and the times that we live in．
Armed only with iPhones, the inventive rock band Atomic Tom has gone viral（广为流传） by way of the New York subway． The band has scored an Internet hit with the video to the song “Take Me Out．”
Singer Luke White says the production was a top-secret operation．
“We didn't tell anyone about this． It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from our label, our management, everybody． So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,” explained White．
Since uploading the video to YouTube, band members have spent several days refreshing the page to watch the number of hits rise．
The video has also made its way around Twitter as many people have shared it with their friends．
“I mean, it still hasn't quite hit． It's just kind of blowing our minds right now that we're getting this: many people are fond of it, and they're sharing it with their friends． We don't know what it's like really to have something that's viral, so all of this is very new to us．” said Eric Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band．
White explains how the video came together:
“We did our research with the applications（ 应用程序） and found applications that worked out really well with the instruments and then we plugged them all into, plugged our phones into mini-battery powered amplifiers（扩音器） that we put underneath our seats, and we did a lot of, you know, practices, in terms of figuring out what the balance of the sound and like who was overpowering, who was too loud or who was too soft．”
The idea for the video came from Espiritu's younger brother Benjamin． The yo
unger Espiritu directed the video from his initial concept through the final edit and upload to the Internet．
“I've seen a lot of the music applications come out, and I've never actually had the chance to play with them," says Ben Espiritu． "When I started hearing about how they sound and everything, I thought it might be unique to take it one step further and then create an entire band just performing solely（单曲） on the iPhones, and I thought it would be a pretty cool idea．”
Ben says the success of the band’s music video is a credit to the talent and ability of the musicians, but it's also a sign of the times．
“It really comes down to seeing something different, seeing something unique, and I think that that's always, in any type of art form, what will speak to people, and I think it does reflect the times that we live in, taking a smart phone and then being able to turn it into an instrument, not only just an instrument, but making it sound really good．”
【小题1】 Who first saw the video of the song “Take Me Out”?
| A．Their friends | B．The people on line |
| C．Their family | D．Their management |
| A．They are thrilled． |
| B．They are quite used to it． |
| C．They are kind of confused． |
| D．They are so excited as to tell everyone they know． |
| A．The band copied from it other musicians． |
| B．It had already existed in the iPhones before they bought them． |
| C．The band created it with the help of the applications in the iPhones． |
| D．The band made full use of the traditional instruments to make the song． |
| A．It has introduced us several talented musicians． |
| B．It has made the musicians into millionaires． |
| C．It teaches the young a big lesson． |
| D．It reflects the talent and ability of the musicians and the times that we live in． |
Armed only with iPhones, the inventive rock band Atomic Tom has gone viral（广为流传） by way of the New York subway． The band has scored an Internet hit with the video to the song “Take Me Out．”
Singer Luke White says the production was a top-secret operation．
“We didn't tell anyone about this． It was completely top-secret from our family, from our friends, from our label, our management, everybody． So the first time that people saw this video was last Friday when we put it on YouTube,” explained White．
Since uploading the video to YouTube, band members have spent several days refreshing the page to watch the number of hits rise．
The video has also made its way around Twitter as many people have shared it with their friends．
“I mean, it still hasn't quite hit． It's just kind of blowing our minds right now that we're getting this: many people are fond of it, and they're sharing it with their friends． We don't know what it's like really to have something that's viral, so all of this is very new to us．” said Eric Espiritu, the lead guitarist of the band．
White explains how the video came together:
“We did our research with the applications（ 应用程序） and found applications that worked out really well with the instruments and then we plugged them all into, plugged our phones into mini-battery powered amplifiers（扩音器） that we put underneath our seats, and we did a lot of, you know, practices, in terms of figuring out what the balance of the sound and like who was overpowering, who was too loud or who was too soft．”
The idea for the video came from Espiritu's younger brother Benjamin． The younger Espiritu directed the video from his initial concept through the final edit and upload to the Internet．
“I've seen a lot of the music applications come out, and I've never actually had the chance to play with them," says Ben Espiritu． "When I started hearing about how they sound and everything, I thought it might be unique to take it one step further and then create an entire band just performing solely（单曲） on the iPhones, and I thought it would be a pretty cool idea．”
Ben says the success of the band’s music video is a credit to the talent and ability of the musicians, but it's also a sign of the times．
“It really comes down to seeing something different, seeing something unique, and I think that that's always, in any type of art form, what will speak to people, and I think it does reflect the times that we live in, taking a smart phone and then being able to turn it into an instrument, not only just an instrument, but making it sound really good．”
1. Who first saw the video of the song “Take Me Out”?
A． Their friends B． The people on line
C． Their family D． Their management
2. What is the band members’ attitude towards the sudden fame?
A． They are thrilled．
B． They are quite used to it．
C． They are kind of confused．
D． They are so excited as to tell everyone they know．
3. How did the video come into being?
A． The band copied from it other musicians．
B． It had already existed in the iPhones before they bought them．
C． The band created it with the help of the applications in the iPhones．
D． The band made full use of the traditional instruments to make the song．
4. What is the significance of the success of the band's music video?
A． It has introduced us several talented musicians．
B． It has made the musicians into millionaires．
C． It teaches the young a big lesson．
D． It reflects the talent and ability of the musicians and the times that we live in．
听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
W：David, so you are taller than Smith．
M：That’s right．
But I’m shorter than Tom．
1．Who is the shortest of the three?
A．Tom．
B．David．
C．Smith．
M：Pop music is really boring to all people．
W：I can’t agree with you．Most of the young people enjoy it．
M：Simply because they are too young．
2．Who is the man?
A．He is a young man．
B．Maybe he is an old man．
C．He is a pop music lover．
M：Mary, have you found a job at the market?
W：No, I wish I were a boy．
3．What does the woman imply?
A．A boy is stronger than a girl．
B．A boy can find a job more easily than a girl．
C．She doesn’t like to be a girl．
W：How many eggs did you buy from the supermarket this morning?
M：A dozen．But four were broken on my way home．
4．How many eggs does the man have now?
A．12．
B．4．
C．8．
W：What do you think of the football game we watched last night?
M：It is no better than the one we are watching now．
5．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．Neither of the football games is good．
B．Both of the football games are good．
C．The football game they are watching is better than the one they watched last night．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：The American pop star Jackson is in our city．
W：That’s great．
M：I’m very fond of Jackson, so are my parents and my sister．
W：Are you going to the Jackson’s concert?
M：Yes．My family will go there．I’m going to buy tickets for tonight’s concert．
W：Why not buy a ticket for me?I’m busy now, I have to type two letters for my boss, David．
M：With pleasure．
W：100 yuan, please．
M：Oh, your change, twenty yuan, here you are．
6．How many tickets will the man possibly buy for tonight’s Jackson’s concert?
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Five．
7．What job does the woman probably do?
A．Doctor．
B．Secretary．
C．Manager．
听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。
M：Sit down, please, take it easy．What is your name, please?
W：Alice．
M：What is the matter?Madam?
W：My house was broken into last night．
M：Can you describe what happened last night?
W：Yes．At six o’clock, my husband and I left home to attend a friend’s birthday’s party．We didn’t get home until mid-night．When I opened the door, we found that someone had entered our house by the window．
M：Have you got anything stolen?
W：Yes．My diamond necklace is gone, so are my computer and two valuable vases．
M：Can you tell me anything more?
W：Oh, the man living opposite our house said he had heard a sound of glass being broken at about eleven．After a while, he saw a tall man with long hair came out of my house．
M：Well, we will look into the case right away．If we have any news, we will let you know．
8．What in the man in the conversation?
A．A policeman．
B．Alice’s husband．
C．Alice’s neighbor．
9．When was the woman’s house broken into?
A．At twelve last night．
B．At around 11 last night．
C．At seven yesterday evening．
听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。
M：Susan, is your cousin beautiful?
W：No, she is not as good-looking as you thought．She is an ordinary girl．But she is very tall．You are taller than I, but she is even taller than you．
M：Does she use any make-up?
W：No, she doesn’t like to．She is very natural．
M：Does she have a good figure?
W：I don’t think so．But she looks very healthy．She is also very lively and very lovely．
M：Do you like her because of that?
W：That’s not the main reason．I like her because she is gentle and understanding．
M：Oh, everyone likes such a girl．
W：Yes．And she always wears a sweet smile．
M：I see．No wonder you’re always talking about her．
10．What did the man used to think of Susan’s cousin?
A．Very beautiful．
B．Common．
C．Gentle．
11．Who is the shortest of the three people?
A．Susan．
B．The man．
C．Susan’s cousin．
12．What is the main reason for Susan’s liking her cousin?
A．Because Susan’s cousin is very tall．
B．Because Susan’s cousin is very healthy．
C．Because Susan’s cousin is gentle and understanding．
听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。
M：Mrs Speneer, what time is Mr Black’s flight expected to arrive at Boston Airport?
W：Around 2 p．m．sir．Will you go with the company car to meet him?
M：Yes．So I’d better leave here no later than now．How about the hotel for Mr Black and his party?
W：I made the reservations for them last week and checked again yesterday, to be sure everything is ready．
M：Including the welcome room for tonight’s reception．
W：That’s right．The manager promised me that everything would be exactly as we have requested．
M：Excellent．I want everything to be the very best．
W：I’m sure it will be．That manager has never let us down yet．
M：We want to make a good impression．Not just to be sure that this business deal is a success, but pay back the wonderful treatment we received from them in Tokyo last year．
13．What is the man going to do?
A．Take a flight for Japan．
B．Drive the woman to the hotel．
C．Meet a guest at the airport．
14．Where will Mr Black stay after his arrival?
A．At a hotel．
B．At the man’s house．
C．At the woman’s house．
15．What will take place that evening?
A．Mr Black’s arrival．
B．A hotel reception．
C．A business meeting．
16．Why does the man want to make a good impression?
A．To repay Mr Black’s kindness．
B．To get invited back to Tokyo．
C．To increase the hotels business．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Bill, Ed and Arnold are three musicians who are discussing ways in which they will perform together on stage in front of an audience．Bill says, “Here’s what I have in mind, when the curtain goes up, I’ll come out and play the violin．Then the curtain goes the piano．Then the curtain goes down．Then the curtain goes up．．．”
“Wait a minute, ”interrupt the other two．“What are we supposed to do?”Bill says．“The curtain doesn’t go up and down by itself．”
17．What instrument do Ed and Arnold play?
A．The violin．
B．The piano．
C．Unknown．
18．According to Bill, who will be performing on the stage?
A．Ed and Arnold．
B．Bill, Arnold and Ed．
C．Bill．
19．Who asked the question, “What are we supposed to do?”
A．Bill and Ed．
B．Ed and Arnold．
C．Bill, Ed and Arnold．
20．According to Bill, what will Ed do?
A．Pull the curtain up and down．
B．Play he instruments with the other two．
C．Play an instrument by himself．
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