Question

　　Sweden's pop phenomenon, which started with ABBA in the seventies, has exploded into a large industry tanging from CD sales to concert tours. But homegrown bands and CD markers are only a part of the success. World stars are beating a path to Sweden's music producers whose studios and songwriters lie behind many an American and British success.

　　Denis Pop--one of the greatest Swedish pop producers--put Sweden on the map, writing and producing hit after hit for stars such as the Backstreet Boys, Bon Jovi and Britney Spears. French-Canadian Celine Dion, American Boyband 98 Degrees and American singer Jennifel Lopez turn to Sweden for songs composed by music writer and producer Arnthor Birgison.

　　All this has made Sweden the world's third biggest exporter of music. But how did Sweden manage to spread its sound all over the globe?

　　Birgison, 25, believes the traditional Swedish approach to hard work and an unfriendly climate are key to the music sensation（轰动）. Besides, Swedes are also very good at speaking English, which is very important, because very little music sung in other languages succeeds anywhere outside its home country. Another piece in the puzzle is that Swedish children at an early stage get to try out musical instruments and learn music theory in school, at little cost to their parents.

(1)We can learn from the above passage that ______.

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A．Sweden exports the largest amount of music to the outside world

B．Swedish musical training theory is puzzling to kids of early ages

C．Swedish musicians have made great contributions to the world music

D．most of the western singers' success bases on the work of the Swedish artists

(2)What does “ABBA” in the opening paragraph most probably refer to?

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A．A music group.

B．A successful industrialist.

C．A CD maker.

D．A music producer.

(3)Which of the following leads to the success of Swedish music and musicians?

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A．Famous song writers.

B．Good weather conditions.

C．The musical training system.

D．The large amount of money parents spend on their children's musical education.

(4)If the Swedish musical artists couldn't speak English well, ______.

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A．they wouldn't be able to learn the up-to-date music theories

B．the Swedish music wouldn't have been so internationally successful

C．they would have difficulty in commu-nicating with foreign singers

D．they wouldn't have children start to learn music at an early age

Answer 1

答案：C;A;C;B
解析：

(1)推理判断题。从全文可知，瑞典从当初卖CD到后来音乐制作，到影响世界歌坛，得益于音乐人的巨大贡献。A项和D项表达的意思太绝对；B项与原文“瑞典儿童从小接受音乐教育”的信息相矛盾。 (2)推断题。文章第一句说明ABBA就是指音乐群体。本题需要抓住文章的关键信息合理推断：Sweden's pop phenomenon, which started with ABBA in the seventies, has exploded into a large industry ranging from CD sales to concert tours.瑞典的流行音乐现象，开始于70年代的ABBA，现在已经急剧发展成为一个从CD销售到音乐会的巡回演出的巨大产业。 (3)细节推理题。第四段说明了成功的秘诀，只有C项与原文信息吻合。文章最后一段提到...hard work... an unfriendly climate... Swedish children at an early stage get to try out musical instruments and learn music theory in school, at little cost to their parents. A项没有明确的信息，其他两项与原文信息不符。 (4)推理判断题。从文章最后一段第二句可知，瑞典人英语说得好(good at speaking English)，才能在国际上取得巨大成功。由文章最后一段提到... hard work... an unfriendly climate... Swedish children at an early stage get to try out musical instru-ments and learn music theory in school, at little cost to their parents. 可知D项的表述错误；A、C两项不符合文义。