Pop music and movie star Jay Chou from Taiwan produced a song for the Beijing Games．It's not an easy thing for him，because he had never tried to write this kind of music before．He worked on the song A Long Journey for five months and finished it in Taipei on March 9．Chou told the Shanghai-based Oriental Daily he rushed to complete the song and ended up e-mailing it to Beijing Olympic officials（组委会）at night just before the deadline．（1）

Beijing Olympic officials will reveal（展示）the songs for the Olympics 100 days before the Games start．

Chou, famous for his roles in the Zhang Yimou -directed Curse of the Golden Flower and initial D, said the song was a new change for him．“I think the feeling of the electric guitars is a little stronger than just using the piano，” Chou said．“If listeners from Europe and America hear this kind of music，I hope it can make them jump back a little!”（2）

The Song blends（混合）Chou's traditional Chinese sounds with rock and electric instrument．（3）

His song says：“A long journey，countless nights，waiting for a clear moon，on the border of dreams．the wind blows ceaselessly，never feeling tired，the East is worthy，who is number one，let us pursue perfection。”

March 10 was the closing date for the fourth round of Olympic song collection．Over 4,000 songs have been collected over the last four years，  5    Light the Passion，Share the Dream, I an a Star, Forever Friends, Wishing Slat and so on．

1．What does the word “deadline” mean in Chinese?

2．Why does Chou say “it can make them jump back a little!”?

3．Translate the sentence “The song blends Chou's traditional Chinese sounds with rock and electric instrument” into Chinese．

4．从文中找出more than的同义词

5．根据上下文，请在最后一段的横线上填上一个适当的词或短语使文章完整。

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.
Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.
Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.
But fate(命运)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.
“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.
Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.
　　Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.
　　But fate(命运)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.
　　“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

Music and Behavior

Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear  1  at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 2  hear music in an office or on a farm.

Scientists believe that music changes the  3  people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people  4  richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend  5  money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays  6  music, people spend less money. With  7  music, people spend even less.

Scientists also  8  that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people  9  their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their   10  hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants  11  make more money.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say  12  music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are  13 . And listening to music can help you relax. 

The  14  time you hear music somewhere, be  15 . It might change the way you do things.

1.                A．music          B．stores          C．songs D．sound

2.                A．already         B．even           C．hardly    D．never

3.                A．way           B．time           C．idea D．place

4.                A．become        B．get            C．feel  D．look

5.                A．much          B．more           C．little D．less

6.                A．pop           B．modern         C．light D．country

7.                A．no            B．much          C．any  D．some

8.                A．expect         B．hope           C．realize   D．believe

9.                A．cook           B．order          C．eat  D．make

10.               A．free           B．busy           C．happy D．sad

11.               A．can            B．should         C．can’t    D．needn’t

12.               A．how           B．why           C．what  D．that

13.               A．excited         B．interested      C．confident  D．relaxed

14.               A．first           B．second         C．next  D．last

15.               A．quiet          B．quick          C．happy D．careful

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.

Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.

Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.

But fate(命运)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.

“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

1.                A．too            B．so             C．less  D．far more

2.                A．time           B．life            C．experiences   D．memory

3.                A．won           B．held           C．produced D．presented

4.                A．reads          B．tells            C．sings D．says

5.                A．happy          B．happier         C．sad  D．sadder

6.                A．offered a job to  B．paid much attention to C．looked down on D．played a joke on

7.                A．proud          B．clever          C．honest   D．strong

8.                A．turns          B．decides         C．considers D．has

9.                A．Mum          B．Knowledge      C．Music    D．Love

10.               A．took           B．led            C．connected D．left