Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time.  Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they' re in the MP3 format (格式).

What is it? MP3 compressed(压缩) music into small computer files. You may download MP3 music several ways: Music can be downloaded from websites that have turned wide music libraries into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer's speakers, "burn" it onto blank CDs or swap(交换) MP3 files with friends using e -mail.

How much? Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free. Compact portable MP3 players start at around $ 40 and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.

Advantages MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox(自动唱机) . Small MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards(一副牌), making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.

Disadvantages You may find that some websites only allow you to listen but you can't download music. Others let you download music but can't be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.

1. 1.

   How can you get MP3 music?

   1. A.
      By turning your home PC into a jukebox
   2. B.
      By taking your own music or songs with you
   3. C.
      By copying songs to a PC through the speakers
   4. D.
      By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3
2. 2.

   What is the closest meaning of the underlined word "burn"?

   1. A.
      Copy
   2. B.
      Play
   3. C.
      Store
   4. D.
      Change
3. 3.

   Which is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free
   2. B.
      MP3 music can be with friends by e-mail
   3. C.
      MP3 music can be downloaded for free at any site
   4. D.
      A greater number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer
4. 4.

   How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player?

   1. A.
      Free
   2. B.
      At least 10 dollars
   3. C.
      About forty dollars
   4. D.
      About a dollar
5. 5.

   How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage?

   1. A.
      2
   2. B.
      3
   3. C.
      4
   4. D.
      5

One day Mozart, a great musician, saw an old man sitting in a street corner (角落) with a hat in front of him. The old man could see 41__________ because he was blind (瞎的). He was playing the violin. It was a beautiful piece 42__________ Mozart. But the hat was empty because no money was put into it.
“Do you often 43________ Mozart’s music?” Mozart asked.
“Yes, sir,” the old man answered. “Everyone knows Mozart and likes his music.”
“ 44___________ do you live with?” Mozart asked again.
“None,” the old man said sadly. “I’m 45_____and I have to make a living by playing the violin.”
Mozart 46___________ over the violin from the old man and he, himself, began to play.
He played so well that all the people passing by stopped 47___________ to the wonderful music and soon the man’s hat was full of 48___________ .
The old man was 49__________ and asked Mozart, “Who are you, sir?”
“I’m a poor 50__________ like you,” Mozart said.
【小题1】A. something         B. nothing        C. everything      
【小题2】A. by                 B. of            C. for   
【小题3】A. write              B. read           C. play 
【小题4】A. What               B. Which              C. Who
【小题5】A. alone              B. lonely              C. lucky   
【小题6】A. looked              B. got             C. took     
【小题7】A. to listen            B. listening         C. to play       
【小题8】A. food                 B. money          C. paper  
【小题9】A. interested             B. worried        C. surprised
【小题10】A. musician              B. singer             C. teacher  

-- Shirley, what were you doing at three o’clock yesterday?

-- I was sitting by the window, __________ to the music.

 The boy preferred _______basketball ________to music.

A. play; listen  B. playing ; listening  C. played ; listened to  D. playing ; to listening