专题14 必刷历年七选五---2023年高中英语学业水平考试必备考点归纳与测试（新教材北师大版）

2022-2023年高中英语学业水平考试必备考点归纳与测试 （新教材北师大版） 必刷历年七选五 （2022·江苏·房山高中高二学业考试）The Story of Music How did music begin? Did our early ancestors first start by beating things together to create rhythm, or using their voices to sing? What types of instruments did they use? ____1____ The answers show that the history of music is, in many ways, the history of humans. So, what is music? This is difficult to answer, as everyone has their own idea. “Sound that conveys emotion” is what Jeremy Montagu of the University of Oxford and author of the article describes. ____2____ If we take singing, then controlling pitch(音高) is important. Scientists have studied the skulls and jaws of early apes, to see if they were able to make a sound and control pitch. Another important component of music is rhythm. Our early ancestors may have created rhythmic music by clapping their hands. ____3____ Many of these instruments are likely to have been made from soft materials like wood, and so haven't survived. What have