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Unit 5 Music语法填空精练
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(2024上·江苏盐城·高一盐城市第一中学校考期末)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the mid-1800s, people began thinking about better approaches to 1 (enjoy) music anytime and anywhere. Music boxes were very popular, 2 they could not recreate the human voice, so inventors set about creating a new sound recording device.
In 1860, a Frenchman, Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville, invented a device 3 (call) a “phonautograph”. It was able to record sound on paper, but was not able to play it back. Because of this problem, it was never commercially 4 (success). However, scientists used it to explore the nature of sound and speech.
Next, in 1877, an American inventor named Thomas Edison made a new 5 (invent) called the “phonograph”, which could record sound and play it back. However, only certain sounds could 6 (record) by the machine. Very low sound couldn’t be reproduced, and very loud sounds would make the recording jump. 7 , Edison thought it would be best used for capturing (捕捉) people’s speech.
Inventors still wanted to record singers and musicians performing together. They finally made great advancements and invented flat disks. These disks were much 8 (strong) and more useful than before. As 9 result, the sound of music and voice was able to be captured and played back in high quality.
In the 1890s, new digital musical formats (数字音乐格式) began to compete with the phonograph record for sales. Nowadays, the phonograph is only popular with a small number of enthusiastic audio fans 10 love the way that they look, feel and sound.
(2024上·辽宁辽阳·高一统考期末)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Among the many arts found in China are the performing arts. Like paintings, sculptures, carvings and other physical arts, the performing arts in China have 11 long history. The performing arts range from martial arts like kung fu 12 folk songs and dances that vary by region and area.
The performing