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This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》). It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “Auld Lang Syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version(译文) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version (译文) you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.
【小题1】 Where is this passage from?

A．A newspaper.	B．A magazine.
C．A TV program.	D．A radio program.

【小题2】Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?

A．Robert Bums.	B．The Washington Saxophone Quartet.
C．Buddy Thomas.	D．The passage doesn’t tell us.

【小题3】 When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage?

A．On New Year’s Eve.	B．On Christmas Eve.
C．On weekends.	D．On holidays.

【小题4】When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear?

A．In 1790.	B．In 1793.
C．In 1796.	D．In 1799.

【小题5】What’s Auld Lang Syne about?

A．It’s about the history of Scotland.

B．It’s about an old Scottish poet.

C．It’s about the need to remember old friends.

D．It’s about the wishes to the radio friends.

答案：【小题1】D
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】C

试题分析：在这个新年里，这是一首数以百万计的美国人将会听到的歌曲。它就是《友谊地久天长》。在新年庆祝活动中这是传统音乐。它告诉我们需要记住老朋友。《友谊地久天长》的节目结束前。主持人祝电台所有的朋友新年快乐!
【小题1】细节理解题。问题：这篇短文可能来自于哪里？通过阅读短文关键句：I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! 句意：我想祝我们电台所有的朋友新年快乐!结合选项，明确第四项正确。故选D
【小题2】细节理解题。问题：谁正在给我们介绍《友谊地久天长》？联系短文中最后的人名：This is Buddy Thomas.主持人最后提到自己的名字，因此第三项是正确定的。故选C
【小题3】细节理解题。问题：通过短文介绍，在美国《友谊地久天长》什么时候上演？联系原文： The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. 句意：这首歌在新年前夕时，在美国上演。明确时间为新年前夕。故选A
【小题4】细节理解题。问题：《友谊地久天长》的歌词和音乐是什么时间出现的？联系原文： The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.句意：我们所知道的词与曲是在三年后的一本歌集中。通过上文提到是1796年，加上三年，时间为1799年。故选D
【小题5】细节理解题。问题：《友谊地久天长》是关于什么的？联系原文：It tells about the need to remember old friends.句意：它告诉我们需要记住老朋友。结合选项，明确第三项正确。故选C
考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。

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