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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. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. 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（诗人） Robert Bums was published (出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared（出现）in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version 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】 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2】 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.

【小题3】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4】 Who is introducing （介绍）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5】Where is this passage from?

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

答案：【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
【小题5】D

试题分析：本文介绍了《友谊地久天长》这首歌。第一段提到了歌曲的作者Auld Lang Syne 以及歌的用途。第二段提到了歌的翻译者，最后提到了这首歌经常在除夕夜之时演奏。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据第一句，这首歌经常在除夕夜被听到。故为A
【小题2】推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句，该诗是一首苏格兰诗，有关于追忆老朋友的诗。故为C。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据The words and music we know today first appeared（出现）in a songbook three years later.可以得出在诗在1796年出版的三年之后1799年才第一次出现的故为D
【小题4】细节理解题。根据文章最后两句。我们会以这首歌结束，我希望所有的听众除夕快乐，这首歌是Buddy Thomas的。故为C
【小题5】推理判断题。根据最后一句，我希望所有的听众除夕快乐，因此可以推断出此文为D
考点：文化类短文阅读。

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