The author of "Auld Lang Sync" Robert Burns was a great ______folk poet.
A．English
B．Scottish
C．Welsh
D．Irish
第1题：
From the passage, we know that The song Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA _
A. On New Year’s Eve. B. On Christmas Eve. C. On weekends. D. On holidays.
第2题：
The song Auld Lang Syne is about ____________.
A. the history of Scotland B. an old Scottish poet
C. the need to remember old friends D. the wishes to the radio friends
第3题：
B
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 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 our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
51. This passage is from__________________.
A. a newspaper. B. a magazine. C. a TV program. D.a radio program.
第4题：
Why does the author write the text?
A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming.
B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture.
C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.
D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.
第5题：
A.England
B.Wales
C.Scotland
D.Ireland
第6题：
The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared ___________
A. In 1790. B. In 1793. C. In 1796. D. In 1799.
第7题：
此题为判断题(对，错)。
第8题：
________________ 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.
第9题：
The author predicts that _________.
A． advances in new technologies will lead to great changes of society
B． the single invention, the chip, will lead to great changes in society
C． the future picture of the world can only be imagined by looking back
D． the use of personal computer and factory robots will be widespread
第10题：
Auld Lang Sync is ______.
A. a Scottish song which says good-bye to old friends
B. a Scottish song that welcomes the coming of the new year
C. a song sung by the Scottish people only
D. a Scottish song remembering obi friends and good times
49．答案为D 此考题为细节题。根据文章第3段最后两句A favorite Scottish song which everyone sings together is Auld Lang Syne．The words tell of old friends and good times，可断定D正确。