The world’s oldest musical instrument dates back over 40,000 years. Throughout history, people have made music to enjoy themselves and express their feelings. Nowadays, AI is being increasingly used to write music. AI creates music by studying thousands of songs, finding patterns, and putting sounds together in new ways, and some AI-made music has become very popular online.
Many popular short videos and background music online are actually made by AI. It helps small creators, advertisers, and game designers make music quickly without spending too much money. More and more people start to accept AI music as a modern art form.
However, people hold different opinions on AI music.
Some are afraid that AI may replace human musicians. It costs less than hiring real musicians and may make many musicians lose their jobs. Besides, AI music takes materials from existing songs, so it is not truly original. Unlike human musicians who put their feelings and life experiences into music, AI cannot build a real emotional connection with listeners.
Others argue that AI can actually encourage creativity. It can act as a useful tool to inspire ideas and save music producers’ time. AI will not take the place of humans. It can also create new and special kinds of music that people might never think of. In the end, what matters most is whether people enjoy the music, not who or what creates it.
任务一 阅读理解。
1. How does AI create music according to the passage?
A. By talking with musicians.
B. By analyzing songs and learning patterns.
C. By copying popular songs directly.
D. By collecting old musical instruments.
2. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The history of human music.
B. Different opinions on AI music.
C. How to make original music.
D. The development of AI technology.
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. AI will surely take the place of human musicians.
B. All people think AI music is creative and original.
C. AI music may bring new styles of music in the future.
D. Musicians should never work with AI.
任务二 任务型阅读。
1. How old is the world’s oldest musical instrument?
Over 40,000 years old.
2. Why have people made music throughout history?
To enjoy themselves and express their feelings.
3. What can’t AI music do for listeners?
It can't build a real emotional connection with listeners.
4. Why do some people support AI in music creation?
They think it can inspire ideas and save music producers' time.
5. What do you think of AI music in our daily life?（请自拟一句话作答）
It makes our life more colourful.（言之有理即可）
