四、完形填空。
新素养 勤于反思 Antonio Vivaldi's musical work, The Four Seasons, was first performed 300 years ago. Since then, the outstanding work has enjoyed worldwide popularity. Many musicians
it to be the composer's greatest work.
The composition consists of four parts: "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn" and "Winter". Each part brings to mind the season it is meant to represent(体现). "Summer", for example, begins ______ . Listeners can easily picture a hot, lazy summer day when nobody wants to move. When you listen to "Autumn", a ______ celebration might come to mind.
But now, a music director in Spain has decided to give the old work a
feel. Hache Costa says the climate today is very different from what it was in the 1700s. The Four Seasons would be "a lot
" if it were written now.
Costa has "updated" the musical work to make it
the realities of the modern world. The composition has been performed in Madrid, Spain. According to the audience, "Summer" now sounds noisier and more powerful. Because of global warming, the other three seasons have become
. Costa says he expects people to feel "really upset" after listening to the new Four Seasons.
The performance takes place in front of a screen. As the musicians play, a video shows the
of climate change, such as forest fires and unusually dry weather. One part shows a hurricane(飓风) with horrible clouds.
Costa says the sheet music(活页乐谱) is freely available. Anyone can
it. The musician wants more people to become truly aware of what is happening to our
. And he believes Vivaldi would not be angry with his changes.
1. A. prove B. expect C. consider D. elect
2. A. slowly B. seriously C. familiarly D. noisily
3. A. birthday B. community C. graduation D. harvest
4. A. strange B. pleasant C. fresh D. real
5. A. dirtier B. happier C. longer D. easier
6. A. accept B. escape C. improve D. match
7. A. clearer B. quicker C. stronger D. shorter
8. A. effects B. causes C. secrets D. processes
9. A. buy B. control C. hate D. play
10. A. bodies B. planet C. society D. families