SAT阅读材料:A Brief History of Western Music
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读考题重点考察考生的美国大学教材的快速阅读能力、理解能力及判断能力。<span word="SAT">SAT</span>阅读除了检测考生的词汇量外，还要考察考生的理解及判断的综合能力。下面来看一篇阅读材料：<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Brief">Brief</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Music">Music</span>。</p><p> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="periods">periods</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="duration">duration</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="into">into</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Romantic">Romantic</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Romantic">Romantic</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Medieval">Medieval</span> <span word="Period">Period</span></p><p> <span word="Prior">Prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 900, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plainchant">plainchant</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="melodic">melodic</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="sung">sung</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unison">unison</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="existed">existed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="secular">secular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="any">any</span>, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Gradually">Gradually</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 500 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="voices">voices</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="sung">sung</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="interval">interval</span>1 <span word="above">above</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organum">organum</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="interval">interval</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="florid">florid</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slower">slower</span>, <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="plainchant">plainchant</span>2.</p>
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