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模块综合测评 Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。 A Max Mathews has been called the father of computer music.He created electronic tools so that people could use computers as musical instruments.He had a great influence on the development of electronic music and how it is written，recorded and played. In 1957，Mathews wrote the first computer program that enabled a computer to create sound.At that time，he was working as an engineer at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey.His computer program enabled a large IBM computer to play a 17 seconds piece of music that he had written.The computer was so slow that it would have taken an hour to play tee piece of music in 17 seconds.For that reason，Mathews moved the work to a tape player，which could be sped up to play the music at a normal speed.He later said that the sound quality of the musical notes was not great，but the technical importance of the music was huge. Mathews continued creating other versions of the Music program.He became interested in how computers could help musicians outside recording studios.The Groove program he developed was the first computer program made for live performances. He also developed an electronic device he called the Radio Baton.The device looks like two drum sticks.It enables the user to control the speed and sound levels of orchestral music playing on a computer.The user does this by moving the two sticks on a special electronic surface. Mathews believed modern musicians are not making full use of the power of computer music.He said a violin always sounds like a violin.But with a computer，the way a violin sounds is unlimited.He said he didnt want computer sounds to replace live music.But he said he hoped laptop computers would one day be considered serious instruments. 【语篇解读】　Mathews是计算机音乐制作软件程序的创始人，这位作曲家可以通过数字合成器的指令和功能来操作计算机。 1．What do we know about Mathewss first piece of computer music? A．It took several minutes to play this music. B．It was written in the middle of the 1