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2025~2026学年河南省南阳市邓州市湍洲高级中学高一上学期期中考前第四次拉练英语试卷

一、阅读理解

GustavoDudamelcomesbackforanothershow.It’sthefirstnightfortheLosAngelesPhilharmonicinCalifornia.Whenpeopleseetheconductor,thenoiseinsidetheWaltDisneyConcertHallgetslouder.Dudamelwalkstothestageandraiseshisheadandarms.ThegroupstartsplayingtheStarWarstheme.Attheend,peoplealljumpup.It’sthekindofresponseyou’dseeataconcertbyTaylorSwift,averypopularpopsinger.

Dudamelsayslaterthatmusicisnotjustforfun.Itbringsustogetherevenifwecomeinfeelingverydifferent.UnderDudamel’sleadership,theLosAngelesPhilharmonichasspreadtheunitingpowerofmusicacrossdifferencesinmoney,class,colorandage.AnditsYouthOrchestraLosAngeles(YOLA)hasworkedwithmorethan1,500kids,givingtheminstrumentsandlessonssotheycanperform.

Dudamelgrewupinaworking-classfamilyinVenezuela.Hismomwasasingingteacher.Hisdadplayedinaband.ButwhatwasmoreimportantforDudamel’smusicalgrowthwasElSistema,Venezuela’snationalclassicalmusiceducationandperformanceprogramforpoorkids.Dudameljoinedwhenhewas5.ItwasElSistemathatgavehimaviolinthreeyearslater.

TheYOLAprogramstartedin2007,afterDudamelshowedElSistema’sworkinVenezuelatomembersoftheLosAngelesPhilharmonicorganization.Theroots(根)DudamelputdowninLosAngeleshavespreadfarbeyondDisneyHall.InOctober2021,theBeckmenYOLACenteropeneditsdoorsinInglewood,California.Theformerbankbuildinghadbeenturnedintoaplaceforlessons,recordingandperformance.

Dudamelrememberssomeoneoncesaid:Theyoungmusiciansshouldn’tbesatisfiedwithaprogramthatisjust“goodenough”.Theyshouldbegiventhebestinstruments,thebestteachers,andthemostinspiringplacestogrowanddowell.

1.WhyisTaylorSwiftmentionedinparagraph1?

A．ToshowDudamel’spopu