| The multi-billion-dollar Western pop
music industry is under fire. It is being blamed by the United Nations for the
dramatic rise in drug abuse worldwide. "The most worrisome development is a
culture of drug-friendliness that seems to be gaining prominence (显著) ," said
the UN’s 13-member International Narcotics Control Board in a report released in
late February 1998. The 74-page study says that pop music, as a global industry, is by far the most influential trend-setter for young people of most cultures. "Some lyrics advocate the smoking of marijuana (大麻) or taking other drugs, and certain pop stars make statements and set examples as if the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes were a normal and acceptable part of a person’s lifestyle," the study says. "Surprisingly", says the Board, "the effect of drug-friendly pop music seems to survive despite A. The use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes is an acceptable part of a person’s lifestyle. B. The spreading of pop music may cause the drug abuse to go beyond the boundaries of the country. C. No efforts have been made to prevent the spreading of drug abuse. D. The governments have no ability to act against the pro-drug messages of the youth culture. [单项选择]All of the following forms belong to pop music except ______.
A. blues B. rock'n'roll C. jazz D. folk rock [单项选择]
If you haven’t been listening to pop radio in the past few months, you’ve missed the rise of two seemingly opposing trends. In a medium in which mediocre (平庸的) singing has never been a bar to entry, a lot of pop vocals suddenly sound great. Better than great: note- and pitch-perfect, as if there’s been an unspoken tightening of standards at record labels or an evolutionary leap in the development of vocal cords. At the other extreme are a few hip-hop singers who also hit their notes but with a precision so exaggerated that on first listen, their songs sound comically artificial, like a chorus of ’50s robots singing Motown. The force behind both trends is an ingenious plug-in called Auto-Tune, a downloadable studio trick that can take a vocal and instantly nudge it onto the proper note or move it to the correct pitch. It’s like Photoshop for the human voice. Auto-Tune doesn’t make it possible for jus A. The development of pop radio. B. Photoshop that can edit human voice. C. A vocal software called Auto-Tune. D. The popularity of a pop singer named Cher. 我来回答: 提交
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