经典GRE阅读题求教

钰剑乘风UID: 3279007

Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music without imitating it. Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies' sound is distinctively his. Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass's classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music.Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music. His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.

2.The passage suggests that Glass's work displays which of the following qualities?

　　A.A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions

　　B.An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of classical music

　　C.A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musical styles

我只选了A，为什么C也对啊，看不出tendency啊！

UluUID: 3091290

Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s.......

个人拙见：
revive表示“v.复兴，使复苏”，这就说明"the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition"一直以来都有存在，但并不是非常流行的做法。因此“a long-standing tendency”是可以表示这种“practice”的。

钰剑乘风UID: 3279007

Ulu 发表于 2012-10-13 11:02
个人拙见：
revive表示“v.复兴，使复苏”，这就说明"the practice of using elements of popular mus ...

这只能说明是一种return 就是A，不能说明tendency 呀！

钰剑乘风UID: 3279007

顶下~~

钰剑乘风UID: 3279007

有人帮帮我么？

lwysmilingUID: 3363331

我觉得楼上是正解诶，正是因为这个人revive了之前那种作风，因此推出：1. return在classical里用pop;2. 这个人这么用也体现了之前就一直存在的这么一种作风。
不知可否理解？希望帮助到你！:)

inspire2014UID: 3127571

Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass's classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music   个人认为这句话是关键，G的classical music在早期就和rock music（popular music） share certain harmonies and rhythms  也就是从早期到现在一直有一种结合的tendency  我觉得tendency只是一种保留的语气，因为文中谈share certain harmonies and rhythms，而不是完全的一种融合.   觉得一楼的解释也是合理的，供参考~

cathyleetnUID: 3385528

ETS gives the answer as A and C

钰剑乘风UID: 3279007

inspire2014 发表于 2012-10-18 00:27
Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass's classical music, which from its early days h ...

我主要是不理解为什么是趋势。。。你们引用的话都只能说明他将以前的复兴了，但并不是一种趋势呀。。。好纠结:mad:

钰剑乘风UID: 3279007

顶起来

麻倉枼UID: 3376337

Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music without imitating it.

我个人认为是,他复苏了这种用classical music 到rock music的做音乐方式,当中长达了 1960s - 1937之久的hibernation,这种方式依然存在着,所以这种现象就导致成一种长久性的趋向了..

话说这道题的题型是多项题么?怎么看都不像..

钰剑乘风UID: 3279007

麻倉枼 发表于 2012-10-23 22:07
Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that  ...

是多项呢，选AC，虽然我还是觉得不算是一种tendency,不过你解释的已经很清楚了，不管这题了。。。。谢谢啦~