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    Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth(再生) and new life. The long, cold winter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming(开). The season represents(代表) hope, joy and beauty. At this time, many people think of this classical music piece — “Spring”, which shows happiness. Italian composer(作曲家) Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundreds.

    However, not all songs about spring are happy. This song written and sung by K.D Lang is about dreaming of spring in cold dark places. She recorded “I Dream of Spring” in 2008.

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote “It Might as Well Be Spring” for the movie State Fair in 1945. Frank Sinatra sings it. It is a feeling of restlessness(焦虑) or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers also wrote “Spring Is Here”, this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.

    Frank Loesser wrote the sad song, “Spring Will be a Little Late This Year”. Why has the season been delayed(延迟)? Because the singer's lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released(发行) her version of the song in 1953.

    By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy(牛仔) song? Gene Autry was one of America's most famous singing cowboys. He recorded “When It's Spring time in the Rockies” in 1937.

    And finally, we'll leave you with a sunny song called “Up Jumped Spring”. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz(爵士) song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.

1. （1） If you are not happy, you'd better listen to “       ”.

   A . Up Jumped Spring B . I Dream of Spring C . Spring Is Here D . Spring Will be a Little Late This Year
3. （2） “It Might as Well Be Spring is a song” that       .

   A . is also called “State Fair” B . is sung by Ella Fitzgerald C . has a lonely feeling D . was written by two people
5. （3） According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

   A . Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers. B . K.D. Lang was good at writing happy songs. C . Sarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first. D . Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K.D. Lang.
7. （4） Which of the following songs was first written or recorded?           

   A . “Spring”.  B . “I Dream of Spring”.   C . “When It's Springtime in the Rockies”.   D . “Spring Will be a Little Late This Year”.
9. （5） What's the purpose of the author to write the passage?

   A . To introduce some songs about spring.   B . To introduce some wonderful music. C . To introduce some famous singers.   D . To express his/ her love to spring.