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       Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth 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.The season represents hope, joy and beauty.At this time, many people think of this classical music piece—Spring ， which shows happiness.Italian composer Antortio Vivaldi wrote it in the 1700s.

       However，not all songs about spring show happiness.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 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？Because the singer's lover had left her, Sarah Vaughn released 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 song？Gene Autry was one of most famous singing cowboys of America.He recorded When It's Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.

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

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1. （1） If you are in a bad mood, you'd better listen to________．

   A . UpJumpedSpring B . IDreamofSpring C . SpringIsHere D . SpringWillBeaLittleLateThisYear
3. （2） The song ItMightasWellBeSpring________．

   A . is also called StateFair B . is sung by Ella Fitzgerald C . is showing 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 . KDLang was good at writing happy songs. C . Sarah Vaughn sang the song UpJumpedSpring first. D . Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before KD Lang.
7. （4） Which one of the following songs was first written or recorded?

   A . Spring B . IDreamofSpring C . WhenIt'sSpringtimeintheRockies D . SpringWillBeaLittleLateThisYear
9. （5） What would be the best title for the text?

   A . Songs About Spring B . Wonderful Music C . Introduction to Some Famous Singers D . Spring Is a Wonderful Season