I like music so much that I believe I can't live without it. I was once asked by a friend of mine why I took such a great interest in it. First I would like to go deep into my soul and find myself through the music I like. Actually，some people call it the process of looking for the purpose of life，but I consider it to find my own spirit rather than the purpose of life. And the other reason is that I can communicate with other people and share all the things we have with the help of music. In fact，the use of music as a communication tool has been kept by human beings for thousands of years.
My friend asked me for further explanation after hearing what I said. I told him that this can date back to the original time，and to the very beginning of the world. At the very beginning of human beings，our forerunners（先驱）already had a special hobby of music. You'll know exactly what I mean if you happen to know the musical sentence when Adam，the first man，said to the first woman Eve，“Madam，I'm Adam”，which may have the meaning when you read from the end to the beginning. Later on，Adam and Eve and their children began to enjoy the sound of nature as a result of the special hobby of music. They found interest in listening to the sound of wind and rain, the singing of birds, the howls of beasts as well as the simple songs they themselves made.
As time went by, people started to form different kinds of music, such as Eastern music, pop music, rock and roll and light music. People became more skillful at enjoying the music. They were not just paying attention to the words and melodies, but they went deep into the soul of a piece of music. They began to know the relationship between music and their own life. They realized the power of music and started to use music to show their feelings and emotions. At the same time, people who listened to music and found the right way of enjoying it were going deeper and deeper into their soul and spirit through music. They got the whole colourful world which was surrounded by music. They began to communicate with others and share their feelings with the help of music. Music has become a kind of language since then.
Nowadays, people take a greater interest in music than ever before. More and more people begin to like music because they want to find their soul deep in their spirit and also because they have a need to share their life with other people. It is said that music has become an exactly international language today. It is even believed that if there are creatures on other planets and all other ways can't help communicate with them, music will probably do!
【小题1】The passage is intended to ___________.
| A．show people how to enjoy music |
| B．persuade people to take interest in music |
| C．tell people the origin of music |
| D．present the reasons why the writer loves music |
【小题2】The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 2 refers to“___________”.
| A．the explanation | B．his love of music |
| C．music | D．the history |
【小题3】In Paragraph 2 the example of Adam is meant to ___________.
| A．arouse people's curiosity |
| B．show music has a long history |
| C．reveal the real meaning of music |
| D．explain how music came into being |
【小题4】Which of the following does NOT agree with the writer according to the passage?
| A．Music can serve as a means of communication. |
| B．People can associate music with their own life. |
| C．Music helps to find the purpose of life. |
| D．Music is a universal language in a sense. |
