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It has been thought and said that Africans are born with musical talent. Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is performed in Africa, we are inclined to think that all Africans are musicians. The impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we have become largely a society of musical spectators (旁观). Music is important to us, but most of us can be considered consumers rather than producers of music. We have records, televisions, concerts, and radios to fulfil many of our musical needs. In most situations where music is performed in our culture it is not difficult to distinguish the audience from the performers, but such is often not the case in Africa. Alban Ayipaga, a Kasena semiprofessional musician from northern Ghana, says that when his flute (长笛) and drum ensemble (歌舞团) is performing, "Anybody can take part". This is true, but Kasena musicians recognize that not all people are equally capable of taking part in the music. Some can sing along with the drummers, but relatively few can drum and even fewer can play the flute along with the ensemble. It is fairly common in Africa for there to be an ensemble of expert musicians surrounded by others who join in by clapping, singing, or somehow adding to the totality of musical sound. Performances often take place in an open area (that is, not on a stage) and so the lines between the performing nucleus and the additional performers, active spectators, and passive spectators may be difficult to draw from our point of view.

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  (1) The difference between us and Africans, as far as music is concerned, is that ____.
     A. most of us are consumers while most of them are producers of music
     B. we are musical performers and they are semiprofessional musicians
     C. most of us are passive spectators while they are active spectators
     D. we are the audience and they are the additional performers
  (2) The word "such" refers to the fact that ____.
     A. music is performed with the participation of the audience
     B. music is performed without the participation of the audience
     C. people tend to distinguish the audience from the performers
     D. people have records, television sets and radios to fulfill their musical needs
  (3) The author of the passage implies that ____.
     A. all Africans are musical and therefore much music is performed in Africa
     B. not all Africans are born with musical talent although music is important in their lives
     C. most Africans are capable of joining in the music by playing musical instruments
     D. most Africans perform as well as professional musicians
  (4) The word "nucleus" probably refers to ____.
     A. musicians famous in Africa
     B. musicians at the centre of attention
     C. musicians acting as the core in a performance
     D. active participants in a musical performance
  (5) The best title for this passage would be ____.
     A. The Importance of Music to African People
     B. Differences Between African Music and Music of Other Countries
     C. The Relationship Between Musicians and Their Audience
     D. A Characteristic Feature of African Musical Performances
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