Three men have had a big influence on modern sound and communication technologies.We started with th
英语试题 11-01
Three men have had a big influence on modern sound and communication technologies.We started with the beginnings of computergenerated music.
Max Vernon Mathews
Max Vernon Mathews has been called “the father of computer music”．He created electronic tools so that people could use computers，as musical instruments.He had a huge influence on the development of electronic music and how it is written，recorded and played.In 1957，Max wrote the first computer program，Music，to enable a computer to create sound and play it back.The computer was so slow that it would have taken an hour to play the piece of music in seventeen seconds.For that reason，Mathews moved the work to a tape player，which could be sped up to play the music at a normal speed.
Mathews continued creating other versions of the Music program.He became interested in how computers could help musicians outside recording studios.The Groove program he developed was the first computer program made for live performances.
Norio Ohga
Sony Corporation official Norio Ohga helped to develop the compact disc in the late 1970s.
He pushed for CDs to be larger，and with a longer playing time.He wanted them to hold seventyfive minutes so that they could store all of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on one disc.This way，listeners could enjoy the musical work without any break.The compact disc changed the electronics industry and the way people listened to music.
Hubert Joseph Schlafly
Hubert Joseph Schlafly was an electrical engineer who helped change the way actors，politicians and other people speak on television.In 1950，he and two other men developed the teleprompter.One coworker，Fred Barton，was an actor.He had an idea for a tool that would help television actors read their lines without having to memorize them.The first teleprompter involved a person who turned a long piece of paper printed with tall letters.As the actor read the lines，another person would move the paper ahead on the device.Later versions used television screens to show the words that were to be read.
21．Why did Mathews give up using computers to create sound and play it back?
A．Because he wanted to use computers as musical instruments.
B．Because he couldn’t create sound on computers.
C．Because he wanted to enjoy musical work without any break.
D．Because he wanted to find better ways to create sound with modern technologies.
Max Vernon Mathews
Max Vernon Mathews has been called “the father of computer music”．He created electronic tools so that people could use computers，as musical instruments.He had a huge influence on the development of electronic music and how it is written，recorded and played.In 1957，Max wrote the first computer program，Music，to enable a computer to create sound and play it back.The computer was so slow that it would have taken an hour to play the piece of music in seventeen seconds.For that reason，Mathews moved the work to a tape player，which could be sped up to play the music at a normal speed.
Mathews continued creating other versions of the Music program.He became interested in how computers could help musicians outside recording studios.The Groove program he developed was the first computer program made for live performances.
Norio Ohga
Sony Corporation official Norio Ohga helped to develop the compact disc in the late 1970s.
He pushed for CDs to be larger，and with a longer playing time.He wanted them to hold seventyfive minutes so that they could store all of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on one disc.This way，listeners could enjoy the musical work without any break.The compact disc changed the electronics industry and the way people listened to music.
Hubert Joseph Schlafly
Hubert Joseph Schlafly was an electrical engineer who helped change the way actors，politicians and other people speak on television.In 1950，he and two other men developed the teleprompter.One coworker，Fred Barton，was an actor.He had an idea for a tool that would help television actors read their lines without having to memorize them.The first teleprompter involved a person who turned a long piece of paper printed with tall letters.As the actor read the lines，another person would move the paper ahead on the device.Later versions used television screens to show the words that were to be read.
21．Why did Mathews give up using computers to create sound and play it back?
A．Because he wanted to use computers as musical instruments.
B．Because he couldn’t create sound on computers.
C．Because he wanted to enjoy musical work without any break.
D．Because he wanted to find better ways to create sound with modern technologies.
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