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四、閱讀測驗【請依照段落上下文意，選出最適當的答案】    “God Save the Queen” (or “God Save the King,” depending on the gender of the ruling monarch) was firstpublicly performed in London in 1745 to support King George II after he was defeated in a battle in the Jacobeanuprising that started that year. The song was used to boost morale and the forces loyal to George II would go on todefeat the Jacobites the following year. The song came to be referred to as the national anthem from the beginningof the nineteenth century.    The words and tune are anonymous, and may date back to the seventeenth century. There are various claimantsto authorship of both the words and the tune. The words can be found as early as 1545, when the watchword atnight was “God save the King,” the reply was “Long to reign over us.” The authorship of the melody has beenclaimed by many, including John Bull, Henry Carey, Henry Purcell, and Joseph Haydn.     There is no authorised version of the National Anthem as the words are a matter of tradition. The anthem hasalso never been officially declared as the national anthem of the country. The royal anthem is used as the nationalanthem as a matter of tradition. The words used are those sung in 1745, substituting ‘Queen’ for ‘King’ (and femalepronouns for male ones) where appropriate. On official occassions, the first verse only is sung; on a small numberof occassions, the third verse is heard as well. The second verse is very rarely heard due to its militaristic nature.There exist many other verses, some dating as far back as the first three verses, but the first three are what can bestbe taken as the “standard” British national anthem.    The British tune has since become one of the world’s most recognizable anthems, and has been used in othercountries including Germany, Russia, Switzerland, the United States, and even today by Liechtenstein and as theroyal anthem of Norway. The song also was an influence on early anthems used in the Kingdom of Hawaii. Some140 composers, including Beethoven, Haydn and Brahms, have used the tune in their compositions.
【題組】31. What is the purpose of this article?
(A) To introduce the authorship of the melody for “God Save the Queen.”
(B) To urge people of the United Kingdom to sing “God Save the Queen” more frequently.
(C) To provide background information for “God Save the Queen.”
(D) To explain why the song “God Save the Queen” becomes popular.

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答案：C
難度：困難0.382353
統計：A(9),B(6),C(13),D(6),E(0)

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【paulin0613】評論

“God Save the Queen” (or “God Save the King,” depending on the gender of the ruling monarch) was first publicly performed... The words and tune are anonymous, and ... There is no authorised version of the National Anthem as the words are a matter of tradition...The British tune has since become one of the world’s most recognizable anthems, ...All of these refer to the background information, so C.

【Mi de Chen】評論

“上帝拯救女王”（或“拯救國王”，取決於執政君主的性別）於1745年在倫敦首次公開演出，以支持國王喬治二世在雅各布起義的戰鬥中被擊敗後開始那年。這首歌被用來鼓舞士氣，忠於喬治二世的力量將在第二年擊敗雅各布派。這首歌從十九世紀初開始被稱為國歌。n單詞和曲調是匿名的，可以追溯到十七世紀。對於單詞和曲調的作者身份，有各種索賠人。早在1545年就可以找到這些詞，當時夜間的口號是“上帝拯救國王”，回復是“長期統治我們。”旋律的作者被許多人聲稱，包括約翰·布爾，亨利Carey，Henry Purcell和Joseph Haydn。n沒有授權版本的國歌，因為這些話是傳統的問題。這首國歌也從未被正式宣佈為該國的國歌。作為傳統問題，皇...

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      “上帝拯救女王“（或”上帝拯救國王“，取決於統治者的性別）於1745年在倫敦首次公開演出，以支持喬治二世國王在雅各布起義的戰役中被擊敗那年開始。這首歌被用來鼓舞士氣和效忠於喬治二世的勢力，以將在明年擊敗雅各布派。這首歌從十九世紀初開始被稱為國歌。      歌詞和曲調是佚名的，也許可追溯到十七世紀。對於歌詞和曲調的作者，有各種不同的主張。歌詞早在1545年被發現，當時夜晚的暗號“上帝拯救國王”，回答“長期統治我們”。已被包括約翰 布爾、亨利 凱莉、亨利 珀塞爾和約瑟夫海頓等許多人聲稱是曲子的作子的作者。