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In no particular order, here are some songs on the Music app of my phone：
On a Sunday Afternoon by Lighter Shade of Brown — A student of mine introduced this rap song to me all the way back in the early 1990s, when I was teaching Spanish at a local university. The story in the song takes place not too far from where I live in Los Angeles. It's a good “driving” song, nothing complicated or “deep”．
Say Something by A Great Big World — A more recent song about a couple losing contact with each other. The piano part is of very little playing but beautiful.
American Pie by Don McLean — Another song from my youth in the 1980s, very popular with almost every American of my generation. It retells some of the key events of the middle 20th century, a song of happy memories of the past and wanting to return to those better times.
The Weight by The Band — Another old song, originally made public in 1968, but one I didn't hear until I was in high school more than 10 years later. I don't understand the words to the song completely, but the feeling of the song is very comforting to me.
Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers — This Los Angeles group wrote a song that I used to listen to when I first moved to LA more than 25 years ago. I didn't know anyone here when I first arrived. When I got bored, I used to drive up and down the major streets that cross the city from east to west, listening to this song about “the city of angels” being as “lonely as I am”. (Don't worry! I have plenty of friends now.)
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了在作者的手机音乐播放器中存的几首歌曲的相关信息。
1．What does the underlined word “deep” probably mean?
A．With skill.
B．With comfort.
C．With a normal meaning.
D．With a significant meaning.
解析：选D 词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句中的“It's a good ‘driving’ song, nothing complicated”可知，此处表示这首歌是一首说唱乐，适合驾车时听，含义不复杂，故可推知这首歌没有重大的意义，所以选D。
2．When did the author probably hear The Weight by The Band?
A．In 1968. B．In 1970.
C．In the 1980s. D．In the 1990s.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“The Weight by The Band ... more than 10 years later”可知，这首歌于1968年发行，但是作者在十多年后才听到，所以作者有可能是在20世纪80年代听到这首歌的。
3．When the author first moved to LA, the song he used to listen to was ________.
A．Say Something B．American Pie
C．The Weight D．Under the Bridge
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers — This Los Angeles group wrote a song that I used to listen to when I first moved to LA more than 25 years ago”可知，作者最开始到洛杉矶时经常听的一首歌是Under the Bridge。
