Having discovered much of my favorite music through LPs and CDs, I am not about to join Sousa’s party. Modern urban environments are often so soulless or ugly that I’m grateful for the humanizing touch of electronic sound. But neither can I accept Gould’s slashing futurism. I want to be aware of technology’s effects, positive and negative. Fortunately, scholars and critics have been methodically exploring this terrain for many decades, trying to figure out exactly what happens when we listen to music with no musicians in the room.

　　57. The first paragraph is intended to

　　.

　　A. defend an argument

　　B. make a prediction

　　C. criticize an attitude

　　D. summarized a viewpoint

　　58. The author’s attitude towards the recorded music may best be described as

　　.

　　A. dissatisfied

　　B. defensive

　　C. optimistic

　　D. objective

　　59. The underlined word “terrain” in the last paragraph most nearly means

　　.

　　A. region

　　B. subject

　　C. land

　　D. distinction

　　60. The primary purpose of the passage is to

　　.

　　A. explain different attitudes of scholars and critics

　　B. defend the view of one group from the criticism of another

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