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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.
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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