听力题 As is true in all cultures, Americans first hear music in the context of family life. Much of that music comes from the records on the family radio or television, and this "canned"(录音的) music is especially important in developing children''s musical taste. People often say they were very strongly influenced by the kind of music they heard before they were old enough to have their own records or choose the station on the family radio. There is usually some live music in the family as well. Many mothers and grandmothers sing lullabies(摇篮曲), for example. These can be important since in America, as elsewhere, lullabies not only lull a baby to sleep but promise, praise and teach cultural values. Sometimes lullabies are the only songs in a foreign language. Another important family context is the automobile, where families learn songs and sing together on weekends and vacations. This is not as surprising as it appears, for the family car has become one of the basic centers of family experience, and it is one of the important places where the family gathers for an extended period of time without outside disturbance. The family used to have to choose between making their own music in the car and being force -fed by the radio, but the invention of automobile cassette recorders and eight -track playback machines allows a family to have more control over what they hear when they drive.