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Rock music in one form or another is the most popular type of music all over the world. But where did it
come from?
Rock began in the USA in the early 1950s. At that time, rhythm and blue music was very popular with
black Americans. "R&B" was a mixture of black religious (宗教) music and jazz. It had strong rhythms (节奏)
that you could dance to and simple, fast words.
Noticing the success of R&B music, white musicians started to copy the same style. By the mid 1950s, this
new white R&B music, called rock "n" roll, had become very popular. Singers like Elvis Presley and Bill Haley
attracted millions of teenage fans (爱好者). Their music was fast and loud. Many older people thought that
rock " n" roll was very dangerous.
By the early 1960s, even rock " n" roll had become old fashioned. Many of the songs had begun to sound
the same. It was at that time that a new group from England became popular-The Beatles.
The Beatles first started by singing American style songs, but they soon developed their own style, with
more complicated (复杂的 ) tunes (曲调 ). They also introduced different instruments. Groups like The
Beatles had a very important influence on the style of popular music.
By the early 1970s,rock " n" roll had developed into a new form of music. Electronics (电子) had replaced
the amplified (增大的) guitars and drums of rock "n" roll."Rock" had arrived.
Rock music has continued to change and develop. It has combined with music from different parts of the
world. Today, there are hundreds of different types of rock music, and almost every country has its own form
of rock.
B. The History of Rock Music
C. Different Forms of Music in America
D. The Beatles
B. were singers in the mid 1950s
C. were members of The Beatles
D. were popular with old people
B. had a lot of words
C. was very popular" in the USA in the early 1950s
D. was very dangerous
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people everywhere.
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and
listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the
music loudly as they drive on the streets.
Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about
sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in
every state. Once the pop singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some
of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to
meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories
about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by
cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and
the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music. Music for instrument is called orchestra
music (管弦乐),such as the symphonies (交响乐) of Beethoven. There is opera (歌剧 ) for singers. There is
ballet (芭蕾舞剧 ) for dancers like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China.
B. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are so beautiful and
understandable that everyone can enjoy them.
C. When music is played, it seems as if it were speaking to us.
D. Music is so popular throughout the world that everyone can play it.
B. Students always listen to music before class, in class and after class.
C. Adult drivers listen to news as well as music when they drive to work.
D. Adult drivers never listen to music when they drive to work.
B. Eight.
C. Five.
D. Seven.
B. Pop singers can get all the money from the tapes.
C. Now, western or country music is a little different from its beginning.
D. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is a kind of pop music.
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they will not think us ill-mannered. Here are examples of the things that a well-educated person does or does
not do.
If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you will not move
before the host says"Come in, please." After you enter the room, you should not sit down until the host asks
you to take a seat. When a cup of tea is put on a tea table before you or sent to your hand, you will say,"
Thank you." And receive it with two hands, not one hand, or they will think you are ill-mannered. Before
entering a house in Japan, it is good manners to take off your shoes. In European countries, even though shoes
sometimes become very dirty, this is not done. In a Malay house, a guest never finishes the food on the table.
He leaves a little to show that he has had enough. In England, a guest always finishes a drink or the food to
show that he has enjoyed it. This will make the host, especially the hostess pleasant.
| Countries | Good manners | Ill-manners |
| China | Knock at the door | Not |
| China | Not sit before asked | Sit |
| 1 | Receive something with two 2 | With 3 hand |
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| What do you know about the music called "the blues"? Do you think it is the same things as jazz? Well, in some ways the two types of music are related, but the blues has its own history and development that is quite different from that of jazz. The beginnings of the blues date back to the nineteenth century. After the Civil War, when the slaves were free in the South, life was hard. As African Americans came together and formed their own communities, the blues began to develop out of some of their earlier music. Songs usually expressed the feelings of their composers (作曲家) and many were about the difficult times. Some people say Mississippi was the birthplace of the blues, but early blues singers were also found in Texas, Alabama, and several other Southern states. As time passed, the blues moved north. Chicago became an important blues center. What does the blues sound like? Stringed instruments, especially the guitar, are important in blues playing. A piano is also often used. Piano players frequently get the sound they want by"crushing(挤压)" the keys, or playing two notes not quite at the same time. Many blues songs are built around three grouped lines. The first two lines are repeated, and then the third line is a sort of comment. Who were some legendary blues figures? Bessie Smith was an early female singer; Robert Johnson became famous for his special way of playing music. Later blues greats, such as Muddy Waters, had a direct influence on such groups as the Rolling Stones-in fact, until his death the Stones visited Muddy Waters whenever they played in Chicago. | ||
| 1. What did the blues develop from? | ||
| A. The Civil War. B. Slaves" life. C. African American music. D. Composers" feelings. | ||
| 2. Which place is a center for the blues? | ||
| A. Mississippi. B. Texas. C. Alabama. D. Chicago. | ||
| 3. The underlined word "legendary" in the last paragraph probably means ______. | ||
| A. untrue B. very famous C. very loud D. large | ||
| 4. What is the passage mainly about? | ||
| A. The birthplace of the blues. B. The development of the blues. C. How the blues and jazz are similar. D. Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. | ||
| 阅读选择填空。 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处 | ||
| About 150 years ago a German musician sat quietly at a concert in Vienna. They were playing for the first time a new symphony (交响乐 ) he had composed (创作 ). At the end he turned to face the people at the concert. They were clapping widely. 1 The musician was Beethoven, one of the greatest composers in the world. Deaf people have a hard time. 2 Even as a child Beethoven did not have a happy life. His father was a singer. But he was lazy and drank a great deal. When the boy was only four, his father decided to make a musician of him. 3 Whenever he did not put his heart into his practice, his father would be hard on him. It is a wonder that the boy did not hate music. 4 When he was 17, he won high praise from Mozart, a great Austrian composer. A few years later Beethoven went to Vienna to study under Haydn, another great Austrian composer. Soon he was writing a great deal of music himself. But after one illness, he suddenly found himself deaf. At that time he was only 31. What a blow it was to him! But this did not stop Beethoven. He went on composing. 5 During his life, he composed about 300 pieces. The surprising thing is that he wrote some of his best, his most beautiful pieces after he became deaf. Many of them are known and loved all over the world. | ||
| A. But he could hear nothing for he was deaf. B. However, his father didn"t come to listen to him play the beautiful music. C. He learned so fast that he was able to go around and give concerts when he was only 11. D. Beethoven left home and went out to practise his own music. E. But it is even worse for a composer than for anyone else. F. So Beethoven had to practice hour after hour on different musical instruments. G. He wrote long pieces and short pieces, happy ones and sad ones, gentle music and powerful music. | ||
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| Today we talk about proverbs. A proverb is a short, well- known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old. In American history, Benjamin Franklin was famous for his proverbs. He lived in the 1700s and was a leader of the American Revolution against English rule. He was also a scientist, inventor and writer. Franklin published a book called Poor Richard"s Almanac. He included many proverbs he had heard or created. Some of them are still used today, like:" Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say, " All is fair in love and war." They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable. Another proverb about love is," Absence makes the heart grow fonder." This means you love someone even more when he or she is far away. But other people say,"out of sight, out of mind."You may not even think about that person when he or she is not with you. Which of these proverbs do you think is most true? Another proverb says " Love is blind." In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person. Some people are only interested in having a relationship with someone who is very good-looking. You might tell them that "Beauty is only skin deep." Your girlfriend may be lovely to look at, but she may also have some bad qualities. Or your boyfriend is a wonderful person, but not good-looking. So what a person looks like is not really important. Sadly, we have no more time for this program. So we must say,"All good things must come to an end." Thanks for listening. | ||
| 1. Which of the following is a proverb? | ||
| A. I love you more than I can say. B. Mind your own business. C. When in Beijing, please call me. D. Rome wasn"t built in one day. | ||
| 2. From the passage, we know the following about Franklin except ____. | ||
| A. he was good at creating and collecting proverbs B. he was a fighter who was strongly against English rule C. he was a person who lived more than 400 years ago D. there were many proverbs in his book Poor Richard"s Almanac | ||
| 3. Most proverbs mentioned in this passage are about _____. | ||
| A. wealth and health B. love and relationship C. beauty and truth D. work and studies | ||
| 4. What is this passage likely to be used for? | ||
| A. An English TV program. B. An English radio program. C. An English speech contest. D. An English textbook. |