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英语听力原文雷从科
PassageI:
AmericanMusic
OneofAmerica'smostimportantexportsishermodernmusic.Americanmusicisplayedallovertheworld.Itisenjoyedbythepeopleofallagesinallcountries.AlthoughthelyricsareEnglish,peoplenotspeakingEnglishcanenjoyittoo.Thereasonsforitspopularity areitsfastpaceandrhythmicbeat.
ThemusichasmanyoriginsintheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isonesource.Countrymusicfeaturessimplethemesandmelodiesdescribingday-to-daysituationsandthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciate,thismusicbecauseoftheemotions expressedbycountrymusicsongs.
AsecondoriginofAmericanpopularmusicistheblues.Itdepictsmostlysadfeelingsreflecting thedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.Itisusuallyplayedandsungbyblackmusicians,butitispopularwithallAmericans.
Rockmusicisanewerformofmusic.Thismusicstyle,featuringfastandrepetitiousrhythms,wasinfluencedbythebluesandcountrymusic.Itwasfirstknownasrock-and-rollinthe1950s.Sincethentherehavebeenmanyformsofrockmusic:
hardrock,softrock, andothers.Manyperformersofpopularmusicareyoungmusicians.
Americanpopularmusicismarketedtoademandingaudience.Nowpopularsongsareheardontheradioseveraltimesaday.Somesongshavebecomepopularallovertheworld.PeoplehearthesesongssungintheiroriginalEnglishorsometimestranslatedintootherlanguages.Thewordsmaydifferbuttheenjoymentofthemusicisuniversal.
I.
1.WhichgroupofpeopleenjoyAmericanmusic?
2.WhyisAmericanmusicsopopularinallcountries?
3.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?
4.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
PassageII:
MusicinDifferentCultures
Inwesternculturemusicisregardedasgoodbybirth,andsoundsthatarewelcomearesaidtobe"musictotheears".Insomeothercultures--forexample,Islamicculture--itisoflittlevalue,associatedwithsinandevil.IntheWestandinthehighculturesofAsia,itissaidthattherearethreetypesofmusic.First,classicalmusic,composed andperformedbytrainedprofessionalsoriginallyunderthesupportofcourts andreligiousestablishments;second,folkmusic,sharedbythepopulationatlargeandpassedonorally,andthird,popularmusic,performedbyprofessionals,spread throughradio,television,records,film,andprint,andconsumedbythemasspublic.
Musicisamajorcomponentinreligiousservices,theater,andentertainmentofallsorts.Themostuniversaluseofmusicisasapartofreligiousrituals.Insometribalsocieties,musicappearstoserveasaspecialformofcommunicationwithsupernaturalbeings,anditsprominentuseinmodernChristianandJewishservicesmaybetheleftoverofjustsuchanoriginalpurpose.Anotherlessobviousfunctionofmusicissocialadherence.Formostsocialgroups,musiccanserveasapowerfulsymbol.Membersofmostsocietiessharekeen,feelingsastowhatkindofmusicthey"belongto".Indeed,someminorities including,intheU.S.A.,blackAmericansandEuro-Americangroupsusemusicasamajorsymbolofgroupidentity.Musicalsosymbolizesmilitary,patrioticandfuneralmoodsandevents.Inamoregeneral;sense,musicmayexpressthecentralsocialvaluesofasociety.Inwesternculture,theinterrelationshipofconductorandorchestra symbolizestheneedforstrongcooperationamongvariouskindsofspecialistsinamodernindustrialsociety.
I.
1.Inwhatcultureismusicregardedasgoodbybirth?
2.Whichofthefollowingisperformedbyprofessionals?
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
4.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemostuniversaluseofmusic?
5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsymbolizedbymusic?
II.
1.Insomeothercultures,musicisoflowvalue,associatedwithsinandevil.
2.Formostsocialgroups,musiccanserveasapowerfulsymbol.Membersofmostsocietiessharekeenfeelingsastowhatkindofmusicthey"belongto".
3. Inamoregeneralsense,musicmayexpressthecentralsocialvaluesofasociety.InWesternculture,theinterrelationshipbetweenconductorandorchestrasymbolizestheneedforstrongcooperationamongvariouskindsofspecialistsinamodernindustrialsociety.
PassageIII
Musiccomesinmanyforms;manycountrieshaveastyleoftheirown.Polandhasitsfolkmusic.Hungaryhasitsczardas.Argentinaisfamousforthetango.TheU.S.isknownforjustatypeofmusicthathasgainedworldwidepopularity.
JazzisAmerican'scontributiontopopularmusic.WhileclassicalmusicfollowsformalEuropeantradition,jazzisaratherfreeform.Itisfullofenergy,expressingthemoods,interests,andemotionsofthepeople.Inthe1920sjazzsoundedlikeAmerica.Andsoitdoestoday.
Theoriginsofjazzareasinterestingasthemusicitself.JazzwasinventedbyblackAmericans,whowerebroughttothesouthernstatesasslaves.Theyweresoldtofarmownersandforcedtoworklonghoursinthecottonandtobaccofields.Theworkwashardandlifewasshort,Whena slaverdiedhisfriendsandrelativeswouldgatherandcarrythebodytohaveaceremonybeforetheyburiedhim.
Therewasalwaysabandwiththem.Onthewaytotheceremony,thebandplayedslowsolemnmusicsuitableforthesituation.Butonthewayhome,themoodchanged.Spiritslifted. Everyonewashappy.Deathhadremovedoneoftheirmembers,butthelivingweregladtobe alive.Thebandplayedhappymusic.Thismusicmadeeveryonewanttodance.Thiswasanearlyformofjazz.
MusichasalwaysbeenimportanttoAfrican-Americans.Thepeople,whowereunwillingly broughttoAmericafromWestAfrica,hadarichmusicaltradition.Inthefields,theymadeupworksongs.Singingmadethehardworkgofaster.AndwhentheyacceptedChristianity,thesesongsbecamelovelyspirituals,whichhavebecomeaneverlastingpartofAmericanmusic.
Lesson2:
Holidays
PartA
1.M:
Doyoustillwanttogotothegraduateschoolafteryougetoutofcollege?
W:
I'vechangedmymindaboutthat.IwanttostartworkingbeforeIgobacktoschool.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
2.M:
We'vegotawholehourbeforetheBrownscomebytopickusup.
W:
Yeah.Butwe'dbettergetmoving.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?
3.M:
I'mthinkingofgettinganewprinter.
W:
I'dinvestinalaserprinter.Theprintqualityismuchbetter.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
4.W:
I'vegotacouponforhalf-offdinneratthatnewrestaurantdownthestreet.IthinkI'lluseitwhenmycousincomesfor avisitthisweekend.
M:
Wheredidyougetit?
Iwouldn'tmindtryingthatplaceouttoo.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?
5.W:
What'sLauradoingheretoday?
IthoughtshewassupposedtobeoutoftheofficeonMondays.
W:
Shedecidedshe'dratherhaveFridaysoffinstead.
Q:
WhatcanbeinferredaboutLaura?
6.M:
Ineedtofindanewroommate.
W:
SoJohn'sgoingtoCaliforniaafterall.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?
7.M:
Mymathassignment'sduetomorrowmorningandIhaven'tevenstartedityet.
W:
I'llmissyouatthepartytonight.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
8.W:
Thosepackagestookforevertoarrive.
M:
Buttheydidarrive,didn'tthey?
Q:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutthepackages?
9.M:
Myparentsarecomingtoseeourapartmentthisweekend.
W:
LooksasifI'dbetterlendyoumyvacuumcleanerthen.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
10.M:
Sarah,didyouhaveachancetobuythatnewnovelyouwanted?
W:
No,butIhadDorisgetitforme.
Q:
WhatdoesSarahsayaboutthenovel?
11.M:
I'vebeenwaitingallweekforthisconcert.Thephilharmonicissupposedtobeexcellentandwithourstudentdiscounttheticketswillbereallycheap.
W:
Uh--uh,I'mafraidIleftmystudentIDinmyotherpurse.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
12.M:
Theuniversitybookstoreopensat9inthemorning.
W:
Oh,dear.Ineedatextbookformyeighto'clockclasstoday.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
13.M:
Thestormlastnightdamagedsomeoftheneighbor'sroofs.
W:
Nowonder.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
14.M:
You'vecertainlybeenreadingthatonepageforalongtimenow.
W:
Well,I'mbeingtestedonittomorrow.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
15.W:
Anotherthingweneedtodoisshowthenewstudentsaroundtown.Youknow,showthemallthesightsofthearea.
M:
Idon'tseewhyweneedtodothatourselves.Iunderstandthevisitors'centeroffersawonderfulbustour.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?
PartB
Passage1 HolidaysinBritainandtheUS
PeopleintheUSgetatwo-weekpaledvacationfromtheirjobeveryyear.MostBritishpeoplehavefourorfiveweekspaidholidayayear.Americansoftencomplainthattwoweeksarenotenough,especiallywhentheyhearaboutthelongerholidaysthatEuropeansenjoy.Inaddition,thereareeightdaysineachEuropeancountry,whicharepublicholidays(theBritishcallthemBankHolidays)andmanyofthesefallonaMonday,givingpeoplealongweekend.
WhatdopeopledoinBritainandtheUSwhentheyareonholidays?
IntheUS,outdoor vacationsarepopular,forexample,attheGrandCanyon,Yellowstoneorothernationalparks andforests.Youngpeoplemaygowalkingorcampinginthemountains.Manypeoplehavesmalltrailersinwhichtotravel,oriftheyhaveacar,theymaystayatmotetsonthejourney,DisneylandandDisneyworldarealsopopular.Inaddition,peoplecangoskiingintheRockyMountainsofColorado,WyomingandMontana.Somechildrengotosummercampforaholidayduringthesummervacationfromschool,wheretheydospecialac
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