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  —Do you like The Latin Sound?

  —No, I don’t. They’re _________.

  A. awful                   B. exciting                  C. interesting

 

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情景交际。

Do you like The Latin Sound?

________ They're awful.

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The Sound of Music

  Do you like popular music from Latin America, the United States, or Asia? Many musicians from around the world blend their country's music with popular sounds.

  Caetano Veloso After thirty years, Caetano Veloso is still one of Brazil's most important musicians. He mixes rock with the music of the Bahia region. Bahia is a state of Brazil that is strongly influenced by African culture. Caetano Veloso is an excellent songwriter and poet. He says of his music, “I make my records like a painter paints his canvas.”

  Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Raitt is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Her music blends rock with country and the blues. The blues is a kind of folk music that is often sad. It is usually about love and the problems of life. Bonnie Raitt's strong, rough voice is perfect for singing country and the blues.

  Cui Jian Cui Jian is a very important musician in the growth of rock music in China. Western styles, like jazz and rap, clearly influence his music. However, his music is very Chinese in its instruments and sounds. Cui Jian says his music expresses the feelings of Chinese young people.

注释:blend混合 region 地区 influence 影响 canvas 画布 rough 粗的 expresses 表达

1.读短文填写表格

2.根据短文回答问题

1)What do these three musicians have in common (共同)?

2)How does Caetano Veloso make his records?

3)Why is Bonnie Raitt's voice good for country and blues music?

4)What does Cui Jian want his music to express?

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The Sound of Music

What are some traditional kinds of music in your country?

Do you like popular music form Latin America, the United States, or Asia? Many musicians form around the world blend their country’s music with popular sounds.

☆ Caetano Veloso

After thirty years, Caetano Veloso is still one of Brazil’s most important musicians. He mixes rock with the music of Bahia region. Bahia is a state of Brazil that is strongly influenced by African culture. Caetano Veloso is an excellent songwriter and poet. He says of his music, “I make my records like a painter paints his canvas.”

☆ Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Her music blends rock with country and the blues. The blues is a kind of folk music that is often sad. It is usually about love and the problems of life. Bonnie Raitt’s strong, rough voice is perfect for singing country and the blues

Cui Jian

Cui Jian is a very important musician in the growth of rock music in Chin

[  ]

A.Western styles, like jazz and rap, clearly influenced his music. However, his music is very Chinese in its instruments and sounds. Cui Jian says his music expresses the feelings of Chinese young people.

(1) Read about the three musicians. Complete the chart.

(2) Answer the following questions.

  What do these three musicians have in common?

  How does Caetano Veloso make his records?

  Why is Bonnie Raitt’s voice good for country and blues music?

  What does Cui Jian want his music to express?

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根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(Choose the best answers according to the passage.)

  To study all the way to a 12th“grade”might sound strange to you.But not to an American student.

  Most Americans have six years of primary school and six years of secondary school.Each year is called a grade.At about age six, American children start six years of primary school.During those six years, the children learn to read and write and do easy maths.They also learn history, science, health and P.E.Students in grades one through six usually only have one teacher for each year.They stay in the same classroom with the same students for all of their different subjects.

  Secondary school has two parts:junior high school(sometimes called middle school)and senior high school.In the seventh grade, students begin to learn more subjects.They usually have between six and eight different classes every day.Each class has different students, and each one is taught by a different teacher.

  Students have even more freedom in senior high school.Most students begin to study a foreign language like Latin, Spanish or French.There are also classes in business, computers and also courses like auto mechanics and farming.Besides their required classes, students can also choose a few classes that they're interested in, like art, singing and woodworking.

  In most places in the US, students can drop out of school at age 16, but most kids choose to stay.After students finish school, they can choose to start working, go to school for two years to learn a profession, or go to college.

(1)

American students spend ________ years in primary school.

[  ]

A.

three

B.

five

C.

six

D.

twelve

(2)

This passage mainly talks about ________.

[  ]

A.

education in America

B.

foreign languages

C.

school subjects

D.

how to study in American schools

(3)

According to the passage, students in ________ can take more subjects.

[  ]

A.

primary school

B.

junior high school

C.

senior high school

D.

middle school

(4)

The underlined word“freedom”probably means ________.

[  ]

A.

interest in learning

B.

useful subjects

C.

doing what you want

D.

beautiful colors

(5)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Primary school students have different classmates for different subjects.

B.

Senior high students can learn a foreign language.

C.

Junior high students have the same classmates for different subjects.

D.

Junior high students can choose classes that they are interested in.

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