新世纪研究生英语英语听说lesson1到7的原文.docx
- 文档编号:2153756
- 上传时间:2022-10-27
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:11
- 大小:27.85KB
新世纪研究生英语英语听说lesson1到7的原文.docx
《新世纪研究生英语英语听说lesson1到7的原文.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《新世纪研究生英语英语听说lesson1到7的原文.docx(11页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
新世纪研究生英语英语听说lesson1到7的原文
LessonOne
Passage1AmericanMusic
OneofAmerica'smostimportantexportsishermodernmusic.Americanmusicisplayedallovertheworld.Itisenjoyedbypeopleofallagesineverycountry.AlthoughthelyricsareinEnglish,peoplewhodon'tspeakEnglishcanenjoyittoo.Thereasonsforitspopularityareitsfastpaceandrhythmicbeat.
MusichasmanyoriginsintheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isonesource.Countmusicfeaturessimplethemesandmelodiesdescribingday-to-daysituationsandthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciatethismusicbecauseoftheemotionsexpressedbycountrymusicsongs.
AsecondoriginofAmericanpopmusicistheblues.ItdepictsmostlysadfeelingreflectingthedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.Itisusuallyplayedandsungbyblackmusicians,butitispopularwithallAmericans.
Rockmusicisanewerformofmusic.Thismusicstyle,featuringfastandrepetitiousrhythms,wasinfluencedbythebluesandcountrymusic.Itwasfirstknownasrock-and-rollinthe1950s.Sincethen,therehavebeenmanyformsofrockmusic:
hardrock,softrockandothers.Manyperformersofrockmusicareyoungmusicians.
Americanpopmusicismarketedtoademandingaudience.Nowpopsongsareheardontheradioseveraltimesaday.Somesongshavebecomepopularallovertheworld.PeoplehearthesesongssungintheiroriginalEnglishorsometimestranslatedintootherlanguages.Thewordsmaydifferbuttheenjoymentofthemusicisuniversal.
Passage2MusicinDifferentCultures
Inwesternculture,musicisregardedasgoodbybirth,andsoundsthatarewelcomearesaidtobe"musictotheears".Insomeothercultures,forexample,thelslamicculture,itisoflittlevalue,associatedwithsinandevil,IntheWestandinthehighculturesofAsia,itissaidthattherearethreetypesofmusic.Firstclassicalmusic,composedandperformedbytrainedprofessionalsoriginallyunderthesupportofcourtsandreligiousestablishments;second,folkmusic,sharedbythepopulationatlargeandpassedonorally;andthird,popularmusic,performedbyprofessionals,spreadthroughradio,television,records,film,andprint,andconsumedbythemasspublic.
Musicisamajorcomponentinreligiousservices,theater,andentertainmentofallsorts.Themostuniversaluseofmusicisasapartofreligiousrituals.Insometribalsocieties,musicappearstoserveasaspecialformofcommunicationwithsupernaturalbeings,anditsprominentuseinmodernChristianandJewishservicesmaybetheleftoverofjustsuchanoriginalpurpose.Anotherlessobviousfunctionofmusicissocialadherence.Formostsocialgroups,musiccanserveasapowerfulsymbol.Membersofmostsocietiessharekeenfeelingsastowhatkindofmusicthey"belongto":
Indeed,someminoritiesincluding,intheU.S.A.,blackAmericansandEuro-Americangroupsusemusicasamajorsymbolofgroupidentity.Musicalsosymbolizesmilitary,patrioticandfunerarymoodsandevents.Inamoregeneralsense,musicmayexpressfifescentralsocialvaluesofasociety.Inwesternculture,theinterrelationshipofconductorandorchestrasymbolizestheneedforstrongcooperationamongvariouskindsofspecialistsinamodernindustrialsociety.
Passage3
Musiccomesinmanyforms;manycountrieshaveastyleoftheirown.Polandhasitsfolkmusic.Hungaryhasitsczardas.Argentinaisfamousforthetango.TheU.S.isknownforjustatypeofmusicthathasgainedworldwidepopularity.
JazzisAmerican'scontributiontopopularmusic.WhileclassicalmusicfollowsformalEuropeantradition,jazzisaratherfreeform.Itisfullofenergy,expressingthemoods,interests,andemotionsofthepeople.Inthe1920sjazzsoundedlikeAmerica.Andsoitdoestoday.
Theoriginsofjazzareasinterestingasthemusicitself.JazzwasinventedbyblackAmericans,whowerebroughttothesouthernstatesasslaves.Theyweresoldtofarmownersandforcedtoworklonghoursinthecottonandtobaccofields.Theworkwashardandlifewasshort,Whenaslaverdiedhisfriendsandrelativeswouldgatherandcarrythebodytohaveaceremonybeforetheyburiedhim.
Therewasalwaysabandwiththem.Onthewaytotheceremony,thebandplayedslowsolemnmusicsuitableforthesituation.Butonthewayhome,themoodchanged.Spiritslifted.Everyonewashappy.Deathhadremovedoneoftheirmembers,butthelivingweregladtobealive.Thebandplayedhappymusic.Thismusicmadeeveryonewanttodance.Thiswasanearlyformofjazz.
MusichasalwaysbeenimportanttoAfrican-Americans.Thepeople,whowereunwillinglybroughttoAmericafromWestAfrica,hadarichmusicaltradition.Inthefields,theymadeupworksongs.Singingmadethehardworkgofaster.AndwhentheyacceptedChristianity,t
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 新世纪 研究生 英语 听说 lesson1 原文