主題閱讀：音樂(lè)潤(rùn)我心-高考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)備考

高考英語(yǔ)復(fù)習(xí)備考：主題閱讀--音樂(lè)潤(rùn)我心素養(yǎng)解讀音樂(lè)是一門(mén)聽(tīng)覺(jué)的藝術(shù)，它美妙動(dòng)聽(tīng)、精彩絕倫。欣賞音樂(lè)可以豐富我們的情感體驗(yàn)，使我們的身心得到放松。音樂(lè)對(duì)人的陶冶是一種潛移默化的影響，具有極強(qiáng)的內(nèi)化力。視角拓展邁克爾·杰克遜的音樂(lè)成長(zhǎng)之路有人說(shuō)邁克爾·杰克遜渾身上下充滿了一股神秘的力量，在音樂(lè)響起時(shí)，他的節(jié)奏能帶動(dòng)全世界的脈搏。這樣傳奇的人物有著怎樣的成長(zhǎng)歷程呢？難詞探意1.steel[sti:l]n.鋼,鋼鐵2.solo[?s?ul?u]n.獨(dú)唱,獨(dú)奏3.career[k??r?r]n.職業(yè);事業(yè);生涯MichaelJacksonwasontheroadofperformingwhenhewasfiveyearsold.Asisknowntoall，theroadtofameandfortuneisalongandhardone.Michaelrememberedthoseearlyyearswhenhewasyoung.“Myfatherwasamachineoperator，”heexplained，“andheworkedatasteelplant.MymotherworkedatSears，abigdepartmentstore.Buttheywerebothmusicians.”MichaelsfatherJoeJacksonrealizedhissonshadalotoftalent，andheknewhecouldtrainthemtobecomefinemusicians.Inthosedaystherewereplentyofmusicgroupsandsomeofthemwereverygood.Heknewifhissonsweretostandout，theywouldhavetobethebest.Practicemakesperfect.Andtheypracticed！Graduallythegrouptookshape.Thenwordofthisgroupbegantogetaround.ThusMichaelgotachancetodosomesolosongs.Inthefollowingyears，Michaelwasalwaysonthetop.OnemillionrecordsofhisweresoldinNewZealand，whichhasonlyatotalpopulationofthreemillion！WhenMichaelwaseighteen，heenteredanotherfieldofhiscareer—acting.“Iplantostarinmovies，”hetoldhisfriends.“Butofcourse，myfirstloveismusic.”Michaelwrotealotofhisownsongs.“Songscameaboutinthestrangestways，”hesaid.“Illjustwakeupfromsleepingandthereisawholesongcomingintomyhead.AndthenIputitdownonthepaper.”Still，withallhissuccess，Michaelmanagedtokeephisheadcalm.“Ijustdoadifferentjobfromotherpeople，”hesaid，“butitdoesn’tmakemethinkI’mbetterthanotherpeople.”Tobequitehonest，hisfansjustlovetohearandwatchhim！Reading

Check1.WhatcanweknowaboutMichaelfromthetext？A.Michaelsfatherspentalotoftimeindrinking.B.Michaelsparentsenjoyedmusicalot.C.Michaelsmotherworkedinafactorywhenhewasyoung.D.Michaelbegantoearnmoneywhenhewasonlyfouryearsold.2.WhatdidJoeJacksonrealize？A.Hischildrendidn’tneedmuchpractice.B.Hischildrenhadlittletalentforbeingmusicians.C.Therewereasmallnumberofmusicgroupsinthosedays.D.Hischildrencouldn’tbecomefamousiftheyweren’tthebest.3.What’sthetextmainlyabout？A.HowMichaelbecamesopopularallovertheworld.B.WhyMichaelwassopopularallovertheworld.C.HowtheJacksonsbecamesuccessful.D.HowMrJacksontrainedhischildren.LanguageStudy熟詞生義Thenwordofthisgroupbegantogetaround.然后，關(guān)于這個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)的消息就傳開(kāi)了。wordn.信息;消息e.g.There’sbeennowordfromthemsincebeforeChristmas.自圣誕節(jié)前就一直沒(méi)有他們的消息。Usefulexpressionsontheroadof在……的路上beknownto...被……所熟知standout引人注目;出色takeshape成形;形成CulturalBackground邁克爾·杰克遜——世界舞王邁克爾·杰克遜曾獲得格萊美終身成就獎(jiǎng)，他也被吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄認(rèn)定為世界歷史上最偉大的藝術(shù)家，更被譽(yù)為流行音樂(lè)之王、世界舞王。他是世界樂(lè)壇和演藝圈里絕無(wú)僅有和最具代表性的風(fēng)云人物，從20世紀(jì)80年代起為整個(gè)現(xiàn)代流行音樂(lè)史締造了一個(gè)傳奇時(shí)代。英國(guó)打擊樂(lè)隊(duì)STOMP英國(guó)打擊樂(lè)隊(duì)STOMP是一支來(lái)自民間的樂(lè)隊(duì)。它以對(duì)日常生活的創(chuàng)造性發(fā)現(xiàn)和對(duì)節(jié)奏的藝術(shù)敏感，給觀眾帶來(lái)全新的視聽(tīng)體驗(yàn)。難詞探意1.busker[?b?sk?(r)]n.街頭藝人2.drummer[?dr?m?(r)]n.鼓手3.warehouse[?we?ha?s]n.倉(cāng)庫(kù);貨棧Youmighthavenoticedthattheringingsoundofbasketballswasalmostlikethebeattoasong.Butdidyouknowthatitcouldbetakenseriouslyasmusic？ThemusicgroupSTOMPhastakeneverydayobjectsandturnedthemintoinstruments.Themusicithascreatedisahitallovertheworld.STOMPwasformedbyBritishmusiciansLukeCreswellandSteveCinchonas.Theymetintheearly1980swhentheywerebothworkingasbuckers，theBritishtermforstreetperformers.CreswellandCinchonaswerepartofabaskinggroupcalledPookieSnackenBurgerthatbecameverypopularthroughoutBritain.Creswellwasadrummerforthegroup.Becausetheyperformedonthestreet，hecouldnotsetupatraditionaldrumset.Instead，heworeonedrumthathungaroundhisshoulders.Tobeabletomakedifferentsounds，Creswellbeganbeatingoneverydayobjectsthathecouldfindduringperformances.ThiscreativedrummingledtotheideaforSTOMP.STOMPmadeitsfirstpublicappearanceatLondon’sBloomsburyTheatrein1991.TheperformersusedOneofaKindinstruments，suchasemptywaterbottles，basketballs，andmatchboxestocreatemusic.WearingoverallsandT-shirts’，theydancedaroundonastagemadetolooklikeaclosedwarehouse.STOMPwasagreatsuccess，winningmanytheaterawardsanddrawinghugecrowds.In1994，STOMPcametotheUnitedStatesandplayedattheOrpheumTheaterinNewYorkCity.Yearslater，itisstillplayingthere！Tocelebrateitsten-yearanniversary，thethenNewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloombergrenamedthestreetoutsidethetheaterSTOMPAvenue.STOMPhasnowtouredallovertheUnitedStatesandmostoftheworld.OnereasonwhySTOMPissopopularisthatanyonecanenjoyit.Therearenowordsorstory.Peoplefromallculturescanunderstandit，nomatterwhichlanguagetheyspeak.Reading

Check1.WhatmakesSTOMPaspecialmusicgroup？A.Ituseseverydayobjectsasinstruments.B.Theperformerswearspecialclothes.C.Itusuallyperformsinwarehouses.D.Therearefewwordsinitsmusic.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutSTOMP？A.ItwaspartofPookiesnackenburger.B.Itwasnamedafterastreet.C.ItwasformedinBritain.D.Itwascreatedin1980.3.WhowasbehindthecreativeideaforSTOMP？A.Abaskinggroup.B.LukeCreswell.C.SteveCinchonas.D.MichaelBloomberg.Language

Study熟詞生義Tocelebrateitsten-yearanniversary，thethenNewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloombergrenamedthestreetoutsidethetheaterSTOMPAvenue.為了慶祝它成立十周年，當(dāng)時(shí)的紐約市市長(zhǎng)邁克爾·布隆伯格把劇院外的街道重新命名為STOMP大街。thenadj.當(dāng)時(shí)（任職等）的e.g.Thatdecisionwastakenbythethenpresident.那個(gè)決定是由當(dāng)時(shí)的總統(tǒng)做出的。Changesinpopmusic流行音樂(lè)的變遷半個(gè)世紀(jì)以來(lái)流行音樂(lè)在節(jié)奏和音調(diào)方面的變化，揭示了當(dāng)代美國(guó)人情緒和情感的走向。難詞探意1.blast['blɑ:st??]v.發(fā)出刺耳的高音2.upbeat[??pbi?t]adj.樂(lè)觀的;快樂(lè)的3.intertwine[??nt?(r)?twa?n]v.糾纏;纏繞4.ambiguous[?m?b?ɡju?s]adj.不明確的Weblasttheupbeattunesforpartiesandworkoutsatthegym，andwesavethelow-keyballadsforromanticorpensivemoments.Itshardlyanewideathatmusicisintertwinedwithouremotions.Buthowhaveourfavoriteschangedoverthedecades，andwhatdothesechangessayaboutAmericasshiftingemotionallandscape？Musicisaformofnaturalisticdatathat，muchlikepopulartelevision，literature，andsalesofconsumergoods，scientistscansampleforinsightintoourmindsandvalues.ResearchersE.GlennSchulenburgandChristianvonShelvesetouttoexaminesongspopularinAmericaduringthelastfivedecades，usingaselectionselectedfromBillboardHot100charts.SchulenburgandvonShelvewantedtolearnhowemotionalsignalsinmusic，suchastempo（sloworfast）andmode（majororminorkey），havechangedsince1960.Themoststrikingfindingisthechangeinkey.Songswritteninamajorkeytendtosoundwarmandhigh-spirited，whilesongsinaminorkeycansounddarkerandmoresad.Overthelastfewdecades，popularsongshaveswitchedfrommajorkeystominorkeys.Broadlyspeaking，thesoundhasshiftedfrombrightandhappytosomethingmorecomplex.ThestudyalsofindsAmericaspopularsongshavebecomeslowerandlonger.Evenmoreinteresting，ourcurrentfavoritesaremorelikelytobeemotionallyambiguous，suchassad-soundingsongsbeingfastorhappy-soundingsongsbeingslow.Anotherpossibleexplanationforthechangesinpopularmusicisthatcontemporarymusicreflectsthehardshipsandtragediesthatoursocietyhasendured.However，SchulenburgandvonShelvebelievethatthesteadyincreaseindurationanddecreaseintempodoesn’tsupporttheideaofgrowingdifficultiesfullybecauseitwouldmeanourproblemshaveincreasedsteadilyoverthelastfiftyyears.PerhapspopularsongshavebecomemorecomplexovertimebecauseAmericansarebecomingmorediverseandindividualizedintheirmusicaltastes.Thoughwecanonlyguessaboutthespecificcausesofthisevolutioninmusic，Schulenburg’sinitialobservationshavehelpedtoopenthedoortoresearchonthelinkbetweenemotionsandmusicconsumption.Perhapssomedaywelllearnmoreofthesecretsbehindthemusicweloveandthetimeswelivein.Reading

Check1.WhydidSchulenburgstartthestudy？A.ToselectAmericasfavoritemusic.B.Toexaminethecreationofmusic.C.Toexplorechangesinmusic.D.Toc