关键词不能为空

当前您在: 主页 > 英语 >

高考英语 阅读理解(文学、艺术、音乐)(含解析)

作者:高考题库网
来源:https://www.bjmy2z.cn/gaokao
2021-02-11 10:27
tags:

-

2021年2月11日发(作者:福神)


(文学、艺术、音乐)



李仕才




导读



一位美国早期的作家曾经说过:


“美国人对音乐艺术几乎是相当无知。



你认可这种观点吗?美 国人究竟有


哪些音乐爱好呢?



American Music Styles


James Fenimore Cooper, an early American writer, once said,


ignorant


of


the


art


of


music.


If


that


was


once


true,


you


would


never


know


it


today.


Most


Americans--even


those


without a musical bone in their bodies--have a favorite style of music. Many people enjoy classical


and


folk


music


from


around


the


world.


But


other


popular


music


styles


in


America


were



in


the


U.S.A.


Country and western music lies close to the heart of many Americans. This style


originated


among


country folks in the southern and western United States. Country music tells


down-to-earth


stories


about love and life?s hardships. Guitars,


banjos


and violins give country music its characteristic


sound. The home of country music is Nashville, Tennessee--Music City U.S.A.


Jazz


music,


developed


by


African-Americans


in


the


late


1800s,


allows


performers


to


freely


express


their emotions and musical skill.



Instead of just playing the melody, jazz musicians


improvise



different tunes. The peak of jazz music came in the 1920s. This period produced musicians like Louis


Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. Different styles of jazz developed in different cities,



such as New Orleans, Chicago, New York and Kansas City.


③The


1950s


saw


the


development


of


an


explosive


new


music


style:


rock


?n?


roll.



This


powerful


music


style


addresses


issues


like


love,


sex,


drugs,


politics


and


death.


Often


it


rebels


against


the


accepted


values of society. Rock concerts, featuring loud music and sometimes


weird


stage acts, have become


a major part of American youth culture. Music videos on television have spread the message of rock


to the far corners of the globe.


And the beat goes on. Pop music represents popular styles that have wide appeal.


from the past bring back pleasant memories for many. Rap music, which burst onto the music scene in


the 1970s, is actually more like a rhyming


chant


. Rappers give a strong --sometimes


vulgar


--message


about life in the streets.



1


Americans have always been a religious people, and music has long been a part of their religious


experience, as well. Today?s Christian styles fit all musical tastes


--from country to jazz to pop to


rock to rap.


In America, music is a shared experience. People grow up with piano lessons, chorus classes and


marching band practices. They can talk about their tastes in music when there isn?t anything else to


talk about.



If James Fenimore Cooper were here today, he would surely have to change his tune.


美国的音乐风格


詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏,一位美国早期的作家,曾经说过:“美国人对音乐艺术几乎是相当无知。”如果< /p>


这句话曾经是事实,今天就绝对不是你所知道的样子了。大部份的美国人——甚至那些根本 没有音乐细胞的人


——都有自己喜爱的音乐类型。


很多人喜欢来 自世界各地的古典音乐和民间音乐。


但是美国其他的流行音乐则是


土生土长的。



在美国,


乡村和西部 音乐深入人心。


这种音乐风格是从美国南部和西部的乡村音乐发展而来的。


乡村音乐讲


述的是平实的爱情故事和生活的艰辛。


吉 他、


五弦琴和小提琴赋予了乡村音乐特有的音色。


美国乡村音乐 的故乡


是位于田纳西州的那什维尔市,它号称美国音乐之城。



爵士乐,是在


19


世纪晚期由非裔美国 人创造的,这种音乐可以让演奏者自由宣泄自己的情绪、表现自己的


音乐技巧。爵士乐手 们不仅演奏乐曲,也可以即兴创作不同的曲调。


20


世纪


20


年代,爵士乐进入了巅峰时期。


这个时期 造就了路易斯·阿姆斯特朗、


·古德曼和·埃林顿这样的杰出乐手。

不同城市孕育了不同风格的爵士乐,


比如新奥尔良、芝加哥、纽约和堪萨斯市。



20


世纪


50< /p>


年代见证了一种爆炸性的音乐类型的发展,这就是摇滚乐。这种音乐极具震撼力,涉及的是 诸如


爱情、性、毒品、政治和死亡之类的话题。它经常叛离世人接受的社会价值观念。摇 滚音乐会凭借其高昂的乐声


和怪异的舞台表演已经成为美国年轻人的主流文化之一。摇滚 音乐的视频也通过电视传播到了世界偏远的角落。



音乐的节拍 一直在前进。


流行音乐代表了流行的风格深受大众喜爱。


逝去的 岁月留给我们的“黄金老歌”带


领很多人重温昔日的美好回忆。嘻哈音乐,于

< p>
20


世纪


70


年代迅速跻 身音乐舞台,它实际就像一种押韵的说唱。


嘻哈乐手表达的是强烈的、有时甚至是粗俗的 街头生活。



美国人一直是信奉宗教的民族,

< br>因此音乐也是他们宗教体验的一部分。


如今的基督教音乐可以满足人们不同


的音乐品味——乡村音乐、爵士乐、流行音乐、摇滚乐、嘻哈音乐无不包含其中。



在美国,


音乐是一种可以与人分享的体验。


人们在钢琴课、


合唱队和游行乐队的练习中成长起来。


当无话可


谈的时候,


他们就可以聊一聊自己的音乐爱好 。


如果今天费尼莫尔·库柏还在人世,


他肯定得更正自己的论调 了。




重点单词




1. ignorant ['


?


gn (


?


)r(


?


)nt]


adj


.


无知的;愚昧的




2


2. originate [


?


'r


?


d


?< /p>


?


ne


?


t;


?


-]


vt


.


引起;创作



3. banjo ['b?nd


???


]


n


.


班卓琴;五弦琴



4. improvise ['


?


mpr


?


va


?


z]


vt


.


即兴创作;即兴表演



5. weird [w


??


d]


adj


.


怪异的;不可思议的



6. chant [t


?


ɑ


?


nt]


n


.


圣歌;赞美诗



7. vulgar ['v


?


lg


?


]


adj


.


粗俗的;通俗的




重点短语


/


亮点句式




1. instead of


代替;而不是。这是一个复合介词 ,后跟名词、代词或者动名词作宾语。如:



Why don't you play football instead of just looking on?


你为什么不参加踢足球而只是看热闹


?


2. such as


比如;诸如。这个短语用来表示不完全列举。如:



Heroes such as Huang Jiguang will always live in the hearts of the people.


像黄继光这样的英雄人物,



将永远活在人民的心里。



I like drinks such as tea and soda.


我喜欢诸如茶和汽水之类的饮料。



3. The 1950s saw the development of an explosive new music style: rock ?n? roll.



20


世纪


50


年代见证了一种爆炸性的音乐类型的发展,这就是摇滚乐。



动词


see


作“经历;见证 ”讲时,主语通常是某个时间或者地点,并且通常不用进行时态。如:



The city has seen plenty of violence over the years.


近年本市发生多起暴力事件。



The country sees a decrease in population.


这个国家人口数出现了下降。



4. If James Fenimore Cooper were here today, he would surely have to change his tune.


如果今天费尼 莫尔·库柏还在人世,他肯定得更正自己的论调了。



这个主从 复合句中使用了虚拟语气。


表示与现在事实相反,


if


从句中的动词用用过去时过去时


(Be


动词用< /p>


were)



主句中的动词用

< p>
should/would/could/might+do


。如:



If I were you, I would take an umbrella.


如果我是你,我会带把伞。


(事实:我不 可能是你)



If I knew his telephone number, I would tell you.


如果我 知道他的电话号码,我就会告诉你。


(事实:不知道)




3


练习



1. Mary is ill today. If she _____



she ____ absent from school.


A. were not ill



wouldn't be B. had been ill



wouldn't have been


C. had been ill



should have been D. hadn't been ill



could be


2. How many music styles are mentioned in the passage? What are they?


答案






"文学、艺术、音乐"是高中新课标话题之一。该话题主要 包括各种文学类型、艺术形式、文化名人以及艺


术家等方面。


" 文学与艺术"这个话题与我们的实际生活密切相关,


对于学生了解国内外的文学与艺术形 式,



有它们的特点、历史、发展与创新等都有帮助。该话题能 够引导学生接受和尊重不同国家和民族的文学及艺术,


并亲身感受文学与艺术的魅力。< /p>



"文学、艺术、音乐"话题是近几年的高考英语必考话题之一, 而且常以阅读理解、完形填空、七选五以及


书面表达的形式来考查,例如


2017


年新课标卷


II


书面 表达,


2017


年江苏卷阅读理解


A< /p>


篇,


2017


年浙江卷阅读


理解


A


篇阅,


2016


年全国卷Ⅱ书面表达;


2015


年全国卷Ⅰ 阅读理解


C


篇;


2015


年重庆卷阅读理解


E


篇;


2 014


年新课标全国卷Ⅰ阅读理解


D


篇 ;


2012


年天津卷书面表达;


201 1


年山东卷完形填空等。




【相关词汇】






1. instrument [


??


nstr


?


m


?


nt]


n.



乐器


2. folk [f


??


k]


adj


.


民间的




3. applause [


??


pl


?


?


z]


n.


鼓掌欢迎


4. musician [mju


??


z


??


(


?


)n]


n.



音乐







5. concert ['k


?


ns


?


t]


n.


音乐会


6. perform [p


??


f


?


?


m]


v.



表演




7. performance [p


??


f


?


?


m


?


ns ]


n.



表演


8. classical [

?


kl?s


?


k(


?


)l]


adj.




典的




9. influence


[


??


nfl


??


ns]


vt.



影响





4


10. record [


?


rek< /p>


?


?


d]


vt.& vi.


录音;纪录


n



记录;唱片




11. relaxed [r


??


l?kst]



adj.


放松的



12. depressed [d


??


pres]


adj.


压抑的



ret [

< br>?


n


?


t


?


?


pr


?


t]


v.


解释;说明



14. honour


['


?


n


?


]


v.



尊敬;敬重




15. present [


?


pre z(


?


)nt]


v.



赠送;颁发



16. collection [k


??


lek


?


(


?


)n]


n.


收藏




17. earn


[


?


?


n]


vt.


赚钱,获得,博得




18. hit [h


?


t]


n.


成功




19. appreciate


[


??


pri


?


?


?


e


?


t]


v.


欣赏




20. attractive


[


??


tr?kt


?


v]


adj.



吸引人的





1. make contact with


与……进行来往


2. all of a sudden


突然




3. give life to


赋 予……生命


(


生命力,活力


) 4. dance to the music


伴着音乐跳







5.(be)true of/for


与……情况相同


6. depend on


依靠,依赖



7. (be)the same with


与……情况相同


8. draw upon


利用,凭借,依赖,临近



9. give concerts


举办音乐会


10. in addition to


除此之外;还有



11.


share


feelings


and


ideas


with


与……分享感受与想法


12.


take


advantage


of


利用




13. try out


尝试


14. be blessed with


有幸




15. come out


出版


16. play jokes on sb.


在某人身上开玩笑




17. base on / upon


基于……,以……为根据




18. break up vt. & vi.


分解,分开



破碎,解体





1



She


graduated


from



the


Shanghai


Conservatory


of


M usic



where



she


also


studied



the guzheng in 1993.


她毕业于上海音乐学院,


1993


年她还在那里学习 弹奏古筝。




2


.It’s


the same with


classical Chinese music.


中国古典音乐也是一样。





3



The


momen


t


they


start


to


play



it


is


clear


the


members


of


Twelve


Girls


Band


are


among the most gifted musicians


in the world.


5



她们一开始演奏,就立刻证明了女子十二乐坊的成员是世界上最有天赋的音乐家。



4



In


addition


to



the


awards


themselves



there


are


also


performances


by


famous


artists at the ceremony.


除了大奖本身以外,颁奖典礼上还有著名艺术家的表演。



5



Therefore

< br>,


the


Grammys


are


not


taken


seriously



by


some


musicians


or


music


fans.


因此,格莱美并不为某些音乐家或音乐迷看重。



6



Songs that are spoken


rather than


sung are called rap.


采用近乎念白方式


而不是唱的歌曲被 叫做绕舌歌。



7



As well as


attracting huge audiences in its Hong Kong home, Cantopop has


spread offshore,


and


its stars


are known in


Beijing,


London and New


York.



语流行音乐不仅仅吸引了香港本地的大量听众,


而且 传到海外的其他国家,


香港的歌


星在北京、伦敦和纽约都很有名 。



8


."


My message


is


that


it doesn't matter


if you're black, white, fat, thin,


old


and


young



we're


all


the


same


,


it's


a


great


world


and


you


can


do


something


with your life.


""我想告诉大家的是不管你是黑人还是白人,肥胖还是瘦小,年


长还是年幼,这些都不重要——我们都是一样的,


这是一个美妙 的世界,你可以在有


生之年做些事情。"





I


.阅读理解



阅读下面短文,从每题所给的


A



B



C



D


四个选项中,选出最佳选项。



A



(2017

·浙江卷


)



Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six


years


of


age.


But


he


did


not


know


about


brushes


before


a


visitor


told


him


he


needed


one.


In


those


days,


a


brush


was


made


from


camel’s


hair.


There


were


no


camels


nearby.


Benjamin


decided


that


cat


hair


would


work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.


The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the cat began to look



6

-


-


-


-


-


-


-


-



本文更新与2021-02-11 10:27,由作者提供,不代表本网站立场,转载请注明出处:https://www.bjmy2z.cn/gaokao/635726.html

高考英语 阅读理解(文学、艺术、音乐)(含解析)的相关文章

高考英语 阅读理解(文学、艺术、音乐)(含解析)随机文章