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Lessonl:

Music

PartA

1.M:

Bytheway,Jane,didyoutalktotheconsultantaboutournewhealthprogram?

W:

Icontactedhisofficebuthissecretarysaidhewouldbeoutforlunchuntiltwo.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.W:

Weneedtoleteveryoneknowaboutthecharityconcert,butwedon'thavemuchmoneyforadvertising.

M:

Howaboutusingtheschoolradiostation?

Theybroadcastfreepublicserviceannouncements.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

3.W:

Idon'tunderstandwhythisself-studybookdoesn'thaveanswerstothequestions.

M:

Butitdoes.Youcanfindthematthebackofthebook.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansayabouttheself-studybook?

4.M:

Thenewsalesmanagersayshehasnevermetyoubefore.

W:

We'vebeenintroducedaboutthreetimes.Heseemsalittleforgetful.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthenewsalesmanager?

5.M:

Haveyouhadthebrakesandtireschecked?

Anddoyouhaveenoughmoney?

W:

Ihavetakencareofeverything.AndI'msureit'sgoingtobeawonderfultrip.

Q:

What'sthewomangoingtodo?

6.M:

I'vehadmynewstereoforawholeweek,butIhaven'tyetfiguredouthowtorecordmusic.

W:

Didn'taninstructionmanualcomewithit?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

7.W:

Iwanttopayyouforthatlong-distancecallImade.But,Isupposeyouhaven'tgottenyourphonebillyet,

M:

Oh,butIhave.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

8.M:

ProfessorSmithassignedusthreemorenovelstoread.

W:

Hemustthinkyoudon'thaveanyotherclasses.

Q:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutProfessorSmith?

9.M:

Let'sgowatchthefireworkstonight.

W:

Ihaveticketstothetheater.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

10.M:

Iamexhausted.Istayedupthewholenightstudyingformyhistorymidtermexam.

W:

Whydoyoualwayswaittillthelastminute?

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

11.M:

I'llbecomingstraightfromwork,soI'llhavetopackachangeofclothes.

W:

It'sonlyabarbecue.JeansandT-shirtswillbefine.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

12.W:

I'mgoingtothesnackbarforacupofcoffee.Wouldyoulikemetobringyoubacksomething?

M:

Notfromthesnackbar,butcouldyoupickupapaperforme?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.M:

Idon'tunderstandhowthisbudgetwascalculated.

W:

Letmehavealook,OK?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.W:

Weneedafourthplayerfortennisthismorning.Doyouwanttojoinus?

M:

I'vegotaclassatnine,butCarolisfreeandsheisreallygood.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

15.W:

Haveyousavedenoughtobuythatnewprinterforyourcomputeryet?

M:

Youknow,moneyseemstobeburningaholeinmypocketlately.

Maybenextmonth.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

PARTBIntensiveListening:

Music

PassageI:

AmericanMusic

OneofAmerica'smostimportantexportsishermodemmusic.Americanmusicisplayedallovertheworld.Itisenjoyedbythepeopleofallagesinallcountries.AlthoughthelyricsareEnglish,peoplenotspeakingEnglishcanenjoyittoo.Thereasonsforitspopularityareitsfastpaceandrhythmicbeat.

ThemusichasmanyoriginsintheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isonesource.Countrymusicfeaturessimplethemesandmelodiesdescribingday-to-daysituationsandthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciate,thismusicbecauseoftheemotionsexpressedbycountrymusicsongs.

AsecondoriginofAmericanpopularmusicistheblues.ItdepictsmostlysadfeelingsreflectingthedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.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,compos