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LESSONONEMusic1.M:Bytheway,Jane,didyoutalktotheconsultant顾问aboutournewhealthprogram?W:Icontacted联系hisofficebuthissecretarysaidhewould（beoutfor）试图得到lunchuntiltwo.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?2.W:Weneedtoleteveryoneknowaboutthecharity[ˈtʃæriti]n.慈爱concert,butwedon'thavemuchmoneyforadvertising.M:Howaboutusingtheschoolradiostation?Theybroadcastfreepublicservice服务announcements.通告Q:Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?3.W:Idon'tunderstandwhythisself-study自学bookdoesn'thaveanswerstothequestions.M:Butitdoes.Youcanfindthematthebackofthebook.Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouttheself-studybook?4.M:Thenewsalesmanagersayshehasnevermetyoubefore.W:We'vebeenintroducedaboutthreetimes.Heseemsalittleforgetful.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthenewsalesmanager?5.M:Haveyouhadthebrakes[breik]n制动器;闸;刹车.andtireschecked?Anddoyouhaveenoughmoney?W:Ihavetakencareofeverything.AndI'msureit'sgoingtobeawonderful极好的,精彩的,绝妙的trip.Q:What'sthewomangoingtodo?g.M:I'vehadmynewstereo立体声forawholeweek,butIhaven'tyetfiguredout想到howtorecordmusic.W:Didn'taninstructionmanual[ˈmænjuəl]手册形式的，像手册的；教范性质的comewithit?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'sgowatchthefireworks烟花tonight.W:Ihaveticketstothetheater.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?10.M:Iamexhausted筋疲力尽的.Istayedup熬夜thewholenightstudyingformyhistorymidtermexam.W:Whydoyoualwayswaittillthelastminute?Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?11.M:I'llbecomingstraightfromwork,soI'llhavetopack包装；捆扎achangeofclothes.W:It'sonlyabarbecue[ˈbɑ:bikju:](常用于室外的)金属烤架.JeansandT-shirtswillbefine.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?12.W:I'mgoingtothesnack[snæk]小吃;点心;快餐barforacupofcoffee.Wouldyoulikemetobringyoubacksomething?M:Notfromthesnackbar,butcouldyoupickupapaperforme?Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?13.M:Idon'tunderstandhowthisbudgetwascalculated[ˈkælkjuleit]计算,估计,核算.W:Letmehavealook,OK?Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?14.W:Weneedafourthplayerfortennisthismorning.Doyouwanttojoinus?M:I'vegotaclassatnine,butCarolisfreeandsheisreallygood.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?15.W:Haveyousavedenoughtobuythatnewprinterforyourcomputeryet?M:Youknow,moneyseemstobeburningaholeinmypocketlately.Maybenextmonth.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Passage1AmericanMusicOneofAmerica'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.Passage2MusicinDifferentCulturesInwesternculture,musicisregardedasgoodbybirth,andsoundsthatarewelcomearesaidtobemusictotheears.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.Membersofmostsocietiessharekeenfeelingsastowhatkindofmusictheybelongto:Indeed,someminoritiesincluding,intheU.S.A.,blackAmericansandEuro-Americangroupsusemusicasamajorsymbolofgroupidentity.Musicalsosymbolizesmilitary,patrioticandfunerarymoodsandevents.Inamoregeneralsense,musicmayexpressfifescentralsocialvaluesofasociety.Inwesternculture,theinterrelationshipofconductor