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by吴桦潮阳区后溪中学Let’slistentosomepiecesofmusic,andguesswhatkindofmusicitis.popmusic流行音乐countrymusic乡村音乐rockmusic摇滚乐classicmusic经典音乐1.Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?2.Doyouhaveafavoritesingerorband?3.Doyouhaveafavoritesong?4.Whatfactsdoyouknowaboutyourfavoritesinger,bandorsong?ListentothepassageaboutSarah,choosethecorrectanswer.1.WherewasSarahstudyingwhensheheardthesong？A.theUSB.EnglandC.China2._______（music）isatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.A.rockB.countryC.pop3.What’sSarah’sdream?A.TobeasingerB.TobeateacherC.TogotoNashvilleACountryMusicSongChangedHerLifeForeverWhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.Butfiveyearsago,whileshewasstudyingabroadinEngland,sheheardasongfulloffeelingsaboutreturninghomeontheradio.ItmadeSarahthinkaboutherfamilyandfriendsbackintheUS.Shecametorealizehowmuchsheactuallymissedallofthem.Eversincethen,shehasbeenafanofAmericancountrymusic.CountryisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Nashville,Tennesseeisthehomeofcountrymusic.ManysongsthesedaysarejustaboutmodernlifeintheUS,suchastheimportanceofmoneyandsuccess,butnotaboutbelongingtoagroup.However,countrymusicbringsusbacktothe“goodolddays”whenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.Itremindsusthatthebestthingsinlifearefree—laughter,friends,family,andthebeautyofnatureandthecountryside.Sarahhasn’tbeentoNashvilleyet,butitisherdreamtogothereoneday.Shehasalreadyreadalotabouttheplaceanddonesomeresearchonit.SheknowsthatthereisaCountryMusicHallofFameMuseuminNashville.Therearealsoalwaysalotofgreatcountrymusicconcertswithfamousmusiciansandsingers,likeGarthBrooks.Sarahhasalreadylistenedtomostofhissongs.“GarthisoneofthemostsuccessfulmusiciansinAmericanhistory.He’ssoldmorethan120millionrecords.Ihopetoseehimsingliveoneday!”2bReadthepassageandcompletethefactsheet.CountryMusicFactSheetWhereitisfromWhatkindofmusicitisAfamouscountrymusicplaceinNashvilleAfamouscountrymusicsingerThenumberofrecordshehassold（他已售出唱片的数量）SouthernstatesofAmericaatraditionalkindofmusicaboutbelongingtoagroup,peoplebeingkindtoeachotherandtrustingoneanotherCountryMusicHallofFameMuseumGarthBrooksmorethan120million2cReadthepassageagainandunderlinethemainideas.Thenusetheunderlinedtexttowriteshortanswerstothequestionsbelow.SecondparagraphWhoiscountrymusic?Whatiscountrymusicabout?ThirdparagraphWhatisSarah’sdream?WhoisGarthBrooks?FirstparagraphWhoisSarah?Whereisshefrom?Whatdoesshelike?ACountryMusicSongChangedHerLifeForeverWhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.Butfiveyearsago,whileshewasstudyingabroadinEngland,sheheardasongfulloffeelingsaboutreturninghomeontheradio.ItmadeSarahthinkaboutherfamilyandfriendsbackintheUS.Shecametorealizehowmuchsheactuallymissedallofthem.Eversincethen,shehasbeenafanofAmericancountrymusic.CountryisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Nashville,Tennesseeisthehomeofcountrymusic.ManysongsthesedaysarejustaboutmodernlifeintheUS,suchastheimportanceofmoneyandsuccess,butnotaboutbelongingtoagroup.However,countrymusicbringsusbacktothe“goodolddays”whenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.Itremindsusthatthebestthingsinlifearefree—laughter,friends,family,andthebeautyofnatureandthecountryside.Sarahhasn’tbeentoNashvilleyet,butitisherdreamtogothereoneday.Shehasalreadyreadalotabouttheplaceanddonesomeresearchonit.SheknowsthatthereisaCountryMusicHallofFameMuseuminNashville.Therearealsoalwaysalotofgreatcountrymusicconcertswithfamousmusiciansandsingers,likeGarthBrooks.Sarahhasalreadylistenedtomostofhissongs.“GarthisoneofthemostsuccessfulmusiciansinAmericanhistory.He’ssoldmorethan120millionrecords.Ihopetoseehimsingliveoneday!”1.WhoisSarah?A.She’sanEnglishgirlwhostudiedinAmerica.B.She’sanAmericangirlwhostudiedinEngland.C.She’sanAmericangirlwhoreturnstoNashville.D.She’sanEnglishgirlwhohasbeentoNashville.2.WhatdoesSarahlike?A.Shelikesstudyingabroad.B.Shelikesmoneyandsuccess.C.Shelikescountrymusic.D.Shelikesthebeautyofnature.3.Whatiscountrymusic?A.It’samodernkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofEngland.B.It’satraditionalkindofmusicfromthenorthernstatesofAmerica.C.It’samodernkindofmusicfromthenorthernstatesofAmerica.D.It’satraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.4.Whatiscountrymusicabout?A.It’sabouttheimportanceofmoney.B.It’saboutbelongingtoagroup.C.It’saboutfreethingsinlife.D.It’saboutthe“goodolddays”andbestthingsinlife.5.WhoisGarthBrooks?A.HeisSarah’sfriend.B.Heisansuccessfulmusician.C.HeisSarah’sfan.D.HeisoneofSarah’sfamily.1.WhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.当Sarah年少时，她常与家人为几乎各种事情而争吵。a.)usedto过去常常,后跟动词原形。e.g.She__________________thissong,butnowshedoesn’t.(翻译)她过去经常唱这首歌，但是现在不唱了。usedtosingb.)fightover为……争吵e.g.Theyoften____________foodandwater.(翻译)他们经常为了食物和水而争吵fightover2.Shecametorealizehowmuchsheactuallymissedallofthem.她开始意识到事实上她是多么想念他们。a.)cametorealize认识到，开始意识到b.)actually真实地，事实上e.g.他看起来板着面孔,但事实上很和蔼。(翻译)Helooksunpleasant,butactuallyheisverykind.3.Eversincethen,shehasbeenafanofAmericancountrymusic.a.)eversincethen从那时以来，与现在完成时连用，要求