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Unit5Music2你听过美国乡村音乐吗？你知道美国乡村音乐的历史吗？下面是它的一些情况。AMERICANCOUNTRYMUSICDuringthe1990s，Americancountrymusichasbecomemoreandmorepopular.SongwritersarenolongerwritingaboutthemodernvaluesoftheUSA—money，successorexpensivethingstobuy.Insteadtheyarewritingoncemoreaboutthingsthatarecommonforeveryone：feelingaloneinthemodernworld，thevalueofhavinggoodfriendsandsoon.3Inthe1950s，Americanmusicwasaboutotherthings，forexample，love—gettingorlosingaboyfriendorgirlfriend.Moneywasalsothoughttobeimportant.Theninthe1960ssongwritersturnedtoothersubjects.Duringtheseyearsmanyyoungstudentswereangrywithsociety，sosongswereoftenfullofanger.Politicalleaderswerenotwellthoughtofandthosesongsoftenmadefunofthem.4Todaycountrymusichasreturned.Ithasbecomebigbusiness.Itbringsinbetween200and400milliondollarsayear.OncethehomeofAmericancountrymusicwasNashville，Tennessee.Now，however，themusichasreachedallpartsoftheStates，fromLosAngelesinthewesttoNewYorkintheeast.SingersdonotjustcomefromtheStatesbutfromallovertheworld.TherearemanyfamoussingersfromBritain，CanadaandAustralia.Alotofthemappearontelevisiontoo.5Thefirstcountrysingerssangwhileplayingtheguitar.Itwaseasyforthemtocarrytheguitarontheirtravels.Now，however，alotofelectricalequipmentisneededforlargetheatres.6Countrymusictodayremainsmuchthesameasbefore.Onesubjecttowhichcountrymusicoftenreturnsis“thegoodolddays”．In“thegoodolddays”，peoplethoughtwellofeachother.Peoplelovedlifeintheopenair.Theybelievedthatthebestthingsinlifewerefree：sunshine，laughing，walksinthebeautyofthecountry，friendsandmusic.7[阅读障碍词]1．songwritern．歌曲作家2．societyn.社会3．businessn.商业4．equipmentn.设备5．beautyn.美8[诱思导读]1．DoyoulikeAmericancountrymusic?HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAmericancountrymusic?2．Whydidthefirstcountrysingerssingsongswhileplayingtheguitar?93．Whatwasthoughttobethebestinthegoodolddays?A．Holdingapartyathome.B．Walkingwithfriendsintheopenair.C．Havingaclassinthebuilding.D．Havingagoodsleep.[答案]1.略。2．Becauseitwaseasyforthemtocarryguitars.3．B10SectionⅠWarmingUp，Prereading&Reading11新生词汇初识12Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.folkA．vt.假装；假扮()2.pretendB．vt.(使)组成；形成；构成()3.attachC．vt.&vi.系上；缚上；附加；连接()4.formD．adj.民间的()5.earnE．adj.额外的；外加的13()6.extraF．vi.&vt.&n．广播；播放()7.performG．vt.赚；挣得；获得()8.broadcastH．vt.&vi.表演；履行；执行()9.humorousI．adj.熟悉的；常见的；亲近的()10.familiarJ．adj.幽默的；诙谐的[答案]1－5DACBG6－10EHFJI14Ⅱ.选择下列句中相应词组的汉语意思A．梦想B．说实在地；实话说C．依赖D．戏弄；开玩笑E．用现金F．解体；驱散()1.ItisacceptabletoplayjokesonyourfriendsonApril1st.()2.Tobehonest，itisoneoftheworstbooksI'veeverread.15()3.Peopleinthemountainareaaredreamingoflivingarichlife.()4.Don'trelyonmetoseeyouoff.I'mafraidIwon'thavetimethatday.()5.Thepolicespentaboutonehourbreakingupthecrowdinthestreet.()6.Youhavetopayincashinthissupermarket.[答案]1－6DBACFE16教材语篇细研17THEBANDTHATWASN'THaveyoueverwantedtobepartofabandasafamoussingerormusician?Haveyoueverdreamedofplayinginfrontofthousandsofpeopleataconcert，atwhicheveryoneisclappingandappreciatingyourmusic①？DoyousingkaraokeandpretendyouareafamoussingerlikeSongZuyingorLiuHuan?Tobehonest，alotofpeopleattachgreatimportanceto②becomingrichandfamous.Butjusthowdopeopleformaband？18并非乐队的乐队你曾经想过要成为一个乐队里有名的歌手或音乐家吗？你是否曾梦想过在音乐会上面对成千上万的观众演唱，观众欣赏你的歌唱为你鼓掌？你唱卡拉OK时是否假装自己就像是宋祖英或刘欢一样著名的歌星？说实在的，很多人把名和利看得很重要。那么，人们又是怎样一起组成乐队的呢？19[助读讲解]①atwhich引导非限制性定语从句，可用where替换。②attachimportanceto重视。20Manymusiciansmeetandformabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaytheirownmusic.Theymaystartasagroupofhigh-schoolstudents，forwhompractisingtheirmusicinsomeone'shouseisthefirststeptofame(名声；名望)③.Sometimestheymayplaytopassers-byinthestreetorsubwaysothattheycanearnsomeextramoneyforthemselvesortopayfortheirinstruments(乐器)④.Latertheymaygiveperformances⑤inpubs(酒吧)orclubs，forwhichtheyarepaidincash(用现金；有现钱)．Ofcoursetheyhopetomakerecordsinastudio(演播室)andsellmillionsofcopiestobecomemillionaires！21许多音乐家聚在一起组成乐队，是因为他们喜欢自己作曲，演奏自己的音乐。他们开始可能是一群中学生，对他们来说，在某个人家里排练音乐是成名的第一步。有时他们可能在街上或地铁里为过路者演奏，这样他们可以为自己或自己要买的乐器多挣一些钱。后来，他们可能在酒吧或者俱乐部里演出，这样他们可以得到现金。当然，他们希望在录音棚里录音，然后卖掉上百万张唱片，从而成为百万富翁。22[助读讲解]③forwhom引导非限制性定语从句，该从句的主语由动名词短语充当。thefirststeptofame“成名的第一步”。④sothat引导目的状语从句。⑤giveperformances表演，演出。23However，therewasonebandthatstartedinadifferentway.ItwascalledtheMonkeesandbeganasaTVshow.Themusiciansweretoplayjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusic，mostofwhichwasbasedlooselyontheBeatles⑥.TheTVorganizershadplannedtofindfourmusicianswhocouldactaswellassing.Theyputanadvertisementinanewspaperlookingforrockmusicians⑦，buttheycouldonlyfindonewhowasgoodenough.Theyhadtouseactorsfortheotherthreemembersoftheband.24然而，也有一个用不同方式组建起来的乐队。这支乐队叫“门基乐队”，它开始时是以电视节目表演的形式出现的。组成乐队的音乐人演奏音乐，还彼此打趣逗笑。这些玩笑和音乐大多都在模仿“甲壳虫”乐队。电视制作人原计划想寻找四位会唱又会表演的乐手。他们在报纸上登了一则广告，寻求摇滚歌手，但是他们只找到一个满意的。乐队的其他三人只能用演员来代替。25[助读讲解]⑥bebasedon以……为基础；mostofwhich引导定语从句，修饰前面整个句子。⑦lookingfor...为现在分词短语作伴随状语。26Assomeoftheseactorscouldnotsingwellenough，theyhadtorelyon(依赖；依靠)othermusicianstohelpthem.Soduringthebroadcaststheyjustpretendedtosing.Anyhowtheirperformanceswerehumorousenoughtobecopied⑧byothergroups.Theyweresopopularthattheirfansformedclubsinordertogetmorefamiliarwiththem.EachweekonTV，theMonkeeswouldplayandsingsongswrittenbyothermusicians⑨.However，