主題閱讀：音樂潤我心-高考英語復習備考

高考英語復習備考：主題閱讀--音樂潤我心素養(yǎng)解讀音樂是一門聽覺的藝術(shù)，它美妙動聽、精彩絕倫。欣賞音樂可以豐富我們的情感體驗，使我們的身心得到放松。音樂對人的陶冶是一種潛移默化的影響，具有極強的內(nèi)化力。視角拓展邁克爾·杰克遜的音樂成長之路有人說邁克爾·杰克遜渾身上下充滿了一股神秘的力量，在音樂響起時，他的節(jié)奏能帶動全世界的脈搏。這樣傳奇的人物有著怎樣的成長歷程呢？難詞探意1.steel[sti:l]n.鋼,鋼鐵2.solo[?s?ul?u]n.獨唱,獨奏3.career[k??r?r]n.職業(yè);事業(yè);生涯MichaelJacksonwasontheroadofperformingwhenhewasfiveyearsold.Asisknowntoall，theroadtofameandfortuneisalongandhardone.Michaelrememberedthoseearlyyearswhenhewasyoung.“Myfatherwasamachineoperator，”heexplained，“andheworkedatasteelplant.MymotherworkedatSears，abigdepartmentstore.Buttheywerebothmusicians.”MichaelsfatherJoeJacksonrealizedhissonshadalotoftalent，andheknewhecouldtrainthemtobecomefinemusicians.Inthosedaystherewereplentyofmusicgroupsandsomeofthemwereverygood.Heknewifhissonsweretostandout，theywouldhavetobethebest.Practicemakesperfect.Andtheypracticed！Graduallythegrouptookshape.Thenwordofthisgroupbegantogetaround.ThusMichaelgotachancetodosomesolosongs.Inthefollowingyears，Michaelwasalwaysonthetop.OnemillionrecordsofhisweresoldinNewZealand，whichhasonlyatotalpopulationofthreemillion！WhenMichaelwaseighteen，heenteredanotherfieldofhiscareer—acting.“Iplantostarinmovies，”hetoldhisfriends.“Butofcourse，myfirstloveismusic.”Michaelwrotealotofhisownsongs.“Songscameaboutinthestrangestways，”hesaid.“Illjustwakeupfromsleepingandthereisawholesongcomingintomyhead.AndthenIputitdownonthepaper.”Still，withallhissuccess，Michaelmanagedtokeephisheadcalm.“Ijustdoadifferentjobfromotherpeople，”hesaid，“butitdoesn’tmakemethinkI’mbetterthanotherpeople.”Tobequitehonest，hisfansjustlovetohearandwatchhim！Reading

Check1.WhatcanweknowaboutMichaelfromthetext？A.Michaelsfatherspentalotoftimeindrinking.B.Michaelsparentsenjoyedmusicalot.C.Michaelsmotherworkedinafactorywhenhewasyoung.D.Michaelbegantoearnmoneywhenhewasonlyfouryearsold.2.WhatdidJoeJacksonrealize？A.Hischildrendidn’tneedmuchpractice.B.Hischildrenhadlittletalentforbeingmusicians.C.Therewereasmallnumberofmusicgroupsinthosedays.D.Hischildrencouldn’tbecomefamousiftheyweren’tthebest.3.What’sthetextmainlyabout？A.HowMichaelbecamesopopularallovertheworld.B.WhyMichaelwassopopularallovertheworld.C.HowtheJacksonsbecamesuccessful.D.HowMrJacksontrainedhischildren.LanguageStudy熟詞生義Thenwordofthisgroupbegantogetaround.然后，關(guān)于這個樂隊的消息就傳開了。wordn.信息;消息e.g.There’sbeennowordfromthemsincebeforeChristmas.自圣誕節(jié)前就一直沒有他們的消息。Usefulexpressionsontheroadof在……的路上beknownto...被……所熟知standout引人注目;出色takeshape成形;形成CulturalBackground邁克爾·杰克遜——世界舞王邁克爾·杰克遜曾獲得格萊美終身成就獎，他也被吉尼斯世界紀錄認定為世界歷史上最偉大的藝術(shù)家，更被譽為流行音樂之王、世界舞王。他是世界樂壇和演藝圈里絕無僅有和最具代表性的風云人物，從20世紀80年代起為整個現(xiàn)代流行音樂史締造了一個傳奇時代。英國打擊樂隊STOMP英國打擊樂隊STOMP是一支來自民間的樂隊。它以對日常生活的創(chuàng)造性發(fā)現(xiàn)和對節(jié)奏的藝術(shù)敏感，給觀眾帶來全新的視聽體驗。難詞探意1.busker[?b?sk?(r)]n.街頭藝人2.drummer[?dr?m?(r)]n.鼓手3.warehouse[?we?ha?s]n.倉庫;貨棧Youmighthavenoticedthattheringingsoundofbasketballswasalmostlikethebeattoasong.Butdidyouknowthatitcouldbetakenseriouslyasmusic？ThemusicgroupSTOMPhastakeneverydayobjectsandturnedthemintoinstruments.Themusicithascreatedisahitallovertheworld.STOMPwasformedbyBritishmusiciansLukeCreswellandSteveCinchonas.Theymetintheearly1980swhentheywerebothworkingasbuckers，theBritishtermforstreetperformers.CreswellandCinchonaswerepartofabaskinggroupcalledPookieSnackenBurgerthatbecameverypopularthroughoutBritain.Creswellwasadrummerforthegroup.Becausetheyperformedonthestreet，hecouldnotsetupatraditionaldrumset.Instead，heworeonedrumthathungaroundhisshoulders.Tobeabletomakedifferentsounds，Creswellbeganbeatingoneverydayobjectsthathecouldfindduringperformances.ThiscreativedrummingledtotheideaforSTOMP.STOMPmadeitsfirstpublicappearanceatLondon’sBloomsburyTheatrein1991.TheperformersusedOneofaKindinstruments，suchasemptywaterbottles，basketballs，andmatchboxestocreatemusic.WearingoverallsandT-shirts’，theydancedaroundonastagemadetolooklikeaclosedwarehouse.STOMPwasagreatsuccess，winningmanytheaterawardsanddrawinghugecrowds.In1994，STOMPcametotheUnitedStatesandplayedattheOrpheumTheaterinNewYorkCity.Yearslater，itisstillplayingthere！Tocelebrateitsten-yearanniversary，thethenNewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloombergrenamedthestreetoutsidethetheaterSTOMPAvenue.STOMPhasnowtouredallovertheUnitedStatesandmostoftheworld.OnereasonwhySTOMPissopopularisthatanyonecanenjoyit.Therearenowordsorstory.Peoplefromallculturescanunderstandit，nomatterwhichlanguagetheyspeak.Reading

Check1.WhatmakesSTOMPaspecialmusicgroup？A.Ituseseverydayobjectsasinstruments.B.Theperformerswearspecialclothes.C.Itusuallyperformsinwarehouses.D.Therearefewwordsinitsmusic.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutSTOMP？A.ItwaspartofPookiesnackenburger.B.Itwasnamedafterastreet.C.ItwasformedinBritain.D.Itwascreatedin1980.3.WhowasbehindthecreativeideaforSTOMP？A.Abaskinggroup.B.LukeCreswell.C.SteveCinchonas.D.MichaelBloomberg.Language

Study熟詞生義Tocelebrateitsten-yearanniversary，thethenNewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloombergrenamedthestreetoutsidethetheaterSTOMPAvenue.為了慶祝它成立十周年，當時的紐約市市長邁克爾·布隆伯格把劇院外的街道重新命名為STOMP大街。thenadj.當時（任職等）的e.g.Thatdecisionwastakenbythethenpresident.那個決定是由當時的總統(tǒng)做出的。Changesinpopmusic流行音樂的變遷半個世紀以來流行音樂在節(jié)奏和音調(diào)方面的變化，揭示了當代美國人情緒和情感的走向。難詞探意1.blast['blɑ:st??]v.發(fā)出刺耳的高音2.upbeat[??pbi?t]adj.樂觀的;快樂的3.intertwine[??nt?(r)?twa?n]v.糾纏;纏繞4.ambiguous[?m?b?ɡju?s]adj.不明確的Weblasttheupbeattunesforpartiesandworkoutsatthegym，andwesavethelow-keyballadsforromanticorpensivemoments.Itshardlyanewideathatmusicisintertwinedwithouremotions.Buthowhaveourfavoriteschangedoverthedecades，andwhatdothesechangessayaboutAmericasshiftingemotionallandscape？Musicisaformofnaturalisticdatathat，muchlikepopulartelevision，literature，andsalesofconsumergoods，scientistscansampleforinsightintoourmindsandvalues.ResearchersE.GlennSchulenburgandChristianvonShelvesetouttoexaminesongspopularinAmericaduringthelastfivedecades，usingaselectionselectedfromBillboardHot100charts.SchulenburgandvonShelvewantedtolearnhowemotionalsignalsinmusic，suchastempo（sloworfast）andmode（majororminorkey），havechangedsince1960.Themoststrikingfindingisthechangeinkey.Songswritteninamajorkeytendtosoundwarmandhigh-spirited，whilesongsinaminorkeycansounddarkerandmoresad.Overthelastfewdecades，popularsongshaveswitchedfrommajorkeystominorkeys.Broadlyspeaking，thesoundhasshiftedfrombrightandhappytosomethingmorecomplex.ThestudyalsofindsAmericaspopularsongshavebecomeslowerandlonger.Evenmoreinteresting，ourcurrentfavoritesaremorelikelytobeemotionallyambiguous，suchassad-soundingsongsbeingfastorhappy-soundingsongsbeingslow.Anotherpossibleexplanationforthechangesinpopularmusicisthatcontemporarymusicreflectsthehardshipsandtragediesthatoursocietyhasendured.However，SchulenburgandvonShelvebelievethatthesteadyincreaseindurationanddecreaseintempodoesn’tsupporttheideaofgrowingdifficultiesfullybecauseitwouldmeanourproblemshaveincreasedsteadilyoverthelastfiftyyears.PerhapspopularsongshavebecomemorecomplexovertimebecauseAmericansarebecomingmorediverseandindividualizedintheirmusicaltastes.Thoughwecanonlyguessaboutthespecificcausesofthisevolutioninmusic，Schulenburg’sinitialobservationshavehelpedtoopenthedoortoresearchonthelinkbetweenemotionsandmusicconsumption.Perhapssomedaywelllearnmoreofthesecretsbehindthemusicweloveandthetimeswelivein.Reading

Check1.WhydidSchulenburgstartthestudy？A.ToselectAmericasfavoritemusic.B.Toexaminethecreationofmusic.C.Toexplorechangesinmusic.D.Toc