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1、精品_精品资料_Unit 5 MusicTHE BAND THAT WASNT34 页Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician. Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music. Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a fam

2、ous singer like Song Zuying or Liu Huan. To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous. But just how do people form a band.Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start as a group of high-school students, f

3、or whom practicing their music in someones house is the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway so that they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid

4、in cash. Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires.However, there was one band that started in a different way. It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show. The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of whi

5、ch was based loosely on the Beatles. The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing. They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, but they could only findone who was good enough. They had to use actors for the other three members ofthe band

6、.As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to rely on other musicians to help them. So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing. Anyhow their performances were humorous enough to be copied by other groups. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get

7、more familiar with them. Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they produced their own records and

8、started touring and playing their own music. In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records. The band broke up about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s.They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band.

9、可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品_精品资料_并非乐队的乐队你曾经想过要成为一个乐队里出名的歌手或音乐家吗？你是否曾理想过在音乐会上面对成千上万的观众演唱,观众观赏你的唱歌为你鼓掌吗？你唱卡拉 OK 时是否假装自己就是像宋祖英或刘欢一样闻名的歌星吗？说实在的, 很多人把名和利看得很重.那么,人们又是怎样一起组成乐队的了？很多音乐家聚在一起组成乐队,是由于他们喜爱自己作曲,演奏自己的音乐.他们开头可能是一组中同学,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的铁里为过路人演奏, 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

10、.当然,他们期望在录音棚里录音,然后卖掉上百万张碟,从而成为百万富翁.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”,它开头时是以电视节目表演的形式显现的.组成乐队的音乐人演奏音乐,仍彼此打趣 都笑.这些玩笑和音乐大多都在仿照“甲壳虫”乐队.电视制作人原方案想查找 四位会唱又会表演的乐手.他们在报纸上登了一就广告,想招摇滚乐手,但他们 只招到一个中意的.乐队的其他三人只能用演员来代替.由于这些演员中有些人唱得不是很好,他们不得不依靠队里的其他人帮忙.所以在演出的时候他们只是假唱.不管怎样,他们的表演特别幽默以至于其他的乐队也开头仿照.他们特别走红使得歌迷们为了更加熟识他们而成立

11、了俱乐部.门基乐队每个星期都要在电视上演唱由别的音乐家创作的歌曲.然而,经过大约一年以后,门基乐队逐步对自己的工作仔细起来,他们开头像一支真正的乐队那样演唱自己创作的歌曲.然后他们录制自己的唱片,并且开头巡回表演他们自己的音乐.在美国, 他们甚至比“甲壳虫” 乐队仍要受欢送, 出售的录音专辑仍要多.“门基乐队”大约在 1970 年左右解散,但是令人兴奋的是,到 80 岁月中期他们再次聚首.在 1996 年,他们推出了一张新的专辑,像真正的乐队一样以此来庆祝他们以往的时间.FREDDY, THE FROG138 页听力Freddy the frog dipped his long, thin l

12、egs into the water. He felt so tired.Within a few short weeks he had changed from a small tadpole into the beautiful animal he saw now. He smiled to himself. Then suddenly he heard a fine deep sound that可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品_精品资料_carried far into the darkness of the quiet night. Freddy looked up. Other

13、 frogs. I must try and find them, he thought. It is so hard being a grownup frog on my own. He began to swim slowly towards the sound. Suddenly he knocked into a large lily pad. Onitsatthreeconfidentfrogsandtheywereplayinginstruments.Freddy climbed onto the leaf. “ Can I try to sing.” he asked quiet

14、ly. “ Of course,”they said. He opened his mouth wide and began: Help. I need somebody, Help. Not just anybody. Help. You know I need someone, Help.Now I find I ve changedmy mind.Ive opened up the doors. Chorus Help me if you can,I m feelingdown. And I do appreciate you being round. Help me get my fe

15、et back on the ground.FREDDY THE FROGII38 页Not long after Freddy and the band became famous, they visited Britain on a brief tour. Fans showed their devotion by waiting for hours to get tickets for their concerts. Freddy was now quite confident when he went into a concert hall. He enjoyed singing an

16、d all the congratulations afterwards. His most exciting invitation was to perform ona programme called Top of the Pops.He had to go to London, wear an expensive suit and give a performance to a TV camera. It felt very strange. But as soon as the programme was over, the telephones which were in the s

17、ame room started ringing.Everybody was asking when they could see Freddy and his band again. They were truly stars.Then things went wrong. Freddy and his band could not go out anywhere without being followed. Even when they wore sunglasses or beards people recognized them. Fans found them even when

18、they went into the toilet. They tried to hide in the reading rooms of libraries, but it was useless. Someone was always there. Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked asif they were close friends. At last feeling very upset and sensitive, Freddy and his

19、 band to which they were never to return, and went back to the lake.弗雷迪和他的乐队成名后不久,就到英国作短暂的巡回演出去了.歌迷们表现出了极大的忠心,他们等几个小时来购买音乐会的门票.弗雷迪现在步入演出厅会感到特别自信.他很喜爱演唱,喜爱演出后的庆贺声；最令他感到兴奋的是受邀请参与叫做“顶级流行歌手”的电视节目中的那场表演.他得去伦敦,穿着昂贵的服装,对着电视摄像机演唱.那种感觉真是不一般.而节目一完,这个房间里德 铃声就开头响起来了.大家都问他们什么时候可以再次看到弗雷迪和他的可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品_精品资料

20、_乐队.他们真的成了歌星；后来情形可就不妙了.弗雷迪和他的乐队无论走到哪儿都有人跟踪.甚至他们戴着太阳镜留着胡子时, 人们也会认出他们来. 即使他们上厕所, 也会被歌迷发觉.他们试图在图书馆的阅览室里隐藏起来,但这些都不管用.总有人在那儿等着；一些不熟识他们的人也在不断的争论他们的私生活,而且就像是他们的密友一样在争论他们.最终由于深感苦恼,神经高度紧急,弗雷迪和他的乐队已经意识到他们必需在感到自己太痛楚之前离开这个国家.因此,他们离开了英国,从今再也没有回去,又重新回到湖里去了.“ Mozart effect”69 页听力Do you worry about exams. Of course

21、, everyone does. Do you find it difficult to remember what you study. Well, everybodyremember what you study.Well,everybody has trouble remembering things from time to time. Do you knowmusic can help you remember things better. Scientists have shown that if you listen to classical music and especial

22、ly Mozart while you are studying, it helps your memory. It is called the “ Mozart effect” . It would be useful to know if the “Mozart effect ” works with all kinds of music. Certainly scientists have done some experiments to findout. They have tried playing other kinds of music such as pop music whi

23、le students are studying,but it doesnt work. It seems that the regular rhythms of classical music help develop ones memory. However, this improvement only lasts for a short time.If you want to improve your intelligence, what should you do. Scientists think that learning a musical instrument is helpf

24、ullearning a musical instrument is helpful,Especially for improving maths skills. This is because maths and music both use the same part of the brain. So if you want to be good at maths, perhaps you should go to a music class.The music of Bach72 页听力Classical music does not have words. It tries to de

25、scribe feelings with musical instruments. It is called classical music because it was written at a time when there was no pop or rock music. The music was written to a special pattern. Only the cleverest composers could make beautiful music using this pattern.One of these clever composers was Bach.

26、He was not famous during his life, but became very famous after his death.He worked in a small church and had to write new songs to sing every week. So he可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品_精品资料_composed beautiful choral music. He also wrote music for people to listen to as they left the church. Some of his music is

27、 very mathematical with different parts that repeat each other in a very peaceful way. All his music was written for God and someof it is very moving. He never became rich but his music has a special place in classical music. He is remembered today for the beauty of his musical patterns. You can listen to one of his pieces of music now.可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载