Unit11 The sounds of the world
語篇領悟
1. When American music was combined with the songs sung by African slaves ,________was born.
A. Jazz music B. Rock music C. Blues music D. Latin music
2. Which of the following has the shortest history/
A. Jazz music B. Rock music C. Blues music D. Hip-hop music
3. why is Latin music so called?
A. Because it uses traditional styles from Latin America.
B. Because it is popular I Spanish-speaking countries.
C. Because it was born and developed in Spain.
D. Because the songs are sung in Latin.
4. What’s the main difference between op singers Rock singers?
A. Pop singers are rich while rock singers are poor.
B. Pop singers sing for money while rock singers sing for their emotions.
C. Pop singers are happy but rock singers sad.
D. Pop singers can write music while rock singers can’t.
5.The writer of the text lists ____main ways in which rock music and pop music are different.
A. 3 B.2 C.4 D.5
6.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. Rock and pop songs tell the same stories.
B. Rock and pop songs tell different stories.
C. Rock music makes people feel easy while pop music makes people think.
D. Pop songs are popular all the time while rock songs are popular for a while.
7.Which of the following can be used as another title for Passage 1?
A. Blues ,jazz and Rock Music B. Hip-hop music and Latin Music
C. Different Styles of Music D. American Music
8.Choose the main idea for paragraph of Passage 2.
a. Rock and pop music are becoming more and more similar.
b. Pop songs and rock songs are written in different ways.
c. Pop and rock songs tell different stories.
d. Rock singers make music their life.
e. How pop songs are written.
f. The difference between pop singers and rock singers.
A.1-a;2-b;3-c B.1-d;2-b;3-c
C.1-f;2-e;3-c D.1-f;2-b;3-c
9. Which of the following is the writer of Passage 1 most likely to agree with?
A. American music is the best in the world.
B. Africans are better musicians than any other people in the world.
C. It’s a good thing that there are so many different styles of music.
D. We should choose one type of music and stick to it.
10. It seems that the writer of Reading Passage 2_________.
A. prefers pop music to rock music
B. prefers rock music to pop music
C. likes pop singers better than rock singers
D. believes no one should listen to pop music
CDABA, BCDCB
教材內容詳解
1.what do you have in mind? 你有什么想法?
have…in mind 心里想著某事;想要做某事
我能看出他并沒把心里想的全告訴我。 I could see he was not telling me all he had in mind.
你想讓我們干什么? What do you have in mind for us to do ?
你考慮誰做這項工作合適?
2.Well,Peter loves music, so I thought I would give him a CD.哦,彼得喜歡音樂,所以我想送給他一張CD
I thought表明說話人以前的想法,賓語從句隨之用過去時或過去將來時。
啊,是你呀!不知道能在這兒見著你。 .
沒想到他來得這么快。 I didn’t think he was coming so soon.
3.You want to find a good song to dance to.你想找一首好歌來伴舞。
to dance to 伴隨著起舞 不定式作定語,修飾名詞,并與之形成動賓關系。
我有信要寫
能給我找把椅子坐嗎? Could you find me a chair to sit on?
to表“伴隨,按照”
請按口味加鹽。 Please add salt to taste.
這地圖是按比例繪制的。 The map was drawn to scale.
他喜歡鋼琴伴唱
4.There is a world of music out there.音樂種類繁多,數(shù)也數(shù)不清。
a world of“無數(shù)的,大量的,許多”,可修飾可數(shù)與不可數(shù)名詞
我們在樹林里看到了很多鳥。
這件事想和做相差甚遠。 There is a world of difference between thinking about it and doing it.
5.What we hear on the radio or see on TV is only a small part of all the wonderful music that is waiting for us.
What we hear. . . TV是主語從句, what 在句中作 hear 的賓語,不可換成 that,因為 that引導主語從句時在句中不作任何成分。
你剛才說的話真的。 What you said just now is not true.
我們將要遲到,這是確定無疑的。 .=It’s certain that we shall be late.
a small part of中的不能省略,或者說當前有形容詞修飾時,需帶冠詞,否則不用
那座橋是主街的一部分。 The bridge is part of the main road.
他生命的一部分是在中國度過的。
大約談了半個小時后,他談到了家族史中的一件傷心事。
After speaking for about half an hour he came to a sad part of the family history.
take part in 參加
take an active part in 積極參加
play an important part in 起重要作用
6.Here is a brief look at some of the exciting musical styles from around the world.下面簡要地看一下全世界的一些激動人心的音樂風格。
Here is…為到裝結構,“以下是,下面是”。
這兒是你的旅館地址。 Here is the address of your hotel.
以下是我對你那些問題的回答。
brief adj.短時間的,短暫的;簡潔的;簡略的
make a ~ visit a ~ report
a brief look at the newspaper a brief letter
人生短暫。Life is brief.
他的說明既簡潔又切中要點。
to be brief : “ 簡單說,扼要地說”
簡而言之,她對那個結果感到滿意。 To be brief, she was happy with the result.
in brief : “簡單地說,簡言之”
信很長,但簡言之,他拒絕了。 It’s a long letter, but in brief, he says “No”.
briefly adv.簡潔地,簡而言之
請簡略地告訴我發(fā)生了什么事?
7.Today’s American culture contains many different musical styles.今天美國文化包含許多不同的音樂風格。
contain ①包含,里面(裝)有
The room was small and contained far too much furniture.房間不大,里面又裝著過多的家具。
海水中含有鹽。
②遏制,抑制
She could hardly contain herself for joy. 她高興地幾乎不能自制。
一見到他我就控制不住自己。{
style
①n.作風,方式,風格;款式;種類,式樣;風度,品格
他們銷售各式各樣的鏡子。 They sell every style of mirror.
---------------------------------------- The letter is expressed in a formal style.
過西方生活 live in the western style
你們有這一類型的椅子嗎?
in style 流行的;優(yōu)雅的;豪華的
這種款式的女裝現(xiàn)在很流行。 This type of dress is now in style.
他們過著豪華的生活。
out of style不再流行的,過時的
②v.制成,設計;稱(某人)為…
這件女裝是為正式宴會設計的。 This dress is styled for a formal party.
他自稱是藝術家。 He styles himself an artist.
8.Hip-hop and rap have much in common with blues and rock, but they also have their own characteristics.希荷普與說唱在很多方面和布魯斯相同,但它們也有自己的特點。
have sth. in common( with sb.)與…有共同之處sth.也可換成much, a lot, little , nothing, everything等,以表達不同意義。
他們有很多共同之處。
真正的朋友應該一切都共同。 Real friends should have everything in common.
我與他毫無共同之處。
common adj普通的,平凡的;共有的;公共的,公眾的;.n.共用的、公有的東西
常有的事情a common event 共同的愿望the common desire 常見錯誤
這種花在春天常見。
他們對音樂都有著共同的強烈興趣。 A great interest in music was common to them.
9.Latin Music--music that uses traditional styles from America--has spread all over the world.拉丁音樂---即是用拉丁美洲傳統(tǒng)風格的-已經(jīng)傳遍世界各地。
spread(spread, spread) ①v.(使)傳播,傳開,蔓延;(使)伸展,延伸,擴展;覆蓋,涂敷
關于那次事故的消息很快就傳開了。 Word spread quickly about the accident.
大火迅速在整個林區(qū)蔓延。
政府作出了巨大努力以防止疾病蔓延。 .
他到處散布那個消息。 He spread the information around.
那城市向西擴展十公里。 The city spreads (for) 10 km to the west.
這座森林從這兒一直延伸到河邊。
他張開雙臂歡迎我們。
我在餐桌上鋪上一塊新臺布。 I spread a new cloth on the table.
鷹展開了翅膀
在面包上涂黃油 spread butter on bread=spread a piece of bread with butter
②n. the spread of a disease/one’s interests/ the city疾病的蔓延/興趣的增廣/城市的擴展
10.There is a wide variety of new music to be discovered in every corner of the world, so the next time you look for a tape or a CD, don’t just look for Chinese or American music-open your ears to the sounds of the world! 在世界各地,有各種各樣的新的音樂有待于發(fā)現(xiàn),因此下次你找磁帶或時,不要只找中國的或美國的音樂-豎起你的耳朵,聽聽世界的聲音。
variety[U]多樣性,變化;[s]種種;[C]變種,異類
lack variety缺少變化 variety show綜藝節(jié)目
有些人喜歡花樣多,別人卻不喜歡。 Some people like variety, others do not.
這家商店有各種各樣的玩具。 .
由于種種不同的原因,大家赴宴都遲到了。
尋找麥的新品種 look for new varieties of wheat
to be discovered 為不定式的被動結構做后置定語。 There be句型中,不定式常用主動結構,重點在做動作的人;用被動結構時,重點在動作本身,兩者無實質性的區(qū)別
注:如果用在something, anything ,nothing之后,含義有很大區(qū)別.
無事可做 There is nothing to do.
沒有辦法了 There is nothing to be done.
the next time起連詞的作用,引導時間狀語從句。這是一種用名詞性詞組引導時間狀語從句的用法,其他類似的詞或詞組還有以下幾種:
⑴the year, the week, the day
他在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)的那年離開了歐洲。 He left Europe the year World War II broke out.
⑵the spring, the summer, the autumn, the winter
愛麗絲大學畢業(yè)的那年夏天就結婚了。 Alice got married the summer she graduated from university.
⑶the moment(that);the instant(that);the minute(that)
我一看到他的臉,就了解了一切。 I understood everything the moment I saw his face.
⑷the+序數(shù)詞+time; (the) next time, each time, every time
我第一次看到他是,他在寫一封信。 He was writing a letter the first time I saw him.
下次你到我們大學來時一定要來找我們。 Be sure to call on us next time you come to our university.
每次感冒我的背就疼。 Every time I catch a cold, I have pain in my back.
下次你遇到生詞時,先盡量猜一下意思。 The next time you come across new words, try to guess their meanings first.
簡每次來都給我一本好書。 Each time she came, Jane brought me a n ice book.
⑸any time, by the time
只要你愿意,隨時都歡迎你來參觀我們的學校。 You are welcome to come and visit our school any time you like.
到他回來時,聚會已經(jīng)開始了。 By the time he came back , the party had already begun.
11.They play music to satisfy their inner desire. 他們演奏音樂是為了滿足談們內心的愿望。
satisfy“滿足,使…滿意”不用于進行時
使…滿足(意) satisfy sb./sth.
對…感到滿意 be satisfied with sb./ sth.
對做…感到滿意 be satisfied to do sth.
①The girl satisfied her mother by cleaning up the kitchen. 女孩清洗廚房使得母親很滿意。
② his vanity. 他花一大筆錢,目的就是滿足虛榮心。
③ 我的英語老師對我的英語學習感到滿意。
④ a timely answer. 得到及時的回答,我們感到滿意。
⑤為了滿足對知識的需要,我的兄弟去那所大學求學了。
In order to satisfy the need for his knowledge, my brother went to that college to study.
satisfied adj.滿意的
satisfying adj.令人滿意的
①老師對學生們昨天干的活感到十分滿意。 The teacher was very satisfied with what the students did yesterday.
②我不滿意我們在那家旅館受到的待遇。
③這是一個令人滿意的答案。
④這次考試的結果非常令人滿意。 The result of the examination is very satisfying.
desire①n.[C,U]a strong wish強烈的愿望,欲望。 后接介詞for的短語或不定式
他渴望成功。 He has a strong desire for success.=He has a strong desire to succeed.
我心中充滿了回去的欲望 . I am filled with desire to go back there.
許多未滿足的欲望 many unsatisfied desires
[c]sth. or sb. desired想要的東西或人
What is your greatest desire/your heart’s desire?
②vt. to wish or want very much期望;渴望。不用于進行時。
所有的人都向往和平、安全和幸福。 All the people desire peace, security and happiness.
我們一貫希望同鄰邦和睦相處。 We always desire to live with our neighbours in peace.
你希望我怎么辦呢? What do you desire me to do?
desire后接同位語/賓語從句時,從句用虛擬語氣:“(should)+動詞原形”
人們表達了結束戰(zhàn)爭的愿望。 The people expressed their desire .
總統(tǒng)希望你下個星期去拜訪他。 The president desires that you (should) visit him next week.
12.The top ten pop songs for this year have been picked out.
pick out “選出,選好”
①在那家商店里挑了套新衣服花了我很長時間。 .
②你能從那群人里認出你弟弟來嗎?
pick“采,摘;挑(不強調結果)”
③該拾棉花了。
④請給我挑本好書。 .
pick up 接收;收聽;拿起;撿起;(用車)接送
⑤如果你要收聽BBC或VOA英語,最好用短波收音機。If you want to pick up BBC or VOA English, you’d better use a short-wave radio.
⑥上午11點,我要去機場接我父親。I’ll pick up my father at the airport at 11:00 this morning.
13.He made his first record foe his mother’s birthday when he was 17. The next year another song was recorded. After that he was asked by more and mote people to make records.在他十七歲的時候,他為自己母親的生日錄制了第一張唱片。第二年他又錄制了另外一首歌曲。從那以后越來越多的人邀請他錄制唱片。
record n “記錄,唱片”v.“錄音,記錄”
make a record /records 做記錄;錄唱片 keep a record of把…記錄下來
keep/ hold the record 保持記錄 break the/a record打破記錄
set a record 創(chuàng)記錄 play a record放唱片 cf: a recorded broadcast a live broadcast
①邁克爾.杰克遜已錄制了許多唱片。 .
②我在筆記本上記下了分數(shù)。 I recorded the score in a notebook.
③每月花多少錢你們記錄了嗎? ?
④這個年輕人在百米賽跑中創(chuàng)下了一項新的世界記錄。 .
⑤他仍然保持著跳高記錄。
⑥那個節(jié)目被錄了下來。 .
14.The house where he once lived has been tuned into a museum and is visited by thousands of people every year.他曾經(jīng)住過的房子已變成了博物館,每年都有成千上萬的人來參觀。
turn…into①=change …into把…變成
魔咒把那只青蛙變回了人。 The magic spell turned the frog back into a man.
他們要把那座大樓變成一所醫(yī)院。 .
②=put/translate…into把…譯為
你能把這個句子譯成地道的英語嗎?
15.They do not think how much money they can make from a song; instead they sing for their emotions and live for music.他們并不考慮一首歌能賺多少錢;相反地,他們是為感情而唱,為音樂而生。
“感情,情感”emotion 語氣要強烈的多。
feeling是常見詞,指一般的情緒。另可意為 “感覺,知覺”。
我不愿傷害他的感情。 I don’t like to hurt his feeling(s).
愛、喜、恨、懼、悲都是情感。 Love, joy, hate, fear and grief are emotions.
她感情激動地想起了她那死去的孩子。 She thought of her dead child with deep emotion.
我感覺你永遠不會令我失望的。 I have a feeling that you’d never let me down.
他受傷的手指沒有感覺。 He had no feeling in his injured finger.
16.The process of making rock music, however, is totally different.
totally=completely
He is totally blind now. 他現(xiàn)在完全失明了。
. 所有這一切都根本沒必要。
process① n過程;程序;方法;工藝.
羊毛制成布經(jīng)過什么程序? By what process is cloth made from wool?
醫(yī)生們說,找到治愈的藥方也許是一個長期的過程。Doctors say that to find the cure for SARS maybe a long process.
請你描述以下造船的方法,好嗎?
房子正在建造中。 The house is in the process of being built.
②v.制作,加工,處理
許多食品都是在這家工廠加工的。 .
你的照片處理過了嗎?
17.When one of them has a strong feeling, he or she expresses it with music and others help build the song.當其中一個人有強烈的感受是,他或她就用音樂表達出來,而其余的人則幫著打造這首歌。
express ①vt.表達;表示
我覺得很難表達自己的感受。 .
會議上你可以暢所欲言。 You are free to express yourself at the meeting.
她的面龐表現(xiàn)出很高興。
The prices are expressed both in dollars and pounds.
快遞express a letter
② n.快車=express train,快遞服務③adj.特快的④ adv. 用快遞的方式
an express company/letter快遞公司/信 乘坐特快列車 take an express train.
把這封信用特快郵遞寄出去。 Send the letter press /by press.
去北京的101特快列車the No.101 special express to Peking.
expression n.表達;表情;表達方式
beyond/past expression非言語所能形容
一個政府應該允許自由表達政治見解。 A government should permit the free expression of political opinion.
他臉上出現(xiàn)了吃驚的表情。 An expression of surprise appeared on his face.
build 建筑,蓋;建立,發(fā)展,(使)增進;打造,為…作宣傳,捧;
建房子 筑鐵路
建設祖國 增強體質
The singer has been built up into a great singer. 這歌星被捧紅了。
Hard work builds (up) one’s character. 艱巨的工作可磨練個性。
Reading builds the mind. 閱讀能增進心智的發(fā)展。
The clouds are building up. 云在集結。
He has built up a good business over the year. 幾年來,他生意做得很興旺。
Is music a universal language?
★universal
a.全體的;普遍的;;眾所周知的;宇宙的;全世界的;萬能的,通用的;多才多藝的;博聞廣見的
The government introduced universal secondary education years ago.幾年前,政府就倡導普及中等教育。
Football is a . 足球是一項全球性的運動。
This machine has a universal use in the home. 這種機器在家庭中有廣泛的用途。
Such a universal genius is hard to come by. 這樣的全才是很難得的。
Ricky Martin performed the song of the 1988 World Cup.
★perform vt.1. 履行;執(zhí)行;完成;做 2. 演出,表演,演奏
vi.1. 演出,表演,演奏[(+on/at)] 2. (機器)運轉;(人)行動,表現(xiàn)
The young doctor performed the heart operation. 這位年輕醫(yī)生為病人做了心臟手術。
They always perform their duties faithfully. 他們總是忠實地履行自己的職責。
The students will perform an opera next Friday. 這些學生下星期五將演出歌劇。
Our team performed well in the match yesterday. 我隊在昨天的比賽中表現(xiàn)得很出色
Most pop songs tell stories about love and are written to entertain people.
★entertain vt.1. 使歡樂,使娛樂 2. 招待,款待(+with/at/to)vi. 款待,請客
We were all entertained by his humorous stories. 他的幽默故事使我們大家都很開心。
They often at weekends. 他們常在周末招待朋友。
Music intelligence is one of our eight human intelligences.
★intelligence n. 智能;智慧;理解力
He's obviously a man of very high intelligence. 顯然他是個非常聰明的人。
intelligence test 智力測驗,智能測驗
★intelligent a.有才智的;聰明的;明智的;有理性的;智能的
The child made a very intelligent comment.那孩子作了很有見地的評論。
Elephants are intelligent animals.象是有靈性的動物。
eight human intelligences
人類八大智能指語言,數(shù)學邏輯,空間想象,音樂,身體運動,人際關系,自我認識和認識自然的能力.