unit 11 The sounds of the world

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Unit11 The sounds of the world

语篇领悟

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

教材内容详解

1.what do you have in mind? 你有什么想法?

have…in mind 心里想着某事;想要做某事

我能看出他并没把心里想的全告诉我。 I could see he was not telling me all he had in mind.

你想让我们干什么? What do you have in mind for us to do ?

你考虑谁做这项工作合适?

2.Well,Peter loves music, so I thought I would give him a CD.哦,彼得喜欢音乐,所以我想送给他一张CD

I thought表明说话人以前的想法,宾语从句随之用过去时或过去将来时。

啊,是你呀!不知道能在这儿见着你。 .

没想到他来得这么快。 I didn’t think he was coming so soon.

3.You want to find a good song to dance to.你想找一首好歌来伴舞。

to dance to 伴随着起舞 不定式作定语,修饰名词,并与之形成动宾关系。

我有信要写

能给我找把椅子坐吗? Could you find me a chair to sit on?

to表“伴随,按照”

请按口味加盐。 Please add salt to taste.

这地图是按比例绘制的。 The map was drawn to scale.

他喜欢钢琴伴唱

4.There is a world of music out there.音乐种类繁多,数也数不清。

a world of“无数的,大量的,许多”,可修饰可数与不可数名词

我们在树林里看到了很多鸟。

这件事想和做相差甚远。 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是主语从句, what 在句中作 hear 的宾语,不可换成 that,因为 that引导主语从句时在句中不作任何成分。

你刚才说的话真的。 What you said just now is not true.

我们将要迟到,这是确定无疑的。 .=It’s certain that we shall be late.

a small part of中的不能省略,或者说当前有形容词修饰时,需带冠词,否则不用

那座桥是主街的一部分。 The bridge is part of the main road.

他生命的一部分是在中国度过的。

大约谈了半个小时后,他谈到了家族史中的一件伤心事。

After speaking for about half an hour he came to a sad part of the family history.

take part in 参加

take an active part in 积极参加

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.下面简要地看一下全世界的一些激动人心的音乐风格。

Here is…为到装结构,“以下是,下面是”。

这儿是你的旅馆地址。 Here is the address of your hotel.

以下是我对你那些问题的回答。

brief adj.短时间的,短暂的;简洁的;简略的

make a ~ visit a ~ report

a brief look at the newspaper a brief letter

人生短暂。Life is brief.

他的说明既简洁又切中要点。

to be brief : “ 简单说,扼要地说”

简而言之,她对那个结果感到满意。 To be brief, she was happy with the result.

in brief : “简单地说,简言之”

信很长,但简言之,他拒绝了。 It’s a long letter, but in brief, he says “No”.

briefly adv.简洁地,简而言之

请简略地告诉我发生了什么事?

7.Today’s American culture contains many different musical styles.今天美国文化包含许多不同的音乐风格。

contain ①包含,里面(装)有

The room was small and contained far too much furniture.房间不大,里面又装着过多的家具。

海水中含有盐。

②遏制,抑制

She could hardly contain herself for joy. 她高兴地几乎不能自制。

一见到他我就控制不住自己。{

style

①n.作风,方式,风格;款式;种类,式样;风度,品格

他们销售各式各样的镜子。 They sell every style of mirror.

---------------------------------------- The letter is expressed in a formal style.

过西方生活 live in the western style

你们有这一类型的椅子吗?

in style 流行的;优雅的;豪华的

这种款式的女装现在很流行。 This type of dress is now in style.

他们过着豪华的生活。

out of style不再流行的,过时的

②v.制成,设计;称(某人)为…

这件女装是为正式宴会设计的。 This dress is styled for a formal party.

他自称是艺术家。 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.希荷普与说唱在很多方面和布鲁斯相同,但它们也有自己的特点。

have sth. in common( with sb.)与…有共同之处sth.也可换成much, a lot, little , nothing, everything等,以表达不同意义。

他们有很多共同之处。

真正的朋友应该一切都共同。 Real friends should have everything in common.

我与他毫无共同之处。

common adj普通的,平凡的;共有的;公共的,公众的;.n.共用的、公有的东西

常有的事情a common event 共同的愿望the common desire 常见错误

这种花在春天常见。

他们对音乐都有着共同的强烈兴趣。 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.拉丁音乐---即是用拉丁美洲传统风格的-已经传遍世界各地。

spread(spread, spread) ①v.(使)传播,传开,蔓延;(使)伸展,延伸,扩展;覆盖,涂敷

关于那次事故的消息很快就传开了。 Word spread quickly about the accident.

大火迅速在整个林区蔓延。

政府作出了巨大努力以防止疾病蔓延。 .

他到处散布那个消息。 He spread the information around.

那城市向西扩展十公里。 The city spreads (for) 10 km to the west.

这座森林从这儿一直延伸到河边。

他张开双臂欢迎我们。

我在餐桌上铺上一块新台布。 I spread a new cloth on the table.

鹰展开了翅膀

在面包上涂黄油 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/兴趣的增广/城市的扩展

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,有各种各样的新的音乐有待于发现,因此下次你找磁带或时,不要只找中国的或美国的音乐-竖起你的耳朵,听听世界的声音。

variety[U]多样性,变化;[s]种种;[C]变种,异类

lack variety缺少变化 variety show综艺节目

有些人喜欢花样多,别人却不喜欢。 Some people like variety, others do not.

这家商店有各种各样的玩具。 .

由于种种不同的原因,大家赴宴都迟到了。

寻找麦的新品种 look for new varieties of wheat

to be discovered 为不定式的被动结构做后置定语。 There be句型中,不定式常用主动结构,重点在做动作的人;用被动结构时,重点在动作本身,两者无实质性的区别

注:如果用在something, anything ,nothing之后,含义有很大区别.

无事可做 There is nothing to do.

没有办法了 There is nothing to be done.

the next time起连词的作用,引导时间状语从句。这是一种用名词性词组引导时间状语从句的用法,其他类似的词或词组还有以下几种:

⑴the year, the week, the day

他在第二次世界大战爆发的那年离开了欧洲。 He left Europe the year World War II broke out.

⑵the spring, the summer, the autumn, the winter

爱丽丝大学毕业的那年夏天就结婚了。 Alice got married the summer she graduated from university.

⑶the moment(that);the instant(that);the minute(that)

我一看到他的脸,就了解了一切。 I understood everything the moment I saw his face.

⑷the+序数词+time; (the) next time, each time, every time

我第一次看到他是,他在写一封信。 He was writing a letter the first time I saw him.

下次你到我们大学来时一定要来找我们。 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.

下次你遇到生词时,先尽量猜一下意思。 The next time you come across new words, try to guess their meanings first.

简每次来都给我一本好书。 Each time she came, Jane brought me a n ice book.

⑸any time, by the time

只要你愿意,随时都欢迎你来参观我们的学校。 You are welcome to come and visit our school any time you like.

到他回来时,聚会已经开始了。 By the time he came back , the party had already begun.

11.They play music to satisfy their inner desire. 他们演奏音乐是为了满足谈们内心的愿望。

satisfy“满足,使…满意”不用于进行时

使…满足(意) satisfy sb./sth.

对…感到满意 be satisfied with sb./ sth.

对做…感到满意 be satisfied to do sth.

①The girl satisfied her mother by cleaning up the kitchen. 女孩清洗厨房使得母亲很满意。

② his vanity. 他花一大笔钱,目的就是满足虚荣心。

③ 我的英语老师对我的英语学习感到满意。

④ a timely answer. 得到及时的回答,我们感到满意。

⑤为了满足对知识的需要,我的兄弟去那所大学求学了。

In order to satisfy the need for his knowledge, my brother went to that college to study.

satisfied adj.满意的

satisfying adj.令人满意的

①老师对学生们昨天干的活感到十分满意。 The teacher was very satisfied with what the students did yesterday.

②我不满意我们在那家旅馆受到的待遇。

③这是一个令人满意的答案。

④这次考试的结果非常令人满意。 The result of the examination is very satisfying.

desire①n.[C,U]a strong wish强烈的愿望,欲望。 后接介词for的短语或不定式

他渴望成功。 He has a strong desire for success.=He has a strong desire to succeed.

我心中充满了回去的欲望 . I am filled with desire to go back there.

许多未满足的欲望 many unsatisfied desires

[c]sth. or sb. desired想要的东西或人

What is your greatest desire/your heart’s desire?

②vt. to wish or want very much期望;渴望。不用于进行时。

所有的人都向往和平、安全和幸福。 All the people desire peace, security and happiness.

我们一贯希望同邻邦和睦相处。 We always desire to live with our neighbours in peace.

你希望我怎么办呢? What do you desire me to do?

desire后接同位语/宾语从句时,从句用虚拟语气:“(should)+动词原形”

人们表达了结束战争的愿望。 The people expressed their desire .

总统希望你下个星期去拜访他。 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 “选出,选好”

①在那家商店里挑了套新衣服花了我很长时间。 .

②你能从那群人里认出你弟弟来吗?

pick“采,摘;挑(不强调结果)”

③该拾棉花了。

④请给我挑本好书。 .

pick up 接收;收听;拿起;捡起;(用车)接送

⑤如果你要收听BBC或VOA英语,最好用短波收音机。If you want to pick up BBC or VOA English, you’d better use a short-wave radio.

⑥上午11点,我要去机场接我父亲。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.在他十七岁的时候,他为自己母亲的生日录制了第一张唱片。第二年他又录制了另外一首歌曲。从那以后越来越多的人邀请他录制唱片。

record n “记录,唱片”v.“录音,记录”

make a record /records 做记录;录唱片 keep a record of把…记录下来

keep/ hold the record 保持记录 break the/a record打破记录

set a record 创记录 play a record放唱片 cf: a recorded broadcast a live broadcast

①迈克尔.杰克逊已录制了许多唱片。 .

②我在笔记本上记下了分数。 I recorded the score in a notebook.

③每月花多少钱你们记录了吗? ?

④这个年轻人在百米赛跑中创下了一项新的世界记录。 .

⑤他仍然保持着跳高记录。

⑥那个节目被录了下来。 .

14.The house where he once lived has been tuned into a museum and is visited by thousands of people every year.他曾经住过的房子已变成了博物馆,每年都有成千上万的人来参观。

turn…into①=change …into把…变成

魔咒把那只青蛙变回了人。 The magic spell turned the frog back into a man.

他们要把那座大楼变成一所医院。 .

②=put/translate…into把…译为

你能把这个句子译成地道的英语吗?

15.They do not think how much money they can make from a song; instead they sing for their emotions and live for music.他们并不考虑一首歌能赚多少钱;相反地,他们是为感情而唱,为音乐而生。

“感情,情感”emotion 语气要强烈的多。

feeling是常见词,指一般的情绪。另可意为 “感觉,知觉”。

我不愿伤害他的感情。 I don’t like to hurt his feeling(s).

爱、喜、恨、惧、悲都是情感。 Love, joy, hate, fear and grief are emotions.

她感情激动地想起了她那死去的孩子。 She thought of her dead child with deep emotion.

我感觉你永远不会令我失望的。 I have a feeling that you’d never let me down.

他受伤的手指没有感觉。 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. 他现在完全失明了。

. 所有这一切都根本没必要。

process① n过程;程序;方法;工艺.

羊毛制成布经过什么程序? By what process is cloth made from wool?

医生们说,找到治愈的药方也许是一个长期的过程。Doctors say that to find the cure for SARS maybe a long process.

请你描述以下造船的方法,好吗?

房子正在建造中。 The house is in the process of being built.

②v.制作,加工,处理

许多食品都是在这家工厂加工的。 .

你的照片处理过了吗?

17.When one of them has a strong feeling, he or she expresses it with music and others help build the song.当其中一个人有强烈的感受是,他或她就用音乐表达出来,而其余的人则帮着打造这首歌。

express ①vt.表达;表示

我觉得很难表达自己的感受。 .

会议上你可以畅所欲言。 You are free to express yourself at the meeting.

她的面庞表现出很高兴。

The prices are expressed both in dollars and pounds.

快递express a letter

② n.快车=express train,快递服务③adj.特快的④ adv. 用快递的方式

an express company/letter快递公司/信 乘坐特快列车 take an express train.

把这封信用特快邮递寄出去。 Send the letter press /by press.

去北京的101特快列车the No.101 special express to Peking.

expression n.表达;表情;表达方式

beyond/past expression非言语所能形容

一个政府应该允许自由表达政治见解。 A government should permit the free expression of political opinion.

他脸上出现了吃惊的表情。 An expression of surprise appeared on his face.

build 建筑,盖;建立,发展,(使)增进;打造,为…作宣传,捧;

建房子 筑铁路

建设祖国 增强体质

The singer has been built up into a great singer. 这歌星被捧红了。

Hard work builds (up) one’s character. 艰巨的工作可磨练个性。

Reading builds the mind. 阅读能增进心智的发展。

The clouds are building up. 云在集结。

He has built up a good business over the year. 几年来,他生意做得很兴旺。

Is music a universal language?

 ★universal

 a.全体的;普遍的;;众所周知的;宇宙的;全世界的;万能的,通用的;多才多艺的;博闻广见的

 The government introduced universal secondary education years ago.几年前,政府就倡导普及中等教育。

 Football is a . 足球是一项全球性的运动。

 This machine has a universal use in the home. 这种机器在家庭中有广泛的用途。

 Such a universal genius is hard to come by. 这样的全才是很难得的。

Ricky Martin performed the song of the 1988 World Cup.

 ★perform vt.1. 履行;执行;完成;做 2. 演出,表演,演奏

  vi.1. 演出,表演,演奏[(+on/at)] 2. (机器)运转;(人)行动,表现

  The young doctor performed the heart operation. 这位年轻医生为病人做了心脏手术。

  They always perform their duties faithfully. 他们总是忠实地履行自己的职责。

  The students will perform an opera next Friday. 这些学生下星期五将演出歌剧。

  Our team performed well in the match yesterday. 我队在昨天的比赛中表现得很出色

Most pop songs tell stories about love and are written to entertain people.

 ★entertain vt.1. 使欢乐,使娱乐 2. 招待,款待(+with/at/to)vi. 款待,请客

We were all entertained by his humorous stories. 他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。

They often at weekends. 他们常在周末招待朋友。

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. 显然他是个非常聪明的人。

    intelligence test 智力测验,智能测验

 ★intelligent a.有才智的;聪明的;明智的;有理性的;智能的

 The child made a very intelligent comment.那孩子作了很有见地的评论。

 Elephants are intelligent animals.象是有灵性的动物。

 eight human intelligences

 人类八大智能指语言,数学逻辑,空间想象,音乐,身体运动,人际关系,自我认识和认识自然的能力.