1、Unit 5 Music第一学时 Reading and ComprehensionTwo important kinds of musicThere are two important kinds of music in the worldone is written down and the other is not.Many people earn their living by writing music.They write songs for pop stars and music for films and TV plays.Folk music has been passed
2、down from one generation to another.At first it was never written down.People learnt the songs from their families，relatives ，neighbors and friends in the same village.These songs were about country life, the seasons， animals and plants，and about love and sadness in peoples lives.In Africa most musi
3、c is folk music.It plays an important part in peoples lives，especially at festivals and weddings，when people dance all night long.Indian music is not written down.There is a basic pattern(模式)of notes which the musicians follow.But a lot of modern music is also written.India produces more films than
4、any other country in the world.It produces musicals(音乐喜剧)，too， that is，films with music，and millions of records are sold every year.Task 1仔细阅读课文“The Band that Wasnt”，根据课文内容选出最佳答案。1Which of the following singers or bands are mentioned in the passage? ALiu Dehua ，Coco Li and Beyond.B Beyond，Song Zuyin
5、g and Leon.CSong Zuying ，the Beatles and Liu Huan.DCathy，Liu Huan and the Beatles.答案：C2When did the Monkees reunite?AIn 1996.B In 1990.CIn the mid1980s.DIn 1980.答案：C3Which of the following statements is true?AAll the bands are formed because they like to write and play music.B The Monkees played son
6、gs written by other musicians for about one year.CThe Beatles were more popular than the Monkees.DForming bands for high school students can realize their dream of becoming famous.答案：B4The Monkees had a lot to do with _Athe BeyondB the Back Street BoysCthe Spicy SistersDthe Beatles答案：D5How did the M
7、onkees start?AThey started as a group of highschool students.B They started as a TV show.CThey started as passersby in the street.DThey started as actors.答案：BTask 2仔细阅读课文“The Band that Wasnt”，完成下列表格。How do people 1.form a band？ReasonsLiking to write and play their own music or earning money or 2.fam
8、eMembersMany 3.musicians or just a group of highschool students.Practising in someones house.Playing to 4.passersby in the street or subway.PlacesGiving 5.performances in pubs or clubs.ResultsMaking records in a studio and becoming 6.millionaires.Starting as a TV show, its members 7.playing_jokes_on
9、 each other, and 8.relying_on other musicians.Starting to play and sing their own songs, producing their own records as a band.The bandcalled theMonkees9.Breaking_up about 1970, but10.reuniting in the mid1980s.Task 3根据短文“The Band that Wasnt”，在下面空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。Most of us have 1.dreamed/dreamt (dr
10、eam) of being famous in our lives.Most musicians often meet and form a band.Sometimes they play in the street to passersby so 2.that they can earn some extra money and this also gives them 3.a chance to realize 4.their dreams.There was once a band that started in a different way.The musicians were t
11、o play jokes 5.on each other as well as play music，6.whose music and jokes were loosely7.based (base) on the Beatles.Their exciting performances 8.were_copied (copy) by other groups.9.Later (late) the Monkees played and wrote their own music.Though the band broke up about 1970, 10.they reunited in t
12、he mid1980s.一、请将课文“The Band that Wasnt”翻译成汉语，然后对照助读译文自主勘误译文助读：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吗？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呢？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呢？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。他们开始可能是一组中学生，在某个人家里排练音乐，这是成名的第一步。有时他们可能在街上或地铁里为过路人演奏，这样他们可以为自己或自己要买
13、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，想招摇滚乐手，但他们只招到一个满意的。乐队的其他三人只能用演员来代替。因为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助。所以在演出的时候他们只是假唱。不管怎样，他们的表演非常幽默以至于
14、被其他的乐队模仿。他们如此走红以至于红歌迷们为了更加熟悉他们而成立了俱乐部。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，门基乐队逐渐对自己的工作认真起来，他们开始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，并且开始巡回表演他们自己的音乐。在美国，他们甚至比甲壳虫乐队还要受欢迎，出售的录音专辑还要多。门基乐队在 1970 年左右解散，但是令人高兴的是，到 80 年代中期他们再次聚首。在 1996 年，他们推出了一张新的专辑，以此来庆祝他们真正成为乐队以来的那段时光。二、课文精选段落背诵(请注关系代词的使用)The Band that Was
15、ntHowever, 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 which 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 find one who was good enough.They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.
