Unit 1 重大版 艺术类大学英语

UnitMap1.HereisthesheetmusicofthefamoussongSilentNight.Canyousingitout?Listentotherecordingofthesongandsingalong. 2.Tellyourpartnerhowthesongmakesyoufeel,andthendiscusstogetherwhatyouknowaboutthehistoryofthesong.Youcanrefertotheinformationbelowtohelpyou.1.JoeandBobareroommates.Theyaretalkingwhilelisteningtoclassicalmusic.Listentothemodeldialogueandunderlinetheexpressionsoflikesanddislikes.Joe:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic,Bob?Bob:No,notmuch.Doyoulikeit?Joe:Well,yes,Ido.Bob:Whichmelodiesdoyoulikebest?Joe:Beethoven’sNinthSymphonyandMozart’sPianoConcertoNo.24

inCMinorarejustfascinating.Bob:Really?Buttome,classicalmusicishardtounderstand.Joe:Yes,ittakesspecialknowledgeandcloseattentiontoappreciateclassicalmusic.So,whatkindofmusicappealstoyou?Bob:Popmusic,ofcourse.It’seasyandoftenhasasimpleandclearrhythm.I’mcrazyaboutJayChou.Whataboutyou?Don’tyoulikehim?Joe:Ugh!Hissongsmakemystomachturn!2.Listentothedialogueagainandrepeatafterthespeakers,payingspecialattentiontotheexpressionsorsentencesshowingthespeaker’slikesanddislikes.3.Whichofthefollowingmusicalworksdoyouoftenlistento?Markthemanddeterminewhichone(s)youlikebestandthinkaboutthereasonsforyourchoice.Thentaketurnaskingandansweringquestionswithyourpartnerabouteachother’sfavouritemusicalworks.Theexpressionsinthefollowingboxmayhelp.

Key1.Listentothedialogueandwritedownwhatthespeakerslikeanddislike.

Laura:Everykindofmusic,especiallyrap.Max:Countrymusic.2.Listentothedialogueagainanddoaroleplayoftheconversationwithyourpartnertoinquireaboutwhichkind(s)ofmusiclistedbelowyourpartnerlikes.Youcanrefertotheexpressionsandpatternslistedinthefollowingbox

1.Doyouknowhowtoreadthefollowingpropernamesandwords?Trytoreadthemaloud.2.HaveyouheardofthemusicalHairspray?Ifyouknowit,tellyourpartnerwhatyouknowaboutthetwomaincharacters,TracyandMaybelle.1.ListentoapassageandidentifyTracyandMaybellefromthepicturesaboveandmatchthedescriptionswiththecharactersbyputtingthelettersbesidesthecorrespondingcharacter.Tracy:___________________________________________________Maybelle:_________________________________________________anisesademonstrationd.lovesmusicanddancinge.dancestogetherwithallotherteenagers,bothblackandwhite,inthecompetitionf.becomesadanceratthepopularlocaltelevisionshowg.hoststheCornyCollinsShowonthedaywhenblackteenagersdanceacdefbcg2.Listenagainandcompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeinformationyougetfromthepassage.(1)ThemusicalfilmHairspraywasreleasedin____________________on_______________.(2)Tracyis______________theCornyCollinsShow.(3)Theblackteenagersarepermittedtobeontheshowonce__________.(4)Tracybelievesthatblackandwhiteteenagersshould________________________________.(5)Attheendofthefilm,blackandwhiteteenagersdancetogetheron_________________televisionfor______________.theUnitedStates

July20,2007

keenon

amonth

beabletodancetogetherontheshow

nationwide

thefirsttime

Discussthefollowingquestionsingroups.WhatdoyouknowabouttheracialproblemsintheUnitedstates? Haveyouseenthefollowingmusicals?TranslatethemintoChinese,selectoneofthemusicalsandtalkaboutit.KeyInthispart,youaregoingtoreadtwopassagesonthesongsaboutspringandBeethoven’sSymphonyNo.5.AfterreadingyouaregoingtopractiseyourcomprehensionandlearntousesomeEnglishwordsandphrases.Springhascomeandbroughtwithitmanyreasonstocelebrate.

Inthespringtime,manypeoplemaythinkoftheclassicalmusicpiecebythesamename,spring.ItistheAllegrofromConcertoNumberOneoftheFourSeasons.ItaliancomposerAntonioVivaldiwroteitinthe1700s.

Springisawonderfulseasontocelebraterebirthandnewlife.Thelong,coldwinterisover.Theweatheriswarmerandsunnier.Thetreesagainhaveleavesandtheflowersareblooming.Theseasonrepresentshope,joyandbeauty.SongsaboutSpringCanBeHappyorSadClickheretolisten

However,notallsongsaboutspringarehappy.

IDreamofSpringbyK.D.Langisaboutdreamingofspringincolddarkplaces.Sherecordedthesongin2008.Unliketheotherseasons,therearenotmanyrocksongsaboutspring.Mostofthesongsaboutthisseasonwerewritteninthe1930s－1940sbyfamousmoderncomposers.Thesongsbecame“standards”,popularsongsrecordedbymanysingers.

ItMightasWellBeSpringisoneexample.RichardRodgersandOscarHammersteinIIClickheretolistenSongsaboutSpringCanBeHappyorSadwrotethesongforthemovieStateFairin1945.FrankSinatrasingsabouthaving“springfever”.Thisisnotarealsickness.Itisafeelingofrestlessnessorexcitementbroughtonbythecomingofspring.RichardRodgersalsowroteSpringIsHere,butthistimewithLorenzHart.EllaFitzgeraldsingsthesongaboutfeelinglonelyduringthisseason.ClickheretolistenSongsaboutSpringCanBeHappyorSad

FrankLoesserwrotethesadsong,SpringWillBeaLittleLateThisYear.Whyhastheseasonbeendelayed?Becausethesinger’sloverhaslefther.SarahVaughnreleasedherversionofthesongin1953.

Bynowyoumaybethinking:“Enoughwiththesadsongs,already!”

OK,thenhowaboutacowboysong?GeneAutrywasoneofAmerica’smostfamoussingingcowboys.HerecordedWhenIt’sSpringtimeintheClickheretolistenSongsaboutSpringCanBeHappyorSadRockiesin1937.

InmostoftheUnitedStates,springisawarmandpleasantseason.ButthisisnotthecaseinthenorthwesternstateofAlaska.AccordingtoJohnnyCash,itcanbeextremelycold.HesingsWhenIt’sSpringtimeinAlaska(It’sFortyBelow).ClickheretolistenSongsaboutSpringCanBeHappyorSad1.GlobalunderstandingGooverthepassagequicklyandthenreadthefollowingstatementsbymarking:Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.______(1)FourSeasonsisapopularsongwrittenbyanItaliancomposer.______(2)Mostsongsaboutspringarehappy.NNG1.Globalunderstanding______(3)Therearemorerocksongsaboutspringthanotherseasons.______(4)ItMightasWellBeSpringisgivenasanexampletoshowthatsuchsongswritteninthe1930s－1940sbyfamousmoderncomposersbecamepopsongstandardsrecordedbymanysingers.______(5)SpringinAlaskaisnotaswarmasinotherstates.

NYY2.DetailedunderstandingFillinthefollowingtablewiththespecificinformationfromthepassage.1.Makesureyouknowthewordsinthetablebelow.Choosethecorrectwordtocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.Changetheformwherenecessary.(1)Thisisa(n)

difficultanddangerousthingtodo.(2)

isanexampleofatypicalbusinessletter.(3)Detailsoftheattackhavenotyetbeen

tothepublic.(4)Thespringflowershavecomeinto

.extremely

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releasedbloom1.Makesureyouknowthewordsinthetablebelow.Choosethecorrectwordtocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.Changetheformwherenecessary.(5)Theyfoundhim

andcooperative.(6)Theworkhasbeendonetoaprofessional

.(7)Bobisplayingthepianoagain,bangingoutthelatest

tunes.(8)Mellanby’sarrivalwasseriously

byalatetrain.pleasantstandardpopular

delayed2.Translatethefollowingsentences,payingspecialattentiontothecolouredparts.(1)Heisthinkingofbecomingapianist.(2)ShehasdreamedofatriptoItalysincechildhood,nowit’stimetorealiseherdream.他在考虑当一名钢琴家。她从小就梦想着去一趟意大利，现在该是实现她梦想的时候了。

2.Translatethefollowingsentences,payingspecialattentiontothecolouredparts.(3)Unlikeheryoungersister,Mariais

notfondofjazz.(4)Wemightaswellstartearlysothatwecanfinishthejobontime.和她妹妹不同，玛丽亚不喜欢爵士乐。

我们不妨早点开始，以便能按时完成工作。

2.Translatethefollowingsentences,payingspecialattentiontothecolouredparts.(5)Howaboutgoingtotheconcertthisweekend?(6)Manydiseasesarebroughtonbyarichdiet.Butthisisnot

thecasewithulcers(溃疡).这周末去看演出怎么样？

许多疾病都是油腻饮食引起的，但溃疡不是。

SymphonyNo.5waswrittenbyLudwigvanBeethovenbetween1804－1808.Thissymphonyisoneofthemostpopularandbest-knowncompositionsinallclassicalmusic,andoneofthemostoftenplayedsymphonies.Itbeginsbystatingadistinctivefour-note“short-short-short-long”motiftwice.Thesymphony,andthefour-noteopeningmotifinparticular,arewellknownworldwide.SuchamotifappearsfrequentlyinpopularClickheretolistenSymphonyNo.5(Beethoven)culturefromdiscoandrockandrolltoappearancesinfilmandtelevision.Theinitialmotifofthesymphonyhasbeenbelievedbysometobeasymboloffateknockingatthedoor.

This

ideacomesfromBeethoven’ssecretaryAntonSchindler.Heoncewrotethat,oneday,Beethovenpointedtothebeginningofthefirstmovementandsaid:“Thusfateknocksatthe

door!”ThereisanothertalebyAntonyHopkinsconcerningthesamemotif.ClickheretolistenSymphonyNo.5(Beethoven)Beethoven’spupil,CarlCzerny,claimedthatthelittlepatternofnoteshadcometoBeethovenfromayellow-hammer’ssong.BeethovenheardthesongashewalkedinthePraterParkinVienna.Hopkinssaysthat“giventhechoicebetweenayellow-hammerandfate-at-the-door,thepublichaspreferredthemoredramaticmyth,thoughCzerny’saccountistoounlikelytohavebeeninvented.”ClickheretolistenSymphonyNo.5(Beethoven)ThefirstsketchesofTheFifthSymphonydatefrom1804followingthecompletionofTheThirdSymphony.However,BeethovenrepeatedlyinterruptedhisworkonTheFifthtoprepareothercompositions.Hewas

inhismid-thirtiesduringthistime.Hispersonallifewastroubledbyincreasingdeafness.Intheworldatlarge,theperiodwasmarkedbytheNapoleonicWars,politicalturmoilinAustria,andtheoccupationof

ViennabyNapoleon’stroopsin1805.ClickheretolistenSymphonyNo.5(Beethoven)ClickheretolistenSymphonyNo.5(Beethoven)ThesymphonywasfirstperformedinViennain1808anddirectedbyBeethovenhimself.Itsoonacquireditscentralstatusintherepertoire.Groundbreakingbothintermsofitstechnicalandemotionalimpact,TheFifthhashadalargeinfluenceoncomposersandmusiccritics.ItalsoinspiredworksbysuchcomposersasBrahms,Tchaikovsky,Mahlerandsoon.1.Globalunderstanding

Answerthefollowingquestions

(1)WhichofthefollowingaspectsofTheFifthSymphonyisnotcoveredinthepassage?

compositioncontextsignificanceinitialmotifinstrumentation(配乐)generalintroductionKey1.Globalunderstanding

Answerthefollowingquestions

(2)Canyoudividethepassageinto4partsaccordingtoitscontent?Canyoumatcheachpartyouhaveidentifiedwiththecorrespondingaspectlistedabovetogetthemainideaforeachpart?

Key2.

DetailedunderstandingChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothepassage.(1)whichofthefollowingistrueaboutTheFifthSymphony?

ItisBeethoven'sfifthcomposition.IttookBeethoven4yearsto

createthesinglework.Itisbothpopularandclassical.Itbeginswithasonata.2.DetailedunderstandingChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothepassage.(2)Accordingtothepassage,the“short-short-short-long”four-notemotifofthesymphonyisusedinallthefollowingartformsEXCEPT______.operapopmusicmoviesTVprograms2.DetailedunderstandingChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothepassage.(3)Whofirstinterpretedthefundamentalideaoftheinitialmotifas“fateknockingatthedoor”?Beethoven’ssecretary,AntonSchindler.Beethovenhimself.Beethoven’spupil,CarlCzerny.AntonyHopkins.2.DetailedunderstandingChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothepassage.(4)WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?TheworkonTheFifthSymphonybeganbeforeTheThirdSymphony.CompletionofTheFifthSymphonywasdelayedbecauseBeethovenpreferredotherworks.Hewascompletelydeafwhenhewasthirty-five.Thesymphonywascomposedintroubledtimes.2.DetailedunderstandingChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothepassage.(5)Whatdoestheauthormeanby“itsoonacquireditscentralstatusintherepertoire”?TheworkonTheFifthSymphonybeganbeforeTheThirdSymphony.CompletionofTheFifthSymphonywasdelayedbecauseBeethovenpreferredotherworks.Hewascompletelydeafwhenhewasthirty-five.Thesymphonywascomposedintroubledtimes.1.Translatethefollowingsentences,payingspecialattentiontothecolouredparts.

(1)compositiona.Heplayedapieceofmusicofhisowncomposition.

b.Herdrawingiscompetent(有能力的),buthercompositionispoor.他演奏了一首自己创作的曲子。

她的画有功力,但布局欠佳。

1.Translatethefollowingsentences,payingspecialattentiontothecolouredparts.

(2)initiala.Ourinitialimpressionwasfavourable.

b.TheinitialsVATstandforvalueaddedtax.我们最初的印象是好的。

首字母VAT代表增值税。

1.Translatethefollowingsentences,payingspecialattentiontothecolouredparts.

(3)movementa.Hismusichasarealsenseofmovement.

b.HewasinspiredbythelastmovementofBrahms’sFourthSymphony.

他的音乐动感十足。

勃拉姆斯第四交响乐的最后乐章给了他灵感。

1.Translatethefollowingsentences,payingspecialattentiontothecolouredparts.

(4)claima.Theyclaimtohavediscoveredacureforthedisease.

b.Shecouldhaveclaimedthecostthroughherinsurance.

他们声称已经发现了治疗此病的一种药物。

她本可以通过保险索赔。

1.Translatethefollowingsentences,payingspecialattentiontothecolouredparts.

(5)accounta.Thesumofmoneyhasbeentransferredintomyaccount.

b.Thetwoaccountsoftheaccidentdonotagree..有关这次事件两则报道不一致。

那笔钱已转到我账上。2.CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.

(1)Whatkindofpaintingsareyou______________________(特别感­兴趣)?(2)Thisuniversity_______________(建于1880年).interestedininparticulardatedfrom1880