1、Section_ Project原文呈现From the blues to popEarly jazzToday I will take a brief look at how Western music progressed from the blues to pop. Modern pop music has its roots in the folk songs of black Americans held in slavery . During the late part of the 19th century, black musicians used these folk son
2、gs to create a kind of music called the blues, because it had a tendency to be very sad. While the blues was popular ， as a musical format it lacked variety and was too sad and slow to dance to. Thus, from the blues, there sprung up a faster, livelier kind of music called jazz.Louis Armstrong, a bla
3、ck trumpet player and singer, was one of the fathers of jazz. Unlike most musicians who played the music as it was written, he would change the music as he was playing it to reflect his feelings at the time. Other musicians began to copy his style and the liberty he brought to his music. The ability
4、 to adapt the music while it is being played is one of the major characteristics of jazz.读文清障blues /bluz/n.布鲁斯音乐，蓝调progress v进展，进步，发展root/rut/ n.起源，起因；根，根茎have its roots in 起源于过去分词短语 held in slavery 作后置定语，修饰 black Americans。slavery/sleIvrI/n.奴隶身份；奴隶制tendency/tendnsI/ n.倾向，偏好；趋势，趋向have a tendency to
5、do sth. 有做某事的趋势While the blues .是 while 引导的让步状语从句。format/fmt/n.形式；格式；版式lack v缺少，缺乏too . to . 太而不能dance to 伴着 跳舞(to 用作介词)spring up 突然兴起，迅速出现trumpet/trmpIt/n.小号；喇叭liberty/lIbtI/n.自由he brought to his music 是一个定语从句，修饰 liberty，在从句中作宾语的关系代词which/that 省略了。while 引导时间状语从句，while 表示“正当时候” 。从蓝调音乐到流行乐早期爵士乐今天我将简要
6、地回顾一下西方音乐是如何从蓝调音乐发展到流行乐的。现代流行音乐起源于奴隶制时期美国黑人的民歌。在 19 世纪晚期，黑人音乐家们根据这些民歌创造了一种被称作蓝调音乐(又译布鲁斯 )的音乐形式，因为这种音乐有忧伤的趋势。尽管蓝调音乐非常受欢迎，但作为一种音乐形式，它缺少变化，而且太伤感、节奏太慢，不适合跳舞时伴奏。于是，从蓝调音乐中发展出一种节奏更轻快、更活泼的音乐形式，叫作爵士乐。黑人小号手及歌手路易斯阿姆斯特朗是爵士乐的创始人之一。与其他大部分按照写好的乐谱演奏的音乐家不同，他会在演奏时即兴改变原来的曲子，以反映他演奏时的心情。其他的乐手开始模仿他的风格以及他赋予音乐的自由。在演奏时可以即兴改
7、编音乐成为爵士乐的主要特征之一。From R _besides,_it_seemed_that_many_companies_had_a_prejudice_against_women._So_wherever_she_went_to_look_for_a_job,_she_was_always_afraid_to_be_refused.本单元语言点温故练习.单句改错1The girl dare not to see her teacher, dare she？去掉 to2The court condemned her uncle for ten years in prison.forto3T
8、he policeman seized the thief by hand tightly.by 后加 the4Mr. Smith demanded see the headmaster immediately to settle the problem.see 前加 to5I cant see the more beautiful girl in my life.thea6Where you are, you must be polite to others.WhereWherever7It wont be long since you become used to living here.
9、since before8She told me they have got in love for over five years.gotbeen.完成句子1我从来没遇见过这么仁厚的人。I have never_met_such_a_kind_man.2再过些时候我们才能知道全部结果。It_will_be_some_time_before we know the full results.3他对职业妇女有偏见。He has_a_prejudice_against career women.4去年这个海岛的游客人数减少了 10%。The number of tourists to the is
10、land declined_by_10% last year.5简人倒不错，就是往往太唠叨了。Jeans nice but she has_a_tendency_to_talk too much.6我母亲因我对你态度粗鲁而训斥了我。My mother scolded_me_for_being_rude to you.7你有能力做我的秘书吗？Do you have_the_ability_to_work as my secretary?8你猜他会去哪儿，北京还是上海？Where_do_you_guess_he_will_go,_Beijing or Shanghai?9无论他在什么地方都快乐。W
11、herever/No matter where he may be, he will be happy.10在你告诉汤姆真相前，他似乎还不知道这件事。Tom seemed_not_to_have_known it before you told him the truth.二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧.阅读理解Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号) Some people called him Bagamo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag.Musicians often called
12、him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians.Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth.Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”Armstrong showed a great talent for musi
13、c when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boys home.In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician.He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River.At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of Jazz and was home to many
14、 great musicians.Armstrong learned from the old musicians and soon became respected as their equal.In 1922 he went to Chicago.There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins.From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.Armstrong had no equal when it came to play
15、ing the American popular song.His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over .” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the bestknown and mostadmired people in the world.His death, on July 6,
16、1971, was headline news around the world.语 篇 解 读 ：本 文 主 要 介 绍 了 爵 士 乐 演 奏 风 格 创 始 人 Louis Armstrong的 一 生 。1.Armstrong was called Pops because he _.Alooked like a musicianBwas a musician of much influenceCshowed an interest in musicDtravelled to play modern music解析：选 B 细节理解题。由文章第一段最后一句可知，是因为他对音乐界的影响而
17、称之为 Pops。2The third paragraph is developed _.Aby space Bby examplesCby time Dby comparison解析：选 C 逻辑结构题。本段主要讲述了主人公早年 in his late teens 就表现出惊人的天赋，让我们了解到那时(at that time)，他的故乡(New Orleans)的音乐土壤孕育了这位伟大的音乐家。由此可推断本段是以时间的脉络来叙述的，而不是通过空间、举例和对比的方法。3Which statement about Armstrong is TRUE? AHis tale begins in N
18、ew Orleans.BHe was born before jazz was invented.CHis music was popular with his listeners.DHe learned popular music at a boys home.解析：选 C 细节理解题。由第四段第一句可知， A 项中的 New Orleans 应改为Chicago; 由第二段第二句可知，B 项中的 before 应改为 after; 由第三段第一句可知，D 项中的 popular music 应改为 to play the cornet。由最后一段可推出 C 项正确。4Which would
19、 be the best title for the text? AThe Invention of the Jazz MusicBThe Father of the Jazz StyleCThe Making of a MusicianDThe Spread of Popular Music解析：选 B 标题归纳题。全文主要介绍了爵士乐演奏风格之父 Louis Armstrong 的一生，故 B 项正确。.语法填空Do you know anything about The Monkees? It is a band that was popular in the 1960s in Amer
20、ica, _1_ is still popular in the world today.The Monkees began as _2_ TV show.The musicians of the band played jokes on each other as well as _3_ (play) music.The TV organizers had looked for four musicians who were lively and who could make good music, _4_ they only found one rock _5_ (music) who w
21、as good enough, but their performances were rock.At first, The Monkees would play a song or two _6_ (write) by other musicians.After about one year, they started _7_ (play) and sing their own songs.Then they produced their own records._8_ was a pity that the band _9_ (break) up in 1970.But in the mi
22、d1980s, the band reunited._10_ (happy), in 1996, the band produced a new record.语 篇 解 读 ：本 文 介 绍 了 美 国 本 土 乐 队 门 基 乐 队 。1which 此处是非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 a band，所以用 which 引导。2a 此处表示“一档电视节目” ，所以填不定冠词 a。3played as well as 前后动词形式一致，所以用一般过去时 played。4but 此处与上一句是转折关系，所以用 but。5musician music 是名词，意为 “音乐” 。本句中是他们找到一个摇滚音乐家，所以用 musician。6written 根据后面的 by 可知此处用过去分词作后置定语，意为“由其他音乐家写的歌曲” 。7to play start to do sth.意为“开始做某事” 。8It It was a pity that .意为“遗憾的是” ，it 作形式主语。9broke 由主句的 was 可知，从句谓语应用动词过去式 broke。10Happily happy 是形容词，此处是用它的副词形式修饰整个句子。所以填Happily。
