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(一)Jazzisatypeofmusic.SomepeoplesaythatjazzisAmerica'sonlytrueartform.That'sbecauseitbeganhere.Hundredsofyearsago,blackpeopleworkedasslaves(奴隸)andmadeupsongstopassthetime.Itwasn'tcalledjazzthen,butthewaytheslaveswereplayingandsingingmusicwasspecial.ThemusicofAmerica’sblackpeoplebegantobecalledjazzintheearly1900s.Bythen,AfricanAmericanswerenolongerslaves,buttheystilldidn'thavethesamerightsaswhiteAmericans.Butjazzwasmusicthatbothblackandwhitepeoplecouldenjoy.Whatmakesjazzspecialisimprovisation(即興創(chuàng)作).Thatmeansmakingthemusicuponthespot(當(dāng)場).Nomusicinfrontofyou.Nolongdiscussionwithotherpeopleinyourband.Youjustplay.“It'sfree.It'sbeautiful,”saysGeoffrey,asixth-graderatStratfordLandingElementarySchool.GeoffreyissuchagoodmusicianthathehasperformedattheKennedyCenter.Geoffreysays,“It'seasytoexpressyourfeelingsthroughjazz.Youaremorefocusedonbeingcreativeandusingyourimaginationinjazz.”WashingtonDCisaveryimportantplaceinthehistoryofjazz.Ithasafamousjazzpianoplayer:DukeEllington.BorninWashingtonin1899,Ellingtonasachildwantedtoplaybaseballinsteadofthepiano.Buthisparentsplayedthepiano,sohestartedplayingthepianowhenhewassevenyearsold.In1920,heplayedsmallshowsattheHowardTheatre.Whenhewas24,hemovedtoNewYork,buthedidn'tforgethishometown.HecalledhisbandtheWashingtoniansandlaterhereturnedtoperformattheLincolnTheatre.1.WhendidthemusicofAmerica'sblackpeoplebegintobecalledjazz?2.Whatdoesjazzimprovisationmean?3.WhatshouldyoufocusonwhenyouplayjazzaccordingtoGeoffrey?4.WhoisDukeEllington?5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(二)Haveyoueverseena“tomboy”?Ihaveagirlclassmate,Rose,whoisoutgoingandactslikeaboy.Shelovessoccerandlikestoplaywithboys.Sheevenlookslikeaboy.Onthefirstdayofschool,IwassosurprisedtolearnRosewasagirlthatInearlyaskedher,“Areyouaboyoragirl?”Butthatdoesn'tmatteratall.Wherevershegoes,shecarriesasmilealong.Shealsosharesitwitheveryoneshemeets.Whensheplayssoccerorbasketball,shesmileswithjoy.Ifherteamwins,hersmileshowsjoyandpride.Ifshelosesagame,hersmilesays,“Theyaresogood.Ihadgreatfunplayingwiththem.”Whenshemeetsafriend,hersmileisagreeting,andwhenshemeetsateacher,hersmileisfilledwithrespect.Everyday,whenIaskheraboutmymathproblems,shetellsmeeverythingsheknows.Beforeeachmathclass,Iseehereitherhelpingtheclassatthefront,orbringingthehomeworkoftheclasstogether.Ihaveneverseenhersayawordofdispleasureorboast(夸耀)abouthergreatsuccessinherstudy.1.用英語列舉Rose像男孩的兩種表現(xiàn)。①.②2.從文中找出與“Nomatterwhereshegoes,shealwayscarriesasmile.”句子意思相同或相近的句子。3.將劃線句子Whensheplayssoccerorbasketball,shesmileswithjoy.翻譯成漢語。4.回答問題。HowdoesRosegreetpeople?5.回答問題。WhatdoyouthinkofRose?Pleasedescribeherwithtwoadjectives.(三)Tablemannersareabouthowtobehavewhenyoueatameal.Differentcountrieshavedifferenttablemanners.Nowlet'sseesometablemannersinthefollowingcountries.JapanItisOKtomakesomenoiseswhenyoueatnoodlesinJapan.Makingsomenoisesisnotrudebutispraisetothecook.TheJapanesealsosayittastesbetterifyoumakesomenoiseswhileeating.Whatelsetowatch:it'simportanttosay“Thanks”beforeandafterameal.FranceInFrance,amealislikeaceremony.Peopleenjoyitandmakeitaspecialevent.Youshouldneverdiscussmoneyoverdinner.AndgoingDutch(各自付費(fèi))isnotpolite.Whatelsetowatch:youneedtofinisheverythingonyourplate.MexicoInMexico,wheneveryoucatchtheeyeofsomeonewho'seating,evenastranger,it'sgoodmannerstosay“provecho”,whichmeans“enjoy”.Whatelsetowatch:whereyousitisimportantinthiscountry.Beforeyougetseated,lookforplacecards,orwaituntilthehostseatsyou.Andyoumustsay“Enjoyyourmeal”beforeyouleavethetable.1.What'sthepolitewaytoeatnoodlesinJapan?2.Whatdon'tpeopleliketotalkaboutoverdinnerinFrance?3.WhatshouldyousaybeforeyouleavethetableinMexico?4.WhatisimportantinMexico?5.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?(四)OnFebruary9th,2013,SarahDarlingwaswalkingalongthestreetwhenshemetahomelessmannamedBillyRayHarris.Shereachedintoherchangepurse,emptiedoutallthecoinsshehadandgavethemtothehomelessman.Neitherofthemrealizedthatthissmallgenerous(慷慨的)actwouldchangetheirlives.Sarahdidn'trealizethatshehadgivenBillynotonlyallherchangebutalsoherdiamondringthatshehadputinherchangepurseearlieruntilthefollowingmorning.Sheandherhusband,BillKrejei,rushedtoseeiftheycouldfindBilly.Thehomelessmanwasnotonlyinthesameplace,healsoimmediatelyreturnedthering.Thegratefulcouplepaidhimbackforhishonestybyemptyingouttheirpocketsofallthemoneytheyhad.BillKreici,awebdesigner,feltthatheneededtodosomethingmoreforthisamazinglyhonestman.SoonFebruary18th,hesetupaspecialpagetoraisemoneyforhim.Injustfourdays,Billyreceivedover$85,000andthereseemstobenoendyet.Thatisnotenough.Billyislivingwithapersonwhoisgenerousinsteadoflivinginthestreets.Andthat'snotall——thankstothenewsreport,hegottogetheragainwithhiselderbrother,EdwinHarris,whohehadbeenunabletofindfor27years.AllthegoodluckisjustbecauseBillydidtherightthing——returningsomethingthatdidnotbelongtohim.1.將劃線句子Neitherofthemrealizedthatthissmallgenerousactwouldchangetheirlives.翻譯成漢語2.用英語列舉SarahDarling給無家可歸的人的物品。①②3.從文中找出與“Injustfourdays,Billygotmorethan$85,000,anditdoesn'tseemtobeoveryet.”句子意思相同或相近的句子。4.從文中找出劃線單詞“That”所指代的內(nèi)容。5.回答問題。Whodidthediamondringbelongto?(五)Herearesometipsthatcanhelpyouhaveafewmomentsofquietinyourday:1.Makeitapriority(優(yōu)先的事物).Likebrushingyourteethortakingashower,10minutesofquiettimeadayisapartoftakingcareofyourbodyandcultivating(陶冶)yourspirit.2.Teachthepeopleyoulivewithaboutquiettime.Notelevisionorcomputerormusic.Thisisthetimetoreadorplayorcreateartalone.Tellthepeoplearoundyouabouttheimportanceofquietandleadbyexample.Thenthey'llbegintosupportyouandenjoyitaswell.3.Usethespacesinbetween.IseldomhavetheradiooninthecarwhenI'mdrivingalone.WhenI'mwaitingforanappointment,I'mseldomtextingortalking.Ijustenjoythequietbeforetheappointment.4.Createat-leastonedailyactivitythatneedsquiet.Goforarunwithoutearphones.Takealongbathorashowerbeforebed.Mymorningcoffeeisatimeofenjoyingquiet.WhenIknowI'vegotaverybusydayahead,I'llgetup15minutesearlyjusttodrinkcoffeealoneinthequiet.Creatingpocketsofquietisapowerfulwaytomakeyourlifefullofenergy.You'llfeelbettertomanagethechallengesofyourday.1.Whatisthepassageabout?2.Whyshouldyouhave10minutesofquiettimeeveryday?3.Howcanyougetsupportforquietfromthepeoplearoundyou?4.Accordingtothetext,whichdailyactivitydoyoulikebesttogetquiet?5.Whyisitapowerfulwaytocreatepocketsofquiet?(六)Inspiration(靈感)canbeastrangething.Youneverknowwhenitmighthit.Andsometimes,itcancomefromthemostunexpectedways.IrecentlyreadaboutawriternamedOkorafor.Whenshewasincollege,shehadaseriousspinedisorder(脊椎病).Okoraforwastoldthatasimpleoperation(手術(shù))couldfixit.Butwhenshewokeupfromheroperation,shefoundthatshecouldn'tmoveherlegsandwasingreatpain.Okoraforgotwelllater.Butbeforeshedid,shesawstrangethingsinherhospitalroom.Sheimaginedherpainasabeast(野獸)thathuntedherfromtheshadows.Butshealsoimaginedawoman——awomanwhocouldfly,infact.Thismagicalwomaninspiredherandhelpedherforgetherpain.“Ifeltgreaterthanmyself.Ifeltmyselfbecomegreater,”shewroteinherbookBrokenPlaces&OuterSpaces:FindingCreativityintheUnexpected.Weneverknowwherewemightfindtheinspirationtocreate.Asamusician,mostofmyinspirationcomesfromotherpeople'smusic.ButIalsofindideasinotherplaces.Books,moviesandevenjustmomentsineverydaylifecanleadtonewcreations.Forexample,IrecentlywatchedthefilmBladeRunner(《銀翼殺手》).I'veseenitplentyoftimesbefore;it'soneofmyfavoritemovies.Butthistime,forsomereason,Isawitdifferently.Idecidedtomakemusicthatcouldcreatethesamefeelingasthefilm.Itisnotdoneyet,butthemovie'ssettingandcharactersinfluencedthemusicI'mworkingonnowheavily.Everythingcaninspireus.Youjustneedtokeeplearningandcreating.Remembertobereadytocatchinspirationwhenithits.1.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。WhathappenedtoOkoraforafterheroperation?從文中找出與“Wecanfindanideainthemostsurprisingway.”意思相近的句子。________________________________________________________________________________3.Whatcanthewriterdrawinspirationsfrom?①Others’music②③4.HowdidthefilmBladeRunnerinfluencethewriter'smusic?____________________________________________________________________________5.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空,每空一詞。Itis①forustoexpectwherewewillgetinspirations.Wemayfindthemfromwhatwelove,orwemaygetthemfromtheworst②.Wecannotknowwheretofindthem,butweshould③ourselvesforthemanddonot④themwhentheyhit.(七)It'snevertoolatetogetacollegedegree.And74yearoldPatOrmondislivingproofofthis.Shegotabachelor'sdegreefromtheUniversityofTennesseeatChattanooga(UTC)42yearsaftertakingherfirstcollegeclassin1978.AndtheOrmondfamilyhadanothergraduatefromUTCthatsameday:Pat's22-year-oldgranddaughter,Melody.Pat,whoturns75thismonth,tookherfirstcollegeclassatKennesawStateUniversityinAtlanta.Afteroneterm,shedroppedouttomovetoChattanooga,Tennessee.Shespentthenextyearsworkingandraisingherfamily.Duringtheseyears,herfamilycontinuedtoencouragehertogobacktofinishherdegree.Shefinallyagreedwhenhergranddaughterdecidedtostudypsychology(心理學(xué))atUTC.Theybothenteredtheirdreamuniversitywithenoughcollegecredits(學(xué)分)tomakegraduatingtogetherapossibility.ForPatandMelody,thisalsomeanttakingclassesonlineduringthepandemic.“Ofcourse,it'smoredifficult,andIprefertostudyintheclassroom,”Patsaid.“Ireallyenjoyedthediscussionsandbeingabletocommunicatewithsomanypeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.Nothavingthosepeoplearoundmadeitharder.”PatandMelodygraduatedonNovember20aspartofUTC'sgraduating2020class.Theachievementhasalso
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