It can be hard to keep kids busy sometimes, especially when school is out. That's why you usually reach for tablets, phones, or other electronic devices for your kids to play with when they're bored. Whether your kid is in pre-school or high school, there are fun, educational, and even some free apps on this list for them.
ABCmouse.com
ABCmouse.com is available both as an app and a website. It uses fun storyline-based videos, quizzes, and activities — there's even a virtual map outlining your child’s learning path to keep kids engaged.
Ages: 4-8
Cost: One-month free trial, then $10/month subscription (订阅)
EPIC!
Epic! is an app for kids with an e-book library that contains over 35,000 children's books. This app is a perfect way to take reading wherever your device goes, and it's great for families with kids of various ages.
Ages: 2-12
Cost: one-month free trial, then $8/month.
QUICK MATH
Kids know that math can be boring, but this app transforms numbers into something more creative and interactive. Quick Math Jr. is an app for kids with 12 different math games that feature fundamental math skills and concepts. It has unique pictures and buildable characters to keep kids engaged, and all answers are handwritten or drawn on the screen so kids can also practice handwriting.
Ages: 4-8
Cost: free
Brainpop Jr. Movie of the Week
For 20 years, Brainpop has been providing kids all over the world with in-depth, yet easy to understand educational videos on everything ranging from Mozart to food allergies. Brainpop Jr. Movie of the Week is an app that helps younger kids get these videos, plus short quizzes on them.
You’ll need a subscription to get the full library of videos, but the free version still gets you the movie of the week, plus more free videos on internet safety, and other subjects.
Ages: 6-9
Cost: free, optional subscription (订阅) is $6.99/month
1. How much is it if you want to use ABCmouse.com for the first year?| A．$120 | B．$96 | C．$110 | D．88 |
| A．ABCmouse.com | B．EPIC! |
| C．QUICK MATH | D．Brainpop Jr. Movie of the Week |
| A．read e-books | B．get all the videos for free |
| C．learn from educational videos | D．practice his or her handwriting |
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It's packed with the things that matter most to girls: party plans, games, crafts and girl-to-girl advice.
American Girl is an appealing, age-appropriate teen magazine that allows young girls to be themselves.
The magazine features fun contests, puzzles, giggles, and more! Stories, creative games, cool contests and great sports tips for girls aged 7-11 are available in each issue of American Girl magazine.
Issues per year: 6 Cover price: $ 27.95 Sale price: $22.95
Ladybug
Beautiful, colorful, and delightful to read, each issue is filled with charming read-aloud stories, games for memory and skill building, songs, poems, and activities for beginning readers. Parents can visit our online Parents Companion that recommends additional activities, crafts, and books.
Issues per year: 9 Cover price: $44.50 Sale price: $33.95
Cicada
A monthly magazine for teenagers and young adults aged 14 and up. It offers high-quality fiction and poetry dealing with the issue of growing up, leaving the joys and pains of childhood behind, and becoming an adult. Cicada magazine also encourages its teen readers to submit their own writing for publication. It’s so inspiring and humorous that you will not be able to put it down.
Issues per year: 6 Cover price: $51.00 Sale price: $33.95
Sorts Illustrated for Kids
It covers sports kids like. Featuring interviews with sports heroes, entertaining comics, breathtaking action photos, tips from the pros (职业运动员), news items of recent notes, games, puzzles, cartoons, fiction, advice from athletes, etc. Sports Illustrated for Kids is a magazine for children aged 8 and up.
Issues per year: 12 Cover price: $47.88 Sale price: $ 24.95
1. Which of the four magazines is the most suitable for a 4-year-old child?
| A．American Girl. | B．Ladybug. | C．Cicada. | D．Sports Illustrated for Kids. |
| A．it features fun stories and great sports tips |
| B．it’s written specially for girls |
| C．it offers high-quality fiction and poetry |
| D．it comes out six times per year |
| A．$5.00 | B．$10.55 | C．$17.05 | D．$22.93 |
【推荐2】Camp All-Star
One of a Kind Summer Camps for Kids
Welcome to Camp All-Star, your No. 1 summer sports camp for kids! Located on the famous Kents Hill School campus by the beautiful lake, Camp All-Star hosts kids from around the world. When thinking about your next overnight summer camp, consider the best—Camp All-Star!
Great Sports Summer Camps for Kids
Camp All-Star stands out among the successful camps in the U.S. We have the best sports fields and courts to make your child’s sports camp experience a successful one. Your child can enjoy playing for hours in any of our more than 30 sports and activities each day. Our camper to staff rate is three to one, which makes it possible for children to receive more careful instruction.
We have a wide variety of activities and sports to choose from: fishing, dance, basketball, soccer, baseball, and tennis. Boys and girls, aged 8-16, can customize their own schedules in our 2, 3, 4 or 6 week summer camp session for kids.
The aim of Camp All-Star is to develop athletic skills, encourage abilities in leadership, fair play and team work, and provide a fun, rewarding and memorable summer sports camp experience. Our staff have the experience and qualified training necessary to ensure that your child has a successful, memorable and enjoyable time at our summer camp.
Call Today About Our Overnight Summer Camps for Kids
Don’t let your kids waste another summer playing video games and sitting around. Let them enjoy their time and get some exercise at our exciting and friendly summer sports camp. Information for our upcoming camps can be found on our website. For additional information or questions, contact us today. We hope your kids can join us at Camp All-Star!
1. Camp All-Star stands out among the others because it ______.| A．is surrounded by a beautiful lake |
| B．provides various activities and sports |
| C．offers timely information on its website |
| D．allows children to play outside all day long |
| A．fire kids’ imagination | B．build up kids’ confidence |
| C．develop kids’ leadership skills | D．promote kids’ self-control |
| A．parents | B．coaches |
| C．staff | D．campers |
【推荐3】When choosing an employer, we understand that rewards play an important role. That’s why we try hard to provide competitive pay and industry-leading (业界领先的) benefits aimed at helping you maintain your health, attain financial security now and in retirement, develop professionally, and achieve the right work/life balance. Here’s what Harvard offers.
Paid Time Off. Harvard helps you maintain your work/life balance with a generous time off and leave policy.
Tuition assistance. Harvard encourages personal and professional growth. Our Center for Workforce Development and Tuition Assistance Program make it easier to learn new skills and earn additional certifications.
Housing and Transportation. At Harvard, we work with employees to find their place in the larger community. Our real estate (房地产) office can help you with resources to locate the perfect home, the employees’ credit union can help with a mortgage (按揭), and our 50% subsidy (补助金) on MBTA passes and discounted carpooling options help make your commute (通勤来往) easier.
Fitness and Wellness. Staying healthy is a part of everyday life for our employees. Whether it’s low-cost access to Harvard’s athletic facilities, enrollment in a workplace mindfulness program, or complementary therapies like massage at our Center for Wellness, we’ve got you covered.
Employee discounts. Not only does your Harvard ID provide access to our extensive museums, libraries, and collections; it can be used for discounted tickets to museums, movies, sporting events, theatre, dance, music and amusement parks. Our Outings & Innings program helps connect you to local and regional cultural and recreation activities.
1. Harvard employees can enjoy the following benefits EXCEPT ________.| A．paid vacations | B．perfect living conditions |
| C．further learning opportunities | D．free access to sporting events |
| A．Harvard puts the interests of its employees before everything else. |
| B．Employees should demonstrate the ability to learn new skills. |
| C．Harvard ID guarantees employees additional benefits. |
| D．It’s difficult for employees to find their place in Harvard. |
【推荐1】Suzhou is home to some wonderful classical-style gardens in China. The following are the greatest examples.
Zhuozheng Yuan
It’s the largest and the most famous garden in Suzhou, perhaps the finest of its type in China. Throughout the centuries, the central part of the garden still contains its original Ming Dynasty flavor. Since it is such a large garden, with caves, forests, islands, bridges, paths, and all sorts of pavilions and halls, no simple description of the garden will do.
Liu Yuan
The 2.3-hectare Liu Yuan was built in 1593. The garden has Chinese couplets beside nearly every gate and door. These are two-line poems written in classical Chinese. Their use in the garden is meant to set the tone for each section and add to the reflective nature of the experience by describing or drawing attention to different features of the garden in a poetic way.
Shizilin
At a little less than one hectare in size, Shizilin was built in 1342. The garden gets its name because it is filled with strangely shaped rocks which are said to look like lions posing in various shapes. The garden’s many paths wind through caves and more rocks than can be counted, making it easy to get lost. Apart from being beautiful and interesting, the garden is perhaps the oldest rock garden of its kind, making it important historically.
Huanxiu Shanzhuang
At 0.2 hectares, Huanxiu Shanzhuang is one of the smallest of the important gardens in Suzhou. Centered in a pond, a huge rockery, 7.2 meters in height, was created, using nearly every technique known in the art form. A winding path goes through and around the rockery, allowing for it to be viewed from many directions — each direction giving a different idea of what the rocks represent.
1. What do we know about Zhuozheng Yuan?| A．It is famous for the forests. | B．It’s the finest garden in China. |
| C．It dates back to the Ming Dynasty. | D．It is a rather simple and plain garden. |
| A．To display natural beauty. | B．To summarize a section’s characteristic. |
| C．To add pleasure to visitors. | D．To show the beauty of classical Chinese. |
| A．Flavor. | B．Pond. | C．Couplets. | D．Rocks. |
【推荐2】Have a wonderful summer in Italy! Teach English to children at our summer camps and get paid.
Job Description
Each summer, EDUCO sends hundreds of mother tongue English speakers to over 200 summer camps across Italy, from the Alps, to Sicily. Our camps offer a unique experience for Italian children as they do not stick firmly to traditional teaching methods; instead, they employ the use of drama, songs and games to help learn English gradually and easily. Camps run form 9 am to 5pm, from Monday to Friday, and the children are completely involved in this mode of learning from start to finish. Each camp runs for either one or two weeks, before sending tutors off to a new location.
Join us for a rewarding summer experience in one of the most beautiful countries in the world. We’re looking for enthusiastic, responsible and reliable tutors who love working with children and are prepared to teach English in fun and creative ways. Previous teaching experience and Italian language skills are NOT necessary for this role.
A five-day course in Bologna(an Italian city) will provide all tutors with the training they need for our camps. Working in small guided groups, you’ll be taught some skills to help you successfully run camps. EDUCO will also provide you with a number of necessary materials to take to camp. The course dates for summer 2021 are:
June 11th-16th
June 18th -23rd
August 13th -18th
What we offer
Paid financial aid.
A chance to spend the summer in Italy!
The chance to take on a challenging but extremely rewarding role that will prove to be invaluable in your future career.
You get to discover various beautiful places in Italy while touring in groups to perform shows.
We ask that
You should be a university student or graduate.
Previous teaching experience is NOT necessary.
Italian language skills are NOT necessary.
Your mother tongue is English.
You enjoy working with children.
1. What can we learn about the camps from the text?| A．The tutors in the camps are native English speakers. | B．The camps are for adults. |
| C．The teaching methods are different among the camps. | D．Each camp lasts for two weeks. |
| A．A person who is outgoing and likes children. |
| B．A person who is a native Italian speaker. |
| C．A person who has experience in teaching Italian. |
| D．A person who has just graduated from high school. |
| A．A popular magazine. | B．A job advertisement. |
| C．World news section of a newspaper. | D．Entertainment section of a newspaper. |
【推荐3】There is a bit of confusion when it comes to whether eating while driving is allowed in Australia as it is kind of a legal gray area in most states. While there are no specific road rules that ban eating behind the wheel, drivers might as well not eat on the road to avoid being heavily fined.
NEW SOUTH WALES
If the police catch you eating while driving in New South Wales, they can book you for driving without proper control of the vehicle. This comes with a $448 fine and three demerit points and that rises to a $561 fine and four demerit points if the offence is committed in a school zone.
AUSTRALINA CAPITAL TERRITORY
Not pulling over to eat can also land you in hot water in the ACT. Much like NSW, drivers can be charged with driving without proper control of their car, which comes with a $292 fine. Drivers can also be given a $385 fine and three demerit points if their distraction results in a crash.
VICTORIA
In Victoria, you could be forced to pay a $387 fine along with racking up three demerit points if the police catch you having a meal on the road.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
While the law in South Australia doesn’t specifically state that eating while driving is illegal, the SA Driver’s Handbook does name eating as a common distraction. Driving without having proper control of the vehicle could cost you $184 and six demerit points in South Australia.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
If the police catch a driver eating on the road in the Northern Territory, they may charge him with “driving in a dangerous manner”. This means the driver could get a $500 fine and three demerit points.
1. What does the underlined sentence suggest?| A．It is not an easy job to ban eating while driving in the state. |
| B．Eating behind the wheel can cause the driver lots of trouble. |
| C．It is important to educate drivers to be aware of driving safety. |
| D．It is common that many drivers in the state eat while driving. |
| A．$385. | B．$387. | C．$448. | D．$561. |
| A．In the Northern Territory. | B．In Victoria. |
| C．In South Australia | D．In the Australian Capital Territory. |
【推荐1】One of the most traditional British holidays is the “seaside holiday”. Typically, families get on a train or into a car and travel to British seaside towns. They sunbathe on the beach, buy ice creams, eat fish and chips, build sandcastles and so on.
In the early 1970s, air travel became affordable for the average family in the UK, and more and more British people started travelling abroad for their summer holidays. After all, the British weather isn’t very good, even in summer, so a lot leave the UK for a vacation. Particularly popular with families on a budget is the “package holiday”, where the cost of flights and accommodation are offered as one discounted price by travel agents.
In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became more wealthy, or at least had more disposable income. As a result, young people started to go abroad in groups, to places such as Spain and Greece. Once at their destination, they socialized with other groups of young people and had one long party.
British holidaying habits have begun to change, however, climate change means that the UK now has a warmer climate than before, so people don’t always feel they need to go overseas to find good weather. Also, the world seems a less certain place as interconnected economics rise and fall, which means that the cost of foreign holidays is less predictable than it used to be. As a result, more and more Britons are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK.
In the UK, the domestic (国内的) tourism industry-- when people go on holiday in their own country--is healthier than it has been in decades. There is now an increased appreciation among Britons for the diversity of the UK. It is not just the geography and the diversity of climate-based activities on offer. It’s also the diversity of the cultures in the UK that is beginning to be of interest to domestic tourists.
The UK has always been famous for its international explorers, but now it is starting to discover itself.
1. What mainly caused Britons travel abroad for holidays in the early 1970s?| A．The bad weather in the UK. | B．The lower cost of flights. |
| C．The trend of going overseas. | D．The rise of tourism industry. |
| A．easy to handle | B．steady in amount |
| C．available for use | D．flexible to change |
| A．Climate change has an impact on the change of British holidaying habits. |
| B．Steady interconnected economics encourage more Britons holiday in the UK. |
| C．Package holiday was particularly popular with rich families in the early 1970s. |
| D．Both domestic and international tourists are interested in the diversity of the UK. |
| A．Uncertain. | B．Pessimistic. | C．Optimistic. | D．Objective. |
With a swimming pool for adults and teens, and a smaller one for children, our center has something for all the members of the family．Parents can relax while children play in the water．For anybody who is interested in competitive sports, football and basketball courts are the ideal places to work off stress．
Whether you just want to keep in shape, lose some weight or build your strength, there's the super-modern equipment and three personal trainers to look after you and answer your questions．They can also give you general advice about healthy eating and dieting．
Lessons
It doesn’t matter if you’re five or eighty-five, there’s something for you at the Sunshine Sports Center! We offer personal training in all sports if you want it, but there are also group lessons for all sports if you prefer teamwork．
Kids and teenagers
Take advantage of our special offer for younger members．For members between five and sixteen years old, there are special lessons in water polo, competitive swimming and diving．There are many classes for all levels of swimmers, with a lifeguard on duty from 9:00 am when the pool opens until it closes at 7:00 pm．
Social events
Sunshine Sports Center is not only for sport! You can enjoy a delicious meal at our restaurant or have a milkshake（奶昔）with your friends on the balcony overlooking the swimming pool and the courts．In addition, there are lovely gardens where families or friends can have a picnic! To celebrate a birthday, there is no better place than the Sunshine Sports Center．
So, come on Sign up for Sunshine Sports Center today!
1. In Sunshine Sports Center ．
| A．children are not allowed to swim alone |
| B．lifeguards are on duty 24 hours a day |
| C．people can have birthday parties |
| D．special lessons in diving are offered to adults |
| A．build strength |
| B．sign up |
| C．learn to swim |
| D．play basketball |
| A．explain the rules of the sports center |
| B．show the benefits of sports |
| C．persuade people to play sports |
| D．attract people to the sports center |
【推荐3】Perhaps now so more than ever, it's important to take time to appreciate the beauty of our natural world. In the US, all you have to do is turn to the national parks for inspiration.
Not only do these parks offer hiking, camping and wildlife-spotting service, but they each have interesting stories to tell that make them truly unique from others designated by the National Park Service. Just check it out for yourself with these fun, fascinating facts about each national park.
Acadia
Location ： Maine
Size ： 65 square miles
Fact： Sprawling across Mount Desert Island, off the coast of eastern Maine, Acadia became the first national park east of the Mississippi River in 1929 and, today3 is still the only national park in the northeast.
American Samoa
Location ： South Pacific
Size： 21 square miles
Fact ： Located outside of the continental US, the American Samoa territory is spread out across three islands and happens to be the country's only national park in the southern hemisphere.
Arches
Location ： Utah
Size ： 119 square miles
Fact： There are more than 2,000 natural rock arches in （the appropriately named） Arches National Park, which is the biggest concentration of formations in the country.
Badlands
Location ： South Dakota
Size ： 379 square miles
Fact： At Badlands National Park, in the vast plains of South Dakota, visitors can witness a geological wonder； The rocks here are still eroding（被侵蚀）at a rate of 1 inch per year, which is a rapid rate for rocks, according to the National Park Service.
Big Bend
Location ： Texas
Size ： 1,252 square miles
Fact： At remote Big Bend National Park, geological history runs deep： Hundreds of millions of years ago, two inland seas flowed through the region, and as a result, there are thick stores of limestone and shale （页岩）throughout the park.
1. In all the national parks mentioned, visitors can experience the following except____.| A．hiking | B．swimming | C．camping | D．wildlife-spotting |
| A．Acadia | B．Arches | C．American Samoa | D．Badlands |
| A．It has ever-changing rocks. |
| B．It has large amount of limestone. |
| C．It is the only national park in the northeast. |
| D．It has a history of hundred of million years. |
Serving only adults, Ramsey House offers you professional hotel standards of accommodation and food service coupled with the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of a high﹣class non﹣Smoking guest house.
Situated within walking distance of St David's, the smallest city in Europe, the house stands in its own attractive garden's and has private off﹣road parking. In the opposite direction, there is easy access to the Pembroke shire Coast Path, where you can see some of Britain's most spectacular coastal scenery with its abundant bird life and wild flowers.
We have three double and three twin rooms. Each is individually furnished and decorated to 4﹣star standard with comfortable herds, central heating, remote control color TV, hair dryers and plenty of mirrors. All the rooms have a modern, well﹣lit en﹣suite bathroom with WC shaver socket and electric shower.
All first﹣floor rooms have views of either the sea, the Cathedral or open country, and there are three ground﹣ floor rooms with garden views, ideal for guests unable to climb stairs.
Our full welsh breakfast offers you a great start to the day with homemade bread cookies and preserves. We can also prepare fresh picnic lunches for your day out walking the Coast Path or on the beaches.
There is comfortable lounge with lots of books and leaflets about Pembroke shire to help you plan your trips. Weather permitting, guests may enjoy the peace and quiet of our gardens and watch the birds feeding. Drinks are served in both the garden and lounge.
We also have secure bicycle storage, a drying room and light laundry facilities.
Nearby are some of the safest and cleanest beaches in Europe offering a variety of water sports including sailing, surfing, wind﹣surfing and sea angling. Visitors are welcome at St. David's City Golf Club and several other Pembroke shire clubs. We are also conveniently situated for easy access to the bird sanctuary islands of ramset, Skimmer and Stockholm.
A warm welcome awaits you at Ramsey House all year round. You will find it the ideal touring center in all seasons House Owners： Ceria Elaine Morgan 0143772021.
1. According to the passage, St David's is the name of ______.| A．the Coast Path |
| B．a Welsh city |
| C．a bed & Break fast hotel |
| D．Ramsey House |
| A．On the Coast Path guests can enjoy water sports and play golf. |
| B．Guests have to eat their lunches out on the Coast Path or the beaches. |
| C．Guests staying in the lowest﹣level rooms have a good view of the sea. |
| D．Guests may come to this house by car or by bike without parking problems. |
| A．Ana, a wheelchair user, who enjoys holidays by the coast. |
| B．Xavier, a bird﹣watching enthusiast, who knows little about the local area. |
| C．A married couple with two young children showing interest in Pembroke shire. |
| D．Tina, a PhD graduate, who attaches great importance to travel safety. |
【推荐2】Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space.
This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling.
This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.
Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧）levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling.
“We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicated, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.
1. According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may _______.| A．result in a warming climate |
| B．cause the forest fires to occur more frequently |
| C．lead to a longer fire season |
| D．protect the forests and the environment there |
| A．large amounts of greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere |
| B．the levels of ozone which is a type of oxygen increase |
| C．snow on the ground mirrors more sunlight back into space |
| D．ashes from the fire fall on the ice surface and take in more radiation from the sun |
| A．analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate |
| B．indicate that forest fires will pollute the atmosphere |
| C．suggest that people should take measures to protect the environment |
| D．suggest that the fires will speed up climate warming |
| A．released | B．absorbed |
| C．created | D．distributed |
| A．warm the climate as the supposition goes |
| B．allow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climate |
| C．destroy large areas of forests and pollute the far-off sea ice |
| D．help to gain more energy rather than release more energy |
【推荐3】One night in 1966, Michael Chapman rushed into a folk-music club in Cornwall, England to get out of the rain, and soon found himself onstage playing the guitar.
“They offered me a job to play for the rest of the summer. And I’ve been playing ever since,” Chapman says. “I’ve told that story so many times, but it’s absolutely true. If it hadn’t been raining that night, I wouldn’t be talking to you.”
The British guitar player has spent the 50 years since then on the road. He released some praised albums in the 1970s, but his health went downhill in the 80s and 90s. Like a lot of British artists in the 1960s, Chapman taught himself to play the guitar by listening to American jazz and blues records.
Chapman actually taught photography, but quit when he was 26 to play music full time. When he was starting out, he was often compared to other British acoustic guitar heroes of the time, like John Martyn and Bert Jansch.
“The fascinating thing about Michael Chapman is that he doesn’t fit in with those guys of his generation,” says Andrew Male, a music journalist. “He’s always been an outsider. He never moved to London. ”
And while he never became part of the London music scene, Chapman was noticed by those musicians. “The 70s caught up with him in the 80s,” Male says. “He had a huge heart attack at the end of the 80s that nearly finished him off. When he made his way back into the world in the early 90s, people had forgotten about him.” But not everyone. A younger generation of musicians in America, including Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and a younger singer and guitarist named Steve Gunn, recently rediscovered Chapman.
“We wanted to capture Michael’s voice and character where he is now. You know, it’s a little road-weary, but he still has it,” Gunn says. “For me, it was really important to get that right.” “He’s the right old musician for present times,” Male says. “I think the music he makes seems quite in tune with where we’re at.”
1. Which can best describe Michael Chapman’s first involvement in music?| A．Untrue. | B．Accidental. | C．Unfortunate. | D．Reasonable. |
| A．He has taught photography for 26 years. |
| B．He taught himself to play the guitar and did far better than John Martyn. |
| C．To some degree, he is not accepted by other people of his generation. |
| D．He is one of the best guitar players in the early 90s. |
| A．He lost his special voice. | B．He suffered from a severe heart attack. |
| C．He got tired of competing with others. | D．He was almost forgotten by everyone. |
| A．The Rise and Fall of Guitar Music | B．The Sad Story of a Guitar Musician |
| C．A New Generation Helps an Old Guitar Musician | D．A Brief Introduction to a Guitar Musician |
