When Capt. Greg Galeazzi joined the Army seven years ago, he was well aware of the risks of injuries or even death he would face. In 2011, the risks became Galeazzi’s reality — he got terribly injured in an explosion where he lost his double legs. “I was a shell of a man,” he said. “Who I was, was gone.”
Before his injury, playing the guitar had been a special pastime for Galeazzi. Music had always been important to him. He felt deep sadness because he thought he’d lost his ability to play music.
However, everything changed when Galeazzi joined MusiCorps, a music rehabilitation (康复) program for severely wounded soldiers who are recovering at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. “We match the injured troops with professional musicians,” said Arthur Bloom, who founded the program in 2007. “They help wounded soldiers play music and recover their lives.”
Bloom, a graduate of the Yale School of Music, offers his services to patients at Walter Reed who have an interest in playing an instrument. Program participants practice technique, write and record music. Or they may just get together for a jam session (即兴演奏会).
The journey to recovery for many soldiers is a long one. It can require dozens of operations and many years spent in hospitals. There’s so much downtime at Walter Reed, and that’s what they fill up with music.
Since 2007, Bloom and his group have helped hundreds of wounded soldiers. For Galeazzi, joining MusiCorps has helped restore his confidence and made him more optimistic about his future. “Something survived that horrible injury in Afghanistan,” Galeazzi said. “Arthur and his program changed my outlook on what is possible.”
“I’ve seen guys going through such a hard time with their injuries that they are very withdrawn,” Bloom said. “The music becomes their new way of communicating. It can be just as powerful as the spoken word. By injecting music into this space, we can inject life.”
1. Which of the following is NOT true about Greg Galeazzi?A.He clearly knew the risks he would take of being a soldier. |
B.He was at one time in total depression about losing his legs. |
C.Joining MusiCorps started up his enthusiasm in playing music again. |
D.It was music that played a key role in healing his soul. |
A.To offer the participants professional help on how to produce music. |
B.To reduce the pain in the participants’ medical treatment. |
C.To organize music performances by the participants. |
D.To help the injured soldiers regain confidence in life through music. |
A.negative | B.positive | C.indifferent | D.neutral |
A.Music heals the wounded | B.Confidence rebuilds one in hopelessness |
C.He who loses faith, loses all | D.Music knows no borders |
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【推荐1】Many years ago, I went to watch a dance show with my five-year-old son Tim. The dance was presented by the San Francisco Ballet company.
I gave in to other people’s views and prevented his dream. Dance lessons were put on hold. I let him take baseball classes.
Finally, Tim got to have his dance lessons during high school. His goal was to try out for the school’s dance group which was well-known nationwide. The competition to join it was fierce (激烈的). Tim tried to spare time to practice dancing in an organization that welcomed male dancers. At last, his hard work paid off.
I was proud of my son’s talent. And I regretted that I hadn’t been open-minded and hadn’t supported his interest and dream earlier. After graduation, he asked whether he could continue learning to dance in college. I agreed without hesitation (犹豫). Years later, Tim became a famous dancer.
A.Therefore, he left the dance group with sadness. |
B.Tim was so attracted by the dancers’ performance. |
C.Later, he even stood out in his school’s dance group. |
D.So it’s okay to be different and never get discouraged. |
E.However, he paid little attention to the coach’s guidance. |
F.Tim was determined and seldom accepted others’ advice. |
G.But there was no positive reaction from the people around him. |
【推荐2】Can you imagine a world without music? Studies show that public schools across the country are cutting back on music classes to save money. Even worse, some schools have never had music classes to begin with. But without them, students' academic growth and spiritual health could suffer. In fact, music classes are necessary for all students in schools.
Recent studies Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in math and reading skills than those without music classes. Another study by The College Board found that students taking music and art classes got higher points. Students' academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education.
Music programs in public schools also help to add to a student's sense of pride and self-confidence. Teens today have too many learning tasks. Besides, they have family problems, self-confidence problems, relationship troubles, and choices about smoke and alcohol. All of these can stop academic success, but music education can help. A study by The Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse found that students who took part in school music programs were less likely to turn to smoke. Music programs encourage students to work together to produce an excellent performance.
Music crosses language, class and culture. Music allows students from different countries to connect. For example, at a school talent show, a new Japanese student played a piano duet with an American classmate. Two students from different cultures worked as a team with self-confidence and common purpose through music.
The gift of music is priceless. We need to be sure to have necessary music classes for all students. The world is losing its music, and putting music into schools is the first step to get it back.
1. What can we learn about education with music classes?A.It does good to students' academic success and spiritual health. |
B.It can cause a lot of academic problems. |
C.It will affect the world cultural communication greatly. |
D.It allows schools to make more money. |
A.Students with great success attend music lessons. |
B.Not all students could have music classes at school. |
C.Music classes play an important role in students' growth. |
D.Students who have music classes do better in all subjects. |
A.Japan has a good relationship with America. |
B.Music makes cross-cultural communication possible. |
C.Different cultures have different styles of music. |
D.Japanese and American students are good at playing the piano. |
A.How to Get Music Back | B.Music—A Bridge to Understanding |
C.Studies on Music Education | D.The Importance of Music Classes in School |
【推荐3】The Changing Landscape of the Music Business
The music industry is in the process of a great change. In the past decades, artists made money through physical sales of records, CDs, and cassettes. While in recent years, downloading songs from services such as Amazon or iTunes has become the most common way for people to purchase music, and the whole idea of buying music to own may be falling. To take its place are Internet apps that stream music directly to listeners on their smartphones, tablets, or computers.
With music lovers increasingly moving away from making one-time purchases towards an all-you-can-listen-to service, what is a hard-working artist to do? The main problem facing many musicians is that payments-per-stream of a song are much lower than what an artist would receive from a download.
Regardless of what artists may think about this change in the music industry, there’s no arguing that they need to adapt in order to make money.
Corporate sponsorship can be a risky option for musicians. A band can make much money by agreeing to promote a product or license its music for use in advertisements, but there are many ways that this can backfire. When bands work with businesses, they may lose the image they have worked to create.
A.Others have welcomed the idea of streaming music. |
B.However, those forms of media are quickly fading away. |
C.Some big-name artists have called attention to the issue. |
D.The rules could be different for smaller bands just starting out. |
E.Maintaining a fine image while working on a career is certainly tricky. |
F.One major shift is the growth in partnership between artists and businesses. |
G.These apps are available either as free versions or as monthly subscription services. |
【推荐1】At the first Olympic marathon in 1896, athletes ran a shorter course than today's 42. 2-kilometer event. Even so, only the winner finished within three hours. However, runners have improved, and one expert predicted last year that the two-hour mark would be broken in 2028.
On Oct 12, Eliud Kipchoge came in ahead of schedule----literally.
The 34-year-old Olympic champion from Kenya became the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours, Clocking in at 1:59:40. Kipchoge pumped his chest and even sped up after crossing the finish line as he ran happily to his wife.
"No one is limited. This shows the positivity of sport," Kipchoge told the BBC after the race in Vienna, Austria," Together when we run. we can make it a beautiful world."
Apart from Kipchoge's strong willpower and outstanding physical condition, a few tricks of science and technology Helped him reach this milestone in human athletic achievement.
Hills and turns slow runners down, so Kipchoge's team picked the course in Vienna for its gentle curves (弯曲度).
The city's cool and dry weather was also important," said Wired. The magazine talked to exercise physiologists, who think the weather helped keep Kipchoge's body running more efficiently throughout the race.
A special pair of shoes also played a big part. According to The New York Times, the shoes Kipchoge wore were designed to give a significant edge to anyone wearing them in a race.
One other key to this breakthrough was Kipchoge's pacing strategy.
He ran with a dream team of pacers. deployed (部署 ) by sports scientists. Five runners formed a V-shape ahead of Kipchoge, reducing drag, and two runners followed directly behind to push him forward. Kipchoge stayed in the center of the formation. The team rotated (轮换)members every five kilometers, and be stayed under a two-hour pace for almost the entire length of the race .There was also a pace car driving 15 meters in front of everyone, casting a laser line on the road to keep them on track.
"Few world records today are technology free,” noted The Telegraph. Hard work and dedication are still the core of athletic achievement, but science and technology are helping modern athletes maximize their potential.
1. What do we know about Eliud Kipchoge?A.He will keep running marathons until 2028. |
B.He began running marathons when he was a child. |
C.He broke the two-hour mark in a marathon race. |
D.He is the first Olympic champion Kenya. |
A.They trained him to run in places with hills and turns. |
B.They designed a pair of lightweight shoes for him. |
C.They kept a special formation around him during the race. |
D.They drove a car in front of him to give him food and drinks. |
A.To recommend some effective ways to run marathons. |
B.To stress the importance of teamwork in athletic achievements. |
C.To prove that technology has become the core of athletic achievement. |
D.To show how science and technology help athletes break their limits. |
【推荐2】When I was only 3 years old, my mother taught me to memorize and recite poems. She was my first teacher of the arts, and my father was the first to appreciate my performance. Even at that young age, I had a simple understanding of how art and culture affect us as human beings and how we can connect to each other through the arts, which shapes my life to this day.
When I was growing up, my parents supported my interest in taking acting classes and doing community theater. Their faith in me and the professional training I was getting from my theater teachers gave me a sense of purpose and a sense of self-confidence. I learned what artistic achievement actually was and what hard work the business was. Although many people see the rosy picture to our business, I was really learning what it would require for me to become a professional.
I became an actress, but arts education isn’t just about preparing our young people for a job in the arts. I recently talked to some of the kids attending theater education. Some of them want to work in theater, and some don’t. They are learning not only theater skills, but also about the world around them. They learn about discipline(纪律) and hard work and what’s required and what they have to do to bring themselves to the work. They learn how they can be of service in the world through the arts. They learn how to work with a team. By studying the arts, these students are open to worlds and lives that they might not have any other way of knowing about or any other way to connect with in their lives the way they are right now.
These young people are our future. We are passing the torch to them. And I think that’s one of the most important reasons why we need to foster(培养) the arts.
1. When the writer was 3 years old, she ________.A.learned many kinds of arts | B.did well kin communication |
C.had a deep understanding of arts | D.recited poems to her father |
A.funny. | B.bright. | C.terrible | D.hopeless. |
A.Discipline and hard work are not included in arts education. |
B.Students studying the arts should travel around the world. |
C.Attending theatre education does the kids much good. |
D.Arts education can only prepare the youth for jobs in the arts. |
【推荐3】Known as the wife of the outstanding Professor Stephen Hawking for 30 years, Jane Hawking came to more people’s notice thanks to The Theory of Everything, a 2014 Oscar-winning film based on her book Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen.
Jane became interested in Hawking during middle school. She was impressed by his brilliant wisdom, and the two fell in love. Though he was told by the doctor to have a serious disease and only two years to live, Jane still married him in 1965.
Jane’s parents were rather surprised, but they supported her very much when she married Stephen Hawking. “And, of course, there was Stephen and his talent. Stephen had been given two years to live so I thought I could give two years of my life to this person I loved. I wanted to help him achieve his ambitions. And then, there were my tiny children. They kept me going,” Jane said.
Jane took on her role as a wife and assistant, taking her husband to conferences worldwide. As Stephen’s illness developed, Jane chose to seek her own academic career. She wanted to be in a position to provide for her family, so the first thing in the morning she took the children to kindergarten, and then hurried to the university library. She gained her PhD two days before her third child was born.
Jane became a lecturer in modern languages. And now she is retired, focusing on her creative writing. She is working on her latest novel, to follow up her second one, which was published in August, 2018.
1. What made Jane Hawking known to more people?A.Her role as a famous lecturer. | B.An Oscar-winning film in 2014. |
C.Her success in creative writing. | D.The selfless love for her husband. |
A.Jane believed her husband would recover. |
B.Jane’s marriage couldn’t get her parents’ support. |
C.Jane decided to help her husband realize his dream. |
D.Jane’s children stopped her from achieving her ambition. |
A.Kind and proud. | B.Honest and humorous. |
C.Generous and ambitious. | D.Devoted and hard-working. |
A.Marriage of Jane and Hawking. |
B.An introduction of Jane Hawking. |
C.The success of Jane Hawking’s career. |
D.A film review of The Theory of Everything. |