| A．The tickets were cheap. | B．The man liked the band. | C．The concert was a surprise. |
2 . Green Line Performing Arts Center
329 E Garfield Blvd. Chicago, IL 60637
Upcoming Programs Include:
First Monday Jazz Series: CrosswindMonday Feb 4 | onwards 7—9 pm
First Monday Jazz is a free monthly event showcasing local Chicago jazz artists.
Green Light Series: South Side Story TimeSunday Feb 17 | 10—11 am
Bring your kids to listen, learn, sing, dance, and interact! South Side Story Time is a small gathering that centres on readings for its young attendees along with the chance for their parents to socialize. Open to families with children of all ages.
Sistergirls and Freedom Fighters: Stories in Celebration of Women’s Power and GraceWednesday Feb 20 | 7—8:30 pm
Join us for an evening of storytelling featuring the dynamic singing, In the Spirit by Emily Hooper Lansana. This performance will highlight a range of stories that demonstrate women’s creative and political genius from folk heroines to Nobel Peace Prize winners.
Family Saturdays: Art togetherEvery 1st Saturday of the Month | 3—5 pm
Explore your child’s artistic curiosity with hands-on art workshops designed to stimulate creativity and play. These interdisciplinary workshops are exciting for the entire family, offering activities from music to arts and crafts. Come to learn something new! Appropriate for families with children. Registration is encouraged.
Follow Arts + Public Life on Facebook for more event details and a full list of all upcoming performances.
1. When can people enjoy jazz?| A．At 8 pm every first Monday. | B．At 4 pm every Saturday. |
| C．At 7 pm on Wednesdays. | D．At 9 pm on Mondays. |
| A．It lasts two hours. | B．It is organized by Emily. |
| C．It is a prize-winning performance. | D．It celebrates women’s achievements. |
| A．The forms of arts. | B．Target participants. |
| C．The duration of activities. | D．Registration requirements. |
1. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
| A．His feeling after receiving an award. |
| B．His experience about traveling around. |
| C．His preference for different music types. |
| A．Ireland. | B．Scotland. | C．England. |
| A．A single song. | B．A three-song collection. | C．A twelve-song collection. |
| A．A young musician. | B．One of the speaker’s fans. | C．The host of the ceremony. |
4 . 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman think of electronic music?| A．It is clever. | B．It is loud. | C．It is modern. |
| A．16. | B．17. | C．18. |
Emily White was born seventeen years ago with many physical issues affecting her tiny body. Some of her organs, bones and muscles were out of shape. Though no one expected her to survive, she did make it. But she had a strange figure that everyone could recognize, even from a distance.
In Emily’s hometown, there was a yearly outdoor performance in the school hall at Christmas. It had been performed for so many years that it had become one of the most important events for many of the townsfolk. Each year, many people tried out for the show, but most were turned down. Only the best performers could be included.
Emily had a most beautiful singing voice. Last year, she asked Mrs. Owens, her music teacher, if she could join in the performance. Mrs. Owens took a look at her body and said, “Child, you just don’t fit. Everyone would stare at you and that would make you uncomfortable. It would make them uncomfortable too.”
Without singing a single note, Mrs. Owens sent Emily back through the door of the choral room (合唱室). Hurt and upset, Emily decided never to try out again. But things changed as the following school year, Mrs. Owens retired and a new music teacher arrived—Mr. Butler.
He had heard about Emily and suggested that she give it a try again. Emily didn’t want to be rejected again, so she hesitated about it. But finally her love for singing and strong desire to join in the performance outweighed her hesitation. She tried out again and learnt the result would be posted the next day on the door of the choral room.
Emily couldn’t sleep that night, having turned in bed back and forth thousand times as she was worried that she would be rejected again and would never fit in.
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The nex tday, Emily hurried to school and anxiously glanced at the list of the result.
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Finally, the day of the performance came.
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7 . Seba Stephens is only 10 years old, but he’s a very talented musician. Seba and his family live in Memphis, Tennessee — a place famous for
Before he turned three, he wanted drums for his birthday. His parents weren’t
But soon Seba grew
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| A．scenery | B．architecture | C．music | D．culture |
| A．suddenly | B．hardly | C．especially | D．absolutely |
| A．scared | B．worried | C．happy | D．sure |
| A．doubted | B．realized | C．agreed | D．suggested |
| A．junior | B．professional | C．advanced | D．special |
| A．excited | B．guilty | C．patient | D．upset |
| A．moment | B．lesson | C．chance | D．choice |
| A．setting aside | B．giving away | C．paying for | D．laying out |
| A．held | B．picked | C．raised | D．signed |
| A．challenges | B．blame | C．debates | D．competition |
| A．Therefore | B．However | C．Instead | D．Otherwise |
| A．encouragement | B．comment | C．permission | D．attention |
| A．continue | B．stop | C．avoid | D．mind |
| A．trials | B．efforts | C．observations | D．attitudes |
| A．honor | B．position | C．experience | D．certificate |
| A．She learned singing by herself. |
| B．She used to be a music teacher. |
| C．She got some training as a student. |
9 . There’s one patient that Sarah Rose Black still thinks about. Back in 2019, the nursing team at Toronto’s Cancer Center called to ask if she could reach out to a patient who had been there for about a week. The man was struggling, and unwilling to communicate with the workers or be part of any activities.
Black isn’t a doctor or a nurse. Since 2013 she has played an important role for patients at the center as a music therapist (治疗专家). On any day, she might see one person who’s anxious about an operation, another who’s in need of a calm moment.
So, Black walked into the patient’s room and introduced herself. She asked if she could sit and offer to play some music. In an effort to persuade him, she said, “If you don’t like it, you can just tell me to leave.” After some gentle urging, the man in his 70s, who had lung cancer, told her a few musicians he liked and then turned away to look out the window. But as she started to play one of his favorites, a change came over him. He turned towards Black and started to cry.
She stopped playing. “Do you want me to continue?” “Certainly,” he said through tears. “It was as if the music reached places that nothing else could,” recalls Black. The music showed up at a moment when it felt like a hug.
As Sarah Rose Black says, people have been connecting with music for their whole lives— she is just helping them use it again at a time when they need it most.
“We have a heartbeat, so we have a drum (鼓) inside us; we are wired to be musical people,” she says. She smiles softly as she reflects back on the experience.
1. Why did the nursing team call Black?| A．They wanted her to help a patient. |
| B．She worked as a nurse in the center. |
| C．A struggling patient hoped to meet her. |
| D．They wanted to enjoy her music. |
| A．The patient was moved to tears. |
| B．She gave the patient a warm hug. |
| C．She was asked to stop playing. |
| D．The patient looked out of the window. |
| A．We can live without music. | B．We like playing the drum. |
| C．We are born to be musicians. | D．We need musical instruments. |
| A．Strong and talented. | B．Intelligent and honest. |
| C．Thoughtful and helpful. | D．Hardworking and humorous. |
1. How does Lisa feel about Josh’s invitation at first?
| A．Excited. | B．Hesitant. | C．Uninterested. |
| A．At 8: 00 p.m. | B．At 10:00 p.m. | C．At 11:00 p.m. |
| A．Classical music. | B．Country music. | C．Indie pop. |
| A．Take a bus. | B．Take a train. | C．Take a coach. |
