“Guys, remember. This competition is extremely difficult. There will only be a few selections to make it to the final round with the judges,” the music teacher, Mr. Brooks, explained. “But I hope all of you put your best foot forward and make our academy stand out!” The teacher was talking about a state-wide competition held by the best musicians in the area.
Shahnaz, the new student who had only come to the class two weeks before, took the teacher’s words to heart and put her heart and soul into a composition. She had learned how to play the piano for a long time and really did well in it. She wanted to prove herself.
All the students were supposed to improve their compositions with the help of their teacher, Mr. Brooks. However, he spent most of his time guiding the few outstanding students in his class.
He never had much to say to Shahnaz unless it was a comment about her mistakes, but that didn’t stop her from wanting to impress him. He was a good piano player and could teach her a lot. She hoped that her composition would be improved under the guidance of Mr. Brooks.
“OK,” Mr. Brooks said during one of his lessons, “it’s time for Shahnaz to play.” Shahnaz sat in front of the piano and began moving her fingers softly. She practiced and practiced once her composition was done and could almost play it by heart.
Finally, the piece was finished. Shahnaz looked at Mr. Brooks nervously and hoped to receive his recognition. But he just sighed “Frankly, you made many mistakes. You shouldn’t take part in the competition.”
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1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
Shahnaz left Mr Brooks’ class that day with a heavy heart, but she refused to let his words break her spirit.
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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. |
3 . Tickets for the New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Concerts
Due to extremely high demand, tickets for the three traditional end of year concerts of the Vienna Philharmonic are drawn by lot (抽签) over this website at the beginning of each year. In this way, music lovers from all over the world have an equal chance to purchase these highly desired tickets.
Application Period: February 1—28, 2020
During this period, interested persons are invited to apply on this website for tickets to the Preview Performance (December 30, 2020, 11:00 am), the New Year’s Eve Concert (December 31, 2020, 7:30 pm), and the New Year’s Concert (January 1, 2021, 11:15 am).
Price Categories
The number of the tickets for the New Year’s Concert is limited to two, and the number of the tickets for the Preview Performance and New Year’s Eve Concert can be up to four. The ticket prices range between $35 and $1,200 for the New Year’s Concert, $25 and $860 for the New Year’s Eve Concert, and $20 and $495 for the Preview Performance.
You can view the status of the draw at any time under your personal account. Should you make a change in your application, you would only do so during the application period (February 1—28). In March, you will be informed of the results of the draw in the “My Account” area and by e-mail.
1. How long is the application accessible?A.About one month. | B.About ten months. |
C.About eleven months. | D.About half a month. |
A.6. | B.12. | C.8. | D.10. |
A.On December 30. | B.On December 31. | C.On March 1. | D.On January 1. |
1. 音乐会目的;
2. 音乐会内容;
3. 个人感受。
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6 . Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying (联合) voice across cultures.
Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.
It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.
“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public Radio’s reporter Neal Conan. “What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and white anymore. It’s actually color, and it’s actually digital.”
Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran.
Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, “Just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran. “For me, it’s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion lie? Are we, as humans, gaining any insight (感悟) on how to talk about ourselves and how something as abstract as a Charlie Parker’s record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “so I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to foster.”
1. Why did UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day?A.To remember the birth of jazz. | B.To protect cultural diversity. |
C.To encourage people to study music. | D.To recognize the value of jazz. |
A.Jazz becoming more accessible. | B.The production of jazz growing faster. |
C.Jazz being less popular with the young. | D.The jazz audience becoming larger. |
A.It will disappear gradually. | B.It remains black and white. |
C.It should keep up with the times. | D.It changes every 50 years. |
A.In a newspaper. | B.In a travel guide. |
C.In a math textbook. | D.In a fiction novel. |
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Many people say music has healing powers, not only for those who listen, but also for those who make it. Carole Rosenstein, the founder of a project
“He was not able to bring a smile to his face. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and dementia (痴呆),” Carole said. “The
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9 . Some of the world’s most famous musicians recently gathered in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first annual International Jazz Day. UNESCO( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, its significance, and its potential as a unifying (联合) voice across cultures.
Despite the celebrations, though, in the U.S. the jazz audience continues to shrink and grow older, and the music has failed to connect with younger generations.
It’s Jason Moran’s job to help change that. As the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible, and preserve its history and culture.
“Jazz seems like it’s not really a part of the American appetite,” Moran tells National Public
Radio’s reporter Neal Conan “What I’m hoping to accomplish is that my generation and younger start to reconsider and understand that jazz is not black and write anymore. It’s actually colorful, and it’s actually digital.”
Moran says one of the problems with jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost. “The music can’t be presented today the way it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to move, because the way the world works is not the same,” says Moran.
Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Waller’s music for a dance party, “Just to kind of put it back in the mind that Waller is dance music as much as it is concert music,” says Moran. “For me, it’s the recontextualization. In music, where does the emotion (情感) lie? Are we, as abstract as a Charlie Parker record gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our thoughts? Sometimes we lose sight that the music has a wider context,” says Moran, “So I want to continue those dialogue. Those are the things I want to foster.”
1. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?A.Jazz becoming more accessible. |
B.The production of jazz growing faster. |
C.Jazz being less popular with the young. |
D.The jazz audience becoming larger. |
A.It will disappear gradually. |
B.It remains black and white. |
C.It should keep up with the times. |
D.It changes every 50 years. |
A.Exploring the Future of Jazz |
B.The Rise and Fall of Jazz |
C.The Story of a Jazz Musician |
D.Celebrating the Jazz Day |
A.He wants to be different. |
B.He wants to be like his friends. |
C.He thinks it is cool to play the guitar. |