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The Guide to the Lively Arts | |||||
SHOW NAME | DATES & TIMES | DESCRIPTIONS | DETAILS | PRICE | ADDITIONAL |
THEATRE | |||||
My Fair Lady | Saturday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. | From Lincoln Center theater comes “a luxurious new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly). Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Director Bartlett Sher’s glowing production is “thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was” (The New York Times). The 3-hour-long production features such classic songs as I Could Have Danced All Night, The Rain in Spain and Wouldn’t it Be Lovely. | Kennedy Center Opera House; Kennedy — center.org or call 202-467-4600 | $ 20: discounts for seniors (60 or above): $ 15 | Parking within 2 hours: $ 5; for each additional hour: $ 1 |
SHOW NAME | DATES & TIMES | DESCRIPTIONS | DETAILS | PRICE | ADDITIONAL |
MUSIC-CONCERTS | |||||
Marine Band Sousa Season Opener The American Offenbach: Sousa and the Operetta (小歌剧) | Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. | The Marine Band kicks off its 2021 season with a journey through John Philip Sousa’s keen imagination for the theater, revealing another side of The March King. The concert is dedicated to his operettas, including the marches, songs and instrumental selections from EL Captain, The Charlatan, The Bride Elect and other works for the stage. | Center for the Arts, George Mason University; Braddock Road & Route 123, Fairfax, VA; 202-433-4011, www.marineband.marines.mil | Free | Free parking available |
MUSIC-ORCHESTRAL | |||||
The Apollo Orchestra with violist Roberto Diaz | Sunday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. | The Apollo Orchestra welcomes violist Roberto Diaz to perform Jennifer Higdon’s Grammy-winning Viola Concerto. | Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle Washington, DC 20015; www. apolloorchestra.com | Free | Free parking available |
COMEDY | |||||
Make America Grin Again | Fridays& Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. | A musical political satire(讽刺作品). Bringing comedy to politics! | Ronald Reagan Building; 1300 Pennsylvania Ave; Info: 202-312-1555, www.capsteps.com | $ 36; discounts available for groups of 10 or more | Free parking |
A.$4. | B.$5. | C.$6. | D.$7. |
A.At the Ronald Reagan Building. |
B.At the Kennedy Center Opera House. |
C.At Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. |
D.At George Mason University’s Center for the Arts. |
A.A news report for artists. | B.A brochure for music fans. |
C.A booklet for drama lovers. | D.A magazine for professional artists. |
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I enjoy listen to music. It helps me calm down after an busy day. I like many different types of music, such for rock, R&B and so on. Last year I went to a pop festival with some friends. It lasted for three days. So we decided camp on a field. The weather was awful and it rain all day. We were totally wet! Although the weather was bad, but the concert continued and the music was great. I particular enjoyed some of the supporting band. I found them performing better than the main stars. It was probably because the concert was their great opportunity to have their music hear. And that was great for them to get cheered by music fans.
3 . People who listen to indie bands are miserable shaggy-haired layabouts(懒惰的人)while fans of rap music are brave and full of self-confidence.
The research asked people worldwide to describe their personality and then to list their favourite styles of music. The results show a distinct
Fans of indie music, for instance, were found to have low self-respect and little
Professor Adrian North, who led the study, suggested that the results explain why so many people bond over music and also why some of us are very
According to Professor North, both heavy metal and classical fans are
“Aside from their age difference, they’re
John Gregson, 23, a classically-trained musician with a passion for heavy metal,
A.Regardless of | B.Rather than | C.As for | D.Apart from |
A.affect | B.reflect | C.limit | D.conceal |
A.evolution | B.contrast | C.improvement | D.relationship |
A.misery | B.prejudice | C.motivation | D.ignorance |
A.in response | B.in addition | C.on the other hand | D.to sum up |
A.equally | B.individually | C.scarcely | D.occasionally |
A.protective | B.worried | C.curious | D.angry |
A.annoyed | B.blinded | C.united | D.overtaken |
A.questionably | B.basically | C.respectively | D.originally |
A.hate | B.meet | C.miss | D.like |
A.remember | B.predict | C.forget | D.suspect |
A.agrees | B.doubts | C.persists | D.regrets |
A.creativity | B.sympathy | C.discipline | D.assistance |
A.identify with | B.choose from | C.wait for | D.gaze at |
A.create | B.appreciate | C.discover | D.collect |
4 . The earliest known music festival occurred in the 6th century BCE. After centuries’ development, by the late 1960s, Rock bands began to organize their own music festivals. Perhaps the first formal and well-known festival to Rock was the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, which brought that band to the attention of American audiences.
By 1970, the festival grew to bring in more than 600,000 people, showing the popularity of music festivals to organizers. Many others also began to organize such events. The Summerfest Festival was established in 1968.
A.Rock music is the reflection of history. |
B.Woodstock festival changed the form of rock concerts. |
C.However,it focused not only on music but other events. |
D.Another early rock festival was the Isle of Wight Festival. |
E.Today, it’s hard to imagine summer without musical festivals. |
F.What perhaps put music festivals on the map was Woodstock in 1969. |
G.Others are intended for younger audiences or those who prefer period based music. |
5 . Composer George Lam has always liked writing music inspired by places.
“There are all these places in Chinatown that are both hidden and meaningful,” he says, stepping out of the way of passers-by while leading a tour of the neighborhood. “To uncover some of those hidden things in a city walk that you might not ordinarily notice—I wondered, is there a piece in that?”
It turns out that there’s not just a piece, but a whole app. Lam interviewed five Chinese Americans from around the country, asking them about their experiences in Chinatown, plus questions about their ancestors, their families and their memories. He then set the answers to music, the instruments drawing attention to each person’s distinct pattern of speech.
Lam created the app Family Association. He calls the piece—the free app—Family Association, after the important folk groups that line the streets of the neighborhood. Chinese family associations have been a bridge between new immigrants and more established ones since the late 1800s. In Chinatowns across the country, they’re a place to find resources or an apartment, talk business or politics, maybe get a COVID shot. But they’re also a place to socialize with people who share similar experiences.
Five of the neighborhood’s associations are anchors(锚点) for the app. Visitors use the build-in map to see locations of the associations. As they walk closer to one of the family association buildings, the focus is on one of the five oral history participants, telling their stories. These stories aren’t about the family associations; instead they’re about the Chinese-American experience and how they’ve felt supported by Chinatown.
But Lam thinks of the app itself as a kind of virtual family association, connecting these Chinese-American voices with each other, even if they’ve never met. And he hopes to connect with visitors, too—at the end of the soundwalk, users are given a chance to record their own memories.
1. How did Lam deal with the interviewees’ answers?A.By setting them apart. | B.By organizing them in order. |
C.By adding music to them. | D.By spreading them nationwide. |
A.When they came to Chinatowns. |
B.What they experienced as Chinese Americans. |
C.How they’ve felt supported from China. |
D.Why they chose to stay in Chinatowns. |
A.Chinatown plays a vital role in Chinese Americans. |
B.Lam named his app after the street of the neighbourhood. |
C.All Chinese Americans lived in Chinatowns when firstly reaching America. |
D.Chinese family associations have been a bridge of immigrants since 1800. |
A.To promote his new app. | B.To connect with Chinese cities. |
C.To record his own memories. | D.To associate with visitors. |
A.Jazz. | B.Rock. | C.Pop. |
7 . Have you experienced a condition when listening to a very loud music makes your heartbeat so fast that you can actually feel the heavy beating? From this experience, we can conclude that loud and fast music
But why does this happen? Experiments found that the
It is believed that people who have a slower heart rate have a longer life.
A.obtains | B.evaluates | C.measures | D.increases |
A.nature | B.anxiety | C.respect | D.security |
A.integrated | B.changed | C.linked | D.marked |
A.compared | B.adapted | C.exposed | D.opposed |
A.style | B.effect | C.fantasy | D.beauty |
A.structure | B.music | C.brain | D.equipment |
A.normal | B.folk | C.modern | D.soft |
A.abnormal | B.unbearable | C.unforgettable | D.beneficial |
A.helpful | B.joyful | C.grateful | D.doubtful |
A.Interestingly | B.Similarly | C.Absolutely | D.Unbelievably |
A.limit | B.competition | C.risk | D.fame |
A.temperature | B.medicine | C.dance | D.music |
A.selflessness | B.helplessness | C.calmness | D.sadness |
A.learning | B.relaxation | C.permission | D.cooperation |
A.fact | B.resource | C.advice | D.intention |
1.歌名和选择这首歌的原因;
2.这首歌带给你的感受或影响。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Carl,
How is everything going?
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Yours,
Li Hua
1. 音乐的重要性;
2. 你喜欢的类型及原因。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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