1 . The living room is cleared. The host taps a wine glass with a knife, and people file in, filling the sofas and chairs that are pushed up against the walls. Soon every seat in the house is taken, and a bottle of schnapps is passed around. Lyon Hansen, who minutes before was knocking about in the kitchen, walks over and picks up a guitar and starts to play. Hoyma has begun.
For one night, homeowners primarily in Sydrugota, a small town on the Faroe Islands, open their doors, inviting friends, family and tourists in to enjoy intimate (亲密的) concerts by local artists. The tradition dates back nearly 500 years to a time when Faroese life had to move underground due to Danish rule. The culture and the language was kept alive in people’s living rooms, where they gathered to sing and tell stories.
The modern Hoyma concert series started as an offshoot (分支) of the G! Festival, an annual musical event on the beaches of Eysturoy every summer since 2002. Around 2007, G! Festival’s creator Jón Tyril, exhausted by all the red tape (繁文缛节) that came with putting on a big music festival, started to dream a little smaller. Specifically, he started to think about tiny concerts held in living rooms—no sound systems or spotlights, the audience made up of as many people as can fit inside a house. The idea resounded in his mind, not only because it didn’t involve any heavy lifting, physically or mentally, but also because it went back to the longstanding Faroese tradition.
Since 2007, Hoyma has featured 20 concerts in ten different family homes in Sydrugota. For Laksá, hosting the concerts is not only fun, but a way to give back, and to ensure the islands survive in the modern world. As in many families, her daughters grew up and left the Faroes. “They studied in the U. K. for nine years, but both came back,” she says. “I actually think that Hoyma is partly the reason why many children from this village that go abroad come back. They are proud of it.”
1. How does the author introduce the topic?| A．By presenting a scene. | B．By evaluating an argument. |
| C．By clarifying a concept. | D．By making an assumption. |
| A．A stage when the G! Festival was needed by the Faroese. |
| B．A period when only local artists were allowed to perform. |
| C．An occasion when people celebrated the encounters with tourists. |
| D．A time when freedom of the Faroese was limited because of Danish rule. |
| A．Economical and varied. | B．Convenient and entirely original. |
| C．Accessible and profitable. | D．Simple and culturally attached. |
| A．Hoyma contributes to the survival of the islands. |
| B．Hoyma reflects the affection between mother and children. |
| C．Hoyma is gaining popularity across the globe in modern times. |
| D．Hoyma becomes enter taining with the involvement of the young. |
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| A．Pop music. | B．Light music. | C．Classical music. |
4 . Don’t ever tell Angela Alvarez it’s too late for dreams to come true. The old woman just brought home a Latin Grammy for best new artist, becoming the musical award show’s eldest winner ever.
The Cuban American musician’s crowning moment came after decades of writing songs but performing them only for friends and family. Until she was 90 years old, she went to the Avalon and gave her first concert.
“I loved music very much,” Alvarez says. “When I was a child, I had two aunts that played the piano and taught me how to sing. Whenever there was a family gathering, I was the artist; they made dresses for me and I always liked to perform.” Music was always there for her, as it helped her cope with the ups and downs of life: from love and motherhood, to her relentless efforts to reunite her family and the eventual loss of her beloved husband and, years later, of her only daughter, both to cancer.
Listening to many of these songs while growing up was especially influential on her grandson Carlos Jose Alvarez, a professional composer and producer based in Los Angeles who owes his love of music largely to his Nana, as her grandchildren called her. As Angela was getting on in years without ever recording any of her work, he had an inspiration that made him fly quickly to Louisiana to document each and every one of her songs, for “the legacy of our family”.
“I hope this entire project inspires young people to sit down and talk to their elders. Ask them questions. Ask them about the dreams they had once upon a time. They will be surprised at what they will find,” Carlos concludes. “If we don’t ask them, they won’t tell us, and their wisdom and dreams will leave with them.”
“There are people who give up, but I did not give up, and I always fought,” Angela said during her wining speech. “I promise you that it’s never too late.”
1. What can we learn about Angela’s experiences?| A．Angela’s songs are all about family love. | B．Music provides strong support for her life. |
| C．Angela becomes the most successful musician. | D．Angela is always dreaming of giving a concert. |
| A．Inspiring and determined. | B．Generous and adorable. |
| C．Efficient and ambitious. | D．Adventurous and creative. |
| A．To show the ups and downs of Angel’s life. |
| B．To encourage the elder to pursue their dreams. |
| C．To provide a history of the Latin Grammy Awards. |
| D．To highlight Angela’s achievements as an elder musician. |
5 . 4 Music Festivals in the UK 2022
All Points East
Festival lineup (阵容) (2021): Bombay Bicycle Club, London Grammar, Jorja Smith
After a successful debut (首次亮相) in 2018,the two-weekend festival has become a symbol of East London’s Victoria Park as it continues to take things to an even higher level.
When & where: August 2022; London
Glastonbury
Festival lineup(2022): Billie Eilish + more TBA (待宣布)
Since 1970, Glastonbury Festival has been one of the world’s most famous music and performing arts festivals. From rock, pop to techno, music-lovers find their spiritual fields down in Somerset.
When & where: 22nd-26th June 2022; Pilton
Southbound
Festival lineup(2021): The Manor, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Amine Edge DANCE, Problem Central, Artful Dodger
Welcome to Southbound! Beginning as a single-day music festival on 5th September 2021, Southbound is a new festival born for South London. Bringing together all the very best in UK dance music, from live acts on an excellent outdoor stage to DJs and MCs in huge big-top stages, this is going to be one of the highlights (最精彩的部分) of the summer.
When & where: 2022 Dates TBA; London
Field Day
Festival lineup (2021): Bicep, Floorplan, DJ Seinfeld, George FitzGerald
Now one of the capital’s most loved one-day music festivals in the summer, Field Day is organized by a collection of clubs and promoters from the London music scene with live performances and DJ sets that showcase house, techno, hip-hop and more 2022 will see Field Day its 15th anniversary (周年纪念日).
When & where: TBA 2022; London
1. Of the following music festivals, which has the shortest history?| A．Southbound. | B．Glastonbury. |
| C．All points East. | D．Field Day. |
| A．22nd August 2022 | B．5th September 2022 |
| C．24th June 2022 | D．15th July 2022 |
| A．Both had London Grammar in the lineup in 2021. |
| B．Both made their debut three years ago. |
| C．Both last just one day. |
| D．Both are held in London. |
