Lesson one Rock Superstars: What Do They Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society ?
Exercises
A、 Answer the following questions on the text:
1、 what is the function of the two quotations ? Are they appropriate ? 2、 What does the author attempt to illustrate with the three examples at the beginning of the article?
3、 According to Irving Horowitz , what is the sociological significance of rock music ?
4、 In what sense did Elvis Presley prove what Horowitz and Rundgren believed ? 5、 How did Bob Dylan , the Beatles , and the Rolling Stones differ from each other politically ?
6、 What other major subjects did rock music deal with apart from politics ? 7、 What rewards did rock superstars get ?
8、 Has the author given a complete answer to question he raises in the title? Why do you think the author ends the article the way he does ?
Key A
1、 The author uses the two quotations to introduce his ideas 、 Yes , they are 、 2、 The author uses the three examples to show that the young people worship the rock superstars very much , but the adults find they are sick , The examples show that young people and adults have a totally different attitudes towards rock music 、
3、 Rock music can express its times 、 He sees it as a debating forum where American society struggles to define and redefine its feeling and beliefs 、
4、 When he appeared on the Ed 、 Sullivan Sunday night variety show , a debate took place 、 The old people frowned while the young viewers applauded、
5、 Bob Dylan touched a nerve of disaffection、 The Beatles urged peace and piety 、 The Rolling Stones demanded revolution 、
6、 Apart from politics , the rock music dealt with feelings and emotions、 7、 The rock superstars got applause , praise and money 、
8、 No , he hasn’t 、 He want s to leave the question to the readers and let them think 、
B Translate the following into Chinese :
1、 “Jagger,” he said , “grabs a half –gallon jug of water and runs along the front platform , sprinkling its contents over the first few rows of sweltering listeners 、
2、 How do you feel about all this adulation and hero worship ?
3、 Or are you drawn somehow to this strange clown , perhaps because he acts out your wildest fantasies ?
4、 Some sociologists say that your answers to them could explain a lot about what you are thinking and about what your society is thinking –in other words , where you and your society are 、
5、 It’s just that Elvis managed to embody the frustrated teenage spirit of the 1950s 、
6、 Feelings always a part of any musical statement were a major subject 、 7、 This country element , Horowitz feels , helped its audience express an urge to “get away from it all , “ to “go back to the old days 、”
8、 In one 1972 national opinion poll , more than 10 percent of the high school boys and 20 percent of the girls said their hero was a rock superstar、
KeyB KeyB
1她描述道:”贾格尔拿着半加仑水, 顺着舞台前沿,边跑边把水洒向前排汗流浃背得歌迷身上、”
2、 您如何瞧待这种赞美与英雄崇拜?
3、 还就是由于她把您狂热得幻想用行动表现出来,您神不知鬼不觉地被这个不可思议得小丑所吸引?
4、 一些社会学家认为您对这些问题得回答,很能说明您在想什么,社会在想什么、、换句话说, 可以说明您与社会得态度、
5、 只不过艾尔维斯得演唱表现了50年代青少年那种沮丧得精神状态、 6、 感情总就是任何音乐表达得必要成分,也就是一个重要议题、
7、 霍罗威茨认为这种结合表达了听众欲”摆脱现实一切”/”重归昔日”得强烈愿望、
9、 在1972年得一次全国民意测验中, 10%以上得高中男生,20%得女生表示她们心目中得英雄就是超摇滚歌星、
C、 Fill in the blank in each sentence with the best word or expression from the box below,changing its form when necessary :
Sprinkle swelter in other words lazy rather than reject act out idle worship reverence drive embody
9、 His paintings embody the spirit of the modern era 、
10、 How do you act out your frustrations , by throwing glasses or something ? 11、 The peddler sprinkled some water over his vegetables to make them fresher and heavier、
12、 In such heated air ,the sweltering students could hardly keep their minds on their lessons 、
13、 That’s idle gossip 、 Don’t listen to it 、
14、 She sent in her application for the job , but was rejected as unqualified 、 15、 The salesman considered it safe to go along with the boss rather than to contradict him 、
8、 Everybody should have a sincere reverence /worship for the laws of his country 、
D、 Choose the right word or expression in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences :
1、 The whole nation watched the two candidates (arguing , debating ) the issue of raising taxes on TV 、
2、 It was a (proud , arrogant ) moment for my cousin when she shook hands with the President 、
3、 Even if you (mix , blend ) oil and water , they will not (mix , blend )、 4、 Some people watch television so much that they cannot (conceive , imagine ) of living without it 、
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