Unit 2 Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit and Reading—Comprehending-2021-2022学年新教材高中英语选修第一册【金版新学案】教师用书（译林版）

Music is an international① language.The songs that are sung or played by instruments② are beautiful to all people everywhere. Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers (扬声器) and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult③ drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work.They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people.But most of the radio broadcasts④are music. Pop or popular music singers make much money.They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state.Once the popular singer is heard throughout⑤ the country, young people buy his or her tapes.Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer.Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her.Now the singer has become a national star. Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that are important to Americans.One is called folk⑥ music.It tells stories about the common⑦ life of Americans.The other is called western or country music.This was started by cowboys⑧ who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. 　　 音乐是一种国际语言。用乐器演唱或演奏的歌曲对世界各地的人来说都是美丽的。 美国的流行音乐是每个学生都喜欢的。学生们带着耳机，在课前、课后和午餐时间听音乐。有车的学生买大喇叭，在街上开车时大声播放音乐。 成年司机在开车上班的路上听着收音机里的音乐。他们也听关于体育、天气、政治和美国人民的活动的新闻。但是大部分的广播都是音乐。 流行音乐歌手赚很多钱。他们制作CD或磁带，供每个州的电台使用。一旦这位流行歌手在全国被听到，年轻人就会买他或她的磁带。这些录音带的一部分钱归了那位歌手。那位歌手走到哪里，所有的年轻人都想见见他或她。现在这位歌手已成为全国的明星。 除了流行音乐，还有两种音乐对美国人很重要。一种叫做民间音乐。它讲述了美国人共同的生活故事。另一种被称为西部或乡村音乐。这是由牛仔们开始的，他们会在晚上对着他们所照看的奶牛唱歌。今天，任何关于乡村生活和乡村男孩和他的女孩之间的爱情的音乐都被称为西部或乡村音乐。 多积词汇 ①international adj.国际的 ②instrument n. 乐器；仪器，器具；(车辆、机器的)仪器 ③adult n．成年人adj.成年的；成熟的 ④broadcast vt.& vi.播送；广播；传播 n.广播节目；电视节目 ⑤throughout prep.遍及，贯穿 ⑥folk adj.民间的；民俗的；普通百姓的 ⑦common adj.常见的，通常的，普遍的；共有的，共同的；