Unit 2 The universal language-【同步拓展阅读】2023-2024学年高二英语阅读提升（译林版2020选择性必修第一册）

Unit 2 The Universal Language Unit 2 The universal language 必备知识 核心词汇 compose；transform；adaptation；defend；greet；distant；expectation；enthusiastic；prediction；depress；possess；tear apart；throw in；consist of；all of a sudden；turn out；be well received；stream into；break into 核心语法 动词-ing形式作主语和宾语 语篇 海报、电子邮件、简介等文体的写作和结构特征 表达 倒叙，以电子邮件形式选择得体的语言形式进行有效沟通 关键能力 通过分类理解和记忆词汇 通过音乐陶冶性情，听英文歌曲提升学习兴趣 通过图书馆、互联网收集与音乐相关的信息 学科素养 能向同伴口头介绍自己喜欢的歌手和乐队 运用拟人的修辞手法描述听音乐的体验 核心价值 了解中外音乐领域的基本知识 理解和欣赏优秀音乐作品 发现并理解音乐作品中所包含的文化元素及其内涵 引言解读 Music gives inspiration, to rise. 释义：音乐给人灵感，给人奋起。 启示：音乐是人类的通用语言，它可以给人们带来交流沟通的无障碍。中学生是祖国的未来，健全的身心是其全面发展的前提，民族振兴需要德智体美劳的综合提升。国际通用语言包含音乐及肢体语言的把握至关重要。 名句积累 1．Music should make the spirit of the human spark burst.音乐应当使人类的精神爆出火花。 2．Music is the second language of mankind.音乐是人类的第二语言。 3．Music is the best charger on the trip!音乐是旅途上最好的充电器! 4．Music is a mirror of the soul, and is merciless mirror.音乐是心灵的镜子，而且是铁面无情的镜子。 5．At the end of the language is where the music comes in.语言的尽头是音乐出现的地方。 在“人与社会”的主题语境下,探讨了世界各国的音乐文化。涉及的语篇类型多样，有海报、电子邮件、杂志文章以及简介等。本单元的学习，旨在帮助学生深刻认识音乐是一种无国界的语言，是文化的重要组成部分；欣赏音乐可以了解不同文化，增强文化意识。 语篇品读 The earliest forms of music were probably drum-based, percussion instruments being the most readily available at the time. These simplest of simple instruments are thought to have been used in religious ceremonies as representations of animals. There was no notation or writing of this kind of "music" and its sounds can only be extrapolated from the music of American Indians and African natives who still adhere to some of the ancient religious practices. As for the more advanced instruments, their evolution was slow and steady. It is known that by 4000 BCE the Egyptians had created harps and flutes, and by 3500 BCE lyres and double-reeded clarinets had been developed. In Denmark, by 2500 BCE an early form of the trumpet had been developed. This trumpet is what is now known as a "natural trumpet." It is valveless, and depends completely o