最新版雅思听力指南 Listening Test5-section4

[00:03.84]Narrator:You will hear an extract from a lecture on British arts.
[00:10.63]Listen to what the speaker,Damon Albarn,says about British music
[00:18.44]and British arts festivals,and answer Questions 34 to 40.
[00:26.83]First,you will have some time to  look at the questions.
[00:33.04]Now listen carefully and answer Questions 34 and 35.
[00:40.12]Write in the correct answers using NO MORE THAN ONE  WORD
[00:46.81]yes,I would like to give a short presentation on British music and arts festivals.
[00:54.52]First,I will briefly¹ speak on the topic of the different styles of British  music.
[01:01.91]Then,I will quickly list and outline
[01:06.22]some of the most famous arts festivals in Britain.
[01:11.21]Classical music in Britain is a minority interest.
[01:16.41]Few classical musicians,whether British or foreign,
[01:21.82]become well known to the general public.
[01:25.92]When they do,it is usually because of circumstances
[01:31.40]which have nothing to do with their music.
[01:35.40]For example,the Italian opera tenor² Pavarotti
[01:41.20]became famous in the country when an aria³ sung by him was used by the BBC
[01:48.80]to introduce its 1990 football World Cup coverage⁴.
[01:54.68]Despite this low profile,thousands of British people are dedicated⁵ musicians
[02:01.76]and many public libraries have a well-stocked music section.
[02:07.45]Several British orche-stras,singers and choirs⁶ have international reputations.
[02:14.35]In the 1960s,British artists had a great influence on the development of music
[02:22.94]in the modern or 'pop' style.
[02:27.83]The Beatles and other British musical groups
[02:32.61]were responsible for several innovations
[02:37.20]which were then used by musicians in America and the rest of the world.
[02:43.21]These include the writing of words and music by the performers themselves,
[02:50.32]and more active audience participation⁷.
[02:54.71]Since the 1960s,popular music in Britain
[03:00.11]has been an enormous and profitable industry.
[03:05.52]The Beatles were awarded the highly prestigious⁸ honour of the  MBE,
[03:12.42]or Member of the British Empire,for their value as British exports.
[03:19.03]Within Britain,the total sales of various kinds of musical recordings⁹
[03:25.92]are more than 200 million every year,
[03:30.52]and the vast majority of that is popular music.
[03:35.93]Many worldwide trends have come out of Britain,and British pop artists
[03:42.41]have been active in at tempting¹⁰ to cross the boundaries
[03:47.79]between popular music,folk music and classic music.
[03:54.08]Questions 34-35 according to Section 4 (1).
[03:56.09]Fill in the blanks. write no more than one word for each answer.
[03:58.08]34.In Britain,classical music performers often only become famous
[04:00.07]because of circumstances that have little to do with their (  ).
[04:02.08]35.Of the 200-million plus recordings sold in Britain each year,
[04:04.06]the style most often bought is (  ) music.
[04:06.07]Section 4 (2).Damon Albarn:Now,on to Britain' s arts festivals.
[04:10.85]There are many festivals throughout Britain during the year,
[04:16.05]but these are the most well known.
[04:20.34]First,Aldeburgh,this festival takes place during June in East Anglia.
[04:28.54]The focus is on classical music in a relatively¹¹ informal atmosphere.
[04:35.15]In August,Scotland holds the Edinburgh International Festival,
[04:41.84]where one can view all the performing arts,including avant-garde.
[04:48.65]This is a world-famous event
[04:52.55]in which there are more than ten different performances every day
[04:58.24]in different locations around the city.
[05:02.55]At about the same time,Wales  holds the Royal National Eisteddfod,
[05:09.45]which includes music,poetry and dance from around the world.
[05:15.45]This festival mostly is in the form of competitions,
[05:21.25]with special categories for Welsh performing arts.
[05:26.56]The so-called "Proms" is held July through September in London.
[05:33.04]For this classical music performance almost
[05:37.03]all the seats are taken out of the Albert Hall,
[05:42.13]where the performance is held,
[05:45.42]and the audience stands or walks around instead of sitting.
[05:51.61]Also during the summer,at Glyndebourne,
[05:57.20]one is able to enjoy listening to opera
[06:01.69]in the setting of a large country house in Sussex.
[06:06.89]The Glastonbury and Reading festivals
[06:11.59]both occur in late summer and last about a week.
[06:16.50]These are probably the two most well established rock and pop music festivals.
[06:23.79]The Bradford and Cambridge festivals
[06:28.60]take a slower place,emphasizing folk music.
 

 

1 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

2 tenor   

n.男高音（歌手），次中音（乐器），要旨，大意

参考例句：

• The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
• The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。

3 aria   

n.独唱曲，咏叹调

参考例句：

• This song takes off from a famous aria.这首歌仿效一首著名的咏叹调。
• The opera was marred by an awkward aria.整部歌剧毁在咏叹调部分的不够熟练。

4 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

5 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

6 choirs   

n.教堂的唱诗班( choir的名词复数 )；唱诗队；公开表演的合唱团；（教堂）唱经楼

参考例句：

• They ran the three churches to which they belonged, the clergy, the choirs and the parishioners. 她们管理着自己所属的那三家教堂、牧师、唱诗班和教区居民。 来自飘（部分）
• Since 1935, several village choirs skilled in this music have been created. 1935以来，数支熟练掌握这种音乐的乡村唱诗班相继建立起来。 来自互联网

7 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

8 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

9 recordings   

n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片

参考例句：

• a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
• old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐

10 tempting   

a.诱人的, 吸引人的

参考例句：

• It is tempting to idealize the past. 人都爱把过去的日子说得那么美好。
• It was a tempting offer. 这是个诱人的提议。

11 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。