background knowledge of a concert托福聽力原文翻譯及問題答案

background knowledge of a concert托福聽力原文翻譯及問題答案

一、background knowledge of a concert托福聽力原文：

NARRATOR:Listen to a conversation between a student and a music director.

MALE STUDENT:Ms.Harper?

FEMALE DIRECTOR:Yes,can I help you?

MALE STUDENT:Hi,my name's Eric Patterson.I'm a journalism student.Uh,I wanted to ask you about the orchestra…

FEMALE DIRECTOR:I'm sorry Eric,but the orchestra is only open to music majors.

MALE STUDENT:Really?Well,see—

FEMALE DIRECTOR:But the policy's changing next year.After that,if you've taken three music courses,you will be able to audition.

MALE STUDENT:Well,uh,I have taken some music courses,and I do play the double bass,so maybe that’s something to think about.But actually,I was here about something else.

FEMALE DIRECTOR:Oh,sorry!It's just I-I get that question all the time,so…

MALE STUDENT:That's OK.Thing is,I work for Magna—the school paper—and I'm reporting on last week’s concert.Now,I went to it,and I really enjoyed it,but now I’m looking for some background knowledge.

FEMALE DIRECTOR:Well,I can refer you to some of the students in the orchestra,if you’d like a young musician’s point of view…

MALE STUDENT:Uh,I-I guess that might be helpful…But um,I’m really looking for a little bit of scholarly perspective.Some history of the music that was performed that evening.Where it originated,how it’s developed over time…

FEMALE DIRECTOR:Well,some of our musicians kind of specialize in Appalachian music;in fact,that's part of the reason we performed it.So you really should talk to them,too.um,OK,so we were playing Appalachian music…from communities in the Appalachian mountain regions of the United States.

MALE STUDENT:All right…

FEMALE DIRECTOR:Uh…do you really think you can keep this all in your head?

MALE STUDENT:Oh.Don't worry.All I need are a few key facts.I'm sure I can keep them straight until I get back to my dorm.

FEMALE DIRECTOR:So.The music is generally based on folk ballads and instrumental dance tunes.Um,it started with Scottish and Irish immigrants who brought over their styles of music.It's called Anglo-Celtic.

MALE STUDENT:So,people brought their musical traditions with them.

FEMALE DIRECTOR:Well,this Anglo-Celtic music was considered an important link to the past for these people,which you can see in the way that Appalachian singers sing ballads;they have sort of a nasal quality to them,like in Celtic ballads.In their new land,some of the lyrics were updated,you know,to refer to the new locations,and the occupations that settlers had in America.But at the same time,lots of ballads were still about castles,and royalty…lords and ladies…stuff like that.Which is what they were about originally.

MALE STUDENT:OK,and was that some sort of banjo I saw onstage during the performance。

FEMALE DIRECTOR:Yes,we're lucky that one of our students,Stewart Telford,has a nineteenth-century banjo—a real antique.He’s able to play in most of the traditional styles.Did you know that banjos are of African American origin,and that settlers in Appalachia adopted banjos for their folk music?They became very common in traditional Appalachian music,along with guitars and violins,of course….But if you want to learn about that banjo,talk to Stewart.

MALE STUDENT:That's great,Ms.Harper.Thanks a lot.Now,can you recommend any sources where I could look up more about this?

FEMALE DIRECTOR:Sure,I have a great book.A student has it today,but you can borrow it tomorrow if you'd like.

二、background knowledge of a concert托福聽力中文翻譯：

旁白：聽一段學(xué)生和音樂總監(jiān)之間的對話。

男學(xué)生：哈珀女士？

女導(dǎo)演：是的，我能幫你嗎？

男生：嗨，我叫埃里克·帕特森。我是一名新聞專業(yè)的學(xué)生。呃，我想問你關(guān)于管弦樂隊的事…

女導(dǎo)演：對不起，埃里克，但管弦樂隊只對音樂專業(yè)開放。

男學(xué)生：真的嗎？好吧，看-

女導(dǎo)演：但明年政策會改變。之后，如果你修了三門音樂課程，你就可以試聽了。

男學(xué)生：嗯，我學(xué)過一些音樂課程，我會彈低音提琴，所以也許這是需要考慮的。但實際上，我來這里是為了別的事。

女導(dǎo)演：哦，對不起！我一直都在問這個問題，所以…

男學(xué)生：沒關(guān)系。事實是，我為校報麥格納工作，我正在報道上周的音樂會?，F(xiàn)在，我去了，我真的很喜歡，但現(xiàn)在我正在尋找一些背景知識。

女導(dǎo)演：嗯，如果你想了解年輕音樂家的觀點，我可以向你介紹管弦樂隊的一些學(xué)生…

男學(xué)生：呃，我想這可能會有幫助……但是，嗯，我真的在尋找一點學(xué)術(shù)觀點。那天晚上演奏的音樂的一些歷史。它起源于哪里，如何隨著時間的推移而發(fā)展…

女導(dǎo)演：嗯，我們的一些音樂家擅長阿巴拉契亞音樂；事實上，這也是我們這樣做的部分原因。所以你也應(yīng)該和他們談?wù)?。嗯，好吧，我們播放的是阿巴拉契亞音樂……來自美國阿巴拉契亞山區(qū)的社區(qū)。

男學(xué)生：好吧…

女導(dǎo)演：呃……你真的認(rèn)為你能把這些都記在腦子里嗎？

男學(xué)生：哦。別擔(dān)心。我只需要一些關(guān)鍵事實。我相信在我回到宿舍之前，我可以一直保持他們的正直。

女導(dǎo)演：所以。音樂通常以民謠和器樂舞蹈曲調(diào)為基礎(chǔ)。嗯，它始于蘇格蘭和愛爾蘭移民，他們帶來了自己的音樂風(fēng)格。它叫盎格魯-凱爾特人。

男學(xué)生：所以，人們帶著他們的音樂傳統(tǒng)。

女導(dǎo)演：對這些人來說，這種盎格魯-凱爾特音樂被認(rèn)為是與過去的重要聯(lián)系，你可以從阿巴拉契亞歌手唱民謠的方式中看到這一點；就像凱爾特人的歌謠一樣，他們有點鼻腔的味道。在他們的新土地上，一些歌詞被更新了，你知道，以提及新的地點和定居者在美國的職業(yè)。但與此同時，許多歌謠仍然是關(guān)于城堡和皇室……貴族和女士……諸如此類的東西。這就是他們最初的想法。

男學(xué)生：好的，那是我在舞臺上看到的某種班卓琴嗎

女導(dǎo)演：是的，我們很幸運，我們的學(xué)生斯圖爾特·特爾福德有一把十九世紀(jì)的班卓琴——一種真正的古董。他能以大多數(shù)傳統(tǒng)風(fēng)格演奏。你知道班卓琴起源于非裔美國人，阿巴拉契亞的定居者采用班卓琴作為他們的民間音樂嗎？它們在傳統(tǒng)的阿巴拉契亞音樂中變得非常普遍，當(dāng)然還有吉他和小提琴…。但是如果你想了解班卓琴，請和斯圖爾特談?wù)劇?/p>

男學(xué)生：太好了，哈珀女士。謝謝?，F(xiàn)在，你能推薦一些我可以查詢更多信息的來源嗎？

女導(dǎo)演：當(dāng)然，我有一本好書。學(xué)生今天有，但如果你愿意，明天可以借。

三、background knowledge of a concert托福聽力問題：

Q1:1.Why does the student go to the woman's office?

A.To schedule an audition to join an orchestra

B.To ask a question about a music class he is taking

C.To get information for an article he is writing

D.To ask a question about a lecture the woman gave

Q2:2.Why does the woman assume that the student wants to join the orchestra?

A.He has taken some music classes.

B.He plays the double bass.

C.She has advertised for musicians in the newspaper.

D.She hears that request often.

Q3:3.What does the woman imply about the members of the orchestra?[Click on 2 answers.]

A.They might know more about the history of Appalachian music than she does.

B.They will teach the student to play the banjo.

C.They are all music majors.

D.Some of them have lived in the Appalachian Mountains.

Q4:4.According to the professor,how did immigrants'music change when they moved to the Appalachians?[Click on 2 answers.]

A.It began to incorporate new instruments.

B.Musicians began to experiment with new rhythms.

C.Singers started to use a nasal singing style.

D.The words of some of the songs were changed.

Q5:5.Why does the woman say this:(Female Director)Uh...do you really think you can keep this all in your head?

A.To emphasize a point she just made

B.To find out if the student needs more information

C.To suggest that the student take notes

D.To praise the student for having a good memory

四、background knowledge of a concert托福聽力答案：

A1:正確答案：C

A2:正確答案：D

A3:正確答案：AC

A4:正確答案：AD

A5:正確答案：C

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