When US musician Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for literature last month, many people took to social media to suggest that Leonard Cohen was the only other living songwriter who deserved(值得)the honor.
Sadly, on Nov 7, the deep-voiced Canadian artist died at the age of 82.
Many tributes(称赞)were written for Cohen, who had just released his 14th album, You Want It Darker, on Oct 21st. “Leonard Cohen is as important today as he was in the 1960s,” Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on in a statement. “ His ability to describe human emotion made him one of the most influential and lasting musicians ever.”
Cohen’s most famous song, Hallenlujah, in which he compared physical love to a need for spiritual connection, has been recorded hundreds of times by different musician since it was first released in 1984.
And Cohen’s song Bird on a Wire(1969) could be considered a perfect epitaph(墓志铭)that he wrote for himself. As the song’s first line goes, “Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in midnight choir(合唱团), I have tired in my way to be free.”
“Cohen writes words that explain what it means to be human. I’ve read poetry that has as much beauty as Cohen’s work, but in the world of music, Cohen is a rarity,” US singer Jennifer Warnes told Austin American-Statesman newspaper. ‘He describes things that go on inside a heart and what it feels like to be here.”
Along with his spirituality, Cohen’s dry, deep voice also helped his popularity. In 2006 he spoke with the NPR radio station about how he got his interesting voice—apparently it was “500 tons of whiskey and a million cigarettes.”
But he never forgot to work on the instruments that made up his songs, even though he was most famous for his lyrics (歌词)and voice.
“There is no difference between a poem and a song,” Cohen said in 1969 interview with the New York Times newspaper. “Some were songs first and some were poems first and some were written at the same time. All of my writing has guitars behind it, even the novels.”
“When people talk about Cohen, they fail to mention the melodies(旋律), which to me, along with his lyrics, are his greatest genius,” Bob Dylan told the New York magazine.” They give a lift to every one of his songs. As far a I know, no one comes close to this in modern music.”
1.What do Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan have in common?
A. They have both written beautiful lyrics.
B. They have both achieved outstanding things in literature
C. They both came from the same country
D. They were both considered the possible winners of Nobel Prize in literature.
2.People often speak highly of Cohen for many things except for_____.
A. his voice B. his melodies
C. his lyrics D. his influence
3.What can be inferred from the article?
A. Hallenlujah is the most performed song in the world
B. Bird on a Wire was written to describe Cohen’s personality
C. Bob Dylan took inspiration from Cohen’s work
D. Cohen said his unhealthy habits contributed to his unique voice.
4.Which of the following words best describe Cohen?
A. Humorous and optimistic B. Sensitive(敏感的)and moody
C. Insightful(深刻的)and talented D. Expressive and rebellious(叛逆的)
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When US musician Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for literature last month, many people took to social media to suggest that Leonard Cohen was the only other living songwriter who deserved(值得)the honor.
Sadly, on Nov 7, the deep-voiced Canadian artist died at the age of 82.
Many tributes(称赞)were written for Cohen, who had just released his 14th album, You Want It Darker, on Oct 21st. “Leonard Cohen is as important today as he was in the 1960s,” Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on in a statement. “ His ability to describe human emotion made him one of the most influential and lasting musicians ever.”
Cohen’s most famous song, Hallenlujah, in which he compared physical love to a need for spiritual connection, has been recorded hundreds of times by different musician since it was first released in 1984.
And Cohen’s song Bird on a Wire(1969) could be considered a perfect epitaph(墓志铭)that he wrote for himself. As the song’s first line goes, “Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in midnight choir(合唱团), I have tired in my way to be free.”
“Cohen writes words that explain what it means to be human. I’ve read poetry that has as much beauty as Cohen’s work, but in the world of music, Cohen is a rarity,” US singer Jennifer Warnes told Austin American-Statesman newspaper. ‘He describes things that go on inside a heart and what it feels like to be here.”
Along with his spirituality, Cohen’s dry, deep voice also helped his popularity. In 2006 he spoke with the NPR radio station about how he got his interesting voice—apparently it was “500 tons of whiskey and a million cigarettes.”
But he never forgot to work on the instruments that made up his songs, even though he was most famous for his lyrics (歌词)and voice.
“There is no difference between a poem and a song,” Cohen said in 1969 interview with the New York Times newspaper. “Some were songs first and some were poems first and some were written at the same time. All of my writing has guitars behind it, even the novels.”
“When people talk about Cohen, they fail to mention the melodies(旋律), which to me, along with his lyrics, are his greatest genius,” Bob Dylan told the New York magazine.” They give a lift to every one of his songs. As far a I know, no one comes close to this in modern music.”
1.What do Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan have in common?
A. They have both written beautiful lyrics.
B. They have both achieved outstanding things in literature
C. They both came from the same country
D. They were both considered the possible winners of Nobel Prize in literature.
2.People often speak highly of Cohen for many things except for_____.
A. his voice B. his melodies
C. his lyrics D. his influence
3.What can be inferred from the article?
A. Hallenlujah is the most performed song in the world
B. Bird on a Wire was written to describe Cohen’s personality
C. Bob Dylan took inspiration from Cohen’s work
D. Cohen said his unhealthy habits contributed to his unique voice.
4.Which of the following words best describe Cohen?
A. Humorous and optimistic B. Sensitive(敏感的)and moody
C. Insightful(深刻的)and talented D. Expressive and rebellious(叛逆的)
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Fifty years ago, the well-loved musician Bob Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival and was widely booed (嘘声). The audience may have been unhappy but Dylan's performance helped change the direction of music and culture in the United States.
The mid-1960s were a time of great change. One such place of change was the world of folk music. Bob Dylan became a symbol of change when he moved from acoustic (原声的) to electric guitar.
Rock music historian Elijah Wald has written a new book about the change. It is called " Dylan Goes Electric. " “There was a moment in the early 1960s when you could look at the Billboard charts and seven of the top 10 albums were folk records. And Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, the Kingston Trio, all had huge, huge, huge number-one records. "
And then this happened: The "British Invasion" introduced the world to the Beatles and grew a huge fan base for rock music. That worried many folk musicians, says Elijah Wald. They hoped that Bob Dylan would come to the rescue. However, a new Dylan sound came from the stage.
Bob Dylan had gone electric, and the followers of folk music were not pleased. "When Dylan went electric, I think one of the issues was the feeling that - wait a minute, he's gone over to the enemy. "
Folk lovers had looked to Bob Dylan to save their movement from rock and roll. But, author Wald says Dylan felt differently about the music. " Dylan had always liked rock and roll and Dylan didn't think of rock and roll as stupid music. "
In fact, Dylan was a Beatles fan. He later said that from the first time he heard the Beatles he
knew "they were pointing to the direction where music had to go. "
Beyond the music, Dylan's performance that night also marked a turn in American culture.
1.How did the audience feel when Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival?
A. Excited. B. Unsatisfied.
C. Respectful. D. Bored.
2.Which is TRUE about American music world in the early 1960s according to Elijah Wald?
A. Great changes had taken place in folk music.
B. People had grown sincere love for rock music.
C. Folk music was once a huge mainstream pop trend.
D. Bob Dylan was the best American musician at that time.
3.What did folk musicians and followers expect Dylan to do?
A. Change folk music for better.
B. Recover the glory of folk music.
C. Introduce the world to the Beatles.
D. Play rock and roll against the Beatles.
4.What will the author most probably talk about next?
A. Dylan's deep love for the Beatles' rock and roll music.
B. Dylan's beliefs in the new direction music should go.
C. Dylan's music as a great contribution to American folk music.
D. Dylan's performance as a mark of a change in American culture.
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Michael Jackson _____as “King of Pop” was announced dead on June 25th,
____ the world.
A.regarded; surprising | B.who regarded; surprising |
C.regarded; surprised | D.was regarded; surprising |
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It was as a result of his carelessness _______ a serious fire broke out during the night.
A.when B.that C.before D.since
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The woman burst into tears ________she was announced the winner.
A. that B. instantly
C. unless D. in case
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When People’s Bank of China announced that we should stop the use of bitcoin(比特币),there was fear among those who had had their Chinese Yuan _______ for bitcoin.
A. misunderstood B. desired
C. mistaken D. traded
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This year’s winners of the Wenjin Book Award, announced by the National Library of China on April 23, are from three main categories — children’s books, popular science and social science titles.
The annual awards announced on World Book Day are meant to build a bridge between readers, writers and publishers to create a conductive feeling for reading books and fulfill the duty of libraries to promote culture and educate the people.
Started in 2004 and first celebrated in 2005, the award’s group of judges is drawn from a pool of great scholars and journalists.
Zhang He, a senior culture reporter from the People’s Daily, says the awards are considered the most honorable in China’s book world because it fully focuses on the quality of the books.
Every year, the award selects 10 books from those published within the past 12 months, covering three areas: humanities and social science, popular science and children’s book. The judging group also makes dozens of book recommendations for the public.
From 2005 to 2014, with a break in 2012, judging groups selected 99 books and recommended some 421 others from a pool of 6,000 titles.
Critics (评论员) praised the winning books, especially Zhongguo Gudai Wuzi Wenhua, or Tangible Culture in Ancient China, published by the Zhonghua Book Company in July 2014. Based on a series of the writer Sun Ji’s lectures on Chinese culture, the book has 10 chapters that attempt to answer people’s questions about various aspects of ancient Chinese people’s lives. Chen Li, a writer and one of the judges says that the book has the “newest, most comprehensive and systematic description” on Chinese culture.
For more information, please click liuzhihua@chinadaily.com.cn
1.According to the passage, all of the followings are TRUE except ________.
A. There is a competition for the Wenjin Book Award every year.
B. World Book Day dates back to the year 2005.
C. It was because the award focuses on the quality of books that made it the most honorable in China’s book world.
D. The awarded books are about humanities and social sciences, popular science and children’s books.
2.Which of the following about Wenjin Book Award is RIGHT?
A. The books have to be written in the past years.
B. Themes of the books include humanities and social science as well as natural science
C. In the past decade, about one hundred books have won the Wenjin Book Award.
D. The award’s judges are from great scholars and writers.
3.Where can you probably read this passage?
A. On a website. B. In a magazine.
C. In a textbook. D. In a guidebook.
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Winners of Wenjin Book Award. B. World Book Day.
C. Work on Wenjin Book Award. D. Best-sellers on World Book Day.
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Every one, please remain________ ; the winner of the prize will be announced soon.
A. seating B. seated C. to seat D. to be seated
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It seemed_____the world was_____ when the earthquake hit Wenchuan on May, 12th,2008.
A.as if;at an end C.even if;in the end
C.if;at the end D.that;by the end
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When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 16 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 17 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old mind thinking that she wouldn’t live 18 from then on.
Over the years, I 19 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 20 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a particularly tiring day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 21.
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 22 into my son’s room with a box of 23. After 16 years, I still 24 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she smoothed the path for those people who were less 25 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 26.
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 27. But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 28. From this person that I thought would have no quality of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously 29 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 30 that I can never repay.
1. A.walking B.riding C.running D.driving
2. A.Lived B.survived C.existed D.escaped
3. A.equally B.calmly C.quietly D.normally
4. A.studied B.moved C.worked D.1ived
5. A.suffering B.causing C.bearing D.catching
6. A.up B.off C.back D.down
7. A.ran B.walked C.rolled D.moved
8. A.tissues B.presents C.pills D.candies
9. A.realized B.knew C.recognized D.reminded
10. A.rich B.healthy C.strong D.fortunate
11. A.money B.hope C.pity D.medicine
12. A.small B.pitiful C.weak D.shameless
13. A.admitted B.beaten C.hurt D.hospitalized
14. A.treated B.worsened C.relieved D.recovered
15. A.some money B.some tissues C.a debt D.a hope
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