background knowledge of a concert托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

background knowledge of a concert托福听力原文翻译及问题答案

一、background knowledge of a concert托福听力原文：

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托福听力中文翻译：

旁白：听一段学生和音乐总监之间的对话。

男学生：哈珀女士？

女导演：是的，我能帮你吗？

男生：嗨，我叫埃里克·帕特森。我是一名新闻专业的学生。呃，我想问你关于管弦乐队的事…

女导演：对不起，埃里克，但管弦乐队只对音乐专业开放。

男学生：真的吗？好吧，看-

女导演：但明年政策会改变。之后，如果你修了三门音乐课程，你就可以试听了。

男学生：嗯，我学过一些音乐课程，我会弹低音提琴，所以也许这是需要考虑的。但实际上，我来这里是为了别的事。

女导演：哦，对不起！我一直都在问这个问题，所以…

男学生：没关系。事实是，我为校报麦格纳工作，我正在报道上周的音乐会。现在，我去了，我真的很喜欢，但现在我正在寻找一些背景知识。

女导演：嗯，如果你想了解年轻音乐家的观点，我可以向你介绍管弦乐队的一些学生…

男学生：呃，我想这可能会有帮助……但是，嗯，我真的在寻找一点学术观点。那天晚上演奏的音乐的一些历史。它起源于哪里，如何随着时间的推移而发展…

女导演：嗯，我们的一些音乐家擅长阿巴拉契亚音乐；事实上，这也是我们这样做的部分原因。所以你也应该和他们谈谈。嗯，好吧，我们播放的是阿巴拉契亚音乐……来自美国阿巴拉契亚山区的社区。

男学生：好吧…

女导演：呃……你真的认为你能把这些都记在脑子里吗？

男学生：哦。别担心。我只需要一些关键事实。我相信在我回到宿舍之前，我可以一直保持他们的正直。

女导演：所以。音乐通常以民谣和器乐舞蹈曲调为基础。嗯，它始于苏格兰和爱尔兰移民，他们带来了自己的音乐风格。它叫盎格鲁-凯尔特人。

男学生：所以，人们带着他们的音乐传统。

女导演：对这些人来说，这种盎格鲁-凯尔特音乐被认为是与过去的重要联系，你可以从阿巴拉契亚歌手唱民谣的方式中看到这一点；就像凯尔特人的歌谣一样，他们有点鼻腔的味道。在他们的新土地上，一些歌词被更新了，你知道，以提及新的地点和定居者在美国的职业。但与此同时，许多歌谣仍然是关于城堡和皇室……贵族和女士……诸如此类的东西。这就是他们最初的想法。

男学生：好的，那是我在舞台上看到的某种班卓琴吗

女导演：是的，我们很幸运，我们的学生斯图尔特·特尔福德有一把十九世纪的班卓琴——一种真正的古董。他能以大多数传统风格演奏。你知道班卓琴起源于非裔美国人，阿巴拉契亚的定居者采用班卓琴作为他们的民间音乐吗？它们在传统的阿巴拉契亚音乐中变得非常普遍，当然还有吉他和小提琴…。但是如果你想了解班卓琴，请和斯图尔特谈谈。

男学生：太好了，哈珀女士。谢谢。现在，你能推荐一些我可以查询更多信息的来源吗？

女导演：当然，我有一本好书。学生今天有，但如果你愿意，明天可以借。

三、background knowledge of a concert托福听力问题：

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托福听力答案：

A1:正确答案：C

A2:正确答案：D

A3:正确答案：AC

A4:正确答案：AD

A5:正确答案：C