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Music plays an indispensable role in our life. It can change our mood， uplift our spirit and even sublimate our emotions. As for band， a kind of performer of music， have you ever heard of some bands such as the Beatles， the Monkees and the Eagles？ Today， let’s give a glimpse of these three bands.
音乐在我们生活中扮演着不可或缺的角色。它能转换我们的心情，振奋我们的精神，还能升华我们的情感。说到音乐的一种演奏者——乐队，你有没有听说过诸如披头士、门基抑或老鹰呢？今天，我们就来一起了解一下这三支乐队。
The Beatles
The Beatles is undoubtedly one of the most successful and most influential bands in the history of pop music. The four young handsome men， named John Lennon， Paul McCartney， George Harrison， and Ringo Starr， got together from 1962 to 1970 and created a new era， ending the English men’s admiration for Elvis Presley.
Rooted in skiffle， beat and 1950s rock and roll， the Beatles experimented with several genres， ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelic and hard rock， often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In a few years， the Beatles’ music conquered the whole world and stirred up Beatlemania. Such mania was so strong that the Beatles finally stopped many concerts in order to live quieter lives.
The Beatles broke up in 1970. From the founding to break-up， the band existed just 10 years. Despite its short life-span， its influence was profound. As a cultural icon， and an inspiration to thousands of musicians who followed in their footsteps， the Beatles is as fresh as ever in minds of thousands of people.
披頭士乐队
披头士乐队毫无疑问是流行音乐史上最成功、最有影响力的乐队之一。四个帅气的年轻人，约翰·列侬、保罗·麦卡特尼、乔治·哈里森和林戈·斯塔尔在1962年到1970年之间聚在一起，开创了一个新时代，结束了英国人对猫王埃尔维斯·普霍斯利的崇拜。
植根于噪音爵士乐、打击乐以及20世纪50年代的摇滚乐，披头士积极尝试了很多音乐流派，从流行民歌和印度音乐，再到迷幻音乐以及硬摇滚，并且开创式地融入了经典元素。在短短几年内，披头士用音乐征服了世界并引发“披头士热”。这种狂热是如此强烈，所以披头士乐队最终停止了很多音乐会，才过上安静的生活。
披头士乐队于1970 年解散。从成立到解散，这支乐队存在仅仅十年的时间，但是尽管生命短暂，其影响却异常深远。作为文化偶像，披头士乐队鼓舞着成千上万的追随其足迹的音乐人。它在很多人心中从未褪色。
（资料信息参考来源：https：//www.bangli.uk/post/ 13006）
The Monkees
The Monkees got formed in a unique way. A TV show needed four musicians to play jokes on each other as well as play some music of the Beatles. Sadly， TV could only find one who was good enough. In this way， a musician named Dave Jones and three actors， namely Micky Dolenz， Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith， got together and formed the Monkees.
During the broadcasts， the actors just pretended to sing. However， their performances were humorous enough and they won lots of fans. And their fans even formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. After a year or so in which they became more serious about their work， the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music. So unique and inspiring was this band’s development that its story was written and compiled into Student’s Book 2 of New Senior English For China （2007 version published by People’s Education Press）. The passage， on the page 34， is titled The Band That Wasn’t.
门基乐队
门基乐队的组建方式与众不同，一个电视节目需要四个音乐人在节目上打趣逗笑和演奏披头士乐队的音乐。不幸的是他们只招到一个满意的。就是以这种方式，一个名叫戴维·琼斯的音乐家和三个名叫米奇·多伦茨、彼得·托克和麦克·奈史密斯的演员聚到了一起，组成了门基乐队。
在节目播放期间，乐队演员只是假唱。但是，他们的表演非常幽默，因此赢得了很多粉丝。歌迷们为了更加熟悉他们甚至成立了俱乐部。大约一年以后，门基乐队逐渐对自己的工作认真起来，他们开始像一支真正的乐队那样演唱自己创作的歌曲。然后他们录制自己的唱片，并且开始巡回演唱自己的音乐。
门基乐队的组建与发展是如此特别与鼓舞人心，所以他们的故事被编入人民教育出版社2007年发行的高中英语教科书第二册，文章在第34页，題目为《不是乐队的乐队》。
（资料信息参考来源：https：//www.monkees.net/）
The Eagles
The Eagles was formed in 1971. Four young men， Don Henley， Glenn Frey， Bernie Leadon， and Randy Meisner had a modest beginning to pursue their music dream. They just served as accompany band for Linda Ronstadt， a pretty popular female singer at that time， and even Bob Dylan， Nobel Prize winner in literature in 2016.
In 1976， the Eagles produced their unprecedented masterpiece Hotel California. The album became a blockbuster immediately and maintained the first position in the charts for 8 weeks. The song Hotel California became the peak work of the Eagles， and became the very substance and texture of the band. It， as a metaphor against materialism， touched on many themes， including insanity， innocence， danger， temptation and transient nature of fame， etc.
Times and attitudes quickly change. Now the Eagles is out of sight. However， their songs， especially the Hotel California， still echo in pubs， clubs and streets， bringing us to that time of confusion. Where there is a song sealing a time， there is value of its band.
老鹰乐队
老鹰乐队成立于1971年。四个年轻人，唐·亨利、葛伦·弗莱、班尼·林登、兰迪·麦斯勒以一种低调的方式开始了他们的音乐梦想之旅。他们那时以伴奏乐队的身份为琳达·朗丝黛，甚至是鲍勃·迪伦伴奏。前者是当时很红的乡村女歌手，后者于2016年获得诺贝尔文学奖。
1976年，老鹰乐队推出了他们的旷世杰作《加州旅馆》。专辑一发行就很畅销，连续8周在排行榜上蝉联冠军。在随后的岁月里，《加州旅馆》被认为是老鹰乐队的巅峰之作，被认为与乐队合二为一。这首歌隐喻着反对物质主义，包含了很多主题，例如迷惘、单纯、危险、诱惑、名誉的虚无等。
时过境迁，如今老鹰乐队已逐渐淡出我们的视野，但是那首经常响起的《加州旅馆》，总是让我们想起曾经的迷惘时代。一首经典的歌，封存了一个时代。一个乐队有这样一首歌，也就够了。
（资料信息参考来源：王昕文《老鹰乐队的故事》）
In the bright music sky， these aged bands are just some bright stars. With time going by， some of them become dimmed， and some of them disappear. However， their spirit of keeping pace with time， their persistence in pursuing their dream just resemble the moonlight， bright and eternal forever. It is these personalities that we can learn from these aged bands. 在音乐的璀璨天空里，这些老牌乐队曾是明亮的星斗。随着时间推移，他们或许暗淡，或许消逝，可是他们与时代共舞俱进的精神，与梦想牵手前行的坚持，恰如皎洁的月光，不朽永恒。我想，这也是我們能够从这些老牌乐队身上学到的东西。
读完文章，也尝试找找以下问题的答案吧！
1. Which of the following sayings about the Beatles is right？
A. The Beatles admired Elvis Presley deeply.
B. The Beatles succeeded because of their different trials and their creativity.
C. Due to their tiredness， the Beatles canceled many concerts.
D. The Beatles broke up because they couldn’t bear fans’interruption.
2. What’s the right order of following events about the Monkees？
① They produced their own records.
② They won fans and the fans formed clubs.
③ They played and sang songs of the Beatles.
④They became more serious about their work.
A.③④①② B.③②④①
C.①③④② D.①②③④
3. As for the Eagles’ song California Hotel， which saying of the following is wrong？
A. It is a metaphor.
B. It is the best song of the band.
C. It covers many topics.
D. It is released in 1972.
参考答案：B B D
音乐在我们生活中扮演着不可或缺的角色。它能转换我们的心情，振奋我们的精神，还能升华我们的情感。说到音乐的一种演奏者——乐队，你有没有听说过诸如披头士、门基抑或老鹰呢？今天，我们就来一起了解一下这三支乐队。
The Beatles
The Beatles is undoubtedly one of the most successful and most influential bands in the history of pop music. The four young handsome men， named John Lennon， Paul McCartney， George Harrison， and Ringo Starr， got together from 1962 to 1970 and created a new era， ending the English men’s admiration for Elvis Presley.
Rooted in skiffle， beat and 1950s rock and roll， the Beatles experimented with several genres， ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelic and hard rock， often incorporating classical elements in innovative ways. In a few years， the Beatles’ music conquered the whole world and stirred up Beatlemania. Such mania was so strong that the Beatles finally stopped many concerts in order to live quieter lives.
The Beatles broke up in 1970. From the founding to break-up， the band existed just 10 years. Despite its short life-span， its influence was profound. As a cultural icon， and an inspiration to thousands of musicians who followed in their footsteps， the Beatles is as fresh as ever in minds of thousands of people.
披頭士乐队
披头士乐队毫无疑问是流行音乐史上最成功、最有影响力的乐队之一。四个帅气的年轻人，约翰·列侬、保罗·麦卡特尼、乔治·哈里森和林戈·斯塔尔在1962年到1970年之间聚在一起，开创了一个新时代，结束了英国人对猫王埃尔维斯·普霍斯利的崇拜。
植根于噪音爵士乐、打击乐以及20世纪50年代的摇滚乐，披头士积极尝试了很多音乐流派，从流行民歌和印度音乐，再到迷幻音乐以及硬摇滚，并且开创式地融入了经典元素。在短短几年内，披头士用音乐征服了世界并引发“披头士热”。这种狂热是如此强烈，所以披头士乐队最终停止了很多音乐会，才过上安静的生活。
披头士乐队于1970 年解散。从成立到解散，这支乐队存在仅仅十年的时间，但是尽管生命短暂，其影响却异常深远。作为文化偶像，披头士乐队鼓舞着成千上万的追随其足迹的音乐人。它在很多人心中从未褪色。
（资料信息参考来源：https：//www.bangli.uk/post/ 13006）
The Monkees
The Monkees got formed in a unique way. A TV show needed four musicians to play jokes on each other as well as play some music of the Beatles. Sadly， TV could only find one who was good enough. In this way， a musician named Dave Jones and three actors， namely Micky Dolenz， Peter Tork and Michael Nesmith， got together and formed the Monkees.
During the broadcasts， the actors just pretended to sing. However， their performances were humorous enough and they won lots of fans. And their fans even formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. After a year or so in which they became more serious about their work， the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music. So unique and inspiring was this band’s development that its story was written and compiled into Student’s Book 2 of New Senior English For China （2007 version published by People’s Education Press）. The passage， on the page 34， is titled The Band That Wasn’t.
门基乐队
门基乐队的组建方式与众不同，一个电视节目需要四个音乐人在节目上打趣逗笑和演奏披头士乐队的音乐。不幸的是他们只招到一个满意的。就是以这种方式，一个名叫戴维·琼斯的音乐家和三个名叫米奇·多伦茨、彼得·托克和麦克·奈史密斯的演员聚到了一起，组成了门基乐队。
在节目播放期间，乐队演员只是假唱。但是，他们的表演非常幽默，因此赢得了很多粉丝。歌迷们为了更加熟悉他们甚至成立了俱乐部。大约一年以后，门基乐队逐渐对自己的工作认真起来，他们开始像一支真正的乐队那样演唱自己创作的歌曲。然后他们录制自己的唱片，并且开始巡回演唱自己的音乐。
门基乐队的组建与发展是如此特别与鼓舞人心，所以他们的故事被编入人民教育出版社2007年发行的高中英语教科书第二册，文章在第34页，題目为《不是乐队的乐队》。
（资料信息参考来源：https：//www.monkees.net/）
The Eagles
The Eagles was formed in 1971. Four young men， Don Henley， Glenn Frey， Bernie Leadon， and Randy Meisner had a modest beginning to pursue their music dream. They just served as accompany band for Linda Ronstadt， a pretty popular female singer at that time， and even Bob Dylan， Nobel Prize winner in literature in 2016.
In 1976， the Eagles produced their unprecedented masterpiece Hotel California. The album became a blockbuster immediately and maintained the first position in the charts for 8 weeks. The song Hotel California became the peak work of the Eagles， and became the very substance and texture of the band. It， as a metaphor against materialism， touched on many themes， including insanity， innocence， danger， temptation and transient nature of fame， etc.
Times and attitudes quickly change. Now the Eagles is out of sight. However， their songs， especially the Hotel California， still echo in pubs， clubs and streets， bringing us to that time of confusion. Where there is a song sealing a time， there is value of its band.
老鹰乐队
老鹰乐队成立于1971年。四个年轻人，唐·亨利、葛伦·弗莱、班尼·林登、兰迪·麦斯勒以一种低调的方式开始了他们的音乐梦想之旅。他们那时以伴奏乐队的身份为琳达·朗丝黛，甚至是鲍勃·迪伦伴奏。前者是当时很红的乡村女歌手，后者于2016年获得诺贝尔文学奖。
1976年，老鹰乐队推出了他们的旷世杰作《加州旅馆》。专辑一发行就很畅销，连续8周在排行榜上蝉联冠军。在随后的岁月里，《加州旅馆》被认为是老鹰乐队的巅峰之作，被认为与乐队合二为一。这首歌隐喻着反对物质主义，包含了很多主题，例如迷惘、单纯、危险、诱惑、名誉的虚无等。
时过境迁，如今老鹰乐队已逐渐淡出我们的视野，但是那首经常响起的《加州旅馆》，总是让我们想起曾经的迷惘时代。一首经典的歌，封存了一个时代。一个乐队有这样一首歌，也就够了。
（资料信息参考来源：王昕文《老鹰乐队的故事》）
In the bright music sky， these aged bands are just some bright stars. With time going by， some of them become dimmed， and some of them disappear. However， their spirit of keeping pace with time， their persistence in pursuing their dream just resemble the moonlight， bright and eternal forever. It is these personalities that we can learn from these aged bands. 在音乐的璀璨天空里，这些老牌乐队曾是明亮的星斗。随着时间推移，他们或许暗淡，或许消逝，可是他们与时代共舞俱进的精神，与梦想牵手前行的坚持，恰如皎洁的月光，不朽永恒。我想，这也是我們能够从这些老牌乐队身上学到的东西。
读完文章，也尝试找找以下问题的答案吧！
1. Which of the following sayings about the Beatles is right？
A. The Beatles admired Elvis Presley deeply.
B. The Beatles succeeded because of their different trials and their creativity.
C. Due to their tiredness， the Beatles canceled many concerts.
D. The Beatles broke up because they couldn’t bear fans’interruption.
2. What’s the right order of following events about the Monkees？
① They produced their own records.
② They won fans and the fans formed clubs.
③ They played and sang songs of the Beatles.
④They became more serious about their work.
A.③④①② B.③②④①
C.①③④② D.①②③④
3. As for the Eagles’ song California Hotel， which saying of the following is wrong？
A. It is a metaphor.
B. It is the best song of the band.
C. It covers many topics.
D. It is released in 1972.
参考答案：B B D