英语选修6Module_4_Reading_practice.ppt

杨松梅:演奏扬琴 毕业于中国音乐学院，曾获北京民族器乐比赛银奖 马菁菁: 演奏扬琴 毕业于中央音乐学院，在大学期间兼修了古筝和打击乐曾多次前往国外讲学和表演。 仲宝:演奏琵琶毕业于解放军艺术学院，曾获河北省民族器乐比赛最佳演奏奖 张琨: 演奏琵琶 毕业于中国音乐学院, 曾获河北省器乐比赛少年银奖 张爽: 演奏琵琶,毕业于中央音乐学院，曾获辽宁省器乐大赛金奖 孙媛: 演奏管乐, 毕业于中央民族大学, 曾获首届希望杯器乐大赛银奖。 Read the passage and choose the best summary. 1. Twelve Girls Band plays traditional music in many countries. They are well-known for their music which is used in advertisements, and two million copies of the DVDs of their performances have been sold. 2. Twelve Girls Band is a group of women musicians from China who play traditional instruments but a broad variety of Chinese and international music. They are extremely popular in many countries around the world. 3. Twelve Girls Band is one of China’s most important groups of musicians. They represent Chinese traditional music all over the world, especially in the USA and Japan. Their music is full of the symbols of numerology. b. Past recipients of this honorary award include Madonna, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. d. The band’s first US tour drew both pleasure and respect. Complete each sentence with the correct form of a word from certain paragraph of the text. 3. China has the ________ of respecting the old people.(P3) 4. The family has six members, ________ three pet cats.(P4) 5. Women and men should be treated ______ no matter what positions they hold. (P5) 1. The writer thinks that Twelve Girls Band is special because ___. a. they combine Chinese and western music b. they use symbols of numerology for inspiration c. they’re very talented d. they have a classical training 2. No other group of musicians from China has ___. a. sold so many DVDs of their performances b. achieved such success in the US music charts c. appealed to so many Asians d. used Chinese mythology as an inspiration 3. The band’s choice of music shows its love for ___. a. music from all over the world b. traditional musical instruments c. Mozart and Beethoven d. Chinese classical music 4.