World Music Day世界音樂日

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每年的6月21日，有120多個國家慶祝世界音樂日。

主題語境：文化與藝術(shù) 篇幅：266詞 建議用時：5分鐘

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1 Every year on June 21st， World Music Day is cele?brated in over 120 countries， including its birthplaceFrance， to honor both amateur and professional musicians.Citizens of a city or a country are permitted and encouragedto perform music outside in their neighborhoods， publicareas， and parks on World Music Day. Free concerts arealso held， where musicians perform for the joy of it ratherthan for a fee.

2 In the 1970s， American musician Joel Cohen， who was then working for a French ra?dio station， came up with the idea of having musicians perform on the evening of June 21 tocelebrate the start of summer. It was finally accepted by Frances Ministry of Culture in1982. The day started in France and has since extended to countries such as Belgium， theUnited Kingdom and others. Its an ideal time to learn a new instrument or listen to songsthey wouldnt ordinarily include on their playlist. Every type of musician can celebrateWorld Music Day with friends， family， and even strangers， whether they are young， elderly，new， or seasoned professionals. The purpose is to promote music.

3 It makes no difference how good you are at making music. Everyone can do it. Thisday can be used by even the most tone?deaf folks to sing their hearts out and appreciate thebeauty and power of music. Music is not only a great way to express yourself， but it mayalso be beneficial to your health. A song might bring back a joyful memory or make youfeel energized when you listen to it.

1. In which country did World Music Day begin？

A. Belgium.? B. America.? C. France.? D. China.

2. Why are some concerts held for free on World Music Day？

A. For reputation.? B. For entertainment.

C. For experience.? D. For occupation.

3. What do we know about World Music Day？

A. Those who are not good at music are not welcome that day.

B. Joel Cohen put forward the idea of performing music for free that day.

C. The goal of it is to instruct tone?deaf people in music.

D. You can listen to songs not included on the playlist that day.

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Latin American music is one of the most popular music in the world. Sometimes it1.________ （call） Latin music， which includes the music of many countries and comes inmany varieties. Some critics have defined Latin music as a 2. ________（combine） of four ele?ments—music style， geography， cultural background of artist and language， the first ofwhich contains all music styles generated from Latin countries， such as salsa， merengue，bachata as well as others 3. ________（gain） from more mainstream styles， such as Latin pop，rock， jazz and hip?hop. Latin music 4. ________（influence） American popular music， jazz，rhythm and blues and even country music for long.

The Argentine tango was 5. ________worldwide success in the 1930s， 6. ________it wascommon in dance halls for a Latin orchestra to alternate with a big band. Latin music was7.________ （extreme） popular with dancers.

8. ________（start） in the mid?1980s， Billboard introduced the Top Latin Albums andHot Latin Tracks charts for Latin music albums and singles. During the next decade， Latinmusic gained more interest from artists and producers. Ricky Martins performance of Span?glish version The Cup of Life at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999 was 9.________made him well?known and earned him much press attention. Today， most mainstream art?ists and producers tend 10.________ feature more on songs from Latin artists.