主题阅读：音乐的魅力
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在所有的艺术形式中，音乐是最擅长抒发情感、最能拨动心弦的艺术形式。有时，一段低沉、伤感的小提琴独奏会使我们原本快乐的心情瞬间变得低落、惆怅;有时，一曲清新、欢快的钢琴曲會让我们糟糕的心情顷刻间欢畅。有时，一首高亢、激昂的进行曲会让气馁的人振奋;有时，一段安静的小夜曲使浮躁的人舒缓、冷静下来……
这就是音乐的魅力！让我们一起来感受音乐的力量吧！
一位听障人士的DJ生活
他5歲时，耳朵受到感染，听力受损。但是，这并没有阻止他成为一个成功的音乐人……
1. hooked /h kt/ adj. 着迷的
2. bass /be s/ n. 低音
3. snare /sne （r）/ n.响弦
I was born in England with perfect hearing. In 1990， when I was five， my ears got infected. We didn’t have health insurance at the time and my parents couldn’t pay for the treatment. My doctors predicted that I would be completely deaf， so I think I’m doing pretty well.
There was always music on in my house when I was little. My dad was a DJ， so he played disco， folk， dance， rock， and music from other countries. For my 18th birthday， my dad asked me to deejay at the restaurant he owned. After doing that for a few weeks， I was hooked. I wanted to learn more.
I emailed DJ Shifted， a well？I know New York City DJ， when I was 25. “I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay？” He wrote back the next day， “Challenge accepted.” He tutored me twice a week for two years， helping me develop correct skills. I practiced four hours a day. Now when I’m performing， muscle memory takes over.
When I started， I wouldn’t tell the club managers I was deaf. I would just show up， introd
uce myself， and start playing music. At the end of the night， someone would say， “Oh， here’s the check.” And I’d say， “What？ Oh， I can’t hear.” They were always so surprised. Sometimes I would bring doctor s note because they wouldn’t believe me.
I use software that turns the music into lines of color on a computer screen. Red is the bass; blue is snare; green is the vocals or melody. I’m visually hearing the music. What I love about DJ is the creativity. Cover your ears the next time you go dancing， and you ll feel a little bit of how I do it. You ll start using your other senses. You ll start seeing that you’re able to hear the music in a different way. Music is not all about hearing.
I play from college parties to corporate events now. I also go to elementary schools for the deaf and talk to the students about motivation and believing in themselves. I’m big on talking to the parents. I tell them， “My advice to you is to let your kids chase their dreams. I m a deaf DJ， so why not？”
1. Which of the following helps the author perform well？
A. Muscle memory.
B. The doctor s note.
stretch up highC. The sense of hearing.
D. The sense of touching.
2. Who helps the author most in his DJ skills？
A. His father.
B. The doctor.
C. DJ Shiftee.
D. The club manager.
3. What can be concluded from the text？
A. Dreams have power.
B. Bad news has wings.
C. From saving comes having.
D. He that climbs high falls heavily.
1. A 2. C 3. A
“播放”音乐的公路
就著名的公路而言，66號公路是很难被超越的。许多歌曲，甚至是电视节目都用它来命名。
1. rumble / r mbl/ n. 隆隆声
2. veer /v （r）/ v. 改变方向
3. vibrate /va bre t/ v. 振动
4. strain /stre n/ v. 拉紧;竭力
In terms of famous roads， it’s impossible to top Route 66. The two and a half thousand mile highway stretching from Chicago to Los Angeles has earned its place in the history bo
oks， with songs and even a TV show named after it. But even on this famous road， there’s one stretch that stands out. That s because it plays music.
In 2014， the New Mexico Department of Transportation teamed up with National Geographic to create this unique landmark. They chose a 490 yard stretch of Route 66 （about a quarter of a mile） located in New Mexico， between mile markers 4 and 5 as you travel east between the cities of Albuquerque and Tijeras. A group of engineers at San Bar Construction Corp. installed rumble strips in the road， similar to the type that jars your car if you veer out of your lane. These strips， however， do something much more pleasant. They cause cars driving over them to vibrate， producing sounds with a certain pitch. Those sounds combine to form a recognizable tune： the chorus of the patriotic hit America the Beautiful.
And the best part is that you don t even have to strain to hear it. The song is pretty clearly audible. The one thing you do have to do is drive the speed limit. The song will only be recognizable if your car hits the rumble strips going 45 miles per hour. And there’s a reason
for this. In addition to being a cool landmark， the singing highway has another purpose： curbing speeding. National Geographic pitched the idea as part of its series “Crowd Control”， which looks at experiments exploring the habits of the masses （such as speeding） and whether they can be altered.
And don t worry about missing this experience. Signs next to the road let drivers know when the stretch is coming up， reading “Musical Road Ahead” and “Reduce to 45 mph to hear the song”. Once you reach the stretch itself， you’ll be able to see white music notes painted on the road.
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