Period 5 Reading Practice

课前预习：

使用说明与学法指导：通过完成课前预习练习题复习与有关的词汇；

借助词汇知识、课文及导学，理解例句并尝试总结知识结构

一．高频短语

1.in one's twenties　 在某人二十几岁时

2. a variety of 各种各样的

3. the moment 一......就

4.mix with 把A与 B 混合

5．draw on/upon 依靠，凭借

1．International Artist of the Year 年度最佳海外艺人大奖

2. the Japan Golden Disc Award ceremonies 日本金碟奖颁奖典礼

3. the female chamber orchestras 女子管弦乐队

4. China Academy of Music 中国音乐学院

5． The Chinese National Orchestra 中国民族管弦乐队

6． The Central Conservatory of Music 中央音乐学院

我的疑问 ：

课内探究&检测：

三．课文理解

I. Read 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.

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.

II. Match the main idea with each paragraph.

Para 1. a. The members' backgrounds

Para 3. c. The origins of Twelve Girls Band

Para 4. d. The band's influence and achievements.

Para 5. e. The brief Introduction of the band

Para 6. f. The group's appeal and their style of music

ⅲ.Choose the best answers.

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