middle-of-the-road(中庸的)music-wenkub
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【正文】 dies and the amazing voice of Karen Carpenter, their middleoftheroad（中庸的） music has universal appeal, and is enjoyed by many different generations. They rapidly rose to fame in the early 1970s and wooed（招來(lái)）millions of fans with their clean image. As part of a close family, sheltered in each other’ s pany, the Carpenters were seen as extremely young Americans, role models for a generation. Perhaps the pressure of maintaining this image was too much, for towards the end of the 70s both Richard and Karen were in poor health. Where Richard was addicted to a form of sleeping pills, Karen was suffering from the eating disorder, known as anorexia nervosa(厭食癥 ), which eventually took her life. But with a catalogue as rich as the Carpenters’ their music lives on. The beauty of their sound and the sadness of their story bine to make them truly worth the status they hold. 2. More About the Carpenters A single is a good test of recording artist’ s ability to be both concise and pelling(令人佩服的 ). The performers has just a few minutes to grab and hold the listeners’ attention。 1) Listen to the first part again and fill in the blanks with the words in the box. (Page 3) 2) “ my favorite songs” means __ (Line 3) a) the songs that I wrote myself b) the songs that I loved most c) the songs that I remember well 3) “ a longlost friend” means __ (Line 10) a) a friend who has disappeared for a long time b) a friend who I haven’ t seen for years c) a friend who I lost touch with 2. Listen carefully and try to understand the song with the help of the activities designed for you. Part A 4) “ How I wondered where they had gone” means __ (Line 8) a. How I wanted to know where my old friends had gone! b. How I wanted to know where to find the old songs! c. How I missed t
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