S: Hm...I'd say since its rhythm is a lot like jazz, that's got to be it.
P: You got it! You could almost say that jazz is an improvised kind of Ragtime music. So you see, because of jazz, we still have the remnants of Ragtime around.
题目:
第一题: What is the main idea of the lecture?
答案:(C)how does piano contribute to the ragtime music.
第二题:Why the music is popular?
答案:(C)it expressed the spirit of the young people.
第三题:Two reasons of using piano of ragtime.
答案:(C)sound quality.(D)they reflected their wealth and social status.
第四题:Why does the professor mention about parade and park concert?
答案:(B)to explain the piano might be replaced by other instruments sometimes.
第五题:What does the professor say about jazz?
答案:(A)Jazz is improvised form of Ragtime music.
第六题:重听题
Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.
Why does the student says this:
With Rock & Roll I can see why it’s popular. But when it comes to Ragtime, well… I don’t get it! 答案:(D)asks for explanation.
4. 英国浪漫主义诗人华兹华斯及其诗歌
literature主要讲述了18-19世纪英国浪漫主义(Romanticism)诗歌的代表人物Wordsworth 的诗。他是浪漫主义的鼻祖,但浪漫主义这个称谓是后人加上的,不是他们本身这样称呼自己的(此处出题) 。Romanticism不是我们平时理解的 romance,和男女之间的爱情无关。Romanticism针对的是common people而不是少数educated people, 用的是simple language,描述的是日常生活中常见的事物,孩子,人类情感,以及自然和人类之间的互动。教授以自己为例,说自己在**时感受到了这种互动(此处出题)。与 romanticism 针锋相对的一种风格是 neoclassicism新古典主义,也是那位 romanticism 的鼻祖很反对的。Neoclassicism使用太多的 elaboration,如 sky 不叫 sky,而叫 blue 什么的;bird 不叫 bird,而叫 feathered person。
教授把该诗人的作品分为三个阶段。早期的浪漫主义作品,主要描述植物的(花与草)诗歌。中期时是对一些社会现象的评论。后期时对早期的作品进行修改。目前文学界还是认为它早期的作品是最好的。(教授还说,Wordsworth的诗越写到后来越糟糕,反而早期的比较好,本文重点讲了他第一阶段的诗)。