1、Reading practiceReading practiceTwelve Girls Band周健楠:演奏古筝毕业于中央音乐院，曾获北京民器乐大赛金奖杨松梅:演奏扬琴毕业于中国音乐学院，曾获北京民族器乐比赛银奖马菁菁:演奏扬琴毕业于中央音乐学院，在大学期间兼修了古筝和打击乐 曾多次前往国外讲学和表演。仲宝:演奏琵琶 毕业于解放军艺术学院，曾获河北省民族器乐比赛最佳演奏奖张琨:演奏琵琶毕业于中国音乐学院,曾获河北省器乐比赛少年银奖张爽:演奏琵琶,毕业于中央音乐学院，曾获辽宁省器乐大赛金奖廖彬曲:演奏管乐,毕业于中央民族大学，曾获广西省器乐大赛银奖孙婷:演奏二胡在读中央音乐学院，曾获龙音国际器
2、乐大赛银奖詹丽君:演奏二胡毕业于中央音乐学院，曾获国际器乐大赛优秀奖殷焱:演奏二胡毕业于中国音乐学院，曾获南京器乐大赛银奖雷滢：演奏二胡兼独弦琴 毕业于解放军艺术学院，曾获全国少数民族器乐大赛金奖孙媛:演奏管乐,毕业于中央民族大学,曾获首届希望杯器乐大赛银奖。Read the passage 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 advertisem
3、ents,and two million copies of the DVDs of their performances have been sold.Into the text:2.Twelve Girls Band is a group of women musicians from China who play traditional instruments but a broad variety of Chinese and international music.They are extremely popular in many countries around the worl
4、d.3.Twelve Girls Band is one of Chinas 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.a.Electronic keyboards and percussion add modern sounds and rhythms.b.the second sent
5、ence of Paragraph1,after“before a variety of ancient musical instruments”Decide where these sentences go in the passage.b.Past recipients of this honorary award include Madonna,Celine Dion and Mariah Carey.at the end of Paragraph2,after“In 2004 they were named international Artist of the Year”c.Thei
6、r music also creates a lush and original landscapes of sound which remind audiences of music from Ireland and from eastern Europe.the last sentence of Paragraph 4,after“the pipa and the dizi and xiao”d.The bands first US tour drew both pleasure and respect.the second sentence of Paragraph 5,before“A
7、merican critics noticed the mixture of pieces by Mozart and Beethoven”Complete each sentence with the correct form of a word from certain paragraph of the text.1.He is a _ writer.Many of his works are world-famous.(P1)2.The concert hall had been _ with people half an hour before the performance star
8、ted.(P2)giftedfilled3.China has the _ of respecting the old people.(P3)4.The family has six members,_ three pet cats.(P4)5.Women and men should be treated _ no matter what positions they hold.(P5)trationincludingequally1.The writer thinks that Twelve Girls Band is special because _.a.they combine Ch
9、inese and western musicb.they use symbols of numerology for inspirationc.theyre very talentedd.they have a classical trainingChoose the best answers.2.No other group of musicians from China has _.a.sold so many DVDs of their performancesb.achieved such success in the US music chartsc.appealed to so
10、many Asiansd.used Chinese mythology as an inspiration3.The bands choice of music shows its love for _.a.music from all over the worldb.traditional musical instrumentsc.Mozart and Beethovend.Chinese classical music4.Although it plays live in concerts,the band _.a.shows its respect for the Chinese mus
11、ical traditionb.also sells millions of recordings,e.g.DVDs,and CDsc.prefers Chinese musicd.also plays on television5.Chinese traditional symbols and instruments _.a.show their love for all styles of musicb.appeal to westernersc.work well with jazz and classic songsd.make clear the origins of the band and provide inspiration。1.One dozen beautiful young women,all in their twenties,take the stage and stand before a variety of ancient musical intruments.Important sentences:2.They build a musical bridge between east and west.3.It was the highest entry by an Asian group.
