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1、（1）Western teens share their top tunes酷 爱 说 唱 音 乐，钟 情 流 行 歌 曲 大 洋 彼 岸 的 美 国 少 年，与 你 有 着 很 多 共 同 语 言。HAVE you ever wondered what kind of music kids across the Pacific Ocean are listening to?Are they crazy about Britney Spears?Do they love the Backstreet Boys?Or do they dance toEminem?Well,nearly 6,00

2、0 teens have taken part in a Teens&Music study,conducted by USAWeekend Magazine last autumn.And the results show what type of music is hot and what isnot.It comes as no surprise that hip-hop（街 舞 音 乐）and rap（说 唱 乐）are the most popular types ofmusic among American teenagers.They began in the mid-1970s

3、,with young black kids in NewYork,taking music onto the streets.Hip-hop and rap are well-known for the breakdancing（霹 雳 舞）that goes with them.The word rap comes from a 1960s slang（俚 语）word for conversation.It is a rapid,slangyrhyme（韵 律）that is spoken rather than sung.Eminem is among the most popular

4、 rappers ever to hit the US.His first album The MarshallMathers LPH topped the American music chart（排 行 榜）in May 2000.Although about a thirdof teens in the US showed their support for him,almost as many said that his music was sooffensive that they couldnt listen to it.Compared with Eminem,actor-rap

5、per Will Smith is more of a star for the kids.He wasawarded the Wannabe Award,on April 1 2 at Nickelodeons 16th Annual Kids*Choice Awards.It is an award given to a celebrity whom kids most want to be.Pop music,such as Brittney Spears and the Backstreet Boys has always suited the tastes of thegeneral

6、 public.It continues to enjoy support among teens and is second most popular after rap.Third is rock music with exciting dance beats（节 拍）and simple lyrics that speak loudly ofsocial problems.The melodies（旋 律）are led by electric guitars.Rock became popular in theUS in the early 1950s.American singer

7、Elvis Presley and British group the Beatles becameworld-famous rock artists.The study also showed that jazz is least loved by American teens.It developed in the latter partof the 19th century from a mixture of African work songs and hymns（赞 美 诗）.Jazz tends to bethe type of music that people enjoy mo

8、re as they get older.（2）Woo-Chow film周 润 发、吴 宇 森 再 度 联 手 BULLETPROOF Monk”（防 弹 武 僧），the new film starring Hong Kongs Chow Yun-fat（周 润 发），will be released in Asia in April.Chow,48,plays a mysterious monk in the sci-fi movie（科 幻 电 影）.He has travelled around theglobe to protect an ancient scroll（卷 轴）wh

9、ich holds the key to unlimited power.Now,with anew scroll keeper-a clever kid he saves the world from the scrolls most desperate pursuer（急 切 的 追 寻 者）.The movie is produced by well-known Chinese-American director John Woo（吴 宇 森）.Bulletproof Monk marks the first Hollywood union of Chow and Woo.They fo

10、rmed one ofthe most successful partnerships in Hong Kong in the Os and Os with big hits,such as A BetterTomorrow（英 雄 本 色）.（3）Spiel be rg*s star斯 皮 尔 伯 格 留 名 星 光 大 道 HOLLYWOOD big name Steven Spielberg received the first star of 2003 last Friday on theWalk of Fame（功 勋 大 道）in Hollywood outside the Kod

11、ak Theatre 一 home of the AcademyAwards telecast（电 视 转 播）.The 56-year-old director has collected three Oscars.（4）Growing pains挥 手 告 别 昔 日 的 稚 嫩 与 纯 真，美 国 新 生 代 歌 手 正 在 经 历 成 长 阵 痛。ISNT it amazing how quickly they grow up?Just five years ago,the Backstreet Boys and NSync were still new kids on the pop

12、 scene in the United States.They re-awaken the tradition ofromantic harmonies（和 声）with a fancy dance.Then in 1999 along came teen queens Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.The music charts（排 行 榜）were crowded with energetic teenagers.That was then.Now,with the releases of three new solo（单 独 的）albu

13、ms,fans are wondering:can our young stars Nick,Timberlake and Christina grow up and find happiness?Nick Carter,22,became the first Backstreet Boy to dance off on his own with a solo album inOctober 2002.Justin Timberlake made the same move a week later for N Sync.Both of them are very handsome,but t

14、heir performance styles are different.Carter leaves outdancing partners in Now or Never,but despite the extra guitar,the music is still like theBackstreet sound.Timberlake goes further,offering old school R&B（蓝 调 音 乐）with a new hip-hop beats（节 拍）.Carters solo project opened at No.1 7 on the chart an

15、d has sold 90,000 copies in two weeks inthe US.Timberlake,meanwhile,only needed a week to sell 439,000.Aguilera is determined not to be viewed as a kid.This time,the title of her album Stripped,clearly defines her as an adult performer.Released in October,the album has sold a healthy499,000 in two w

16、eeks.Yet,the question is not only the commercial success of their solo efforts.It is also theirinfluence on the singers in other pop groups.After acting just like the others for so long,Carter,Timberlake and Aguilera are all hungry tobe seen as individuals.Always linked to Spears by timing and Maria

17、h Carey by style,Aguilerawants to define herself.The 22-year-old pop queen chose to wear less as a mark of her growing up.Her clothes havebecome a topic of conversation.People also notice that there are a lot of good songs in thealbum.Timberlake,21,might be trying on a new image with his new style.H

18、is new disc,JustifiedM,goes for a purer R&B sound than the catchy pop tunes written for N Sync.For 22-year-old Carter,the challenge of standing alone may be more difficult.HNick has alwaysbeen a little shy,said Jeff Pollack,a leading consultant（顾 问）for radio,MTV and Hollywood.He has to remember it*s

19、 Nick Carter onstage,as opposed to Nick in a band.He has to makehimself a front guy.Thals going to be hard for him.”Pollack points out that only serious music can give Timberlake a greater chance of success thanothers in the bands.uTheres no free pass for teen idols to become adult,artists,he said.H

20、ELP1.fancy adj.别 致 的 mercial adj.商 业 的 3.individual n.（独 立 的）个 人 4.idol n.偶 像（5）Harry Potter visits China”成 功 没 有 影 响 我 的 生 活，我 还 是 从 前 的 那 个 我”“哈 利 波 特”在 中 国 吐 露 心 声。Harry Potter came to China!Not the mop-haired（头 发 蓬 乱 的），magic wizard wearing glassesand a black jacket,but a gentle boy with clear b

21、lue eyes,sunny smile,and a formal suit.He is Daniel Radcliffe,a 1 3-year-old teenager who has played Potter,the biggest and best heroin Britain since James Bond.Daniel Radcliffe stands with his Chinese fan.Daniel visited China fbr the first time on December 21 and 22.He presented the premiere（首 映）of

22、 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,（哈 利 波 特 与 密 室）in Beijing andShanghai.The film will be released across China on January 23.*I love China,*said Daniel in broken Chinese.He paid a visit to the Great Wall and theForbidden City（故 宫）and was greatly impressed.Daniel was thrown into stardom over n

23、ight by the Harry Potter series.Right now,his salary,US$3 million from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,makes him one of the highestpaid teen stars in the entertainment world.My life has changed surprisingly little.T m just recognized sometimes,and people come up tome on the street.Irm honour

24、ed by all the fan letters I get,but I dont have a girlfriend,Danielsaid when asked how his life changed since he entered the world of Harry Potter.Fame and fortune may not be what Daniel cared about most.He liked Potter and thought theytwo were similar,which is why he played the screen teen so well.

25、Some things I have in common with him are that Harrys friends are very important to him,and my friends are also very important to me.Were both very curious,and that maybe gets usinto trouble quite a lot.1 Daniel said he learned a lot from the films.He saw how specialeffects（特 技）worked with his own e

26、yes.nI do as many of the stunts（惊 险 动 作）as possible,its really cool,he said.Daniel hoped he could do all the five parts of the film series,because I grow as Harry grows.But he admitted that he was only sure he was to star in the third film.There is one thing Daniel was quite proud of:his acting care

27、er gets along well with hisschool work.Although he had to spend at least five hours a day on set,he has caught up with allof the other kids.He claimed that he did better with one-to-one tutoring（家 教）than in a class of people.Amongall the subjects,he liked English most.He also developed a great inter

28、est in directing andwriting.（6）Music protected第 九 交 响 曲 列 为 世 界 遗 产 THE original score（乐 谱）of the Ninth Symphony（第 九 交 响 曲）of German composer Ludwigvan Beethoven has been added to the United Nations（UN）world heritage（遗 产）list onDecember 19.The 200-page manuscript（手 稿）of Beethovens Ninth is the first

29、 musical score to gain theofficial protection of the UN Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization（UNESCO,联 合 国 教 科 文 组 织）.The Ninth Symphony is referred to as Choral（合 唱 的）Symphony and has been played atmany historical events including the fall of the Berlin Wall.（7）New director tries华 盛 顿 角

30、逐 最 佳 导 演 奖 HOLLYWOOD actor Denzel Washington will compete for Best Director Oscar after directinguAntwone Fisher（冲 出 逆 境）.The film was shown in 1 5 theatres in the past weekend,andit averaged USS 14,500 on those screens.The movie is based on the true story of a violent sailorwho finally understands

31、 his difficult childhood.Washington,48,won an Oscar for best actor for his role in Training Day in March of thisyear.（8）Group breaks up韩 国 少 女 组 合 S.E.S解 散 SOUTH Koreas pop girl group S.E.S announced their disbandment on December 20.S.E.S was formed in 1997 with three girls Sea,Eugene and Shoo putti

32、ng the average ageat 1 7 years old.The band has released six Koreanalbums and several Japanese albums,all of which turned out to be huge successes.The girls*contract with SM entertainment ended this month and only Shoo intends to work with SM.（9）Growing pains挥 手 告 别 昔 日 的 稚 嫩 与 纯 真，美 国 新 生 代 歌 手 正 在

33、 经 历 成 长 阵 痛。ISNT it amazing how quickly they grow up?Just five years ago,the Backstreet Boys and NSync were still new kids on the pop scene in the United States.They re-awaken the tradition ofromantic harmonies（和 声）with a fancy dance.Then in 1999 along came teen queens Britney Spears and Christina

34、Aguilera.The music charts（邦 F 彳 亍 榜）were crowded with energetic teenagers.That was then.Now,with the releases of three new solo（单 独 的）albums,fans are wondering:can our young stars Nick,Timberlake and Christina 一 grow up and find happiness?Nick Carter,22,became the first Backstreet Boy to dance off o

35、n his own with a solo album inOctober 2002.Justin Timberlake made the same move a week later for N Sync.Both of them are very handsome,but their performance styles are different.Carter leaves outdancing partners in Now or Never,but despite the extra guitar,the music is still like theBackstreet sound

36、.Timberlake goes further,offering old school R&B（蓝 调 音 乐）with a new hip-hop beats（节 拍）.Carters solo project opened at No.17 on the chart and has sold 90,000 copies in two weeks inthe US.Timberlake,meanwhile,only needed a week to sell 439,000.Aguilera is determined not to be viewed as a kid.This time

37、,the title of her album Stripped1,clearly defines her as an adult performer.Released in October,the album has sold a healthy499,000 in two weeks.Yet,the question is not only the commercial success of their solo efforts.It is also theirinfluence on the singers in other pop groups.After acting just li

38、ke the others for so long,Carter,Timberlake and Aguilera are all hungry tobe seen as individuals.Always linked to Spears by timing and Mariah Carey by style,Aguilerawants to define herself.The 22-year-old pop queen chose to wear less as a mark of her growing up.Her clothes havebecome a topic of conv

39、ersation.People also notice that there are a lot of good songs in thealbum.Timberlake,21,might be trying on a new image with his new style.His new disc,Justified,goes for a purer R&B sound than the catchy pop tunes written for N Sync.For 22-year-old Carter,the challenge of standing alone may be more

40、 difficult.nNick has alwaysbeen a little shy,said Jeff Pollack,a leading consultant In J）for radio,MTV and Hollywood.He has to remember it*s Nick Carter onstage,as opposed to Nick in a band.He has to makehimself a front guy.T hat*s going to be hard for him.Pollack points out that only serious music

41、can give Timberlake a greater chance of success thanothers in the bands.Theres no free pass for teen idols to become adult,artists,he said.HELP1.fancy adj.别 致 的 mercial adj.商 业 的 3,individual n.（独 立 的）个 人 4.idol n.偶 像（10）Top of the pops and the class不 怕 唱 歌 怕 考 试，小 天 后 蔡 依 林 坦 言 身 为 学 生 歌 手 的 酸 甜 苦

42、辣。Her lovely smile is similar to Ruby Lins（林 心 如），and her lips are as sexy as Hsu Chis（舒 淇）.She owns the strong characteristics of the most popular actresses.Who is she?She is Jolin Tsai（蔡 依 林）,a pretty girl who is very popular among young people in HongKong,Taiwan and on the Chinese mainland.Bom on

43、 September 15,1980,this Taiwanese singer has made big steps in her career so far.As afreshman English student at Fu-Ren Catholic University,Jolin tried her hand in theentertainment industry in September 1999 for the first time.In only three months,the hearts of thousands of fans were captured by thi

44、s pure,delicate girl.She was soon awarded the title of Best-Loved New Artist of Asia.Still enjoying the success of her best-selling albums,1O19,nDont Stop1 1 and Show Me YourLove,Jolin released her latest CD Lucky Number in July this year.The album soon hit theMando-pop music chart（华 语 音 乐 流 行 榜）of

45、Taiwan.Now Jolin is regarded as the youngqueen of pop music.1Although her career in pop music is important to her,as a college student,she still studies hard.While most college students are enjoying their free time and relaxing after class,Jolin usuallygoes to the music studio.Her timetable leaves l

46、ittle space for herself.It is common for her tostay in the studio till midnight,either working on new songs or preparing for her next concert.Examinations always appear to be a time of disturbance for most students,and Jolin is noexception.Tm at ease in front of the video cameras and fans,but I get

47、nervous before exams.I don*t wantto give up my academic studies because I believe I am a good student as well as a successfulpop star,she said.Actually Jolins college marks are very good.It is one of her dreams to go abroad to study.Iam very interested in philosophy and,if possible,I want to get a d

48、octors degree,she said.Recently,there have been some disputes between Jolin and her music studio Da Sheng.Jolin would like to sign a new contract with Sony Company（索 尼 唱 片 公 司）,one of thebiggest record companies in the world.I must try my best to improve myself and write more good songs for my fans

49、and friends,Jolin said.HELP1.capture v.take or trap 俘 获 2.delicate adj.graceful 标 致 的3.relax v.become at ease;take things easy 放 松 4.studio n.录 音 室 5.disturbance n.烦 扰（H）Hollywood rocked by terrorist attacks好 莱 坞 在 美 国 世 贸 中 心 倒 塌 后 一 度 做 旗 息 鼓，而 他 们 的 下 一 部 大 片 又 瞄 准 了 本 拉 登。As the world watched th

50、e twin towers of the World Trade Center come under attack,a commonphrase was repeated:It looks like a movie.,But this time there was no superman to save the people or the famous building.The attackdestroyed one of the worlds highest skyscrapers and left over 5,000 people dead or missing.Movie fans h