译林版高中英语选择性必修第一册UNIT2导读话题妙切入课件+学案

1．Nothing is worth living for without music.

—Nietzsche

没有音乐，就没有生命的价值。 ——尼采

2．When I sit at the battered old piano，I even don't envy the happiest king.—Hayden

当我坐在那架破旧古钢琴旁边的时候，我对最幸福的国王也不羡慕。——海顿

3．Without the music education in my childhood，I would succeed in nothing.              —Albert Einstein

没有童年的音乐教育，我将一事无成。 ——阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦

4．Music is the voice of thought. —Hugo

音乐是思想的声音。 ——雨果

Music is an expression of people.Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家)．The composer expresses his own musical ideas.He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them.He looks for new kinds of musical expressions.

Music can suggest actions and feelings which we all share.We can enjoy playing and singing music，dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.

We know music is very important in our daily life.Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores，stations，restaurants and other places play music.You might even hear music in an office or in a farm.

Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave.They think that the sound of Western classical(古典) music makes people feel richer.When a restaurant plays classical music，people spend more money on food and drinks.When the restaurant plays modern music，people spend less money.Without music，people spend even less.

Scientists also believe that loud，fast music makes people eat faster.Some restaurants play fast music during their hours.This makes people eat faster and leave quickly.Restaurants can make more money in this way.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better.They say that music helps students to be more active.It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed.And listening to music can help you relax.

Next time you hear music somewhere，be careful.It might influence the way you do things.

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1．What is Western classical music often considered to be?

A sign of being richer.

2．What type of music can make people work faster according to the passage?

Rock music.(答案不唯一)

3．Why do some restaurants play fast music?

Because fast music makes people eat faster.