1.Whichisthepropermainideaofthepassage?A.IttellstheoriginsoftheGrammyAwards.B.Itintroducesanimportantaward—GrammytousC.ItsaystheimportanceoftheGrammyAwardsD.Somemusicmenhaveeverbeenawarded2.Dividethetextintoseveralpartsaccordingtotheideasgivenbelow.A.thebriefintroductionoftheAwardPara()B.somedetailedinformationoftheAwardPara()C.somepeople’sideasoftheAward.Para()12–45D.tointroduceLatinGrammysPara()E.themusicmenwhohavebeenawardedPara()671.Readthetextcarefullytofindsomedetailedinformationchoosethebestanswers.WhytheGrammysarenottakenseriouslybysomemusiciansandfans?A.TheAwardisnotasimportantastheyusedtobe.B.Therearefewyoungandpopartistswhocanwintheaward.C.Teenagegirlsandhousewifedon’tsupporttheaward.D.Theolderandwell-establishedartiststhinkbadlyoftheaward.A.titlesB.stylesC.kinds2.Guessthemeaningoftheword“category”inthethirdparagraphthefirstsentence.3.Trueorfalse⑴TheGrammyAwardarepresentedeveryyearinJanuaryintheUnitedStates.()⑵Theawardsonlydependonsellingalotofalbums.()FF⑶Manyfamousartistsusuallygiveperformancesattheceremony.()⑷ElvisPresley,theRollingstonesandtheBeatlesareallthewinnersoftheaward.()TTTheawardiscalledaGrammybecausewinnersreceiveastatuetteintheshapeofagramophone4.Findthesimilarsentence.ThereasonwhyitiscalledGrammyisthattheawardofthewinnersshapedlikeagramophone.正如一位评论家所说,获奖者往往是那些上了年纪的、有名望的艺术家们,他们把大量唱片卖给“少女和家庭主妇们”。Winnersareoftenolder,well-establishedartistswhoselllotsofalbumsto“teenagegirlsandhousewives”,asonecriticsaid.5.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.1.Fillintheblankswithproperwords.TheGrammyAwardsare________everyyearintheUnitedStates.Theyaregivenforimportant___________intherecordedmusic.Thereare105_________intheawards_______30differenttypes.presentedachievementscategoriescoveringTheawards_______onthevotestheygetfrommembersoftheRecordingAcademy.Famousartistsalsogive____________atthe_________.Thewinnercanreceiveastatuetteinthe_____ofagramophone.dependperformancesceremonyshapeTheGrammysarenottaken________becausewinnersareoftenolder,______________Artists.Inthe_______ofmusic,ElvisPresleyandtheRollingStoneshavebeen________few,whiletheBeatleshavewonmore.seriouslywell-establishedhistoryawarded1.TheGrammyAwardsarepresentedeveryyearinthemusicindustryintheUnitedStates.presentv.呈献,赠予presentsth.tosb.=presentsb.withsth.e.g.Hepresentedasilvercuptothewinner.=Hepresentedthewinnerwithasilvercup.他把银杯颁发给获胜者。adj.出席的，现在的，当前的e.g.Heinsistsonbeingpresent.他一定要出席。n.礼物，现在e.g.Heboughtmeavaluablediamondringasabirthdaypresent.他给我买了一只贵重的钻戒做生日礼物。There’snocertaincureforthisillnessatpresent.现在这种病尚无确实可靠的疗法。2.anassociationofAmericansprofessionallyinvolvedinthemusicindustry…(1)involve…in…使卷入;牵涉;拖累e.g.Don’tinvolveotherpeopleinyourmistakes.不要把你的错误拖累到别人身上。(2)involvedoingsth.包含，含有e.g.Takingthejobinvolveslivingabroad.接受这项工作就必须到国外居住。3.Inadditiontotheawardsthemselves,therearealsoperformancesbyfamousartistsattheceremony.inadditionto…除…之外(还)e.g.Weplayfootballinadditiontosoccer.除足球之外，我们还玩橄榄球。Inadditiontovisitingthezoo,wewenttothemuseum.除了去动物园，我们还去了博物馆。inaddition另外，此外e.g.Inaddition,theytendtolistentopopsongs.另外，人们更愿意听流行音乐。5.Therefore,theGrammysarenottakenseriouslybysomemusiciansormusicfans.thereforeadv.因此，所以e.g.Wedonothaveenoughmoney.Thereforewecannotaffordtobuythenewcar.我们的钱不够,因此买不成这辆新车。takev.对待e.g.Ialwaystakeyoursuggestionsseriously.我总是认真对待你的建议。Itakethisseriously.It'samatterofprinciple.我对此很认真。这是原则问题。Writeapassageaboutyourfavoritesinger,songandthekindofmusicyoulike.
