Countrymusic
蒂姆·麦格罗（TimMcGraw，本名SamuelTimothy
Smith），1967年5月1日出生于路易斯安那州德里市，美国
乡村音乐男歌手。作品曾多次登上乡村音乐榜的榜首，出品过
六张超白金专辑，唱片总销量超过2500万张
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卡朋特乐队(Carpenters)是美国歌星理查德·卡朋
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Whatfactsdoyouknowaboutyourfavorite
singer,bandorsong?
Forexample:
Favoriteband:the
Carpenters
Favoritesong:Yesterday
OnceMore
WhenIwasyoung
I’dlistentotheradio
Waitingformyfavoritesongs
WhentheyplayedI’dsingalong
Itmademesmile.
Thoseweresuchhappytimes
Andnotsolongago
HowIwonderedwherethey’dgone
Butthey’rebackagain
Justlikealonglostfriend
AllthesongsIlovedsowell.
Lookatthepictureandthetileofthepassage.
Trytopredict:
阅读技巧：阅读时做好笔记或把中
心句划线；在阅读后用自己的语言
写出每段的小结。
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AfamousMcouusneturymmusicsinger:
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Garthmorethan120million
ThenumBbreorookfsrecordshehassold:
2Readthepassageagainandunderlinethemain
cideas.Thenusetheunderlinedtexttowrite
shortanswerstothequestionsbelow.
Firstparagraph
1.WhoisSarah?
SarahisanAmericangirlwhoused
tofightoveralmosteverythingwith
2.Whereisshefrom?
herfamily.
3.WShhatedoiessfsrhoelmike?
America.
Shelikescountry
music.
WhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofight
overalmosteverythingwithherfamily.But
fiveyearsago,whileshewasstudyingabroadin