1. 高中基础 (2255 期 20150512) 4-5 版 Richard Clayderman Happy to Still Be Popular

2. Pre-reading  Do you know which pianist is the player of the melody?

3.  Can you hum other tunes played by Richard Clayderman? Mariage d‘amour 《梦中的婚礼》 L’amour est bleu 《蓝色的爱》 A comme amour 《秋日私语》

4.  Guess what these statistics mean to Richard Clayderman. 150 million 61 1976 more than 2,000 3 hours

5. While reading  Scan the article and check your answers in Pre-reading 3. 1.150 million 2.61 the number of records Richard Clayerman has sold the age of Richard Clayerman

6. 3.1976 4.more than 2,000 5.3 hours the year when Richard Clayerman recorded Ballade Pour Adeline and became famous the number of concerts Richard Clayerman has performed the number of hours Richard Clayderman has to practice every day

7.  Choose the best answer. 1.Some people call Richard ’ s music “ elevator music ” because _________. A.it is only played in the elevator B.they don ’ t think it ’ s a high-level music C.it combines different music genres together D.it is popular among millions of people B

8. 2.According to the article, Richard Clayderman has _________. A.helped improve jazz music B.been famous for 25 years C.stopped rehearsing for concerts D.recorded over 1,000 pieces of music 3.It is Richard ’ s _________ that makes him a successful pianist. ① father ’ s guidance ② persistence ③ friend ’ s assistance ④ diligence A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ②④ D D

9. Language study  Match the words with their correct definitions. 1.secondary 2.appeal 3.reveal 4.misconception 5.essential a. to attract or interest someone b. completely necessary c. to make people aware of something d. not as important as something else e. a belief or an idea that is not based on correct information

10. Sentence structure  Clayderman is eager to eliminate the misconception that he was a musical genius as a child.  本句中 that 引导同位语从句，是名词性从句的一种， 用于具体说明一个名词所指的内容，常见的名词有 news, fact, suggestion, question 等。引导同 位语从句的关联词有 that, whether 等，注意在从 句中 that 不作成分，也不可省略。

11.  Translate the following sentences. 1. 校长采纳了我提出的推迟会议的建议。 2. 这个工作是否值得去做的问题只有你本人能 回答。 3. 她最终取得成功的事实证明了她的能力。 The headmaster accepted my suggestion that the meeting (should) be delayed. Only you can answer the question whether the work is worth doing. The fact that she achieved success proved her ability.

12. After reading  It seems that classical music is becoming less popular among young people. Do you think classical music is dying? What ’ s your opinion of this phenomenon? Write an article on this topic and share your ideas with your classmates.