Reading in Depth
Complete the following song by Mariah Carey with the words given in the box and try to learn to sing the song.
land rise spirit tears courage
deeply overtaking hands flourish imagined
Butterfly
When you love someone so(1)______________,they become your life.
It’s easy to succumb（屈服）to overwhelming fears inside.
Blindly I(2)______________ I could keep you under glass.
Now I understand to hold you I must open up my(3)_____________ and watch you(4)______________.
Spread your wings and prepare to fly for you have become a butterfly.
Fly abandonly into the sun,if you should return to me.
We truly were meant to be.
So spread your wings and fly,butterfly.
I have learned that beauty has to(5)_______________ in the light.
Wild horses ride unbridled（不受约束的）or their（6）_______________ dies.
You have given me the(7)______________ to be all that I can.
And I truly feel your heart will lead you back to me when you’re ready to(8)_________________.
Spread your wings and prepare to fly for you have become a butterfly.
Fly abandonly into the sun,if you should return to me.
We truly were meant to be.
So spread your wings and fly,butterfly.
I can’t pretend these(9)_________________ aren’t overflowing steadily.
I can’t prevent this hurt from almost(10)________________ me.
But I will stand and say goodbye for you’ll never be mine.
Until you know the way it feels to fly.
As for the four different types of music listed below,which one is your favourite?Please explain your reason and state its distinct feature(s)from the others.
A.Classical music B.Hip pop C.R&B D.Country music
TEXT
Mariah Carey and Her Great Achievements
Pre-reading
Answer the following questions about famous singers.
1.Who is the most famous singer in China and abroad in your eyes?
2.Who is your favourite singer?Why do you like him / her most?
3.What are the qualities required for a famous singer?
4.What are the awards bestowed to singers with great achievements?Name them,and give some details to each.
Initial Reading
Read the following text as quickly as you can,and underline the topic sentences or the key words to help understand the main idea of the text.Then complete the exercises that follow.
[1]Mariah Carey is an American singer,songwriter,record producer,and occasional actress.Born in Long Island,New York,on March 27,1970,Carey moved to New York at the age of 17 just one day after graduating from high school.
[2]She rose to prominence after releasing her self-titled debut studio album Mariah Carey in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola,and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 chart.She led a busy life after she became famous,but still she didn’t forget social charities.Because of her miserable childhood,she knows better about those needy kids.She always joins in charity parties to help raise fund.On the other hand,her warm and encouraging songs,such as Hero and Through the Rain,help people get through their distress.
[3]Following her marriage to Tommy Mottola in 1993,a series of hit records established her position as Columbia’s highest-selling act,such as Emotions(1991),Music Box(1993),and Merry Christmas(1994)and Daydream(1995).Daydream(1995)made music history when its second single One Sweet Day,a duet with Boyz II Men,spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100,and it remains the longest-running number-one song in U.S.chart history.According to Billboard magazine,she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.Following her separation from Mottola in 1997,Carey began to deviate from her R&B and pop beginnings and slowly traversed into hip-hop.In 2002,Carey signed with Island Records,and after a relatively unsuccessful period,she returned to the top of pop music in 2005.Carey has sold more than 175 million albums,singles and videos worldwide.She was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards.
[4]According to the Recording Industry Association of America,she is the third best-selling female artist and sixteenth overall recording artist with shipments of over 62.5 million albums in the U.S.She has the most number-one singles for a solo artist in the United States(eighteen;second artist overall behind The Beatles).In 2008,Billboard magazine ranked her at number six on “The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists”,marking Carey as the second most successful female artist in the history of Billboard Hot 100 chart.Aside from her commercial accomplishments,Carey has won five Grammy Awards,19 World Music Awards,11 American Music Awards,and 14 Billboard Music Awards.Referred to as the “songbird supreme” by the Guinness World Records,she is famed for her fiveoctave vocal range,power,rococo style and signature use of the whistle register.
New Words
occasional /əˈkeɪʒ（ə）nəl/ adj.偶尔的；临时的
prominence /ˈprɒmɪnəns/ n.声望；杰出；卓越
debut /ˈdeɪbjuː/ n.初次露面；首次出场，处女秀
executive /ɪɡˈzekjʊtɪv/ n.高级管理人员；执行官
single /ˈsɪŋɡ（ə）l/ n.单曲
needy /ˈniːdi/ adj.贫穷的；贫困的
raise /reɪz/ v.筹集；养育
hit /hɪt/ n.成功而轰动（或风行）一时的事物（如唱片、电影或戏剧）
duet /djuːˈet/ n.二重奏；二重唱
traverse /trəˈvɜː（r）s/ vt.横越；横贯；通过
millennium /mɪˈleniəm/ n.一千年；千禧年
association /əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃ（ə）n/ n.协会；联系
accomplishment /əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/ n.成就；完成
songbird /ˈsɒŋˌbɜː（r）d/ n.女歌手；鸣禽
supreme /sʊˈpriːm/ adj.最高的；最重要的
octave /ˈɒktɪv/ n.<音>八度音；高八度音
rococo /rəˈkəʊkəʊ/ adj.洛可可式；洛可可风格
Phrases and Expressions
rise to prominence 成名
under the guidance of 在……的指导下
get through 度过，熬过（困难或不快的时期）
a series of 一系列
deviate from 不同于……；背离，偏离……
aside from 除……之外
be famed for 因……出名
Related Information
1.U.S.Billboard Hot 100：公告牌百强单曲榜，每周由美国著名杂志《公告牌》（Billboard）发布的美国音乐行业标准单曲流行度的榜单。榜单排名是基于电台播放量、单曲销量和流媒体播放数据。
2.Boyz II Men：成立于1988年，四个成员都是费城音乐学校的学生，擅长和声演唱，美妙悦耳。BoyzⅡ Men 将20世纪60年代的Matown 音乐加入了更为丰富的内涵，使这一曾经备受人们喜爱的音乐形式重新受到了乐迷们的青睐。
3.R&B：也称RNB，全称是Rhythm and Blues，译作“节奏蓝调”或“节奏布鲁斯”，融合了爵士乐、福音音乐和蓝调音乐的音乐形式。这一音乐术语由美国《公告辞》杂志于1940年代末提出。它衍生了多种不同音乐类型，如我们熟悉的Rock’n’Roll，Disco 和Rap，都可算是由R&B 发展而成。
4.hip-hop：起源于街头的一种黑人文化，也泛指rap（说唱乐）。hip-hop 文化的五种表现方式包括rap（有节奏、押韵地说话）、b-boying（街舞）、dj-ing（玩唱片及唱盘技巧）、graffiti writing（涂鸦艺术）、beat-box（人体音响）。
5.World Music Awards：世界音乐大奖，一个国际奖项，创立于1989年，是世界唯一个以奖励全球最高销量歌手为宗旨的，国际唱片业协会（IFPI）认可的奖项。
6.Recording Industry Association of America：美国唱片业协会，简称RIAA，是一个代表美国唱片业的贸易团体，成员由多家制作与发行约90%美国音乐唱片的私有公司实体（如唱片公司与分销商）组成。
7.The Beatles：披头士乐队，一支来自英国利物浦的摇滚乐队，由约翰•列侬、保罗•麦卡特尼、乔治•哈里森和林戈•斯塔尔四名成员组成。乐队成立于1960年，其音乐风格源自20世纪50年代的摇滚乐，之后开拓了迷幻摇滚、流行摇滚等曲风。
8.Grammy Awards：格莱美奖，是由美国国家科学院录音艺术与科学学院在美国主办的音乐类奖项，创办于1958年。格莱美奖与电影类的奥斯卡金像奖、电视类的艾美奖、戏剧类的托尼奖共称为美国年度四大娱乐奖项。
9.American Music Awards：全美音乐奖，缩写为AMA，它是美国最富盛名的音乐颁奖礼之一，由迪克•克拉克创办于1973年，与格莱美奖、公告牌音乐奖一起被称为美国三大颁奖礼。由于其评审方式的特殊性，它被认为是最能代表主流音乐的商业指标。
10.Guinness World Records：吉尼斯世界纪录，起源于英国，被公认为全球纪录认证的权威机构。吉尼斯世界纪录认证机构将每年11月的第二个星期四，定为吉尼斯世界纪录日。
11.five-octave vocal range：五个八度的音域。能够跨越五个八度音域的歌唱家，唱高音和低音都游刃有余，能轻松唱出“海豚音”。普通人音域不超过三个八度。
12.whistle register：海豚音，或称为dolphin vocal sound，顾名思义，就是指像海豚一样发出的一种极高的音调，是一种添加歌曲花色趣味的高音唱法，它也是至今为止人类发声频率的上限，一般从“E6”继续往上的这些音符属于海豚音音域的范围。
Exercise 1
The main idea of each paragraph is given below in disorder.Try to make a match according to your understanding of the text.
Main ideas:
a.Mariah Carey’s great achievements in music in general.
b.Mariah Carey is a very famous American singer,songwriter,record producer,and occasional actress.
c.Carey’s golden ages in music development.
d.Early years of Carey’s development in music.
Exercise 2
Try to cite out all the achievements Carey have made in this passage.
Mariah Carey’s achievements:
Re-reading
Read in more detail and complete the following exercises according to the text.
Exercise 1
Read the following statements and decide whether they are true(T)or false(F).
( )1.Mariah Carey is the name of the first successful studio album that made Carey famous.
( )2.Though very busy after famous,she never forgot to help those in need by charity.
( )3.After she got divorced,Carey joined R&B and hip-pop together to produce new style of music.
( )4.The Beatles had more singles as a solo artist than Carey,with only 18 No.1 singles.
( )5.Carey was included into the Guinness World Records with her rococo style and dolphin vocal sound.
Exercise 2
Choose the best answer to each questions or statements according to the text.
1.Mariah Carey issued her first successful album at the age of_________________.
A.17 B.18 C.19 D.20
2.Which of the following statements about Carey is true?
A.Carey gained many achievements in music and movie.
B.Carey was very lucky and didn’t fail in fulfilling her dreams.
C.Carey was the best-selling female pop artist in the year 2000.
D.Carey had the most of number-one singles as a duet artist.
3.Which of the following statements about Mariah Carey is not true?
A.She had her first five singles on top of the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 chart.
B.She remains the second longest-running in U.S.chart history.
C.Carey sold more than 175 million albums,singles and videos worldwide.
D.She is the third best-selling female artist and sixteenth overall recording artist.
4.Carey has ever cooperated in music with_________________.
A.The Beatles B.Michael Jackson C.Boyz II Men D.Elvis Presley
5.Carey is the recipient of all the following rewards except_________________.
A.Ivor Novello Awards B.World Music Awards
C.American Music Awards D.Grammy Awards
6.Carey is most famous for her_________________.
A.five-octave vocal range B.rococo style of singing
C.dolphin vocal sound D.All the above
7.What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Carey is successful as a singer,songwriter and actress.
B.Carey has mede a series of achievements in music.
C.Carey devoted herself to charity for those who need help.
D.Carey was the most successful woman in the world.
Exercise 3
Answer each of the following questions with the information from the text.
1.Why does Mariah Carey devote herself to charity?
2.What did Carey do after she divorced Tommy Mottola?
3.What is the meaning of “solo” and “duet” in this passage?
4.What are the main achievements Carey has made?
