A life filled with music音乐相伴一生

蒋建平

雷纳德·理查德从小就喜欢音乐，音乐伴随着他的整个成长历程。

主題语境：著名音乐家 篇幅：299词 建议用时：5分钟

1 Born in a musical family in 1925 in New Orleans，Renald Richard spent his childhood filled with music.At the age of 13， he went to see a band perform at achurch where he fell in love with the trumpet. So hestarted lessons on it， and later played it in the highschool band. After high school， he was sent into militaryservice and played his trumpet in the United States Navy Band. After ending up studyingmusic at Xavier University of Louisiana， he played at clubs on the famous BourbonStreet and also toured with many bands.

2 In 1954， Richard was approached by Jeff Brown， the manager of musician RayCharles. He invited Richard to join Ray Charles new band.“To be selected by Ray Charleswas an honor to me. Ray Charles was exacting，”said Richard.“He was a perfectionist andwas rather demanding about his music.”

3 Renald Richard toured all over the South and West with Ray Charles. Sitting in theback seat of the car on the way to a concert， Richard wrote the song I Got a Woman forCharles， which became Ray Charlesfirst number one radio hit. In 1954， Renald Richardleft Ray Charles band. However， he stayed friendly with Ray Charles over the years. He be?came the high schools band director in his hometown until 1962. Four years later，he moved again to New York City. Richard wrote many other songs that were recorded byartists including Joe Turner， the Beatles， the Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley， to name a few. At the age of 96， he passed away on November 26， 2021 in Florida.

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Reading Check

1. How is the text organized？

A. In order of time.  B. In order of frequency.

C. In order of preference.  D. In order of importance.

2. What does the underlined word“exacting”in paragraph 2 mean？

A. Dedicated.  B. Careful.

C. Strict.  D. Enthusiastic.

3. How long had Richard been the high schools band director？

A. For four years. B. For five years.

C. For six years. D. For seven years.

4. Where is this text probably from？

A. A textbook. B. A guidebook.

C. A newspaper. D. A website.

Language Study

熟词生义

After ending up studying music at Xavier University of Louisiana， he played at  clubson the famous Bourbon Street and also toured with many bands. 在路易斯安那泽维尔大学结束音乐学习后，他在著名的波旁街的俱乐部演奏，并与许多乐队一起巡回演出。

tour v. 巡回演出

e.g. He toured America with his one?man show. 他在美国进行了个人巡回演出。