The Beatles were the most influential band in pop
history. In their 8-year, 12-album history, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George
Harrison and Ringo Starr altered popular culture dramatically. It wasn't just
the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore that had
such an impact, but what they seemed to stand for. The world saw them as the
voice of a new generation, one with a very different attitude to life.
Their influence was at its height in the 1 960s.but their music continues to stir listeners today.However, up until recently one aspect of the Beatles
was struck in Yesterday:The music had never been remastered (重新灌录).But on September 9 that
situation came to an end,with the release of the entire band’s music
in a digital makeover.It is probably the biggest reissue(重新发行)in pop music history, said British newspaper the
Financial Times.
The albums were to be remastered at Abbey Road Studios
in London, the location where the band produced much of their work.The cover of their 1ast album,Abbey Road of 1969.featured the
four young men striding(大步行走)across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road
itself.It is one of the most famous Of a11 Beatles
images.
Recently, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the
album, hundreds of Beatles lovers gathered there to show their appreciation.
Pop groups come and go.The boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will
be forgotten the next.But the Beatles are one Of the few groups
whose music seems to have endured.Why? Paul
McCartney’s biographer Barry Miles has an explanation:“They were the first rock band…and they just happened
to be the best.They were the first band to play stadiums,to have their own products.They were ground—breaking in every way.”he says.
1.Why did the Beatles change popular culture?
A.Because of the suits of
the four Liverpool boys.
B.Because of changing
lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore.
C.Because of their
different attitude to life.
D.Because of their albums.
2.Which of the following statements is FALSE according
to the second paragraph?
A.The Beatles influenced
people at its height in the 1 960s.
B.111eir music Yesterday
had never been remastered.
C.The entire band’s music
in a digital makeover will be remastered.
D.On September 9,their music came to an end.
3.What is their last album?
A.Yesterday. B.Abbey
Road of l969. C.Come Together.D.In My life.
4.What is NOT the reason why their music can endure?
A.They were the first rock
band.
B.They were the best one.
C.They were the first band
to have their own works.
D.They wore special suits.
5.What does the author mean by“They were
ground-breaking in every way.”
A.They broke the ground to
find away.
B.They broke the rules
while driving on the way.
C.They did what other bands
had never done before.
D.They play their hits at
every concert.