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Sama Reggae

Today, one of the most popular types of sama comes from Bahia, a state in the eastern part of the country. It’s called sama reggae. From the 16^th to 18^th centuries, over three million Africans were brought to Brazil to work as slaves. Today in Bahia, 80 percent of the population is black. Samba from this region of Brazil is heavily influenced by African rhythms. Modern samba reggae is a mix of Rio samba, African drumbeats, and Jamaican reggae. It’s a bit slower than Rio Samba, and is usually performed in large groups--sometimes with over 200 drums playing at one time!

Bahia’s most famous drumming group is Olodum. Many say the group invented the Sama reggae sound. But Olodum is not only a musical group. Its members have also created local organizations to help young people and the poor. Every year in the city of Salvador in Bahia, the lively sounds of samba reggae fill the streets during Carnaval--one of the world’s greatest parties.

Reading Comprehension

1. What is the main idea of this reading?

A. The Rio Carnaval is the most important festival in Brazil.

B. Sama reggae is an important type of music in Brazil.

C. Rio samba is very popular all over the world.

D. Samba is a type of African music.

2. Samba reggae _____.

A. Is most popular in Rio de Janeiro

B. Is faster and more energetic than Rio samba

C. Is a mix of different kinds of music

D. Started in Jamaica

3. Olodum is ____.

A. A samba reggae group

B. A well-known samba dancer

C. A musical instrument

D. A town in Bahia

4. What does Samba from this region of Brazil is heavily influenced by African rhythms mean?

A. Samba is usually played by African musicians.

B. African music was important in creating Bahian samba.

C. Brazilian samba is very different from African music.

D. African music is increasingly popular in Bahia.

5. We can change the word It in the 15 to ______.

A. Samba reggae        B. Rio samba    

C. Jamaican reggae       D. African music

Background information

桑巴是音樂(lè)加舞蹈的混合體。桑巴是歐洲白人音樂(lè)與非洲黑人音樂(lè)融合的產(chǎn)物。每年一度的狂歡節(jié)是桑巴音樂(lè)展示的最佳舞臺(tái)，來(lái)自歐洲、全球其他地方以及巴西國(guó)內(nèi)的游客會(huì)在每年2-3月份擠滿里約熱內(nèi)盧和薩爾瓦多，里約狂歡節(jié)演出也是巴西音樂(lè)最重要的兩個(gè)發(fā)源地。對(duì)于大多數(shù)巴西人來(lái)說(shuō)，Rio就是桑巴的代名詞，而對(duì)于外國(guó)人來(lái)說(shuō)，由于里約狂歡節(jié)的盛名，他們所知道的也往往是Rio。

Did you know?

Brazil has the largest number of Japanese people outside Japan. 2008’s Rio Carnaval included a performance showing the link between Japan and Brazil.

Key:

 1) B, 主旨題，第一段說(shuō)了巴西有許多不同類型的桑巴，第二段全部都在介紹samba Reggae,可見(jiàn)全文重點(diǎn)：samba Reggae是巴西重要的一種音樂(lè)類型。

2）C，細(xì)節(jié)題，第二段第六行，modern samba reggae is a mix of Rio samba, African drumbeats, and Jamaican reggae可見(jiàn)。

3）A，細(xì)節(jié)題，第三段第一句：most famous drumming group is Olodum可見(jiàn)Olodum是一個(gè)組合。

4）A，paraphrase題，此題答案出現(xiàn)在這句話的前一句：第二段today, in Bahia, 80 percent of the population is black.

5）A，指代題，it指代前一句的主語(yǔ)：modern samba reggae