Your favorite music type reveals your personality

難詞探意

1. correlate /'k?r?le?t/ v. 使相互關聯

2. grandiose /'gr?ndi??s/ adj. 浮夸的

3. extrovert /'ekstr?vз?t/ n. 性格外向者

4. empathy /'emp?θi/ n. 共鳴

5. unpretentious /,?npr?'ten??s/ adj. 不愛炫耀的

Which music genre says you're more creative, and which says you're selfish? Find out here.

Heavy metal fans are gentle and creative.

According to music psychology scholar Adrian North, PhD, who conducted a three-year studycorrelatingthe musical preferences and personality traits of more than 36,000 participants, heavy metal fans “are quite delicate things” who are “basically the same kind of person” as classical music lovers, only younger.

Classical fans are smart.

Reflective and complex is a perfect description of both classical music and the people who listen to it. According to Dr. North's research,classical lovers are smart, creative, introverted,and show high self-esteem; they see listening as a theatrical experience and share a mutual “love of thegrandiose” with metal fans, though they tend to be older and make more money.

Hip-hop fans are extroverts.

Energetic listeners and hip-hop fans enjoy the social aspects of music: dancing, singing along, and experiencing it with others instead of imprisoning it in a pair of headphones. Like rappers themselves, hip-hop fans rated as extroverted and had high self-esteem in North's research.

Pop fans are outgoing and nervous.

Pop fans show a lack of creativity compared to other categories, and tend to be worriers.They are, however, outgoing and sociable, and have high self-esteem. In general, extroversion is linked with a love of happy music.

Rock fans are easy-going but selfish.

Classical rock fans work hard and are generally at ease with themselves. However,they're more self-centered than other listeners.Like their pop-loving counterparts, fans of the yesterday's hits are likely to use music to regulate their mood, as their favorite songs are often associated with intense emotional life experiences. Not all rock is created equal,though. Indie rock fans, on the other hand, tend to be creative and open to new experiences, but have low self-esteem and work ethic. Punk rock fans are intense, energetic, and low on empathy.

Folk, jazz, and blues fans are deep thinkers.

Much like classical fans, these listeners are reflective, open-minded, and highly creative.They are more likely to use music to exercise their brains than their bodies. If you play jazz,you may even turn off part of your brain to unlock extra creativity.

Country fans are hard-working and close-minded.

Not surprisingly, country listeners areunpretentiousand high on empathy. They are generally agreeable and extroverted, and typically hard workers. Proving the stereotype true, country fans are likely to be politically conservative, and less open to other types of art and music.

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1. People who prefer country music are________.

A. creative but selfish

B. outgoing but selfish

C. open-minded and creative

D. close-minded and hard-working

2. What can be inferred from paragraph 6?

A. Punk rock fans seem to be less energetic.

B. Classical rock fans are usually selfless and easy-going.

C. Indie rock fans seem to be open to new experiences.

D. Classical rock fans are generally content with themselves.

3. What kind of music fans may be deep thinkers?

A. Country and folk fans. B. Jazz and blues fans.

C. Pop and rock fans. D. Rock and blues fans.

主題應用·語庫構建

I. 音樂類詞匯

（一）類別

1. jazz 爵士樂

2. rock ＆ roll 搖滾樂

3. blues 藍調；布魯斯音樂

4. campus songs 校園歌曲

5. national music 民族音樂

6. ballad 民謠

7. world-famous music 世界名曲

8. folk music 民間音樂

9. art ballad 藝術民謠

10. heavy metal 重金屬搖滾樂

11. classical music 古典音樂

12. light music 輕音樂

13. dancing music 舞曲

14. pop music 流行音樂

15. country music 鄉村音樂

16. chorus 合唱

17. rap 說唱

18. hip hop 嘻哈

19. electronic music 電子音樂

20. Latin 拉丁音樂

（二）專有名詞

1. lyrics 歌詞

2. beat 節拍

3. rhyme 韻律

4. melody 旋律

5. tempo 拍子

6. music chart 音樂排行榜

7. tape 磁帶

8. CD 光盤

9. album 專輯

10. release 發行

11. signature 簽名

12. concert 音樂會

（三）作用

1. relax 使人放松

2. heal 治愈

3. ease the pain 減輕痛苦

4. inspire 鼓舞

5. calm...down 使……鎮靜下來

6. entertain 娛樂

（四）相關職業

1. singer 歌手

2. musician 音樂家

3. composer 作曲家

4. lyricist 歌詞作者

5. conductor 指揮家

6. music teacher 音樂教師

7. DJ 電臺唱片節目主持人

Ⅱ. 美句背誦

1. The music is the soul of man, and only music talents understand life.

音樂是人類的靈魂， 只有懂得音樂的人才懂得生活。

2. Music is the best medicine to heal me; no one can accompany me to pass through the sea of sorrow.音樂是我療傷最好的藥， 沒有人能陪我走過悲傷的海。

3. Exercise your body with sports and cultivate your soul with music. 用體育鍛煉身體，用音樂陶冶靈魂。

4. Music has always fascinated us in the way that it communicates without words, without pictures. 音樂總是讓我們沉醉其中，流連忘返，不需要文字和圖像。

5. If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I see my life in terms of music.

如果我不是一名物理學家，我將有可能成為一名音樂家。 我經常在音樂中思考。 我從音樂的角度來看待我的生活。

6. Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing. 音樂是唯一不能用來表達卑鄙的或諷刺的事物的語言。

7. Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted tree. 音樂有著撫慰粗野的胸懷、 軟化頑石或使千年老樹彎腰的魅力。

8. Music is a good medicine for mental illness. 音樂是醫治精神疾病的良藥。

9. Music has penetrated everyone's lives in every part of the world. 音樂已經滲透到世界各地的每個人的生活中。

10. Music contains such a pleasant and inspiring force. 音樂蘊藏著如此悅耳的催人奮進的力量。

11. Without music, life is a mistake. 如果沒有音樂，生活就是一個錯誤。

12. Music makes a nation more noble. 音樂使一個民族的氣質更高貴。

Ⅲ. 讀后創寫

假定你是李華，你校正在舉辦“Music in my life”征文比賽，請根據以下要點寫

一篇文章：

1. 我最喜歡的音樂；2. 音樂對我的影響。

注意：

1. 詞數100左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。