欧美流行歌曲欣赏期中测试

上海师范大学标准试卷2011—2012学年第一学期考试日期2011年11月日科目欧美流行歌曲欣赏期中测试社会工作专业本、专科2010年级 1 班姓名黄颖佳学号___100140400_________I. Fill in the blanks with proper answers. 60%1) Celine Dion:1. Celine Dion is a _ Canadian _____ (填一个国家的形容词) singer. Celine Dion’s first top 10 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart is where does my heart beat now _______(歌名). It was taken from her debut English Album unison ______ (专辑名) .2. So far Celine Dion has four No.1 hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, which are _the power of love_____(歌名1993), __because you loved me____(歌名1996), _my heart will go on_____(歌名1997)and __ I’m your angel ____(歌名1998). The last No.1 single is a duet with R. Kelly. The most popular song was the theme song of the movie_ Titanic _____(电影名).3. Two of Celine Dion’s English albums have achieved diamond status in the US (selling over 10 million copies in the US alone). These two albums are _Falling into you_____(专辑名) and _let’s talk about love_____(专辑名).4. Celine Dion has won _5_____ (填数字) Grammy Awards.2) Take That:1. Take That has _11_____(填数字) No.1 singles on the UK singles chart. Their first UK top 10 single was __ It Only Takes a Minute ____(歌名1992) and first UK No.1 single was __ Pray ____ (歌名1993). The main vocal of the group is __ Gary Barlow ____(歌手名).2. One of the members _Robbie Williams _____(歌手名) decided to leave the group in 1995, which caused the group to disband the following year.2. Before they disbanded in 1996, they issued their final single, which was a covered version of Bee Gee’s song _ How Deep is your love _____(歌名) and became their 8th UK No.1 single.3. Take That got a reunion after 10 years. In 2006, they issued a new album _ Beautiful World _____(专辑名), which was their fourth UK No.1 album.3) Madonna1. Madonna’s second album _ Like A Virgin ____(专辑名) was issued in 1984 and was finally sold over 10 million copies in the US alone, and spawned her first No.1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, __ Like A Virgin ____(歌名). The third album was ___ True Blue ___(专辑名). It was as successful as the second one and sold over 7 million copies in the US alone and spawned 3 No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. The leading single __ Papa Don't Preach ____(歌名) reached No.1 in a dozen countries. The last single from that album, _ La Isla Bonita_____(歌名), was her first French No.1 single and also hit No.1 in the UK.4) Roxette:1. Roxette is a _ Sweden_____ (填一个国家的形容词) group, who scored ___19___(填数字) No.1 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Their first US No.1 single was _the look_____(歌名), but their most popular song, __it must have been love____(歌名), was the song from the movie Pretty Woman, which stayed onto the top of the chart for two weeks.2. Their two albums __ Pearls Of Passion____(专辑名) and _Look sharp_____(专辑名) have sold over 1 million copies in the US alone and both were certified platinum.5）1. List the other three pop groups from Sweden in addition to Roxette: ABBA,Ace of Base,the cardigans_ABBA_____ was the first pop group from a non-English-speaking country to enjoy consistent success in the charts of English-speaking countries, including the UK, the US and Canada from 1972 to 1983.2. __ Europe____ is a Swedish melodic heavy metal band formed in 1979. Since its formation, the band has released eight studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and seventeen videos. The band rose to international fame in the 1980s with its third album __The Final Countdown____ (1986), which became a substantial commercial success and sold over three million copies in the United States.3. __ Ace of Base ____ is a pop band based in Gothenburg, Sweden. They released four studio albums between 1993 and 2002, which sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide. Happy Nation /The Sign is one of the world's best-selling debut albums of all time, and was certified nine times platinum in the United States.4. ______ is the only Japanese song which hit No. 1 in the US in 1963. It was performed by ______II. Answer the following questions in English (40%)1. Discuss briefly Madonna’s main awards and achievements.(You should mention how many top 10 singles and No.1 hit singles in the US, UK and Australia. Mention how many No.1 singles Madonna has on US Billboard Dance Chart and how many Grammy Awards she has)2. Discuss briefly Michael Jackson’s award and contribution in the US pop history.1. Madonna is the sign of fashion. The record which she created is hard for others to break through. Let’s look at her main achievements:She has 37 top 10 singles and 12 No.1 hit singles in the US.She has 63 top 10 singles and 13 No.1 hit singles in the UK.She has 40 top 10 singles and 11 No.1 hit singles in the Australia.She has 39 No.1 singes on Us Billboard Dance Chart.And she has 7 Grammy Awards so far.科目欧美流行歌曲欣赏期中测试社会工作专业本、专科10年级 1 班姓名黄颖佳学号___100140400_________I. Fill in the blanks 60%1. _________________________2. _______________________3. ________________________4. _________________________5. _______________________6. ________________________7. _________________________8. _______________________9. ________________________ 10. ________________________ 11. ______________________ 12. _______________________ 13. ________________________ 14. ______________________ 15. _______________________ 16. ________________________ 17. ______________________ 18. _______________________ 19. ________________________ 20. ______________________ 21. _______________________ 22. ________________________ 23. ______________________ 24. _______________________ 25. ________________________ 26. ______________________ 27. _______________________ 28. ________________________ 29. ______________________ 30. _______________________ 31. ________________________ 32. ______________________ 33. _______________________ 34. ________________________ 35. ______________________ 36. _______________________II. Answer the questions 40%。