What do you usually expect from a pop
star’s concert? Dazzling stage design, mysterious guest singers or sensational
costumes? The answer is yes for most singers. But no when it comes to David
Tao’s concerts. “ I won’t invite guests to perform. I won’t dance, take off my
clothes or dress up like a peacock to attract attention,” Tao said.Tao insisted
a concert should offer nothing more than music.
Tao has been on the music scene since 1997.
Quality is the word that can best describe his works. With six albums in 10
years, the 38-year-old singer is not prolific(多產(chǎn)的 ), but he has achieved much more than other
Chinese singers who have produced 10 or more albums in a short time.
Tao is called the “ Godfather of R&B”
in China and has been a trendsetter(創(chuàng)新者) in China’s music industry. His albums have won various awards in
Asia for his socially conscious lyrics, simple rhythms and creative mix of
traditional sounds, like Peking Opera and traditional Chinese musical
instruments.
Tao’s parents were famous entertainers in
Taiwan. Tao spent some of his childhood in Hong Kong. His father was an actor,
singer and composer, while his mother was a Peking Opera artist. His parents
once moved to the United States and his father worked for Walt Disney. Later
his parents returned to Taiwan where his father began his singing career,
leaving David to finish his education in the United States. Tao met Taiwanese
producer, Wang Zhi Ping, who offered him a job. So Tao went back to Taiwan to
write and produce songs for many singers. In 1997 with the help of Wang and
another Taiwanese producer, Jim Lee, Tao released his first album which set a
record in Taiwan as the first album from a new singer. Tao won two awards, Best
Newcomer and Best Producer, becoming the first new comer/singer to also win a
Best Producer award during the 9th GMA (金曲獎(jiǎng)). Later, Tao released his second album. In this album Tao tried
many musical styles including his favorite rock music; in fact each song is
different in their style and music arrangement.
“I grew up listening to the most
fashionably mixed types of music with my father playing Elvis Presley’s songs
in one room and my mother singing Peking Opera in another,” Tao said jokingly.
Tao said he will release a new album after
the tour and then he will switch roles to become a film director. Preparation
for the movie has already begun and it will be released in 2011. “ After the
concert, I will switch my focus to that. I hope I can make it one thing after
another.”
1.To pop star Tao, what is the most
important thing to a concert?
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A．Costumes.
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B．Stage design.
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C．Guest singers.
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D．Music and interaction.
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2. According to the passage, the reasons
for Tao’s albums to win awards are as follows EXCEPT____.
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A．socially conscious lyrics
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B．simple rhythms
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C．mix of traditional sounds
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D．quantities of albums
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3.. Tao is successful and called the “
Godfather of R&B” because_______.
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A．his parents influenced him a lot
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B．he himself is prolific
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C．he is creative in music
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D．Both A and C
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4. We can infer from the passage that after
the concert,_______.
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A．Tao will spend less time in his music
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B．Tao will spend all his time producing music
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C．Tao will become an actor
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D．Tao will make two films
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m immediately when I saw him in the crowd.