Unit-3-Stevie-Wonder-Sunshine-in-the-Shadow

TextAListeningFirstListeningBeforelisteningtothefollowingtape,haveaquicklookatthewordsbelow.amaze使惊羡drum鼓harmonica口琴rockandrollmusic摇滚乐porch门廊audition试唱hit轰动一时的人album集锦密纹唱片influential有影响的encounter遭到charts排行榜SecondListeningNowlistentothetapeagain.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestion.1.Themainpurposeofthelisteningpassageis.AtogiveanoverviewifStevieWonder’slifeandcareeBtoanalyzedifferenttypesofmusicpopularalbumsCtodiscussdifferenttypesofmusicintheU.S.DtodiscussthestatusofblindpeopleintheU.S.2.Stevie’scareerasapopmusiciancanbedescribedasAalongstruggletogainfameBagreatsuccessfromayoungageonCalongbutunremarkablecareerDearlypopularitythatdidn’tlast3.WhichofthefollowingproblemsdidStevie’sNOThavetoovercome?ABeingbornpoorandblindBAnunhappychildhoodCAseriouscaraccidentDBothAandBPre—readingQuestions1.DoyouknowwhoStevieWonderis?Whatdoyouknowabouthimandhisaccomplishments?2.BesidesStevieWonder,whatotherpeoplewithphysicaldisabilitiesdoyouknowaboutwhohaveachievedfameandsuccess?Describewhotheyareandwhattheyhavedone?StevieWonder:SunshineintheShadowWhenStevieMorriswasborn,onMay13,1950,thedoctorsshooktheirheadsandtoldthemotherthathersonwasbornblindandlikelywouldalwaysbethatway.Shebrokeintotears.Blindandblackandpoor--whatkindofalifecouldthisnewinfanthave?Inherwildestdreams,Mrs.MorriscouldneverhaveimaginedthathernewbabywouldbecomeafamousmusiciancalledStevieWonder.Atthetime,allshecoulddowaspray—andworry.Steviehimselfdidn’tworryatall.Lifewastoofull.Hewasbroughtupamongchurch-goingpeoplewhosefaithhelpedthembearthepoverty.Helovedmusicandwouldpoundspoonsorforksonanysurfacethatfaintlyresembledadrum.Heevenranandplayedwithsightedchildren.“Ididn’trealizeIwasblinduntilIwasaboutfour,”hesays.Thatmightsoundstrange.Toasmallchildjustlearningabouttheworld,itwasn’tstrangeatall.Stevieheardandsmelledandtouched.Asfarasheknew,thatwasallanyonecoulddo.Thatwaslife.WhenStevie’smothergottiredofhertablesbeingusedfordrums,sheboughthimatoyset.Heplayedsohardthathehadactuallywornthetoyoutwithinafewweeks.Othertoyssetsfollowed;thenanuncleaddedatoyharmonica,andStevielearnedtoplayitsoquicklythateveryonewasamazed.Stevietaughthimselftoplaythepianoasquicklyashehadoncelearnedtheharmonica.Withfriends,hebeganplayingrockandrollmusic.TheyperformedonthefrontporchofStevie’sapartmentbuilding,drawingcrowdsofneighborstowatchandlistenandclaptimetothebeat.“Ilovedthatbeat,”Steviesays.Henotonlylovedthebeathewasverygoodatmakingit.RonnieWhite,oftheMiraclessinginggroup,heardStevieandpromptlytookhimdowntohisrecordingcompany,MotownRecords.“Givehimanaudition,”Ronniesaid.Theydid.AllthetoppeopleatMotowngottogethertohearalittleblindboywhowasn’teventenyearsoldyet.Atfirst,theywerebeingnice.Poorkid.Theydidn’twanttohurthisfeelings.ThentheyheardSteviesingandplay,andnobodysaid“poorkid”anymore.Theyweretoobusycongratulatingthemselvesonfindingayoungsterwhocouldbethemusicaltalentofthedecade.“He’sawonderboy,”somebodysaidastheywatchedlittleSteviedartfromoneinstrumenttothenext,playingeachonewithease.“Wonder,”somebodysaid,“LittleStevieWonder”.ThenewnamestuckandStevieMorrisbecameLittleStevieWonder.Hehadhisfirsthitwhenhewastwelveyearsold.Itwascalled“Fingertips”anditwasasmash.Overthefollowingyears,LittleStevieWonderbecameoneofthetoprecordingartistsatMotown,producingonehitafteranother.Butashegrewintoadulthood,SteviebegantogettiredofthewaytheMotowncompanycontrolledallaspectsofhiscareer.Hewantedtowriteandproducehisownsongs,buttheMotowncompanythoughtitwasunwisetochangeawinningformula.Whenheturned21,Steviefinallygothisfreedom.AgainstMotown’swisheshestartedexploring:hemaderecordsthatcombinedgospel,rockandroll,andjazzandwhichusedAfricanandLatinAmericanrhythms.Totherecordcompany’ssurprise,Stevie’snewalbumssuchas“MusicofMyMind”and“Innervisions”wereevenmorepopularthanhisearlyones.StevieWonderhadbecomeamaturemanandanindependentmusicalartist.Justafterthissuccess,however,tragedystruck.InAugustof1973,Steviewasinvolvedinaseriouscaraccident.Fornearlyaweekhelayinacoma,unabletospeakorwalk.“Wedon’tknowwhenhe’llbeoutofdanger,”thedoctorsaid.Everyonewaitedandprayed.Suddenly,itdidn’tmatterthatSteviewasamusicalgeniusorthathehadconqueredblindnessandpoverty.Allhehadleftwashisfaithandstrongwill.Thatturnedouttobeenough.Steviefoughtbackfromtheshadowofdeathashehadoncefoughtoutfromtheshadowofblindness.Hewentontogivemoreperformances,makemorehitrecords.ThecaraccidentchangedSteviebymakinghimreevaluatehisgoalinlife.Hestilllovedtomakemusic,buthealsostartedtopaymoreattentiontotheworldoutside.HeworkedtocreateanationalholidaytohonorthecivilrightsleaderDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.Herecordedsongsurgingracialharmonyandraisedmoneytoendworldhunger.Recently,SteviewashonoredbySouthAfricanpresidentNelsonMandelaforhisworkagainstthatcountry’ssystemofracialapartheid.StevieWonderhasfaithandfame,wealthandlove.Hehasnotonlyconqueredhisowndarkness,butthroughhismusicandhissocialactivitieshehasbeenabletobringsunshinetotheshadowofotherlives.Newwords1.sunshine['sʌnʃain]n.阳光2.infant['infənt]n.婴儿3pray[prei]vi.祈祷4spoon[spu:n]n.匙,5faintly['feintli]ad.微弱地6rese