2014年12月英语四级听力备考练习16
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On the show today, we play music from newcomerCassadee Pope.
We also answer a question about the state ofAlaska.
But first, we tell about an organization that bringsmusic and hope to those in need.
MusicianCorps
Americans have been volunteering to make a difference around the world through the PeaceCorps for more than 50 years. A community development program for the United Statesbegan 20 years ago. Its name is AmeriCorps. And now, another volunteer effort is making adifference in people's lives ... with music. Kelly Jean Kelly has more.
Kiff Gallagher says music and public service are natural partners.
"Music and arts more broadly are underutilized as a strategy for public good and socialimpact. And musicians and artists specifically, given the proper training and support, can beeffective community leaders and be engaged in the civic social impact movement."
Twenty years ago, Kiff Gallagher was a recent college graduate and served on the legislativeteam of then President Bill Clinton. As part of the team, Mr. Gallagher witnessed the creation ofthe community service program AmeriCorps. But at night, he performed with a popularWashington, D.C. band.
The young man has enjoyed successful careers in both business and music. Five years ago, herealized that these twin loves - service and music - could be used together to help Americans inneed.
"Recognizing that music had been cut from schools and there was more and more data comingout about music as an intervention for veterans and Alzheimer's and autism, I just thoughtthis is a no-brainer, why is there no MusicianCorps?"
So he started one. MusicianCorps seeks out musicians and trains them as teachers andmentors. The artists then provide these services in city schools, children's hospitals, andassisted-living homes for older adults. The musicians also help organize community jamssessions. Anyone can play music at these community activities.
Kiff Gallagher says what makes MusicianCorps different is that it is participatory. It provides aplace for people to get involved. He remembers a MusicianCorps event at a hospital for militaryveterans. Afterwards, he says, the veterans were less depressed, in less pain and more atease.
"They're making music. They're playing drums, they are playing ukuleles, they are singing. So,it's less about performance or traditional instruction and more about music-making. Butagain, in a veterans' space, that's not a musical outcome. That is a critical intervention that'saddressing one of the biggest problems we face right now in public health and that is veterans'suicide."
"C-2,3,4. Just let it ring out, G-2,3,4. G-2,3... Let's get ready for D-2,3,4. C-2,3,4..."
That is David Meletiche. He teaches an after-school guitar class in a high-crime neighborhood.Mr. Meletiche holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He was excited when MusicianCorps soughthis skills. The group not only gave him a job in a difficult economy. It gave him the chance touse the team-building skills he gained in college that go beyond his musical training.
"I've been working in the not-for-profit youth development field for a few years, and I've foundthat this is one of the ones that's most practical. That is to say that we have stated goals andwe achieve them."
There are 12 high school students in his class. Each one of them is learning to play on adonated guitar. Rajahn Blevins praises his teacher.
"It's fun because he really teaches you, and if you really love to learn, you'll be really engagedin the guitar class."
Selena Makwan says the program keeps her occupied.
"It definitely keeps me off the streets, because without this program I probably would bewandering around right now and I would not know what to do. And it also gives me anopportunity and chance to learn something I've never done before or, actually, attempted todo."
Even with 200 MusicianCorps artists in the program, Kiff Gallagher is still looking for more.
One place is find them is American colleges. Development coordinator Kelly McVey's job is tocontact college music clubs, where students are using their talents to improve the lives ofothers in their community.
"What we do is we put them in touch. We help them share best practices and we also provide aplatform - The MC Campus Blog - for students to show what they are doing. We found thatthere's no other organization that's really providing a network for all of these disparate clubsto get in touch with each other."
Twenty are now under the umbrella of MusicianCorps, and more will be signed up soon.
MusicianCorps has established programs in California and North Carolina. Other programs areunder discussion for New York, Maryland and Texas. Founder Kiff Gallagher hopesMusicianCorps will continue to expand across America.
Discover Alaska!
Today we answer a question from a listener in China who asks about the history of America'slargest state -- Alaska.
The United States bought Alaska from Russia in 1867 for seven million dollars. That is less thanfive cents a hectare. At the time, many Americans criticized the purchase. But it was one ofthe best deals the country ever made. Alaska proved rich in oil and minerals.
Gold was found nearby in the Yukon area of Canada in the eighteen nineties. Thousands ofpeople traveled to the Yukon through Alaska hoping to get rich. Most never did. But some ofthem decided to stay in Alaska. Mainly they earned their money as miners, fishermen, animaltrappers and store owners.
Alaska became an official territory of the United States in 1912. Four years later, the firstAlaskan statehood bill was proposed in Congress. Opponents argued that Alaska was far away,disconnected from the other states and little populated. Only about 58,000 people lived thereat the time.
Yet those were not the only concerns. Historians say Congress was also unsure about theloyalties of native Alaskans -- the Aleuts, Indians and Eskimos. But during World War Two,national leaders recognized the importance of the territory to security in the Pacific.
The United States entered the war in 1941 after Japanese planes attacked the Navy base atPearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack sank many ships. After that, Congress providedbillions of dollars in defense spending for Alaska. Today, federal spending is one of the mostimportant parts of the state economy.
After the war, Alaskans were more serious than ever about statehood. They formed aStatehood Committee in 1949 to work toward that goal.
Finally, in 1958, Congress passed the Alaska Statehood Bill and President Dwight Eisenhowersigned it into law. Alaskans accepted it, and on January third, 1959, President Eisenhowerdeclared Alaska the forty-ninth state.
Today, Alaska has more than 730,000 people. About 25 percent of them are under the age ofeighteen.
The biggest industry in Alaska is oil and gas production. But tourism and fishing are alsoimportant.
Cassadee Pope
Last year Florida native Cassadee Pope became the first female champion of the televisioncompetition show "The Voice." As Mario Ritter reports, the former rock star has settled in toher new career in country music.
"Wasting all These Tears" is the first single released from Cassadee Pope's first album "Frameby Frame." The song entered Billboard magazine's Hot Country Songs chart at number one.
Cassadee Pope spent five years as lead singer of the rock band Hey Monday. She says she isenjoying her new work as a solo artist. But she admits there are times when she misses theHey Monday band members.
"Being in Hey Monday as opposed to being solo has its differences, but for the most part, it'svery similar. I am still creating music with other people. I'm collaborating with songwriters andproducers. It's not my band but they are still human beings that I'm collaborating with. I'vecreated really, really great chemistry with my band right now. But I do miss the guys."
Pope changed musical directions from rock to country after appearing on the third season of"The Voice." Country star Blake Shelton was Cassadee Pope's trainer on the reality show. Forher final performance on "The Voice," Pope sang "Over You." The song was a 2012 hit forShelton and his wife Miranda Lambert.
We leave you Cassadee Pope performing "You Hear A Song," from her new album, "Frame byFrame."
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