外研版高一英语必修二第三单元听力原文

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　　外研版高一英语必修二第三单元听力原文
　　Module 3

　　Listeningand Vocabulary(Students’ book : P26)

　　The Beatles werethe most successful band in the history of popular music. The band consisted ofJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Starr playeddrums, the other three played guitar. Lennon and McCartney wrote most of thesongs. All the Beatles were born in Liverpool in the north of England.
　　During the early1960s, the Beatles were influenced by American rock singers, such as ChuckBerry and Elvis Presley. They had their first hit in 1962 with a catchy songcalled Love Me Do (1962). In 1964, after they had become stars in theirown country, the Beatles toured the United States and were a huge success.
　　During themid-1960s, the Beatles were one of the bands which gave rock music a newdirection. Some of their songs were quite serious, such as Nowhere Man;there were ballads such as Yesterday and more complex songs such as StrawberryFields Forever.
　　By the late1960s, their music had changed completely. They had stopped writing simplesongs with catchy tunes. The tunes and the lyrics had become more interestingand they had begun to use new instruments, too. For example, after visitingIndia, they started using Indian instruments.
　　Some of theiralbums changed pop music completely. Their last album was Let It Be in1970.
　　After they hadfinished recording Let It Be, they split up. By the time they stoppedworking together, they had sold more albums than any other band in history.After the group had broken up, all the Beatles performed as solo artists orstarted other bands.
　　John Lennon diedin New York in 1980. George Harrison died in 2001.