NootherbandhashadthesameinfluenceintheworldastheBeatles.Overeightyearsandwithmorethanadozenalbums(专辑)，fouryoungmenfromLiverpoolEngland—JohnLennonPaulMcCartneyGeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarchange

　　NootherbandhashadthesameinfluenceintheworldastheBeatles.Overeightyearsandwithmorethanadozenalbums(专辑)，fouryoungmenfromLiverpoolEngland—JohnLennonPaulMcCartneyGeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarchangedpopularmusicandcultureforever.

　　PeopleintheUKbecamecrazyabouttheBeatlesinlate1963.Thephenomenon(现象)wascalled“Beatlemania”bytheBritishpress.Thetermreferredtotheyoungwomenseenscreamingattheband’sconcerts.BeatlemaniacametoNorthAmericainearly1964andtheband’spopularityspreadacrossmuchoftheworld.

　　WithinfiveyearstheBeatles’musicchangedgreatlyfromtheirsimpleearlyhitslike“SheLovesYou”and“IwanttoHoldYourHand”.

　　Thebandwrotetheirownsongsexplorednewwaystocreatemusicandstrived(奋斗)forhighqualityineveryalbumtheyputout.

　　Howeverwiththeirpopularitycamecriticism(批评).Thepresscriticizedthebandassymbolsof1960syouthculturewhichcelebratedfreedomfromtraditionalfamilyroles.

　　In1970PaulMcCartneyannouncedhewasleavingtheBeatles.Andthegroupquietlycametoanend.

　　Inthe70sfanshopedforareunionbutthegroupdecidedtofollowtheirowncareerswithdifferentdegreesofsuccess.

　　Fanslosthopewithatragedy;JohnLennonwasmurderedinNewYorkin1980.

　　1.HowlongdidtheBeatlesexist?

　　A.Fiveyears.　B.Sixyears.

　　C.Eightyears.D.Thirteenyears.

　　2.Theunderlinedword“press”means_______.

　　A.youngwomenofacountry

　　B.youngfansofasingerorfilmstar

　　C.abusinessthatprintsandsometimesalsosellsbooks　

　　D.reportsinnewspapersandonradioandtelevision

　　3.ForwhatreasonweretheBeatlescriticized？

　　A.Becausetheirownsongswerenotpopular.

　　B.Becausetheyinfluencedtheyouthculture.

　　C.Becauseoftheirownfamilies.

　　D.Becauseoftheirrolesintheband.

　　4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

　　　A.Beatleschangedthefaceofmusic　B.JohnLennon’sdeath

　　　C.JohnLennonandhisbandD.Thebreak-upoftheBeatles