The character Roger Chillingworth could be described as a: ____
A.man of faith
B.man of science
C.man of nobility
D.man of solitude
A.man of faith
B.man of science
C.man of nobility
D.man of solitude
1 Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). 2 Freddie Mercury wrote the lyrics, and there has been a lot of speculation as to their meaning. Many of the words appear in the Qu'ran. "Bismillah" is one of these and it literally means "In the name of Allah." The word "Scaramouch" means "A stock character that appears as a boastful coward." 3 Mercury's parents were deeply involved in Zoroastrianism, and these Arabic words do have a meaning in that religion. Some of the lyrics could be about leaving his homeland behind. Guitarist Brian May seemed to suggest this when he said in an interview about the song: "Freddie was a very complex person: flippant and funny on the surface, but he concealed insecurities and problems in squaring up his life with his childhood. He never explained the lyrics, but I think he put a lot of himself into that song." 4 Another explanation is not to do with Mercury's childhood, but his sexuality - it was around this time that he was starting to come to terms with his bisexuality, and his relationship with Mary Austin was falling apart. 5 Whatever the meaning is, we may never know - Mercury himself remained tight-lipped, and the band agreed not to reveal anything about the meaning. Mercury himself stated, "It's one of those songs which has such a fantasy feel about it. I think people should just listen to it, think about it, and then make up their own minds as to what it says to them." He also claimed that the lyrics were nothing more than "Random rhyming nonsense" when asked about it by his friend Kenny Everett, who was a London DJ. 6 The band were always keen to let listeners interpret their music in a personal way to them, rather than impose their own meaning on songs. As listeners of Queen’s songs, what’s is the best way to comprehend the meaning of the band’s lyrics according to the passage?
A、To ask the songwriter what he wants to convey.
B、To find out the meaning through asking their friends.
C、To learn more about the songwriter’s religion.
D、To just listen and think about the meaning.
1 Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar). Freddie Mercury wrote the lyrics, and there has been a lot of speculation as to their meaning. Many of the words appear in the Qu'ran. "Bismillah" is one of these and it literally means "In the name of Allah." The word "Scaramouch" means "A stock character that appears as a boastful coward." 2 Mercury's parents were deeply involved in Zoroastrianism, and these Arabic words do have a meaning in that religion. Some of the lyrics could be about leaving his homeland behind. Guitarist Brian May seemed to suggest this when he said in an interview about the song: "Freddie was a very complex person: flippant and funny on the surface, but he concealed insecurities and problems in squaring up his life with his childhood. He never explained the lyrics, but I think he put a lot of himself into that song." 3 Another explanation is not to do with Mercury's childhood, but his sexuality - it was around this time that he was starting to come to terms with his bisexuality, and his relationship with Mary Austin was falling apart. 4 Whatever the meaning is, we may never know - Mercury himself remained tight-lipped, and the band agreed not to reveal anything about the meaning. Mercury himself stated, "It's one of those songs which has such a fantasy feel about it. I think people should just listen to it, think about it, and then make up their own minds as to what it says to them." He also claimed that the lyrics were nothing more than "Random rhyming nonsense" when asked about it by his friend Kenny Everett, who was a London DJ. 5 The band were always keen to let listeners interpret their music in a personal way to them, rather than impose their own meaning on songs. In the passage Freddie’s lyrics have words like "Bismillah", "Scaramouch", what do we know about these words?
A、They are actually easily comprehensible.
B、They show respect to the songwriter’s parents.
C、They can be found in the holy book of Islamic religion.
D、They represent the songwriter’s miserable childhood.
John is the most brilliant guitarist in our city, Roger ______ him closely.
A.followed
B.following
C.to follow
D.being followed
Taz, the government officer ______.
A.was fascinated by Roger's encyclopedic knowledge
B.felt sorry for Roger
C.got tired of being asked the meaning of words
D.was ashamed at knowing less than Roger
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