【阅读理解。Todaywewillexplainaverygoldsayingthathashadabiginfluenceonrock-and-rollmusic.Thatsayingis"Arollingstonegathersnomoss".Ithasseveralmeanings.Onemeaningisthatapersonwhoneversettlesdown】
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Todaywewillexplainaverygoldsayingthathashadabiginfluenceonrock-and-rollmusic.That
sayingis"Arollingstonegathersnomoss".Ithasseveralmeanings.Onemeaningisthatapersonwho
neversettlesdowninoneplacewillnotbesuccessful.Anotheristhatsomeonewhoisalwaysmoving
withnorootsinoneplaceavoidsresponsibilities.
Thisproverbwassaidtobefirstusedinthe1500s.Butinthe1960stheexpression"rollingstone"
becamefamousintheworldofrock-and-rollmusic.Itbecamethenameofasongarockgroupand
amagazine.
ExpertssayitallstartedwithasongbytheAmericansingerandguitaristMuddyWaters.Hewas
oneofthecountry'stopbluesmusiciansuntilhisdeathin1983.HismusicinfluencedsingerslikeElvis
PresleyandBobDylan.In1950MuddyWatersrecordedasongcalled"RollingStone".
ABritishrockgroupissaidtohavetakenitsnamefromMuddyWaters'song.TheRollingStones
performedforthefirsttimein1962.Thegroup'smemberscalledthemselves"theworld'sgreatestrock
androllband".
In1965BobDylanreleasedhissong"LikeaRollingStone".Itisoneofhisbestknownandmost
influentialworks.
Itisanangrysongaboutawomanwhowasoncerichandsuccessful.Butnowsheisonherown
"withnodirectionhomelikeacompleteunknownlikearollingstone".
In1967ayoungmannamedJannWennerstartedamagazineandhenamedit"RollingStone".The
magazinereportedonrockmusicaridthepopularculturethatthemusiccreated.By1971"RollingStone"hadbecometheleadingrockmusicandcounterculturepublication.Itisstillpopulartoday.
1.Whichpersoncanbedescribedasarollingstoneaccordingtotheproverb?
A.Apersonwhoalwayschangeshisjobs.
B.Apersonwhohasasuccessfulcareer.
C.Apersonwhohasnofamily.
D.Apersonwhoiscutofwork.
2.Allofthemaremusiciansexcept____.
A.ElvisPresley
B.BobDylan
C.MuddyWaters
D.JannWenner
3.Whofirstused"rollingstone"asanameformusic?
A.JannWenne