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The song, Let's Go Get Stoned, is an example of Ray Charles' own kind of music and is his own sound.
He mixed black church music, blues and rock-and-roll and produced a very different sound.
Ray Charles could play blues, rock and jazz, and liked other kinds of music, too. He recorded an album
(专辑) of country-and-western music, which was an immediate success. The album was called Modern
Sounds in Country and Western Music. Many of the songs became famous. One of the most popular was
I Can't Stop Loving You.
Charles made himself a popular artist and an expert of soul music with the release (发行) of his most
popular composition (乐曲作品) What I Say.
During the 1960s Charles appeared in the 1962 film Swinging Along, and the 1966 British film Ballad in
Blue. In 1980 he appeared in The Blues Brothers movie and became even more successful. Charles also played
an important part in the recording for Africa's song of We Are the World in 1985.
Ray Charles often said that sound and music were his life's blood. He said many times that he would not
trade his musical ability for the ability to see again. He did not give his time and money to help the blind, but
helped create and support the Robinson Foundation for Hearing Disorders, which helps people deal with the
loss of their hearing. He once said, "Being blind is my handicap (生理缺陷), but my ears are my opportunity.
Losing my hearing would have ended my life."
1. According to the passage, what can we learn about Ray Charles?
A. He lost both his sight and his hearing.
B. He lost his voice and could not sing.
C. He lost his sight.
D. He was disabled in both body and mind.
2. Charles appeared in films and _____.
A. played an important role at the very beginning
B. lost his interest in music in the 1960s
C. achieved great success in The Blues Brothers
D. failed to become successful in the end
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Ray Charles didn't want to see again.
B. Let's Go Get Stoned is Ray Charles' best song.
C. Ray Charles couldn't live without music and sound.
D. Charles supported the foundation for the blind.
4. What does the last paragraph tell us?
A. Ray Charles thought it was a big pity that he could not see.
B. Ray Charles paid attention to nothing except sound and music.
C. Ray Charles didn't help the blind because he hated being blind.
D. He considered his hearing as the most important thing in his life.
