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The Beatles were the most influential band in pop history. In their 8year, 12album history,
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr altered (改变) popular culture
dramatically. And it wasn't just the suits and changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore
that had such an impact, but what they seemed to stand for. The world saw them as the voice of a
new generation, one with a very different attitude to life.
Their influence was at its height in the 1960s, but their music continues to stir listeners today.
However, up until recently one aspect of the Beatles was struck in Yesterday: The music had never
been remastered (重新灌录). But on September 9 that situation came to an end, with the release
of the entire band's music in a digital makeover. It is probably the biggest reissue (重新发行) in pop
music history, said British newspaper the Financial Times.
The albums were remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, the location where the band
produced much of their work. The cover of their last album, Abbey Road of 1969, featured the four
young men striding (大步行走) across a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itself. It is one of the most
famous of all Beatles images.
Recently, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the album, hundreds of Beatles lovers gathered there
to show their appreciation.
Pop groups come and go. The boy band pursued by screaming fans one year will be forgotten
the next. But the Beatles are one of the few groups whose music seems to have endured (持久).
Why? Paul McCartney's biographer Barry Miles has an explanation: "They were the first rock band…
and they just happened to be the best. They were the first band to play stadiums, to have their own
products. They were groundbreaking in every way, " he says.
1. Why did the Beatles change popular culture?
A. Because of the suits of the four Liverpool boys.
B. Because of changing lengths of hair the four Liverpool boys wore.
C. Because of their albums.
D. Because of their different attitude to life.
2. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the second paragraph?
A. The Beatles influenced people at its height in the 1960s.
B. Their music Yesterday had never been remastered.
C. The entire band's music in a digital makeover will be remastered.
D. On September 9, their music came to an end.
3. What is their last album?
A. Yesterday.
B. Abbey Road of 1969.
C. Come Together.
D. In My life.
4. What is NOT the reason why their music can endure?
A. They were the first rock band.
B. They were the best one.
C. They were the first band to play stadiums and to have their own works.
D. They wore special suits.
5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. What is the Beatles?
B. Legendary band stays on top in digital times.
C. The origin of the Beatles.
D. Why is the Beatles popular with people?
