Everybody Scream!|大家一起吶喊吧！

Everybody Scream!

by Marcus Maurice

Every April since 1995, Wade Davis and Jimi Moe have been putting on Spring Scream.

　　At first, it originated as a way for a few bands to jam out on a beach. Over the years, Spring Scream _(1)_ into a phenomenon. Eighteen years ago, Wade Davis and Jimi Moe rounded up their friends over the Tomb Sweeping holiday weekend and erected a makeshift stage on a beach in Kenting, the once quaint surfing town on the southern tip of Taiwan. The winds were high and only _(2)_ 50 revelers showed up, but it was quite an experience for those that attended the first Spring Scream. Moe and Davis were inspired and promised that the following year would be _(3)_ better. They were right on the money, and in 1996, the turnout was much larger. Every year since, Spring Scream has gotten bigger and better, and the music festival is one of the reasons that Kenting has turned into a _(4)_ tourist destination.

　　Now, Spring Scream is a five-day festival with six stages and at least 200 bands and DJs. While some of the music is _(5)_, the main reason people attend is the chilled-out vibe. Creative vendors sell their handmade wares while thousands of people _(6)_ a friendly community in the camping area. The power for the stages is shut off at midnight, but it's not uncommon for some musicians to be playing their drums and acoustic instruments during all-night jam sessions.

　　_(7)_ Spring Scream is not as big as other Asian music festivals like Fuji Rock in Japan, it still attracts many international guests. Why not see Spring Scream for yourself? It's so enjoyable that you might end up going there annually.

1. (A) will turn (B) to turn  (C) has turned (D) turns

2. (A) much     (B) many   (C) any      (D) some

3. (A) more     (B) even    (C) very    (D) ever

4. (A) bustling (B) dispensable     (C) fragile  (D) monotonous

5. (A) exceptional  (B) confidential     (C) eligible (D) formidable

6. (A) ambush (B) forge   (C) diminish    (D) overlap

7. (A) Unless   (B) While   (C) Once   (D) Despite

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自 1995 年起，每年 4 月韦德‧戴维斯和吉米‧摩尔都会举办『春吶音乐祭』。

　　春吶刚开始时是源起于几个乐团在海边即兴表演的方式。但过去几年来，春吶音乐祭已演变成了一种现象。18 年前，韦德‧戴维斯和吉米‧摩尔在清明假期的周末聚集了他们的朋友在台湾南端一个曾经很纯朴的冲浪小镇──垦丁海滩边搭起了一个临时的舞台。当时风很强，大约只有 50 多位喝酒狂欢的人在现场，但这对那些第一次参加春吶的人来说是一次不错的体验。摩尔和戴维斯受到这次的鼓舞，并承诺来年会将它办得更好。他们的话一点也没错，1996 年出席春吶的人数多了不少。从那一年之后，每年的春吶就办得更有声有色，而这个音乐祭也是让垦丁变成一处热闹的观光景点的原因之一。

　　春吶目前是一个为期 5 天并有 6 个舞台的音乐祭，5 天中至少有 2 百个乐团及 DJ 会参加春吶。虽然里面有些音乐很棒，但人们参加春吶的主因就是想在那种气氛里放松一下。具有创意的小贩贩卖手工的商品，而数千名在露营区的观众营造出友善的交流。舞台在午夜时分就会断电，但一些音乐人通宵即兴打鼓及电音表演，这种情形也都很常见。

　　虽然春吶没有像亚洲音乐节中的日本富士摇滚祭那么大，但它仍吸引了许多国际嘉宾来参加。你何不自己去看看春吶呢？它非常的有趣，也许你最后可能每年都会来喔。

答案： 1.   C   2.   D   3.   B   4.   A   5.   A

      6.   B   7.   B

 

　　FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 是从 1997 年开始举办，会场已固定于 7 月下旬或是 8 月上旬的新潟县苗场滑雪场举办，被昵称为『FUJI ROCK』，举办期间长达 3 天。

　　FUJI ROCK 是日本大型摇滚音乐祭的先驱，在广大的会场里，每年都有日本国内外超过 2 百组以上的音乐人参与演出，也是日本最具规模的户外音乐活动。这项活动今年将迈向第 16 个年头，其宗旨为『自由的享受音乐及大自然，并由演出者、参加者以及工作人员合力创造出一场盛大的音乐嘉年华！』（数据源：日本国家观光局）