Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of theirown. 1_ the turn of the century when jazz was born, Americahad no prominent 2_ ofits own.No one knows exactly when jazzwas 3_ ,or by whom.But it began to be 4 _in the early1900s.Jazz is Americas contribution to 5_ music.In contrast toclassical music, which 6 _formal European traditions, jazz isspontaneous and free-form.It bubbles with energy, 7_ themoods, interests, and emotions of the people.In the 1920s jazz 8 _like America, and 9_ it does today.The 10_ of this music are as interesting as the music 11_ .American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz 12_ .They were brought toSouthern States 13_ slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 14 _.When a Negro died his friend and relatives 15_ a procession to carry the body to thecemetery.In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the 16_ .On the way to the cemetery theband played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. 17_ on the way home the moodchanged.Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their 18_ ,but the living were glad to bealive.Theband played 19_ music, improvising(即興表演) on both the harmony andthe melody of the tunes 20_ at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.
1.A.By B.At C.In D.On
2.A.music B.song C.melody D.style
3.A.discovered B.acted C.invented D.designed
4.A.noticed B.found C.listened D.heard
5.A.classical B.sacred C.popular D.light
6.A.forms B.follows C.approaches D.introduces
7.A.expressing B.explaining C.exposing D.illustrating
8.A.appeared B.felt C.seemed D.sounded
9.A.as B.so C.either D.neither
10.A.origins B.originals C.discoveries D.resources
11.A.concerned B.itself C.available D.oneself
12.A.players B.followers C.fans D.pioneers
13.A.for B.as C.with D.by
14.A.months B.weeks C.hours D.times
15.A.demonstrated B.composed C.hosted D.formed
16.A.demonstration B.procession C.body D.march
17.A.Even B.Therefore C.Furthermore D.But
18.A.number B.members C.body D.relations
19.A.sad B.solemn C.happy D.funeral
20.A.whistled B.sung C.presented D.showed
1.【答案】B
【解析】這里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世紀(jì)初”這一具體時(shí)間,只有at可以用在這里。
2.【答案】D
【解析】根據(jù)上文所說(shuō)的大多數(shù)國(guó)家都有自己的音樂(lè)風(fēng)格(style),而美國(guó)卻沒(méi)有自己突出的,后面也應(yīng)該是風(fēng)格,故選style。
3.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為沒(méi)有人知道爵士樂(lè)是什么時(shí)候發(fā)明的,由誰(shuí)發(fā)明的。discover意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”,act意為“行動(dòng),扮演”,invent意為“發(fā)明,design意為“設(shè)計(jì)”。故選invent。
4.【答案】D
【解析】這里是說(shuō)爵士樂(lè)被聽(tīng)到,所以用heard。Listen的意思是“聽(tīng)”,而且句末須接介詞to,A),B)兩項(xiàng)意思不符。
5.【答案】C
【解析】popular music是指“流行音樂(lè)”,與classical music(古典音樂(lè))相對(duì)。爵士樂(lè)(jazz)是流行音樂(lè)的一種,故選popular。
6.【答案】B
【解析】此句意為古典音樂(lè)遵循正規(guī)的歐洲傳統(tǒng)。form意為“形成”,follow意為“遵循”,approach意為“接近,靠近”,introduce意為“引進(jìn),介紹”。
7.【答案】A
【解析】express意為“表達(dá)”,與后面的賓語(yǔ)moods(情緒)、interests(興趣)、以及emotions(感情)相搭配。explain意為“解釋,說(shuō)明”,expose意為“揭露,使暴露”,illustrate意為“闡明”。
8.【答案】D
【解析】本句意為“在20世紀(jì)20年代,爵士樂(lè)聽(tīng)起來(lái)象是美國(guó)風(fēng)格”。只有sound有“聽(tīng)起來(lái)”的意思。其他三個(gè)詞都無(wú)此意。
9.【答案】A
【解析】本句意為“就象爵士樂(lè)今天的樣子”,as意為“正如,就象”,后面接一個(gè)句子。
10.【答案】A
【解析】origins意為“起源,起始”,originals意為“原作,原物”,discoveries意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”,resources意為“資源”。此處句意為“爵士樂(lè)的起源”。故選A。
11.【答案】B
【解析】本句意為“音樂(lè)的起源和音樂(lè)本身一樣有趣。故此處應(yīng)選擇反身代詞itself。
12.【答案】D
【解析】本句意為“美國(guó)的黑奴是爵士樂(lè)的先鋒”。players意為“演奏者”,followers意為“追隨者”,fans意為“(爵士樂(lè))迷”,pioneers意為“先鋒,開拓者”。
13.【答案】B
【解析】本句意為“他們被作為奴隸帶到南部各州”。只有as,意為“作為”,介詞,符合此意。
14.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為“黑奴們被賣給南方種植園主們而且被迫在地里長(zhǎng)時(shí)間地勞動(dòng)。long一般不與months和weeks搭配,hours指工作時(shí)間,times指次數(shù)或倍數(shù),當(dāng)一段時(shí)間講時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞,故只可選hours。
15.【答案】D
【解析】demonstrate意為“論證,說(shuō)明,示威”,compose后接介詞of,意為“組成”,host意為“款待,作樂(lè)”,form與procession搭配,意為“形成隊(duì)列”。故選D。
16.【答案】B
【解析】上句提到形成隊(duì)列,本句意為這樣的隊(duì)列經(jīng)常伴隨有一支樂(lè)隊(duì),故選上文提到的procession。
17.【答案】D
【解析】上句說(shuō):在去墓地的路上,樂(lè)隊(duì)演奏緩慢的、莊重的音樂(lè)以便和悲痛的場(chǎng)合相配合。而本句說(shuō):在回來(lái)的路上,情緒變化了。所以這兩句之間應(yīng)該是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系。因此選擇but。
18.【答案】D
【解析】本句意為“死神奪去了他們的一個(gè)親人,但活著的人高興他們還活著”。relations意為“親戚”。故選D。
19.【答案】C
【解析】這里選擇happy,以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相對(duì)應(yīng)。
20.【答案】C
【解析】whistled意為“吹口哨”, sung意為“唱”, presented意為“表演”,showed意為“展示”,只有presented才能和improvising相搭配。
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