music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. -1- the turn of the century when jazz was born, america had no prominent -2- ofits own.no one knows exactly when jazz was -3- ,or by whom.but it began to be- 4- in the early 1900s.jazz is american contribution to -5 -music., N# u2 S; l& t# X! g+ t
in contrast to classical music, which- 6 -formal european traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form.it bubbles with energy, -7 -the moods, 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 to southern states -13 -slaves.they were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long- 14 -.0 G7 C3 M- W$ `$ `
when a negro died his friend and relatives -15- a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.in new orleans, a band often accompanied the- 16- .on the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. -17 -on the way home the mood changed.spirits lifted.death had removed one of their- 18 -,but the living were glad to bealive.the band played- 19 -music, improvising(即兴表演) 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.
; A! G: j+ _6 X. C- Y( x$ L6 W 1.a.by b.at c.in d.on7 M9 b. ~1 _) e! \0 V& }
2.a.music b.song c.melody d.style
$ Q5 M- S# N5 Y" B4 P6 D 3.a.discovered b.acted c.invented d.designed4 }3 H9 [0 b! |2 T8 W4 `& i5 u3 Y
4.a.noticed b.found c.listened d.heard
2 L' s% H% ~! k5 }0 p/ l, R 5.a.classical b.sacred c.popular d.light) }3 o9 k3 Q& m6 |5 o4 ^; R3 `
6.a.forms b.follows c.approaches d.introduces
% P% a% `* U; I 7.a.expressing b.explaining c.exposing d.illustrating+ V, N$ N1 \5 U) }$ ^; W
8.a.appeared b.felt c.seemed d.sounded0 z1 f& v& m, N* T! d
9.a.as b.so c.either d.neither
( E. a$ A' n5 W S) |% } u$ U 10.a.origins b.originals c.discoveries d.resources
, Q6 i8 x$ ~. i2 c 11.a.concerned b.itself c.available d.oneself
0 I3 q# y3 z6 s% S 12.a.players b.followers c.fans d.pioneers
/ G; f( c) w: j1 h% c2 p 13.a.for b.as c.with d.by
( o5 g; w: I* ^* ^$ C- d 14.a.months b.weeks c.hours d.times! |1 U6 c3 {0 l
15.a.demonstrated b.composedc.hosted d.formed4 s8 i. X; f! l* ?9 r
16.a.demonstration b.processionc.body d.march
1 M' y0 V/ o3 y, _ 17.a.even b.therefore c.furthermore d.but2 m5 p' r- i- q7 u
18.a.number b.members c.body d.relations
- ^7 X" u. s% n, ~& l 19.a.sad b.solemn c.happy d.funeral3 U/ _1 r! U+ p3 e/ S8 p
20.a.whistled b.sung c.presented d.showed
( Y, ^0 u, n. \$ J4 ] 1.【答案】b【解析】这里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世纪初”这一具体时间,只有at可以用在这里。
! Y) {1 K: \4 C 2.【答案】d【解析】根据上文所说的大多数国家都有自己的音乐风格(style),而美国却没有自己突出的,后面也应该是风格,故选style。 ?" }/ b+ F, S+ S9 E/ p
3.【答案】c【解析】本句意为没有人知道爵士乐是什么时候发明的,由谁发明的。discover意为“发现”,act意为“行动,扮演”,invent意为“发明,design意为“设计”。故选invent。
# w/ h# e& [1 T 4.【答案】d【解析】这里是说爵士乐被听到,所以用heard。listen的意思是“听”,而且句末须接介词to,a),b)两项意思不符。4 n, m3 b, N& `# I8 b. `% x
5.【答案】c【解析】popular music是指“流行音乐”,与classical music(古典音乐)相对。爵士乐(jazz)是流行音乐的一种,故选popular。4 D: r2 A3 B0 I( h6 V
6.【答案】b【解析】此句意为古典音乐遵循正规的欧洲传统。form意为“形成”,follow意为“遵循”,approach意为“接近,靠近”,introduce意为“引进,介绍”。
( b O$ B% ]4 k 7.【答案】a 【解析】express意为“表达”,与后面的宾语moods(情绪)、interests(兴趣)、以及emotions(感情)相搭配。explain意为“解释,说明”,expose意为“揭露,使暴露”,illustrate意为“阐明”。& M% ]9 T _6 ~" \+ }) j
8.【答案】d【解析】本句意为“在20世纪20年代,爵士乐听起来象是美国风格”。只有sound有“听起来”的意思。其他三个词都无此意。
3 d% v5 P5 N2 c. l3 \# d 9.【答案】a【解析】本句意为“就象爵士乐今天的样子”,as意为“正如,就象”,后面接一个句子。0 z. z5 m0 U& h/ O1 C
10.【答案】a【解析】origins意为“起源,起始”,originals意为“原作,原物”,discoveries意为“发现”,resources意为“资源”。此处句意为“爵士乐的起源”。故选a。1 J9 g" U% A2 {! {* B& F
11.【答案】b【解析】本句意为“音乐的起源和音乐本身一样有趣。故此处应选择反身代词itself。
1 g1 A; ~0 e. x( x8 d 12.【答案】d【解析】本句意为“美国的黑奴是爵士乐的先锋”。players意为“演奏者”,followers意为“追随者”,fans意为“(爵士乐)迷”,pioneers意为“先锋,开拓者”。3 s% W" n0 r+ p5 G' ^. R1 l' p% N9 D6 P
13.【答案】b【解析】本句意为“他们被作为奴隶带到南部各州”。只有as,意为“作为”,介词,符合此意。8 e( b1 l6 K4 I4 M2 S
14.【答案】c【解析】本句意为“黑奴们被卖给南方种植园主们而且被迫在地里长时间地劳动。long一般不与months和weeks搭配,hours指工作时间,times指次数或倍数,当一段时间讲时是不可数名词,故只可选hours。0 b( Q8 i# u+ y( j6 D
15.【答案】D【解析】demonstrate意为“论证,说明,示威”,compose后接介词of,意为“组成”,host意为“款待,作乐”,form与procession搭配,意为“形成队列”。故选D。" B! H, {7 g! N/ o, \0 e) L
% T5 `3 h4 P) w& @, k, S 16.【答案】B【解析】上句提到形成队列,本句意为这样的队列经常伴随有一支乐队,故选上文提到的procession。8 \) @7 v% |8 ^7 V! C W
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17.【答案】D 【解析】上句说:在去墓地的路上,乐队演奏缓慢的、庄重的音乐以便和悲痛的场合相配合。而本句说:在回来的路上,情绪变化了。所以这两句之间应该是转折的关系。因此选择but。; _, d. @4 ]* ~$ m- n
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18.【答案】D【解析】本句意为“死神夺去了他们的一个亲人,但活着的人高兴他们还活着”。relations意为“亲戚”。故选D。
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19.【答案】C【解析】这里选择happy,以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相对应。
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20.【答案】C【解析】whistled意为“吹口哨”, sung意为“唱”, presented意为“表演”,showed意为“展示”,只有presented才能和improvising相搭配。 |