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[四级完型] 2012年大学英语四级完形填空专项练习(2)

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2012年大学英语四级完形填空专项练习(2)6 T7 G( w% M) U# E+ g3 w3 a3 `$ d4 ?
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.' E5 F0 a: O* N
  1.A.By B.At C.In D.On中华考试网* g* a! q4 C  o; g
  2.A.music B.song C.melody D.style
% v* M; h3 G: |/ ~1 F+ a  3.A.discovered B.acted C.invented D.designed
9 A5 Q3 i5 m8 A  4.A.noticed B.found C.listened D.heard
5 K% M) ~: b8 m% J  i% x  5.A.classical B.sacred C.popular D.light3 h3 ~# i3 S  H9 U# b7 u0 a8 R
  6.A.forms B.follows C.approaches D.introduces
5 f$ j0 l% V, B# [+ s4 U& v  7.A.expressing B.explaining C.exposing D.illustrating
6 U6 g1 z. y& L. r  e  8.A.appeared B.felt C.seemed D.sounded
1 s% ^2 e+ F- n  9.A.as B.so C.either D.neither
/ A/ R: l9 L  H) E. p- ~  10.A.origins B.originals C.discoveries D.resources
) |( L2 q# l/ d3 Q, c  11.A.concerned B.itself C.available D.oneself
& f( }# K" {! x  ?2 _5 @  12.A.players B.followers C.fans D.pioneers
) D7 k, {$ l3 ~+ R  13.A.for B.as C.with D.by# M6 V' F" U- O
  14.A.months B.weeks C.hours D.times
0 s' B: V' L7 n/ m% z8 h  15.A.demonstrated B.composed C.hosted D.formed2 a9 O# V1 m% O' q0 b& d$ P4 p
  16.A.demonstration B.procession C.body D.march
* I1 K6 J) D0 N& m- e6 A' m  17.A.Even B.Therefore C.Furthermore D.But
' I7 [/ F6 B4 P, X1 y. P' R  18.A.number B.members C.body D.relationswww.Examw.com
- d3 j1 |- N4 S# u0 L  19.A.sad B.solemn C.happy D.funeral) K8 n+ `/ n! l) v  E( T+ T
  20.A.whistled B.sung C.presented D.showed
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2012年大学英语四级完形填空专项练习(2)

1.【答案】B
$ U8 C7 L  ]- K3 E3 h  【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。4 [0 `+ T# y, j& T" d
  2.【答案】D
4 P+ f: x* ^3 X% G- X+ r* k! c; y  【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。
! p; i% f( a5 _+ n/ z# Z  3.【答案】C
+ F) j; T3 r: y" I  【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。0 ?9 c) ^9 C; L2 m) L
  4.【答案】D% x9 D; @! L) N: O  c
  【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。$ }: g( a; E9 n( j6 I8 O
  5.【答案】C
, u& V& g6 |( U5 h3 k8 `6 d3 v  【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。
- }5 W# n' Q5 v4 ?: f, }  6.【答案】B
+ G  f& c! d( {; U/ `8 K  【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”。
! w1 {8 ]4 {$ s: P2 d: C  7.【答案】A% N4 i! j. V& R. V, V
  【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”。8 Q9 r$ X4 P% j( h; O: d
  8.【答案】D
5 L; m( ~$ H6 ^4 y9 Z7 T  【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。
% o3 Y: a/ n- r: Q  9.【答案】A! q( X3 z/ p0 n: {/ {9 ]
  【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 b- O( W$ f& J% B9 G  10.【答案】A
8 Q' i' W3 C  |' Z  【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。
+ r+ Z# p  k/ R$ _% p% G. W( i  11.【答案】B. `, f$ |5 [. A# P+ ~' u
  【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。" c; V$ L  j& y, ^. z
  12.【答案】D
. Y5 e  r3 P. E! y* |/ B  【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”。
0 r  C. f5 F# x" k1 \3 N7 t  13.【答案】B" {+ ]7 Q5 w9 z! T% X! b# k
  【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。' J' ?) {3 _* w! w& F' i
  14.【答案】C
3 H/ x+ O- ^8 d6 e5 z  【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。www.examw.com
; t3 e) O- M; p- u% c6 x7 H% t" K  15.【答案】D5 \6 y5 L9 M3 Y% P- ]
  【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。+ w0 H+ Z5 E6 V4 t8 {
  16.【答案】B
1 ?8 Z3 ]  b& x  【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。
* t3 u5 F, R4 g) C1 x  17.【答案】D
5 J9 O- U$ n, K$ O  【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。
* c3 |& y- o& d) z% A2 b5 J  18.【答案】D6 A" [1 ~0 M+ m  w" b& \
  【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。' X' z4 ^1 A$ f
  19.【答案】C5 C1 H/ Y6 U& X5 ^- F6 J' f+ t
  【解析】这里选择happy,以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相对应。
& A' }1 K5 L4 m& Z: ]7 ]7 ~  20.【答案】C$ [; G' j/ g6 W, d$ {2 H
  【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。 </p>
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