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./ i* h X0 w, ~$ i
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 -.
) O! a4 q% Q; e. d( {1 L; w6 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( @' P- b# v
1.a.by b.at c.in d.on# b7 y( Z8 w0 g8 ?# M" i' h; a( |
2.a.music b.song c.melody d.style
9 F% y' L" C- N 3.a.discovered b.acted c.invented d.designed- e/ s) h7 U$ Y$ L4 |( l5 \% V
4.a.noticed b.found c.listened d.heard8 J8 ~( Y3 }. u% o3 P" e% n
5.a.classical b.sacred c.popular d.light5 E. z2 t0 j5 j" R
6.a.forms b.follows c.approaches d.introduces1 G8 _$ n* }( [# I, l5 \5 f6 s
7.a.expressing b.explaining c.exposing d.illustrating. H7 O1 h. e! `/ n6 N* X9 ]
8.a.appeared b.felt c.seemed d.sounded
- @" X# ]7 s9 d+ ^8 n2 w" K 9.a.as b.so c.either d.neither
& C( C! F7 C8 g# F 10.a.origins b.originals c.discoveries d.resources. t0 j3 N+ n% k6 k
11.a.concerned b.itself c.available d.oneself
+ Z! M: {# P' r( A 12.a.players b.followers c.fans d.pioneers
3 R1 R. g7 q# Q8 d" c 13.a.for b.as c.with d.by" r' ?, u# Z/ Q) Z4 [2 Z% c6 |/ o: o
14.a.months b.weeks c.hours d.times
5 y* ^; x: [; A, f$ f 15.a.demonstrated b.composedc.hosted d.formed' S1 S* D* n/ s6 c3 `7 W+ `
16.a.demonstration b.processionc.body d.march# Q3 R: y; T7 o6 M, F
17.a.even b.therefore c.furthermore d.but
: k( b. v# e7 V2 P7 R 18.a.number b.members c.body d.relations1 e6 h8 p6 u9 N. M8 h- l- o' Z
19.a.sad b.solemn c.happy d.funeral, R! h9 u' v' R& P" ^
20.a.whistled b.sung c.presented d.showed4 K. e+ T; e. F+ Z3 J% d
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。
( V( @& V q4 W; _: ~( f 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。
" ^0 W/ D# I5 P7 S3 X% G3 ` 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。
' ^4 z1 {. T, M. }5 \' s8 y 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。* e& B4 U- P+ ~6 ?8 Z7 J
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。' f4 Z, g4 g6 X# B* `4 H
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”。" q3 Q) a5 L' |3 p' J2 h$ 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”。- h9 j0 M+ p0 F( l
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。1 E. b0 j! \: y) O" B) J
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。; T. ?: _9 ?0 }) c# d, O
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。* u- J/ O4 B5 r3 H$ K
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。
- R) O) w, {2 b$ Q3 `1 Y 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”。
: w, o6 N* h0 u: l+ @ 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。
4 ~0 O* X. q2 E& ?1 a* T) c 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。
. \: S( v2 N7 }$ h1 K( l 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。
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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。# ~1 w% s: G" @5 ]
% J! S0 ^: }' {& l 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。
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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。: p( @" z2 ^/ d1 {& r$ x
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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。$ W U$ `0 Z, ^! E" [# R) }9 j
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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。 |