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[四级阅读] 2011年英语四级考试阅读提高训练(3)

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发表于 2012-8-14 10:00:37 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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.9 B1 o( q; Y4 m4 n6 P/ @
  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 -.' e0 G9 ^& |2 q/ q
  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.
* |. N' `% w. T! j) t% o* O  1.a.by b.at c.in d.on, v$ T6 m5 o9 V) Q  W- T
  2.a.music b.song c.melody d.style/ `0 m$ w- U& g- E- U/ x  ?
  3.a.discovered b.acted c.invented d.designed
- p  S, u; e! j) r7 t2 n  4.a.noticed b.found c.listened d.heard
* v: W( O5 c; R7 L+ W: `5 \  5.a.classical b.sacred c.popular d.light4 j% Q  j5 V. V5 Z9 B1 y/ D9 |
  6.a.forms b.follows c.approaches d.introduces) `4 Y' ^/ }0 V' n
  7.a.expressing b.explaining c.exposing d.illustrating
+ C7 f3 Y& a. C; s, b. @( u" E  8.a.appeared b.felt c.seemed d.sounded! |' N5 e/ ]0 N7 U% u" \
  9.a.as b.so c.either d.neither. D% }+ U8 ?# f1 Q" b9 D# z
  10.a.origins b.originals c.discoveries d.resources& W$ E" }! B7 @  D
  11.a.concerned b.itself c.available d.oneself
/ ]7 N  O1 f0 s6 }: g  12.a.players b.followers c.fans d.pioneers- ]) M, X% e) v9 Y
  13.a.for b.as c.with d.by6 x* j% Z( ?' R8 _: t+ Z4 i9 Q0 U
  14.a.months b.weeks c.hours d.times
, S7 `( h( i5 F4 w% Q  15.a.demonstrated b.composedc.hosted d.formed/ n8 O* C1 [6 ~& X+ a4 N
  16.a.demonstration b.processionc.body d.march8 T! E* Q) H( @* z) r7 U) w2 t
  17.a.even b.therefore c.furthermore d.but- Q, J- L+ R7 b9 K; ?
  18.a.number b.members c.body d.relations
; @0 T* i1 l2 B( |& U! Q2 \  19.a.sad b.solemn c.happy d.funeral
2 \* u; s3 U. x3 m2 b( I  20.a.whistled b.sung c.presented d.showed! x/ t9 Z9 m) O5 ^, I
  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。% d9 D3 P+ E' }1 ^
  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。
2 l% b3 }& [0 k7 ~3 r( D" L  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。- Z; I, t  {) H7 I+ J: @# ]7 V& f3 C
  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。5 u3 p  L# ]- U3 L. Z# \5 s
  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。
6 l8 A# L1 F2 Z) v( t  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”。
; v# `% T  m. o3 q, D  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”。
1 z8 f% o) w) d4 K. y8 j) [; M% 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。" |0 d4 i# k# l
  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。6 ~: Q: t! L0 [6 M2 D
  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。5 L( ~7 c. f/ P1 B7 K( [7 d
  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。
, }. k* m/ }# e3 v  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”。
2 j' _1 r6 V7 F, E) Y  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。( Z. c- \% u& b/ c$ Y
  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。
5 _3 k' F& {! D4 y0 K 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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1 e- W% O8 F' \- L8 G& F* K( b    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。
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$ e1 h# B! ]! r& n* c( E6 V    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。% A* V8 y* d& g+ ?" P. h' d
   
" f/ s) T2 R( G4 E! e5 U    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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# X; i, }4 Q4 g( I& L5 k6 z/ a$ w# Q    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。
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