第八篇
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 Americas contribution to 5 music.In contrast to classical music, which 6 formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and freeform.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 .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 第八篇答案+解說：
1.【答案】B
【解析】這里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世紀初”這一具體時間，只有at可以用在這里。
2.【答案】D
【解析】根據上文所說的大多數國家都有自己的音樂風格(style)，而美國卻沒有自己突出的，后面也應該是風格，故選style。
3.【答案】C
【解析】本句意為沒有人知道爵士樂是什么時候發明的，由誰發明的。discover意為“發現”，act意為“行動，扮演”，invent意為“發明，design意為“設計”。故選invent。
4.【答案】D
【解析】這里是說爵士樂被聽到，所以用heard。Listen的意思是“聽”，而且句末須接介詞to，A),B)兩項意思不符。
5.【答案】C
【解析】popular music是指“流行音樂”，與classical music(古典音樂)相對。爵士樂(jazz)是流行音樂的一種，故選popular。
6.【答案】B
【解析】此句意為古典音樂遵循正規的歐洲傳統。form意為“形成”，follow意為“遵循”，approach意為“接近，靠近”，introduce意為“引進，介紹”。
7.【答案】A
【解析】express意為“表達”，與后面的賓語moods(情緒)、interests(興趣)、以及emotions(感情)相搭配。explain意為“解釋，說明”，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20年代，爵士樂聽起來象是美國風格”。只有sound有“聽起來”的意思。其他三個詞都無此意。
9.【答案】A
【解析】本句意為“就象爵士樂今天的樣子”，as意為“正如，就象”，后面接一個句子。
10.【答案】A
【解析】origins意為“起源，起始”，originals意為“原作，原物”，discoveries意為“發現”，resources意為“資源”。此處句意為“爵士樂的起源”。故選A。
11.【答案】B
【解析】本句意為“音樂的起源和音樂本身一樣有趣。故此處應選擇反身代詞itself。
12.【答案】D
【解析】本句意為“美國的黑奴是爵士樂的先鋒”。players意為“演奏者”，followers意為“追隨者”，fans意為“(爵士樂)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時間地勞動。long一般不與months和weeks搭配，hours指工作時間，times指次數或倍數,當一段時間講時是不可數名詞，故只可選hours。
15.【答案】D
【解析】demonstrate意為“論證，說明，示威”，compose后接介詞of，意為“組成”，host意為“款待，作樂”，form與procession搭配，意為“形成隊列”。故選D。
16.【答案】B
【解析】上句提到形成隊列，本句意為這樣的隊列經常伴隨有一支樂隊，故選上文提到的procession。
17.【答案】D
【解析】上句說：在去墓地的路上，樂隊演奏緩慢的、莊重的音樂以便和悲痛的場合相配合。而本句說：在回來的路上，情緒變化了。所以這兩句之間應該是轉折的關系。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相對應。
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。 |
