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Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.56the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent57of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was58, or by whom. But it began to be59in the early 1900s. Jazz is Ameri-ca's contribution to60music. In contrast to classical music, which61formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy,62the moods, inter-ests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz63like America, and64it does to-day. The65of this music are as interesting as the music66 American negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz67 They were brought to Southern States 68slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long69. When a Ne-gro died his friends and relatives70 a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the71. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion.72on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted.

Death had removed one of their73, but the living were glad to believe. The band played 74 music, improvising(即興表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes75 at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

56. A. By B. At C. In D. On

57. A. music B. song C. melody D. style

58. A. discovered B. acted C. invented D. designed

59. A. noticed B. found C. listened D. heard

60. A. classical B. sacred C. popular D. light

61. A. forms B. follows C. approaches D. introduces

62. A. expressing B. explaining C. exposing D. illustrating

63. A. appeared B. felt C. seemed D. sounded

64. A. as B. So C. either D. neither

65. A. origins B. originals C. discoveries D. resources

66. A. concerned B. itself C. available D. oneself

67. A. players B. followers C. fans D. pioneers

68. A. for B. as C. with D. by

69. A. months B. weeks C. hours D. times

70. A. demonstrated B. composed C. hosted D. formed

71. A. demonstration B. procession C. body D. march

72. A. Even B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. But

73. A. number B. members C. body D. relations

74. A. sad B. solemn C. happy D. funeral

75. A. whistled B. sung C. presented D. showed

答案：

56.B at the turn of the century“在世紀(jì)之交”，固定搭配。

57.D 上文說大多數(shù)國家都有自己的音樂風(fēng)格，下文說到美國，也應(yīng)是繼續(xù)談風(fēng)格(style)。

58.C 本句意為沒有人知道爵士樂是什么時(shí)候發(fā)明的，由誰發(fā)明的。invent“發(fā)明（沒有的事物）”；discover“發(fā)現(xiàn)（已經(jīng)存在的事物）”，act“行動(dòng)，扮演”；design“設(shè)計(jì)”。

59.D 爵士樂是被聽到的，所以用heard.“開始被聽到”意即“開始有爵士樂了”。

60.C 正如下文所提到的，爵士樂是與classical music（古典音樂）相對的。爵士樂(jazz)是一種自由輕松的音樂形式，因此應(yīng)是流行音樂(popular music)的一種。

61.B 本句意為古典音樂遵循正規(guī)的歐洲傳統(tǒng)。follow“遵循”；form“形成”；approach“接近，靠近”；introduce“引進(jìn)，介紹”。

62.A express“表達(dá)”，音樂是用來表達(dá)和抒發(fā)人的mood（情緒），interest（興趣）以及emotions（感情）的。

63.D sound“聽起來”；音樂只和聽(sound)有關(guān)，而與其他詞無關(guān)。句意為：爵士樂聽起來有美國味。

64.B 上半句說20世紀(jì)20年代的爵士樂聽起來有美國風(fēng)格，下半句說今天的爵士樂也是如此。“so+主語+助動(dòng)詞”意思是“…確實(shí)如此”。

65.A origins“起源，來源”；originals“原作，原物”；discover“發(fā)現(xiàn)”；resource“資源”。此句意思是爵士樂的起源。所以選A.

66.B 本句意為音樂的起源和音樂本身一樣有趣。所以應(yīng)選擇反身代詞itself.

67.D 本句的選詞要根據(jù)下文。下文提到美國黑奴創(chuàng)造了早期的爵士樂，所以要選pioneers，表示“爵士樂的先驅(qū)者”，其余詞不符合上下文的意思。

68.B as介詞，“作為…，以…身份”。

69.C 本句意思是“黑奴被賣給南方種植園主，被迫在地里長時(shí)間勞動(dòng)。”long一般不與months和weeks搭配，hours指工作時(shí)間，times指次數(shù)或倍數(shù)，當(dāng)一段時(shí)間講時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞，所以只能選hours.

70.D demonstrate“說明，示威”；compose (of)“組成”；host“當(dāng)主人招待”；form與procession 搭配，意思為“一個(gè)黑奴死后，他的親戚朋友組成一支送葬隊(duì)送他”。

71.B 上句提到“一個(gè)黑奴死后，他的親戚朋友組成一支送葬隊(duì)送他”，本句接著說送葬隊(duì)(procession)往往還伴有一支樂隊(duì)。

72.D 上句說：在去墓地的路上，樂隊(duì)演奏緩慢的、莊重的音樂以便和悲痛的場合相配合。下句說回來的路上，情緒變化了。所以這兩句之間應(yīng)當(dāng)是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。因此選擇but.

73.B 本句意為死神奪去了他們中的一個(gè)成員（該成員可能是他們的朋友，也可能是親戚）。relations僅僅表示親戚。另外兩項(xiàng)是單數(shù)，不能和"one of…"連用。

74.C 選happy，是因?yàn)樗麄兯驮峄貋恚榫w變化了。

75.C present“展示，表演”，既包括whistle，也包括sing，還包括show.

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