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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.
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 -.
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 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 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。
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，而美国却没有自己突出的，后面也应该是风格，故选style。
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.【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，而且句末必须接介词to，a),b)两项意思不符。
5.【答案】c【解析】popular music是指流行音乐，与classical music相对。爵士乐是流行音乐的一种，故选popular。
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。
7.【答案】a 【解析】express意为表达，与后面的宾语moods、interests、以及emotions相搭配。explain意为解释，说明，expose意为揭露，使暴露，illustrate意为阐明。
8.【答案】d【解析】本句意为在20世纪20年代，爵士乐听起来像是美国风格。只有sound有听起来的意思。其他三个词都无此意。
9.【答案】a【解析】本句意为就像爵士乐今天的样子，as意为正如，就像，后面接一个句子。
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。此处的句意为爵士乐的起源。故选a。
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。
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意为迷，pioneers意为先锋，开拓者。
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。
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。
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。
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，故选择上文提到的procession。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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.
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 -.
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 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 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。
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，而美国却没有自己突出的，后面也应该是风格，故选style。
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.【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，而且句末必须接介词to，a),b)两项意思不符。
5.【答案】c【解析】popular music是指流行音乐，与classical music相对。爵士乐是流行音乐的一种，故选popular。
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。
7.【答案】a 【解析】express意为表达，与后面的宾语moods、interests、以及emotions相搭配。explain意为解释，说明，expose意为揭露，使暴露，illustrate意为阐明。
8.【答案】d【解析】本句意为在20世纪20年代，爵士乐听起来像是美国风格。只有sound有听起来的意思。其他三个词都无此意。
9.【答案】a【解析】本句意为就像爵士乐今天的样子，as意为正如，就像，后面接一个句子。
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。此处的句意为爵士乐的起源。故选a。
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。
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意为迷，pioneers意为先锋，开拓者。
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。
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。
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。
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，故选择上文提到的procession。
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。
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。
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。
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。
