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2011年12月大學英語四級考試閱讀提高訓練(3)

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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(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.composedc.hosted d.formed
　　16.a.demonstration b.processionc.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】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。