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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(即兴表演) 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“在世纪之交”，固定搭配。

57.D 上文说大多数国家都有自己的音乐风格，下文说到美国，也应是继续谈风格(style)。

58.C 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。invent“发明（没有的事物）”；discover“发现（已经存在的事物）”，act“行动，扮演”；design“设计”。

59.D 爵士乐是被听到的，所以用heard.“开始被听到”意即“开始有爵士乐了”。

60.C 正如下文所提到的，爵士乐是与classical music（古典音乐）相对的。爵士乐(jazz)是一种自由轻松的音乐形式，因此应是流行音乐(popular music)的一种。

61.B 本句意为古典音乐遵循正规的欧洲传统。follow“遵循”；form“形成”；approach“接近，靠近”；introduce“引进，介绍”。

62.A express“表达”，音乐是用来表达和抒发人的mood（情绪），interest（兴趣）以及emotions（感情）的。

63.D sound“听起来”；音乐只和听(sound)有关，而与其他词无关。句意为：爵士乐听起来有美国味。

64.B 上半句说20世纪20年代的爵士乐听起来有美国风格，下半句说今天的爵士乐也是如此。“so+主语+助动词”意思是“…确实如此”。

65.A origins“起源，来源”；originals“原作，原物”；discover“发现”；resource“资源”。此句意思是爵士乐的起源。所以选A.

66.B 本句意为音乐的起源和音乐本身一样有趣。所以应选择反身代词itself.

67.D 本句的选词要根据下文。下文提到美国黑奴创造了早期的爵士乐，所以要选pioneers，表示“爵士乐的先驱者”，其余词不符合上下文的意思。

68.B as介词，“作为…，以…身份”。

69.C 本句意思是“黑奴被卖给南方种植园主，被迫在地里长时间劳动。”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，所以只能选hours.

70.D demonstrate“说明，示威”；compose (of)“组成”；host“当主人招待”；form与procession 搭配，意思为“一个黑奴死后，他的亲戚朋友组成一支送葬队送他”。

71.B 上句提到“一个黑奴死后，他的亲戚朋友组成一支送葬队送他”，本句接着说送葬队(procession)往往还伴有一支乐队。

72.D 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。下句说回来的路上，情绪变化了。所以这两句之间应当是转折关系。因此选择but.

73.B 本句意为死神夺去了他们中的一个成员（该成员可能是他们的朋友，也可能是亲戚）。relations仅仅表示亲戚。另外两项是单数，不能和"one of…"连用。

74.C 选happy，是因为他们送葬回来，情绪变化了。

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

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