Passage 4

    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 style of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was __2_ , or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s. Jazz is America´s contribution to __3__ music. In contrast to classical music, which follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form. It bubbles with energy, __4__ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and __5__ it does today. The origins of this music are as interesting as the music __6__ . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long __7__ . When a Negro died his friend and relatives __8__ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the __9__. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. __10__ on the way home the mood changed.

    1. A. By B. At C. In D. On

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

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

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

    5. A. as B. so C. either D. neither

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

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

    8. A. demonstrated B. composedC. hosted D. formed

    9. A. demonstrationB. processionC. body D. march

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

    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】C

    【解析】本句意為沒有人知道爵士樂是什么時候發(fā)明的，由誰發(fā)明的。discover意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，act意為“行動，扮演”，invent意為“發(fā)明，design意為“設計”。故選invent。

    3.【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。

    4.【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”。

    5.【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。

    6.【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。

    7.【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(shù)或倍數(shù), 當一段時間講時是不可數(shù)名詞，故只可選hours。

    8.【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。

    9.【答案】B

    【解析】上句提到形成隊列，本句意為這樣的隊列經(jīng)常伴隨有一支樂隊，故選上文提到的procession。

    10.【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(zhuǎn)折的關系。因此選擇but。