Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage, For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet One with a pencil.

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 __4________ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy, ___5_______ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, and ____6______ it does today. The _____7_____ of this music are as interesting as the music itself. 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 _____8_____. When a Negro died his friends and relatives ___9_______ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the procession. On the way to the cemetery the band ptayed slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. But on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their members,but the living were glad to believe. The band played funeral music, improvising(即兴表演)on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes ____10______ 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.discovered

B.acted

C.invented

D.designed

3.A.classical

B.sacred

C.popular

D.light

4.A.forms

B.follows

C.approaches

D.introduces

5.A.expressing

B.explaining

C.exposing

D.illustrating

6.A.as

B.so

C.either

D.neither

7.A.origins

B.originals

C.discoveries

D.resources

8.A.months

B.weeks

C.hours

D.times

9.A.demonstrated

B.composed

C.hosted

D.formed

10.A.whistled

B.sung

C.presented

D.showed

答案及解析：

1.【解析】B.at the turn of the century“在世纪之交”，固定搭配。

2.【解析】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”。

3.【解析】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。

4.【解析】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”。

5.【解析】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。

6.【解析】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”。

7.【解析】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.

8.【解析】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。”lon9一般不与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.

9.【解析】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”。

10.【解析】C.present“展示，表演”，既包括whistle，也包括sing，还包括show.

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