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 America?s 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.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. B
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. A
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. D
18. D
19. C
20. C
1.這里at the turn of the century表示的是“在本世紀(jì)初”這一具體時(shí)間，只有at可以用在這里。
2.根據(jù)上文所說(shuō)的大多數(shù)國(guó)家都有自己的音樂(lè)風(fēng)格(style)，而美國(guó)卻沒(méi)有自己突出的，后面也應(yīng)該是風(fēng)格，故選style。
3.本句意為沒(méi)有人知道爵士樂(lè)是什么時(shí)候發(fā)明的，由誰(shuí)發(fā)明的。discover意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，act意為“行動(dòng)，扮演”，invent意為“發(fā)明，design意為“設(shè)計(jì)”。故選invent。
4.這里是說(shuō)爵士樂(lè)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(xiàng)意思不符。
5.popular music是指“流行音樂(lè)”，與classical music(古典音樂(lè))相對(duì)。爵士樂(lè)(jazz)是流行音樂(lè)的一種，故選popular。
6.此句意為古典音樂(lè)遵循正規(guī)的歐洲傳統(tǒng)。form意為“形成”，follow意為“遵循”，approach意為“接近，靠近”，introduce意為“引進(jìn)，介紹”。
7.express意為“表達(dá)”，與后面的賓語(yǔ)moods(情緒)、interests(興趣)、以及emotions(感情)相搭配。explain意為“解釋，說(shuō)明”，expose意為“揭露，使暴露”，illustrate意為“闡明”。
8.本句意為“在20世紀(jì)20年代，爵士樂(lè)聽起來(lái)象是美國(guó)風(fēng)格”。只有sound有“聽起來(lái)”的意思。其他三個(gè)詞都無(wú)此意。
9.本句意為“就象爵士樂(lè)今天的樣子”，as意為“正如，就象”，后面接一個(gè)句子。
10.origins意為“起源，起始”，originals意為“原作，原物”，discoveries意為“發(fā)現(xiàn)”，resources意為“資源”。此處句意為“爵士樂(lè)的起源”。故選A。
11.本句意為“音樂(lè)的起源和音樂(lè)本身一樣有趣。故此處應(yīng)選擇反身代詞itself。
12.本句意為“美國(guó)的黑奴是爵士樂(lè)的先鋒”。players意為“演奏者”，followers意為“追隨者”，fans意為“(爵士樂(lè))迷”，pioneers意為“先鋒，開拓者”。
13.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.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(zhǎng)時(shí)間地勞動(dòng)。long一般不與months和weeks搭配，hours指工作時(shí)間，times指次數(shù)或倍數(shù),當(dāng)一段時(shí)間講時(shí)是不可數(shù)名詞，故只可選hours。
15.demonstrate意為“論證，說(shuō)明，示威”，compose后接介詞of，意為“組成”，host意為“款待，作樂(lè)”，form與procession搭配，意為“形成隊(duì)列”。故選D。
16.上句提到形成隊(duì)列，本句意為這樣的隊(duì)列經(jīng)常伴隨有一支樂(lè)隊(duì)，故選上文提到的procession。
17.上句說(shuō)：在去墓地的路上，樂(lè)隊(duì)演奏緩慢的、莊重的音樂(lè)以便和悲痛的場(chǎng)合相配合。而本句說(shuō)：在回來(lái)的路上，情緒變化了。所以這兩句之間應(yīng)該是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系。因此選擇but。
18.本句意為“死神奪去了他們的一個(gè)親人，但活著的人高興他們還活著”。relations意為“親戚”。故選D。
19.這里選擇happy，以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相對(duì)應(yīng)。
20.whistled意為“吹口哨”, sung意為“唱”, presented意為“表演”,showed意為“展示”，只有presented才能和improvising相搭配。
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The Times(January 8，2008)一A climber was left hanging over a 500 ft cliff for more than  seven hours in temperatures below zero as his companions looked on helplessly．
After setting out at dawn to make what they thought was straight forward ascent(垂直攀爬) in the Caimgorrns．one of the three friends suddenly slipped and then was 150 ft backwards into a gully(溝壑)．The only thing that stopped the climberfalling to his death wast he safety line fixed  to his friends．
They stayed on an icy rock face at 2，500 ft．All they could see wash is head torch shining in  the darkness and they had to shout down in turns to make sure that he was still alive．By the time .they were airlifted off the mountain just after midnight,the temperature had fallen to—20 ℃ and heavy snowstorms were setting in．Surprisingly,none ofthe three was seriously hurt．
The group had left their car at 8：30 am for the expedition which was expected to end with an 800 ft climb called Kiwi Gully in an area known as Hell’s Lure to the west of Lock Avon．Generally,there will be few problems for experienced climbers but it had become very harder after heavy snowfalls．Just before 4 pm the climbers reached a narrow part beneath a steep section of rock．Two of the party made it to the ice．Having got through the steepest section,he slipped when the ice suddenly gave way．He was left hanging and couldn’t climb back up because he had damaged his ankle and was in shock．
At 8 pm a team of ten rescue workers was dropped on a snowy place 300 ft above the climbers．One of the team was lowered to where the climbers were trapped．During a four-hour operation，they were saved．Thirty minutes later snowstorms enveloped the mountain．
56．The climber didn’t climb back up because      ．
A．the safety line was easy to break    B．he was too frightened to climb
C．he was shocked by some animals D．his damaged ankle prevented him climbing
57．Which of the following about the rescue work is TRUE?
A．Ten people were sent to rescue the climbers at dawn．
B．The work lasted about four hours ．
C．It was the workers that lifted the climber up．
D．The three climbers were seriously hurt during the work
58.According to the passage, it was implied that the person hanging over a cliff was     ．
A．a(chǎn) climbing learner            B．a(chǎn) clever climber
C. an experienced climber         D．a(chǎn) climbing guide
59．What will be the best title for the passage?
A．Climber Saved After Hanging for 7 Hours
B．An Unforgettable Climbing Experience
C．Time is Life for Climbers
D．Climber Left Hanging over a Cliff

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