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 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.【答案】b【解析】這里at the turn of the century表示的是在本世紀(jì)初這一具體時間，只有at可以用在這里。

　　2.【答案】d【解析】根據(jù)上文所說的大多數(shù)國家都有自己的音樂風(fēng)格，而美國卻沒有自己突出的，后面也應(yīng)該是風(fēng)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(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(shè)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，而且句末必須接介詞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相對。爵士樂是流行音樂的一種，故選popular。

　　6.【答案】b【解析】此句意為古典音樂遵循正規(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.【答案】a 【解析】express意為表達(dá)，與后面的賓語moods、interests、以及emotions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(jì)20年代，爵士樂聽起來像是美國風(fēng)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】本句意為就像爵士樂今天的樣子，as意為正如，就像，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(fā)現(xiàn)，resources意為資源。此處的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(yīng)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(shù)或倍數(shù),當(dāng)一段時間講時是不可數(shù)名詞，故只可選hours。

　　15.【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。

　　16.【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，故選擇上文提到的procession。

　　17.【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(yīng)該是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系。因此選擇but。

　　18.【答案】D【解析】本句意為死神奪去了他們的一個親人，但活著的人高興他們還活著。relations意為親戚。故選D。

　　19.【答案】C【解析】這里選擇happy，以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相對應(yīng)。

　　20.【答案】C【解析】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。

　　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 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.【答案】b【解析】這里at the turn of the century表示的是在本世紀(jì)初這一具體時間，只有at可以用在這里。

　　2.【答案】d【解析】根據(jù)上文所說的大多數(shù)國家都有自己的音樂風(fēng)格，而美國卻沒有自己突出的，后面也應(yīng)該是風(fēng)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(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(shè)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，而且句末必須接介詞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相對。爵士樂是流行音樂的一種，故選popular。

　　6.【答案】b【解析】此句意為古典音樂遵循正規(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.【答案】a 【解析】express意為表達(dá)，與后面的賓語moods、interests、以及emotions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(jì)20年代，爵士樂聽起來像是美國風(fēng)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】本句意為就像爵士樂今天的樣子，as意為正如，就像，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(fā)現(xiàn)，resources意為資源。此處的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(yīng)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(shù)或倍數(shù),當(dāng)一段時間講時是不可數(shù)名詞，故只可選hours。

　　15.【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。

　　16.【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，故選擇上文提到的procession。

　　17.【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(yīng)該是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系。因此選擇but。

　　18.【答案】D【解析】本句意為死神奪去了他們的一個親人，但活著的人高興他們還活著。relations意為親戚。故選D。

　　19.【答案】C【解析】這里選擇happy，以便和上句中提到的slow和solemn相對應(yīng)。

　　20.【答案】C【解析】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。