英語四級考試閱讀提高訓練
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表示的是在本世紀初這一具體時間，只有at可以用在這里。
2.【答案】d【解析】根據上文所說的大多數國家都有自己的音樂風格，而美國卻沒有自己突出的，后面也應該是風格，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明的，由誰發明的。discover意為發現，act意為行動，扮演，invent意為發明，design意為設計。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的歐洲傳統。form意為形成，follow意為遵循，approach意為接近，靠近，introduce意為引進，介紹。
7.【答案】a 【解析】express意為表達，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20年代，爵士樂聽起來像是美國風格。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意為發現，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指次數或倍數,當一段時間講時是不可數名詞，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。所以這兩句之間應該是轉折的關系。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。
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表示的是在本世紀初這一具體時間，只有at可以用在這里。
2.【答案】d【解析】根據上文所說的大多數國家都有自己的音樂風格，而美國卻沒有自己突出的，后面也應該是風格，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明的，由誰發明的。discover意為發現，act意為行動，扮演，invent意為發明，design意為設計。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的歐洲傳統。form意為形成，follow意為遵循，approach意為接近，靠近，introduce意為引進，介紹。
7.【答案】a 【解析】express意為表達，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20年代，爵士樂聽起來像是美國風格。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意為發現，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指次數或倍數,當一段時間講時是不可數名詞，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。所以這兩句之間應該是轉折的關系。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。
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。
