2012年12月大学英语四级考试阅读提高训练3
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(即兴表演) 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
