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“UNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifyingvoiceacrosscultures.”可知,联合国教科文组织把4月30日定为国际爵士乐日,其目的是提高人们对爵士乐价值和意义的认可。
2Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto? A.Jazzbecomingmoreaccessible. B.Theproductionofjazzgrowingfaster. C.Jazzbeinglesspopularwiththeyoung. D.Thejazzaudiencebecominglarger. 答案:C 解
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“...thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.”可知,在美国,爵士乐未能获得年轻一代的青睐。这正是JasonMoran试图改变的地方。
3WhatcanweinferaboutMoran’sopiniononjazz? A.Itwilldisappeargradually. B.Itremainsblackandwhite. C.Itshouldkeepupwiththetimes. D.Itchangesevery50years. 答案:C
解析:推理判断题。从文章倒数第二段的“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame...”可知,JasonMoran指出,今天的爵士乐不能再以1908年或1958年那种方式呈现了。它必须进行改变,以跟上时代的步伐。
4Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext? A.ExploringtheFutureofJazz B.TheRiseandFallofJazz
C.TheStoryofaJazzMusician D.CelebratingtheJazzDay 答案:A
解析:标题归纳题。本文以第一届国际爵士乐日的设立引入话题,探讨了爵士乐的现状以及未来。希望更多人尤其是年轻人关注爵士乐。 ★五、语篇填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 (导学号55580000)
Crying marriage?1. (surprise),isn’t it?Factually,the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Sichuan Province in China,and 2.
(remain) in fashion 3. the end of the Qing
Dynasty.Though not so popular as before,the custom is still observed by people in many places,especially Tujia people,who view it as a 4. (necessary) to marriage procedure.
It is very much the same in different 5. (place) of the province.According to elderly people,every bride had to cry at the wedding.6. ,the bride’s neighbours would look down upon her as a poorly 7.
(cultivate) girl and she would become the laughing stock of
which the bride was beaten by
the village.In fact,there were cases 8.
her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
In a word,crying at wedding is a way by custom to set off the 9. (happy) of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words.However,in the 10. (arrange) marriages of the old days of China,there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life. 答案:1.Surprising 2.remained 3.until/till 4.necessity 5.places 6.Otherwise 7.cultivated 8.in 9.happiness 10.arranged
SectionⅡ—LearningaboutLanguage,Using
Language,SummingUp&LearningTip
一、单句改错
1If I am you,I would work in a small mountain village.
答案:am→were
2The guard at the gate insisted that everybody obeys the rules.
答案:obeys→obey/should obey
3I wish that she will get a good job in Shanghai after her graduation.
答案:will→would
4I would rather you focus your attention on the subject.
答案:focus→focused
5The young man suggested that his wife walks one kilometre every morning to lose weight.
答案:walks→walk/should walk 二、汉译英
1古埃及人曾经拥有先进的文明。
答案:The ancient Egyptians had advanced civilization.
2他是一个敢作敢为的领导者,因此,我们都喜欢他。
答案:He is an aggressive leader,so we all like him.
3流行歌曲对当代青少年很有吸引力。
答案:Pop songs appeal to the contemporary youths.
4如果我在你这个年龄,我会努力学习绘画。
答案:If I were at your age,I would work hard at painting.
5如果你明天早一点到学校,你将有足够的时间读英语。
答案:If you were to come to school earlier tomorrow,you would have enough time to read English. ★三、完形填空
For many people,the Renaissance means 14th to 16th century Italy,and the developments in art and architecture,music and literature which 1 there at that time.But there is one work which,perhaps more than any other,expresses the spirit of the Renaissance:the MonaLisa. 2 is believed to be the best example of a new lifelike style of painting that 3 people when it was first used. 4 by Leonardo da Vinci in the years 1503—1506,the MonaLisa is a mysterious masterpiece.People want to know who Mona Lisa is,and why she is smiling. 5 people do not know much about the Renaissance,they have 6 this painting.
But the Renaissance is,of course, 7 just the MonaLisa.Renaissance 8 a French word which means “rebirth” and it first appeared in English in the 19th century.The word was used to describe a period in European history 9 began with the arrival of the first Europeans in America,an age of exploration,and the beginning of the modern world.It was as if Europe was waking up after the long sleep of