Part IHIdentification ( 10 % )

Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the one that is not correct. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Part 1VCloze (10%)

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.（56）the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent（57）of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was（58）, or by whom. But it began to be（59）in the early 1900s. Jazz is Ameri-ca's contribution to（60）music. In contrast to classical music, which（61）formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free in form. It bubbles with energy,（62）the moods, inter-ests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz（63）like America, and（64）it does to-day. The（65）of this music are as interesting as the music（66） American negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz（67） They were brought to Southern States （68）slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long（69）. When a Ne-gro died his friends and relatives（70） a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the（71）. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion.（72）on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted.

Death had removed one of their（73）, but the living were glad to believe. The band played （74） music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes（75） at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

56. A. By

B. At

C. In

D. On

57. A. music

B. song

C. melody

D. style

58. A. discovered

B. acted

C. invented

D. designed

59. A. noticed

B. found

C. listened

D. heard

60. A. classical

B. sacred

C. popular

D. light

61. A. forms

B. follows

C. approaches

D. introduces

62. A. expressing

B. explaining

C. exposing

D. illustrating

63. A. appeared

B. felt

C. seemed

D. sounded

64. A. as

B. So

C. either

D. neither

65. A. origins

B. originals

C. discoveries

D. resources

66. A. concerned

B. itself

C. available

D. oneself

67. A. players

B. followers

C. fans

D. pioneers

68. A. for

B. as

C. with

D. by

69. A. months

B. weeks

C. hours

D. times

70. A. demonstrated

B. composed

C. hosted

D. formed

71. A. demonstration

B. procession

C. body

D. march

72. A. Even

B. Therefore

C. Furthermore

D. But

73. A. number

B. members

C. body

D. relations

74. A. sad

B. solemn

C. happy

D. funeral

75. A. whistled

B. sung

C. presented

D. showed

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