四、完型填空

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 blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.56 __________the tum 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 America's contribution to 60 __________music.In contrast to classical music, which 61__________ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form.It bubbles with energy, 62 __________the moods, interests, and emotions of the people.In the 1920s jazz 63__________ like America, and 64 __________it does today.

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 Negro died his friend 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 be alive.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.

第56题 请选择答案填入()。

A.By B.At C.In D.On

答案：B

第57题 请选择答案填入()。

A.music B.song C.melody D.style

答案：D

第58题 请选择答案填入()。

A.discovered B.acted C.invented D.designed

答案：C

第59题 请选择答案填入()。

A.noticed B.found C.listened D.heard

答案：D

第60题 请选择答案填入()。

A.classical B.sacred C.popular D.light

答案：C

第61题 请选择答案填入()。

A.forms B.follows C.Approaches D.introduces

答案：B

第62题 请选择答案填入()。

A.expressing B.explaining C.exposing D.illustrating

答案：A

第63题 请选择答案填入()。

A.appeared B.felt C.seemed D.sounded

答案：D

第64题 请选择答案填入()。

A.as B.so C.either D.neither

答案：A

第65题 请选择答案填入()。

A.origins B.originals C.discoveries D.resources

答案：A

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