海文钻石卡年第一次模拟考试--非英语专业A卷.docVIP

绝密★启用前 2010年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试 （万学·海文钻石卡第次模拟考试 姓名 ____________ 准考证号(钻石卡号) _______________ 报考学校 _________________ 学校代码(主管咨询师姓名)______________ ××××××××××××××××××××××××××密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题×××××××××××××××××××××××××××× Section Ⅰ Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. 1 the turn of the century when jazz (爵士乐) was born, America had no prominent 2 of its 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’s 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 moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz 8 like America, 9 it does today. The 10 of this music are as interesting as the music 11 . American Negros, or blacks, as they are called today, were the Jazz 12 . They were brought to the Southern states 13 slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 14 . When a Negro died, his friends 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 be alive. The band played 19 music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony and the 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.