2014届高考英语基础知识总复习每日一练：87（北师大版）.docVIP

高三英语每日一练(87) Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.At the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent __1__ of its own.No one knows exactly when jazz was __2__ ，or by whom. But it began to be heard in the early 1900s.Jazz is Americas contribution to __3__ music. In contrast to classical music, which __4__ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free form.It bubbles with energy, __5__ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz __6__ like America, and as it does today.The __7__ of this music are as interesting as the music __8__ . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz __9__.They were brought to Southern States as slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long __10__.When a Negro died his friend and relatives __11__ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the __12__ .On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion.But on the way home the mood changed.Spirits lifted.Death had removed one of their __13__ ，but the living were glad to be alive. The band played __14__ music, improvising(即兴表演) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes __15__ at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz. 1．A．music　　　　　　　　　B．song C．melody D．style2．A．discovered B．acted C．invented D．designed 3．A．classical B．sacred C．popular D．light 4．A．forms B．follows C．approaches D．introduces 5．A．expressing B．explaining C．exposing D．illustrating 6．A．appeared B．felt C．seemed D．sounded 7．A．origins B．originals C．discoveries D．resources8．A．concerned B．itself C．available D．oneself 9．A．players B．followers C．fans D．pioneers 10．A．months B．weeks C．hours D．times 11．A．demonstrated B．composed C．hosted D．formed 12．A．demonstration B．procession C．body D．march 13．A．number B．members C．body D．relations 14．A．sad B．solemnC．happy