2021年海南大学英语考试考前冲刺卷（6）新整理.docVIP

海南大学英语考试考前冲刺卷（6） 本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。 严格遵守考试纪律，维护考试秩序！ 一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. (1) the turn of the last century when jazz 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 contri- bution to (5) music. In contrast (6) classical music, which (7) formal Euro- pean traditions, jazz is spontaneous and flee-form. It bubbles with (8) , expressing the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like American, and (9) it does today. The origins of this music are as (10) as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz (11) . They were brought to Southern States (12) slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and (13) to work long hours. When a Negro died his friend and relatives (14) a procession to carry the body to the (15) . 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 relations, but the living were glad to be (18) . 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. A．noticedB．foundC．listenedD．heard 参考答案：A[解析] 词义辨析题。notice意为“注意(到)”，结合句意“爵士乐在20世纪初开始被______”可知，A正确。find意为“发现”，listen不用于被动语态，hear意为“听见”，均排除。 2.Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. (1) the turn of the last century when jazz 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 contri- bution to (5) music. In contrast (6) classical music, which (7) formal Euro- pean traditions, j